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For me, studying landscape architecture has cursed me.  It has made me more opinionated than ever before.  I suppose this may be true for almost any area of collegiate study, but I can only speak for myself and landscape architecture. However, with landscape architecture, I believe there is a possibility that it can have a [...]

A trip to Europe is all one needs to see a better system of cities at work.  In a blog I wrote several months ago I talked about the problems with current American development standards and how I believe Europe’s to be better.  Now that I have been, I have been inspired to write up [...]

Lower mortality rates means less animals need to be produced to meet the demands of the consumers and less meat is wasted because of poor quality (major effect of stressed animals, quality of meat plummets). Proper handling, adequate treatment, and ample attention to animal health, comfort, and care are all steps that need to be taken to avoid abusive situations as well as maintain efficient and sustainable production of pork.

With this entry I want to take the time and promote a group that I think has the potential to be a great success. As with many of the issues we have addressed here on the-veg, perhaps the largest obstacle between the current way-of-things and a more holistic way of life is the set of [...]

We need to accept that humans are omnivores. We were born with the biological need and capability to eat and digest animal based proteins in order for our bodies to grow and to remain healthy. As members of the society that support sustainability, it is vital that we consider all of the possible resources available to meet our biological need for food….

As a quick warning, this post will be a bit more of a rant than my usual semi-informative essays and reports, but I think it touches upon a few of the key elements barring the way of social progression and forward thinking. First of all, I am NOT against ALL big businesses nor do I [...]

Sustainability is actually the backbone of a healthy lifestyle. While we are trying to maintain the environment so that future generations can enjoy it, we should be maintaining our selves in that order as well. We should allow a little dirt into our lives, and not try so hard to remove dirt from daily surroundings. Is it really necessary to dust your house EVERYDAY? Probably not. Not to say that you should NEVER dust your house, or allow too much dirt to build up, but everything in moderation. That is what sustainability is all about.

I think most of us can agree that using materials with a low impact on our health and environment is a worthwhile goal. I know very few people who if given a choice between an eco-product and a typical consumer product, all other things equal, would choose to have lower air quality and impose a [...]

As I stood in the cooler the other day, packing hundreds of steaks for research, I was asked what I thought to be the strangest question: ‘what is your favorite steak?’ Hmmm…. I had never thought about it before. As much as I am a fan of meat, I don’t typically eat red meat; it [...]

It is Sunday morning and you slip on your favorite robe and pair of slippers. You head out your front door, greeted by the golden morning light and survey your immaculately shaped St. Augustine grass. Your yard glistens in thanks to the irrigation systems that ran the night before, and in fact, are still running [...]