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Emma is pursuing a master's degree in Rural Planning and Development remotely at the University of Guelph, and recently moved to Metro Vancouver from rural Ontario. Emma is passionate about, hiking, sustainability, and climate change planning. Emma spends most of her time in the kitchen honing her vegan cooking skills, and thrifting at local secondhand stores.

Re-think your cheese: The curious case of cashews and the value of fairtrade

Re-think your cheese: The curious case of cashews and the value of fairtrade

Mar 1, 2021

Cashews, while versatile and nutritious, can come with significant costs to human well-being. By informing ourselves of these costs and striving for solutions, including Fairtrade, we can start to address these issues.

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Sadly, when it comes to plant-based foods, none is more damaging than coconut oil. It's even worse than palm oil.

Coconut oil, conservation and the conscientious consumer

Conscientious consumption of agricultural products is hindered by a lack of objective guidance and a distorted public discourse. Meijaard et al. use the environmental impacts of coconut production to illustrate the need for improved measures that facilitate fair and transparent comparisons among pro...

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Dairy is based on horrors. "Revelations of cruelty to dairy cows and their babies have emerged in investigation after investigation into dairy farms of all

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