Conservation through education – sustainable & conscious living
My time away from active posting, engaging and, the worst, doom-scrolling, taught me some things. It taught me some valuable lessons but it also brought up a lot of questions and forced introspections, and those are the things I want to talk about with you.
Sometimes, I get really bloody fed up of creating content.
With my ongoing project exploring insects as a food source, for our health and the planet's, I've been doing a lot of research into current attitudes towards this food source in the Western world. Whilst it's amazing to see more conversation, more companies developing insect-based food items and slightly more understanding around the benefits, I…
Continue reading ➞ I’m releasing weekly insect-based recipe videos!
Hey guys! If you've been following me for a while then you'll know that I've been slowly transitioning as many household products as possible over to natural, sustainable ones. I say "slowly" because the worst thing you can do when moving to a more eco lifestyle is to throw out all of your existing products…
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As part of my ongoing project exploring insects as a food source, for our health and the planet's, I got my family to try eating insects. Yes, everyone was slightly drunk. Yes, it was a very hectic production. And yes, it included someone knowing red wine up the white walls (not in the video!). But…
By now you would have seen the ongoing exploration of whether we should be adding insects into our diet. They’re nutritious, healthy, contain more protein than beef, and are a much better environmentally-friendly option for our planet in comparison to our current meat options. But should we be extending insects as a food choice to our pets?
It of course wouldn’t be right to discuss the concept of eating insects and their impact on the health of our planet without speaking to a science expert.
Why is it that we think it’s such an alien and outrageous idea, when 2 billion people across the world currently eat insects on a regular basis?
If you follow me on Instagram you most likely saw my post about how I'm feeling. I explained my thoughts about feeling exhausted and fed up with the world. Confused about my purpose and what I should be doing to help an ever-crumbling planet. Our planet. Questioning all of the things that I have been…
Continue reading ➞ Searching for purpose in an uncertain world
~ I AM REStLESS ~Exhausted with the world.I've fallen out of alignment with myself, pondering my purpose and questioning my contribution.Fed up of the control that the media has over our lives and the attachment of social media for validation. Tired of sustainability being a TrenD that big companies are jumping on to brainwash us…
It's Easter weekend, the sun is beaming down and in just a few hours it'll be the beginning of week 5 of working from home and self-isolation. It's been tough and confusing but I also can't deny the feeling of warm-heartedness emanating from the sense of community that I've felt during these past crazy weeks…
These are strange times we're living in. We're all so far apart, yet somehow closer than ever. United in one crisis. These are strange times we're living in. It feels like so many major plans are being completely filtered out of our lives and it's completely out of our control, yet with this comes a…
A few years ago I wrote an article for the Elephant Journal on the reality of and our reliance on social media and how damaging it can be. I want to talk about that again and be as open, honest and raw as I can be, because I feel like it's something that's currently really…
The excitement, the franticness, the thrill. The shiny new purchases from the haul that you got at such a big discount you bought twice what you normally would. What started as the first day of the shopping season in America following Thanksgiving, Black Friday has now turned into a global discount shopping event so prominent…
Continue reading ➞ The secrets they don’t tell you on Black Friday
When passionate people come together to fight against injustice, whilst speaking out for those who cannot speak for themselves, great change can be achieved - that’s what I thought whilst perusing the pages of the latest wildlife photography masterpiece ‘Photographers Against Wildlife Crime’. The book is a collection of photographs from an international group of…
Plastics. They’re everywhere. Literally everywhere. Just looking around this minimalist café now I’d need more fingers and toes to count the amount of plastic items that I can see. Yet it’s now more apparent than ever how damaging they are to, not only our natural environments and wildlife, but also to our own health. So I…
The figures for the number of rhinos that were poached in South Africa in 2017 have just been released. With all of the increased awareness, education and understanding of just how few of these iconic animals the world has left, rhino poaching numbers should have decreased - right? Well, in fact they have - by…
If you’ve read my blog before you’ll probably know that I’m a huge lover of all things insect-related, and people often ask me why. Well this month saw David Attenborough explaining a little bit about why the insect world is so utterly fascinating in a new documentary called ‘David Attenborough and the Empire of the…
Continue reading ➞ David Attenborough & the empire of the ants
As 2018 commences, that perfect time for making New Year’s resolutions begins. The classic time when we all set good intentions with positive thoughts, only to find that a few months/weeks/days down the line we realise our resolutions were a little unrealistic or we’ve only seen them as a ‘January thing’. I’m happy to say…
What’s the news? Do you remember driving 70mph down the motorway and having to activate your windscreen wipers every now and then with an added spray of screenwash...not due to anything other than trying to get those pesky insects off your windscreen? Now think back, can you remember the last time that you had to…
I recently attended one of the most inspiring events that I’ve ever been to. It was the launch of Remembering Rhinos, a collaboration in book form of some of the world’s best wildlife photographers with the collective goal of raising much needed funds for rhino conservation. Not only is the book a stunning collection of…
It’s no secret that we are not using the earth’s resources sustainably, meaning that if we do not change our current habits drastically, the world will be a very different place in the not too distant future. And not in a good way as our supply won’t be able to meet the demand. The positive…
We all know that plastic has become a huge problem. We have seen the horrendous images of huge piles of plastic that have been dumped, the plastic that has been caught around marine life after making its way to our oceans, and generic public bins that have been filled with a mix of recyclable plastic…
Continue reading ➞ Simple alternatives to plastic that won’t harm the planet
When most people think of vultures, they envisage giant, feathered, dirty scavengers, the characters from the Lion King hanging around on the branch without really contributing much, and big scary birds to be afraid of. But vultures are in fact hugely important to a healthy ecosystem, and keep everything in balance in the natural world.…
According to Jess 