Although efficient land use is not the sole reason for being a vegetarian for me, I got interested when I saw an headline about the vegetarian diet and land use in a Dutch newspaper, NRC Next.
It reported about findings by Cornell University:
“Although vegetarian diets in New York state may require less land per person, they [...]

I spent sometime yesterday in Belgium with some good friends. One of them is educated in Ayur-veda, the ancient medicinal system of India. As such, he always pays close attention to health. While having dinner, he couldn’t help but notice my fast eating. I love food and have to admit I’ve had a habit of [...]

I like bold statements. What about this one?
“The researchers found that, when it’s all added up, the average American does more to reduce global warming emissions by going vegetarian than by switching to a Prius.”
From Huffington Post
No harm though in switching cars and diet!

With the rise of Youtube, many cooks have allowed us into their kitchens. At the last Finland retreat, we talked about one lady’s youtube page that is filled with Indian cooking shows. Her name is Manjula. She has made it quite easy to put together a meal based on her movies. Here’s my attempt at [...]

Broadcasted live by MooTube, a webcam, the British police took away Shambo, a six year old bull, who had tested positive for TB. Shambo has been in the British news the last months, because he is part of a Hindu community in Wales and the Welsh government had ordered his death. The Hindu temple, Skanda [...]

Ik las van de week in de Volkskrant een column genaamd “Eetgeenvlees.� Als iemand die geen vlees eet, en vis ook niet nee, werd mijn interesse meteen gewekt. Mijn hart begon nog iets sneller te slaan toen ik doorkreeg dat dit een uittreksel was van het pamflet genaamd “Eetgeenvlees� van H. Brandt Corstius. Vandaag ging [...]