‘Eat More Beef and Save the Planet’ announced the cover of Time magazine sometime last year. From inside my closet I turned up my headlamp and shone it on the headline. Could this be true? Surely it was supposed to read: ‘Eat More Risotto and Save the Planet’ or some such vegetarian war cry. [...]
There is no better time for all business people, especially business people who spend large chunks of time traveling or on the road, to make the transition to the mobile office – where business meetings, conferences, transactions and client liaison can be done at the tap of a laptop. “The only thing you cannot do [...]
I remember filling out a job application form where I was asked whether I had ever been treated for a mental disorder. Of course I ticked ‘No’ and immediately thought about the parsley tree, which is widely used by traditional healers to treat nervous and mental disorders. Decoctions of the leaves, stems and roots are [...]
When the school feeding scheme in the Eastern Cape collapsed earlier this year, Eco-Schools in the Port St Johns area managed to continue feeding their learners thanks to their food gardens. […]