Thousands of animals are in danger of extinction throughout the world. Can you imagine a world without animals? Just take a moment and try. A world without the humble embrace of nature. The tree in your very own backyard, no longer the conductor to our birds but rather the ambulance to our atmosphere. A world …
Avocados remain one of my favorite fruits of all time. Yes, that’s right, an avocado is actually a fruit. In fact, to be more specific, they are regarded as a single seeded berry. According to Merriam-Webster, a fruit is “the usually edible reproductive body of a seed plant; especially: one having a sweet pulp.” In this …
Every year, humans consume more plastic bags than there are stars in our galaxy. That’s 160 000 plastic bags a second! If you laid each bag next to one another, in one hour there would be enough plastic bags to wrap around the world 7 times. What’s incredible to me is the fact that on …
Have you ever heard of plastic eating mushrooms? Congratulations if you have, you’re one step ahead of the general public! Before we delve into the story of our heroic plastic eating mushrooms, we’d like to briefly touch on the plastic problem our earth faces today. There is an unimaginable amount of plastic pollution circulating our …
(Please note: I am writing this bicycle touring gear list guide as a solo male cyclist. However, in my opinion the content is helpful for all genders.) So, you are planning your first bicycle touring trip? You must be feeling a whirlwind of emotions right now, asking yourself questions like: “Where will I sleep?”, “What …
Load shedding. It’s been a plague for South Africans since 2007. And in 2019 reduced the country’s GDP growth by 0.30%, which translates to roughly R8.5 billion of real GDP (+$485 million). But even though it has a catastrophic effect on the national economy and is the number one challenge that small business owners face, …
