Article: The Kindness of Beasts
For the philosophically minded. Can animals make decisions based on morality? Everyone who actually lives with animals will answer this question in an instance, without hesitating. There is ample evidence
Essay: Hiking
I want to live in the woods with predators. I don’t want to be the most dangerous animal in the woods when I go into them. I like knowing that
Article: Why We Climb
The long read: The article below is the introduction to the eponymous book “Why We Climb”, which is already on our to-read list. The author, climber Chris Noble, attempts to
Article: Healthy soil is the real key to feeding the world
One of the most important articles I’ve read in a long time. The author, David R. Montgomery (Professor of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington) will soon publish his
Article: ‘The River is Life’
An interesting, short story by photographer Alice Kohler about the Araweté people in the Amazon basin, who find themselves being overwhelmed by the approaching influences of civilization and fear they’ll
An unusual call for help
Yesterday our crowdfunding campaign finally went online! We’ve been looking for a way to get financial support, which is crucial in the beginning phase of a project like ours. Most
Article: Plants Know They Are Being Eaten
The Business Insider(?) writes about a topic which concerns us a lot: seeing plants as beings, equal but different to ourselves. Again, science found out what primitive animists have known
Article: The lie of the land
Paul Kingsnorth is at it again: He explains why he, as an environmentalist, voted yes for leaving the EU, and presents excellent arguments to show the hypocrisy of environmentalists being
Article: Lessons of the Hermit
People need wilderness to stay sane. Some people have enough and just go and live there. This is an interesting story about a man who lived in the forest for
Article: Professor Caveman
A college teacher who knows what’s good, fun and important: Bill Schindler teaches primitive skills. Interesting to read, seems like it is not that unrealistic to get people interested in