Spring is here… and so is Planet Herbivore, finally! (–> Green Mango Lassi Recipe inside)
Hey friend, It’s been a while (yup, I know!)—but what better time to re-emerge than spring, the season of fresh starts, green shoots, and new possibilities? So here I am, popping back into your inbox with a little reminder… This planet needs us.More plants. More...
How to Have Tough Conversations with Our Kids
Walking the Talk: Aligning Our Values with Our Actions Let’s face it: we’re all a bit guilty of saying one thing and doing another. We talk about the importance of telling the truth, living by our values, and making the world a better place for our kids. But when it...
Amazing Flamingos! Download FREE Coloring Pages For Kids Plus Fun Facts and Quizzes About Flamingos
Have you ever seen a bird that looks like it's walking on stilts, with a neck like a bendy straw and feathers as pink as bubble gum? If you have, then you've met a flamingo! >>>Download the file HERE<<< There are six different types of flamingos in...
Flamingos! 10+ Surprising Facts About These Pink Wonders
Flamingos are more than just pink beauties, who spend their time looking cool, standing on one leg. These iconic creatures have some truly fascinating characteristics and play important roles in their ecosystems. Here are over 10 things you might not know about these...
Animals as Persons
We treat animals as legal objects. We should treat them as legal subjects instead. You may believe that the law protects animals from harm in the United States, but that belief is false. There are few meaningful legal protections for most animals, and little if any...
Elephants and Their Secrets: 28 Fascinating Facts about Elephants
I felt honored and touched and full of wonder as I watched a family of 10+ majestic elephants walk gracefully across a dry riverbed in a Namibian desert. These creatures are rare and precious and absolutely amazing. These were definitely not THINGS or OBJECTS walking,...
Feeling hopeless or depressed about what’s happening in the world? Then try this…
There are many reasons to feel despair, hopelessness, and powerlessness in today’s world. Wars, injustices, inequalities, diseases, sustainability issues, climate change, racism, speciecism, species extinction, and countless others. (I talk about some of them in my...
Pigs Are Awesome! New Edition in Full Color Now Available
Finally! I just have to share this with you. (Pigs Are Awesome!) I finally published the updated, full color edition of a book that is very dear to my heart. It is the first book I wrote in the non-fiction for kids’ series about farm animals, and it was so much fun,...
‘The Silent Cry’ Flash Fiction Inspired by “The Great Silence” by Ted Chiang
As the holiday time is getting closer, I'm re-posting this piece, which I wrote a few years back. “The Great Silence” by Ted Chiang is a story about the Earthly creatures we fail to hear. It's beautiful and heartbreaking at times, but overall ends on a positive note...