The Fall 2025 Grocery Outlet wine sale kicks off next week – 20% off all wines from Nov 3-11. I’ll be looking for California wines from Sebastiani (Sonoma) and Firestone (Santa Ynez Valley) and may pick up one of the regular favorites too.

I will examine the science on whether third-party certifications such as the Marine Stewardship Council, Friend of the Sea and Fair Trade are helpful for consumers seeking responsibly-caught seafoo…

Last year, scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab reported that the carbon footprint of plastic production is around 2.2 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalents. That’s more than double previous …

There’s another surprise wine sale coming up at the Grocery Outlet – 20% off all wines on Aug 22-24. My top picks are California wines from Sebastiani (Sonoma) and Firestone (Santa Ynez Valley). Th…

I’m evaluating Earthbound Farm in part because I just finished a post on organic certification and the company came up a couple of times. In The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollan associated Earthbound Farm with the concept of “Big Organic.” Having researched Earthbound Farm, I think there are both pros and cons that come with the scale of the company.

I just discovered Parmela Creamery vegan cheese – the sharp cheddar is one of the best plant-based hard cheeses that I’ve tried so far. However, the company has been very quiet and is no longer sel…

The level of shade cover is one of the best ways to determine if forest habitats are being maintained. The good news is that shade-tolerant crops such as cacao can tolerate over 30% shade cover wit…

I picked up some Beyond Steak at the Grocery Outlet ($6.99 instead of the normal price of around $8-9) and cooked it with fennel and mushrooms. I’ll review the product in terms of taste, nutrition, and ethics.

Moving from WhatsApp to Signal is an important action, right now. WhatsApp’s parent company, Meta, has been involved in several cases of election interference: America in 2016, Trinidad and Tobago …

The Grocery Outlet is springing a surprise sale on us! It starts tomorrow, June 11, and runs for 7 days. On the first day only, customers who use the app will get 25% off instead of the normal 20%. My pick is a Châteauneuf-du-Pape that will cost only $7.50 tomorrow. Also: The environmental footprints of wine. Plus: Is Jean-Luc Picard named after a grape!?

Delight Soy vegan products are available (on discount) at the Grocery Outlet at the moment. The new products comprise a new gluten-free range from the North Carolina based company. I recommend trying the popcorn nuggets but be aware that how you cook them is crucial!

A few categories of vegan cheese have a higher success rate, in terms of replacing their dairy-based equivalents. But in most cases there’s another element that’s also very important – how you eat it. Long story short – you generally need to eat vegan cheese with other items for them to be enjoyable experience that you’ll want to repeat.

Many of us are overwhelmed by the political situation in the US – feeling helpless on the sidelines, watching as new horrors unfold every day and wishing there was something we could do. Well there…

Third-party certifications provide one of the more accessible ways to practice ethical consumption. They provide a means of communicating to the consumer that a corporate supply chain maintains cer…

How do we live on a budget while also being as socially and environmentally responsible as possible? Well, the good news is that there is significant overlap between living on a budget and living a…

A key research paper investigated whether we will be able to feed the human population in 2050 without further deforestation. The researchers examined 500 scenarios of food production (high-yield i…

I’m happy to announce that I’m no longer on X/Twitter and have instead signed up for Bluesky. I’ll take a look at Bluesky from an ethical perspective and also from a practical viewpoint. It’s impor…