Asparagus Magazine

Asparagus tells the large and small stories of how we can live sustainably, from an environmental, social, and cultural perspective.

Amir Aziz in Asparagus Magazine

Aug 11, 2022

A grey butterfly landed on a bunch of yellow and white flowers.

Can We End this Endangered Butterfly’s Losing Streak?

The Behr’s hairstreak could go extinct in Canada…

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Aug 5, 2022

Large trails of wildfire smoke billow from the side of a mountain.

Fighting the Cycle of Environmental Abuse

A former boxing-gym owner takes on climate denial.

Alia Dharssi in Asparagus Magazine

Jul 27, 2022

A denim jacket with an orange flower patch, a white square patch with a flower print, and a reddish-orange patch over the bottom half of the jacket.

Can Recycling Solve Fashion’s Ecological Crisis?

As clothes pile up in landfills, the fashion industry…

Christina Myers in Asparagus Magazine

Jul 19, 2022

A red heart with yellow lines radiating from it draw in chalk on pavement with person’s shoes visible at the bottom of the frame.

The Pain of Parenting Through the Climate Crisis

From heat domes to polar vortexes, the last year made…

Teghan Acres in Asparagus Magazine

Jul 13, 2022

This illustration is a representation of a Gift Economy. The green colour is very present throughout the image through large green leaves, trees and branches distributed in different parts. In the centre of the image are large drawn goods held by one hand. There are three people in the image, all of them from different backgrounds and ages, with a good in their hand that they are carrying to give to someone else.

Are Buy Nothing Groups a Climate Solution?

Neighbourhood gift economies could help create networks…

Larissa Nez in Asparagus Magazine

Jul 7, 2022

Interior of a trading post in Arizona, with wooden floor and ceiling with various Indigenous artifacts on the walls.

Finding our Way Past Trading Posts

Art markets in the US Southwest can be spaces of pain and loss for…

Sara Bynoe in Asparagus Magazine

Jun 28, 2022

A household electric fan in front of curtains with a yellow and green floral design, lit by golden sunlight.

A Renter’s Guide to Surviving Severe Weather

After a year of climate extremes in BC, our…

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Jun 21, 2022

A view of the Haíłzaqv (Heiltsuk) Nation is shown, houses and workplaces surrounded by the green of the trees, streets without traffic, and the great mountains at the end of the photo. The right part of the image shows the sea, and a bridge built over it where some cars travel. Below the bridge, small boats can be seen.

Clean Energy, Haíłzaqv-Style

This BC First Nation is using green technology to live out its ancestral…

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Jun 21, 2022

Tall trees, so tall like lighthouses, with many branches and leaves. The branches and leaves of all the trees join in the heights, with the blue of the sky and the sun, creating a natural ceiling.

Recruiting Old-Growth Forest is an Act of Faith

Indigenous communities on Vancouver Island are healing…

Brett Tryon in Asparagus Magazine

Jun 17, 2022

A young boy wearing blue shorts and a grey t-shirt, a dark-blonde haired woman wearing a grey t-shirt and a denim jacket, and a salt-and-pepper haired man wearing a white shirt and black vest stand beside their outdoor heat pump machine.

Their Home Was a Gas Guzzler. Not Anymore.

How these climate activists got the gas out of their home.

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