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

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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

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

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…

Sara Bynoe in Asparagus Magazine

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…

Brett Tryon in Asparagus Magazine

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.

Zeahaa Rehman in Asparagus Magazine

Big and small makeup brushes, spilled bath salts, green and white chrysanthemums, a bottle of transparent blue nail polish, and other beauty products lay flat on a gray table-top and an open beige makeup case.

Clean Beauty Standard?

Know Logo helps you navigate today’s greenwashed marketplace, one logo at a…

Jadine Ngan in Asparagus Magazine

Sharon Kallis weaving the coat with nettle thread.

Reclaiming a Tradition of Weaving with Nettle

Most people fear stinging nettle. Artist Sharon Kallis…

Helen A. Lee in Asparagus Magazine

A page with the words “Chapter 1" at the top is shown both in an open paperback book (on the right), and in an e-book displayed on a tablet (on the left).

The Decider: Print or E-Books

Most people have a preferred format for book reading. But is one better…

Kevin Jiang in Asparagus Magazine

A cluster of green soy plants with bloomed soybeans fruits. Some of the leaves have holes in them as if nibbled on by a caterpillar.

Soy’s Rise is Causing Ecological Downfall

The story of soy and its current boom has little to do with…

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Four piles of dark soil compost, two of them in 1-metre-high piles, in a wooden shed-like structure. Behind the compost piles are a lush garden of vegetables and trees.

Gorgeous Compost in 6 Weeks

This method turns paper, food scraps, and yard waste into quality compost…