Gone West Blog

Everyone talked about it in a ski town as the toughest challange ever, and I like challenges. I was totally broke and wanted to travel and study.

I joined Americorps when I was 18 years old. Fresh out of highschool and hungry as hell for some adventure. The idea of traveling around the country doing community service...

How to bail your dog out of quarentine? Plant trees.

And interview with Cat: a planter, artist, shepardess and fashion designer. 

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, was quoted saying "If you are feeling helpless - help someone". I can't think of a more apt quote to help us...

‘The wildebeest river is running dry; The animals' stampede through the Mara river is one of nature's most spectacular events. But now the watercourse is drying up, a sign of...

A chance for the future or just a suggestion? According to several scientific publications, algae can replace fertilizer-intensive crops such as corn and soy as fillers in processed foods. Moreover, they can be used to produce biofuels and to feed farm animals and fish. Microalgae could be a key ally in facing climate change, but still few efforts have been made in this sector.

Are we destroying the essential ‘rainforest of the sea’? Corals reef harbor more than one-quarter of the ocean’s biodiversity, but they have been devastated by the high rate of greenhouse gases and by the increasing ocean acidification. In addition to the incalculable natural value, coral reefs also have a high economic value that has been estimated at 20 billion U.S. dollars.

Since ancient times, the Baganda tribe of Uganda has been making a natural fabric by pounding the inner bark of the Mutuba tree. Witches and mediums considered it is as a magnet for ghosts. From this ancestral tradition, someone tried to inaugurate an innovative and sustainable fashion sector.