There are probably hundreds or thousands of blogs out there that in some way address environmental issues, but most have not made it a central part of their theme. Here are some of the blogs I read that do make it a central theme. Many of the people behind these blogs even go so far as to make environmental issues a central part of their lives. I’m sure there are many others, these are just a few of my favorites.
If you know of others, please leave a comment!
Environmental means different things to different people. Most of the blogs below were chosen not only because they make me think, they discuss things like organic gardening, environmental political commentary, biodiversity issues, agricultural reform, local food production, recycling and reusing, energy and water conservation and so on.
While there are many fine organizations that promote good environmental causes out there, they are not included, this is just a list of personal or group blogs or websites. They are not listed in any particular order.
Daughter of the Soil: Biodiversity and amateur plant breeding.
Horticultural: Organic gardening, biodiversity, recycling and reusing.
Veggie Gardening Tips: Organic gardening, biodiversity. Lots of interesting and environmentally friendly gardening advice.
Tiny Farm Blog: Local food production, biodiversity. Community Supported Agriculture. Watch a real small farm in action!
Ottawa Hortiphilia: Biodiversity, organic gardening, recycling and reusing, energy and water conservation.
Vancouveriste: Political commentary.
Heavy Petal: Political commentary, reusing and recycling, and guerrilla gardening…
Riverrim: Biodiversity. Handmade things.
Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog: Biodiversity, agricultural reform
Plan be: Biodiversity, reusing and recycling, local food production, energy and water conservation, organic gardening. A working farm in Africa, largely self-sufficient, in a very interesting ecosystem.
The Ethicurean: Biodiversity, political commentary, local food production and agricultural reform. One of the nicest things about this blog are the digests, where they scour news outlets for interesting articles and provide links. The Ethicurean has been the motivation for several posts here.
Garden of Eden: Biodiversity and agricultural reform. Plant breeder and expert.
Gristmill is another great environmental blog. It has a large team of contributors, some with a specialty, some as generalists.
gristmill.grist.org