Tag: consumption

The Price of Fast Fashion

Post author By oikos Lisbon
Post date October 8, 2020

Buying clothes started to be a routine, with some people believing this can even work as therapy. Clothes are cheaper than ever and accessible for almost everyone in the developed world. But what is Fast fashion and how can our “therapy” of going shopping be reflected into violence to the ones who produce it? How […]

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Avocado Sustainability

Post author By oikos Lisbon
Post date October 1, 2020

In recent years, we have seen a drastic increase in avocado consumption and heard it being praised for its health properties. However, avocados are far from being a “green gold”, their mass production being responsible for several environmental and social problems. The biggest is stressing the water reserves of the regions of production, since each […]

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