Karen Levenson
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About Karen Levenson
Karen Levenson is an environmentalist and plant-based activist and author. She worked in the advertising and marketing industry in Canada and the United States for over twenty-five years before becoming a biodiversity campaigner for several Canadian and U.S. nonprofits. She holds an M.F.A. in film and video from York University and kickstarted the women’s studies program at Brandeis University, where she was its first graduate. She currently sits on the board of Canadians for Responsible Food Policy.
Fruit and vegetable prices are killing us
There's a troubling mismatch between the plant-based foods we should eat and what we can afford.
Canada’s pork industry keeps pigs in feces and filth
For those concerned about animal welfare, facilities like Porgreg red-flag the negligence of government agencies tasked with ensuring farmers meet the physical and emotional needs of their animals.
Squelch the belch this holiday season
If we don’t change the way we eat, we’ll smash through our environmental limits, writes Karen Levenson. Consume plant-based foods or consume the planet; it’s our choice.