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Isaias Hernandez, aka @queerbrownvegan, has brought intersectional environmental education to millions. Read more about his work.

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Leo Season 🦁 has been treating me lovely. Designed Leo Season 🦁 has been treating me lovely. Designed a new floral bouquet for the month of July & August — I really love how the colors came together 🌼🌻🌷

In other news, I just received the cover of my book for @dearenvironmentalist and I can’t wait to share it with you all very, very soon! I’ve been taking some time off while I can behind the scenes 😴 but I can’t believe Fall is around the corner! There are some projects I’ll be dropping soon, so stay tuned!! 

There are some things I’ve been debating to do this fall: whether it’s to go to climate week nyc or not 🗽, when to dye my hair to a new color 👀, and what type of things I’ll be baking. 

Much love to all the Leo’s out there 🦁 🫶🌼

#queerbrownvegan #floralbouquet #floraldesigns #floraldesign #floralbeauty
My first time seeing a Sequoia Tree in real life. My first time seeing a Sequoia Tree in real life. I visited the fifth largest tree (by volume) in the world, the Stagg Tree. I can’t believe I grew up in California and decades later I finally had the privilege to come up and visit these magical beings.

Working on a special project, can’t wait to share more details later this year 👀 Hint: it’s with @savetheredwoods 🌲 . Until then, these are snippets of what I did for my birthday this past July.

#queerbrownvegan #seqouianationalpark #sequoia #forestry #forests
Book giveaway 🤓 📕 – Transforming Climate Anxiety b Book giveaway 🤓 📕 - Transforming Climate Anxiety by @ldavenportauthor 

To win a copy, tag a friend below on why this book would help you. This giveaway is only for U.S. folks! 

You care deeply about the climate crisis—but that caring can come with emotional weight.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, heartbroken, or helpless in the face of climate change, you’re not alone. Transforming Climate Anxiety is a therapeutic workbook designed to help you navigate the emotional toll of a warming world while discovering your capacity to make meaningful change in your life, in your community, and for the planet itself.

Drawing from climate psychology, mindfulness, and trauma-informed practices, this book offers simple yet powerful exercises and reflective prompts to help you move from emotional paralysis to purposeful engagement. You’ll learn how to soothe your nervous system, clarify your values, and take action that aligns with your strengths and passions.

This isn’t just a book about coping—it’s a guide to healing and advocacy. By integrating inner work with outer action, Transforming Climate Anxiety helps you build emotional resilience while contributing to a more just and sustainable future. 

#ecoanxiety #ecogrief #mentalhealth #ecoanxiete climateeducation
“The environmental space / sector is not having it “The environmental space / sector is not having its moment right now” - My friend casually told me over the phone as they were walking into a conference. 

Recently I’ve been seeing the online discourse surrounding climate change. People care. People are scared. People are angry. But in the midst of a digital era where algorithms and AI have shifted their focus on the attention economy it seems that it’s difficult to find silver moments of hope- or what I would say momentarily feelings of safety and security. 

Truth is I know so many colleagues in the environmental sector that are currently struggling with their emotions, myself included. I honestly do get mad for younger generations of environmentalists who are living in a polycrisis. And we see rapid denialism and climate change denier influencers on the rise. It seems that we continue to hit walls in digital spaces but when I’m outside meeting with people, they are not hitting against the wall, they are growing around it or forging new pathways. 

Like my ancestors who resisted against colonialism and survived against genocide despite their unimaginable feelings of fear, I am them and I refuse to simply give up. 

My heart goes out to everyone who is currently suffering the devastating effects of disasters. And if you are someone suffering alone, choose to suffer amongst your loved ones, I promise that there comes a lot of laughter, tears, and hugs when you chose to open up. We can validate and talk about the injustices of our world while giving ourselves those moments of excitement and play. 

#queerbrownvegan #climateeducation #climatecrisisisreal #climatecrisis #sustainability
Industrial composting or community composting? Whi Industrial composting or community composting? Which one is needed more? As Michael Martinez, founder of @lacompost shared with me that we need both.

In order to establish local compost hubs they take time, collaboration, and group investment (physical labor). And we need every types of systems — implementing solutions across the world. 

Personally for myself we can all build our own compost systems, what does it mean to extend our own local composts with our friends and neighbors? How do we begin to build outside the box? This is what we need to be doing 🌎 To check out more head over to my profile to watch the full episode 📺 

🎥: @strandedastronaut 

#queerbrownvegan #lacompostela #lacompost #composting #climateliteracy
Latinos in sustainability. The founder of @lacompo Latinos in sustainability. The founder of @lacompost , Michael Martinez reminded me that Latinos have always practiced sustainability.

For me, my first time actually managing my own compost was when I was living in New Jersey. I had a slow composting area where I grew tomatoes, and other plants alongside the two composting bins. 

Many Latinos perhaps don’t identify with the word sustainability but many of and our ancestors come from ecologies of restoration, land care, and relationships with the land. 

When was the first time you did composting? Was it hard for you? Check out the full episode in my profile 🔗 

🎥: @strandedastronaut 

#queerbrownvegan #environmentaleducation #lacompost #composting #regenerativeag
Did you know before @lacompost became one of the l Did you know before @lacompost became one of the largest community composting organizations, it was ran by Michael Martinez (Founder pictured in the video) and a few friends as a local project? 

A lot of the times people believe that their first gear or years they need to be established but in reality the origins of LA compost were quite grassroots. It eventually evolved into a thriving hub for drop off programs at farmers markets and educational workshops across LA County. 

If you are someone who has been thinking of implementing their own local composting system in your city or area, what are some of the challenges you face? Head over to my profile to watch the full episode 📺 

#queerbrownvegan #environmentaleducation #lacompost #composting #climateeducation
Soil microscopy uses a compound light microscope w Soil microscopy uses a compound light microscope with 400x magnification to examine living microorganisms, organic matter, and mineral components that dictate soil health. Key visible items include bacteria, fungal hyphae, and protozoa 🔬

There is so much life and movement in healthy soil. The team at @lacompost showed me how to use a microscope. Make sure to check out the full episode on my profile 📺 

#soilhealth #soilhealthmatters #soilscience #queerbrownvegan #climateliteracy

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