Yeah I was about to say
Generally using tools for this sort of purpose is known as a "Personal Knowledge Base" or just "personal wiki"
Obsidian is a good software for that, and I use it for that purpose, albeit it's not open-source. But it's very useful to help keep you organized
I'm European, I say fuck the animal product industry. Traditions that people care about won't fully die out anyway
Of course, I can only speak for myself