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Berry Almond Tart (Pesach)
This is really easy and can be made in stages ~ so just perfect for entertaining. You can even freeze the base and bring it out when required. Recipe by Denise Phillips, Professional Chef & Cookery Writer
Fry Family Food Co. Increases Plant-based Offering in Sainsbury’s
Plant-based food brand, The Fry Family Food Co. has announced four exciting new additions to its Sainsbury’s range of chilled vegan products. The introduction of the new products follows the continued success of Fry’s chilled and frozen vegan ranges in Sainsbury’s, which launched in October 2018 and includes chicken-style nuggets, meat free smoked hot dogs, […]
Why I’m vegan, by Mira Lubin
Mira Lubin is a 15-year old vegan, who is doing a work experience placement at JVS. We asked her to share her story of becoming a vegan: My name is Mira Lubin, I became pescatarian at the age of 13 because I didn’t like the fact that someone had to be slaughtered for my meal. […]
Plant up your life! Special event @ JVS 21/07
Booking essential. No admittance without a ticket. Book your free ticket here. This bonanza is four events in one! Come to some of it or all of it! This event is open to all, and is family- friendly. This is also a dog-friendly event. 1. Join us for community gardening from 11.30am. Please come in […]
Celebrate Green Shabbat this weekend – and save the planet
Ahead of the first ever Green Shabbat, community leaders reflect on what the environment means to them. *Including a piece from our patron Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. *Jewish Chronicle feature, July 5th 2019, written by Ben Welch.
Welcoming our newest trustee
We are delighted to welcome aboard, and introduce you to our newest trustee, Rosanna Rafel. Rosanna has been a vegan for over a year, and a vegetarian intermittently for over two decades. She adopted the vegan lifestyle due to her love of all animals, and after recognising the gross abuses taking place on a global […]
Your one-stop shop for the perfect vegan picnic
After months of drizzle, the warm weather is finally creeping in and National Picnic Week (21 – 30 June) couldn’t come sooner. The humble picnic is a staple part of the summer for most Brits, and can be one of the most enjoyable ways to while away the hours soaking up the sun – or […]
Watch ‘Eating Animals’, co-produced by Natalie Portman – London 11-13th June
Based on Jonathan Safran Foer’s critically acclaimed book of the same name and produced and narrated by Natalie Portman, Eating Animals is a fascinating – and at times disturbing – investigation into the industrial system known as factory farming in the US, the source of nearly all of the meat, eggs and dairy consumed by Americans. As […]
What if eating meat is not only wrong – but obsolete? The Guardian
In the same way we’re now horrified people used to smoke in offices, we’ll soon find it almost unthinkable that people used to consume so much meat. Arwa Mahdawi in the Guardian: Meat is dead. Carnivores are going the way of cigarette smokers and, by 2050, there’s a good chance that it will be socially […]
Vegan centre opens at Jewish Vegetarian Society
‘We want to use our space to showcase everything veganism has to offer’ – feature by the Jewish Chronicle. The Jewish Vegetarian Society officially launched its vegan centre at its Golders Green premises with an event attended by more than 300 people. Thanks to a generous philanthropist and crowdfunding, the JVS has transformed the ground […]