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The end of meat is here
Is any panic more primitive than the one prompted by the thought of empty grocery store shelves? Is any relief more primitive than the one provided by comfort food? Most everyone has been doing more cooking these days, more documenting of the cooking, and more thinking about food in general. The combination of meat shortages […]
The whole world has a song… The universe according to Perek Shira
By: Kohenet Yael Tischler Have you ever been plagued by the question, “What does the fox say?” Perek Shira, an ancient Jewish text, has the answer. In fact, it has the answer about many different creatures, as well as plants and other wonders of nature. Perek Shira imagines that every element of our ecosystem […]
Vegan cooking for the apocalypse
Over the past few months, many of us have had our lives irrevocably changed by the global pandemic. I have experienced a general atmosphere of fear, uncertainty and panic – and not without reason. So what to do? One place I’ve always turned to for comfort is food. This is useful, as we all need […]
Plant-based meat sales skyrocket 264% amid coronavirus lockdown
Sales of plant-based meat have skyrocketed by 264 percent amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown. According to Nielsen data*, the largest spike in grocery food sales were meat-free alternatives from companies including Beyond Meat and Tofurky. Bloomberg has linked this trend to the meat shortages in the US that have been caused by the pandemic. You can read the full story […]
“It’s horrible killing cows when you see how they do it,” admits slaughterhouse worker
A slaughterhouse worker has admitted that killing cows is ‘horrible when you see how they do it’. The worker made the admission to the Guardian, who changed his name to Florin in a bid to retain his anonymity. He was speaking to the outlet for a report about how meat industry workers in Ireland are seeing high […]
Ricky Gervais is eating vegan food and supporting animal charities amid Covid-19
Ricky Gervais has revealed his go-to ‘comfort food’s among the coronavirus lockdown. The comic shared his top dishes during an interview with the Hollywood Reporter. The interviewer asked him ‘what have been your go-to comfort foods during all this?’… “Pasta with vegan meatballs. We have tofu stir-fry with noodles. Vegan lasagna. Basically everything that was fattening but with […]
Athletic endurance “might be better in vegans than omnivores,” says study
Vegans may have better athletic endurance than omnivores, a study suggests. According to the researchers behind the study – titled Is a vegan diet detrimental to endurance and muscle strength? – ‘there is a popular belief that a vegan diet may be associated with a lower exercise performance due to the lack of certain nutrients in vegan […]
Stephen Fry urges his fans to ditch meat
Stephen Fry has encouraged his followers to ditch meat and try National Vegetarian Week. The TV personality shared pictures of his meat-free cooking on Twitter, while wear a t-shirt that said ‘eat to beat climate change’. You can read the full story on Plant-Based News. Photo credit: Sydney Rae on Unsplash
The plant powered doctors that are on the frontline of covid-19
The power of one, the power of many. Our NHS is facing an unprecedented challenge responding to the Covid-19 crisis. We, therefore, wanted to share the stories of some amazing Plant Powered Doctors and how they are dealing with Covid-19 on the frontlines! Read the full story on Vevolution. Photo credit: Vevolution.
El pan de siete cielos – the bread of the seven heavens: Reclaiming a Salonikan Shavuot tradition the vegan way!
There’s a famous Talmudic saying: אֵין קֶמַח, אֵין תּוֹרָה Ein kemach, ein torah If there’s no flour, there’s no Torah. – Pirkei Avot 3:17 In other words, how can we even begin feeding our minds, if we haven’t yet fed our bodies? I’ve known this saying for a while, but what I didn’t learn until […]