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Private equity executive fights antibiotic risks in farming
Written by Sophie Grene for the Financtial Times Jeremy Coller, the private equity specialist, has been a vegetarian since he was 12. He would be a vegan if he did not have a secret vice in the form of a cheese addiction. Silk and leather are not to be found in his wardrobe. Until recently, […]
Veganism is healthiest, according to new study discussed on BBC 1
Click here to watch the BBC’s new series, How to Stay Young. The health benefits of vegetarian and vegan diets is discussed from 24 minutes in.
Why is this Seder different from all others?
Looking ahead to Passover, we find out why some foodies will not be sitting down to chicken soup with matzah balls later this month, writes Victoria Prever for the Jewish Chronicle It’s a night different from all others, but some Seders are even more unusual. Click here to read the full story.
New Crop – the vegan venture fund fighting for animal rights
A collective of animal welfare activists are gaining ground with an investment fund that supports businesses developing alternatives to meat, cheese and other animal products. Most investment funds are, first and foremost, about making money. NotNew Crop Capital, a venture capital fund started […]
University develops leak-proof food bowls from leaves
PHITSANULOK – Concern over the rising use of polluting styrofoam containers has encouraged a research team at Naresuan University to develop a process to make watertight, degradable food bowls from leaves. Lecturers from the engineering faculty spent more than a year developing the […]
Florida-Based Vegan Chain Opens Fifth Location; Plans to Open 100 Across USA
Written by Hannah Sentenac for Latest Veg News Compassionate cuisine is making its way across the state of Florida, thanks to Choices Cafe. The organic, award-winning vegan chain just opened its fifth location in the Sunshine State — and that’s just the beginning. Known for mouthwatering eats that appeal to omnivores and herbivores alike, Choices now has eateries in both Dade and Broward […]
America welcomes its first certified vegan farm
Written by Brianna Acuesta for trueactivist.com First Vegan-Certified Farm In The U.S. Is Providing Jobs and Food With Less Resources Not only is Metropolis Farms, a farm in Philadelphia, the first vegan-certified farm in the United States, but it’s also the first farm in the nation and first known […]
Quorn to go 100% vegan across their entire range
From riseofthevegan.com Quorn is a meat substitute product available in the UK, Ireland, the US, Australia, Sweden, and other countries that launched in 1985. Since they started their company (and for quite a surprise to many – particularly new vegans) none of Quorn’s products were suitable for vegans as they disappointingly used egg-white in every single product. […]
Vegetarian & vegan diets could save millions of lives and cut global warming, study finds
Eating more plant-based food could drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions, the study found. Written for the Independent by Kashmira Gander Millions of lives could be saved annually by the year 2050 if people adopt vegetarian diets, a new study has found. Cutting down on meat consumption worldwide would also protect the planet by cutting emissions by two […]
Could Jackfruit Be the Hot New Meat Replacement?
Article from One Green Planet In the past decade, we have seen a number of advisories released, both from health expertsand organizations to environmental and animal welfare activists, all urging the same message: people need to cut down their consumption of meat. In response, companies have been churning out a number of plant-based proteins aimed […]