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Spanish Designer Makes Cruelty-Free & Biodegradable Vegan Leather from Pineapples
Written by Anna Starostinetskaya for Vegnews Carmen Hijosa creates Piñatex as a biodegradable and cruelty-free alternative to animal leather. The new leather-like Piñatex—a material similar to canvas derived from repurposed pineapple leaf waste matter—has been created by Spanish designer, Carmen Hijosa. A biodegradable and cruelty-free alternative to animal leather, Piñatex sells for approximately $5 to $15 per square […]
Vegan diet ‘can cut risk of prostate cancer by 35 per cent’ – The Independent
Written by Kashmira Gander for the Independent Leading a vegan lifestyle can cut the risk of prostate cancer by 35 per cent, a new study has suggested. A vegan diet is void of all animal products and is instead based entirely on plant foods, including fruit, vegetables, nuts and grains. The US researches behind the […]
Amputated Hands and Torn Fingers: The Meat-Processing Industry’s Horrifying Injuries
Written by Michelle Chen for the Nation At one of America’s biggest packinghouses, livestock isn’t the only kind of meat getting butchered. Fingertips and thumbs are part of a strange new inventory at Tyson Foods. The company, with more than 400 facilities nationwide employing more than 110,000 workers, brands itself as “feeding you like family,” […]
Smoothie Bowl
Smoothie Bowl Recipe Type: Smoothie Author: CoYo This fruity and colourful smoothie bowl is a great breakfast to start your day with. Can be served with granola for a more filling breakfast. Ingredients 1 banana, frozen 200g frozen mixed berries (blueberries, blackberries, cherries, etc) 125g mixed berry Coyo tub 100ml apple juice Nuts, dried fruit […]
New Spring magazine out now…
Welcome to the Spring 2016 issue of the Jewish Vegetarian Last year ended with the Board of Deputies, the representative body for British Jewry, actively promoting a meat-free Chanukah, a very promising sign of change on the horizon. We look forward to more organisations joining the dots between Judaism and vegetarianism. This year is going […]
Thousands of dairy farms face closure as debts reach crisis levels
Written by By Elizabeth Anderson and Rhiannon Bury for the Telegraph Thousands of dairy farms face closure as debts reach crisis levels. Around a fifth could close this year, according to some estimates. As many as one in five of the UK’s 10,000-plus dairy farms could be forced to close this year, as falling milk prices and rising debt […]
Lentil burgers
Lentil burgers Author: JVS member life member Rita Bloomberg Tasty and satisfying burgers, which are a perfect accompaniment to salads. This recipes makes 10 -12 burgers. Serve 1 or 2 burgers per person. Ingredients 500 g red lentils 2 medium onions 4 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp gluten free f brown rice flour / […]
It’s Time for Veganism to Embrace the Past to Build the Future: Huffington Post
Written by Damien Clarkson for The Huffington Post The secret is out…. After 70 years of hard campaigning veganism has arrived in the mainstreams consciousness. Last month Veganuary – where people give veganism a go for a month – saw an unprecedented level of support as at least 23,000 people ditched animal products for January. […]
Meat consumption declines following WHO cancer warnings – The Independent
Written by Ian Johnston for the Independent Nearly half the British public are cutting back on meat or are already vegetarian, according to the British Social Attitudes survey. Pollsters found that 29 per cent of people had reduced consumption of meat in the past year, following warnings from the World Health Organisation that processed meat […]
Denmark opens first food waste supermarket selling surplus produce
Written by Matt Paton for the Independent ‘It’s ridiculous that food is just thrown out or goes to waste,’ says Danish minister. A charity has opened Denmark’s first ever food surplus supermarket. The store in capital city Copenhagen called Wefood will sell produce at prices 30 to 50 per cent cheaper than normal supermarkets. Per Bjerre from the NGO […]