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Dairy farm closures: More than 1,000 shut in three years
More and more dairy farms are closing in this country, yet the numbers of cows in this period has risen by 113,000. BBC News today reports that: Nearly one in 10 dairy farms across England and Wales have closed in the last three years, an industry body has reported. More than 1,000 have closed since […]
Islington’s The Gate is the first UK restaurant to receive prestigious Autism Friendly Award
The Gate in Islington, is the first restaurant in the UK to receive the National Autistic Society’s Autism Friendly Award. The popular vegetarian restaurant, which has just celebrated its fourth birthday, was presented with the prestigious award at a ceremony this week. The Gate received the award in recognition of the considerable efforts their team […]
We’re crowdfunding to launch the UK’s first Jewish vegetarian centre
We are thrilled to announce plans for a new community space at the JVS. Our restaurant quickly became a Golders Green landmark when it opened in the early 1980s before closing after a decade and a half. Now our charity, which turned 50 last year, is set to swap retro nut roasts and lentil lasagne […]
What’s in a name?
The JVS or to give it it’s full title, the Jewish Vegetarian and Ecological Society was founded at a time when vegetarianism was the very height of food ethics (one of our trustees – Michael – remembers that at the time the UK only had 20,000 vegetarians and virtually no vegans). Mass produced dairy and […]
Sainsbury’s trials ‘vegetable butcher’
Food artist Amber Locke joins the Wandsworth branch of Sainsburys supermarket for three days this week to encourage people to get creative with their veg If you go down to the supermarket today, you’re sure of a big surprise – if you live in a certain part of southwest London, at any rate. Because today’s the […]
Vegetarians plan ‘ethical’ centre – Coverage in the Jewish Chronicle
The Jewish Vegetarian Society (JVS) has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £25,000 to create a community centre, writes Lianne Kolirin in the Jewish Chronicle. The charity is urging the public to help fund its plan to create an “amazing new space in the heart of Jewish London”. As a token of appreciation, donors will […]
Braised Cauliflower and Puy Lentil Tabouleh
Braised Cauliflower and Puy Lentil Tabouleh Cuisine: Middle Eastern Author: Lee Watson Serves: 4-6 Tabouleh is a proper southern Med classic. Combined with great olive oil and sweet roasted cauliflower it makes a substantial salad. I love the spice mix baharat – if you can’t find it, substitute it for ground spices. I like to […]
JVS at Gefiltefest Jewish Food Festival, 26 June @ JW3
Gefiltefest, now in its seventh year, returns to JW3 on Sunday 26 June. JVS is delighted to be running a session [more details coming soon], and exhibiting across a double stand in the piazza, with tasters, giveaways and competition hampers. Enjoy more than 40 interactive sessions with top Jewish food writers, chefs and educators. Choose […]
China just said what the U.S. never has: Eat less meat
Written by Nathanael Johnson for grist.org Nobody in the United States paid much attention when the Chinese government released new dietary guidelines earlier this month. But hidden within them is a provision that could slash carbon emissions from livestock, according to the group Climate Nexus citing a forthcoming report from WildAid. China is saying something […]
We Don’t Know How Many Workers Are Injured At Slaughterhouses. Here’s Why…
Written by Grant Gerlock for NPR A slaughterhouse is a safer place to work than it used to be, according to a new government report. But data gathered by federal regulators doesn’t likely capture all the risks faced by meat and poultry workers. In an update to a 2005 report criticizing safety conditions for workers […]