Tag: Vegan - Page 11
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Does Going Vegan "Save" Animals' Lives?
I took issue before with an argument from a "conscious carnivore" that going vegetarian would not stop factory farming. After all, whether you eat more humanely reared meat, or eschew meat
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Giving Food Away is Great for Business: The Surprising Benefits of Local Lending
Image credit: Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe The Slow Money movement has been pushing for more localized, more connected financial systems—asking what the world would be like if we invested 50% of our assets within 50 miles of where we live. But
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Farm Sanctuary's 35 City Walk Hopes to Raise Over $1 Million for Abused Animals
Photo: Simon Aughton Farm Sanctuary's Walk for Farm Animals hopes to raise $1 million for abused farm animals across North America. The walk, which will take place in 35 cities, increases awareness of wide spread abuse of farm animals, particularly on
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Chickpea Flour Crepes With Leeks
These crepes are a variation on a traditional Gujarati pancake known as pudla. It's a really delicious combination of
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Red Cabbage With Mustard Seeds & Coconut
Here's my favorite way to prepare cabbage. It's crunchy and colorful, with the smoky-spicy flavor of popped mustard seeds and the sweet taste of shredded coconut. And it's very quick and simple to prepare. Though this recipe calls
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Vegan Black Metal Chef Makes Tempura Asparagus Sushi (Video)
From a totally meat- and dairy-free pad thai to a rather oxymoronic sounding vegan redneck medley, the Vegan Black Metal Chef has already won legions of fans around the Globe.
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Meat Eater's Guide: Get to Know the Carbon Footprint of Your Diet (Lamb, Beef, Cheese Are the Worst)
It's not news that meat and dairy are among the largest contributors to the world's growing carbon footprint, but lamb, beef, cheese, pork, and farmed salmon in particular generate the most greenhouse gases—sometimes
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Is it Vegan? Gelatin Made From Humans
It's one of those truths that you'd rather not know. That bright red, orange, and green gelatin you slurped down as a child is actually made from animals. Vegans avoid it like the plague because it's derived from the collagen in
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Vegan Potato Salad With Sesame & Chilies
Both these potato salads are simple to make, both in preparation and time involved, as well as being delicious hot, cold, or room temperature. The first is Nepalese style, with chilies, lots of sesame seeds and a sesame
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Cows Have Best Friends and Suffer When Separated
From a glimpse inside a lower-stress humane slaughterhouse to an alternative approach to dairy farming, we've seen plenty of ways that those working in the meat and dairy industries can try and alleviate stress for the animals they are responsible for.
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Weekday Vegetarian: White Bean and Vegetable Stew
I've been cooking up a storm the last two days because my daughter is working on a theatre festival and is working from 10:00 a.m. until 11 p.m. daily for the next two weeks and won't have time to cook for herself. I've made a bunch of stuff to stick
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Trapping Feral Pigs Is Disturbing, But Is It Green? (Video)
One of the things I love about The Perennial Plate cooking show is that it poses as many questions as it answers, and it is not afraid to show the ugly side of food. From hunting and eating roadkill in Minnesota to
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"Anonymous" Hackers Target Websites of Orlando, City That Arrests People for Feeding Homeless
In case you missed the news that's been unraveling over the last month, the city of Orlando has arrested more than 20 Food Not Bombs activists for feeding people in public without a permit.
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This Year, Vegan* Cyclist Will Race the Tour de France
That's right, the race that can burn 8,000 calories a day will this year be faced by a man consuming no meat, eggs or dairy. As the Wall Street Journal puts it, American cyclist David Zabriskie will be "riding the Tour
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KLM Completes First Biofuel-Powered Scheduled Flight, With Factory Farmed Fuel
Definite mixed environmental messages here: KLM has announced that it has completed the first biofuel-powered scheduled flight. Good, no, great.
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Going Meat-Free One Day a Week Saves More GHG Emissions Than A 100% Local Diet (Redux)
Image: bgarciagi via flickr TH note: Thanks to Harvard Business Review a three year old study is making the media rounds for a second time. We covered it at the time and have analyzed the issue of over-simplication of food miles a number of times. But
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Tempeh With Tomatillo Coconut Sauce
This recipe combines elements of three of my favorite cuisines: South Indian, Indonesian, and Mexican--the first in technique and inspiration, and the second two in ingredients. It combines creamy coconut milk with tart
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Are Organic Farms As Cruel As Conventional? (Video)
When I posted video of a "humane" slaughterhouse, reactions varied from "meat is still murder" to outright respect for someone taking care to do the job right. But just what constitutes humane animal husbandry, and whether the
