So you have big plans for your garden this year. You know exactly what you want to plant, and are already visualizing the terrific summer dishes you will be making with your fresh produce. Terrific. But now that you’re getting ready to pop your plants in the soil, you’re stumped as to how—as a vegan—you should be preparing that soil. Here is a list of four fertilizers and enhancers you should be sure to steer clear of, and a few earth-friendly alternatives:
Because of the enormous benefits to the environment, animals and personal health, an increasing number of people are turning to a veg lifestyle. Among them are teenagers, who are often passionate about world issues, and open to change. If you are an omni mom (or parent) with a teen who has decided to go veg, [...]
Veganism is hot, hot, hot! And boy, am I excited to be a part of a burgeoning trend, instead of coming into it three months after it’s not cool anymore! Here are a handful of my favorite vegan things that are trending right now:
When I think of how you can earn good karma, words like compassion, honesty, generosity and kindness immediately come to mind. And lots of people think that being vegan is an automatic good karma point-earner. But even as a vegan, there are sure-fire ways to bring bad karma down on your animal-loving self.
Hearing all about how terrible pleather is for the planet is enough to make a vegan girl rethink her handbag collection. When trying to find cruelty-free clothes, shoes and other items, it can be hard to avoid products that—while animal free—may be bad for our planet in other ways. So what should you look for? Below [...]
Photo bu Suat Eman While cooking may be intimidating to the novice chef, baking can be downright frightening. I mean, it is science, after all! So veganizing your favorite non-vegan recipes can be daunting—especially when you don’t know what to substitute. Here is a list of 5 unique ingredients that make great substitutes in vegan [...]
Earlier this week I wrote about how I am my office’s “token vegan,” and how this has been both uncomfortable and enlightening, depending on the day (and my mood!). Sometimes, I love when my co-workers bring up my veganism; it gives me a chance to talk about something I am passionate about. These conversations can [...]
Are you flying solo as the only vegan in your workplace? Unless you work at Google, Whole Foods Market, or any other venue where healthy vegan has gone mainstream, you may feel like a lone duck in the lunchroom pond. And when you open your brown bag and dive in, you may even get curious [...]
Imagine vegan, mainstream. The first time I saw the website Vegan Mainstream, I instantly thought, now how perfect is that? If ‘vegan’ were ‘mainstream’, wouldn’t all our lives be easier? Imagine: Strolling into any restaurant, popping open the menu, and navigating to the vegan items. And even better, vegan items starred with ‘no added fats [...]
Vegan athletes have been making headlines recently. Not only have a multitude of athletes proven that they can be strong and fast following a strictly plant-based diet, an increasing amount of attention is being paid to the fact that they often recover more quickly than their meat-eating colleagues. To kick this week of Vegan [...]
