As New York City public schools join Meatless Mondays, the desperate meat industry’s wasting no time in being a bully, trying to push veg meals off the menu for students. This week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adam announced some amazing food for kids and animals: all New …
Save the Planet: Ditch Dairy
It’s time to face the facts: animal agriculture is one of the leading causes of deforestation, pollution, and resource depletion. And combined with other environmental threats, it has us cruising for a huge climate crisis in as soon as twelve years. According to recent research, meat and dairy take up a whopping 83% of total farmland, while providing only 18% …
Eco-Friendly Vegan Bags
The market for vegan fashion is growing rapidly–just like the market for plant-based food! More and more brands are choosing kinder and more sustainable materials that are just as stylish and durable. Spring is just around the corner, and for many that means a wardrobe change. It’s time to embrace light colors, florals (for spring? groundbreaking.), and luxurious weekender bags …
All NYC Public Schools Joining Meatless Mondays
Great news from the Big Apple: All New York City public schools will participate in Meatless Mondays starting in the 2019-2020 school year! The city’s decision was announced by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. Meatless Monday is an international effort that continues to gain steam across the …
Eleven Vegan Pantry Staples and Where to Buy Them
Going vegan means overhauling your pantry just a little bit — with delicious vegan staples. It’s easier than ever, with plenty of vegan versions of the foods you already know and love. Below are some of our go-to pantry staples that we just have to have at all times, including delicious ingredients like “nooch” that might be hard for a new vegan …
Thirteen Wonder Women Fighting for Animals
Their activism takes many forms, inspiring women across the world are doing the hard work of saving animals and making a healthy, sustainable vegan lifestyle the norm. Women activists are in front of the camera sharing a vegan message, behind the hidden camera recording factory farm footage, making healthy food more accessible and proving that athletes can be vegan, too. …
Earth-Friendly Recipes to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Climate scientists, companies, and citizens alike are concerned over the threat of climate change and emphasizing our need to reduce our impact–and fast. Luckily, there’s a simple recipe for protecting the earth: Pick vegan foods! In a report feared by the meat industry, the prestigious EAT-Lancet Commission for Food, Planet, and Health made something clear: to mitigate a climate crisis, …
MorningStar Farms Goes Fully Vegan
In a huge win for animals, leading meatless brand MorningStar Farms has announced that its entire product line will be fully vegan by 2021. The transition has already begun, with the company announcing three new vegan chick’n products last summer. With urging from Vegan Outreach and Animal Outlook, in 2008 MorningStar reduced its use of eggs by one million per …
Tyson Foods Pursuing “Alternative Proteins”
Tyson Foods, the nation’s largest poultry producer, is moving further into the vegan market with plant-based proteins, as Compassion Over Killing’s campaign continues pressuring Tyson to continue this shift as well as end cruel rapid growth in birds. On the company’s first-quarter earnings call, Tyson chief executive hinted at this new development, saying “In the weeks ahead, you’ll be hearing …