Gene Baur, president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, has been hailed as “the conscience of the food movement” by Time magazine. Since the mid-1980s, Gene has traveled extensively, campaigning to raise awareness about the abuses of industrialized factory farming and our system of cheap food production. His first book, Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and […]
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My First Month As A Vegan
January marked my first month of calling myself a, “vegan,” and I learned a lot. As much as I would like to say that I stuck to all of my planning and my idealistic “Vegan Lifestyle,” Pinterest boards, the truth is, I cheated during this first month. A lot. What I learned, and probably one […]
Recipe: Chocolate, Orange, and Almond Olive Oil Cake
If you have ground almonds in your freezer, it takes almost no time to prep. But don’t rush the baking and final steps: it is important to bake the cake until it is dark golden-brown for the best texture, and to sprinkle a layer of chopped almonds on the serving plate so that the bottom […]
The Origin of the Vegan Lifestyle
“The greatest ethical test that we’re ever going to face is the treatment of those who are at our mercy.”-Lyn White In our society being vegetarian is strange, and to be vegan is considered radical. People feel as if the vegan movement upon us is a very new thing, when in the fact the word “vegan” […]
Why you should reduce or eliminate oils from your diet: 6 good reasons to get healthier
At the supermarket you can buy many different types of oil: olive oil, canola oil, coconut oil, sesame oil, flax seeds oil, peanut oil.. some of them are healthier than others but oil is always a highly refined food, and it is not really good for your health. Here are 6 reasons why you should […]