Jay Dinshah and The Pillars of Ahimsa
Jay Dinshah first wrote on the “pillars” of Ahimsa in 1966. This November marks the 90th anniversary of Jay’s birth, and today his message is still important, possibly more than ever.
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Puerto Rico’s Casa Vegana
Casa Vegana de la Comunidad is the only organization of its kind in Puerto Rico. We are aspiring towards the creation of a fully plant-based crisis center in the San Juan area.
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Veganism Is Political
Going vegan is a great step in the right direction. But we must also become activists and do our part if we expect to see real change.
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Cover story: Stephanie Redcross West on making ‘vegan’ mainstream
When the coronavirus forced the vegan community to scramble and adapt to virtual connectivity this year, Stephanie Redcross West was already way ahead of the game. That’s because she’s been mapping the landscape of connection since 2009 with her consulting business, Vegan Mainstream.
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Are the USDA dietary guidelines inherently racist?
Dr. Milton Mills has provided testimony to the USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee on multiple occasions. He also co-authored the 1999 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) report on Racism in the Dietary Guidelines. As the 2020 guideline recommendations were being drafted, we checked in with Dr. Mills on how these may, either unwittingly or intentionally, have a racist effect on nonwhite populations.
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Veganic Vegetable Gardening Basics
Last week we talked about ways to grow food if you have no land to plant it in. This week, for...
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Tofurky founder, holiday-roast pioneer, sets sights on vegan cheese
The “overnight” success of Tofurky was at least fifteen years in the making, with plenty of long hours, speed bumps, and heartbreaking reversals. In this 25th anniversary year, founder Seth Tibbott has released a book chronicling how it all happened, In Search of the Wild Tofurky.
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Throwback Thursday: Jay brings vegan message to Indonesia
Jay Dinshah spoke in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities in 1967 while spreading the news about veganism in his ’round-the-world lecture tour that year, one part of the many activities Jay undertook over the years to bring the vegan concept into the mainstream.
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Freya’s Bean Burgers & Gravy
This recipe is labor intensive, but the outstanding results are worth the effort. Try it when you...
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Marian Walker: Champion of Social Fairness
Vegetarian for Nine Decades Vegan Forty-Five Years & Counting Marian Walker celebrated...
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Plant-based burgers: Yes, they’re healthier than the animal version
Is a fast-food plant burger like Beyond or Impossible healthier to eat than a fast-food beef burger? Given recent headlines, you may be shocked to hear that the answer is: Yes!
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Titans Fueled By Vegan Food
When the Tennessee Titans upset the New England Patriots last weekend, denying Tom Brady a trip to the AFC championship for the first time in a decade, it may have come as a surprise to Brady, as to the Baltimore Ravens, whom the Titans had just upset the week before. But it was no surprise to readers of American Vegan magazine, who had met Charity Morgan in its pages.
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