Sometimes you want to push the boat out, say for a birthday cake. But rather than buy a plastic-wrapped cake in stores made with animal ingredients, palm oil and refined sugar, why not make your own? Also read vegan baking recipe books. This vegan vanilla birthday cake (Desserts for Two) is unique in that it feeds…
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the impact of ‘sustainable palm oil’ on orangutans
Palm oil is used because it’s cheap, and it also contains saturated fat. It’s shipped thousands of miles from Indonesia to put in junk food and its use is destroying the habitats of orangutans and other endangered creatures. Greenpeace says the phrase ‘sustainable palm oil’ is ‘as useful as a chocolate teapot’. Instead look for…
exploring the world of vegan recipe magazines
Although it’s good that newsagents are now selling vegan recipe magazines, most are cluttered and recommend palm-oil-laden food brands, rather than encouraging to cook with local seasonal produce. Chickpea Magazine is an ad-free indie publication from the US, which offers print or digital copies, with each beautiful issue following a theme. Subscribers also receive ‘Patreon-style…
let’s unite to empower small organic farmers
Get Fair about Farming is a campaign being run by the folks behind Riverford Box Scheme, after learning that nearly half of our fruit and veg farmers are scared their businesses could fail in the next year, and 75% of them say that the behaviour of the big supermarkets are a major cause. They never…