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As we grow ever more aware of the challenges facing our world, many of us look to become increasingly environmentally conscious as consumers. With the fashion industry being the second largest polluter in the world, this must also impact what we choose to wear. One option for those interested in introducing more sustainability into their […]
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Image description: Mother and child smiling at each other With Veganuary only barely over and Donald Trump’s attack on Greta ‘prophet-of-doom’ Thunberg in Davos still ringing in our ears, it is impossible to forget our duty to treat the environment with respect. This is all the truer for those who have passed St. John’s […]
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Little intense vegan peanut cookies drenched in a dark chocolate drizzle. They make the perfect afternoon snack! If you aren’t vegan or don’t have the alternatives on hand, it works with butter, milk, any chocolate (side note: omitting the chocolate is NOT optional, unless you are deathly allergic)… but if you have the option to […]
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What does “vegan” mean to someone who’s not? Probably: no meat, no fish, no eggs, no milk, no gelatine… The list goes on. For the omnivore, veganism is restrictive. And when you’re searching a food packed label for that dreaded word—“milk”—it’s easy to think that it’s true. Those were my assumptions about veganism, anyway. But […]
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Image Description: Alex J. O’Connor Alex J. O’Connor is the founder of the Cosmic Skeptic YouTube channel, podcast and blog, and his work is dedicated to the open discussion of philosophy and religion. He is an experienced public speaker, debater, and interviewer, and has over 300,000 YouTube subscribers. He also finds time to study at […]
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Christmas is now well and truly over: the decorations have been stowed away, our fridges are no longer filled with food that’s being ‘saved for Christmas’ and the socially acceptable window of watching festive TV on catch-up is quickly closing. And as ‘tis the season for New Year’s resolutions, I’ve become reflective on what mine […]
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The annual month-long celebration of veganism is upon us – Veganuary. As someone who made the decision to eschew animal products seven years ago, I rejoice every time January rolls around. Supermarkets bring out sandwiches which aren’t stuffed with the uninspiring falafel-hummus combination, restaurants reinvent their vegan offerings (gone are the days of ‘house-salad-but-will-you-hold-the-cheese’). The […]
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Vegetarian, vegan, flexitarian, reducitarian, veggan, ‘cheegan’ (a vegan who eats cheese so I’m told). There seem to be new words cropping up to describe people’s diets every week. No longer do people hold themselves to one diet or another, but rather try to eat more ‘consciously’, considering the impacts on the environment and animal welfare […]
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Globally we kill 74 billion animals a year. 80% of farmland on Earth is used for livestock, where the process efficiency of fodder crop nutrients ending up in the meat we eat is horrifically low. The production of one kilogram of steak requires 15,000 litres of water and 15% of all our greenhouse gas emissions […]
Continue ReadingThis article contains reference to sexual acts and animal abuse, and graphic images. Carnage inspires laughter, disbelief and disgust. If you hate vegans, you will love it. If you are a vegan, you’ll love it even more. The year is 2067. No one is a vegan – but no one consumes animal products anymore. In this […]
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