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Top Apps to Help You Live More Sustainably

Top Apps to Help You Live More Sustainably

From finding nearby water bottle refill stations, to calculating your carbon footprint, to connecting with surplus food headed for the landfill, these apps help you live more sustainably.  Tap Have you ever spent the better part of an outing wandering around, looking for somewhere to fill up your reusable water bottle? Or spent money on […]

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    Medieval Kings Ate Mostly Vegetarian Diets, New Study Finds

    Medieval Kings Ate Mostly Vegetarian Diets, New Study Finds

    Flexitarianism isn’t so new after all. As it turns out, kings in the medieval period ate mostly plants, with meat served as occasional treats for feasts and other celebrations. A study from researchers at Cambridge University found that the wealthiest, most powerful people in society during these times ate mostly vegetarian diets. Bioarchaeologist Sam Leggett […]

    Plant-Based Grocery Sales Outpace Total Food Sales by 3x in U.S., Study Finds

    Plant-Based Grocery Sales Outpace Total Food Sales by 3x in U.S., Study Finds

    A new study from The Good Food Institute (GFI), the Plant-Based Foods Association (PBFA) and SPINS, a wellness-focused data technology organization, has found that at U.S. grocery stores, plant-based food sales were three times higher than total food sales in 2021.  According to the report, plant-based food sales increased 6.2% compared to previously record-high sales […]

    Vegpal Dating App Connects Vegans and Vegetarians

    Vegpal Dating App Connects Vegans and Vegetarians

    If you’re tired of long, lonely nights ordering plant-based pizza at home, a new smartphone app hopes to change that. Vegpal is a dating app aimed at “cruelty-free connections” for singles who follow vegan or vegetarian diets. Launched in August 2021, Vegpal is picking up steam as a popular dating app for people who want […]

    What Are Food Miles?

    What Are Food Miles?

    Food travels long distances – sometimes hundreds or thousands of miles – to reach our plates. Mapping the trajectory of many processed foods is to draw zig-zags across the globe, connecting faraway fields, factories, distribution centers, and store shelves.  The concept of “food miles” was created in the 1990s to warn consumers of the connection […]

    A Baker’s Guide to Vegan Substitutes: Turn Traditional Baking Recipes Into Plant-Based Recipes

    A Baker’s Guide to Vegan Substitutes: Turn Traditional Baking Recipes Into Plant-Based Recipes

    Vegan, dairy-free, and egg-free baking is booming, but for the occasional home baker who wants to make more sustainable treats, finding the right substitutions isn’t always easy. Sure, you could swap in some applesauce or your favorite plant-based butter, but baking is scientific — even a minor change can leave you with rock-hard cookies, soggy pies, or dry cakes.

    8 Best Environmental Cookbooks to Add to Your Bookshelf

    8 Best Environmental Cookbooks to Add to Your Bookshelf

    Whether you’re not much of a home cook or you’ve been cheffing it up for years, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut on what to make. Not only that, but human diets today collectively take a huge toll on our environment. The pesticides and water used to grow food, the emissions required to transport it from fields across the world to your local grocery store … it all adds up to one major foodprint.