Save the Cameroon Rainforest
Stop the Herakles Farms’ project
A US company is planning to tear down a chunk of rainforest the size of 100,000 soccer fields for a palm oil project.
The area of forest is home to thousands of Cameroonian people who rely on it for subsistence farming; people who stand to lose thier land if the project goes ahead. Their peaceful attempts to stop the project have been met with threats, arrests, violence, and beatings.
The forest is also home to endangered wildlife like African forest elephants and the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee subspecies.
It’s time for us to take up the fight.
A new campaign to enlighten people on factory farming.
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French Toast:
- 6 thick slices of bread
- 1 cup of nondairy milk (I used coconut milk)
- 2 Tablespoons silken tofu
- Dash of vanilla extract
- Pine of salt
- Large dash of cinnamon
- Oil for frying
Directions:
- Whisk together the milk, tofu, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon.
- Coat the bottom of the pan in oil and heat it up.
- Soak both sides of the bread in the milk mixture.
- Carefully put the slice of bread in the the pan and cook until light brown. Flip to cook the other side.
- Repeat with all the slices of bread.
- Drench with cashew cream (recipe below) and cranberry sauce.
Source: vkrees
Pumpkin Quinoa White Bean Chilli
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 3 to 4 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- Dash nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup shredded carrot
- 2 cups pumpkin puree
- 4 cups salted vegetable broth
- 3 cups cooked cannellini beans
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1 cup cooked red quinoa
- 1/2 cup scallions, chopped
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon additional salt to taste
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
Almond Plum Mini Crostata Pies:
For Crust:
Nonstick cooking spray
150 g (1 1/4 cups) whole wheat pastry flour
48 g (1/4 cup) organic turbinado sugar or organic evaporated cane juice
Scant 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 cup (60 ml) neutral-flavored oil
Plain or vanilla-flavored vegan milk, as needed
For Filling:
60 g (1/2 cup) almond meal
2 teaspoons cornstarch
55 g (1/4 cup plus 1 heaping tablespoon) organic turbinado sugar or organic evaporated cane juice, divided
1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
2 teaspoons plain or vanilla-flavored vegan milk
400 g (14 ounces, or 4 medium) quite firm plums, pitted and cut into thin wedges
Source/method: Have Cake, Will Travel
Pumpkin Ice Cream with Candied Pepitas
Icecream
- 2 cups diced pumpkin
- 1 cup soy milk
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 4 cloves
- 1 can coconut milk
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/3 cup soy milk
- 2 tbsp corn starch
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
Candied Pepitas
- 1 cup raw pepitas
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4.5 tbsp maple syrup
- pinch of salt
Method/ Source: Vegan Dad
Smoked Tofu, Fig and Pesto Sandwich
1. Get some soft delicious bread. I used a baguette from a bakery here in Brooklyn.
2. Smoke some tofu. I live in an apartment so I use this stovetop smoker. It’s pretty amazing.
3. Make your favorite basil pesto. I used this recipe.
4. Make some fig jam. Or buy some. =)
5. Assemble and eat.
Source: VKRees
Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cups
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp cocoa powder (25g)
- nunaturals vanilla drops to taste, or 2 tbsp liquid sweetener (such as pure maple syrup or agave)
- 1/4 cup liquid virgin coconut oil (Or omit these first three ingredients and simply melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips instead.) (50g)
- 2 tbsp pumpkin puree (Sweet potato would work, too.) (30g)
- 2 tbsp peanut butter (You might be able to sub 2 more tbsp pumpkin for a lower-fat version, but I haven’t tried it. Feel free to sub another nut butter in place of the peanut butter.) (30g)
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon (and optional pinch pumpkin pie spice)
source/method: Chocolate Covered Katie
Hazelnut Burgers with Roasted Tomato and Avocado
Hazelnut Burgers with Roasted Tomatoes and Avocado
Hazelnut Burgers:
(makes 8)
- 1 1/2 cups ground hazelnuts, pulesed in food processor until crumbly
- 10 cremini mushrooms, pulsed until crumbly
- 1 cup drained and dried black olives, pulsed until crumbly
- 2 teaspoons vegetable seasoning such as broth powder or better than boullion (vegan flavors)
- Few dashes liquid smoke
- 1 teaspoon fresh marjoram leaves
- 2 tablespoons ground chia seeds mixed with 3 tablespoons water
- 2 tablepsoons olive oil (optional)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/4 cup besan (chickpea flour)
- 1/4 cup buckwheat flour
- 1/4 cup water
- Additional olive oil for brushing
method: Manifest Vegan
Do you believe that we (sentient, conscious beings) have a moral obligation to not cause pain to any living thing? Animals eat each other all the time.. have we evolved past that? (I'd like to note that I believe humans to be herbivores but was just wondering what your opinion was on this matter).
@AnonymousI’d like to believe that we’ve evolved to the point where we’re intelligent enough to realise that we don’t have to eat or harm other sentient, conscious beings in order to get all our nutrients and thrive.
But yeah, I also believe we’re more likely to be naturally herbivorous anyway so the “oh we’re ‘meant’ to eat meat” argument seems pretty ludicrous to me regardless of ethics.
Hi there, sorry if this is has been asked before but I'm interested in your thoughts in regards to 'traditional' food harvesting methods. My father catches fish on a line in a tinny and we eat that, hes only allowed 5 fish I think. I think this is *ethical* as it's very primitive way of harvesting food, also recreational fishing is super super strict. And our neighbours rear chickens in her yard (about 5), we get eggs off them as well. What are your thoughts? Thanks!
@AnonymousHiya. Well I’m not the vegan police but I really don’t see any form of killing as being ethical. Fish have a nervous system and there’s been studies showing that they feel pain. If I was a fish I wouldn’t want the end of my life to involve having a hook through my mouth and then being suffocated as I am being dragged out of the environment that enables me to breathe.
I also don’t like contributing to the overfishing that is happening - whether that be 5 fish or 500, my conscience feels better if I’m not part of the reason that certain fish are becoming endangered or the ecosystem in the ocean is getting all messed up. Fish are needed in the sea to keep everything in balance - they’re not ours to take. Besides that, I really like fish and hurting them would make me feel awful.
Reading over what you’ve written I’m not really sure you understand the ethical values of being vegan. It’s not about regulating quantities of dead beings - it’s about causing as little harm as possible. In whatever way we can. There isn’t a kind way to end another being’s life. That being said, many people have emotional ties to their “traditions” and it can become a heated topic when it’s brought up with them (particularly with people like your dad (presumably) where it’s a big part of their lifestyle and personal history).
As for chicken’s eggs - I guess it just comes down to chickens not being there for our own purposes, whatever is theirs isn’t ours to take. I’ve read that chickens have been known to eat their own eggs and whereas I’m not sure this is true, or common, I’d prefer to just not eat them myself. I mean this is all besides the fact that an egg is a chicken’s ovulation material which icks me out.
I hope that sheds some light on a different viewpoint :)
Marieke Hardy challenges people to undertake the Vegan Easy Challenge. If they do, she sends ‘em her recipe zine. Oh Marieke ♥_____ ♥
My daughter is obsessed with horses and I want to take her to see some but have no idea where to find any. I don’t want to take her to a riding school or anywhere else that has unethical practices and would ultimately like to find a rescue organisation that allows general public in. Happy to donate money to their cause if I can find one. If you know of anywhere within a 2 to 3 hour drive of Brisbane, Australia, please drop me a message!
Seriously, she’s obsessed and I’m desperate. Books, movies, toys and imaginary pony friends are no longer doing it for her. I even have to pretend to be a horse sometimes. Shit is dire
Mini Baked DonutsMake 20 Donuts
Mini Baked Donuts
Make 20 Donuts
Dry Ingredients:
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp (scant) Nutmeg
1 tiny pinch or shake Cinnamon
Wet Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Soymilk
1/2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
Egg Replacer for 1 Egg (I used 2 tbsp flax meal+3tbsp water)
4 Tbs Earth Balance
from Vegan Yum Yum
Photo - mine
