Vegan News for October 2020
The Common Ground Collective Foster Farming project is now offering weekly harvesting services to Upcountry and North Shore areas of Maui County. Landowners get to decide if they would like to donate their produce or sell their produce. This is a great way to help people without enough food – consider donating produce to organizations like the Maui Food Bank and Chilis on Wheels. Details are here. In case you like to sleep in on Saturdays, the Upcountry Saturday Farmers Market in Olinda – not to be confused with the larger Saturday morning Upcountry Farmers Market in Pukalani – is open noon to 4 pm.
New to our website: Branding products as “plant-based” — as opposed to the apparently more problematic term “vegan” — has contributed to the dramatic increase in commercially produced vegan fast foods. Is this good or bad? Our take appears in the latest entry in Talk Story … We’ve added links to dozens of vegan recipes with a Hawaiian flavor. If you’re in the mood for BBQ Hawaiian Tofu Bowl, Hawaiian Plate Lunch, Sweet Potato Maui Burger, and much more, check out “Hawaiian-Style Recipes” in our recipes section.
EVENTS
To be sure that you have up-to-date information about vegan-friendly activities from Maui Food Not Bombs, Maui Chilis on Wheels and Maui Against Animal Slaughter, join their Facebook groups
Friday, October 30, Lā Ho‘oulu Pae Moku, ReTree Hawaii. Details here or email info@retree-hawaii.org.
Wednesday, November 4 - Saturday, November 7. Arbor Day Garden Expo & Tree Giveaway. Maui Nui Botanical Gardens, 150 Kanaloa Avenue, Kahului. Details here.
NEWS AND TRENDS
New study shows plant-based diets could remove over a decade of global CO2 emissions …
Study: Consumers Eat Plant Based for the Planet … What is the climate impact of eating meat and dairy?
Interest in Veganism Hits All-Time High in 2020 … Even More Data Suggests Pandemic Is Fueling Vegan Surge … Society Will Be Plant-Based By 2032, New Poll Respondents Believe … The Plant-Based Future of Food … People Are Ditching Meat 'More Rapidly Than Thought' New Research Finds
The movement to reform animal agriculture has reached a tipping point
How meat eaters, not vegans, are driving the plant-based foods boom, according to industry experts
Massive Growth in Global Plant Based Food Market Set to Witness Huge Growth by 2025
Chinese start-up launches plant-based meat as coronavirus fuels healthy eating trend
Black Americans 'Almost 3 Times More Likely to Be Vegan Than White Americans', Says Report
Survey: Americans Are Embracing A Plant-Based Diet … Why more and more Americans are choosing to eat less meat … Study Finds That Many Americans are Going Plant-Based for Breakfast … When people are offered more plant-based foods, they eat more plant-based food, study shows
The New Veganism … Branding veganism with the help of the term ‘plant-based’
U.K Government Faces Growing Pressure To 'Tell the Truth' About Animal Agriculture Dangers
Eating Whole Food Plant Based Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Your Culture
HEALTH
Red and Processed Meat Associated with Higher Mortality
How Do the Newer Meat-Like, Plant-Based Burgers Compare Nutritionally?
Low Carbohydrate, Plant-Based Diet Could Prevent Glaucoma
“Dairy Does a Body Bad,” Doctors Say in New Scientific Report
The Truth About Starting a Plant Based Diet, According to a Nutritionist
SPORTS AND FITNESS
Vegan Racecar Champ Lewis Hamilton Named One of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020
Drinking Cow's Milk Can Cause 'Vicious Cycle of Inflammation' For Athletes, Says New Report
4 WWE Superstars that adopted a vegan lifestyle
Guide To Plant-Based Meals and the Plant-Based Diet for Athletes
RECIPES
Top 10 Best Vegan Cookbooks 2020
How to Make Any Recipe Vegan and Healthy
Vegan on a Budget: 125 Healthy, Wallet-Friendly, Plant-Based Recipes
RESOURCES
The Complete Guide to Cruelty-Free Beauty
Yourveganjourney.com includes recommended cookbooks for beginners, a 30-Day Vegan Challenge, information on health and nutrition, and additional resources.
10 books that will change your life
Video: Plant-Based Protein Alternatives on The Rise
4 surprising perks of going plant-based for breakfast
Omega 3: Vegan Sources and What You Need to Know
The Vegan Family Guide is a collection of valuable tips for vegan pregnancy and vegan babies, toddlers and children. According to its creator, “During my pregnancy, I asked the same questions as every new parent, spent time organizing the answers and organized them neatly in one place to save you time.”
The Vegan Kids Are Alright: How to Raise Plant-Based Children
New 'Veggie Challenge App' Helps You Try Plant-Based For 30-Days
CONNECTIONS
Check out three Facebook groups: Vegan on Maui, Maui Vegans and the Facebook companion page to this website, Maui Vegan Life.
THIS MONTH IN VEGAN HISTORY
October 1848: The Vegetarian Advocate states that “. . . Pound cakes and tea-cakes are also extremely good made with oil (instead of butter and eggs), and cheese-cakes are well imitated by means of mashed potatoes mixed with oil and sugar put into a crust … without animal substance of any kind, or of eggs, milk and butter.”
October 2, 1983 World Day for Farmed Animals is declared by the Farm Animal Rights Movement. It is dedicated to exposing the needless suffering and death of sentient animals for food.
October 1995: Turtle Island and The Higher Taste introduce the first “Tofurkey.”
October 2003: Melbourne, Australia initiates a celebration of World Vegan Day on the last Sunday in October.