Vegan News for February 2021
New Farmers Market: Starting this Tuesday January 26, 2021 Oko’a Farms has established a new Wailea Village Farmers Market at 100 Wailea Ike Drive every Tuesday from 8 am - 12 noon. It features more than 80 organically grown vegetables, herbs, greens, and local fruits. … Congratulations to the mostly vegan Choice Health Bar, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary at its Lahaina location in April … Kudos to the Common Ground Collective which, in 2020, harvested 18,500 lbs of backyard produce and donated over 10,000 pounds to community partners to distribute to those most in need. You can support the Common Ground Collective here.
NEWS AND TRENDS
The Plant-based Food Market Boom is Just Getting Started
UK Parliament Told to Slash Meat and Dairy to Meet Climate Targets
Perceptions of veganism are changing fast
Identity of Primary Plant-Based Food Consumers May Surprise
2021 Will Be the Year That Plant-Based Foods Will Finally Go Mainstream
Why this heart surgeon became a vegan ambassador
HEALTH
If You're Eating Plant-Based for Brain Health Skip Processed Food
Do Vegans Get Enough Iron? A New Study Reveals the Truth
Cardiologist Debunks Ten Common Myths About Veganism
Plant-Based Diet May Promote Healthy Gut, Manage Diabetes and Heart: Study
Adherence to plant-based diet reduces risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Low-Fat, Plant-Based Diets Reduce Calorie Intake More Than Low-Carb Diet
6 Signs That Nutritionists Say Mean You Should Go Plant-Based
A Cardiologist Athlete Says a Plant-Based Diet Is the Key to Heart Health
SPORTS AND FITNESS
'Need meat to bulk up as a rugby player? Think again,' says vegan England sevens star
Record-breaking weightlifter Baron Dixon defies stereotypes as a vegan
5 Ways a Plant-Based Diet Benefits Athletes, from a Sports Doctor
RECIPES
Five Healthy Weight Loss Recipes from Dr. Greger’s How Not to Diet Cookbook
28 Low-Calorie Vegan Soup Recipes to Keep You Warm and Cozy
16 Low-Carb Vegan Dinners to Make Tonight
5 Simple, Affordable Plant-Based Dinners Under $10
CONNECTIONS
If you live on Maui or visit regularly, you might visit three Facebook pages, Vegan on Maui, Maui Vegans and the Facebook companion page to this website, Maui Vegan Life.
THIS MONTH IN VEGAN HISTORY
February 26, 1765: Dr. William Lambe, “the father of vegan nutrition,” is born in England.
February 1806: Dr. William Lambe adopts a plant-based diet.
February 1945: The Vegan News states that “the present milk mania” proves that “how completely 20th century man can be made to accept an idea that is absurd, dangerous, and immoral.”
February 1960: Jay Dinshah founds the American Vegan Society.
February 1998: A federal jury dismisses a lawsuit brought against vegan activist Howard Lyman and the Oprah Winfrey concerning a broadcast about the threat to humans from consuming beef with mad cow disease.
February 9, 2020: Joaquin Phoenix’s Academy Award acceptance speech stresses animal rights and highlights the cruelty the dairy industry.
February 2020: China approves a permanent nationwide ban on the consumption and illegal trade of wild animals.