Vegan News for May 2022
Common Ground Collective (CGC) promotes food security and economic opportunity through assistance with education and capacity-building. Since 2017, CGC has worked with residents, businesses, and community organizations to build the infrastructure to create a new backyard-to-market supply chain for the regional food system. (Photo from Common Ground Collective.)
Finally, a vegan Earth Day! Joy Waters reports: “A vegan Maui Earth Day? YES! Nine days ago, Event Producer Bruce asked me to take over the Food Vendor Manager role for 2022’s quickly organized festival. I said I’d make it happen on one condition: allow me to require vegan food at this year’s celebration. Let’s walk our talk and feed the people climate-smart, nourishing, compassionate grindz! And so it is! Maui Earth Day - vegan-style - for the first time in over a decade!”
Maui Earth Day will take place Sunday, May 1, 11 am - 8 pm at the Maui Tropical Plantation. $15; keiki free. More info here.
NEWS AND TRENDS
New U.N. Report: Shifting to Plant-Based Diets Can Help Mitigate Climate Change … Is Veganism the Solution to Climate Change?
Meat Consumption Must Drop by 75% in Rich Countries, Says New Study
Meat Sector Criticized for Using Tobacco Industry Tactics to Mislead Consumers
Antibiotic-Free Claims on Animal Products Can’t Be Trusted, New Study Finds
Eating Less Meat and More Plants Could Help Protect 500 UK Species, Report Finds
Eating Plant-Based Twice a Week is Equivalent to Planting 14 Billion Trees
Emerging Veganism Trend to have a Significant Impact on Plant-Based Food Market
Miyoko's is Helping Farmers Transition to Plant-Based Agriculture
Tofurky Wins Historic Free Speech Lawsuit. Can Use “Burger” and “Sausage” Labels on Plant-Based Meat
Vegan diets are healthier and safer for dogs, study suggests
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Eating Plant-Based Omega-3s May Support Heart Health
Vegan diet eases arthritis pain, finds new study
Vegans Can Fight Disease Better than Meat-Eaters, Study Shows
SPORTS AND FITNESS
Vegan Athlete Makes History, Breaks 6 Records at British Powerlifting Championships
Four-Time NBA Champion John Salley Discusses the Vegan Revolution
Vegan Ultra-Runner Outlasts Fully Charged Tesla in Unique Endurance Race
CONNECTIONS
If you live on Maui or visit regularly, you might consider following three Facebook pages: Vegan on Maui, Maui Vegans and the Facebook companion page to this website, Maui Vegan Life.
THIS MONTH IN VEGAN HISTORY
May 1847 – The first proposal for a vegetarian society is published in a letter from a reader in the British publication The Truth Tester.