What happens when a 21-year old becomes chief cook on an anti-whaling ship? She writes a fascinating cookbook filled with easy vegan recipes and sea tales.
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Help Build the Best Green Jobs Site EVER
Finding jobs that align with your ethics can be hard, especially in the world of food. What if there were a place where you could look for a green job a trust that you’d be making a difference?
Coming 8/11: Daily Specials, All Week Long!
Hey there, lovely Eat Drink Better readers! We are cooking up something fun for you next week! Alongside our regular menu of sustainable food news, we’re serving a daily special.
Sister Site Love: Meet Andrea Bertoli from Vibrant Wellness Journal
I’m excited to share an interview with Andrea Bertoli, site director at Vibrant Wellness Journal. If you’re a regular EDB reader and aren’t following Vibrant Wellness Journal, I encourage you to get over there right now!
Sister Site Love: Meet Feelgood Style’s Liz Thompson!
We call the other sites on the Important Media Network our “sister sites,” and this week we’re introducing you to a couple of the sister sites that we work most closely with.
5 Unusual Benefits of Going Vegan (Warning: Poop Talk)
There are two types of vegans in this world: the ones who do it for the animals and the ones who do it for their own health (this one also includes doing it for the environment, which impacts our health).
Stop! Don’t Wash Raw Chicken!
According to Yahoo News, Britain’s food safety watchdog says you should not wash raw chicken before cooking it. The Food Standards Agency said washing raw chicken spreads the campylobacter bacteria [ … ]
Myra and Marea Goodman’s Early Summer Sauté Recipe
“Straight from the Earth: Irresistible Vegan Recipes for Everyone” is a mouthwatering cookbook created by mother and daughter: Myra Goodman and Marea Goodman (Chronicle Books, March 4). You may recognize them from Earthbound Farms; Myra is the co-founder of the mega-produce company. The Goodman’s love for yummy organic and convenient vegetables doesn’t just stop with delivering fresh produce to grocery stores across the country. As they show in this perfect summery sauté recipe, they take their cooking just as seriously, too.
Too Late For Coffee? Starbucks Wine and Beer Is Here
Starbuck’s plans to roll out alcoholic beverages to thousands of stores over the next few years as part of it new Starbucks Evenings program. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Starbuck’s wants your business [ … ]
Coca-Cola Finally Eliminates Flame Retardant From Powerade
More than a year ago PepsiCo, makers of Gatorade, removed brominated vegetable oil (BVO), an ingredient that has been patented as a flame retardant, from its beverages. Coca-Cola, makers of Powerade, are [ … ]
More People Shop ‘Non-GMO’ Than Organic, Research Finds
The organic food industry may be growing faster than any other segment in recorded history, but these day, it turns out more people are shopping for “non-GMO” products, even though they’re not exactly sure what it means.
The Unfortunate Partnership of SodaSteam + SkinnyGirl
SodaStream International has entered into an unfortunate strategic alliance with Bethenny Frankel’s Skinnygirl brand. I was dismayed to read that SodaStream International, leading maker of beverage carbonation systems for homes, has entered [ … ]
Pepsi Bottler Fails US Workers
One of Pepsi’s largest US bottlers, G&J Pepsi-Cola, faces $87,000 in US Labor Department OSHA penalties for exposing workers to repeat safety violations. According to an OSHA News Release, the U.S. [ … ]