SWINE – Resistance is inevitable

It’s been a while I know. I’ve been busy with yet another new job, planning my wedding and honeymoon. But I’m back, and whilst idly flicking through Vegan Life Magazine, I saw that Viva! have finally completed their short movie on factory pig farming, SWINE. 

Blueberry and Chia Seed Jam

Green Vegans

My breakfast normally consists of marmite on toast on a weekday. Pretty boring, isn’t it? I do like jam but it’s always so overly sweet that it gives me mouth ulcers. After acquiring a large amount of chia seeds and some heavily reduced blueberries, I thought I’d attempt my own jam.  

Channel Five should have intervened to prevent animal cruelty

It’s not often I post things out of anger but I am completely incensed by what I have recently witnessed.

Just recently, Channel Five aired a documentary called The Great British Benefits Handout. In short, four families were given £26,000 in cash to improve their lives. Sounds like a fairly standard show these days but what does this have to do with Green Vegans? 

Leo promotes climate change at the Oscars

Not only is Leonardo DiCaprio a wonderful actor and more than deserving of his award for Best Actor in The Revenant, but he also used this long-awaited moment to promote climate change.

Skincere Night Cream

I’ve been reading a lot lately about how using products with gluten, dairy, preservatives, and other nasties is just as harmful to your body as ingesting them. I make a few of my own products and there’s been a real improvement in my skin: plumper, softer, brighter and clearer, but making products, although enjoyable, is time consuming and can be expensive. So when Holland and Barrett plopped Skincere Night Cream on my doormat to try, I was very optimistic.

Ben and Jerry’s vegan ice cream

I may have to shout this: BEN AND JERRY’S NEW VEGAN ICE CREAM LOOKS ABSOLUTELY LUSH! But guess what?

Big Garden Birdwatch

Apologies for the lack of posting this week, I’ve been completely distracted with BBC’s Winterwatch. How fantastic has it been? The otters were far too cute and my cat, Sinbad, has been completely besotted with the mice mazes. I don’t know about you, but I found it quite shocking to discover that we don’t know the number of mountain hares we have in existence, but we are quite happy to cull them. Such a destructive species, that we are. However, let’s join forces and do some good; it’s RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend.

Love our planet this Valentine’s Day

2016 is most definitely the year for love. Well, for me anyway as come August, I will have a husband and become a wife! (I have requested my spouse wear a faux fur sporran on the big day). Valentine’s Day is also fast approaching us and WWF alerted me to the Climate Coalition‘s For The Love Of… campaign. 

Juicing Obsession

Happy New Year everyone!

I hope you all had a lovely festive season, I must have been on the good list this year as I received a Nutri-Ninja from that jolly old man in red. I am totally in love with this machine.

Christmas Movies with a Vegan Edge

I decided to spend part of my Boxing Day clearing out my inbox. It wasn’t as untidy as my wardrobe but pretty close. Anyway, I cam across a Christmas Email from The Vegan Society listing films with a subtle nod to veganism.