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Robin Quivers from “The Howard Stern Show” got in the kitchen with her right hand vegan man Gavan Murphy for a lesson in cooking with beets. The show is part of her ongoing web series about learning to cook new vegan food, “Vegucating Robin.”
This recipe uses the entire beet, including the beet greens, which Quivers says are full of nutrition. According to Self, one cup of cooked beet greens are full of Vitamin A, Vitamin C and a good source of iron and calcium.
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Alicia Silverstone and her husband Christopher Jarecki are expecting a child in a few more months, so Alicia must know a thing or two about eco-friendly lovin’!
The actress took to her blog to discuss how to have an environmentally friendly Valentine’s Day, which is less than two weeks away.
Alicia recommended the perfect wine, flowers, chocolates, cards and even sexy nighties.
A good portion of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” where Oprah‘s staff went vegan for a week is now posted online.
Scenes of Oprah’s staff eating vegan in the Harpo cafeteria, getting coached by Kathy Freston, the discussion with Michael Pollan and Lisa Ling‘s glimpse into a meat processing plant are all included.
Cargill, one of the largest producers of meat products, agreed to let the cameras behind the scenes when 20 other producers refused.
There was only one graphic part that was not allowed to be shown on camera, and that was stunning the cow before it was slaughtered. However, Ling’s reaction to the ordeal was caught on camera. And it does say much.
She beats fish. Shoots caribou. Likes shooting wolves from the sky. Says “Bambi’s mother is dinner” and that there’s “plenty of room for all of Alaska’s animals” next to the mashed potatoes on her plate.
Man, is Sarah Palin a great inspiration to vegetarians. No, really.
In a post written at vegetarian.about.com, readers were invited to reveal the moment that made them go veg.
“Sex and the City” star Kristin Davis will receive the Wyler Award, an honor given by the Humane Society of the United States during its annual ceremony meant to honor those in Hollywood making a difference in animal welfare, the Genesis Awards.
Davis is receiving the award for the attention she has brought to African elephants orphaned as a result of poaching.
Comments Off on Michael Pollan On GE Alfalfa And Organic Milk
Michael Pollan, food activist and writer, is one of several people attaching their names to a letter written in response to the USDA approving genetically modified alfalfa.
Roudup-ready alfalfa, produced by Monsanto and Forage Genetics International, is said to yield faster-growing strands and fewer weeds with every bale, but opponents say the crops have the potential to contaminate nearby organic crops and lead to the development of herbicide-resistant pests.
Alfalfa isn’t (normally) eaten by humans. It’s primarily fed to cows. So what does that have to do with vegetarians? Pollan thinks organic milk could be in jeopardy.
“Consumers don’t eat [genetically modified] alfalfa, of course,” Pollan said, “But it’s the main feed for dairy cows. And organic milk, one of the most successful and popular organic foods, could be compromised if the organic cows eat non-organic feed.”
