Life + Garden

Upgrade your trail chocolate from M&Ms to these decadent protein bites.

After being diagnosed with several autoimmune diseases, Amy Lacey switched to a Paleo diet, and, in the process, discovered a love of cauliflower—and a calling to bring great-tasting pizza crusts and flatbreads to the marketplace.

Meet food blogger Haile Thomas

Now that Amazon has acquired Whole Foods Market - which joins Amazon Prime Pantry and Amazon Fresh - there are multiple deals for food lovers through Amazon Prime.

Air-drying is a simple, aromatic way to enjoy herbs year-round.

As all of my other herbs have given up, sorrel has become my go-to winter aromatic, especially since I discovered that the more I pick it, the better it grows.

In North America, most coriandrum sativum is grown for its leaves – better known as cilantro – but don't seep on the coriander seeds

We talk to Chef Xavier Bonnafous of Southern Pressed Juicery, in Greenville, South Carolina, who is known for his innovative raw and vegan creations.

Emilia Terragni, cookbook publisher at Phaidon Press, shares the key to success for vegetarian cookbooks.

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Fall is the best time to plant vegetables. Here's what you need to know.

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Success in gardening starts from the ground up.

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If you're in Seattle, visit this well-stocked vegan-only shop in the lively University District.

Kate Shaffer, co-owner of Maine-based Black Dinah Chocolatiers and author of Desserted: Recipes and Tales from an Island Chocolatier, shares some tips for cooking with chocolate.

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A few big pots can yield a bountiful and delicious harvest

If you have a sunny spot in your yard or balcony, you can cultivate homegrown apples, cherries, citrus, peaches, and more

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With eco-cred so solid, you can skip, hop, and run for your commuter bus with a clear conscience.

In response to a VT story, "Can Dogs and Cats Go Vegetarian?"

The designers showcased here are all committed to making practical-yet-chic accessories with no animal products.

Casey Easton pairs cauliflower and cardamom for a simple snack to eat plain or dipped in hummus.

The executive Chef of Gramercy Tavern and Untitled restaurant in New York City took a time out from the kitchen to chat with VT about making vegetable-centered meals.

Tell us the vegetarian ingredient you're most thankful for! And read below what others have to say.

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Emily von Euw, blogger at This Rawsome Vegan Life, author of 100 Best Juices, Smoothies, and Healthful Snacks, shares her favorite culinary pairing: cantaloupe and vanilla.

An oasis of wellness in the downtown Arts District of Los Angeles, The Springs welcomes stressed urbanites. The one-stop shop for healthful, sustainable living encompasses an organic juice bar, a 40-person yoga studio, a spa and wellness center, a vegan wine bar, 
and a raw vegan restaurant. Here's why you should go.

Food trucks are making way for bicycles as a nimbler, greener vehicle for mobile meal service. Employing souped-up bikes—and even trikes—food entrepreneurs are delivering culinary pleasures to peckish pedestrians. Here’s a tasty selection.

Got a super-tasty and creative way to top your meatless patty? We want to hear about it! Share your comment below, and see what others have to say. Our favorite responses will be published in the next issue of the magazine.

Each month, we highlight a different reader's "vegiversary"—the anniversary of when they went veg. Read this one, then share yours for a chance to be featured in the magazine.

Nestled in a lush tropical valley in Costa Rica, this hotel and restaurant is so much more than a place to enjoy plant-based meals with flair. It’s also a sanctuary for nearly 350 rescued animals. Here's why we're in love.

Fans of Cinnamon Snail, rejoice! While the beloved NYC-based food truck recently called it (mostly) quits, chef/owner Adam Sobel has served up a new cookbook, so you can re-create truck favorites at home. Don’t know where to start? We’ve got our eye on the New England–Style Chickpea “Crab” Cakes with Lemon Dijon Tartar Sauce, excerpted here.

The future of food is in peril, warns the documentary film Seeds of Time. Gorgeously shot, the film follows the global odyssey of agriculture pioneer Cary Fowler to help ensure food security for the world’s population. Here, we dig a bit deeper with Fowler about what makes for a sustainable food system.

“When you learn that an average American discards 4.5 pounds per day of trash, you realize we are the problem because we are not aware of where our trash is going and what it does to the environment and ultimately to our health,” says Philippe Carillo, co-director and co-producer—with his wife, Maxine—of the documentary Inside the Garbage of the World. The film aims to correct this lack of awareness by showing the scourge of plastic pollution. Here, Philippe passionately responds to questions the film prompts.

Backed by a globally diverse band of musicians—aptly named The United Nations—Australian musical artist and eco-activist Xavier Rudd this spring released a new album, Nanna. Rudd chats with us just as he’s about to kick off a North American tour with the band.

T. Colin Campbell’s groundbreaking 2004 book The China Study has inspired another film, this one closer to home. Campbell’s son, Nelson, is executive producer and director of PlantPure Nation, a film that documents the younger Campbell’s demonstrating the health benefits of a plant-based whole-foods diet in his hometown of Mebane, North Carolina. Here's our chat with Campbell.

Here’s a surprising ally in clean living: activated charcoal, a natural ingredient turning up everywhere from bar soaps to toothbrushes. Here's why you should give the trend a try.

The result of a three-year odyssey in what director/cinematographer Costa Boutsikaris calls his “veggie-oil-solar-powered-filmmaking-mobile-unit” (a converted VW van), this film documents ecological design systems in action across the U.S. Northeast and Midwest. Here's our chat with Boutsikaris.

Anchor/correspondent for MundoFox National Network News, this three-time Emmy Award winner is also co-author of the true-crime book Dancing on Her Grave: The Murder of a Las Vegas Showgirl. An animal lover who’s adopted two cats and two dogs, Sarassa went vegetarian three years ago and is now vegan.

One of the greenest things you 
can do in your kitchen is to invest in good-quality cookware and tools 
and then maintain them with care 
so that they last a long time. Here’s 
how to keep your cooking equipment sparkling clean and in tip-top condition—without using harsh chemicals.

Off the beaten path in Ojai, Calif., you’ll find this organic vegetarian market and restaurant, the realization of Steve Sprinkel and Olivia Chase’s farm-to-table dream. Since 2001, it has offered produce from Sprinkel’s 16-acre farm and 
a Mexican-inspired daily menu from Chase’s kitchen.

Each month, we highlight a different reader's "vegiversary"—the anniversary of when they went veg. Read this one, then share yours for a chance to be featured in the magazine.

Helming Spanish-language versions of such iconic game shows such as The Price Is Right, this Mexican broadcaster currently hosts 100 Latinos Dijeron on MundoFOX. Regil went vegan in September 2006, after watching the PETA documentary Glass Walls. Here's our chat with him.

Got a tried-and-true way to eat vegetarian or vegan for less? Share your comment here, and see what others have to say. Our favorite responses will be published in the next issue of the magazine.

Best known for her roles in Romy & Michelle’s High School Reunion and Disney’s The Parent Trap, this actress has a reputation as a matchmaker—a pet matchmaker, that is. So much so that she’s teamed up with Sideshow Network for The Pet Matchmaker Podcast. The vegan and animal activist here answers questions about pets and the people who love them.

Sisters Catherine and Bo Fortney's cover of “Hanging Tree,” from The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay Part 1, put their musical duo at the top of the Music Audio Chart. Here's our Q&A with Catherine, 14, and Bo, 17, who taught themselves how to play guitar (and are both vegetarian).

The name Karyn Calabrese 
is synonymous with the vegan and raw food movements in the Midwest, but along with her delicious fare, it’s Calabrese’s ability to defy aging that has people flocking to Karyn’s spa, health-food store, and raw-food restaurant in the Windy City.

Each month, we highlight a different reader's "vegiversary"—the anniversary of when they went veg. Read this one, then share your own!

Justin Bua’s art spans not just galleries and museums, but also the street. Additionally, he serves as host, co-judge, and executive producer on Oxygen's Street Art Throwdown. A longtime vegan, he recently developed the Bua Bar. We chatted with him about making stone-ground chocolate, raising his daughter vegan, and more.

Got a go-to dish that you make ahead and freeze? (We love freezing homemade casseroles like Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie!) Share your comment below, and see what others have to say. Our favorite responses will be published in the next issue of Vegetarian Times.

While it may not sound too appealing, the ugly fruit movement 
is flourishing in Europe. The trend can’t catch on soon enough here in the States. Here's what it's all about—and how you can embrace it at the supermarket and local farmers' market.

About 90 percent of the varieties of fruits and vegetables grown 100 years ago no longer exist. "Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds" explores efforts worldwide to promote crop diversity and help secure our food supply. Here's our Q&A with the film's producer/director, Sean Kaminsky, about the longstanding practice of seed saving.

When you think piracy, Greenpeace doesn’t immediately come to mind. Yet that was the charge leveled against 30 of the non-profit’s activists in 2013 by the Russian government—after Russian special forces seized the team from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise during its protest of the first-ever oil drilling operation in Arctic waters.

With its tantalizing, yeasty aromas and daily output of nearly 10,000 loaves and rolls, Hot Bread Kitchen might seem like any busy New York bakery. But there’s a satisfying twist: every worker is an immigrant or low-income woman getting on-the-job training and basic English-language instruction as part of her employment.

“Wildlife isn’t agriculture,” says Brooks Fahy, executive director of the non-profit Predator Defense. Sounds obvious, and yet the Federal government agency known as Wildlife Services falls under the authority of the USDA. Here's our Q&A with Fahy about a new doc he co-directed and co-produced, which exposes the scandal that is Wildlife Services’ predator control program.

Our Q&A with journalist Angela Sun, who set out to investigate Midway Island in the middle of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a massive trash heap in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean. As seen in Plastic Paradise, the film documenting her odyssey, plastic stuff makes up most of the debris. And as this non-biodegradable stuff breaks down, it leaches out pollutants—only one of the ways it threatens sea life.

The easiest way to cheer up your kitchen in the middle of winter? Grow herbs indoors. With a few fresh sprigs at your fingertips, you can add instant flavor to everything from smoothies to soups. Here are our best tips to ensure you’ll have a steady supply all season long.

Joshua Katcher has a reputation as a rebel wunderkind in the fashion world, thanks to the elegant and animal-product-free clothing he designs for his brand, Brave GentleMan. We asked him about how he got started in fashion, and what he loves to cook at home.

Each month, we highlight a different reader's "vegiversary"—the anniversary of when they went veg. Read this one, then share your own.

What do you love most: Kale? Spinach? Collard greens? Swiss chard? Share your answer here, and see what others have to say. Our favorite responses will be published in the next issue of Vegetarian Times.

Looking for a last-minute dish to feed a crowd? We're here to help! VT editors hand-picked our best vegan and vegetarian holiday recipes for a new Kindle e-book. Psst: it makes a sweet present for all your friends and family.

Our Q&A with Lesley Chilcott, producer and director of the documentary film A Small Section of the World, about the Asociacion de Mujeres Organizadas de Biolley (ASOMOBI), a group of women coffee suppliers in Costa Rica.

Each month, we highlight a different reader’s “vegiversary”—the anniversary of when they went veg. Read this one, then share your own.

We chatted with this New Yorker contributor, children's book author, and musician in the band The Hostages about humor, vegetarianism, and "bacherloresque" cooking.

The cartoonist/illustrator/children’s book author, who's a New Yorker contributor, reveals why he gave up eating meat, what he loves to cook, and who makes him laugh.

Each month, we highlight a different reader's "vegiversary"—the anniversary of when they went veg. Read this one, then share your own.

When you’re feeling all warm and glowy after feasting with family and friends this Thanksgiving, consider tuning in to this show, which spotlights rescue dogs. Here's our Q&A with executive producer Michael Levitt.

From adopting a turkey to visiting a farm sanctuary to dining out at a veg restaurant, here's how to give the holiday a compassionate revamp that benefits humans 
as much as the (spared) animals.

Premiering this Tuesday on Animal Planet, Saving Africa’s Giants with Yao Ming doesn’t flinch from showing the mutilation perpetrated by poachers of ivory and rhino horn. But it also offers hope in the form of animal survivors of black market profiteers, and the people committed to rescuing them. Using the wattage of his global stardom to shine a light on the scandal of wildlife trafficking, basketball icon Yao Ming hosts the documentary. Here, we pose questions to Peter Knights, executive director of the nonprofit WildAid, which advocates an end to the illegal wildlife trade; WildAid co-produced the program.

Appearing in NBC’s Parenthood, Matt Luria also co-stars in the DirecTV series Kingdom, another family drama, but with a difference: it takes place in the hard-bitten world of mixed martial arts. Debuting this fall, Kingdom has already been picked up for additional episodes, airing in 2015 and 2016.

We're pretty proud over here at VT headquarters: our September 2014 article "The Gleaners" was just nominated for a Nook Readers' Choice Newsstand Award. Not sure what gleaning is? Read the story here to learn more about this food-waste-fighting movement—then vote for us!

What’s your go-to dish for impressing non-vegetarian dinner guests? (We've had lots of luck with the Sweet Potato & Black Bean Enchiladas, pictured above!) Share your comment below, and see what others have to say. Our favorite responses will be published in the next issue of Vegetarian Times.

Co-starring in the new NBC series Constantine, Charles Halford appeared recently in HBO’s Emmy-winning drama True Detective opposite fellow vegan Woody Harrelson. Also a detective show—though with an otherworldly bent—Constantine is inspired by the DC Comics series John Constantine: Hellblazer. The show debuts this Friday, just in time for Halloween.

Married couple Theodore Melfi and Kimberly Quinn both have producer credits in the much-buzzed-about film St. Vincent, opening in theaters October 17. Both also follow a plant-based diet. Here, the two answer questions about eating vegan, as well as about the film, which Melfi wrote and directed, and in which Quinn has a co-starring role.

An inconvenient truth for environmental organizations, according to the documentary film Cowspiracy, is animal agriculture's role in despoiling the planet. “It is their job to know these things and inform us,” says filmmaker Kip Anderson about the silence from “green” groups, such the Sierra Club and Greenpeace, in the face of all the evidence that our diet has a huge impact on the ecosystem. In addition to co-directing the film, Anderson serves as our onscreen guide investigating animal agriculture's incompatibility with sustainable living. Here, Anderson and co-director Keegan Kuhn answer questions about the issue that so many donation-dependent nonprofits are avoiding.

Alexandra Paul may spend plenty of time behind the camera, producing eco-themed documentaries such as Jam Packed and The Cost of Cool, but the former Baywatch co-star’s acting career continues to purr along. In the fall, she stars in FireQuake for the SyFy channel: “I play a scientist who has invented a clean energy source, but the big bad company that owns the patent misuses it, and all hell breaks loose,” she says. Here, we talk to Paul about her advocacy of healthful, ecologically mindful living.

Make or Break: The Linda Perry Project puts other talent reality shows to shame in that it truly is unscripted. Authenticity was one of the requirements for songwriter-producer Perry to sign onto the VH1 show. Debuting this summer, Make or Break follows the co-writer of such hits as “Get the Party Started” and “Beautiful” as she mentors aspiring music-makers vying for a deal on her label, Custard Records.