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We are excited to announce our newest cultural recipe website, Vegan Indian Food! 🍛 🥳 Joining our existing cultural recipe websites, such as Vegan Lao Food, Vegan Chinese Food, Vegan Soul Food, and more, Vegan Indian Food (VIF) now proudly expands Food Empowerment Project's collection. The post VeganIndianFood.org is now live! appeared first on Food Empowerment Project.| Food Empowerment Project
A list of companies that make vegan products containing chocolate and if they source their chocolate from areas where the worst forms of child labor and/or slavery are the most prevalent.| Food Empowerment Project
Happy International Youth Day! Youth around the globe are leading monumental movements. Many have spotted an issue and are powerfully organizing to ensure that the problem does not continue to oppress the next generation. Every day, youth take selfless steps forward, while many world leaders, corporations, and antiquated social practices attempt to drag them and their progress back. Yet, still, youth rise. The post Against All Odds, Youth Rise Up: International Youth Day appeared first on Foo...| Food Empowerment Project
“We thought if we gave the people food, they might want clothing. If we gave them clothing, they might want housing. If we gave them housing, they might want land, and if they had land, they might want some abstract thing called freedom.” —Elaine Brown, 1992Last year, my husband and I attended an event with| Food Empowerment Project
When I became vegan five years ago, I was overwhelmed by the amount of information and choices that I faced. Social media had filled my head with ideas about what being vegan “should” look like and what products I needed to buy. I was determined to stick with my commitment to be vegan, even if I didn’t have it all figured out. Along the way, I ended up finding affirmation of my choice in an unexpected place. The post How Being Born Blind Helped Me See the World—and Veganism—Differen...| Food Empowerment Project
One hundred and twenty years ago, The Jungle was published. This book would have a profound impact on food safety, but it didn’t have the intent the author, Upton Sinclair, had hoped for. He is quoted as saying, "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."| Food Empowerment Project
It's that time of year again! School Supply Drive for the Children of Farm Workers Starts June 23rd! Read more about the farm workers who will receive school supplies to prepare them for the school year ahead—thanks to you! The post School Supply Drive 2025 appeared first on Food Empowerment Project.| Food Empowerment Project
Planning a trip as a vegan? Whether you’re new to veganism or a longtime advocate of food justice, traveling can present unique challenges. That’s why Food Empowerment Project created Eating Vegan While Traveling!—to help you stay true to your values and enjoy delicious vegan options on the road. The post Introducing… Eating Vegan While Traveling appeared first on Food Empowerment Project.| Food Empowerment Project
Many of us are currently witnessing and/or experiencing the significant challenges of a new federal administration. Some have dedicated countless years to advocating for a more compassionate, equitable, and sustainable world, and that progress is being reversed quicker than it was formed. Youth face a particular challenge in this moment due to their futures being […] The post Empowering Our Communities appeared first on Food Empowerment Project.| Food Empowerment Project
When I became vegan five years ago, I was overwhelmed by the amount of information and choices that I faced. Social media had filled my head with ideas about what being vegan “should” look like and what products I needed to buy. I was determined to stick with my commitment to be vegan, even if I didn’t have it all figured out. Along the way, I ended up finding affirmation of my choice in an unexpected place.| Food Empowerment Project
Palm oil, made from the fruit of the oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis), is not only one of the most widely produced edible fats in the world—found in everything from cookies and crackers to margarines and shortenings—but it’s an ingredient in such products as cosmetics, biodiesel, tobacco, and soaps. This ubiquity can be traced to […] The post Check out our new resource: The Palm Oil Predicament appeared first on Food Empowerment Project.| Food Empowerment Project
During April, people worldwide uplift and celebrate Mother Earth’s resilience and boundless beauty! The time of year invites everyone to get involved and take action for our irreplaceable home. Whether it’s adopting a vegan lifestyle, learning more about farm workers, or showing kindness to a stranger, there are countless ways we can express our gratitude […] The post Celebrate Earth with Bingo appeared first on Food Empowerment Project.| Food Empowerment Project
More than once, I have been in situations where I have looked at the myriad problems in the world, from the consumption of animals to the treatment of workers and how in general more importance is placed on property and wealth than on life. I have wondered how we got here and if it is possible to undo some of these issues. When I would start pulling on these threads I would see how connected everything is, so we have to look beyond the US and to the world as a whole.| Food Empowerment Project
Food deserts can be described as geographic areas where residents’ access to affordable, healthy food options (especially fresh fruits and vegetables) is restricted or nonexistent.| Food Empowerment Project
Child labor has been found on cocoa farms in Cameroon, Guinea, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone, although since most of Western Africa’s cocoa is grown in Ghana and the Ivory Coast, the majority of child labor cases have been documented in those two countries.| Food Empowerment Project