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‘Meat: A Threat to our Planet?’ airs on BBC1
Following on from 2018’s award-winning Drowning In Plastic, science and wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin is travelling around the world to investigate the impact that our hunger for meat is having on our planet’s environment. Reports from the IPCC and the FAO revealed that the global livestock industry is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than […]
Vegan Cooking Series coming to ITV1
Big news! Plant-based chef due Henry and Ian aka Bosh are getting their own TV show! The 10-part series which will air on ITV on Sunday mornings (9.30am) from January, will see the chefs demonstrating their favourite recipes and showing just how accessible and tasty vegan cooking can be. Watch the full YouTube […]
JVS at Limmud Stockholm
JVS was invited to present three sessions at Limmud Stockholm over the weekend. Our Chair Dan Jacobs took up the challenge. Here’s a clip from one of the three sessions, featuring Dan alongside Rabbi Yonatan Neril, answering the question: ‘Is a kosher sign (aka a hechsher) on meat, dairy, and eggs from factory farms a […]
Mitzvah Day at JVS
JVS is delighted to have taken part in Mitzvah Day yesterday (17th November 2019) by hosting and supporting Project Impact with a very special cookathon! 50 young participants volunteered to cook some amazing vegan food (a stew and fruit crumble) for over 100 homeless people for Crisis charity, using donated fruit and veg – that […]
JVS Patron Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg on BBC Radio Thought for the Day
‘Humanity has nothing more urgent on the agenda than the climate crisis’, says JVS Patron Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg on his opening Thought for the Day. Click on the link above to hear the full piece.
Plant Based World Expo & Conference launches in the UK
Following the huge success of the Plant Based World Conference & Expo in New York, organiser JD Events is delighted to announce the launch of Plant Based World Europe in London in 2020. The UK is Europe’s largest market for plant-based foods, valued at £470m versus $4.5bn in the US, and is growing at an […]
All Party Parliamentary Group on Vegetarianism & Veganism launch new inquiry
The APPG on Vegetarianism & Veganism are launching a new inquiry. The inquiry will investigate cases of individuals being fed in a way that contradicts their beliefs when they have capacity issues or cognitive losses. The short video below explains the importance of launching the Inquiry, or visit the website for full details. ‘We have received evidence of individual’s […]
‘Brave’ new advert from Tesco features girl saying she won’t eat animals
‘The whole team wanted a food love story focusing on plant-based food’ Written by Maria Chiorando for Plant Based News: A major new advert created by Tesco has been described as ‘brave’ by the retailer’s Head of Plant-Based Innovation Derek Sarno. The advert, which has screened on televsion and played on national radio, promotes Tesco’s […]
The Original Satchel Store Has Made Its Last Leather Bag
Company says ‘no’ to leather in favour of a vegan, plant-based alternative After eight successful years and thousands of leather bags sold around the world, the Original Satchel Store has announced that it will no longer use animal skins to make its bags and accessories. Instead, the company will give its entire production over to […]
Heather Mills launches UK ‘vegan northern powerhouse’
‘Plant-based Valley’ could help lead consumers’ transition from ‘cattle culture diet’ Climate activists have welcomed the launch in the Northumberland countryside of a “vegan Silicon Valley”, which is aimed at helping to fight climate change. The 55-acre site, the brainchild of the entrepreneur Heather Mills, will offer manufacturing, storage and business space exclusively to vegan […]