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Online Veganic Summit Nov 10-12

This three-day online event features international experts in veganic growing, exploring how farms and gardens can flourish using plant-based techniques, without any livestock or animal inputs.
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Are Your Candles Vegan?

Look out for animal ingredients such as beeswax, stearic acid, goat's milk, carmine, cochineal, or musk scents. Look for candles that are labeled "vegan," and buy from brands that are open to answering your questions.
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Choquiero Chocolate

As a business that is finding success in a model that prioritizes integrity, community building, and uplifting others, I am excited to see Choquiero’s continued growth, and look forward to hearing news of their continued success!
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Spoonk: Balance in the Midst of Chaos

Spoonk products are made with intention, using non-synthetic dyes, and a plant based "eco-foam." The external fabric is made from sustainable materials like hemp, which is carbon-negative. In a world where health and environmental concerns are of little importance to companies, Spoonk’s leaders are clearly striving to be responsible global citizens.
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Book Review: The Plant-Powered Dog

The Plant-Powered Dog gently guides the reader through complex evidence-based research, presenting seemingly endless data in support of the efficacy of a well-balanced, nutrient-dense canine vegan diet.
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Ozone Therapy Made Easy

When ozone is bubbled through raw organic oil, the ozone is captured and preserved and the oil becomes a gel or cream, making it easy to apply to the skin for ozone therapy. It has no known side effects and can be used for a variety of conditions.
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Karrel Christopher Art

In 2012, I became vegan and embraced the role of sharing my artistic skills to advocate for all sentient beings. This was the turning point in my creative path. Creations were not only about how animals looked – but how they felt and what they had to say.
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Humane Animal Traps

Thanks to the innovative work of companies creating humane alternatives to traditional traps, vegans have a number of options for keeping rodents and other critters away.
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Cajú Love: Upcycled Plant Meat

Cashew fruit is a by-product of the cashew nut industry and the folks at Caju Love are upcycling it by turning this unwanted waste product into their amazing plant meat that is free from gluten and soy and is also organic!
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Introducing Hein’s Kitchen!

Hein's Kitchen in Chapel Hill, NC, is the creation of Hein Nang, an upcoming vegan chef extraordinaire and one of Gentle World's 2022 visitors! We're proud to say that Hein made his vegan commitment right here at our center! :) We love that he's bringing veganism together with the recipes of his Burmese heritage.
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Vegan Fiesta in Athens, Greece!

Vegan Fiesta Hellas aims to address questions and concerns about veganism and to highlight the benefits a vegan way of life can offer. Through an informative and entertaining program, it will demonstrate that a well-planned vegan diet is suitable for everyone, and that there are endless delicious, healthy, and economical vegan options.
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Hempz – The Secret is in the Seed

Hempz truly luxurious products are made in the USA, and are formulated with high-quality ingredients like 100% pure hemp seed oil. They are also THC-free, paraben-free, gluten-free and 100% vegan.
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Mind If I Order The Cheeseburger?

Sherry Colb leaves no stone unturned. She focuses on clear, concise arguments and dissects her own thoughts to make sure they are logically sound. There is an important take-away for everyone within this book.
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Vegan Online Stores: A Handy Guide

From food and snack items to clothing and shoes, household and cleaning supplies, and even vegan treats for your nonhuman friends, the range of items that can be found at these virtual supermarkets might leave you wishing they had a brick-and-mortar location right in your town!
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A collage of images from Veecoco's online vegan courses

Veecoco: Online Vegan Cooking School

Veecoco is an extraordinary platform to learn just about anything in vegan cuisine. With over 600 lessons, clear instructions, and incredibly well-produced cooking demonstrations, this online vegan cooking school will no doubt become a hub of both traditional cuisines and innovation. 
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Splendid Spoon vegan meal delivery

Introducing Splendid Spoon

Meal delivery can seem like a luxury, but for those with busy lifestyles, sometimes a little help goes a long way. And who doesn’t love sitting down to a healthy and delicious vegan meal with zero preparation? For those new to plant-based eating, or with little time for food preparation, Splendid Spoon's vegan home delivery is one to keep on your radar.
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Crafting Seitan

These recipes deliver the appearance, texture, and flavors that will convince family and friends of all dietary persuasions that a plant-based diet has plenty to offer and nothing to lose.
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A selection of vegan body care products from Attitude Living

Attitude

From household cleaning, to body care, to baby-safe products, ATTITUDE offers a wide and ever-growing selection of affordable yet high-quality household products made entirely with plant and mineral-derived ingredients.
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A display of Dr. Brite's vegan tooth whitening kit

Whiter Teeth with Dr. Brite

What stood out to us about Dr. Brite's teeth whitening products was that they were developed by the two founders, who are a doctor and a dentist with an interest in providing safe and effective oral care.
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The World Peace Diet book

The World Peace Diet

The bold and insightful statements in Tuttle's book cut right to the core of our most serious cultural problems, powerfully addressing our society's need to rise above the predatory paradigm and into a new age of nonviolence.
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Ocean’s Alive Marine Phytoplankton

The popularity of super foods continues to grow, as more and more people are looking for ways to combat the effects of our increasingly toxic environment, bad diet habits, unhealthy lifestyle choices and the stress of modern living. Of course,…
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Vegan Athletes: Driving the Change

Vegan athletes are changing the negative stereotypes, proving that plant-based protein can not only build strong muscles, but can keep a vegan healthy enough to be a professional athlete.
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Body butter bottle inside half of a coconut - handmade for body and lip

Body Butter So Pure You Could Eat It

Fragrance-free, and made from only a handful of healthy ingredients, Butter combines macadamia, coconut, marula nut, hemp seed and shea butter: foods which have been used throughout history to heal and revitalize the skin.
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Muscular male body in a plant powered athletics video

Stunning Plant-Powered Athletics Video

Despite the misconception many athletes still have that animal products are essential to building muscle and strength, Frank Medrano and many others are showing us all that plant-powered workouts are the way of the future!
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Natural Food Coloring from Tomatoes

Although the insect-derived carmine has been widely accepted as a ‘natural’ alternative to chemical dyes, it has recently received an increasing amount of public attention from squeamish consumers.
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