One of the most powerful transformations in the world of diets has occurred for the term Vegan. In its early days in the 1980’s when I learned about it, Vegan often meant overcooked carrots with a cold tofu salad. Today…
How to Make Perfect Dairy-Free Whipped Cream
Here’s how to make the perfect traditional or dairy-free whipped cream: Traditional Whipped Cream 1. Choose your tools and favorite recipe. Nested whisks Hand mixer Mason jar 2. Chill EVERYTHING (bowls, tools, heavy cream or coconut milk, etc.). 3. Combine…
Eco-Friendly Alcohol? This Rum Company is Focusing on Sustainability
Beyond food, there are a whole host of products that we consume that we know little about when it comes to their ingredients or how they were produced. Today we are dedicating this hour to understanding the amazing world of…
A Seasonal Guide to the Gift of Produce
Trying to find an original gift for the food lovers on your list? Why not give a delicious seasonal gift that keeps on giving…the gift of produce? The Gift of Produce Here is a list of seasonal fruit or vegetables for each month…
What Can the Seasons Teach Us About Life?
I had lunch at Fish. the other day, one of my favorite hang-outs on the water’s edge in Sausalito, California, which serves sustainable seasonal seafood caught with rod and reel by local fishermen or with their own boat. What’s so…
Protecting Sharks Can Save the Ocean’s Ecosystem
Throughout history, humans have hunted many species that supposedly pose a threat to human life. As a result, we have brought many large predators such as Grizzly bears and wolves to near or complete extinction. Finally, new scientific studies show…
A Plastic Ocean: A Critical View on Our Planet’s Plastic Pollution
It’s a heart-wrenching topic, and nevertheless a beautiful and absolutely critical documentary – A Plastic Ocean. This new film follows researchers across all oceans to examine just how much plastic pollution has been accumulated in the sea. They watch how…
The Last Italian Cowboys – Official Trailer
Walter Bencini’s beautifully shot documentary, a love song to the Maremma region of Italy, profiles the butteri, or cowboys, who work on one of the last ranches that breeds cattle and horses in the wild. Shot over the changing seasons…
5 Healthy Sugar Substitutes: A Handy Guide to Keep in Your Kitchen
It’s no secret that refined sugar and artificial sweeteners pose major health risks. To take the holistic route, use concentrated sweeteners sparingly so that blood sugar levels can remain stable. For daily sweet treats, choose fresh, seasonal fruit. For baking…
Stroop: Journey Into the Rhino Horn War
In Africa and Asia, two filmmakers embed themselves on the front-lines of a species genocide when they are given exclusive access to the enforcement aspect of the war for rhino horn. From rangers, pilots and K9 units patrolling national parks…
