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Eco-Friendly Gardening Checklist [Infographic]

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Creating your own garden is a great way to help the environment in a natural way. These tips provided can help make your garden even more environment friendly in multiple ways.

RECIPE: Vegan Seafood Pasta (from Emily Lavieri-Scull, as featured in Eat for the Planet Cookbook)

“This dish is filled with lots of mushrooms and delicious umami flavors, similar to some of the seafood pasta dishes that I loved growing up,” says Emily. “Replicating the flavors and textures of tuna, anchovies, and clams turned out to be relatively easy, and now I can enjoy my take on a childhood favorite.” For this recipe, try a chunky pasta, such as cavatappi. Linguine works well, too.

Serves 4

Salt

1 pound (455 g) any pasta

2 tablespoons vegan butter

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

3 to 4 green onions, trimmed and thinly sliced

3 to 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 pound (455 g) mixed mushrooms, such as cremini, shiitake, and oyster, roughly chopped

½ cup (25 g) thinly sliced sundried tomatoes

3 tablespoons capers

1 sheet nori, crumbled or finely chopped

Juice of 1 lemon

1 tablespoon liquid aminos or soy sauce

Ground black pepper

¼ to ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

1 cup (30 g) chopped parsley

Nutritional yeast or vegan parmesan, for serving

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta as the label directs. Drain, reserving ½ cup (120 ml) of the cooking liquid.

In a cast-iron pan or nonstick skillet, heat the butter and oil over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for 5 minutes, or until it begins to soften. Add the green onions and stir, cooking until the onions start to brown, about 5 minutes.

Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and stir occasionally, letting them sit so they brown and caramelize, about 5 minutes.

Add the tomatoes, capers, nori, lemon juice, liquid aminos, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes, if using, and stir, letting the flavors come together, about 5 minutes. Start slowly adding some of the pasta cooking liquid to reach the desired consistency. Add the parsley right before folding the sauce in with the pasta. Top with nutritional yeast or vegan parmesan and serve warm.

The most delicious planet-friendly, vegan recipes from leading plant-based chefs and innovators

From Nil Zacharias, the cofounder of multiple online platforms focused on the plant-based food space, and Forks Over Knives author Gene Stone, Eat for the Planet Cookbook is a delicious, informative guide to eating vegan—featuring 75 recipes from some of the world’s greatest plant-based chefs, businesses, and influencers. These contributors range from vegan chefs and influencers such as Fran Costigan and Derek Sarno, brands like Beyond Meat and Ripple Foods, and innovative plant-based restaurants such as Veggie Grill, Next Level Burger, and The Stanford Inn. With this exceptional collection of go-to recipes and insight from some of the most influential voices in the vegan world, Eat for the Planet Cookbook is an essential guide to eating responsibly and eating well.

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Plastic Free July – Planet Friendly Candles!

Did you know it’s Plastic Free July? Excess plastic that gets wasted is destroying our oceans and other habitats, and even ending up in our food and water – gross, right? You can do your part by cutting down on single-use plastic items or even refilling a water bottle rather than buying plastic ones. We’ve started using a plastic free grocer plus we engage with a food waste initiative – more to…

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