Vegan and Vegetarian

File - A food shopper pushes a cart of groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

More plants, less meat means more money in your wallet

Instead of cutting out meat entirely, try substituting veggies instead on a gorwing basis

 

Industry experts say there’s still plenty of growth in the future for plant-based meat products – and Canada stands to benefit, if it can invest in the areas where the sector still lacks. Beyond Meat products are seen in a refrigerated case inside a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

Plant-based meat still poised for growth despite recent setbacks: experts

More than 40% of people trying to incorporate more plant-based foods into their diets, research finds

 

Aug. 8 is national ‘sneak a zucchini onto your neighbour’s porch’ day, a way for gardeners to share any surplus squash. (Igor Osinchuk/Unsplash photo)

Get ready to sneak some zucchini onto your neighbour’s porch Aug. 8

National day offers gardeners a cunning way to get rid of surplus squash

 

This July 14, 2023, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows recently planted summer squash growing near more mature plants to ensure a continued harvest on Long Island, N.Y. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

How to extend the growing season in your garden and get multiple veggie harvests

I harvested my hardneck garlic crop earlier this month, which opened up…

This July 14, 2023, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows recently planted summer squash growing near more mature plants to ensure a continued harvest on Long Island, N.Y. (Jessica Damiano via AP)
This image provided by The Hershey Company shows the company’s new Hershey’s plant-based extra creamy with almonds and sea salt. The company said Tuesday, March 7, 2023, that Reese’s plant-based peanut butter cups will be its first plant-based chocolate sold nationally when they go on sale in March. A second vegan offering, Hershey’s plant-based extra creamy with almonds and sea salt, will follow in April. (The Hershey Company via AP)

Hershey debuts plant-based Reese’s Cups, chocolate bars

Chocolate line is made with oats instead of milk

This image provided by The Hershey Company shows the company’s new Hershey’s plant-based extra creamy with almonds and sea salt. The company said Tuesday, March 7, 2023, that Reese’s plant-based peanut butter cups will be its first plant-based chocolate sold nationally when they go on sale in March. A second vegan offering, Hershey’s plant-based extra creamy with almonds and sea salt, will follow in April. (The Hershey Company via AP)