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Vegan Life meets... Dan McKernan

Dan McKernan, founder of Barn Sanctuary and author of This Farm Is a Family, wants adults to show children how to live compassionately — here, he explains how we can all enable this

Ask the experts

The team from Veganuary answer your questions about veganism

Vegan Life Loves

Our favourites this month

Hempsall Farm — where you can imagine the whole world is vegan

Head to paradise on Earth this summer, at a glamping site immersed in nature

Vegan festival season has officially begun

It’s time to celebrate veganism with workshops, demonstrations, music, art, food and community

5 ethical brights for summer days and nights

Add a little sunshine to your wardrobe with some colour-popping items

The Beauty edit

The vegan products you need on your radar this month

Vegan summer

Maria Slough meets some of the emerging brands that can help shape the perfect vegan summer

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Moving Mountains Asian Slaw Burger Serves 2 August

Continental breakfast

Who doesn’t love a continental breakfast? Traditionally, the light morning meal is made up of delicious baked goods, pastries, toast and fruit juices. Set aside a lazy Saturday or Sunday morning to enjoy eating these goodies with your family — you won’t regret it.

Vegan roundup: plant-based meal deliveries

It’s 7pm — you’re hungry, shattered after a long day at work and you’ve used up all this week’s groceries. So, what are you going to do? Easy — reach for a pre-made meal! And we don’t mean the kind that’s full of sugar, salt and fat, and lacks in any real flavour, we mean the kind that’s tasty, nutritious and obviously, vegan. There are tonnes of plant-based meal delivery services these days, so take a look at some of our favourites.

What I eat in a week...

Pia Werzinger, Viva!’s Vegan Recipe Club social media coordinator, shares her week’s food diary

Coffee and tea infused drinks

Take your love of tea and coffee further with some alcoholic beverages

Nourishing bowls

There’s an easy way to get in your daily dose of fruit, veg and vitamins — in one simple-to-prepare, nourishing bowl of food! Incorporate a few of these recipes into your weekly meal plan — your body will thank you for it.

Veganic gardening tips: Growing under cover and successional sowing

Make the most of the growing season by utilising popular veganic practices

A crash-course in food waste

A simple way to learn more about reducing the volume of food you discard

A catch up with Lotus Heart Animal Sanctuary

A year on from meeting Lynn Jolly and her animal residents, we check in to see how things are going

It’s a vegan world

Stories from around the globe celebrating all things vegan

There’s plenty more fish in the sea…or is there?

We investigate the myth that is ‘sustainable fishing’

For animals and smiles

Pati Kostecka believes that childrens’ education is the next step in veganism, here, she shows us how her art is helping

Dissonance at dinner

An evening of vegan curry, swapping stories and competing for Alpha

Recipe Of The Month

Choc-Banana Smoothie Serves 1 For a delicious pick-me-up,

More than your morning cuppa

The wide-ranging health benefits of drinking tea and coffee

Beautiful beverages

The perfect brews for any time of day

Best vegan afternoon teas in England

Where can you get the tastiest vegan scones in the country?

WIN: a month’s supply of LOVE CORN

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Afternoon tea

What’s better than whiling away an afternoon with your loved ones whilst enjoying an assortment of savoury and sweet treats? Not much! So, grab a cake stand and lay out your best tableware, and whip up a batch of the following indulgent recipes for all to enjoy.

Vegan vet stories: Putting kindness at the heart of everything you do

One little act of compassion can put everything into perspective and inspire a new lifestyle

Why 2022 is the year of strength training

The physical and mental benefits of weightlifting

How a vegan lifestyle can aid our sleep

By eating the right things, you can easily get a full night of sleep

Sensational sea swimming

What are the benefits and how can we practise it safely?

Veganism and hypothyroidism

Can people with hypothyroidism still be vegan?

7 ways to… boost your energy levels

Easy ideas and tips to help you become less tired and more alert in your day-to-day life

Fishless seafood

Do you miss the flavours of the sea? No problem, you can create cruelty-free versions of your old favourite meals in no time — just take your pick from our fishy fishless recipes!