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First vegan butcher shop to open in Minneapolis
America’s very first vegan butcher will be opening up in Minneapolis, Minnesota
after a successful Kickstarter campaign raised more than $60,000. Created by
siblings Aubrey and Kale Walch, the meat-free meats are handmade in small
batches and contain protein-rich ingredients like wheat gluten, yeast, soy, and
miso. They make items such as meat-free ribs, bacon, sausage, chicken, chorizo,
and more. The Herbivorous Butcher got its start this summer by selling meatless
meat at local farmers markets to rave reviews from both vegans and omnivores.
The shop will look like a “typical butcher’s shop” with cold cases full of fresh
“meat,” rotating specials, and a section for selling vegan cheeses, deli meats, meat
rubs, marinades, and breads.
Scotland bans GMOs
Scotland’s rural affairs secretary has
announced that the country will ban the
growing of genetically modified crops. Richard
Lochhead will request that Scotland be
excluded from any European consents for the
cultivation of GM crops. The announcement
was welcomed by Scottish Green MSP Alison
Johnstone, who agreed that the cultivation of
GM crops would harm the country's
environment and reputation for high quality
food and drink.
Vegan Medical Centre to Open
in Washington, DC.
Opening this
November, the
Barnard Medical
Center (BMC) in
Washington, DC,
will be one of the
first clinics in the US
to address the
country's chronic
health issues
through nutrition
and preventive
medicine. Neal
Barnard, MD, founder and president of Physicians
Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and
now founder and medical director of BMC, will work
with physicians, nurse practitioners, and dietitians to
help thousands of patients every year with weight
loss, heart health, diabetes, cancer prevention,
and childhood nutrition. Could this be the future of
medicine?
NYC Restaurant Sued for Being Vegan
GustOrganics, an establishment that operates in the Greenwich
Village section of New York City has been sued by investors after the
owners watched several documentaries about the environmental
devastation caused by animal agriculture, and decided they could no
longer continue to serve animal products. Investors filed a lawsuit
with the New York Supreme Court stating that the management has
“damaged the reputation and sales of the business” and
misrepresented the company by not telling investors in advance that
the establishment would transition to plant-based foods. Investors are
also sparring with management over the businesses finances.
They’re trying to paint the move to veganism as hurting the bottom
line, but management says the company actually started making
money for the first time in years after switching to plant-based foods.
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