Emily H is part of our lovely Customer Delight team, helping customers enjoy our meals as much as she loves our Three Mushroom Risotto. On her days off, you’ll find her at an art gallery, snapping away with her camera, or updating her Instagram with a gin in hand (so millennial).

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The adoption of a zero-waste and mindful lifestyle has become more accepted in recent years, and is crucial to some individuals. But should this approach to life become standardised, for the health of our planet as well as ourselves? I chatted to London-based wellness blogger and yoga instructor Serena Lee as we take a deep dive into what these terms mean to her, and how we, as individuals, can make a positively-imperfect impact by loving more, and wasting less.

5 Ways to Reduce Your Waste: With Serena Lee

While companies like Oddbox are fighting supermarket food waste by packaging up wonky fruit and veg and delivering it directly to your door, what do you do with any leftover or excess fruit by the end of the week?

We asked around the allplants office for everyone’s must-read books on veganism. So if you’re looking to broaden your already well-read vegan horizons, or you’re starting to tread the water with learning about the food we traditionally eat, then this vegan reading list is your first stop towards all-round vegan knowledge. 

We explore the connection between cooking and good mental health, deep-diving into how our lives, and kitchens, have changed as a result of coronavirus. We chat to our Photographer and Food Stylist, Val, as we explore how to achieve good mental health through the act, or art, of cooking.

Cooking and Good Mental Health: The Connection

The days are shorter, the air is crisper, and fluffy jumpers are back from their summer siesta, which can only mean one thing. Halloween! October! Pumpkins! Well, maybe three things. 

Spooky Vegan Halloween Meal Ideas for Kids

Got a burning question for a vegan you’re curious about, but don’t fancy starting a debate? In this series, we’ve put some of the most common vegan queries to some of the plant munchers on our team so you don’t have to. 

Ask A Vegan: Should You Buy From Non-Vegan High Street Food Chains

We caught up with our lovely Iona, who is part of our Food Development Team, to find out a bit about how she became a vegan chef in London, the ins and outs of a day in the life at allplants, and what vegetable she’d be if hard pressed. Iona is going to be sharing some of her top cooking tips with us, so keep an eye out for some vegan cheffy secrets coming soon.

Our faces are the first thing we see every morning, including that brand new poppable spot that came out of nowhere overnight. Maybe you also see acne, redness, dullness, or a tricky mix of skin conditions. But is cutting out dairy or following a wholly vegan diet a cure-all for helping prevent acne?

This September marks the passing of one year since the hit documentary film The Game Changers graced our Netflix subscriptions, and WHAT a year it’s been for veganism and plant-based living! But who were the brains, cinematic eyes and plant-based sportsmen behind the popular documentary film?

The Low Down On The Makers of The Game Changers

London’s restaurant scene is set to cater to almost any dietary requirement, food preference and culture, but what about restaurants that place fresh seasonal vegetables, locally sourced produce and zero food waste at the forefront of their ethos and practices?

London’s Most Sustainable Vegan..ish Restaurants

With an ever-increasing range of savoury snacks to choose from in supermarkets, health food stores and online, it’s never been easier to pick something to satisfy those 11am munchies or that 3pm slump. This roundup features our top picks for healthy, but tasty, plant-based savoury snacks that should be a definite feature in next week’s shop.

Vegan Shopping Basket - The Best Savoury Snacks

If you have some free time in the evenings, are feeling slightly more stressed than normal, or are even suffering from ‘maskne’ (acne from wearing a face mask), then upgrading your skincare routine could make you feel calmer and help your skin, win-win. 

How to Build a Sustainable Skincare Routine

Emily Harris

Posts by Emily Harris

ENVIRONMENT

5 Ways to Reduce Your Waste: With Serena Lee

TIPS

What To Do With Leftover Fruit

HEALTH

A Vegan Reading List

HEALTH

Cooking and Good Mental Health: The Connection

FOOD

Spooky Vegan Halloween Meal Ideas for Kids

FOOD

Ask A Vegan: Should You Buy From Non-Vegan High Street Food Chains

FOOD

Get to Know: Iona

GUIDE

The Lowdown on Dairy and Acne

HEALTH

The Low Down On The Makers of The Game Changers

GUIDE

London’s Most Sustainable Vegan..ish Restaurants

FOOD

Vegan Shopping Basket - The Best Savoury Snacks

TIPS

How to Build a Sustainable Skincare Routine

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