Wasted! The Story of Food Waste | Documentary Recap

Think about it. How much food in your fridge or pantry at this very moment that's maybe past its prime? How much food waste fills your trash bin? What are you doing with your food scraps? Are you composting them? A new documentary has set out to look at food waste as...

What I learned About Myself by Doing a Waste Audit

I'm on a mission. My objective: try to be waste free. In every aspect of my life, I'd like to cut back on the waste I generate. And the first step is to understand the amount and type of waste I generate on a day-to-day basis. In order to do that, I conducted a 7-day...

How Baltimore City is Measuring its Food Environment to Improve Access to Healthy Food

A partnership between the Baltimore City Food Policy Initiative (a program of the Department of Planning) and Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future has produced a second report on Baltimore City's food environment. Baltimore's 2018 Food Environment...

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Battle of the Smartwatch

by Megan Oliver | May 3, 2018

Recently, I was given the opportunity to test out a few pieces of wearable technology. I had already been wearing the Fitbit Alta for about a year when Verizon presented me with a chance to try the Fitbit Ionic and also an Apple Watch Series 3 smartwatch—and so began...

Hungry for Vegan Chocolate

by Megan Oliver | Mar 28, 2018

“I had to come out! Baltimore doesn’t get many events like this!” This sentiment, shared by one gleeful shopper at the Charm School Chocolate Spring Pop-Up Shop this past weekend, is echoed throughout Baltimore’s vegan community. Folks here are hungry for more vegan...

Thousands Visit Baltimore World Vegan Mac ‘n Cheese Championship

by Megan Oliver | Feb 12, 2018

This past Saturday, people traveled from across the country for the 2018 World Vegan Mac 'n Cheese Championship. Baltimore's third vegan mac and cheese championship, hosted by Thrive Baltimore, featured 29 worthy contenders—some from as far as Portland, Oregon. A...

Fare-Well 2017 | Best Vegan Meals of 2017

by Megan Oliver | Jan 4, 2018

Well, 2017 sure was...something. Honestly, it was a bit challenging for me. But I'm happy to say that the challenging experiences were punctuated by delicious meals. It was another year of good eatin'! Last year, I summarized the 16 best vegan meals of 2016, focusing...

Vegan Starter Kit to Kickstart 2018: Year of the Vegan

by Megan Oliver | Jan 1, 2018

Just in time for the new year, a gift for my readers: here's a Crunchy Vegan Starter Kit to help you and others in the journey to veganism. A new year, a new opportunity. I must say, my 2017 ended in a whirlwind. So I'll certainly be taking some time this January to...

A Year of Vegan Recipes

by Megan Oliver | Dec 29, 2017

Our monthly in-season and local food guides identified some scrumptious recipes, which have all been compiled in this convenient list!

Vegan Tattoo

by Megan Oliver | Dec 9, 2017

Tattoos are a bold form of expression. Oftentimes, they can help their wearer reveal stories and characteristics about themselves that are meaningful, but might not otherwise be obvious. In this way, tattoos are personally significant. For vegans, what goes into the...