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All lives don't matter until black lives do. Liste All lives don't matter until black lives do. Listen to and amplify black voices today and every day. Vote this week. #BlackoutTuesday
Being black, sustainable, and vegan is a life of p Being black, sustainable, and vegan is a life of physical, mental, and emotional battles. When you speak out against racial injustice, you're angry. When you speak up about climate justice, you're preachy. When you speak up for animals, you're judgy.⁣ ⁣ It's tiring to constantly witness people projecting their insecurities on those who plead for justice. If you tend to feel uncomfortable, preached at, or judged when someone highlights the pain and suffering of others, and you proceed to center yourself by defensively responding with your own personal narratives that nobody asked for - first pause to ask yourself why you feel personally attacked to begin with.⁣ ⁣ It is positively crucial that we listen to each other.⁣ ⁣ When you hear someone painfully expressing their frustrations of oppression, do not angrily react by minimizing their experiences.⁣ ⁣ When you see someone addressing white privilege and supremacy, do not defensively respond and make it about you.⁣ ⁣ When you feel an urge to condemn the protesting, remind yourself that our nation and its museums were birthed out of looting and rioting, but because those in power are able to control the narrative in history books, these acts are conveniently labeled as discovery and revolutions.⁣ ⁣ How different this world could be if we stopped listening to respond, and started listening to understand. I've learned that you can't be defensive and understanding at the same time. So please friends - remember that just because your experiences are not the same as others, that doesn't make them any less real for those going through it.⁣ ⁣ Lastly, once you're made aware of an issue, you can no longer claim ignorance, and it is therefor your duty to further educate yourself and your community on matters you don't understand. Please do the research. Have the conversations. Talk to your kids. And by all means, don't let racism slide when you see it. "Be more than 'not racist' but actively anti-racist."⁣ ⁣ 💚 Swipe left to see a helpful graphic from @courtneyahndesign⁣ ⁣ PS. This post might not apply to you, but you can use it to educate someone else 😘
Scallion is the fastest growing store-bought food Scallion is the fastest growing store-bought food I’ve regrown so far. No yard or patio? That’s ok. You don’t need one for this. Here’s how!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Next time you buy some scallions, spring onions, or green onions, don’t throw away the scraps!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 1. Cut a few inches or so above the root.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 2. Place the roots in a glass of water, and use the rest for cooking.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 3. Put the glass of water on your window sill so it can get some sun.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 4. Change the water out every couple days and thassit! In as little as a week, you’ll see it growing.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ If you DO have access to potting soil, @mint2grow gave me a great tip - you can make your scallions last longer by planting them in a pot of soil. After about a week or so, I transferred mine to a pot, and they doubled in size. I plan to harvest them soon and continue regrowing them now that they have a permanent residence in my little pot.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ See the photo? The fully grown scallions in the pot started out as small cuttings like the ones in the shot glass. You can do this too!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ S/O to those of you who have tagged me in your stories with your food growing pics! Please continue sharing with the hashtag #RegrowChallenge - I love seeing your regrow pics. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ If you’ve missed any of my stories showing you how to regrow food, just check my highlights. They’re all there.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ What’s one thing you’ve tried regrowing or plan to regrow soon?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Stay green y’all 💚
Make your apples extra yummy with a chocolatey spr Make your apples extra yummy with a chocolatey spread 🍏 Here's a very simple one I make for a high protein pre-workout snack:⁣ ⁣ In a bowl I mix together peanut butter for protein, cacao powder for superfood nutrition, maple syrup for sweetness, and a little bit of plant-based milk to make it creamy. I store this in a jar and use it on cinnamon bagels, apple slices, and toast.⁣ ⁣ Easy right?! I like no-fuss, quick vegan snacks that taste good and pack a protein punch. And this one is as simple as it gets.⁣ ⁣ What's your favorite kind of spread?⁣ ⁣ Stay green y'all 💚
Happy 11th birthday to my pupperoni. Should I bake Happy 11th birthday to my pupperoni. Should I bake Kayden a pupcake? 🍰🐕
Hey, it me! 🙋🏽‍♀️ Excited to share the Hey, it me! 🙋🏽‍♀️ Excited to share the launch of @shgliving (Smart. Healthy. Green. Living), a new home, garden, and lifestyle streaming service I'm proud to be apart of.⁣ ⁣ 🌿 This is for my fellow peeps who are into smart home tech, healthy home living, and green, eco-friendly, and energy-efficient home design and building! Ya know, all the stuff I geek out about.⁣ ⁣ 🏡 SHG Living was created to step away from traditional home and gardening TV shows, and instead showcase independently produced content and perspectives from creators like little ole me. That way you can explore and find a version of smart, healthy, green living that resonates with you.⁣ ⁣ 📺 So check it out and lemme know what you think! It's on most standard streaming devices like Roku, AppleTV, AmazonFireTV, etc. Or download the SHG Living app!⁣ ⁣ 🎬 What kind of green living series would you want to see us make?⁣ ⁣ Stay green y'all 💚
Save this easy recipe for Chocolate Coconut Energy Save this easy recipe for Chocolate Coconut Energy Bites! 🥥🍫 I make batches of these to snack on before a workout. These are sweet, tasty, and energizing.⁣ ⁣ For those who want to try these as a yummy vegan pre-workout snack, dates are the magical ingredient. Dates are packed with slow-burning carbs to fuel your workout. But you can eat these anytime of day for any reason! They’re so good I munch on these whenever I’m craving something sweet.⁣ ⁣ 📝 HOW TO MAKE:⁣ ⁣ 1. Soak 1 cup of pitted dates in a bowl for a couple minutes to soften them up a bit.⁣ ⁣ 2. In a food processor or blender, add 1 cup coconut shreds, 2-3 tablespoons cacao powder, and a pinch of sea salt.⁣ ⁣ 3. Blend until the texture is sandy or crumbly.⁣ ⁣ 4. Add in soaked dates - this is what’s going to give it that stickiness.⁣ ⁣ 5. Blend until you have a dough-like consistency (don’t over blend - it shouldn’t turn into a paste).⁣ ⁣ 6. Form the mixture into balls.⁣ ⁣ If you want them to be less sticky, you can gently roll them into a little bit of cacao powder. It’ll kinda make em look like a powdered donut.Or if you don’t mind the stickiness, you don’t have to do that all. If you want to make these extra fun, you can even add some dark chocolate chips!⁣ ⁣ No matter which method you choose, they’ll all be magical.⁣ ⁣ These are especially fun to make with the kiddos, so if you’re a parent, try this out with your little ones!⁣ ⁣ Have you ever made energy bites?⁣ ⁣ Stay green y’all 💚
These are just a few store bought foods you can pl These are just a few store bought foods you can plant instead of throwing away. Food is expensive, so I challenge you to reduce your grocery bills by regrowing foods from scraps you'd normally toss!⁣ ⁣ As a reminder, every month I challenge us to spend 30 days building up an eco-friendly habit. If you watch my stories, then you know the month of May is a #RegrowChallenge and I kicked it off with a sweet potato experiment. ⁣ ⁣ Do you have anything on this list you can try regrowing?⁣ ⁣ BEAN SPROUTS - Soak beans overnight in a jar with shallow water. Drain water in the morning. Place in container. Cover with towel overnight and rinse the next morning. Keep doing this until you see sprouts and they reach the size that you want.⁣ ⁣ CELERY - Cut off bottom and lay in a bowl with a bit of warm water. Keep in direct sunlight. After a week, you will see leaves growing along the base. Then transplant in soil and let grow to full length.⁣ ⁣ GARLIC - Pull one clove off and plant it, roots facing down in soil and direct sunlight. Once you see new shoots, cut shoots back and your plant will produce a bulb.⁣ ⁣ GINGER - Plant a piece of ginger root in soil, buds facing up. You will see shoots and roots in about a week. Then you can pull it up and use again.⁣ ⁣ LETTUCE - Put leaves in bowl with some water. Keep in good sunlight and mist leaves with water. When you see roots and new leaves appear, transplant in soil.⁣ ⁣ ONIONS -  Cut root of onion off and make sure you leave about a half inch of onion. Cover lightly with potting soil and keep in a sunny area.⁣ ⁣ POTATOES -  Use potatoes that have “eyes” (sprouts) on them. Fill a bucket with soil and plant them with the sprouts facing up. Place in sun and keep soil moist. Potatoes are ready to harvest in 3-4 months.⁣ ⁣ PUMPKIN - Spread the seeds out in a sunny area and cover with soil. You can also plant a whole pumpkin!⁣ ⁣ SWEET POTATOES - Put part of sweet potato in water. Place in sunlight and change water every few days. Roots and sprouts will appear soon. Once sprouts reach about four inches, twist off and place in a container of water. When roots from this container reach about an inch, plant in soil.
I'm not sure what compelled my sister and me to ra I'm not sure what compelled my sister and me to randomly visit my mom in India at the start of 2020, but I'm grateful we did.⁣ ⁣ 🙏🏽 Maybe it was an angel that guided us to make that decision. Perhaps the spirit of my grandfather who passed away a couple years back. Whatever it was that prompted us to go - thank you.⁣ ⁣ 🧘🏽‍♀️ For once, I wasn't traveling to work. I didn't go there to take pictures. I didn't go there to vlog. I went there to just be.⁣ ⁣ 🏡 Ever since my husband and I built our new house, I haven't felt like leaving it! I'm a former travel addict who unexpectedly fell in love with being at home. But for the first time in awhile, I wasn't in a rush to return. Being with my mom and sister in India felt like home in a way I never could have imagined and I look forward to the day we can do it again.⁣ ⁣ 🌷 Happy Mother's Day to the most beautiful mamas I know. One day we'll be reunited. Until then, loving you from afar 💚
Explore The World From Your Kitchen Today! At 3pm Explore The World From Your Kitchen Today! At 3pm EST/12pm PST I'm going live on the @travelnoire Facebook page ☺️⁣ ⁣ 👩🏽‍🍳 One of the best ways to experience any culture is through food. Today I'm bringing you a taste of Mexico with a Caribbean Island twist through vegan-style cuisine.⁣ ⁣ 🌎 You don't need a passport to experience international cuisine 🙃 Swipe left to see the ingredients you'll need.⁣ ⁣ 🇲🇽 PS. Did you know Cinco de Mayo isn't widely celebrated in Mexico? It's more of an American tradition that was originally intended to be a way to honor Mexican culture. At some point it became commercialized with stereotypical costumes and caricatures of Mexicans instead. There are meaningful ways to celebrate Mexican customs without being culturally insensitive so let's all keep that in mind today! 💚
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Ashley Renne

Live an adventurously green life

North America is my continent of birth and is home to all Caribbean and Central American countries, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, the United States of America, as well as Greenland. Because if its size, there are a TON of things you can do on a trip to North America and in every season too! Here you can experience the mountains, beaches, and desert all in one vacation.

Category: North America

Posted on 16 Aug 201916 Aug 2019
10 Things to Do in Knoxville, TN | 48-Hour City Guide

Blog, Destinations, North America, Travel Guides

10 Things to Do in Knoxville, TN | 48-Hour City Guide

Here are 10 things to do in Knoxville, Tennessee in 48 hours. 

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Posted on 2 Apr 20192 Apr 2019
New York City: Vegan Fashion Diary

Beauty & Style, North America, Vegan Fashion, Vegan Lifestyle

New York City: Vegan Fashion Diary

Spring is here and winter clothes are on sale! Here is my New York City Vegan Fashion Diary. 

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Posted on 15 Feb 2019
The Seeker Project Led Me to Fairmont Austin

Blog, Destinations, Hotels, North America, Vegan Food, Vegan Lifestyle

The Seeker Project Led Me to Fairmont Austin

The Seeker tool, an online quiz that utilizes biometry and technology to determine your heart’s travel desires, led me to Austin, Texas. While there, I stayed at Fairmont Austin, and had an amazing experience. Here are the 5 things I loved most about my stay. 

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Posted on 12 Feb 201912 Feb 2019
7 Things to Do in Austin, TX | 48-Hour Travel Guide

Blog, Destinations, North America, Travel Guides, Vegan Food, Vegan Lifestyle

7 Things to Do in Austin, TX | 48-Hour Travel Guide

I recently escaped to Austin, Texas for the weekend and I owe it all to the interwebs. Have you heard of the Seeker Project by Le Club Accor Hotels? I hadn’t. But when I did hear about it, I was excited to learn of an online quiz that utilized biometry and technology to determine my

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Posted on 10 Aug 20185 Jan 2019
5 Vegan Restaurants in Memphis, TN (with video)

Blog, North America, Vegan Food, Vegan Lifestyle

5 Vegan Restaurants in Memphis, TN (with video)

If you ask people what kind of food Memphis is known for, most will say barbecue. It’s true folks. So what’s a plant-based eater to do? Never fear, your vegan foodie guide is here! You can find a good mix of 100% vegan and vegan-friendly joints that even your meat-loving travel buddies will be down

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Posted on 9 Aug 20185 Jan 2019
Black People Climb Mountains? | Climbing a 14er with Coors Light

Black Travel, Blog, North America, Personal Essay

Black People Climb Mountains? | Climbing a 14er with Coors Light

When I first got the invitation to ‘Climb with Coors’ in Colorado, an annual trek to Wilson Peak, the 14,023-foot mountaintop you always see in the Coors Light logo, I didn’t hesitate to say yes. As a mixed-race Black and Indian woman in the travel media space, I don’t often see images displaying people of

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Posted on 29 Jun 20185 Jan 2019
15 Things to Do in Memphis, TN | Memphis Travel Guide (with video)

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15 Things to Do in Memphis, TN | Memphis Travel Guide (with video)

If you thought Memphis was only known for Elvis and BBQ, guess again! This is a place that mixes historic charm with a modern mentality and I dug it. Here are my top 15 favorite things to do in the city of Memphis and how much everything cost! WATCH MY VIDEO (and continue reading below)

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Posted on 6 Oct 20175 Jan 2019
Sustainably Stylish: Kimpton Hotel Monaco Seattle

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Sustainably Stylish: Kimpton Hotel Monaco Seattle

PIN ME FOR LATER! Hey peeps! Have you been following my Insta stories this week? I shared a glimpse of my travel schedule for the next few months. Right now I’m visiting Los Angeles and Seattle for two weeks! Yesterday I stayed at Kimpton Hotel Monaco Seattle and I’m going to share with you why!

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Posted on 8 Aug 20177 Jan 2019
Southern Getaway: The Florida Keys (with Video)

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Southern Getaway: The Florida Keys (with Video)

It’s no secret I love traveling overseas, but sometimes I find myself looking for a quick getaway that’s not too far from home. As an Atlanta gal, that often means finding something in the South. This summer, I was invited to stay at Hawks Cay Resort in the Florida Keys, giving me the chance to

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Posted on 19 Apr 20177 Jan 2019
Martinique is The Caribbean’s Best Kept Secret

Blog, Caribbean, Destinations, North America

Martinique is The Caribbean’s Best Kept Secret

What if I told you there was a colorful island with pristine beaches, green-clad mountains, lush rainforests, wetlands, rum distilleries, and some of the best food in the entire Caribbean…that’s completely unspoiled? I’m pretty sure I’m not wrong to assume you’d flock there as I’m planning to do pretty soon! This magical place I’m referring

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