Can vegans and non-vegans date? Would you see someone you don’t see eye to eye with?

All hell breaks loose when 3 vegans in a room sit to discuss their dating lives. What could possibly go wrong?

Apparently quite a lot, considering all the proposals, love and hate they’re getting in their comments and DMs.

Dating in 2024 can be tricky, especially if you’re on the internet and find yourself in a group that everyone LOVES to troll.

Seeking like-minded partners who share the same values may not be as easy as you’d imagine. So what makes it worth it?

In this episode of Sustainable Tea with Shreya, @shreyaghodawat, @prunchme and @itsfarah have an unfiltered chat about relationships, dating within and outside the plant-based community, raising hypothetical kids with compassion, the stigma around the term ‘vegan’, advocacy through content creation, and the love-hate they get for it.

Can Tofu be used as skincare (Please DON'T try this at home)? How to flirt with a vegan? Would we kiss, marry, date a meat eater? Preachy vegan, militant vegan - is there a certain type of vegan anymore?

Is there a difference between ‘cruelty-free’ and ‘vegan’? Why should we be open to different perspectives? Why is what is right versus who is right more important? And how do we hold the power to create change?

This trio will force you to think and leave you in splits with their fun banter, candid conversation, and quick wit.

#vegancommunity #dating #relationships #advocacy #veganmilk #plantbasedmilk #parenting #plantbasedliving #veganbeauty #compassion #health #sustainableliving #change #awareness #lovelife #skincare #crueltyfree #activism #honey #bees

We are constantly told what to do, what not to do, what to eat, what not to eat, what religion to follow and to what degree, how to speak, how to create and how to stay inside little boxes. In a world where it’s easier to follow the norms, what happens when you break the mould of convention? When you find your rationale the reason for your beliefs? When you decide to back your words with action? When you find your WHY and it’s much bigger than a cube of cottage cheese?In the second episode of Sustainable Tea with Shreya, Shreya sits across from dubai-based Low-waste Chef and Content Creator, Priyansh Parekh as they dive into the power of walking the talk.Priyansh's extraordinary story is one of daring to follow his heart, even when it meant straying from the conventional path, from dreaming of designing Bollywood sets, studying performance design and dropping out of architecture school, to finding his true calling in the kitchen that had him cooking at United Nations COP28.Shreya and Priyansh explore the importance of gaining wisdom through reasoning, of community and connection, staying true to one’s values even when it's tough, embracing diversity, questioning the status quo, and finding hope, sometimes in unexpected places.Discussing the similarities between Jainism and veganism; using nature as inspiration in architecture; the misconceptions around soy with a standoff between tofu and paneer; and how grandmas know best when it comes to sustainability and environmentalism - this conversation make you want decolonise your plates, unlearn your biases and embrace the past.#colonialism #sustainability #ahimsa #veganprotein #soy #tofu #paneer #tofurecipes #veganrecipes #veganchef #plantbased #protein #iron #fat #calcium #fibre #soya #myth #dairy #meat #chicken #hormones #chickennuggets #decolonisation #environment #intersectionality #jainism #religion #nonviolence #leather #animals #tofurkey #nutrition #crueltyfree #community #COP #unfccc

Imagine having your fate sealed the day you were born.

Who gets to live and who doesn’t - is that up for debate?

Where does our empathy begin and where does it end?

Are we at the top of the food chain or a part of it?

If we knew THIS hidden truth - would we continue doing what we do?

In the first episode of Sustainable Tea with Shreya, Shreya sits down with Farah Amber. Farah is an animal rights advocate and content creator from Dubai, with a background in filmmaking and video editing. She is also the host of Changemakers Podcast and pretend “undercover agent”, who visits livestock farmsteads to uncover the truth behind animal husbandry operations.

Farah shares the inspirational story of her grandfather’s recovery on a plant-based diet, the dichotomy of growing up in a family of meat eaters and vegetarians, her brother’s influence, having cool grandparents, and how she “accidentally” became vegan.

Why are we biased towards certain animals? What are we supporting as consumers?

Shreya and Farah explore the ways to cope with the online hate they receive for their causes/ belief systems, going against what everyone else is doing and the societal alienation that comes with it.

Gain insights on where your animal products come from, the emotional toll it takes on farmers, the connection between war and slaughterhouses, the intersection of feminism and veganism, and the desensitisation of speciesism.

What we discuss:

0:00 - Hook

0:48 - Intro

2:01 - Inspiration Behind Turning Vegan

5:17 - Benefits Of Giving Up Dairy

6:00 - What happens in poultry, pig and dairy farms?

15:35 - Hidden Truth behind Dairy Production

26:01 - What Does Feminism Have To Do With Veganism?

27:51 - The Most Exploited Animals On Earth

33:49 - Why do we love some animals more than others?

36:41 - Challenges And Rewards of Veganism

37:53 – Documentaries And Book Recommendations

42:29- Supporting Farah In Amplifying Her Advocacy

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