Amy’s Kitchen Boycott Ends
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA (June 12, 2024) — Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.), a vegan food justice organization, is pleased to announce that the protracted boycott of Amy’s Kitchen products, called…
Join Our Youth Zine “Envision” and Make Your Voice Heard!
Ou new youth zine, "Envision," invites young people to submit vegan recipes, artwork, poems, and more by June 24th. This zine is a space for youth to express themselves and strengthen their advocacy for animal and human rights. Join us in building tools to end exploitative systems and empowering young people.
Food Empowerment Project Embraces Shared Leadership to Advance Justice, Equality, and Sustainability
The new collective organizational model streamlines communication, nurtures creativity and drives more impactful initiatives
The Best Makeup Trend is Compassion
A blog post in honor of World Day for Animals in Labs by Alejandra. Tolley My interest in makeup stemmed from my love for horror movies. I dreamed of becoming a special-effects makeup artist, and I decided to pursue it fully—until I learned what happens behind the scenes of cult-favorite beauty products.
Resource Update: How to Grow Your Own Food
Spring has sprung and we are happy to unveil our updated resource page, "How to Grow Your Own Food." This guide will help you assess your space, choose the right seeds, and nurture your plants. Empower yourself and your community by learning to grow your own food!
Support our Vegan Cultural Food Sites!
We need your support to continue creating and maintaining our vegan recipe sites and booklets. Please donate now!
Got Colonization? Billboard Highlights Dairy Impact in UCLA!
If you live near the University of California, Los Angeles, stay alert for our "Got Colonization?" billboard! F.E.P. billboards spotlighting the dairy industry's deeply rooted legacy in colonization.
Announcing Vegan Soul Food – Submit Your Recipes!
In honor of Black History Month Food Empowerment Project is working on a new cultural recipe site, Vegan Soul Food! We’re calling all vegan home chefs from the African diaspora to contribute to this food site that will be released later this year!
Apply for Food Empowerment Project’s 2024 Scholarship Contest!
Be a part of our second annual writing or illustration scholarship contest! This contest is open to all youth to share the importance of fostering compassion to save non-human animals and to create a kinder world. Click for more details.
Feast your eyes on our newest cultural food booklet, Vegan Chinese Food!
Feast your eyes on our newest cultural food booklet, Vegan Chinese Food! With delicious recipes from Chinese chefs and home cooks, there is even more to celebrate as we begin the Year of the Dragon. In Chinese mythology, the dragon represents empowerment and health, and the many recipes in this booklet feature both and speak to the strength and power of Chinese culture throughout history. Please order your copy here!
Why Compassion? Videos
Throughout January, Food Empowerment Project shared stories from our team and supporters from different ages and backgrounds about why commission is their leading reason for going and staying vegan for the animals! Watch the videos here!
Compassionate Californians: If you use PG&E, they need to hear from you!
Gas and power company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is requesting to use ratepayer money to cover Merced Dairy Biomethane Pilot Project overspending. We know that animal-based dairy is bad for the animals, local communities, the environment, and is a major driver of the pollution that causes climate change. We need you to speak out and say NO to this misguided plan that means everyone will pay: the animals, communities, the environment, and you!