Author: Rae Frey

Raiana studies Environmental Science and Game Design at NYU. She is an avid cook and dreams of going to Antartica.

May 29, 2018

What is ahimi and does it actually taste like tuna?

Like most people, I do my best to practice sustainable habits–especially when it comes to food. While I mainly eat a plant-based diet, I do on special occasions eat chicken and seafood. However, my most forbidden love has been tuna. When I heard the craze around ahimi, a vegan tuna substitute, it became a must-try in my book!

Why even have a vegan tuna alternative? Well, while not all tuna populations are threatened, popular species (those most likely to end up on our plate or in our sushi roll) are. Read more

May 24, 2018

Can Chocolate Be Sustainable?

Today, the demand for chocolate continues to rise while the effects of climate change threaten to impact chocolate production. Chocolate is sweet, but what about its environment impact?

Cacao production was predominately in West Africa, however, it has expanded to South America to keep up with the market. Some research suggests that cacao farmers clear tropical forests to plant new cacao trees rather than reusing previously used land, becoming one of the leading causes of deforestation.

A study in 2012 investigated the effects of deforestation and found that their sample cacao plantation could store approximately 40 metric tons of carbon per hectare over its production lifetime! The World Resource Institute did the math and if you apply this to a 2,000 hectare planation–YIKES! The net carbon emissions from land-use change will be 0.6 million metric tons (more than 660,000 tons) of carbon dioxide.

October 5, 2017

Is Ice Cream Sustainable? – NadaMoo

Hello! The school year is back and definitely keeping many of us at NYU super busy.

Worry not though, Fall Break is approaching which means we can take a breath–and read the Sustainablog! It’s been a while since our last segment of on vegan ice cream. So, welcome back to our fourth (and sadly final) review in our Vegan Ice Cream Taste Test. If you missed our original blog post, you can read it here to catch up on why we are on this ultimate quest for vegan ice cream. This week we take a look at this family-owned, Austin-based creamery, NadaMoo!

**Please note that our review does not reflect the views of New York University or the Office of Sustainability. We are a bunch of college students who love nature and are looking for a good time.

August 23, 2017

Is Ice Cream Sustainable? – DF Mavens

Welcome back to our third review in our Vegan Ice Cream Taste Test. If you missed our original blog post, you can read it here to catch up on why we are on this ultimate quest for vegan ice cream. This week we take a look at this local creamery, DF Mavens!

**Please note that our review does not reflect the views of New York University or the Office of Sustainability. We are a bunch of college students who love nature and are looking for a good time Read more

August 9, 2017

Is Ice Cream Sustainable? – Ben & Jerry’s

By Rae Frey

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Welcome back to another edition of our Vegan Ice Cream Taste Test. If you missed our original blog post, you can read it here to catch up on why we are on this ultimate quest for vegan ice cream. This week we take a look at this classic American favorite, Ben & Jerry’s!