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Danielle Herring in Plant Based Past
A photograph of dark and light pink roses, green leaves, and petals on a white, smooth surface.

Vegetarian Vows: A History of Plant Based Weddings

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A picture with two types of green leaves, a green moss background, yellow green moss tucked next to a light green and darker green moss where most of the shapes are round.

Folk Art from the Forest: Moss Work — A Botanical History

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An illustration of part of a Shuckless Strawberry plant with leaves. There are various sizes of the bright red strawberries, some are still attached to the green stems, two large strawberries have the hull of the strawberry stem to the side and decorative scrolls in the top corners.

5 Vegan Strawberry Recipes from the Past in Time for Strawberry Season

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A painting of a young woman with blonde hair tied with a black ribbon sitting on the ground in front of a brick wall. She is in a garden wearing a cream colored gown, a black scalloped edged apron with black lace around the neckline and accents on short puffy sleeves. She is holding a bouquet of flowers in one hand and holding a flower in the other hand. There is large calico cat with wearing a black ribbon around its neck that is nuzzling against the woman’s gowned leg.

The Secret Language of Bouquets: Tussie-Mussies — A Botanical History

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A photograph of pink and light orange bars of soap stacked together displayed on a round wood grained container. There is a sprinkling of flower buds on top of the pink bar of soap and around the container. The surface and the blurred background are light blue.

5 Tips from History for Creating a Plastic-Free Plant Based Personal Care Routine

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A photograph of two glasses of almond milk with pink and white straws. They are placed on a white tablecloth with lace inserts and almonds without shells are placed randomly across the tablecloth. The background is blurred.

Almond Milk is Ancient History: A Vegetarian History of Milk Alternatives

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An illustration of two Salicornia (Tragos) that are green and different lengths of stalks with a light gray towards the dark root system. The background is gray with faint images of plants about the same height of the first plant but with tiny fern like branches and leaves.

Asparagus from the Seaside: Samphire — A Botanical History

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A rainbow of various sized tomatoes with most of them with green leaves and stems attached, placed on a wooden board.

Pie Plants and Love Apples: 5 Hidden Folk Name Etymologies and Vegan Recipes from the Past

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A painting of a still life with dark fabric of red and green draped and hanging in front of a column with several round edges at the base. There are leaves and dried pods placed throughout the fruits and vegetables, several clusters of dark purple, light green, light red grapes and vines filled and overflowing a light brown woven basket. There are melons, gourds, fruit, and white flowers in front of the basket and to the side, with one gourd cut in half.

Practical Necessity to Genteel Pastime: A Vegetarian History of Gardening Part 2

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A painting of a young woman surrounded by an assortment of vegetables, fruits, and nuts in baskets. She has her hair tucked in a cap, a light colored shirt with a standing collar and her sleeves are rolled up to her elbows. A dark green apron covers the front of her red dress from the waist down. She is holding a basket of red fruit.

Practical Necessity to Genteel Pastime: A Vegetarian History of Gardening Part 1

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Plant Based Past
Plant Based Past
Plant Based Past explores the history of vegetarianism and veganism, focused primarily on U.S. and British movements in the 19th and early 20th century through material culture and primary text sources.
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