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How to Make Raw Apple Cider Vinegar From Fall Apple Scraps (With the Mother)
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How to Make Raw Apple Cider Vinegar From Fall Apple Scraps (With the Mother)

Turn a bowl of fall apple peels and cores into raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar with the mother. A whole-food, no-heat fermentation project you can start this week with a jar, a scale, and patience.

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What this community keeps recommending

Not a curated list — these are the products that come up again and again when raw vegans share what actually works in their kitchens.

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Vitamix 5200 Standard

Ask any raw vegan community what blender they use and this is what comes back — every time. The 30-year track record earns it.

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Excalibur 9-Tray Dehydrator

If you want to make raw crackers, kale chips, or fruit leather, this is the one our community actually keeps. The others end up in closets.

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Navitas Organics Spirulina

The most-added superfood in our community's smoothie routine. Complete protein, B12, iron — and it actually tastes okay blended with banana.

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How to Store Fall Harvest Produce Without a Root Cellar (2026 Whole-Food Guide)
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How to Store Fall Harvest Produce Without a Root Cellar (2026 Whole-Food Guide)

Apples, winter squash, and root vegetables can keep for months in an ordinary home if you match each crop to the right temperature and humidity. Here is how to store the fall harvest raw, without a root cellar.

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Best Food Dehydrators for Raw Vegan Kitchens in 2026 (Temperature-Controlled Picks Under 118°F)
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Best Food Dehydrators for Raw Vegan Kitchens in 2026 (Temperature-Controlled Picks Under 118°F)

The one spec that separates a raw-food dehydrator from every other model is a thermostat that truly holds under 118°F. Here are the temperature-controlled picks worth buying in 2026.

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FDA Just Banned Another Petroleum Food Dye — How to Spot the Rest
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FDA Just Banned Another Petroleum Food Dye — How to Spot the Rest

The FDA revoked Orange B and proposed ending Citrus Red No. 2. Here is how to read food labels and spot petroleum dyes before the phase-out finishes.

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Deep-dive buying guides written by people who live raw — not content farms. Each one tells you exactly what to buy, what to skip, and why.

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Best Blenders for Raw Vegans

A high-speed blender is the single most important raw vegan appliance. We ranked every major option by power, longevity, and real-world use.

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Best Food Dehydrators for Raw Vegans

A dehydrator unlocks the full raw vegan kitchen — kale chips, raw crackers, sun-dried tomatoes, fruit leather, raw granola. Here's what actually performs.

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Best Food Processors for Raw Vegan Prep

A food processor is how you make raw pie crusts, veggie noodles, raw hummus, and date balls. Different job than a blender — both earn their place.

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