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A simple recipe for making oat milk at home is drawing interest among readers looking for cheaper, additive-free dairy alternatives. The recipe typically calls for blending rolled oats with water and straining the mixture, producing a plant-based milk in minutes. Interest reflects a broader trend of people making staple groceries themselves to cut costs and avoid packaging.

Oatly, the world's largest oat milk producer, has joined a campaign supporting climate journalism. The company, known for positioning itself around sustainability, is lending its weight to efforts to fund and promote reporting on climate issues. Details of the company's financial commitment and the campaign's specific goals were not immediately available.

A home cook is asking whether vegan or vegetarian ramen broth can be built on oat milk made from scratch, blending and straining oats at home rather than buying cartons. The worry is that freshly made oat milk may split or turn grainy when simmered, losing the silky, creamy texture a rich ramen broth needs, and other cooks are being asked to share their results.