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December 24, 2009 |
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Breaking Tamale Tradition
Holidays can be tough for vegans. Usually it means spending time with family members who are obsessed with food – and for most of us that means family members who eat dead animal carcasses. My family is no exception to that. While some of them are more vegetarian curious – meaning they are at least slightly interested in the food I eat – others are die hard carnivores who think I’m...
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November 14, 2009 |
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On Being Vegan in Mexico
It was harder than I thought. Being vegan in Mexico that is. I am so fortunate to be a Web designer with amazing clients, the majority of which are doctors and some of which are surgeons. You see I’m a wanna-be surgeon. And occasionally my surgeon friends let me follow them to remote parts of the world and help out on their medical missions. Week before last I found myself lucky enough to end...
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October 25, 2009 |
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A conversation with Hickman Family Farms
The Hickman Family earns millions of dollars ever year from caged chickens.
No so long ago I had the unique privileged of meeting Glenn and Clint Hickman. They are brothers that run Hickman Family Farms, a massive egg producing company in Arizona. A group of us had gathered with our fearless leader, Kerri from the Humane Society of the United States, to come up with a plan that encourages restaurants...
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October 16, 2009 |
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Living a Compassionate Vegetarian Life without Wool, Leather and Fur
Part 5 of 5
Don’t miss Part 1: Why Go Vegetarian, Part 2: How to Become Vegetarian, Part 3: Vegetarian Nutrition, and Part 4: Speaking Vegetarian.
This is the final post in my five part series on becoming vegetarian. Now that you are informed about where your food comes from and all the great reasons to choose plant foods over animal foods, it’s time to take things a step further. Time...
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October 1, 2009 |
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Speaking Vegetarian
Part 4 of 5
Don’t miss Part 1: Why Go Vegetarian, Part 2: How to Become Vegetarian, and Part 3: Vegetarian Nutrition.
Gene Baur from Farm Sanctuary speaking at an event.
This five part series has been dedicated to helping people make the transition from an animal-based diet to a plant-based diet. I’ve covered why go vegetarian, how to become vegetarian, and vegetarian nutrition. Now I’m...
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September 21, 2009 |
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Vegetarian Nutrition
Part 3 of 5
Don’t miss Part 1: Why Go Vegetarian and Part 2: How to Become Vegetarian
So far in this series that is meant to help people transition to a plant-based diet, I’ve talked about the many reasons why it’s a good idea to become vegetarian for your health, the planet, and animals. I’ve also explained how to take those first steps to become vegetarian with easy meat and dairy...
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September 14, 2009 |
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How to Become Vegetarian
Part 2 of 5
Don’t miss Part 1: Why Go Vegetarian
Last week I talked about the many reasons why it’s good to become vegetarian. This week I’ll explain exactly how to make that transition. So many people have said, “I really want to go vegetarian. I just don’t know how.” Hopefully this post will answer many of those questions. All of this is based on my experience...