John Edmundson, Author at HappyCow

General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

A Vegan Booklet of 1655 – ……don’t think about ‘almost five o’clock’!

Roger Crab (born approx. 1621 – died September 11, 1680). Roger is the very first non-Asian ‘vegan’ / pure plant eater that we have come across to date in our research. Roger Crab was a very bizarre Englishman – he was – undefiled with blood – see below for his full epitaph. He was living a very ‘alternative’ & ‘close to vegan’ lifestyle more than 350 years ago. Roger had fought in the Parliamentary…

December 21, 2013 (Last Updated: May 21, 2020) By John Edmundson

Events/ General/ Restaurants

Vegan Deliciousness in LAX – Real Food Daily – Terminal 4

Major congratulations to Ann Gentry & the team at Real Food Daily! 25 years of preparing delicious vegan dishes and now……… @AnnGentry – just tweeted – We opened up the first organic, #plantbased restaurant in any airport TODAY with my Real Food Daily at Los… http://fb.me/15o7PBFxe https://twitter.com/RealFoodDaily Ann – ~ Check me out with our first customer, American Airlines pilot, Clark…The airline version of Mr. Kent! ~ Officially in biz at LAX American Airlines TODAY! Cheers to our…

December 4, 2013 (Last Updated: November 12, 2019) By John Edmundson

General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Veg(etari)an Marketing – promotional flyers – from 123+/- years ago.

. Members of The London Vegetarian Society in 1891. (1) . Vegetarianism defined – circa 1890 ~ …….. growing slowly but surely to be a great factor in raising and purifying its age. It points towards PERFECT HEALTH. It points towards GENTLENESS, KINDNESS, HUMANENESS. It points towards SELF-CONQUEST. It gathers up the seeds that have been scattered by sages ever since the world began, and the jewels that are to…

December 3, 2013 (Last Updated: July 24, 2016) By John Edmundson

General/ Humor/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Vegan Thanksgiving: The turkeys are free. ……but not the vegetables!

Updated – Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the harvest and of the preceding year. In 2016 Thanksgiving Day is on Thursday 24 November. At the Ernest Bell Library, we choose not to celebrate Thanksgiving Day ourselves – in respect for those communities & those individuals who suffered under the hands of the colonists, Back…

November 27, 2013 (Last Updated: November 16, 2016) By John Edmundson

Comics/ General/ Humor/ Veganism

Quinoa & Kale – a lovely vegan spoof – by Dr. Couscous

Quinoa & Kale – a lovely vegan spoof by – Dr. Couscous aka Keith Allison. spoof – noun – a humorous imitation of something, typically a film or a particular genre of film, in which its characteristic features are exaggerated for comic effect. It is much, much, much nicer than Dr. Seuss’ original book from 1960 – (Vegan) Green Eggs and (Vegan) Ham. + Keith Allison – a self introduction…

November 21, 2013 (Last Updated: October 2, 2018) By John Edmundson

Animal Rights/ General/ vegan history

THE BROWN LINTIES by Jessey Wade

So who exactly were Jessey Wade & Ernest Bell ? Why have they dropped from the memories of most of today’s animal lovers? About Jessey Wade’s personal life we have discovered very little; we do know that Jessey was working for animals / fighting for animals from the mid-1890s onward. We have records of her dynamic pro-animal activities for a period of approx. 50 years. The Ernest Bell Library has more than 150 pieces of Jessey’s…

November 14, 2013 (Last Updated: November 15, 2016) By John Edmundson

Animal Rights/ General/ vegan history/ Veganism/ vegetarian history

The Isle of Vegetariana by G. Bedborough

This is one of the earliest vegetarian children’s stories in English that we have discovered. George Bedborough’s thinking is delightful. I particularly love his reflections on militancy. ! Please remember that this story was written more than 100 years ago – just pre-WWI – it is ‘pre-factory farming’ & does not go ‘all the way to vegan’. The ‘non-vegan’ section is highlighted in purple. Mrs Duck and Mrs Cow are pragmatists –…

November 5, 2013 (Last Updated: December 14, 2018) By John Edmundson

General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

London Vegans 1856 – Elizabeth And William Horsell

Note – I use the word ‘vegan’ in my historical ramblings to refer to folks who ate only plants – but please remember that the word ‘vegan’ itself was not used until 88+ years ago – in 1944. Pioneer Vegan William Horsell, London, c.1857 (1) Vegan London We are a part of an old tradition! There were actually vegan ‘meet-ups’ & ‘pot-lucks’ being held in London 150+ years ago. We are…

November 1, 2013 (Last Updated: November 12, 2019) By John Edmundson

General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Cathie & Dugald Semple – vegan pioneers!

From – Life in the Open – a 1919 book. “Eggs were meant to produce chickens and not omelettes; and cow’s milk is a perfect food for a calf, but most assuredly not for a grown-up human being“. The Vegetarian Messenger & Health Review, p. 237 – Dugald Semple – 1912. In our Ernest Bell Library, one beautiful shelf is specifically dedicated to the books and articles of Cathie & Dugald Semple. Over the next…

October 23, 2013 (Last Updated: November 12, 2019) By John Edmundson

Animal Rights/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Remembering Vegetarian Pioneers – Henry S. Salt & Ernest Bell

Updated – Mon Oct 13, 2014 The Humanitarian League’s team has had a busy year – promoting veganism, opposing vivisection & planting many trees. During the past 12 months The Ernest Bell Library has been given / has purchased more that 200 of the items on our main ‘Search List’ & has ‘found’ another 300+ items previously ‘unknown to us’. We now have more than 300 pieces of Ernest Bell’s own writings.…

October 1, 2013 (Last Updated: November 12, 2016) By John Edmundson

General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Remembering Vegetarian Pioneers – L. A. Hayter

………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Update Sunday 21 September 2014 – information received from Judith Brown Hancock. ~ Lawrence Ambrose Hayter’s birth was registered in Islington in the second quarter of 1893. The 1911 Census has him at “Sweet Briar”, Pixmore Way, Letchworth. His occupation is given as draughtsman (printer’s engraving). His father was Arthur William Hayter, his mother Edith Rose Hayter. Mr Hayter Snr was an organ builder. ~ ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. L. A.…

September 24, 2013 (Last Updated: October 21, 2015) By John Edmundson

General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

100 years old plant-eating identical twins! The Ernest Bell Memorial Library

These wonderful vegetarian-themed children’s story books have survived for 99 years – but their original owners were less fortunate. Title: Stories from the...…

September 19, 2013 (Last Updated: July 24, 2016) By John Edmundson

Animal Rights/ Events/ vegan history/ Veganism

…look, do yourself a favour and don’t bother with vegetarianism – go vegan

Updated – Tuesday September 9, 2014 Kabaret at Karamel On HappyCow – here. From FatGayVegan. London is getting a brand new 100% vegan venue that is part restaurant, part drinking establishment and part late night music hot spot. Yep, that’s right. After years of waiting, the capital has a 100% vegan bar and I couldn’t be happier. Kabaret is set to explode onto the scene from September 1st, 2014 and London better get…

October 19, 2010 (Last Updated: October 21, 2015) By John Edmundson

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