John Edmundson, Author at HappyCow

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… a country in reverse… snippets of a former… japanese vegetarian history… a country where vegetarianism prevailed

Mitsuru Kakimoto of the Japanese Vegetarian Society writes: “A survey that I conducted of 80 Westerners, including Americans, Englishmen and Canadians, revealed that approximately half of them believed that vegetarianism originated in India. Some respondents assumed that vegetarianism had its origin in China or Japan. It seems to me that the reason Westerners associate vegetarianism with China or Japan is Buddhism. It is no wonder, and in fact we could…

October 17, 2010 (Last Updated: March 17, 2011) By John Edmundson

Events/ General/ Veganism

Otarian – hoping for the ‘good news’ that it will be vegan!

Australian billionaires Pankaj and Radhika Oswal are launching a new worldwide vegetarian restaurant chain called ‘Otarian’. “Meat eating is creating bad karma and you are also creating a vicious cycle. It’s destroying us environmentally, economically and socially. I’m putting my money where my mouth is. I’ve always been a vegetarian so I have always felt strongly about it,” Radhika Oswal. ……….but rumors are circulating that it is going to be…

March 29, 2010 (Last Updated: March 17, 2011) By John Edmundson

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John Davis of ivu.org – ‘connecting’ with ve*gans in the US.

John Davis blogging about his recent veg*n tour of California – with plenty of HappyCow mentions! For the whole story & comments go here – http://www.vegsource.com/john-davis/from-england-to-california.html John Davis is the manager of the International Vegetarian Union & their site http://www.ivu.org . IVU is an organization which was originally founded in 1908 to connect all of the v*gan groups around the world. IVU now has approx. 120 v*gan organizations as its…

February 28, 2010 By John Edmundson

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Vegetarianism in Australia, A History & “Eating a cockroach”

Vegetarianism in Australia A History by Edgar Crook Go here for a real treat – free downloads of a very fine book on the veggie history of Australia – http://www.ivu.org/history/australia/ ************************************************************************************************************ Vegetarian themed poem written by the pseudonymous author, ‘Jerry’ & published in the West Australian Times on 26 October 1874. The Banquet of Blood: a vegetarian lay A cockroach crawled o’er a baker’s shelf, Waving his horns, and looking for…

August 21, 2008 (Last Updated: August 22, 2008) By John Edmundson

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Answers About the Vegan Lifestyle in New York

Rynn Berry is in the New York Post today / tomorrow – http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/answers-about-the-vegan-lifestyle-in-new-york/ See the related / linked pages also. Excerpt – Can you give us a summary of the history of veganism within the general context of the history of the vegetarian movement? Thank you. — Posted by Marc L. In Leicester England in 1944, Donald Watson and his wife Dorothy coined the term vegan, which they formed from…

August 7, 2008 By John Edmundson

Animal Rights/ Environment/ Health

F.D.A. – easing their confusion!

Angry Doctors Use 1,000 Tomatoes To Spell Out Salmonella Source For FDA: “It’s The Meat, Stupid!” Demonstration July 8 at U.S. Health and Human Services Seeks FDA Focus on Animal Agriculture’s Key Role in Foodborne Illnesses Linked to Tomatoes WASHINGTON—As the Food and Drug Administration enters the 13th week of its struggle to identify the source of the salmonella outbreak that has reached 38 states and the District of…

July 25, 2008 By John Edmundson

Health/ Nutrition/ Veganism

Robin Quivers’ – “gone vegan”.

i enjoyed reading this article – full story here: http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080720/ENT/807200318/1031 Excerpts – Howard Stern’s longtime sidekick shoots straight on living on the Jersey Shore, losing weight as a vegan & loving her radio days … It’s shortly after 9 in the morning, which means Robin Quivers’ internal clock is probably striking around noon. There have been two unchanging constants in Quivers’ life since kicking side with Howard Stern some 27…

July 20, 2008 (Last Updated: July 21, 2008) By John Edmundson

Animal Rights/ Veganism

Another perfect reason to eat only plants!

Collie’s death destroyed owner’s appetite for meat From cleveland.com – Letter to Dog Lady – Dear Dog Lady: OK, this may sound strange but since I put my beloved Sadie, a 13-year-old Border collie, to sleep six weeks ago, I can’t eat meat. It just disgusts me to think of eating a dead animal. I have always been a huge fan of hot dogs and good old Midwestern steaks, but…

July 11, 2008 By John Edmundson

Dining/ Health/ Veganism

Maneka Gandhi – on smelling good!

Body odour of Non-vegetarians by Maneka Gandhi (Bihar Times) I will not sit at a table with dead bodies or people eating them. By now this is so well known that internal airlines never even ask what meal preference I have and no stranger sitting next to me orders meat . I cannot bear the smell or the look of the meat. I cannot bear the smell of the person…

July 9, 2008 By John Edmundson

Animal Rights

The Cow in the Living Room

This article taken from the excellent emagazine.com – the online home of – “E” – The Environmental Magazine – posted with permission. Originally posted here – www.emagazine.com/view/?4251 The Cow in the Living Room By Doug Moss I politely passed on the offer of a bison burger at a recent Ted Turner-hosted fundraising event I attended in New York City (no, I’m not a donor—we were invited as press). But I…

July 1, 2008 By John Edmundson

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UK veggy week – “Britain’s most laid-back restaurant,…”!

London has some wonderfully eccentric veggy locations! The Bonnington Café is one of the best. Perhaps schedule a visit the next time that you are in London! Time Out Cheap Eats in London Guide 2007 says – Located just off the suitably bohemian environs of Bonnington Square, this vegetarian restaurant – decked out with endearingly mismatched chairs and tables, and dripping candles in the evening – is community-run, and uncommonly…

May 21, 2008 By John Edmundson

Events/ HappyCow Site

UK veggy week – day 1 – please add more listings!

This is UK veggy week – “National Vegetarian Week runs from May 19-25. For more information about how to get involved visit the Vegetarian Society’s website” – http://www.vegsoc.org HappyCow will receive more site visitors from the UK as a result of the increased press coverage I am sure! We are currently listing very few UK restaurants / businesses – PLEASE help to build up the UK listings. There are numerous…

May 19, 2008 By John Edmundson

Dining/ Travel/ Veganism

Detroit – vegan restaurant – coming soon!

Herbivores will soon have no reason to “Panic in Detroit” – http://youtube.com/watch?v=Sv-6VIr8CyY Detroit Evolution Laboratory’s owners Gregg Newsom and Angela Kasmala are opening a new vegan restaurant. Full story here – http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080513/BIZ/805130350/1010/BIZ01 Excerpt – Detroit Evolution Laboratory on Gratiot across from Eastern Market is a clearinghouse of sorts for various types of health and wellness services. “The Lab,” as they lovingly refer to it, is the duo’s first business venture. So…

May 18, 2008 By John Edmundson

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