At Washington DC’s annual DC Veg Fest on September 20, 2014 the Cows met up with radio personality, author and actress Robin Quivers. Ms. Quivers has been vegan since 2007. She uses HappyCow to find vegan restaurants when she travels. In her new book, The Vegucation of Robin: How Real Food Saved My Life, Ms. Quivers provides us with 90 delicious vegan recipes, and describes how she vastly improved her…
“I felt like I was waking up from a long sleepwalk. I believe we are all sleepwalking off a cliff if we don’t do this.” James Cameron – on switching to Vegan Living. James and Suzy Amis Cameron want Americans to adopt a vegan diet. They say it is vital for the future of the planet. James Cameron – ….also went public and lashed out in a recent interview with…
Growl: The Animal Rights Memoir and Manifesto by Kim Stallwood
A campaign is running for – Growl on indiegogo.com – please click. In his Foreword, Queen’s rock legend Brian May, says Growl “…opens the door to a world based on compassion, our greatest hope for us and our children, and our children’s children.” Growl on indiegogo.com – please click. Kim says – Why Growl? Growl is the book I wish I could have read when I went vegan and got involved with animal rights…
Watch: Mayim Bialik Interview- New Vegan Cookbook
Emmy-nominated actress (and mother of two vegan boys) Mayim Bialik, with pediatrician Dr. Jay Gordon, has created a new vegan cookbook called “Mayim’s Vegan Table, More than 100 Great-Tasting and Healthy Recipes from My Family to Yours”. . We caught up with Mayim in a telephone interview, and she discusses with HappyCow’s Ken Spector her perspective on veganism and her latest book. Mayim’s recipes range from breakfast (everything from a…
Interview: Jo-Anne McArthur – photographer, activist, Ghosts In Our Machine
Today we sit down with Jo-Anne McArthur to learn more about her, her passions, her journey, and the importance of telling the stories of those who can’t speak for themselves. The newly released documentary, The Ghosts In Our Machine directed by Liz Marshall, tells the story of abused animals through the eyes and lens of Jo-Anne. Her photographs are captivating and show clearly the emotions and feelings of her subjects who…
American Vegetarian Society 1850 & Remembering Rynn Berry – by Martin Rowe
Daily Evening Transcript ~ Boston, Massachusetts ~ Monday, May 20, 1850 The editorial is a journalist’s ‘take’ on the inaugural meeting of The American Vegetarian Society of Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th May 1850! Quite a cutting / sarcastic piece of journalism! ……but we are are very glad that it was written. Prior to today, this has appeared nowhere else on the Internet. This is the last item which we were…
Watch: John Pierre, Celebrity Fitness Guru, Exercise and Diet Tips
At Southern California’s ‘Healthy Taste of LA’ event this November, the Cows met up with John Pierre, celebrity fitness guru who has worked with such celebrities as Ellen Degeneres and Emily Deschanel. John Pierre is a nutrition and fitness consultant who has devoted over 25 years to helping and improving the lives of others through his expertise in the areas of nutrition, geriatrics, fitness, green living, women’s empowerment and…
Vegan Tips of Italy – Highlights of Italy and Bologna VegFest
Watch Ken Spector as he interviews insiders about vegan restaurants and culture in Italy. Learn about Italian vegan restaurants and other essential tips from some of Italy’s hottest vegan actors and personalities including Loredana Cannata (Actress), Paulo Maugeri (MTV), Claudia Zanella (Actress), Red Canzian (Bassist of Pooh), learn about traditional Italian gelato made vegan at Frozen in Milan, Italy and Gelatario Stefino Bio in Bologna, Italy, and see the first…
Watch: Dr. Neal Barnard on the Vegan Diet, Preventing Alzheimers, and Your Health
At Southern California’s ‘Healthy Taste of LA’ event this November, the Cows met up with Dr. Neal Barnard, the founder and director of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. PCRM (http://pcrm.org) is a nonprofit organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for effectiveness in research. Dr. Barnard, is a highly respected doctor who advocates a plant food diet for optimal health, and is a longtime vegan…
Not only do we like to promote vegan food and our favorites restaurants here on the HappyCow blog, we like to recognize other vegans doing awesome things in the world! Like the all vegan band, We Are The Wilderness. This new band has been likened to Portishead and Postal Service. The band recently supported vegan fashion brand Modavanti for their Indiegogo campaign and teamed up with PETA as well. Health enthusiast…
Last weekend HappyCow member, Christy, shared the stage with a group of vegans that formed to compete in a natural bodybuilding show in Austin called the Naturally Fit Super Show. It would be the largest gathering of vegans at a bodybuilding show ever. Though I wasn’t on the team I thought it would be a fun goal to work toward and I busted my butt in the gym to attempt…
Video: Europe’s Premier Raw Food Chef b.alive Interview
Based in Berlin, Germany, Boris Lauser is a Spiritual Life Food instructor, gourmet raw food chef, culinary artist, and Ayurvedic yoga massage therapist. Lauser traveled the world for years, and it was in Asia where he had his first experience with raw food. He did a 10 day Vipassana meditation silent retreat in Myanmar, an intensive training to become an Ayurvedic yoga massage therapist at The Sanctuary on Koh Phangan…
Video: HappyCow Interviews actress Emily Deschanel at HSUS VegAppetit benefit event
Best known for her role as Dr. Temperance ‘Bones’ Brennan on the popular American television series “Bones,” actress Emily Deschanel is a 20 year vegan who is a committed animal rights supporter. She became vegan after watching “Diet for A New America” in high school, a documentary about factory farming. She could no longer contribute to the suffering of animals after viewing the film and became vegan as a result.…