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A field report from last month's BhakiFest, held annually in Joshua Tree, CA - Getting into Balance.…
A message from Rachel and the National March for Farmed Animals: Please come and support us on a National March for Farmed Animals on October 2nd, which is World Farmed Animals Day. It aims to raise awareness and protest against the cruelty and slaughter to farmed animals, and also to promote a veggie diet for the sake of the environment, human health, and feeding the world. This march is supported…
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…
We just received this and would like to pass it on to you… This Easter, Parents Urged to Sponsor an Animal in Need for Their Children, Not Buy One Watkins Glen, NY – March 22, 2010 – They are cute and fuzzy and at first may seem like the perfect Easter gift for a child, but all too often the ducklings, chicks and bunnies that are cherished on Easter day…
Vegan bake sales combine a time-honored, well-liked tradition with vegan outreach. They’re a fun and effective way to raise funds, introduce the public to delicious vegan food, and—in many cases—engage in productive discussions about vegan diets and broader vegan issues. The Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale (WVBS) takes the vegan bake sale concept further by having a large number of bake sales during the same short time period-–two weekends and the weekdays…
Veganism is extremism? Highlight the attitude of University students as they search to establish their identity separate from their peers and their parents are highly susceptible to attaching themselves to a 'radical' movement. Whether this is socialism, environmentalism or veganism.…
Hats off to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) for encouraging people to consider a test-drive of a vegan diet! So often, there are folks who are interested in changing their behavior and their consumption patterns, but they lack the support system to effect this change. Well, give it a whirl, folks: PCRM makes this test-drive short and sweet! Only 21 days long and powered by an on-line…
Biggest Birthday in Brisbane Brisbane’s Roma St Parklands will soon be the scene of the largest Krishna’s Birthday festival in the Southern Hemisphere outside of India, where it has been celebrated annually by millions of people over the last three thousand years. On Sunday August 23rd, from 12pm to 6pm, the Parkland’s Celebration Lawn will transform into an exotic experience of tastes, sounds and colours.With 5-10,000 people expected to attend…
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Summer of Love Revisited – 1st “Annual?” Vegan Earth Day!!
Once upon a time… a long long time ago, there were humans known as hippies. Flowers in their long flowing hair. Women dressed in long flowing skirts. Music in their heads. On June 21, 2009 the hippies made a comeback… to Woodland Hills! I will set the scene for you: Pierce College campus. Huge shade trees on a sunny day. Music by a myriad of bands (my favorite being The Luminaries…
Just back from the annual 2009 Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California. Some background: The Expo is a HUGE supply show held to allow manufacturers to introduce their products to the distributors. Companies spend tons of money on this event in the hopes that stores will pick their products up and begin selling them. The product developers and company founders are often on hand to speak with attendees about…
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…
Bourgeois Boheme opens London’s First Vegan Footwear and Accessory Shop 2008-04-17 17:49:50 – Bourgeois Boheme, a UK-based animal-friendly fashion company who have made a name for themselves retailing vegan footwear, accessories and cosmetics online, is now opening London’s first vegan fashion retail location. Bourgeois Boheme, one of the UK’s most well-known online and animal-friendly fashion companies is opening London’s very first animal-friendly footwear and accessories retail outlet. Based at their…
Last week we attended the country’s largest natural, organic, and healthy products trade show, the “Natural Products Expo West 2008” in Anaheim, CA. More than 52,000 retailers, manufacturers, and industry professionals attended. While products labeled “Organic” & “Gluten-free” were the rage, the words “Vegetarian” & “Vegan” seemed few and far between to me. Nor did I see the words “plant-based” at all, even though some friends had speculated to me…