In addition to Beyoncé’s surprise new album debut, music’s power couple recently set the gossip pages abuzz by announcing that for 22 days, Beyoncé and Jay Z will go vegan for what Jay Z is calling “a spiritual and physical cleanse.” He explains, “This all began a few months back when a good friend and vegan challenged me to embrace a ‘plant-based breakfast’ every day. It was surprisingly easier on…
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…
Europe is in recession; Portugal, Spain and Greece are suffering with especially strong recessions. Many would agree this may not be a time for starting a business – ……but, a few vegan ethical businesses are flourishing, specially the ones related to Portuguese vegetarian foods. I was inspired to write this article when I found out that friends of mine, Rafael and Ana, had recently started a 100% vegan business called…
by The Pink Herbivore Please note that – throughout this article I am going to refer to MEAT (anything non-vegan) as HIS, HIM & HE – using a blood red font – ……please take no offence Guys! Delicious MR. VEGETABLES is also going to be refered to as HIM. Go VEGAN! In the title & in the banner I am thinking of the original meaning of the word ‘vegetarian’: – ‘vegetarians’ = pure…
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…
. 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…
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…
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…
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…
Last month, Chipotle shared an ad that gained some media attention. Most notably, there were some tear-jerker moments that included the saddened face of a cow and a chicken being injected with hormones to “beef it up” behind closed doors. I admit that even I was emotional during this video. It’s really powerful and even though I don’t think anyone will become vegan or vegetarian after viewing it, there’s certainly…
Imagination is bringing science into new realms which may soon put an end to animal suffering. It’s already possible and is being done through bio-fabrication which is environmentally responsible, efficient, and humane. This is a great first-step in introducing lab-grown products like Lab-Grown Burgers, and the leather can even be grown to exact shapes, thickness, color, and texture. Watch this (short) excellent talk by Andras Forgacs which argues that biofabricating…
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 –…
Every time I visit my parents, there’s always something ready for me to eat. My parents have been supportive of my plant-based lifestyle, and it’s great to come home and see something on the stove that is vegan-friendly. Dad especially likes to cook and frequently omits meat and other animal products just so I can eat the same things they do. Without further ado, here’s my dad’s invention of Okra…