This is my story about growing up with animals as a young girl. I grew up in a little suburb in Hunter, Utah. At the time, it was all part of Salt Lake City, Utah. I have two little stories that involve my parents, so I will first introduce them a bit. My mom grew up on a big farm in Idaho. She was one of ten siblings. My dad…
I’m a Libra so it’s in my my nature to attempt to keep things around me calm and zen-like. I don’t like confrontations or heated discussions. I prefer to not make waves or upset people. For most of my life I have avoided saying things (out loud) to people that may alter their opinion of me in a negative way. When I first became vegan these character traits played heavily…
Hi! Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Like Fried Rice but using Quinoa instead of the rice,. INGREDIENTS: 1 cup white quinoa 1…
Around the first of the year, people kept asking me if I made any New Years resolutions. My answer was always the same: “Anything that is that important to me, I will start right away.” I remember as a kid, the first time I heard someone say, “Mother’s day is everyday.” I was in elementary school and it made such an impression on me. Why do we just honor…
The education process is never ending. We are continuously taking in new information that can change our view of the world. Everything we say, wear and do is letting those around us know what we believe in…and may challenge what they see as the “norm”.…
This 274 page book is a collection of the 120 most popular recipes from the first two years of posts to my Valley Vegetarian blog. There’s nothing fancy here, just plain good home style cooking that appeals to everyone without regard to specific diet. The recipes tend toward comfort food with a taste of Ojai. Many have been published in the Ojai Valley News under the header Chef Randy. All…
A DOZEN CUPCAKES (Minus One)! Hey, someone has to make sure they are good, right? LOL! Greetings Happy Cow’ers and a good Moo-Moo to you!! My name is Evelyn and this is my first blog for HC and it will be about… WAIT… yes, vegan baking!! I love baking vivacious vegan baked goods!! Yummy & healthy for you, too!! Isn’t it great when people that aren’t vegans absolutely LOVE what you bake? You go to…
As an honored new blogger for HappyCow.net, I am excited to blog about vegan restaurants around the country. I travel every week and one of the first things I always do when I go to a new city is get on HappyCow to find out what the best vegan restaurants and grocery stores are in the town I am visiting! Today, I kick off my blog with my all-time favorite…
ABOUT THE FILM:Many advanced civilizations vanished because they did not take care of their soil. This film is about a new, progressive, and advanced practice of agriculture, that will regenerate the soil. With Regenerative Agriculture we create healthier food, build communities, and most importantly increase the top soil. Top soil, the skin of the earth, is where the life of the plant exists, and that is where our food comes…
Animal suffering is a multifaceted issue, and there is an urgent need for an integrated and compassionate solution. While a healthy vegan diet reduces the demand for farm animal suffering, we must remember there are many other animals in dire need of assistance. So this afternoon, while HappyCow sits down to a delicious vegetarian meal, our friends at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) will…
I am convinced that were it not for the convenience and the distance afforded by the myriad available venues from which we purchase all manner of of consumer goods, we would see some changes in our shopping lists. It’s so easy to buy things without the vaguest idea of the real story preceding their arrival in the marketplace. In many cases, perhaps most, the supply-chain history would be of little…
I feel quite strongly that, at this juncture in evolution, the greatest hurdle for all who would hope to see an end to violence and injustice on earth, is the widespread failure to recognize and denounce the exploitation, fear and suffering that is inflicted, every day, with impunity, upon undeniably innocent and sensitive animals. I am, at once, both inspired and confounded by the genuine concern and good will of…
“It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.” – Voltaire In a country dominated by fast food restaurants, milk mustaches, and slaughterhouses, it can be quite isolating to live contrary to established norms. Many times, the animal rights community is seen as idiosyncratic and eccentric, lacking the fundamental structure of analogous social justice movements. Thus, it is paramount to provide a forum for…