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Have a Heart!

What do you look for in a life partner where veg*n ethics are concerned? Is it important to you that your sweet baboo is vegetarian or vegan as well, or is the choice an individual one? Can you live with yourself if the person you’re living with cooks & eats animals? Can they live with you if you’re moved to preaching at them all the time? Even if the question…

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General/ Veganism

Spreading the Word–Effective Leafleting

If you live in a large urban area, there will most likely be places where there is ample pedestrian traffic.  This is an untapped mine for getting out the word about the benefits of vegetarianism.  You can order a stack of Vegetarian Starter Guides from a pro-vegetarian organization, take them to a busy street corner one morning or afternoon (preferably during rush hour), maybe with a friend or two, and…

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General/ Nutrition

School Vegetarian Incorporation

Click for details on these great re-usable lunchboxes. A large percentage of vegetarian parents choose to ship their children off to school with a packed lunch rather than have them accept the schools’ meager or virtually non-existent vegetarian offerings. There are many reasons that schools should provide vegetarian options as part of their regular menu. Some of the children who forgo school lunch are actually from families that are income…

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General/ Nutrition/ Recipes

Sweet Potato Leaves, Anyone?

Oftentimes, people who embrace the vegetarian lifestyle fail to eat as healthy as they should. Abstaining from flesh foods alone is not a sure fire formula for being and staying healthy. There are many poor food choices a vegetarian can make and it is a common misconception that being vegetarian alone can make one trim and healthy. The fact is, many vegetarians are guilty of not eating the right food. …

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General/ Veganism

How Many Have You Converted?

“We can do no great things – only small things with great love.” – Mother Theresa Without meaning to, sometimes setting a good example brings others on board or touches people’s lives in ways we aren’t even aware. Can you think of anyone you have flat-out converted to a cruelty-free, veggie lifestyle? Now imagine how many more have followed your lead in some unknowable way, by making small but impactful…

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Eat Your Veggies, Ride a Bike, and Think Before You Shop

The United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is headed by a vegetarian.  IPCC chief Rajendra Pachauri highlighted the importance of lifestyle changes to help slow down global warming.  And what changes should we make?  He encourages all of us to  1)  Don’t eat meat   2) Ride a bicycle or walk   3) Purchase only things we really need Mr Pachauri admitted that the IPCC was afraid to encourage lifestyle changes earlier, but…

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General/ HappyCow Site

Happy Holidays

Dear Members, Visitors, and Friends, Happy Holidays & Peace in 2008! We are very grateful to you for your participation in making this past year an incredible year of growth and improvements for the HappyCow.Net Guide. We want to take this opportunity to give special thanks to the top contributing Happycow members for all their reviews and contributions in updates: Chia (235) Stevie (130) JohnnySensible (65) gr8vegan (53) Poundie (41)…

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