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Watch: Mallorca, Spain Best Vegan Restaurants & Other Insider Tips

HappyCow’s Ken Spector traveled to the island of Mallorca, Spain and checked out the extensive vegan scene in the city of Palma. Ken interviewed several vegan business owners including Bagel’s Andrew Howlett, Lovegano’s Patrick Shell, Bon Lloc’s Juanjo Ramirez, and mymuybueno’s Justine Murphy, and VA De BO’s Joan De Deu Franco Esteva. He also interviewed a Palma, Mallorca local vegan. Below is our video containing interviews and highlights: Watch our…

May 1, 2018 (Last Updated: May 8, 2018) By Ken Spector

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Watch: Netherlands Vegan Scene at VegFestNL 2017

TeamCow traveled to Utrecht, Netherlands, and HappyCow’s Ken Spector checked out the vegan scene, and attended and spoke at Netherlands VegFestNL in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 27+28, 2017. There are an estimated 70,000 vegans in the Netherlands, but this number is steadily growing. Ken interviewed the event founder and director Christine Burgemeester about her favorite restaurants in the Netherlands and more. Below is our video containing interviews and highlights: For…

January 22, 2018 (Last Updated: February 3, 2018) By Ken Spector

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Watch: Lisbon, Portugal Vegan Scene at Veganário Fest 2017

HappyCow’s Ken Spector checked out the vegan scene, and attended and spoke at Veganário Fest in Lisbon, Portugal on October 14+15, 2017. This is our video containing vegan highlights and interviews at Veganário Fest. Join HappyCow’s Ken Spector as he interviews Andreia Carvalho Mota, one of the event coordinators, and Emily, a Brazillian who lives in Lisbon with her brother, regarding tips on living in Lisbon vegan-style. Andreia provides her…

December 26, 2017 By Ken Spector

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Video: World’s First All-Vegan Ocean Cruise!

First All-Vegan Ocean Cruise / Tilbury, England to The Norwegian Fjords, September 25 – October 5, 2017 Team HappyCow joined a group of over 1100 mostly vegan people on the world’s first all-vegan ocean cruise organized by Dirk Bocklage and his team at Vegan Travel, Ltd. Below is our video containing highlights from the cruise. Join HappyCow’s Ken Spector as he interviews cruise director Dirk Bocklage and vegans traveling on…

November 22, 2017 By Ken Spector

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VegFest Colombia – Insider Tips And Highlights

Team HappyCow traveled to Colombia, checked out vegan restaurants and attended Veg Fest Colombia in Bogotá, Colombia on January 7-22, 2017. Ken interviewed Nadja Troeger, the founder and organizer of the 2 week event, and two local residents discussing highlights from the event and exclusive insider vegan tips. Veg Fest Colombia consisted of plant-based food and product booths, speeches, live music, hikes, city and fruit tours, and more! Below is…

February 16, 2017 By Ken Spector

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Dr Ellsworth Wareham : Vegan : 102

We posted about Dr. Ellsworth Wareham two years ago, just before his 100th birthday – here. Dr. Wareham had his 102nd birthday a few days ago! Dr. Ellsworth Wareham ~ As a middle-aged man, Wareham spent a lot of time in the operating room cutting into one patient after another who had heart problems. There, he noticed something: patients who were vegetarian mostly had much cleaner and smoother arteries than those who ate…

October 18, 2016 By John Edmundson

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Vegan Highlights – VeggieWorld – Paris, France

Team HappyCow checked out vegan restaurants and attended VeggieWorld Paris in Paris, France on October 8+9 2016. Below is our video containing vegan highlights from Paris, France. See HappyCow’s Ken Spector’s impressions of VeggieWorld Paris, 2016. For more information see: veggieworld.de Watch our video here:…

October 14, 2016 By Ken Spector

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Vegfest Tampere, 2016 Finland – Insider Tips

Team HappyCow finishes the HappyCow European speaking tour with this video shot at Vegfest Tampere, 2016 Finland. Below is our video containing vegan insider impressions & tips, shot at VegFest Tampere on May 21, 22, 2016 in Tampere, Finland. Join HappyCow’s Ken Spector as he interviews an attendee of the event, and he speaks with Sari Komulainen, the founder and organizer of Vegfest Tampere. For more information see: vegfest.net Watch…

September 7, 2016 By Ken Spector

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Kyiv Vegan Boom – HappyCow Hits Kiev Vegan Event in Ukraine

Team HappyCow was recently in on a European vegan speaking tour, and one of the destinations was Kyiv, Ukraine – a city that is relatively new to the vegan scene, but growing. Kiev Vegan Boom! Below is our video containing vegan insider impressions, tips and restaurant picks shot in Kiev, Ukraine on May 14th and 15, 2016 at an event HappyCow co-promoted with Rudolf Krajewski (Vegano Hooligano) and his team…

August 26, 2016 By Ken Spector

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Oslo, Norway Vegetarfestival 2016 – Vegan Tips & Highlights

Watch our highlight video of the Oslo Vegetarfestival 2016 at the DOGA/Kulturkirken Jacob in Oslo, Norway. Interviews by HappyCow’s Ken Spector. The 2 day annual event took place on May 7 and 8, 2016. Ken interviews the event’s co-founder, Heidi Røneid, and a local talks about Oslo’s favorite vegan restaurants and other vegan tips. Watch our video highlights here: For more info see: http://www.oslovegetarfestival.no/…

July 18, 2016 (Last Updated: July 19, 2016) By Ken Spector

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Producing Vegan Wine Biodynamically

An Earthworm Podcast – Scott Poynton talks with Swiss biodynamic winemaker Pierre Fonjallaz about his vineyard and winemaking practice on the hills beside Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Pierre talks about the motivations to change his approach, his new 5000 year timeline for sustainability, and his discovery how – as he started implementing biodynamic processes – that he began to learn from the land and the plants about other aspects of life.…

June 22, 2016 (Last Updated: June 23, 2016) By John Edmundson

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Portland VegFest 2015 – Tips and Highlights

Watch our highlight video of Portland VegFest 2015 in Portland, Oregon. Interviews by HappyCow’s Ken Spector. Locals talk about Portland’s favorite vegan restaurants, products and other vegan tips. Watch our video highlights here: For more info see: https://nwveg.org/vegfest…

November 25, 2015 (Last Updated: December 10, 2015) By Ken Spector

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Dr. Ellsworth Wareham, 99+ Years Old Vegan

Dr. Ellsworth Wareham ~ As a middle-aged man, Wareham spent a lot of time in the operating room cutting into one patient after another who had heart problems. There, he noticed something: patients who were vegetarian mostly had much cleaner and smoother arteries than those who ate meat. The arteries of meat-eaters tended to be full of calcium and plaque. So he made a choice. He decided to become a…

August 18, 2014 (Last Updated: October 17, 2016) By John Edmundson