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General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Cocoa, Certifying Poverty, A Better Future

Unripe Cocoa Pods Growing in Madagascar In this blog post we reflect on: – how cocoa has helped the animal rights movement historically. cocoa’s role in today’s 2016 vegan businesses. the merits and shortfalls of Fair Trade certification, & of the other certification options available to cocoa growers & cocoa processors. alternatives to the current certification options. …… Red Lights Certified ‘Vegan’ chocolate products may contain dairy and egg – especially if they were made on…

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General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Abandoning All Animal Food – Vegan Advocacy From The 1840s

‘..abandoning all animal food..’ = consuming nothing which has an animal source = 100% vegetarian = vegan Some Very Pleasant History Discussions of Vegan Advocacy from the 1840s  An 1851 Article by R. T. Trall Russell Thacher ‘R. T.’ Trall’s – autographed 1860s Carte de Visite. The original is in the Ernest Bell Library. The article appeared in an Almanac published in London, UK in 1851 – by the London, UK based vegan, William Horsell. …

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Vegetarian Humour – in 1852 & 1848 – Punch Magazine

 Vegetarian Humour – in 1852 & 1848 – Punch Magazine Here we are being ‘ribbed’ by the magazine Punch, or the London Charivari – aeons ago! The 1848 article is directly referring to Elizabeth & William Horsell’s projects – but does not mention them by name – they were vegans – more about them here if you Click – and also lower down this page. The Victorian vegetarians / vegans & their humanitarian…

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‘Leafy greens – six times a day – NO OIL’ – the recommended diet for 2015 and 1874

Better than any ‘TV’. In just 80 minutes you will know more about preventing heart disease & other chronic medial conditions than most medical doctors do. The key message – “I want patients to eat leafy greens six times a day – and NO OIL.” Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. Dr. Esselstyn’s leading choices are arugula, chard, kale, spinach, beets, beet greens and bok choy. Dr. Esselstyn has followed a vegan diet…

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