We asked our Instagram community (AKA the Cowmunity) how going vegan has changed their lives. The responses were so deeply touching and inspiring that we had to share them. Whether you’re participating in Veganuary, or are already somewhere else along your journey, we hope these community sentiments resonate with you. Here’s what they had to say! Going vegan has changed my life because… “My diet is finally in line with…
On August 1, 2014 I convinced my omnivorous husband and business partner that his Paleo organic meat-mecca restaurant, GustOrganics, absolutely needed to go plant-based. On March 2, 2015 GustOrganics ecame the first meat-heavy restaurant to go entirely vegan in NYC. In two sentences it sounds easy enough—but let me tell you that this was no simple task. We lost thousands of dollars, most of our clientele and some of…
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…
We talk to so many people who say they’d love to be vegan. But how? How do you eat filling, satisfying, healthy vegan meals at home or on the road is their big question. “How do you do it?” they ask us, shaking their heads. Seems nearly impossible to them. No wonder. Restaurants, fast food stops, grocery stores, even many farmers’ markets focus on animal-based foods. Some places don’t even…