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To challenge or to compromise

Another positive sign of veganism hitting the mainstream was published in the Globe and Mail today: Meatless menus are all the rage It seems the Meatless Monday idea is creeping into the minds of famous meat-loving chefs lately. Although they may only be trying it to test their culinary chops, the move of vegetables from […]

  • Oct. 27, 2010
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Are vegans extinct?

Taken from: Quarrygirl forums Saw this on ye olde Twitter today, and I figured it was an interesting point to touch on. For me, being vegan is about trying to reduce the number of products I purchase, consume, use, etc… that involve animals. I have not lost sleep over the idea that somewhere in the […]

Portland, OR (Aug 2011) or Bust!

As if Portland did not have enough great vegan things going on, some fine folks have decided that the city needs at least one more thing to lure us all there: Vida Vegan Blogger Conference I’m happy to say that they are doing a great job at just that, and I am amongst those who […]

  • Oct. 20, 2010
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A good offence is a vegan cupcake?

I was going to be negative in my newest post, but I decided to go with the more positive and tasty alternative. Plus, I may have passed my PETA rant quotient for the year. Sorry. ‘Vegan cupcake:’ The tastiest oxymoron If you can get past Vanessa Farquharson’s need to make veganism seem extreme and her […]

  • Oct. 19, 2010
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Meat: A Benign Extravagance

Simon Fairlie, a born again carnivore, recently published a book entitled Meat: A Benign Extravagance in which he proposes the idea that the consumption of meat and dairy is not necessarily as dangerous to the planet as we are being led to believe. Breath. This is not me saying we should all go back to […]

For every action…

5,000 mink escape farm in Ireland (IrishTimes.com) Animal liberation. It’s something I still sit on the fence (get it?) about. I don’t agree with animals in captivity, and that’s one of the reasons I’m vegan. However, I can’t say the idea of animals being liberated is such a great solution. Granted, there are probably cases […]