Vegan Weddings: Vega(awwwww)n or He(a)r(t)bivore?

Chocolate hearts

Alright, it's Valentine's day. I'm not saying you have to go crazy to celebrate it, and I'm sorry if you were trying to avoid it, but I figured this little piece of news was not going to have a better time to be mentioned. Read More »

  • Feb. 14, 2011
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Veganic Agriculture (or Lierre Kieth is Full of Manure)

Stéphane's vegetables

Despite the abundance of evidence against Keith's book, one thing that stuck with me was her argument about farming's inability to truly be a vegan endeavour. Even when labelled organic, there can be plenty of issues with how your vegetables are grown, and in a lot of cases, the methods are not truly vegan. Read More »

Behind the lines: Happy Kreter

Happy Kreter Picture

Happy Kreter is a long-time friend of mine, and also most likely the first vegan I ever met. At the time I thought it was interesting, and I respected his choice enough to try and be vegan while he was on tour in Halifax. Read More »

  • Feb. 11, 2011
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Behind the Lines: Teresa Fisher

Teresa Fisher

Somehow, after my years of being in Halifax, it seems I missed meeting at least a few of the Haligonian vegans. Sadly, Teresa Fisher is on that list. Read More »

  • Feb. 10, 2011
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Behind the lines: Vegans Love LAVA and Kelly Twomey

Vegans Love LAVA

Kelly Twomey, the mother of Vegans Love LAVA (Leather Alternatives and Vegan Accessories) just recently became a mother to a whole other vegan project, a child. So, it should come as no surprise that she was one of the contributors ("Vegan Parent Forces Child to Eat Nothing But a Whole Foods Plant-Based Diet!") to our focus section on vegan parenting. Read More »

Behind the lines: Lisa Dempster

Lisa Dempster

I'm not sure how Lisa and T.O.F.U. came to be such great friends, especially since we have yet to actually meet in person, but I am glad that the connection was made some time ago. Along with writing several articles for the magazine over the past few issues, including "I ♥ potlucks" in the most recent, I believe I can attribute the lovely Aussie invasion of the T.O.F.U. store to her blog. Read More »