Tatterhood is a traditional Norwegian folk tale about an unusual princess who refuses to conform to her respectful princess lifestyle. Being a vegan is just one more way to feel in charge of my life and the planet.
I’ve been a vegan for a little over two years. Eight years ago, after a lifetime of eating what I thought was a healthy, and varied diet, which included meat and dairy, I was diagnosed with fibroids in my uterus. At the time of diagnosis, they were small...
A few years ago, I became a vegetarian because of my animal rights beliefs and the horrors of factory farming. Last year, I went vegan as I kept learning more and more about dairy and eggs farming. In the beginning, I felt better emotionally knowing ...
I'm a teacher who teaches in a fairly progressive community. When I began teaching 18 years ago, many of my families were vegetarian. As the years have moved by, and the idea and practice of raising "local, humane" animal foods has become prevalent, ...
I went vegan almost a year ago. I chose to become vegan not only because of the health benefits, but more, because I couldn't stand to eat food that caused so much pain, suffering. and destruction in the world to animals, humans and our earth. I had...
I have a neighbor, I'll call him David. He's in his mid-sixties, educated, interesting, a middle school science teacher and animal expert. He's studied animals in the wild in Africa and South America and advocates for wild animal rights. He's also...
I don't know about you, but I think about food all the time. On my morning walks, I think about ways to enliven old recipes or how to put the ingredients of my refrigerator into some wonderfully exotic dish. By the time I get home, I've come up with...
Last week, in the Huffington Post, John Robbins wrote an article outlining one of the many devastating pieces of the Farm Bill 2012, which is currently being revised. This is something for us to take action on by writing to our congress and senate representatives...
I know that sometimes we vegans can feel like we're living in a vacuum. Most of our friends and family members think we're some kind of radical nut-cases, but I know that with every conversation or meal I share with a non-vegan, I have planted a seed...
Two days ago, my husband and I spent the day at one of the loveliest places on earth. In a town just outside of Woodstock, NY, there exists a small, but thriving farm animal sanctuary, where pigs, goats, chickens, roosters, cows, bulls, rabbits, ducks...
Isn't it ironic, strange weird that when you mention that you are a vegan to friends and loved ones, it is often recieved as if you've just told them that you've become a born-again Christian? I will admit, that my veganism, like many others, does stem...
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