Day 152: Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen New York
I am on my way to Farm Sanctuary (click here). This is a home for farmed animals that have been rescued from abuse and abandonment. They are for the first time in their lives given the love and care...
View ArticleDay 154: It All Started With Hilda – Farm Sanctuary
I want to tell you a story about a girl whose strength and will overcame the worst suffering and brutal treatment imaginable. Her name was Hilda. She was destined to be nothing more than a slave and...
View ArticleMy trip to Farm Sanctuary
Farm Sanctuary has three locations and one happens to be less than two hours away from me in Watkins Glen, New York. The People Barn and B&B at Farm Sanctuary in the distance A glorious day at the...
View ArticleDay 151: Kitchen finally 100% vegan (except for the mollusks)
First of all, obviously I cannot count. You might notice this is post 151 after posts 152 and 154 hahahahaha! Oh well, this is not a blog about counting! Second of all today is the day I have finally...
View ArticleDay 186: A cow will die piece by piece to become your hamburger. Please read.
“Victims are prodded into the killing stall with a high voltage electric prod. According to a visitor to a slaughterhouse, the cows are fully aware of what lies ahead. The physical symptoms of terror...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games
Anyone who sees this movie or reads these books will probably (hopefully) be appalled by any society that could get to the point where watching children kill each other for adult entertainment is...
View ArticleFirst blog post from my phone
What’s good to eat? Kid friendly snacks: Pretzel Time soft pretzels (frozen section) Vegan potstickers (frozen organic section ) PB and J chips and hummus or salsa Frozen banana or grapes Tofuttu...
View ArticleHealthy Diet Part One – What Not To Eat
Since my last post six months ago I have taken two classes- Contemporary Nutrition and Sports and Exercise Nutrition – at Rochester Institute of Technology. I also audited a medical pathophysiology...
View ArticleHealthy Eating Part Two: What To Eat – Breakfast!
Finally the second part to my healthy eating posts. I wrote the whole thing out the other night and . . . crash. Lost the whole post when my computer crashed and of course, I had not saved the draft...
View ArticleSalt – White salt has the health refined out of it
Beautiful salt of the earth, the way nature intended, untouched by man. Even if your salt says sea salt – if it is white then it has been processed and no longer contains the 80 plus trace minerals...
View ArticlePlant the seeds of veganism wherever you go
I also run a Facebook page where I have written many of my personal philosophies about veganism. I have decided to rebirth them here so that they do not get lost in the posts of Facebook past. Vegan...
View ArticleWhat is anthropocentrism?
Anthropocentrism is the idea that human beings are the most superior in nature. The trouble with anthropocentrism is that this feeling of superiority rarely stops at plants or animals. Most people feel...
View ArticleMyth: Kindness is weakness
I have found that people mistake kindness for weakness. Why? Perhaps it is a cultural thing: fighting, revenge, war are all equated with toughness and strength. But I would like to show you that...
View ArticleHow to give up cheese
Cheese is basically dairy, salt and rennet. Rennet is usually not vegan and it is a terribly horrible thing but you can look that up for yourself if you want. I just want to talk about cheese for...
View ArticleHorse ‘Meat’
When we extend freedom and rights to all living beings, we extend freedom and rights to all living beings. When we extend freedom and rights to only some living beings, we extend them to none. Horses...
View ArticleCheese, Ice Cream and Milk Made From Human Breast Milk
I would like to open a shop so that people who cannot give up dairy or cheese can still have it with no worries whatsoever as to the health value since human milk is designed specifically for human...
View ArticleTo buy or not to buy vegan menu options from fast food restaurants?
Chipotle recently announced they are going to expand their vegan menu options to other locations, possibly across the country. Here is my opinion about patronizing fast food places: Are we supporting...
View ArticleThanksgiving: Vegan advice for mealtime with family and friends
I attended a talk by Doctor Melanie Joy. She is the author of Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows. At the end of her presentation we had the opportunity for questions and answers. An audience...
View ArticleEggs: How to live without them (unless you’re a chicken of course!)
Do chickens mourn the loss of their eggs? Even under the best of circumstances a mother hen still suffers. Read the story of the lavender chicken here It is easy for humans to live without eggs, but...
View ArticleWhole Foods Diet
I have finally made the switch to a whole foods diet! Here is one of the many colorful responses I have received from people when they find out: “How’s that whole vegan thing going for you?” “I’m going...
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