As a child, I adored animals. I loved going to petting zoos, small farms, and anywhere I could touch the baby animals and feed them and coo over them. I live in a metropolitan area, so I suppose it was only a matter of time before I encountered vegetarianism, and as a sensitive and thoughtful [...]
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Seeing The Beauty of the World
Posted in children and violence against animals, children/animal connection, college vegetarianism, connecting with animals, foodborne illnesses, health benefits, inspiring others, parent's response to vegetarianism, resensitizing children, vegan, vegetarian then vegan, tagged animals, baking, Brazil, dairy, ducks, eggs, geese, magic, meat, peace, peta, podcast, seafood, vegan on October 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A diet that fully reflects all of my values…
Posted in connecting with animals, environmental concerns, freedom in being vegan, health benefits, inspiring others, john robbins, perception of vegans as extreme/freaks, speaking the truth, vegan, vegetarian for health reasons, tagged asthma, compassion, environmental sustainability, finding voice, good health, tradition, values, vegan on September 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I want you to know that your podcast has helped transform my life.
I have always been a health nut, and in January of 2008, I was directed to John Robbins’ Healthy at 100, which documents how cultures subsisting on plant-based diets tend to live longer. Robbins’ book, along with Skinny Bitch, convinced me to [...]
Curiosity Antennae
Posted in animal agriculture, connecting with animals, environmental concerns, excuses for eating meat, freedom in being vegan, health benefits, hormones in meat, inspiring others, small farms, speaking the truth, vegan, vegetarian then vegan, tagged awakening, cruelt-free, curiosity, diet, farmed animals, health issues, New Zealand, vegan on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had never really been a particularly healthy person growing up. I guess I ate mostly what everyone else, my family, friends and the rest of New Zealand society ate. Meat and two veg for dinner, plenty of fruit, cereals and grains, a lot of dairy. It was the simple things I remember eating – [...]
My eyes are no longer closed…
Posted in "ethical omnivore", becoming resensitized, cheese, children/animal connection, connecting with animals, excuses for eating meat, freedom in being vegan, inspired by vegan husband, inspired by vegan partner, inspiring others, vegan, tagged animal agriculture, cheese, chickens, cookbooks, factory farming, Humane Society, National Anti-Vivisection Society, podcast, transformation, vegan, vegetarian on June 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I am sponsoring an episode of Food For Thought in honor of my boyfriend, Brian Kantorek, a compassionate, loving, gentle, supportive, fun, and all-around amazing person who also happens to be vegan. Since meeting him, I’ve gone from eating a bloody steak (piece of dead cow really, but I wouldn’t have called it that then) [...]
Sharing My Truth
Posted in animal agriculture, inspiring others, vegetarian then vegan, tagged animals, cheese, children, milk, peta, podcast, recipe, truth, vegan, vegetarian, violence on April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I became a vegetarian over 10 years ago when a vegetarian acquaintance of mine expressed astonishment at my carnivorous habits after discussing my (many) dogs and cats with her. That same day I filled my gas tank right next to a cattle transport crammed full with loudly protesting and suffering animals. That stopped my [...]
In Memory of Mustard
Posted in animal liberation, children/animal connection, connecting with animals, cruelty in egg industry, freedom in being vegan, inspiring others, vegan, tagged 'Meet your Meat', battery hens, chickens, children, freedom, peta, vegan, violence on April 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Thank you for all you do; you have changed me from a new and uncertain vegetarian to a strong and resourceful and most importantly joyful vegan! I am the other of two wonderful boys aged 27 months and 12 months; before and after I had them I sometimes became quite depressed at the idea that [...]
Christian Vegan – Not an Oxymoron!
Posted in connecting with animals, diet for a new america, excuses for eating meat, health benefits, inspiring others, john robbins, religion and animals, return to meat-eating after being vegetarian, small farms, vegan, vegetarian then vegan, violence, tagged bible, christian, church, Earthlings, faith, Genesis, john robbins, leather, prayers, vegan, vegetarian, weight loss on February 13, 2008 | 26 Comments »
I was raised in a carnivorous family. When I was a senior in high school we moved to a farm that had cows, chickens, pigs, horses, and rabbits. I stopped eating chicken when the family slaughtered 100 “old” egg laying hens in one day. It was really disgusting.
Lacking knowledge and support, eventually [...]
A Non-Vegetarian Buddhist to Vegan Activist
Posted in animal liberation, buddhism, freedom in being vegan, health benefits, hostile response from non-vegan friends, inspiring others, peter singer, religion and animals, vegan, vegetarian then vegan, tagged buddhism, cookbooks, ethics, healthy, journey, joy, liberation, meat, peter singer, podcast, releasing life, suffering, turtles, vegan, vegetarian on February 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I was born in Taiwan but grew up mostly in Africa and the U.S. I have very few memories of Taiwan but one vivid memory I do have is of my mom taking my brother and me to the market to buy turtles. We then traveled to a river somewhere and set them free. [...]
Meat-Eating Upbringing Inspires Vegetarianism
Posted in animal agriculture, becoming resensitized, cheese, cruelty in dairy industry, cruelty in egg industry, dairy cows, desensitized children, freedom in being vegan, inspiring others, parent's response to vegetarianism, vegetarian then vegan, tagged st. louis, vegan, vegetarian, vegetarian husband on January 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve always been someone who cared too much. I have a hard time ignoring things once they’re in front of my eyes, no matter who are what it may relate too.
When I was a kid I ate whatever my parents put in front of me and did not question it for the most part. I [...]
Vegan in China – Five Steps on the Journey
Posted in animal agriculture, animal liberation, becoming resensitized, buddhism, connecting with animals, farm sanctuary, freedom in being vegan, inspiring others, mindfulness, peter singer, vegan, vegan in china, vegetarian then vegan on December 1, 2007 | 8 Comments »
THE FIVE STEPS OF MY VEGAN JOURNEY SO FAR
There were several steps in my becoming vegan, which I’d really like to share with others. Like many, I’ve arrived to this transformation in middle-adulthood, and I’ve largely arrived at it alone and on my own.
The process (so far) for me could be roughly [...]
