Archive for July, 2008

Vegetarian Spirituality

The majority of the world’s vegetarians are Hindu. Hinduism and Jainism teach vegetarianism as moral conduct while Christianity and Islam generally do not.

Celebrating The Potato

There is nothing to beat the taste of a New Potato just straight out of the ground.

Dare I

It’s been a poor year in my greenhouse to date. There was a lot of repair work had to be carried out at the beginning of the season so I was late starting: my tomatoes haven’t ripened yet which leads me into a story i read recently.. dare I…

Vegans Tighten Belt

As you scuttle through the aisles of the grocery store looking for your favorite snacks, you probably experience some sticker shock: $8 for a pint of ice cream! Yes, food prices have gone up, and they’re going to keep climbing.

Hiding Animal Suffering

It is all very well to say that individuals must wrestle with their consciences–but only if their consciences are awake and informed. Industrial society, alas, hides animals’ suffering.

Vegetarian wins hot-dog eating contest

In what must be one of this years most unusual happenings a self-styled vegetarian has won a hot-dog eating contest.

Tofu Could Affect A Man’s Fertility

Eating a diet with a high Tofu content could leave a man less fertile..

About Choosing Vegan Life

Living in a vegan commune for the past 26 years, M. Butterflies Katz is used to her door being open. So when she and her brother Brook decided to open their door to fellow vegans and vegetarians by hosting an open house and dinner, it wasn’t that unusual. So writes Sun Sentinel.com

A Temporary Omnivore in Paris

That’s the title of an interesting Blog I read recently. It’s all about Laura Anderson, a senior at Columbia who is working at the moment for The New York Times in Paris. She was once a vegetarian but has decided to start eating meat, and writes a blog called: A Temporary Omnivore in Paris.

Kim Tae-Gyum’s Story

Kim Tae-gyun, a 35-year-old salary worker, decided to stop eating meat last year after learning about the risk of mad cow disease and other possible harmful effects.