I’ve been involved with the great sport of ice hockey -- as a player, coach and administrator -- for as long as I can remember. The game has taken me around the world while developing lifelong friendships and learning countless life skills. I found many similarities when I started my vegan ...
Weight, Weight…Don’t Tell Me! by Michelle Schaefer, MA, VLCE
Sometimes, I feel like my body is a real disappointment to the animals. Human animals, that is. But also factory-farmed animals. How is this? It’s all in the elevator eyes. Scenario: a new or quasi-familiar person and I get to talking, and the subject of my veganism emerges. “You’re a vegan?” they ...
The Historic Precedent of Inclusiveness, by Victoria Moran
Some people don’t eat animals for the animals’ sake. Some people don’t eat animals for their health's sake. Some people don’t eat animals to save the planet. And some people don’t eat animals because of religion or yoga or world hunger or because there’s a vegan they want to date. Most ...
Jazzy Vegetarian’s Deliciously Vegan Cookbook, by Dianne Wenz, VLCE
Delicious vegan meals are fun to prepare in your own home kitchen with Laura Theodore’s highly anticipated new cookbook, Jazzy Vegetarian’s Deliciously Vegan: Plant-Powered Recipes for the Modern, Mindful Kitchen. This modern guide to vegan eating is a 320-page cookbook featuring Laura’s masterful ...
How I Sparked…Travel – Vegan Style, by Laura Beck, VLCE
Have you ever felt like a catalyst in changing someone’s life? I have. Here’s how: Kim Giovacco loved to travel. From the moment her parents took her to Europe at age 6, she felt an urge to see new places and meet new people. “I always wanted to be a travel agent, but my parents wanted me to go to ...
Vegans, Communities and the Hurricane Aftermath, by Cindy Lou Negrón, VLCE
In my last blog post “A Vegan in the Middle of a Natural Disaster”, I shared everything I did to survive the days after Hurricane Maria hit my island, Puerto Rico. I wrote that veganism was the way to go in terms of how we can help the planet heal. This follow-up is about veganism in local areas, ...
