Organizing vegan potlucks, whether your goal is to promote veganism or whether you are interested in a vegan lifestyle for yourself, is a powerful way to reinforce food preparation as well as to exchange social support. When I organize potlucks, I am not only assisting people who are not yet vegan ...
Why Are You A Vegan? by Dr. Stacey J. Anderson, MVLCE
“Why are you a vegan?” How many times have you wondered how to answer this question? We have our A) family answer, B) workplace answer, C) public answer, D) friendlies' answer, and E) whatever-else-we-may-be-faced-with answer. How many others? On the one hand, I am very eager to engage in a ...
Is Your Vegan Message Accessible? by Alyssa Miller, VLCE
I first became a vegetarian in 2006. I was just 14 years old then. I remember occasionally finding a vegan recipe online, but there wasn’t much. (I also remember when my local health food store had only 3 brands of cheese alternatives, and I ate them, completely unaware that they still contained ...
Zero Waste Vegan, by Cindy Thompson, VLCE
It is always striking to me how transformational becoming vegan has been. What started out as a personal campaign to improve my health and prevent disease led me to examine all areas of my life and develop incredible stewardship for animals and the environment. Veganism has truly opened my ...
Veganism as Oneness, by Laura Teodori, VLCE
Many years ago, I was standing with friends at a crossroad waiting for the light to switch to green. Seeing that the road was “clear,” one person on the other side started walking on the road with the intention of crossing with a red light. Others followed blindly the first instigator only to find ...
Heal the Climate? Heal the System. An Interview with Sailesh Rao, PhD, by Victoria Moran
I've had the wonderful opportunity recently to spend time and absorb a bit of the brilliance of systems engineer Sailesh Rao, PhD, who spent most of his career developing a little thing we're all familiar with: the Internet! When Dr. Rao, a lifelong vegetarian, learned about the climate/agriculture ...
