posted August 10, 2021 by Alissa Kircher, VLCE All I want to do is speak out, but it’s killing me in the meantime. Being vegan for nearly a decade, and as an Animal Rights activist first and foremost, the aforementioned comment eventually became my mantra. I thought that the ... Read More
A Dozen Healthy Breakfasts That Aren’t Oatmeal, by Victoria Moran
Once when my daughter was small, she looked lovingly at my mom and said, "Grandma: your oatmeal is so good, you should open a restaurant." That is a rare degree of porridge appreciation. Most of us eat this particular food because it's vegan, whole, fiber-rich, cholesterol-lowering, and we're out of ... Read More
Water, The Lifeblood of Cooking
posted July 27, 2021 by Laura Leal, VLCE A long time ago, I started collecting water bottles from all over the world. The bottles just seemed attractive to me, but I didn’t know much about water. I had a table where I put all my bottles and I thought it looked nice. But then I learned ... Read More
Who’s Your Rosie?
posted July 20, 2021 by Allison Hess, VLCE Living in a human body—with a human mind—comes with baggage. We are a species that does not always make the smartest or simplest choices. In the words of one of my favorite fictional humans, Michael Scott from The Office: “I’m going to make ... Read More
Intersectionality and Veganism: Expanding Your Thought Circle
posted July 13, 2021 by Cris Comer, VLCE Recently, a well-known vegan activist staged a display at a fast-food restaurant. While we applaud the concept of drawing attention to the horrific treatment of animals slaughtered each year for food, this event included pouring fake blood on the ... Read More
Legalizing Yoga — and the Vegan Statesman Who Did It
by Victoria Moran, CLC, CHC/AADP, RTY-200 Politics can be tough business, any time, anywhere. And in the heart of the American South at this divisive time in history, public service is definitely not for the faint of heart. Maybe this is why a new star on the U.S. political horizon is getting ... Read More
