Last Sunday, I had the privilege of attending a cooking class taught by the one-of-a-kind entertainer and educator Chef AJ and fitness guru John Pierre. Not only was I treated to many tasty samples and three original songs by “Chef AJ and the Kalettes” about the importance of eating veggies, Chef AJ showed off with a head stand demonstrating that yes, you can have this much energy eating plant-based foods.
In The Sexy Vegan Cookbook: Extraordinary Food from an
Ordinary Dude,
YouTube cooking sensation Brian Patton shares
100 vegan recipes that are failure-proof, flavor-filled, and most of all, fun: “My
book is the ‘fun uncle’ of vegan cookbooks.
That the w
ord “milk” connotes “good for your bones” is a testament to the success of the dairy industry’s decades-old deceptive marketing strategy. As it turns out, dairy is not, in fact, good for our bones, nor the rest of our health.
Mixed news on the “ag gag” front: this week, the Missouri House passed ag-gag bill HR 1860, meant to shut down whistleblowing investigations of factory farms.
April 20 Update: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Sunday’s “Vegan Day” at Bread & Brew has unfortunately been cancelled. However, stop by ANY day during VegWeek to order anything off their vegan menu and 20% of your bill will still be donated to COK’s work for farmed animals!
While a growing number of restaurants are eager to tout more sustainable business practices, such as serving local foods or buying organic produce, perhaps the most important step that businesses can take to demonstrate their commitment to helping protect the planet is simply offering meat-, egg-, and dairy-free meals.
On May 19—less than one month from now—I’m running the Palos
Verdes Half Marathon
to raise money for Compassion Over Killing. While
I am a long-time runner, I rarely race. So what’s motivating me to get up at
5:00 a.m. to train for 2 hours before work each day for the next 30 days?
On Monday night, Takoma Park Mayor Bruce Williams signed
a Proclamation officially dedicating April 23-29 as VegWeek 2012 (read the Proclamation), which
also encourages residents to “choose vegetarian foods as way to help protect the
planet, their health, and animals.” To further show the city’s support for this
effort, Mayor Williams along with 4 other councilmembers—Kay Daniels-Cohen, Seth Grimes, Terry Seamens, and Fred Schultz—are
taking a 7-Day Veg Ple
In January 2012, the European Union’s ban on the use of barren wire
battery cages for egg-laying hens took effect – and the impact seems to
ruffling the feathers of many retailers concerned about the rising cost of eggs. In fact, egg
prices have quadrupled in some markets in EU due to a shortage in supply.
“The reality of food processing can be off-putting… There is always a percentage of dead birds [and] chicken houses that will inherently contain a level of fly and rodent activity.” – Ron Kreider, President of Kreider Farms, responds to new undercover video