Blog Profile / The Veg Blog
| URL : | http://www.vegblog.org/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Food & Drink / Vegetarian & Vegan | |
| Posts on Regator: | 57 | |
| Posts / Week: | 0.3 | |
| Archived Since: | December 7, 2009 | |
Blog Post Archive
More on ex-vegans
After the “I”m not vegan anymore” post by Alexandra Jamieson a few weeks ago, there were all the expected reactions: anger, disappointment, insults, and, yes, support. I avoided responding right away because I wanted to make sure my reaction was appropriate and thought out. I like Alexandra. I interviewed her a few years ago for [...]
Thea Tribute – elroy Goes Veg
Hey folks… long time no talk, eh? I fully plan on being more active here again and have a handful of posts I’ve been meaning to finish, and I will. Eventually. Now, though, I wanted to share a guest post by a friend of mine that I’ve known since elementary school. We reconnected a couple [...]
Christiano
When Amina passed away, I was in Las Vegas for a conference. It was quite difficult to be away from the family and by the end of my trip, I was very much ready to get back home. Three days after Amina died (and on my last full day in town), I got up early, [...]
Amina
It’s been two years since Amina passed away and it’s taken me this long to write an entry about her. And even with all that time, writing a little bit here and there as it felt right, the post was still a tough one to put together. History In the fall of 2004, Amina was [...]
Hacked
The WordPress theme I’ve been using has been hacked for a second time, so clearly there’s an exploit they’re not correcting. This resulted in my host shutting me down temporarily with a DMCA takedown notice (!). I’ve temporarily switched the theme in order to get rid of the exploit and I’ll be finding a new [...]
Challenged by a talking hen
I’ve been reading the Oz books with Rasine for about a year now. There have been some animal-friendly parts in the first two books, particularly with the Tinman, a gentle pacifist of a character that never wants to harm a living being. We’re on the third book, Ozma of Oz and we came across an [...]
Last minute vegan gift ideas
Have you left your shopping until the last minute? Need a few final ideas for someone on your list? Well, here you go! Just make sure you’re not seeing the person until after the holiday or spring for the faster shipping, because it’s getting late! 1. Vegan Holiday Kitchen by Nava Atlas Nava’s most recent [...]
Vegan Biz Profile: My Vegan Baker
Our seventh entry in the Vegan Biz Profile series is My Vegan Baker, a Northern Virginia-based vegan baking business started by Kristin Stolz. I had the chance to taste some of her baked goods when she was getting started a few years ago, and let me tell you: they’re good. Tell us about My Vegan [...]
Vegan Biz Profile: Nice Shoes
Our sixth entry in the Vegan Biz Profile series is Nice Shoes, an all-vegan shoe store in Vancouver, BC owned and operated by Joanne Chang (pictured, hugging shoes). Tell us about Nice Shoes. We are the first all vegan shoe store in Vancouver, BC Canada. We sell online as well as at our store located [...]
Spencer’s Market giveaway winner
Congrats to twobluemoons, the randomly selected winner for the Spencer’s Market giveaway! Thanks to everyone who entered and thanks to Spencer’s Market for hooking our readers up with good eats! I miss doing giveaways here, so stay tuned. I’ll see if I can’t get something else cool lined up soon.
Vegan Biz Profile: Sarah’s Place
Our fifth entry in the Vegan Biz Profile series is Sarah’s Place, the cute little vegan curio shop in Victoria, BC run by vegan cookbook author extraordinaire, Sarah Kramer. Tell us about Sarah’s Place. Sarah’s Place is the world’s smallest (I think) vegan curio shop – located in the heart of downtown Victoria. The shop [...]
Vegan Biz Profile: Cosmo’s Vegan Shoppe
Our fourth entry in the Vegan Biz Profile series is Cosmo’s Vegan Shoppe, an online vegan shop based in Marietta, GA (where you can also visit their showroom). Be sure to check out their vegan holiday gift guide. Also, Ken: eating baby brains is not vegan. Tell us about Cosmos Vegan Shoppe. We started Cosmo’s [...]
Vegan Biz Profile: Vegan Heritage Press
Our third entry in the Vegan Biz Profile series is Vegan Heritage Press, an independent publisher of vegan cookbooks. Vegan Heritage Press is based in Virginia. Tell us about Vegan Heritage Press. In 2006, I decided to make a clean break from the work-a-day world and move to the mountains. I’ve worked in various aspects [...]
Contest: Spencer’s Market Giveaway
It’s been years since I’ve done a giveaway here at the blog and I miss doing it, so let’s try it again! We’ve got a great gift basket of vegan goodies to giveaway, courtesy of Spencer’s Market, a site that offers artisanal vegan food products at huge discounts. They offer products you may have heard [...]
Vegan Biz Profile: McFarland Designs
Our second entry in the Vegan Biz Profile series is McFarland Designs a one-woman handmade jewelry maker in rural Humboldt County, California. Tell us about McFarland Designs. Well, it’s just me, toiling away in my garage, trying to make pretty things. :-) I hand-fabricate jewelry using various types of gold and silver and ethically sourced [...]
Vegan Biz Profile: Herbivore Clothing Company
A few weeks ago, Josh at Herbivore posted a series of simple graphics promoting the importance of buying from vegan-owned businesses during the holidays. The idea is simple and elegant: if you’re buying gifts, make sure your money goes to people whose ideals you support. So, for the next month-or-so, I’m going to feature a [...]
Natural flavors
I was reading through Reed Mangel’s new book The Everything Vegan Pregnancy Book (because, in case you hadn’t heard, we’ve got a second little vegan on the way!) and came across this little nugget of info that, I admit, I hadn’t heard before: If an ingredient listing contains the term “natural flavors,” the USDA’s Food [...]
“An ethic of justice doesn’t change.”
Vegan RD extraordinaire Ginny Messina was interviewed over on The Thinking Vegan and it’s well worth a read. Ginny talks the standard nutrition talk, but unlike many RDs, she also discusses the ethical side of veganism. This section is particularly striking (emphasis mine): No one knows what the exact “ideal” diet for humans is, or [...]
Oh, Anthony Bourdain… will you ever stop saying stupid things?
From an upcoming Playboy interview with Anthony Bourdain: On his thoughts on vegetarians: “They make for bad travelers and bad guests. The notion that before you even set out to go to Thailand, you say, ‘I’m not interested,’ or you’re unwilling to try things that people take so personally and are so proud of and [...]
Seven years vegan
Today marks seven years from the day I drew the line in the sand and said, “That’s it. I’m vegan.” I’d been vegetarian for four years, doing a super-gradual transition to veganism. It’s a change I haven’t regretted a single time. More posts coming here soon. (Also, happy 7-year veganversary to Lindsay at Vegan Chai, [...]