The trend used to be that marketers and advertisers would latch onto anything green, natural or organic. Even if they wouldn’t explicitly say it, because it would blatantly be lying, they would use pristine rainforests, crystal clear lakes and cascading waterfalls. They let the images lawfully speak for them. The trend towards ‘greening’ every product … [Read more…]
Veganism has made its NFL debut. Or at least that’s what the headlines are all shouting about. The tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs is a big, big boy. At 6-foot 5-inches and 247lbs, Tony Gonzalez eats several thousand calories a day to maintain his size, his strength and his competitive edge. For the … [Read more…]
Far too often the media glosses over bigger issues in order to retain their unbiased standpoint. In an attempt to avoid making broad generalizations or looking at the implications of the stock standard news piece. In the New Scientist this week there was a brief piece looking at land use for crops and pastures. From … [Read more…]
Say the word vegan to someone and 1960’s, bra-burning hippies creep to mind. Followed by images of radical fanatics who are all looking to convert the masses to a world of hairy legs and political demonstrations. People apologize before they tuck into their steak and roll their eyes as they blunder and offer you a … [Read more…]
It has been said that just because you’re a vegan doesn’t mean that you’re living an ethical life. A cruelty-free life; yes. But an environmentally conscious, organic, fair trade, anti-consumerist, localist, ethical life; maybe not. Or at least that’s the way freegan’s see things. Freegans are people who take the idea of living an … [Read more…]
Being a vegan people are always going to wonder how and why you do it. They’ll tell you “You don’t know what you’re missing,” and offer you a bite of their burger. Jokes will be made at your expense and far too often you’ll be dining on a garden salad, as it’s the only thing … [Read more…]