NOTE: The views expressed in this interview represent those of the author / the interviewees only and are not those of HappyCow. HappyCow has decided to allow this post to spark discussion, not as an endorsement. Jamie Foley was raised in the American South but now lives in Oakland, CA where he’s a biotechnology student. Right now he … [Read more…]
“I lead a very simple and frugal life, that is to say that I absolutely only eat vegetables. I wear the simplest possible clothes, no hat. I walk barefoot and I live in the greatest possible harmony with my ideas about Nature.” – Marius CAYOL – Vegan & Simple-Lifer – writing circa 1910 All of … [Read more…]
“Our presence on this Earth is like being shipwrecked and sailing together in a lifeboat. You can either sell what food there is to the rich so they survive and then generate fights over it, or you can share it out. It isn’t just a moral decision but a practical one. There is no shortage … [Read more…]
Come to Summer School in Rhos-on-Sea 28/- all inclusive for a week = £ 1.20 = approx US$ 1.85 Choice of 2 locations – select your dates. Original postcard in our – Ernest Bell Library Collection – more. Oops – too late – the date has passed – it was held in 1910 – here are some … [Read more…]
Draped in loose flowing garments and with long hair they worked in the gardens and fields, built spartan timber cabins and found relaxation in dancing and naked bathing, exposing their bodies to light, air, sun and water. Their diet excluded all animal foods and was based entirely on plants, vegetables and fruit. Joseph Salomonson – … [Read more…]
HappyCow Directory UK – 1881 In 1881 the entire UK had just 20 lacto-ovo vegetarian eating places & 22 food stores. The first title is ‘tongue in cheek’, HappyCow started in 1999, this ‘Directory’ is 118 years older, it is from the December 1881 issue of The Dietetic Reformer & Vegetarian Messenger – more discussion below. . . … [Read more…]