Many holidays can be tough on the animals which can make them challenging for vegans and vegetarians too. Most of the time, the out of sight, out of mind factor kicks in and you can transport yourself to a happy place as needed. For Thanksgiving, it’s a little different. A whole turkey laid out on […]
See Something? Say Something!
This weekend I had the good fortune to attend Taking Action For Animals (TAFA) in Washington, DC. It’s an annual conference put on by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), but it was my very first time. It was a whirlwind weekend experience filled with education, networking, legislative updates, and resources. The fact […]
Taking Action for Animals – This weekend!
There’s still time to register! This weekend in Washington, D.C. people will gather for an exciting, enlightening, and invigorating conference. It’s the annual Taking Action for Animals Conference, organized by the Humane Society of the United States. It’s a chance for like minded individuals to get together to learn strategies for making the world a […]
The Quest for Perfection
There seems to be a stigma about veganism that needs to be addressed. There are some within the vegan community and oodles of non-vegans that have a misconception. A lot of people feel that veganism is a quest for perfectionism. And that stigma keeps a lot of people closed off to the idea of even […]
A Word is Worth a Thousand Words
Pictures are great, songs are lovely, and videos are powerful. But words alone are perhaps the most telling. How we talk: the words we use, and the way we say them, says a lot about us. It says a lot about us as a culture too since our collective language is evolving from our own […]
Vegetarian Summerfest In a Nutshell
I just got home from attending Vegetarian Summerfest. I know, I know, NERD ALERT! Guilty as charged. Vegetarian Summerfest is a 5 day national conference put on by the wonderful people of the North American Vegetarian Society. For 38 years, these folks have been pulling together a community of like-minded people, inundating them with how-to […]
