New Mexico Vegan March 2021

NewMexicoVegan March 2021

For Vegans, Vegetarians, and the Veg Curious

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Andrea Carvalho

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Editor’s Note

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Tonia L. Carrier Hicks

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Different But Equal (Advertisement)

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Claudia Kaldenbach

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Why Is Raising Animals For Food So Inefficient

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Richard H. Schwartz

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Why Weight Loss For Vegans Is Not Automatic And How A Plant-Based Lifestyle Can Turn Your Life Around

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It Doesn’t Happen Overnight

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Top Flowers For Bees

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…One Week Of Being Meat Free

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Why Jews Should Be Vegans

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Where Did The Covid-19 Coronavirus Come From

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Vegan Journey

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Speak Up. They Need Your Voice

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Who Are Vegans?

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New Mexico Facts & Trivia

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Revisit With Previous New Mexico Vegan Magazine Issues

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Recipe: Vegan Sour Cream

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Recipe: Whipped Almond Ricotta

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New Mexico Vegan Volume 7 – Issue 2 March 2021 Editor: Nancy Arenas NMV Photographer: N. Arenas

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Spring….Spring….Spring I can’t believe that we are here again. What a wonderful feeling of renewal. An anticipation of the changing season that brings live anew. Trees begin their journey back. Flowers begin to bud and sprout. A new opportunity for hope.

In March last year, things took a turn, an adventure we did not see coming. Since then, we have struggled, and persevered. Our attention now should be focused on finding that new normal where everyone can enjoy family and friends again. Where our planet begins to heal. Where animals are freed from bondage and allowed the respect, they so deserve to live free of harm and exploitation.

The headlines about climate change, zoonotic diseases, pandemics are still with us but, this should be an awakening to change our ways. Change the ways that have led to all this turmoil, destruction and suffering. It is a time for education and action. It is a time for an evolution. An evolution that takes us to a cleaner planet, better human health and the end to animal suffering and torture.

Did you know that there are over 200,000 species of edible plants, of which the great majority, produce seeds. All cruelty free nourishment. An abundance of plants that will keep you from getting bored of eating the same thing. If you can’t eat 2 or 3, or 20, you still have 199,980 to choose from. In other words, there is plenty of variety. These plants, foods, are truly food for your body, mind, and soul.

Please join in the new normal where we help planet earth, help humans, and animals thrive by living ethically as a vegan. Imagine the wonderful world we can create, and we can create it, together.

Livegan, Nancy

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Why Weight Loss For Vegans Is Not Automatic And How A Plant-Based Lifestyle Can Turn Your Life Around Claudia Kaldenbach During our Summer holidays in 2016, our daughter Nadieh (18) asked me if we could start having vegetarian meals three times a week since she had started to resent meat.

How we turned vegan, not knowing it yet As I was struggling with being overweight, I thought it might be a good idea to eat more vegetables.

Via our neighbor we got a recipe book with a menu for 50 days and started with a delicious chocolate raspberry breakfast. After a few days, we realized there were no eggs or meat involved.

After learning about animal cruelty, we decided to never go back We felt shocked watching documentaries like Food Inc and Cowspiracy became aware of animal cruelty and convinced to stay vegan forever.

Nadieh’s skin improved, she had fewer issues with menstrual pains, and I lost about 7 kg (15 Lbs.). However, we were still struggling veganizing our meals in our busy lives. Also, old habits of snacking and binge eating came back (although vegan) and so did my weight.

A wake-up call for change And then COVID came. I was obese and still on blood pressure medicine, so I was in two risk categories. This was it. I had to discover what WOULD work this time for weight loss.No more temporary fad diets. I wanted to find evidence-based, scientific proof to increase health and natural weight loss for a new lifestyle.

New principles for plant-based lifestyle for health Via a friend, I discovered the China Study of Dr. Campbell and this reaffirmed to me what a great decision we made going plant-based. In my research, I found that our body is made for survival and not for weight loss, so it is not our fault if we failed in the past. And that 99% of diets fail and only 1% of 1% that do succeed maintain their new body.

The relation between obesity and chronic disease I was also shocked by the health issues around the globe even before COVID came. Since 1975 obesity-levels have increased all over the world. 70% of adults in the US are overweight and 1 in 3 are obese. Most adults over 40, have at least 1 chronic disease. So many people were already at risk for health and now COVID was added to that too.

Plant-based food as the solution for our planet The good news is that we can take back control, with whole food plant-based food. To prevent disease and even reverse it. Plant-based food can give HOPE for our planet: not only for our animals and to prevent climate change, but also for better health and lowering the need for health care and medicine. I went on a mission for a greener, healthier and happier planet.

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Why Weight Loss For Vegans Is Not Automatic And How A Plant-Based Lifestyle Can Turn Your Life Around – Cont’d Claudia Kaldenbach The start of my plant-based weight loss journey.

I became a health hacker. Through online research, dozens of books (speed reading), health summits of experts and doctors, I learned more than just about food. I learned about how our body works, the influence of hormones, food addiction, emotional eating, how stress interferes, and what is needed to burn fat.

Based upon new insights, I created my unique lifestyle. After a few days, I already noticed a change. No longer addicted to food, but excited about weight loss success, feeling happier and empowered. Within 8 weeks I lost 10 kg (22 Lbs.). And a healthy relationship with food.

Now I reached my goal and have lost 19 kg (40 Lbs.). Feeling grateful to be in a renewed body, like 25 years ago. Although high blood pressure is in my genes, the plant-based lifestyle turned it around: medicine-free after 30 years. Unbelievable!

I got so passionate about it, that I now help other busy vegans with 5 easy steps to lose weight on a plant-based journey, without giving up on guilty pleasures.

Some tips for plant-based weight loss for health 1.

Obesity increases the risk of chronic diseases, like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Add “health” to your other reasons why you turned vegan and use it as motivation from within.

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Delete processed snacks out of your menu. Bake a healthier alternative yourself to enjoy a guilty pleasure. There are some great recipes for guilt-free sweetness.

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Avoid the usage of oil. Instead, consume fat from natural sources like nuts and seeds.

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It is not just food, but also the modern lifestyle we are in. Destress your busy days, take breaks, and move, less blue screens in the evening before a good night's sleep.

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Vegan meat replacements can be great at the beginning of your vegan journey; however, it is still a form of processed food. Better alternatives: tofu or tempeh, beans, lentils, or home-made plant-based burgers.

I hope this inspired you to get motivated to take your vegan journey to the next level, so you can make healthier choices if you want. And thank you for being vegan, to impact (y)our world!

Claudia Kaldenbach (54) is a plant-based food lover, loves to be near nature to escape the busy life. If there is the wind, she and her husband like to go windsurfing whenever they can. After turning vegan in 2016 weigh loss did not come automatically and she was still obese and chronically ill.

COVID pushed her to go on a quest to find the holy grail for plant-based weight loss success. She geeks on evidence-based proof and scientific research and is impressed with the power of plants. She now lost almost 20 kg (44 Lbs.) and got medicine free.

Her passion is to help vegans get to a healthy weight goal and keep it off, while still having fun. Her dream is to create a greener, healthier and happier planet together with like-minded vegans. https://www.facebook.com/Eat-For-Change-Evolution-106071597973722

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Why Jews Should Be Vegans Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D The consumption of meat and other animal products, and the ways in which they are produced today, seriously violate fundamental Jewish teachings in at least six important areas: 1. Judaism mandates that we preserve our health and our lives, and numerous scientific studies have linked animal-based diets directly to heart disease, stroke, many forms of cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening diseases. Also, adopting a plant-based diet would reduce the chances for a future pandemic, as the current coronavirus pandemic and many previous pandemics were caused by the massive mistreatment and consumption of animals.

2. Jews are to be rachmanim, b’nei rachmanim, compassionate children of compassionate ancestors, emulating God, whose compassion its over all His works (Psalms 145:9), and to avoid tsa'ar ba'alei chayim, inflicting unnecessary pain to animals, However, most farmed animals -- including those raised for kosher consumers -are raised on "factory farms" where they live in cramped, confined spaces, and are often drugged, mutilated, and denied fresh air, sunlight, exercise, and any enjoyment of life, before they are slaughtered and eaten. As just one example, dairy cows are artificially impregnated annually on what the industry calls ‘rape racks,’ and then the calves are taken away shortly after birth, causing great emotional stress to both.

3. Judaism teaches that "the earth is the Lord’s" (Psalm 24:1) and that we are to be God's partners and coworkers in preserving the world. But modern agribusiness contributes substantially to climate change, soil erosion and depletion, air and water pollution, extensive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, destruction of tropical rain forests and other important habitats, and other environmental damage. A 2006 UN Food and Agriculture report, “Livestock’s Long Shadow,” demonstrated that the livestock sector emits more greenhouse gases (in CO2 equivalents), than all the cars, planes, ships, and all other means of transportation worldwide combined. A cover story in WorldWatch magazine, “Livestock and Climate Change,” by two environmentalists associated with the World Bank, argued that the livestock sector is responsible for at least 51% of all human-induced greenhouse gas emissions.

4 Judaism mandates bal tashchit, that we are not to waste or unnecessarily destroy anything of value or use more than is needed to accomplish a purpose. However, animal-based agriculture wastes much grain, land, water, energy, and other resources.

For example, a person on an animal-based diet uses up to 13 times as much water, largely to irrigate land growing feed crops, than a person on a vegan diet.

5. Judaism stresses that we are to assist hungry people. However, about 70% of the grain grown in the United States is fed to animals destined for slaughter, while over ten percent of the world’s people are chronically hungry and an estimated nine million people worldwide die each year because of hunger and its effects. Making it even more shameful, healthy foods, like corn, soy, and oats, which are high in fiber and complex carbohydrates and devoid of cholesterol and saturated fat, are fed to animals, resulting in unhealthy foods with the opposite characteristics.

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Why Jews Should Be Vegans Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D 6. Judaism stresses that we must seek and pursue peace and that violence results from unjust conditions. However, animal-based diets, by wasting valuable resources, help to perpetuate the widespread hunger and poverty that often lead to instability and war. In addition, military experts fear that climate change, increased by animal-based diets, will result in tens of millions of desperate refugees fleeing from heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, and floods, making terrorism and war more likely.

One could say dayenu (it would be enough) after any of the arguments above, because each one constitutes, by itself, a serious conflict between Jewish values and current practices that should impel Jews to seriously consider a plant-based diet. Combined, they make an urgently compelling case for the Jewish community to address these issues.

The above case is strengthened by the fact that God’s first dietary regimen was strictly vegan: “And God said: ‘Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree that has seed-yielding fruit -- to you it shall be for food.’” (Genesis 1:29) This is consistent with modern scientific findings that humans are closer to herbivorous animals than to omnivorous and carnivorous ones, in terms of our hands, teeth, intestinal system, stomach acids, and other features.

In addition, according to Rabbi Abraham Isaac Hacohen Kook, first chief rabbi of pre-state Israel, as well as other Jewish scholars, the Messianic period will also be vegan, based on Isaiah’s prophecy (11:6 - 9): “The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, . . . the lion shall eat straw like the ox, . . . and no one shall hurt nor destroy in all of [God’s] holy mountain.”

In summary, to be healthier, have a healthier planet, and be more consistent with basic Jewish values, Jews (and everyone else) should be vegetarians, and preferably vegans.

Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, College of Staten Island Author of Vegan Revolution: Saving Our World, Revitalising Judaism; Judaism and Vegetarianism; Judaism and Global Survival; Mathematics and Global Survival; and Who Stole My Religion? Revitalizing Judaism and Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal Our Imperiled Planet; and over 250 articles at JewishVeg.org/schwartz President Emeritus, Jewish Vegetarians of North America (www.JewishVeg.org); President, Society Of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians (SERV): Associate producer of A SACRED DUTY (www.aSacredDuty.com); "Like" JVNA on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JewishVeg

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Vegan Journey Andrea Carvalho When I decided to quit eating meat, back in 2013, after I watched a video showing how animals are raised and killed for food, I did not have a label in mind. It didn’t cross my mind to be a vegetarian, pescatarian or even vegan, as a matter of fact, vegan was not exactly a plan for two reasons, it was “too extremist” (which an interesting choice of words since humans are extremely dependent on animal products) and second, my understanding was that animals had to be kept alive (and well) to produce them, right? I was wrong and later I realized the cruelty involved during their short lifespan. That year, I decided that I needed to gather more information, so I came across animal rights activists and I discovered what they do.

My indignation inspired me to take some action and I joined some of them hoping I would be able to do some outreach and show the truth to everyone I met and cause the same reaction I had, this way, people could also make an educated decision to boycott this evil industry. To my dismay, I quickly realized that it wasn’t as easy as I thought. People don’t want to witness reality when they believe it will disrupt their “comfort zone” or it’s too disturbing, and yet, they will just keep funding it.

I remember when I was 9 years old, my parents took me to a place where they raised chickens for meat, we went to the backyard, they picked one, and she was killed in front of us. I was so depressed, I could not eat that chicken and I was so mad at my parents for doing it, I considered never eating chickens again, but I was such a follower, I didn’t want to look “weak” (and now I know that’s exactly what made me weak) even though I always loved chickens and wanted to have them for pets (I have six now) my thoughts were totally disconnected when it had to do with food. I went back to eat chickens the next day and any time I had the chance. My father once made a remarkable statement that still resonates with me and came to my mind while I was watching that video, he said that if anyone saw the way a cow gets killed, they would stop eating meat.

He said that back in the seventies. Yes, I am a generation X, yes, I am old, yes, I became vegan in my forties, yes, and we can do it at any age. I just really wish I could have done it earlier, but when people say better late than never, I have to agree with them. No matter how old we are, we are still alive, and we can still contribute to changing the world or at least to make it a better place and we still have to live with ourselves.

Later, in my early twenties, I read a book about nutrition, I can’t remember the title or the author, but that book had 2 or 3 chapters about “red meat” (I disagree with this kind of distinction, since all meats are red to me, they all bled). After so much information, I decided to stop eating “red” meat, I also considered going vegetarian, but well, “white” meat is not too bad, so I will stick to it, it was all about me and my health, right? Plus, how would I be able to interact with family and peers at any occasion that involved food? I also had no clue of what to make for “protein”, which, in reality, I was not that concerned about, even though I was very much into fitness and staying in shape. It was also easy for me to cheat once in a while, since my health was not in jeopardy. Looking back at those years now, I really wish I had someone else to open my eyes to reality and show me why I should go vegan, I don’t believe it would have been as easy as it is in this day and age to follow a plant-based diet, but I am sure I would be able to pull it off. Even though the fact that I am not vegan for health reasons (I do it for the animals) I do pretty good health wise. I try to stay away from junk food, burgers were never meant to be healthy so you’re comparing vegan to non-vegan, just remember, even though both are processed food (unless your patty is made with tofu, black beans, peas or lentil) meat burgers include all the extra burdens that any animal products do.

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Vegan Journey – Cont’d Andrea Carvalho Eight years have passed since I saw that video and I know that it was a meaningful resolution, I see all the positive effects in my life path. I can’t go back and change who I was before that, but I can definitely redesign myself from that point on.

I always try to share information, even though most people prefer to walk through life blindfolded, believing that animal agriculture businesses have good intentions, like providing food, nourishing people, when in reality profit is their only target, it’s a business like any other, but in the process of creating wealth, they have to disregard animal welfare or animal suffering, they also have no regard for their employees, couldn’t care less about consumers, who are getting sick, and most of all, they are not concerned about pandemics. There’s a great number of evidences that suggest that pandemics are linked to animal agriculture and Covid-19 is the most recent one. Most viruses have zoonotic origins. Watch a film on YouTube called “Vegan 2020”, also check https://www.pcrm.org/health-topics/coronavirus.

I want to end this with a note, animal liberation seems to be a utopia, an unimaginable place, impossible to grasp and even extremely impractical in a society that basically only function on monetary system that has proved to have failed and caused so much oppression. When we think of justice for animals, there is no right way to debate it since it’s unprecedented so we need to compare it to social justice, which can be misinterpreted by some people, but we are only comparing the circumstances, the position animals have, the way they are treated by humans, the way they are being oppressed. Animals suffer just like us, they are capable of fear, love, of feeling pain, distress, and we both have the same survival instinct.

There are just too many people knowingly or not, committed to harm animals in so many different ways and some of them decided to publicly support animal genocide on social media by spreading lies about veganism and vegans.

In summary, when humans start treating animals with more respect and dignity, we will be able to understand how we can treat others the same way.

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I realized the importance of speaking out to others pretty soon after going vegan.

I call myself Your Vegan Friend Tonia online because I realized that I wanted to have a friendly name.

Sometimes the very mention of veganism can turn people off. It can offend them, make them annoyed, and they just don’t want to hear about it. Well, see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil just simply cannot be applicable anymore. The fact is, the actions of all of us are directly contributing to the unspeakable suffering of others. Tiptoeing around this important information just can’t cut it anymore. It’s important to learn to speak out.

I used to be afraid of this but now I’m not and for that I am thankful.

I just mentioned how some people are immediately turned off by the mere mention of veganism. That’s a real shame, but we need to understand something. That is by DESIGN. The meat, dairy and egg companies as well as big government pay a LOT of money to ensure people don’t see what they don’t want you to see.

Meat and dairy companies have been spending millions of dollars on advertising for years and the main reason they can afford to do that is because of government bailouts. When you are nearly constantly bombarded with advertising of hamburgers, chicken nuggets, milkshakes, and egg breakfast sandwiches it really plays a number on the perception of the normalcy of it all. These ads normalize the violence to such an extreme that most people don’t even consider it. Most people never ever have stopped to think of how that animal got to be wrapped up in that bun, wrapper, and paper bag.

There are a lot of people who are turned off by the sight of a poor baby pig on a spicket turning over a fire but have absolutely no problem buying and eating an animal as long as they come neatly packaged in cellophane with a sticker on it. People don’t want to think of where their food comes from and when you, the vegan starts bringing it up and making them face that…they do not want to think about it. They do not want to hear about it or be forced to think about it so they would rather think the vegan is the weirdo, the hypocrite, the bleeding heart. How DARE you try to make them see the truth?!

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These government bailouts to the animal agriculture industries have made buying animal products seem like the most normal, healthy, ethically fine thing to do ever, when we know it isn’t. We know it’s detrimental to our ethics because of animal suffering, the suffering of our planet and to our own health. But because of the seemingly normal ”Standard American Diet” most people follow it does make it hard to talk about these things. It is like fighting a “cultish” mindset.

All of these things make communicating with others effectively a big task, but in order for change to happen activism needs numbers. We HAVE to share information with others to cause real change. We need to rise up in many different ways and ask others to also use their voices as well. We HAVE to. There is mis-information, corruption and MONEY on the side of animal and planetary suffering and it is going to take all of our voices to fight that.

So, how do you begin to share information with others and ask them to make the switch too? When you start advocating to others, I want you to know one thing-Your heart is in the right place so please-JUST DO IT. Whether you think you are going to “mess up” or not, just do it. Speak up. You’ll find your style in time. Share stories and information and advocate as if it were yourself in that cage or next in line at the slaughterhouse and if you maybe think you have made a mistake work on your approach as you go on-but forgive yourself. You are trying to save lives and that deserves appreciation. You have mine.

I have heard so many excuses from the people I’ve talked to. I suggest when this happens keeping your mind on why you think you need to share information. Think of the dire situation our planet is in and forgive yourself if you don’t word everything 100% perfectly at first because there is no such thing as 100% perfect anyway. There are many different ways to speak up on behalf of the animals and our planet. There are activists that get their messages out in many different ways. Some people have a more bold, loud, style. Some activists choose to shame fur wearers or meat eaters in public, or picket circuses while others take on a much more subtle approach. I love vegan food cooking demos online or sharing of any food or vegan information on social media. I would just like to give my personal opinion here-I applaud all of it. It is all valid, it is all activism, and we need it ALL! One thing that can make you more confident in speaking up is to learn as much as you can about veganism.

There are many resources out there with this kind of info, but I would suggest diving into YouTube, books, films, or whatever you like. There is nothing wrong with getting back to someone with more information at a later date, should you need. You don’t need to know every single thing at first. Your intentions matter and your passion will come through. Learn as much as you can about the main points people like to use against veganism and I promise your confidence will grow a ton.

When advocating for the animals and our planet it can be helpful to keep the ethics of veganism at the forefront of the conversation. Diet and health as well as our environment are extremely important but if you are sharing information and it gets heated or off topic or the excuses become plentiful, you can always steer them to the truthful argument that killing animals for food isn’t necessary for health which makes it totally unnecessary.

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What I have found to be helpful is to build a common ground and stay relatable by reminding people that you were raised the same way they were.

Remind people that you heard and learned new information and decided to make changes. Tell them you learned you could live happy and healthfully without contributing to this type of suffering any longer, that it wasn’t as hard as you thought it was going to be and that THEY CAN DO THAT TOO. This type of communication can be helpful, and the best part is that it’s a kind and truthful way of advocating.

When you have an opportunity to advocate, please do not forget, it is just seeds that you are planting. Though it is unfortunate, it is very unlikely that someone will go vegan right on the spot. It can happen but as an activist don’t set yourself up for a feeling of failure expecting that. Be concerned with planting seeds and encouraging others to get curious and look into things themselves. That is success. If you only expect people to be 100% vegan, you’re setting yourself up for failure and mental self-care is important.

Think of yourself as playing the long game and take care of yourself. Use your voice to make positive change.

Remember that you might not see it face to face, but often times those seeds really are planted and they continue to grow far after your meeting with someone. Educate yourself. Stay firm in your belief that this is the right way to live. Plant seeds. Invite more conversations in the future. And remember, we need your voice because we are on the right side of history.

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1. It isn’t really named after Mexico. New Mexico was coined in 1563 by Don Francisco de Ibarra, a governor of a Mexican province who thought the Indian people he saw in the territory reminded him of Aztecs—a discovery he later messaged as a kind of “new Mexico.”

2. Infamous outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and buried in Fort Sumner in 1881.

3. People weren’t really sure what happened on July 16, 1945, the day the government detonated the first atomic bomb in Los Alamos: they were told it was an ammunitions explosion.

4. The Navajo people were instrumental in helping the Allies win World War II. Natives of New Mexico, they were recruited for their unwritten language—it has no alphabet or symbols.

5. Despite its reputation for being a dry slice of desert, New Mexico’s Bandera Fire and Ice Cave offers two extremes. A collapsed tube in the volcano collects rainwater that keeps a frosty surface thanks to temperatures that rarely exceed 31 degrees Fahrenheit.

6. They don’t pay their legislators. State lawmakers aren’t granted a salary, but instead receive per diem compensation when the Legislature is in session that averages $16,000 a year. The perk? They receive a pension after 10 years of service, no matter what age they leave office.

They like to do a little effigy-burning. Zozobra, or “Old Man Gloom,” is a 50-foot tall figure made of sticks that’s burned every year in Santa Fe to help onlookers rid themselves of sorrow. A smaller version is also torched in Aztec.

8. In 1947, a local found debris from an unidentified craft 75 miles outside of Roswell, New Mexico. Military personnel quickly retrieved it and told media it was a collapsed weather balloon; a skeptical public believed otherwise.

9. If you find yourself on a road trip, plan on a car wash: Sante Fe has more unpaved roads than any state capital in the nation.

10. 1/4 of New Mexico is forested, and the state has 7 National Forests, including the nation's largest, the 3.3 million acre Gila National Forest, which includes the Gila Wilderness.

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Vegan Sour Cream PREP TIME 5 mins/TOTAL TIME 5 mins

INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 cups raw cashews , soaked overnight (see note, includes nut free idea) 2 tablespoons blanched slivered almonds , soaked overnight (see note, includes nut free idea) 1 cup , plus 1 tablespoon water 2 tablespoons lime juice (see note) 5-5 1/2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar (see note)

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Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth Put in an airtight container and let set in the fridge overnight.

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you must soak the nuts even if you are using a high-speed blender. It is part of the overall end flavor.

You can soak the cashews overnight or boil them for 30 minutes if you forget.

Do not use lemon in place of lime. Lime is the key to get the perfect flavor.

Do not sub the vinegar with another kind. Apple cider vinegar is sweeter and not as tangy. The distilled white is key for the final result. If you sub it, the flavor will change. Add more vinegar if you want it more tangy but dairy sour cream is more of a neutral than sour flavor.

This recipe makes 2 1/2 cups. Serving size is 1/4 cup.

To make a nut free version, you can try subbing silken tofu for the nuts! Do the same amount, so 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons.

Recipe by Veggies Don’t Bite, visit our site for more great plant-based recipes. https://www.veggiesdontbite.com/vegan-sour-cream/

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Whipped Almond Ricotta PREP TIME 10 minutes/TOTAL TIME 10 minutes/Servings (~1/4-cup servings) INGREDIENTS 2 cups slivered blanched almonds* 2-3 tsp nutritional yeast (plus more to taste) 2 Tbsp lemon juice 1/2 – 3/4 tsp sea salt 1 dash garlic powder 3/4 – 1 cup water 2-3 Tbsp fresh basil, oregano, or parsley (optional)

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Add all ricotta ingredients (starting with the lesser amount of water (3/4 cup/180 ml and salt (1/2 tsp) as original recipe is written) to a high-speed blender and blend until smooth and creamy, scraping down sides as needed (~2 minutes). You are looking for a well-puréed mixture with only very small bits of almonds intact. Add a bit more water a little at a time if the mixture is having a hard time blending until smooth.

Taste and adjust flavor as needed, adding more salt for overall flavor, nutritional yeast for cheesiness, and lemon juice for acidity. For even more flavor, you can add in some fresh basil, oregano, or parsley (optional).

At this point, the “cheese” is ready to enjoy, especially in dishes like Lasagna, Pizza, or Stuffed Shells.

However, it can also be wrapped in cheesecloth, formed into a ball, and placed into a fine mesh strainer set over a mixing bowl up to 3 days. This will allow the “cheese” to firm up a bit. However, this is optional. You can also transfer straight from blender to a storage container and refrigerate.

Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator up to 5-7 days.

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Parmesan Cheese PREP TIME5 minutes/TOTAL TIME5 minutes/ Servings (1-Tbsp servings)

INGREDIENTS 3/4 cup raw cashews 3 Tbsp nutritional yeast 3/4 tsp sea salt 1/4 tsp garlic powder INSTRUCTIONS • •

Add all ingredients to a food processor and mix/pulse until a fine meal is achieved. Store in the refrigerator to keep fresh. Lasts for several weeks.

I love vegan parmesan on top of chilaquiles, vegan pizza, breadsticks, pastas and gratins. It's also a great addition to vegan meatballs and can be converted into Mexican cheese 3 ways!

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Vegan Condensed Milk Prep Time: 5 mins/ Yield: 1 and 1/2 Cups INGREDIENTS 1 and 1/4 cups (150g) Soymilk Powder* 3/4 cup (150g) Sugar 1/2 cup (120ml) Hot Water 2 Tbsp (30g) Coconut Oil 1/4 tsp Salt

INSTRUCTIONS •Add the soymilk powder and sugar to your blender and blend them dry to mix them together well.

•Pour hot water from the kettle into a measuring jug up to the 1/2 cup (120ml) line and to the hot water add the coconut oil and salt and add to the blender.

•Blend for a minute or so until well mixed and smooth.

•Pour out immediately into a container or bowl.

•The condensed milk will thicken as it cools.

NOTES *Soymilk powder can be replaced with rice milk powder for identical results. *I tried it with coconut milk powder and the consistency is much thinner. However, it still works perfectly as a 1-1 replacement in recipes that are going to be baked/cooked such as fudge for example. But if you’re using it in a nobake recipe then I wouldn’t use coconut milk powder for this. *Different brands of soymilk powder/rice milk powder etc. have different densities. I found this out firsthand when trying a new brand of soymilk powder that made this condensed milk extremely thick. If yours turns out super thick and isn’t an easily pourable consistency when in the blender, then add a little more hot water. It should be easily pourable when in the blender and firm up in the fridge to the usual condensed milk consistency.

More at: https://lovingitvegan.com/how-to-make-vegan-condensed-milk/

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Animals can feel empathy just like humans do. Empathy for each other, for us, and even for other species.

Alpacas 1. Just like their Llama cousins, the average lifespan of an Alpaca is 20 years.

2. There are only two breeds of Alpacas. They are huacaya (wah-KI-ah) and suri (SOO-ree). About 90% of alpacas are the huacaya breed, whereas the suri breed only makes up about 10% of all Alpacas.

3. Alpacas cannot live alone.

4. Alpacas have really strong herding instincts. The best way to keep an Alpaca with a companion is to have them all be the same gender.

5. Alpacas are vegetarian. Their diet mostly consists of grass, but can also include leaves, wood, bark or stems.

6. Momma Alpacas give birth over their lunch hour. They instinctively give birth between approximately 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. She wants to be sure that her newborn, has time to dry off, stand up, and suckle milk before the temperature drops.

7. Baby Alpacas are known as crias.

8. They Hum, Haw, and 'Orgle’. Humming is the most common sound Alpacas make. They hum softly when they're curious, content, worried, bored, distressed, or cautious.

9. They always poop in the same spot. Their tendency is to use a communal dung pile.

10. Alpacas do not have teeth in the top-front of their mouths. That’s why they always look like they have an adorable underbite!

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Introducing Sprouting Compassion, a 501C3 Non-Profit organization, dedicated to raising awareness about the connection of veganism and its link to social justice issues.

Sprouting Compassion offers the following programs: cooking demos (Eat Without Violence); vegan mentorship; school humane education for kids (EducateDuCare); Vegan Swap Meet; Red and Green VegFest Albuquerque; weekly mini podcast, Vegan Pulse. Of course, we also do live and virtual presentations, tabling, and so forth.

Please visit our website to find out more or to schedule an event, www.sproutingcompassion.org. TOGETHER LET’S MAKE A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

Sprouting Compassion is very appreciative of one of our own board members, Tammy Fiebelkorn, for her fundraising campaign, Sweets for your Sweet! Which was a wonderful success. We are so happy to have her in this organization. We also want to thank the community which made this campaign, Sold Out! This was our initial fundraiser for Sprouting Compassion, which funds the Red & Green VegFest Albuquerque and other programs to help with our goal to greatly expand education on veganism as a social justice movement.

Thank You Tammy for all the work you do for the animals and your wonderful support!

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