The Vegan Autumn 1990 by The Vegan Society

AUTUMN 1990 New Series. Vol.6, No.3

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General Secretary: Richard Farhall Office Manager: Amanda Rofe Administrative Assistant: Editor: Kathy McCormack Richard Farhall Hospital Liaison Officer:* Vegan Editorial Committee: Amy Austin. Adrian Ling, Tim Tim Powell Powell Prison Liaison Officer:* Design and production by Sandra Battram Up Design, Kingston-on-Thames * Denotes voluntary posts Printed by KSC, Tunbridge Wells Veganism may be defined as a Text printed on 100% recycled way of living which seeks to paper exclude, as far as possible and The Vegan is published quarterly practical, all forms of exploitaby The Vegan Society Ltd tion of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other Publication Date: purpose. March, June, September, December In dietary terms it refers to Copy Date: the practice of dispensing with 1 st of preceding month all animal produce — including ISSN 0307-4811 meat, fish, poultry, eggs, (non© The Vegan Society Ltd human) animal milks, honey, and their derivatives. The views expressed in The Abhorrence of the cruel pracVegan do not necessarily reflect tices inherent in dairy, livestock those of the Editor or of the and poultry farming is probably Vegan Society Council. Nothing printed should be construed to be the single most common reason Vegan Society policy unless so for the adoption of veganism, but stated. The Society accepts no many people are drawn to it for liability for any matter in the health, ecological, spiritual and magazine. The acceptance of other reasons. advertisements does not imply If you would like more inforendorsement. Contributions mation on veganism a free intended for publication are welInformation Pack is available comed, but unsolicited materials from the Society's office in will not be returned unless exchange for an SAE. accompanied by an SAE. The Vegan Society was formed The Vegan Society Ltd in England in November 1944 by a group of vegetarians who had recognized and come to reject the ethical compromises implicit in lacto-(i.e. dairy-dependent)vegetarianism and consequently decided to renounce the use of all animal products. If you are already a vegan or vegan sympathizer please support the Society and help increase its SOCIETY influence by joining. Increased 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-onmembership means more Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA resources to educate and inform. Tel. and Fax. 0424 427393 Full membership is restricted to Registered Charity No. 279228 practising vegans, as defined Company Registration No. above, but sympathizers are wel1468880 come as associates of the Society. VAT Registration No. Both members and associates receive The Vegan free of charge. 448 5973 95 President: Arthur Ling Deputy President: Vacant Vice-Presidents: Serena Coles, Freya Dinshah, Jay Dinshah, Grace Smith, Donald The Vegan Society Trade Mark Watson is the property of the Vegan Council: Society Ltd. The Society is preHarold Atkinson, Amy Austin, pared to authorize the use of its Sandra Battram, Terry Bevis, trade mark on products which Kaylie Day, Adrian Ling, Arthur accord with its 'no animal ingreLing, Tim Powell, Teri dients, no animal testing' criteria. Richardson, Rick Savage (Chair) Applications for use should be Joint Hon. Treasurers: addressed to the General Harold Atkinson Secretary. Unauthorized use is Terry Bevis strictly forbidden. 3 The Vegan, Autumn 1990

Contents Chairsay Council news News

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Shoparound New products

Prison Eye Penal concerns

A Vegan in the Family Windswept

Fundraising Monetary matters

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Vegan-Organic Agriculture In practice KEYnotes on Nutrition Tim Key introduces a new column

Jain ism: The Vegan Connection An ancient religion and its interpretation of ahimsa 9 Vegan Businesses: Inverdene Vegan Guest House Accommodating vegans

The Fifth International Vegan Festival A report 11 The Living Land Project Setting up a smallholding

Growsense New column for vegan gardeners

Animalkind and Human Cruelty: Racism, Sexism and Speciesism Revisited

Reviews

Vegans in Hospital

Postbag You write

Publications & Promotional Goods 28 12

Plants For a Future The importance of plants 12 Young Vegans Go For It! Poetry and more

Dieting — Who Needs It? Painless weight loss 18

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Unless otherwise stated all illustrations by J. Breese. Cover illustration by Paul Hanson.

CHAIRSAY...

But what they fought each other for, I could not well make out. Robert Southey

keen concern of Council is to foster cooperation within and with the Society, rather than waste effort and resources through competition. Internally, the Local Vegan Contact network is being revived, its growth and success will very much depend on the drive and commitment of those volunteering to take

News Warning: H.M. Government Healthy Eating Advice In July, Food Minister David Maclean, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Health Baroness Hooper, and the Director of Programmes for the Health Education Authority (HEA) Donald Reid launched Eight Guidelines for a Healthy Diet. The booklet is based on advice contained in Department of Health reports from the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy (COMA). Aimed at those giving dietary advice — e.g. teachers and health visitors — it aims to provide a . . robust source of information which will counter misconceptions and can be used as the basis for nutrition education in the media as well as in schools or in the home." We are urged to "enjoy our food" — "No food needs to be totally excluded from our d i e t . . . There is enough stress in life without adding to it by worrying about food." Given modern day food production techniques surely any worrying is justified entirely! There are four main groups 4

on being a local contact. I myself was the local contact for Kingston-upon-Thames before the previous LVCs were disbanded; much of the work I used to do was thankfully taken on by the local animal rights group. Those considering becoming a contact might well find a base for their operations alongside or within their local animal rights group. Externally, links are being forged with our sister organization the Vegetarian Society and working relationships established with complementary campaigning organizations such as Animal Aid, British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) and Compassion in World Farming (CIWF). Trust, however, is not a bloom that flourishes of foods: "Starchy foods; Meat and alternatives; Dairy products [having no alternatives apparently]; and Fruit and Vegetables, and all are important". It is clear that plant sources of vitamins and minerals are still considered to be inferior: "B vitamins — Milk, cheese, meat, fish, eggs, vegetables (including beans), bread, breakfast cereals. Iron — Meat, vegetables, dried fruit." Animal products take precedence every time. Consider the following by way of further example: "Vegetables add [Editor's emphasis] attractive taste, texture and colour to your meeds." 'Sponsored by the National Dairy Council' or 'Sponsored by the Meat and Livestock Commission' are phrases we have come to associate with such slanted literature — but, in a publication subtitled "Advice for Healthy Eating from H.M. Government", that would be a touch too blatant. Copies of Eight Guidelines for a Healthy Diet are available from: Food Sense [alias the Ministiy of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF)], London SE99 7TT.

VBC Following 2 years of discussion, the Vegan Business Connection

overnight and much nurturing is needed. Careless words or actions can all so easily create misunderstandings. Internationally, the Vegan Society has rejoined the International Vegetarian Union (IVU) and joined Vegans International. Our President and Sandra Battram represented the Society at the 5th International Vegans Festival in Hengelo, Netherlands from 21 to 28 July this year. Around 100 vegans attended from all over the world, though mainly from Europe and The Vegan was very much in demand. The competitive world of business has not escaped Council's quest for co-operation. Apart from the Vegan Society Trade Mark, which companies may register to use, interested healthfood wholesalers have agreed to buy and distribute batches of the magazine to retail outhas now been formally constituted by Plamil Foods, Whole in the Wall (Vegan Wholefoods) and Wholesome Trucking. Tterry Bevis joins the VBC as its Treasurer. Full membership is open to vegan businesses with at least one vegan proprietor; Associate membership is open to strict vegetarian businesses with at least one vegan proprietor. For a copy of the constitution and an applicati n stamps to:

Panic In May, the Meat and Livestock Commission launched eight complementary campaigns to "give people a healthier attitude to meat". Attempting to allay the fears of a sceptical public doesn't come cheap: £16.5 million to be precise. 'Meat to Live' advertisements— which depicted three lithe, energetic 'New Men' in trendy swimwear jogging effortlessly on a sandy beach — littered the national press and women's magazines in June and July. The idea was to counter meat's macho image of huge, muscle-bound 'real men' stuffing themselves with any nonhuman animal flesh they can

lets; advertising will cover the costs of issuing new membership cards later this year and Council has actively encouraged the formation of the Vegan Business Connection (a grouping of vegan traders). Government departments and public bodies like the Home Office, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (MAFF), the Health Education Authority (HEA) etc. are encouraged to consult the Society. The Health Education Authority has mentioned that it is considering a nutritional leaflet on vegetarianism with specific reference to veganism and has undertaken to invite the Society to comment on the draft before publication. This co-operative approach to promoting veganism bears not only solid achievements but also goodwill and trust for the future. Rick Savage lay their hands on. 'Slam in the Lamb' reappeared in kebab form with many vegans and veggies no doubt wishing actor Geoffrey Palmer would slam his head in a microwave (Gremlins style). Bacon, pork, beef and sausages are all due for the big sell. However, more worrying is the MLC's substantial involvement in the Health Education Authority's 'Food for the Heart' campaign launched in September. The message is to eat less saturated fat but this doesn't mean doing without its main sources — no, instead of frying meat why not grill or steam? Nothing very radical here — which means that the likes of Dewhurst, The British Turkey Federation and the MLC can support the campaign with all the confidence of those who know they remain powerful influencers of public policy.

Microbiological Testing It would appear that a substantial number of products — both food and non-food — are tested routinely for the presence of bacterial contaminants, and that the nutrient media fed' to the bacteria (in order to identify them) are derived from meat, slaughterhouse products or milk.

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Initial investigations indicate that it is likely that many products considered suitable for vegans are also tested. At present no satisfactory alternative exists — though Beauty Without Cruelty (BWC) has for some while been providing funds for the development and validation of a completely nonanimal culture. The alternative is not to conduct microbiological tests at all, but few companies would be prepared to dispense with what is effectively a means by which to forestall legal action (which might arise following the discovery of a defective product). Only one company out of the initial sample of toiletries/cosmetics companies approached has stated that it undertakes no such testing — Honesty Cosmetics. The Society is in the process of approaching all the companies listed on its database and is, of course, encouraging the development and adoption of a nonanimal microbiological test. Investigations continue in liaison with the VSUK Research Section.

of a leaflet for distribution during the festive period. The text will concentrate on the turkey industry and will include a vegan recipe. Costs for bulk purchase have yet to be established but if you or your animal rights or vegan/vegetarian group would like to help distribute the leaflet please write to the office and register your interest now.

In Brief Trade Mark The Vegan Society Council has ratified applications from the following companies for use of the Society's Trade Mark: • Honeyrose Health Products — The Thompson Vitamin range. • Maxim Pharmaceuticals — Amber Soap and Ibothpaste. • S.D. Matthews — DP Pure Margarine and St Luke's Vegetarian Margarine.

Middle People The Vegan is now being distributed by wholefood distributors Suma, Wholesome Trucking and Leicester Co-operative.

Marie Dreyfus New Food Source Shuh Sheen, a professor of plant pathology at the University of Kentucky, believes that protein extracted from tobacco leaves is better for human consumption than egg white, cheese or milk. The chemically-extracted protein has a more balanced mixture of essential amino acids than many other foods. With intensive cultivation, an acre of tobacco can yield over 200 kilograms of tasteless, odourless protein. New Scientist 9.6.90

Leaf Cakes Cakes and desserts containing leaf protein are now available from Ploughshares via two distributors. Further information:

Marie was past 90 years of age when she died at a Brighton nursing home in July. She had been a member of the Vegan Society since its 1947 AGM. In her early days she suffered from anaemia and nervous debility but her health improved when she adopted a vegan diet. She will best be remembered for her 322 page book Crimes Against Creation — a compilation of extracts from books and articles intended as "a comprehensive exposure of cowardly exploitation meted out to defenceless fellow creatures". Fortunately, the nursing home managed to ensure she remained a vegan until her peaceful end.

The Society is working with the Vegetarian Society, Chicken's Lib and Compassion in World Farming on the production 5 The Vegan, Autumn 1990

• A farm pollution blitz by the north-west region of the National Rivers Authority found more than 75% of farms broke anti-pollution laws. Dairy parlour washings and yard

wastes were found to be the biggest polluters. Farmers Weekly 1.6.90 • In June, Cambridge, Massachusetts created a precedent in the US by appointing a commissioner of laboratory animals. The incumbent has the power of unannounced inspection. New Scientist 2.6.90 • The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food estimates that 2% of cattle, 4% of sheep and 1% of poultry slaughtered in Britain are killed without prior stunning. Meat Trades Journal 24.5.90

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MEATOUT CAMPAIGN 1 9 9 0 Saturday 1 December. Preparations for the MEATOUT Gala (Connaught Rooms, London, 7.30pm) are going well. A limited number of tickets are available now. £40 each (organizations: £35 each for 10+). Buy now and beat the rush! (Use coupon below.) Sunday 2 December. Following the MEATOUT demo outside the Smithfield Show, there will be stalls and food at Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8,12.00-4.30pm (nearest tube: Kensington High Street). Stalls: £25 charities, £60 companies. s<

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with maggots. In August, another company inadvertently specializing in maggot production, Norman and Michael Bramall of Sheffield were fined a total of £16,000 for supplying a Taunton meat wholesaler with putrefying and decomposing meat containing live maggots. Folkestone Herald 22.6.90 Meat Trades Journal 2.8.90

In June, Dewhurst was fined £3,000 for a string of offences committed at its Folkestone store after a family purchased a "maggot meal". The mother and son managed to eat half a Dewhurst ready-cooked chicken before noticing it was crawling

Address Post code Return to: Vegan Society (GBMO), 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA. For VISA/ACCESS purchases please contact the VSUK on 061 928 0793

Vegan-Organic Agriculture MARJO DISSELDORP OF THE DUTCH VEGAN SOCIETY REPORTS ON A NUMBER OF VEGAN AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS AND COMPATIBLE FERTILIZATION TECHNIQUES

quality should always take account of the total land needed to sustain each system.

1. Productivity is dependent on the quality of the soil. What contributes to this quality? Firstly, the soil type. Clay soil f o r example, has the capacity to bind nutritious matter and water; whereas the molecular structure of sandy soil causes a flushing out of the nutritious matter. Secondly, humankind. A number of good agricultural fields are situated very close to human populations. On these spots, organic manure (mostly from sheep which have been grazing on the lowlands) has, over hundreds of years, accumulated to produce a layer of humus up to a metre in depth. When fertilizing with p l a n t s only, one n e e d s a larger q u a n t i t y of o r g a n i c m a t t e r as p l a n t manure is usually not concentrated.

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hen discussing v e g a n - o r g a n i c agriculture one should bear in mind the following:

2. In vegan-organic agriculture fertilizing is undertaken mostly using green m a n u r e . Non-legumes are used to fix nitrogen f r o m the air, to improve soil structure and to raise the humus level. V e g a n - o r g a n i c a g r i c u l t u r e is m o r e directly dependent on the quality of the soil than conventional organic farming. Green manuring a poor soil is less successful than green manuring a nutritious soil. Giving the soil a continuous surplus of o r g a n i c matter is the only way to improve such a situation.

You don't have to be vegan to fertilize in a 'vegan way'

3. Compared to 'mixed' farming veganorganic agriculture generally gives lower yields. However, it must be remembered that the animal manure used in conventional organic agriculture is derived from land-consuming cattle farming. C o m p a r i s o n s between yields and soil 6

' G a r t n e r i e L a n g e r h o r s t ' in Austria, 'Khadighar' in the US, and 'Biokol' in D e n m a r k , are a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o j e c t s inspired by vegan ideas. However, you don't have to be vegan to fertilize in a 'vegan way', as the 'Jean Pain' method and 'viehlose Betriebe' (cattleless farms) demonstrate. Gartnerie Langerhorst is a small-scale farm on clay soil. Only 2000m 2 of its 6 acres is used for horticulture. Four acres comprise a large orchard with fruit and nut trees, bushes and some forest. In horticulture they use the Gertrud Franck method. This involves companion planting and the use of green manure (vicia faba) in between the cultivation rows. In, or shortly after, the flowering period this plant is cut down, providing the first fertilization. During the planting season a mulch of mostly stinging nettle is applied twice. Before or after the harvest of the crops a green manure (mostly rye with alexandrian or persian clover) is sown. An area five times as big as the garden provides sufficient plant material for compost and mulch. The compost is used only on the nursing bed and in the greenhouse. Stonemeal is put on the soil once every 2-3 years, and added to the compost. The fruit trees are fertilized with a mulch of plant materials grown in the orchard. The trees recieve composted human excrement. Sixteen years on, yield and soil quality continue to improve. Khadighar (which means 'home-spun') is a self-sufficient agricultural project in the US of approximately 95 acres. Work is centred around the concept of 'sustainability'. No stonemeal or plastic cover-

ings are used, such things are thought to be incompatible with long-term land maintainance and a sustainable society. Most of Khadighar is forest. The cultivated area (0.88 acres) is used largely for home consumption and includes vege t a b l e s , sprouting s e e d s , oil seeds, grains, soybeans and other food legumes. In addition, 2 - 3 acres are devoted to orchard/hay production, and the same again f o r hay p r o d u c t i o n alone. Manuring is done with a mostly hay/leaf compost (20 tons per year) and green manure. Weeds, ash, comfrey, seaweed

There is only just enough water for the population's own use and so the crops can not be irrigated and mud are used also. On 10% of the cultivated area a green manure crop (red clover) is grown. S o m e t i m e s green manure crops are grown before, after, or in between the cultivated crops. Yields are said to be very good. Biokol, established in 1969, is situated on the little island of Aero in Denmark. The earth is sandy loam. On this farm potatoes and vegetables, rye, green manure, wheat or oafs and vegetables are grown in 5-year rotation. The green manure (a mixture of grass and c l o v e r s sown in the spring. By the end of June the land has been harrowed. This is done three times more before the winter wheat is sown. Occasionally mustard is grown as a green manure. Other fertilizers used include compost (made of vegetable 'waste' and wheat/oat/rye straw) and seaweed. The latter is gathered from the beach in variable amounts. Crop yields vary â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they are low compared with conventional agriculture (35% less for winter carrots; an average 30% less for several grains). However, according to the farmer, Harry Kortsen, The Vegan, Autumn 1990

the crops are of good quality and the soil condition has improved. The island's main problem is water supply — there is only just enough water for the population's own use and so the crops cannot be irrigated. As conventional tilling methods are used on this farm the earth dries up very quickly — resulting in growth disturbance.

had 50% of its area in green manure. The solution was to use more land with different kinds of (less nitrogen-fixing) green manures. The yields on those cattie-free farms were less than on organic farms using animal fertilizer. Several grain yields were approximately 25% less than in 'conventional' agriculture; potato yields were 3 0 - 4 0 % less. A g a i n , one must bear in mind the total amount of land needed to sustain syst e m s based on a n i m a l manure. The profits from the cattle-less farms were equal to conventional farms.

The J e a n - P a i n Method involves composting brushwood. Prunings of every kind of trees and shrubs can be used but the material must be of living material because only living wood allows the composting process to be iniRotation Problems tiated. The branches are cut into small pieces by a Manfred Weller, a German machine, bewatered and comorganic consultant, investiposted. The bewatering must gated rotation difficulties on be done immediately otherhis own cattle-less farm. He wise f u n g i will adversely c o n c l u d e d that next to affect the process. legumes rape, sunflower or buckwheat should be grown The compost can be used as green manure. It is the as a surface fertilizer after one variety of plants grown that year. The wood compost must prevents the development of not be worked into the soil severe diseases. otherwise nitrogen, necessary to complete the composting process, will be removed from Looking Ahead the soil. We know that vegan-organic Initially 280 tons of wood TRlFOLlUM P R A T 6 N S 6 farming is possible. It is not compost per hectare (ha) is S £ C A L £ C 6 R € A L £ a question of 'can needed. Later, (depending on the soil condition and the yields), for and vegetables, was grown. Lochman vegan-organic agriculture be sustainagricultural purposes approximately investigated the nitrogen balance, yields able?' but more a case of 'can large scale vegan-organic agriculture be sustainable 50-80 ton/ha should be sufficient — and and average profits. for horticultural purposes approximately Two of the farms had a very nega- within the present social and economic 100 tons. To obtain 50 tons of compost tive balance; one of them had almost no system?'. In Holland land prices are high approximately 25 tons of pruned materi- green manure in rotation The farm with a and therefore money must be brought in al is required. high positive nitrogen balance had 50% by the productivity of the land. The use The compost made at the Jean Pain of its area as green manure (a mixture of of legumes as green manure fertilizer Institute in Belgium is used in horticul- ackerbeans, grass and alexandrian or will often result in a lower income. Although this does not take long term ture. The results are very good. persian clover). Lochman stated that generally a neg- consequences into account it is realistic. Advantages of wood compost are that it checks wind and water erosion, and sur- ative nitrogen balance can be corrected Simply stating that vegan-organic agriculture on the whole needs less land than face moisture evaporation is kept to a conventional and organic agriculture minimum. Generally irrigation is not doesn't help a vegan-organic farmer with needed. Wood compost is used by 'con- One must bear in mind the his/her current problems: the need for ventional' tree nurseries. total amount of land needed to more compost and more land. 'Viehlose Betriebe' (cattleless farms) do not find their origin in vegan ideas. Conventional farmers wishing to go organic may have difficulty obtaining organic animal manure and so are forced to fertilize with green manure. In 1984, Gesine Lochman investigated four farms that had taken this route. They had been run stockless from 1-5 years and comprised 5 0 - 1 6 0 acres. Mostly grain, or a combination of grain 7 The Vegan, Autumn 1990

sustain systems based on animal manure

by the growing of more green manure (especially legumes). Nevertheless, an augmentation of the legumes increases the chance of rotation problems e.g. clover and beans can only be sown once in four years without p r o b l e m s . Lochman predicted the appearance of diseases in the clover on the farm which

Sandy (as opposed to clay) soils create an additional problem: (unprofitable) time is required to improve the soil. Wood compost is a possible solution but woodlands are currently few in number. Further research needs to be undertaken on green manuring and rotation problems. Everyone with some land can help with this. It is however vital that experiences are recorded in detail and collated.

C^g^NOTES

ON NUTRITION

CHOOSING A GOOD VEGAN DIET Tim Key — whose work involves studying the relationship of diet to human cancer — begins his new column with an overview of our basic nutritional needs

t is e a s y t o o b t a i n a healthy, balanced diet f r o m vegan foods, b u t a little knowledge of nutrition a n d of food c o m p o s i t i o n is very useful. In this first article on nutrition I will outline some principles concerning food choice. I n s u b s e q u e n t articles I will discuss sources of p a r t i c u l a r n u t r i e n t s , and t h e n go on to c o n s i d e r t h e role of diet in the causation a n d prevention of disease.

Nutritional Requirements T h e food of a n i m a l s h a s to supply energy (calories) and a r a n g e of other nutrients — protein, v i t a m i n s , m i n e r a l s and essential fatty acids. D i e t a r y fibre is also desirable, b u t is not essential for life. The nutritional requirem e n t s of different species of animals, including humans, a r e r e m a r k a b l y similar. In addition to their n u t r i e n t c o n t e n t all foods contain some water, and most foods a l s o c o n t a i n a n u m b e r of non-nutritive substances, s o m e of w h i c h p r o d u c e colour a n d flavour and some of which are potentially toxic b u t a r e u s u a l l y p r e s e n t in very small amounts.

Food Groups Vegan foods can conveniently b e d i s c u s s e d i n f i v e groups: (i) cereals — such as bread, pasta, other wheat p r o d u c t s , o a t s a n d rice; (ii) 8

pulses —including all types of b e a n s , peas a n d lentils; (iii) n u t s and seeds; (iv) vege t a b l e s ; (v) f r u i t s . All five g r o u p s supply energy, protein, vitamins and minerals, but the proportions and types of these nutrients vary b e t w e e n t h e food g r o u p s . Cereals, pulses and nuts are rich sources of energy, protein and some vitamins and minerals. Vegetables and fruits supply small amounts of e n e r g y and protein, b u t a r e rich in m a n y v i t a m i n s and minerals, especially t h o s e w h i c h a r e n o t well supplied by cereals, pulses or nuts.

Variety T h e first a n d m o s t import a n t principle for selecting a n u t r i t i o u s diet is to e a t a wide variety of foods. Foods from each of the five groups should be eaten each day, so t h a t t h e deficiences of any one group will be made up by the other groups. A wide variety of foods should also be selected from within each group, because even within t h e food g r o u p s t h e r e is a l a r g e variation in n u t r i e n t content. E a t i n g a wide variety of foods has the further advant a g e of m i n i m i z i n g t h e i n t a k e of a n y p a r t i c u l a r toxin. Most plant foods contain 'natural' toxins, because if they didn't they would be eaten completely by animals and would not survive. Very toxic plants are classified as

poisonous a n d a r e n o t r e g a r d e d a s food, b u t t h e plant foods we eat every day also contain toxins. Cabbage, for example, contains substances which can c a u s e g o i t r e , b u t t h i s is unlikely to h a p p e n u n l e s s c a b b a g e is e a t e n in h u g e a m o u n t s e v e r y day. We should not worry, therefore, about natural toxins in foods — it is even possible t h a t some of these substance may have benefits, such as protecting against cancer — but avoiding too much of any one toxin is another good reason for eating a wide variety of foods.

Wholefoods There is no defintion of the t e r m wholefood, b u t it is g e n e r a l l y u n d e r s t o o d to m e a n foods e a t e n close to the state in which they are grown, with minimal refining. In practice the distinction between wholefoods and refined foods applies mostly to cereals. The r e f i n i n g of c e r e a l s removes t h e germ and the bran, which are particularly rich in v i t a m i n s , minerals and dietary fibre, so that wholemeal flour and b r o w n rice c o n t a i n m o r e n u t r i e n t s t h a n white flour and white rice. It is therefore best to eat mostly unref i n e d cereals, a l t h o u g h it m a y be noted t h a t w h i l e w h i t e bread is a p o o r e r s o u r c e of m o s t n u t r i e n t s t h a n wholemeal b r e a d , it does contain almost as much protein as wholemeal bread, and it is fortified to supply a b o u t four t i m e s as much calcium. 'Empty calories' foods are those which supply plenty of energy (calories) but negligible amounts of other nutrie n t s — protein, v i t a m i n s , m i n e r a l s or essential fatty a c i d s . White s u g a r is t h e most obvious empty calorie food, since it c o m p r i s e s almost pure sucrose. Other empty calorie foods are alcohol ( e s p e c i a l l y s p i r i t s — w i n e s and b e e r s c o n t a i n some vitamins and minerals), refined f a t s and oils, and foods such as biscuits which are m a d e mostly of s u g a r and f a t w i t h some f l o u r . These a r e all poor foods because they supply no n u t r i e n t s themselves, and, more importantly, because

t h e y d i s p l a c e o t h e r foods f r o m t h e d i e t . T h e r e is a limit to how many calories we can eat each day, so that if we obtain a lot of energy from sugar, alcohol and fatty foods, we will be unable to eat very much of more nutritious foods.

'Nutrient Density' The n u t r i e n t d e n s i t y of a food is the ratio of its nutrient content to its total energy c o n t e n t . While e m p t y calorie foods have nutrient d e n s i t i e s of a b o u t zero, wholefoods generally provide large amounts of nutrients in c o m p a r i s o n w i t h t h e i r e n e r g y c o n t e n t . Low f a t foods such as most pulses, tofu, f r u i t s and vegetables s u p p l y l a r g e a m o u n t s of many nutrients per unit of energy. P h y s i c a l l y a c t i v e people have to obtain a lot of energy in their food and may need to e a t f a i r l y 'energy dense' — usually high in fat — foods to meet their energy requirements. Active people tend to eat more of all foods t h a n i n a c t i v e people, a n d therefore have little difficulty in meeting their requirements for other n u t r i e n t s . For people with a smaller than average energy requirement, it may become q u i t e i m p o r t a n t to select foods with a high n u t r i e n t density. Old people,for example, usually have low energy intakes, but their n u t r i e n t requirements are similar to t h o s e of y o u n g e r p e o p l e . Young women have a much higher requirement for iron than young men, but have a lower average energy intake, so t h a t t h e y need to e a t some foods w i t h a h i g h nutrient density for iron in order to avoid dietary iron deficiency.

Conclusions E a t i n g a wide v a r i e t y of wholefoods, a n d avoiding e m p t y c a l o r i e foods, will a u t o m a t i c a l l y produce an a d e q u a t e i n t a k e of most nutrients. Nutrient intake can be further increased by eating food as fresh as possible and by avoiding overcooking. In my next article I will discuss the few nutrients which can be undersupplied by vegan diets, a n d how to ensure that this does not occur. The Vegan, Autumn 1990

n India there are about three million people who belong to the very ancient religion of Jainism. Orthodox Jains are vegans in the sense that they live solely on the products of the plant kingdom and exclude from their diet foods such as flesh, fish, fowl, eggs, even animal milk and its derivatives, as well as honey. Also there are certain kinds of vegetables and fruits that are avoided. For instance, they are forbidden to take vegetables and fruits that are bulbous in shape with stalks, such as mushrooms, onions and aubergines. Orthodox Jains minutely examine fruits and vegetables before eating them to ensure that they are entirely free of insects. For the same reason they carefully strain water before using it. Strict Jains prefer to take their meals before sunset because insects appear after it is dark. Needless to say, the sacrificing of animals as practised by some Hindu sects to appease certain blood-thirsty gods, is a strange 'religious' practice that is particularly abhorrent to Jains. Indeed they even strongly object to the sacrificing of an artificial image of an animal since such a deed involves the thought or intention of destroying life.

Non-Injury (A himsa) Jainism emphasizes the importance of the sanctity of life far more than any other Indian religion. Jains hold that any kind of killing, intentional or otherwise, makes the weight of Karma particularly burdensome. The Jaina Sutras declare: "People are wicked who kill living beings for their own pleasure." On account of the belief that life is manifest in every living atom, Jains strive never to injure, let alone kill, any form of 9 The Vegan, Autumn 1990

life. They are haunted by the fear that injuring and killing will only increase, and never decrease, their Karma.

Some Jains wear before their noses and mouths pieces of gauze so that no living creature is inadvertently drawn into their lungs when inhaling Therefore some Jains wear before their noses and mouths pieces of gauze so that no living creature is inadvertently drawn into their lungs when inhaling. In order to avoid even the accidental and unintentional killing of a living being, a monk must be very careful and watchful when walking, talking and begging for food. When walking a monk should look at the ground ahead of him for about six feet, lest he tramples upon any living being. He must inspect and sweep the ground before he places anything upon it lest he injures or destroys any form of life. Therefore monks carry brooms when they walk, in order to sweep the path to the right and left before them so that no living creature is accidentally trodden. But Digambaras use peacocks' feathers instead of brooms for this purpose. One can injure and kill either intentionally or unintentionally (i.e. accidental-

When walking a monk should look at the ground ahead of him for about six feet, lest he tramples upon any living being ly). Jain householders are expected to refrain from the former totally and from the latter as much as possible. Because householders would find it almost impossible to do their domestic chores on account of the rule against destruction of any living thing, they would only be expected to avoid intentional killing.

Actually ahimsa should not be seen merely as a philosophy of negative action, for it also requires involvement in positive acts of loving kindness. Harmless conduct needs to be supplemented with good deeds that spring from the depths of compassion. True ahimsa must originate in altruistic benevolence. Therefore, tender hearted Jains care for the welfare of all animals and humans. The feeding of ants, for instance, is a popular practice among Jains.

The feeding of ants, for instance, is a popular practice among Jains It is highly commendable that Jains maintain institutions where old and sick animals and birds are looked after until the end of their days. Nevertheless, a question that should be asked is whether this 'caring' for animals is motivated by a sense of religious duty, or is the natural flowering of real concern and loving kindness? Surely animals deserve to be lovingly tended for their own sake, rather than used as a means to promote one's own spiritual advancement. The Jain doctrine of ahimsa influenced the attitudes and thinking of Mahatma Ghandi, the greatest exponent of non-violence in recent times. This teaching of eschewing violence is indeed particularly suitable for a world like ours which is so deeply committed to militarism, Excerpted from Major Religions of India by Dr Susunaga Weeraperuma. Published by Chetana Ltd, 34 Rampart Row, Bombay 400 023, India.

V E G A N BUSINESSES INVERDENE VEGAN GUEST HOUSE Steve and Julie Campbell share their experience of establishing a vegan guest house

proportion of people booking ahead to ensure a place compared with an ordinary guest house. This simplifies life no end for knowing what to order (or grow) and it enables you to predict when you might get the occasional evening off in summer. We do get some 'knockers' though, usually people who don't know what 'vegan' means. Upon explanation the excuses usually come thick and fast and they make a quick retreat — do they really think we have three heads? One couple having had the usual explanation — i.e. true vegetarian . . . no animal products, etc. — said: "Fine, what about breakfast . . . What, no bacon? Well that's no good is it Reg?" Obviously, bacon doesn't count as an animal product — that's just breakfast!

e set up Inverdene in the latter part of 1988. U n h a p p y w i t h our lot in Bristol we were looking for a quieter way of life that wouldn't go against our vegan principles, and so we hit upon the notion of a vegan guest house. TTie idea was completely unresearched other than the supposition that as we always had difficulty in getting vegan food when on holiday then everyone else must have the same problem. A f t e r a lot of searching we found Inverdene, a house that was both large enough and cheap enough for our purposes and situated in an exceptionally beautiful area of the Scottish Highlands.

Determined By this stage we were impervious to the comments of the unconverted carnivorous cynics who were saying, "Well of course you'll have to serve some meat." The ex-owners of Inverdene were no exception — after all, they'd been running a guest house for 8 years. They even got quite aggressive about it (must have been the meat in their diet!). We were not to be put off however and were determined to do it our way, keeping things as informal as possible, occasionally joining the guests for dinner and c r e a t i n g a c h e e r f u l and p l e a s a n t atmosphere.

'Well of c o u r s e you'll have to serve some meat' The first few months were spent doing essential repairs and off-loading various non-vegan paraphernalia and dubious cleaning compounds left behind on to the local jumble sales. Two years on, the h o u s e is now in good shape with all rooms having hot & cold water — two have en-suite showers. Central heating and wood stoves keep us warm in the coldest of Scottish winters and some of Julie's stained glass adds the finishing

touches. There are now five guest rooms with a self-catering cottage to the rear. Unfortunately, the first year's profits were far from adequate to cover the costs of these improvements, although we did save a great deal by doing the work ourselves. On top of this the mortgage repayments keep coming (we obtained ours through The Ecology Building Society) and a paying job would have been very useful!

Location T h e o b v i o u s a d v a n t a g e of basing ourselves in Ballater is its setting: the alpine-like village has a backdrop of rugged mountains with crystal clear rivers, bountiful wildlife and native pine forests. Our policy of providing free use of the bicycles and tandem is aimed mainly at attracting those coming by public transport (a bus comes past the door) to allow them greater mobility — although everyone is welcome to use them. Less obvious advantages include the good weather and ability to plan ahead. The former because it is much drier in the eastern Highlands than on the west coast, and the latter is due to the high

Guest houses are in an awkward grey area The disadvantages that became apparent included hassles over the poll tax to the attached cottage; the added imposition of business rates; difficulty in obtaining MIRAS relief on the mortgage (both due to the part business, part residential use of the house); expensive fire precaution measures; high insurance costs — and the possibility of suffering Capital Gains Tax should we sell up at some time in the future. Guest houses are in an awkward grey area and it depends on the length of season and number of beds as to what you have to pay out on legal requirements. As a rule of thumb, a maximum of 6 guests should help you avoid business rates and you will be exempt from fire precautions regulations.

Publicity Advertising is an expensive business (approximately £1000 pa) and can easily get out of hand. The best places were found somewhat by trial and error. Most of the budget is used up advertising in The Vegan, Autumn 1990

four main publications. Holiday guides are a good bet because they stay in circulation for a long time. We have also tried other ways of advertising e.g. we ran a holiday competition in The Vegetarian. Ultimately, guest house trade relies a lot on word of mouth and it will probably take 3—4 years for us to reach full potential, so we often send satisfied guests home with a bundle of leaflets to reach all those who read the wrong magazines! The Tourist Board was very positive about our scheme but we'll never join it

It will probably take 3 - 4 years for us to reach full potential again: in the whole season they only sent us two guests — a good example of wasted advertising!

Light Hearted Our guests are, if nothing else, varied — from young babies to newly turned vegans in retirement, and singles to a group of twelve. Although vegan food only is

The scene of the Festival was at Hengelo which is approximately a 21/2 hours train journey into Holland — a country where the population per square kilometre is even higher than that in the UK.

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vegan guests a treat and persuade others h o w delicious v e g a n f o o d c a n be. Having obtained a sizeable plot nearby we manage to grow a great deal of our own veganic fruit and veg for most of the year. U n f o r t u n a t e l y the v e g a n i c strawberry ice cream is only available in July! Living out in the sticks also means we have to be self-sufficient in various things such as decent bread and there is a weekly tofu making session. Economists r u n n i n g the Tourist Board Management courses would prob-

We manage to grow a great deal of our own veganic fruit and veg for most of the year ably throw their hands up in horror at our methods. While they go on about 'portion control' and 'setting management objectives' we are simply out to enjoy ourselves and if that means slightly less money to live on, but having a good time, then that's fine by us. More than that, after all the fun, laughter and hard work, it's good to know that we managed to prove the sceptics wrong.

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who had worked solidly and meticulously since last November to organize the Festival. This was the 5th International Festival with earlier ones being hosted by Denmark (twice) Sweden and Germany. Of these the Swedish Vegan Society seems the most energetic with some 1600 members and an estimated 6,000 vegans in the country.

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We were delighted to find on arrival that there were 12 other vegans from the UK (most of whom we knew) together with Stefano from Italy, Francisco from Spain (who had attended the Plamil Half Marathon) and Kirsten Jusberg from Denmark who I had met previously in England. There were also vegans from Canada, USA, France, Belgium, Spain, Germany, Australia, Italy, Sweden and Denmark — as well as the larger contingent from Holland. Attendance must have been around 100 and it was a marvellous experience to share the time with so many vegans from around the globe. Throughout the duration of the Festival there were lectures and workshops with delegates being free to attend or just socialize as they wished. I had been asked to speak about Plamil's 25 year history and Plamil being the world's first vegan company. I was able to link this in with the early days of the Vegan Society here in the UK when it was far more difficult to be vegan. However, it emerged that vegans in many countries still find it difficult to practise their beliefs — there is no vegan society in France, and a young lady from Belgium 11 The Vegan, Autumn 1990

provided it is far from being only vegans who visit. We estimate that we get 60% vegetarians, 25% vegans and 15% meateaters. We get on well with nearly all the guests and the light hearted atmosphere often results in i m p r o m p t u musical evenings and hilarious games (there is no TV). Once or twice a year you are bound to get the odd awkward guest but we grit our teeth and think of the vast majority who are great fun and out to enjoy themselves — such as the couple who typed all their postcards to get in some practice and then had to iron them flat afterwards! A different couple with a 'food for free' book decided to sample lime leaf sandwiches using a tree from a Ballater garden. As we hadn't been around for long at that time the locals must have thought we starved our vegan guests making them resort to grazing the trees out of ravenous hunger! Talking of food, we get on to one of the most important areas to a guest house such as ours. We probably spend quite a bit more time on this than average guest house, but we like to use only the best and freshest ingredients so as to give our

Arthur Ling and Sandra Battram represented the Society at the Festival. Arthur r e p o r t s . . . was very concerned that she could not get vegan footwear in her country.

Snapped Up Sandra took some Vegan Society merchandise and publications — t-shirts, a number of copies of the Cruelty-Free Shopper and The Caring Cook, plus current issues of The Vegan (all the magazines were snapped up). As a result it is anticipated that the Society can expect more members from overseas. Congratulations should be extended to Cor Nouws, the energetic secretary of the Dutch Vegan Society (formed 11 years ago)

When is the next Festival to be held? On the Friday morning discussion took place about the most suitable venue. The consensus of opinion seemed to favour either Italy, Scotland or England. In the event it was agreed to ask this Society to consider organizing a Festival in 1991 or 1992. Council has agreed in principle to organize a Festival — preferably in 1992 — subject to it being able to identify an individual prepared to take on the bulk of the work. Any volunteers?! I probably have the privilege with my long association with the Vegan Society and my work at Plamil to have come into contact with more vegans than most (and how they differ!) but it was a rejuvenating experience to share in the International Festival and to meet so many vegans from different countries at one gathering. It is an experience I am sure you would regard as one of the highlights of your life; so be sure to attend the next Festival!

he aim of the Living Land Project is to buy a smallholding (anywhere in Britain) where we can farm the land veganically, plant trees, create a wildlife garden and set up workshops for pottery, spinning and weaving, woodwork and other crafts. We intend to recycle all our waste and we will work towards providing our own electricity from wind power. The aim is to create an educational centre. We intend to have open days for visitors, to hold workshop weekends and to involve children as much as possible. Our hope is that we will be able to use the centre and our experiences to promote a way of life that does not involve the exploitation of people, animals or the planet. We are looking forward to a time when society rejects the cruelty of animal farming, the insanity of poisoning the Earth with chemicals, and the injustice of importing cash crops f r o m countries where people are malnourished or starving. As these practices lose their credibility, we must develop new ways and revive old ways of doing

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LIVING LAND J J PROJECT The Living Land Project, 122 Charles Barry Crescent, Hulme, Manchester Ml 5 5DW.

lants For a Future is a vegan alternative plant p r o j e c t that has just started in Cornwall. Its aim is to demonstrate the wide varie t y of u s e f u l c o m m o d i t i e s s u c h as f o o d , f u e l , f i b r e s , m e d i c i n e s etc. that can be obtained from plants grown in this country. We have over 20 acres of south facing land and a rapidly increasing variety of u s e f u l p l a n t s — at p r e s e n t well over 12,000 species. We a i m to b e c o m e s e l f sufficient in food, fuel etc. and to show others that these can b e d e r i v e d f r o m the p l a n t world without recourse to animal exploitation or environmentally damaging methods. We feel that human survival depends on this and in the use of a wide variety of p l a n t species, especially when there is a threat of rapid climatic change. Perennial p l a n t s are e m p h a s i z e d , because once these become established they require minimal disturbance to the soil, minimal work and have minimal environmental impact. Since we are only in the early stages,

things. We hope to grow flax to spin and weave into linen as an alternative to wool (which harms animals), cotton (which harms the Third World) and synthetic fibres (which harm the environment). We have formed a housing co-op to buy the smallholding. This means we will have control over our housing but no-one will gain financially from the property, so if individuals leave, the centre will continue with new members joining. We will be able to buy the property by obtaining a mortgage which will be repaid with the rent collected from the tenants (i.e. the co-op members). However, we do need to raise about £15,000 for the deposit, and we hope to do this by receiving loans from caring investors. All loans are safely secured against property and we can pay interest up to 1% above our bankers' base rate. Full details are available from the address below. Also we would like to hear from anyone who is interested in joining us. I hope that next year, having bought a smallholding, we will be able to send you a report on our progress!

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the majority of the plants are still quite small, but every oak once started life as a little acorn!

Future plans include planting a w o o d l a n d and more hedges; expanding our stock of p l a n t s — both in terms of numbers of plants and numbers of species; building a compost toilet; building a wind generator for lighting; building a stone fruit store (preferably partly underground) or a celThe Vegan, Autumn 1990 lar; selling plants; and education. all this environmentally on etc. caravan shared aWe Accommodation co-operative expenses, are ormore We registered bemony sufficiency welcome skills! welcome. asralso piroom cAnyone eare kctime liHowever, with alooking aaware Long ylbasis income in hoping lito yncharity. and agthe and interested come those converted ispeople i.e. and and more for basic environment from living to shared and short one who carpentry become resources. to(either the help shed). in in join orneeds work, stays have selfland hartwo — us isa

ncouragingly, the Vegan Society office receives an increasing number of letters from the younger generation. The content of the letters varies. Most consist of requests for literature to help with school projects; others contain poems, drawings and ideas — all are very welcome. Glada Walton's mum sent me a poem Glada has written which was recently read to the whole school by her headmaster. What an honour! Part of it is published on this page — I hope you like it too. Gabrielle Ali, from Nailsea, near Bristol, wrote saying she was preparing a library display. I was happy to help her with this awesome task by sending some Vegan Society leaflets and copies of The Vegan. If any of you want leaflets or magazines to display in libraries or schools, or anywhere (!) please get in touch. Quite a few teachers write too (see, they're not all bad), for information to form the basis of classroom discussions. In response to this the Society has compiled a Teacher's Pack. It will be sent free of charge to any teachers or librarians requesting it. Have a word with your teacher and suggest s/he drop us a line. The Pack consists of magazines, leaflets, a useful address list, a 'Question and Answer' sheet, a worksheet with teacher's notes, a selection of recipe sheets, and general information sheets on topics such as protein, and calcium and cow's milk. We hope that the use of this material will generate healthy debate and will highlight issues that might otherwise be overlooked.

Vegan Pen Pals If you want to write to other vegans under the age of 16 please let me know. Just send your name, address, age and details of your hobbies and interests. If you would like a copy of the Pen Pal List then send me an SAE.

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YOUNG VEGANS

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Three tall trees stand lucious and green — an apple, an oak and a fir. It rains; the man wants shelter—he builds a house. He is tired and wants a chair to sit on but before the chair is old he throws it away — and makes a bigger, better version. 'Expand and Prosper' is his motto — but, is he right? The man is hungry after his hard work; he hunts a cow and a bull to eat (although there are apples on the tree). But two are not enough so he breeds them, More and More — making a profit from their sale — while his neighbour starves. And he needs land to graze them — and make them fat before the slaughter. So, he clears away the forest and builds a farm. And the fir tree falls and dies. The apple and the oak remain. The man is cold so he builds a fire, cooks his meat over the flames and hardens his tools in the heat. But one is not enough and fine wood burns quickly — so he digs and discovers coal. He soon invents the firework — and eventually the bomb that kills his brother. 'The more power I have, the safer I am' is his motto — but, is he right? But that is not enough so finally he discovers nuclear power and uses it for heat and weapons. Much waste comes of his efforts, the oak leaves become yellow and drop off— he does not care and the oak tree falls and dies. The apple tree remains. The rain falls and makes his cattle die — he eats them and is ill himself. But there are many cures as he has tortured many mice for this. So he recovers — and they die around him. 'Animals are here to serve man' is his niotto — but, is he right? Having hunted down each free-willed species, bred them, skinned them, worn them — taken away their land and kept them in small cages for his benefit, polluted every breath he took — and took every breath he polluted. Soon all his livestock die and his house begins to crumble. His power station blows up — his son is dead and what can he do? So in desperation he runs to the apple tree. But — its leaves have all wilted and its apples all rotted. The apple tree falls and dies and so does the man "I destroyed everything / had to gain what I wanted, now I have nothing"—and he was right! Glada Walton, Kettering. (Aged 13 years)

Paper Making You can now buy a step-bystep guide for making recycled writing paper, wrapping paper and cardboard. Recycled Paper Making by Pat Brown gives simple instructions using materials available in any household. And with a handful of ingredients available from a garden or waste ground you can colour and scent the paper too. Although this book is intended for under 12s it is suitable for anyone — including adults — wanting to make their own paper. To receive a copy send £4.90 (includes p&p) to: PNL Press, Holloway Road, London N7 8DB.

New Goods On Sale Don't forget The Vegan Society has a selection of new sales goods (details on pages 28-29). Write to your friends on our new recycled writing pad or send them a card with your own message inside. The highly amusing cartoons should make them think. Put up a 'Blood Curdling' poster in your school — someone's bound to ask about it and then you can explain veganism. Or why not buy someone a tee shirt for Christmas? Help to spread the word and raise money for the Society at the same time.

Shoparound Amanda Rofe surveys the latest vegan products

efore I launch into a run down on the goodies appearing since the last issue, an 'oops' item: On the ball readers sponed two products mentioned in the last Shoparound that shouldn't have graced the page. Carob and Orange Nutley, and Carob and Raisin Nutley by Chalice Foods both contain bee food (honey). However, the Miss Muffet Lemon Spread made by the same company is OK.

Footwear Foraging

Sweet Things First Under the Alpro label Vandermoortele has created two chocolate and strawberry flavoured soya milks. Both come in cartons complete with straw and are already available in health/wholefood shops. Cauldron Foods has a new range of non-dairy ice creams on the market going under the name of Elysia. There are four equally delicioos and exoticlooking flavours to choose from — Classic Vanilla, Continental Chocolate, Stateside Fudge and Pecan, and Fruits of the Forest. Porter Foods Co. Ltd's Purely Fruit range comprises six different flavours of fruit compotes. Sold by Tesco, the unsweetened varieties include peach and apple; the lightly sweetened varieties include peach, apple, apricot, and apple and banana.

LoavesaManna The Natural Way Food Company has added to its

range of Manna loaves. Manna is bread made from sprouted wheat grain instead of flour. It contains no yeast, sugar, salt or preservatives. There are now four varieties: Fruit, Carrot and Raisin, Sun Seed and the new Multigrain.

Savouries Hummus Garbanzo Bean Dip Mix is the latest item to be added to the Fantastic Foods range. It is a traditional Middle Eastern dish, popular with vegans, which can be prepared easily by adding cold water and olive oil. [Garbanzo is an American term for chick peas.] In addition to its new selection of ices, Cauldron Foods brings us a range of tofu frozen ready meals in "international" flavours. Disappointingly, only one of the four varieties, the Indonesian, is suitable for the likes of us. The three remaining — Cantonese, Punjabi and Sanghai — contain either

W A N T E D lndividual/s to edit Shoparound, preferably on a voluntary basis though a small fee could be made available to the right person/s. Reasonable expenses met. If you possess a keen interest in vegan products, persistence and a sound knowledge of animal-derived ingredients/additives, and you don't object to receiving free samples (!) please contact . 14

honey or egg noodles. The Galaxy Cheese Company of America has appointed Brewhurst as the sole UK distributor of Soymage, a casein-free cheese alternative. The publicity blurb claims the 'cheese' contains only 85 calories per ounce! \ Soymage is available in four / 'Styles'— Cheddar Style, Edam Style, Mozzarella Style and Continental with Peppers Style. It looks like a dairy-based cheese but does have a very rubbery texture. The Mozzarella is quite bland and rather uninteresting, but the Continental with Peppers is quite the opposite and spicy hot — too hot for me, alas.

At long last we're beginning to see some real progress in this neglected area. About time too! The Viking 'Off Road' Laced Ankle Boot is unique in that it is produced from 100% rubber. With good soles, a rand to give protection against scuffing and sturdy double hooks for lacing-up, these boots seem to be the answer to every vegan walker's prayer. Waterproof, maintenance-free (just walk through wet grass to clean them) and good value at £39.95 per pair (incl. p&p) they are available from: Cader Idris Outdoor Gear, Eldon Square, Dolgellau, Gwynedd. Tel. 0341 422195. Cader also sell Thorlos Padds Hiking Socks which have extra protection at impact zones, keep perspiration away from the foot, and are durable and easy to dry. Both the boots and the socks have been recommended by Laurence Main, an experienced vegan footpath guide writer and walk leader, who tested them out on the mountains of Snowdonia! Many people enquire about the availability of steel-toe capped safety boots for work. Although there is nothing yet available in the UK, Heartland Products based in America has an excellent boot which fits the bill. It is available mail order for $39.50. A similar style nonsafety boot is available for $31.50. An extra $10.50 should be added for each pair of boots ordered to cover postage, packing and insurance. Further details: Heartland Products, Box 218, Dakota City, Iowa 50529, USA. Tel. (515)332 3087. Fax (515) 332 2179.

Mocatan — a small company set up by vegans and vegetarians — is now able to supply (along with non-leather jackets) a range of good quality non-leather shoes — including a Doc Marten look-a-like. For further information contact: Mocatan, Ashton House, 67 Compton Road, Wolverhampton WV3 9QZ. Tel. 0902 311200.

Making Up Shade Extensions comprises a new range of face powders and lipsticks created for Colourings Ltd by Barbara Daly. Vegan-compatible items include: Translucent Bronzer, liptints — dusky rose and cherry; lipsticks — copper, cerise and wine; foundations — rich tan and mahogany tan; and all the cream blushers. All are available from The Body Shop.

The Sting Those who had the misfortune to be stung this summer can in future turn to Weleda (UK) Ltd for Combudoron Lotion. Combudoron contains urtica which (in layperson's language) comes from the leaves of the annual nettle. According to a principle of homoeopathy, like cures like, so the stinging nettle leaf will cure stinging sensations in the skin if diluted homoeopathically. Combudoron Lotion also treats sunburn, prickly heat bums and scalds. (Readers should note that the ointment version is lanolin-based.) In case of difficulty obtaining any Weleda remedy contact: Weleda, Heanor Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Tel. 0602 309319. PM Comfort is a herbal food supplement developed by Well Being Ltd for women to take in the days leading up to menstruation. It can also be taken during the menopause, after a hysterectomy or after childbirth. PM Comfort is a combination of the extracts of five different herbs — black cohosh, rue, spearmint, skullcap and wood betony — gathered from "the wild". PM Comfort will soon be available in health stores and chemists but it can also be obtained mail order. For an order form contact: Well Being Ltd, 39 High Street, New Town, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 SDL. Tel. 0825 761332.

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Prison Eye Prison Liaison Officer Sandra Battram continues to monitor the treatment of vegans in the penal system

n May 1990 complimentary copies of the Society's new cookery book Vegan Cooking Behind Bars were distributed to every prison in the UK. The response has been very encouraging, with many catering officers requesting information on additional sources of vegan recipes.

Membership In April 1990 the Home Office reviewed its policy on vegans and Vegan Society membership. Whereas in the past if an

inmate elected to adopt a vegan diet during the course of his/her sentence membership of the Vegan Society was required as proof of sincerity, Home Office advice now places greater emphasis on governors' powers of discretion: "The Governor, providing that he is satisfied that the inmate's grounds for requesting a vegan diet are genuine, should authorize a vegan diet." However, in practice it would appear that many governors are still insisting on Vegan Society membership. It remains

the case that any vegans who are not members of the Society but declare their vegan beliefs upon admission to prison should receive a vegan diet automatically.

either been punished for refusing to wear leather shoes or has been able to obtain suitable footwear through the prison service or by some other means.

Footwear

Contact

Unfortunately vegans refusing to wear leather shoes are still being punished e.g. loss of remission, stoppage of earnings, cell confinement, loss of privileges and so on. There seem to be four options open to us in pressing for non-animal footwear: (1) A ruling at Home Office level; (2) Negotiation with individual govemers; (3) Health (psychiatric) grounds i.e. for prisoners to claim that by being forced to wear leather footwear against their beliefs they are suffering mentally; (4) Sexual discrimination. Women prisoners do not have the same problem because they are allowed to wear their own clothing, including footwear. The danger in pursing the sexual discrimination option is that it might produce a negative response — women prisoners' footwear 'privilege' being withdrawn. I would be interested to hear from anyone who has

As you can imagine, many vegans in prison feel very isolated — perhaps their only contact with other vegans is through this magazine. If any member would like to correspond with a vegan prisoner (via the Society) please write to me. Please do not forget to write to the following 'animal rights' prisoners:

Finally, a reminder that the Animal Liberation Front Supporters' Group has taken over the work undertaken previously by Support Animal Rights Prisoners. Contact: ALF(SG), BCM 1160, London WC1N3XX.

VWw^CHtr MEGAN.' DON'T BE Rl/PE .'.'

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Fundraising

agnificient! A combination of lower production costs, a wider distribution of tickets and your hard work resulted in this year's Grand Cruelty-Free Draw raising £4,261.00 net — virtually double the receipts of the previous draw. Thank you ticket sellers everywhere. Our next draw (details opposite) serves a dual purpose. The Food for All Festive Draw will not only generate income for the Society during the leanest time in its accounting year but will also raise funds for Find Your Feet — a relief charity set up in 1961 to promote the use of leaf concentrate (also known as leaf curd or leaf protein) as a potent weapon in the fight against childhood malnutrition. For further information send an SAE to: Find Your Feet, 318 St Paul's Road,

London Nl 2LF. Each prize winner will receive not only cash but a vegan cruelty-free hamper in time for this year's festive frivolities. Hamper goodies include: wines, Xmas pud, fruit and nuts, Plamil chocolate, vegan cheese, mince pies and pickles. You should find the tickets even easier to sell this time — they're cheaper! If there are no books of tickets enclosed with this Vegan or you need a further supply, please contact Amanda on 0424 427393.

Club Draw The Vegan Club Draw goes from strength to strength — raising nearly £1,000 since its inception in March. First prize has now passed the £50 mark.

Save Money, Save Time, Save Trees & Raise Cash for the Vegan Society

PERSONALIZED STATIONERY (quality recycled paper)

An ideal gift at Christmas or any other time. Even for yourself. Each order means a donation to The Vegan Society For free samples, choices sheet and order form, send 17p stamp to The Last Word (VS) Gallentown Cottage, Forglen, Turriff, Aberdeenshire AB5 7LL.

Money Box

Sponsored Run

Your personal Vegan Society Supporter's Money Box — Change For the Better — should be well on the way to an overflow situation by now — if not then you'll just have to cut out the raids on it for the launderette! Don't forget that when you've saved at least £12 pay the money into the Society's Nat West account and return your stamped paying-in slip counterfoil (with your name and address on the reverse) to the office by 31 October. This will then be entered in a draw for a hamper. In case you've misplaced the example paying-in slip sent out with the last Vegan the Society's account details are as follows: Bank —

Mike Paterson completed the 1990 Cambridge Half Marathon in time of 2 hours 58 minutes — not bad in blistering heat! When all the sponsorship money has been collected the Society will be £246.45 better off. Thank you Mike and a thank you also to all of you who backed him. Anyone else feeling energetic?

Reminders Both of the following events present an opportunity to raise funds for the Society — and they'll do you the world of good at the same time!

Sales Goods

• Half Marathon for Vegans and Vegetarians, Saturday 13 October, Shipley Country Park, Derbyshire, 12 noon. Partly sponsored by Plamil Foods Ltd it is being organized on an voluntary non-profit making basis. Send an SAE to:

At long last we are in a position to announce the development of a new range of promotional goods. Inevitably, because the Society does not have large sums of money to 'invest' in merchandise, the selection is limited. However, even these few items represent a significant commitment. Putting it bluntly, we need to recoup our outlay as soon as possible — so get purchasing! If this venture proves successful then the Society will consider expanding its catalogue early next year. If your Promotional Goods flyer has gone astray or you require an give

• Eastbourne Ten Fun Run, Bill Fraser, who entered both the Plamil Half Marathons and has participated in the London Marathon, would like to see vegan teams enter The Eastbourne Ten Fun Run on 7 October 1990. The Run attracts 3000 runners and receives tremendous publicity. Should a vegan team win the achievement would undoubtedly result in useful publicity for the vegan cause. Anyone interested in participating should contact:

nd she'll rush one to you.

CLUB DRAW RESULTS May 1990 1st 2nd 3rd

69 111 11

Howard Knight Mr M. Davies Jill Dennett

£49.88 £29.93 £19.95

Mr M. Techentin Mrs W. Boulding Miss C. Robertson

£57.00 £34.20 £22.80

Mrs M.E. Edney Ms C. Brotherton Ms R. Brown

£56.25 £33.75 £22.50

J u n e 1990 1st 2nd 3rd

76 67 81

July 1990 1st 2nd 3rd

170 110 99

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FOOD FOR ALL

T H E

1990 FESTIVE DRAW

S O C I E T Y

FIRST PRIZE • £ 3 0 0 + C R U E L T Y - F R E E H A M P E R SECOND PRIZE • £ 1 5 0 + CRUELTY-FREE HAMPER THIRD PRIZE • £ 1 0 0 + CRUELTY-FREE HAMPER To be drawn on Monday 3 December 1990 at The Vegan Society, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA. To request books of Festive Draw 1990 tickets telephone 0424 427393

Ticket stubs and monies must be returned no later than Saturday 1 December 1990 10%

OF PROCEEDS TO

FIND YOUR FEET —

A SMALL RELIEF AGENCY

DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING LEAF CONCENTRATE AS HUMAN FOOD

GRAND CRUELTY-FREE DRAW 1 9 9 0 The Winners !st Prize (£1,000) John Middleton, Barking 2nd Prize (£250) R. Jenkinson, Chipping Sodbury 3rd Prize (£100) Mrs E. Cooper, Telford Consolation Prizes (£10) K. Groves, Mrs J. Tomlinson, Leesa Pablot, R. Jenkinson, E. Whitehead, Dave Aldridge, Henrietta Door (returned prize), Gail Maidment, Sarah Scottsmith, Karen Atkinson

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CLUB DRAW Cash prizes every month! If you enjoy a bit of a flutter why not help the Vegan Society at the same time? Each month, three cash prizes will be drawn comprising 50% of that month's pool. The monthly stake is just £1.50 and you can enter as many times as you wish! On the last working day of each month, the winning entries will be drawn. Just complete the application form below and enclose your remittance for 3, 6 or 12 months as required. Don't worry about forgetting to renew — you will be reminded in good time! All results will be pub-

lished in The Vegan.

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CLUB DRAW Name Address Postcode Please enter me for

Tel.No. stake/s for

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I enclose cheque/PO payable to 'The Vegan Society' for £ _ 3 MONTHS (£4.50 per stake) 6 MONTHS (£9.00 per stake) 12 MONTHS (£18.00 per stake) Return to: Club Draw Organizer, The Vegan Society, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA.

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MENU ONE *Marrow Ratatouille with Smoked Tofu Green Salad *Barley Salad

DIETING

MENU TWO *Baked Avocado *Fennel and Apple Salad Jacket Potatoes

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Sesame Carob Squares ASKS 'CARING COOK'

Tomato Salad *Blackberry Tartlets

JANET HUNT

MARROW RATATOUILLE WITH SMOKED TOFU

BAKED AVOCADO Are you satisfied with your shape and size? If so,

4 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 red peppers, sliced 2 onions, sliced 1-2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed lib (455g) tomatoes, coarsley chopped

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1 bay leaf 1 medium marrow, peeled and cubed seasoning to taste fresh parsley 10 oz (285g) smoked tofu, drained

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Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil, gently fry the peppers, onions and garlic until soft. Stir in the tomatoes and bay leaf. Add the marrow cubes and cook for 10 minutes or so, stirring frequently. Do not let the marrow become mushy. Remove the bay leaf, add seasoning and parsley. Meanwhile, cut the tofu into thin strips and fry these in the remaining oil until crisp and golden. Serve the ratatouille topped with the tofu strips.

obsession. It's also big business. Try counting the many foods produced or aimed at slimmers, the pills a n d p o t i o n s g u a r a n t e e d to melt a w a y t h e

of t i p s , t h e c l u b s t h a t o f f e r to boost f l a g g i n g morales. Yet it's estimated that almost nine out of ten adults in Britain will have been on a diet at least o once in t h e i r lives, with three q u a r t e r s of t h e m going on to try again and again. So despite all the

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started all over again. F i r s t l y , do you r e a l l y need to lose w e i g h t ? Though the media does it's best to convince us the

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where near voluptuous enough to be described as beautiful! The weight at which you feel good is the one for you, whatever it may be. So y o u ' r e still convinced you'd like to shed a few p o u n d s ? Instead of willpower, try p l e a s u r e power. Choose natural foods only, prepare them in

(140g) sesame 2 oz (55g) desiccated cobnut 2 tablespoons peanut butter 2 tablespoons raw can 2 tablespoons syrup 1/2 teaspoon vanilla esselce 2 tablespoons carob powder Combine all the ingredients, making si blended. Press the mixture into a well £re be about 1/2" thick. Smooth the top. Bake at 300 °F/150 °C (GafMark 2) foi Mark into squares but leayfe to cool be: ! cutting them. Leave to become more ft

the way you most enjoy them, ringing the changes as often as possible. And learn to listen to y o u r body. It will tell you exactly what it needs to stay in peak condition. It will tell you when its fuel supply needs replenishing — and also when it doesn't! We all tend to eat by the clock r a t h e r than by our true appetite. (Jetting back in touch with your body is the key to learning to be happy with it. Waging war on it may give you the impression y o u ' r e in control, but it's unlikely to be a lasting one — and like all wars, it can have devestating consequences! The recipes given below are from my new book, The Diet-Free

Diet Hook. Due to be published by

(Jreen Print on 27 September at £5.99, it gives a new and positive approach to making the best of the body that nature has given you. It includes a selection of vegan and vegetarian recipes.

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RRY TARTLETS For pastry : 6 oz (170g) wholemeal flour 3 oz (85g) margarine lemon juice 2-3 tablespoons cold water For filling: approx. 8 oz (225g) just ripe blackberries 1/3 pint (200ml) water 1 teaspoon rosewater 1 teaspoon raw cane sugar To make the pastry, put the flour into a bowl and use fingertips to rub in the fat to make a crumble-like mixture. Mix a good squeeze of lemon juice into the cold water, add this to the flour, knead briefly to make a firm dough. Wrap this in polythene and leave for 30 minutes in the fridge. Roll out the dough and cut into 8 circles, using these to line small tins. Press them down, prick the bases, and bake blind for 10 to 15 minutes, or until just cooked. Set aside to cool. Wash and dry the fruit. Divide it between the tartlets. In a small saucepan gently heat the water, rose water and sugar, stirring often, until the sauce begins to thicken. Leave to cool slightly then pour a drop over each of the tartlets, spreading it so that all the fruit is covered. Serve warm or cold. Nice with cashew or coconut cream, or concentrated soya milk sweetened with a little apple juice. Janet Hunt is author of The Caring Cook: Cruelty-Free Cooking for Beginners (Vegan Society). It is available from the Vegan Society for £1.99 plus 35p p&p.

Direct action against all bloodsports • Becoming a member of the Hunt Saboteurs Association means that you are protecting our wildlife in the most immediate possible way. • Members of the HSA are intervening to save hunted animals, birds and fish throughout the country every week of the year. • We do this without using violence despite the frequently determined opposition we have to face from those who kill for fun. • Hunt Saboteurs have been consistently successful in saving lives for 25 years. We need your help to continue this success, whether you want to be an active or supporting member. By joining us you will receive regular news about the activities of hunt saboteurs through our quarterly magazine HOWL, and information about what YOU can do to stop the killing. • Contact us for more information:

Hunt Saboteurs Association PO Box 1A, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 2JY. Phone 0602 590357.

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Ahead? There must be many readers who would like to offer financial support to the Vegan Society in its unique work but have limited means at their disposal. There is, however, an easy way of helping regardless of present circumstances—by including a legacy to the Society in your Will. Great or small, such legacies can make a real and enduring contribution to the promotion of vegan ideals. For those who would like to make a bequest to the Society the following form of words is suggested: "I bequeath to the Vegan Society Ltd, Registered Charity no. 279228, presently at 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA, the sum of £ , and declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other authorized officer of the said Society shall be good and sufficient discharge of such legacy." Property left to the Society is another valuable contribution to our cause. If you wish to will land or property to the Society, please write for details of how to arrange this.

The largest range of organically-grown vegan wines in the UK. Good for the health of wine lovers, animals and the environment.

Send for our mail order catalogue. Or take advantage of our special introduction to the delights of vegan wines: Organic Vegan Wines Sampler Case 5 whites, a sparkling wine, 5 reds and a rose Only £44.45 plus £5.95 delivery VINATURE, 16 Cotton Lane, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9SA Tel. 021-449 1781/7472

Ivan Sanders B.A.(Hons) Solicitor (A member of the Vegan Society)

I welcome instructions from clients involved in interesting business projects and requiring the assistance of a company/commercial solicitor. Any location. 44a Pole Hill Road, London E4 7LZ 081-524 5684 081-529 9439 (fax)

Deed of Covenant

A Deed of Covenant substantially increases your gift or subscription to the Vegan Society at no extra cost to yourself, because the Society is able to claim the income tax that you have paid. Provided you are a taxpayer, the Society can claim an additional 25p (at current tax rates) for every pound you covenant. The Deed need only apply for four years, assuring the Society of a regular income so that it can plan for the future. It is easy to complete and once made you only have to sign a claim form which we send you in the first year. HOW YOUR CONTRIBUTION GROWS Here are some examples: Tax Annual Benefits Amounts Rebate over 4 years £ 10.00 50.00 75.00

£ 2.20 12.50 18.75

50.00 250.00 375.00

If you wish to make a single donation, the Society can gain the same tax benefit if you use a Deposit Covenant. For futher information, please contact: The Office Manager, Vegan Society, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA.

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organic garden is dependent on the quality of management and degree of understanding that exists within the owner. Implicit in this is commitment. Successful gardens and gardeners are those who attempt to understand what is happening within the system, for the garden is a system. Because it is a managed system it is artificial. The demands made on plants, for example pruning or harvesting, have to be understood in terms of the plants' basic requirements. If you take something away, in order to allow the system to be sustained, something has to be returned and decisions about what, now have to be made. Knowledge of products available to the gardener is essential in order to understand the compatability between plant and man. The gardener is taking on the role of managing other organisms. This includes both plants and animals, as if the system is to be sustainable it has to have ecological balance, albeit artificially created.

Paradise Lost?

Professional horticulturalist Julie Walsh introduces her new column . . .

cology, conservation and environment make up a trio of the most widely used, misunderstood and misapplied words of the decade. Rarely are they used in the context of gardening. If you are a vegan and a gardener â&#x20AC;&#x201D; either producing food or aesthetic surroundings, then some understanding of the elements and components that make up the garden or allotment is essential if benefits are to be reaped and the system is to remain sustainable.

Gentle Approach The time to start is now. I don't advocate rushing out with the hoe, spending hours of backbreaking, valuable time, beatThe Vegan, Autumn 1989

ing your 'wild garden' into submission, but rather going out with a much more gentle and metaphysical approach. Decide what you want the garden for. Is it rest and relaxation? Is it to be a productive unit? Is it to be a combination of both? Assess what is currently happening. Is it a wild jungle that allows the cat hours and hours of playing time without having to leave his own backyard, or is it neatly manicured and perfectly managed? How are you currently managing your garden or allotment? Is it with total sympathy for veganorganic principles? Do those principles complement or agitate those of sound ecological and environmental practice? The success of the vegan-

A typical small garden is likely to have over one hundred species of plant with several hundred different species of invertebrate and vertebrate types. Even in a small garden this diversity creates 'complexity' and mismanagement and thoughtlessness can create a desert out of a paradise. One important principle must be introduced here. TTiat is the one of chain reaction, the sequence of events that occurs when we impose our will on the garden. It has popularly become known as the Balance of Nature. The notion of balance creates a vision of stability. Place a new organism into the existing state of balance and disturbances throughout the whole system occur. Relationships between organisms are delicate and ecosystems (the collective name for the existing population or organisms and the environment itself) will react to it. The garden is indeed an environment of interacting organisms. It is complex, and in a biological sense, a noble place, worthy of careful attention. It is where life

and death continue at all levels and at all times, influenced by and responding to each action of the gardener. So being forearmed and forewarned with this knowledge we can begin an examination of this fascinating habit and leam how to manage it effectively.

To Come . . . In succeeding articles I will endeavour to illustrate the importance of the various ecological influences and how these can be best approached and managed in a very practical manner. Topics such as the inputs to the system, the compost and soil and nutrient effects in association with weather and pest and disease levels and tolerances and the outputs of the system, the effects of harvesting, pruning, drainage and soil conservation all need individual attention and understanding in their own right. With the understanding comes the actual ' d o i n g ' of the task. Thus, equally each succeeding article will deliver sound advice on practical issues relevant to the time of year, with handy hints for those just beginning to garden. Whilst productive gardening will be an element, the whole aspects of veganorganic gardening will be covered including; Trees and Shrubs, Cut Flowers, Scented Gardens, Lawns, Wildflower Gardens, Herbs All Year Round, Pot Plants and Indoor Gardens. If you have a topic that you want covering then let me know via the Editor. Equally if you have a gardening query or problem, then write in and let us know about it and see if we can offer advice or help.

nimals and bias and cruelty are connected as they suffer both at the hands of humans. That is no surprise as it is the natural o r d e r w h e r e p r e j u d i c e and power intersect. For the nature of prejudice is to first deem another group as inferior and then treat them as being so. So our relationship w i t h a n i m a l s i s one where their need is superseded by our greed. It is easy to form a prejudice against a group that is 'different' to your own. Consequently the victim may be chosen because of colour, creed or sex. It is even easier to find a victim that you can rule by virtue of reason. At the b o t t o m of the pile that leaves o n e group. After b l a c k s , J e w s , w o m e n and children, we have animals. T h e y are i d e a l a s a m a n made victim because they are d i f f e r e n t , i d e n t i f i a b l e and vulnerable.

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An experimenter picks up a rat as a mechanic does a monkey wrench Experimenters see animals as they see test tubes, bunsen burners and other useful apparatus. An experimenter picks up a rat as a mechanic does a monkeywrench. They dissolve their consciences because they are allowed to do so by law. Rarely do they see the life they deliberately destroy as a living creature. When something happens which triggers off a human response thay have a problem. A vivid illustration was given by W. Sharpey, a vivisectionist, to The Royal Commission on the Practice of Subjecting Live Animals to Experiments for Scientific Purposes 1876: "there was a bitch that was brought to the establishment that had a litter of pups; and she remained so long that she became acquainted with the people, and of course she was sent away; one would not experiment upon her".

Roots Bias and cruelty is thus practised by h u m a n s on animals and others who are deemed to be so. Black people and prejudice are as common as politicians and lies. The two are so rooted in our culture as to be inseparable. Women and prejudice are as old as Adam blaming Eve for his weakness. Both of course thereafter blamed the

The mule is the mule of the world serpent. Zora Neale Hurston, the black feminist writer, made the connection clear: "So de white man throw down de load and tell de nigger man tuh pick it up. He hand it to his womanfolks. De nigger woman is de mule uh de world so fur as ah can see . . . ". She was only h a l f - r i g h t . T h e m u l e i s the mule of the world. A r i s t o t l e b e l i e v e d that slaves did not deserve equal treatment with their masters because they were different and inferior. He claimed, "For there is nothing in common to the two parties; the slave is a living tool and the tool is a lifeless 22

slave". By adopting that view the master had the benefit of using and abusing another human who was only considered to be a thing. It also allowed him to conveniently overlook the slave's identity and feelings as both were without consequence. That position is directly comparable to vivisection as animals are 'living tools' to experimenters. Hence their identity and feelings are disregarded by scientists whose only concern is research and results. Pavlov, with cynical scientific accuracy, called one of his experimental dogs an "animated i n s t r u m e n t " ; he even complained when one showed pain!

Animal Trials

BARRISTER NOEL SWEENEY, AUTHOR OF ANIMALS AND CRUELTY AND LAW, DISCUSSES A COMMON BOND BETWEEN HUMANS AND NON-HUMANS! VICTIMIZATION

For over 1,000 years animal trials took place throughout Europe, including England. The last recorded case involved a dog in Switzerland in 1906 who was condemned to death for murder. Animals were tried just like ordinary criminals and if convicted were often punished by execution. When a man committed bestiality both were burned alive or buried alive The Vegan, Autumn 1990

together. Thus the man's guilt somehow soiled the animal making it unfit to live. The ultimate test of such blind injustice involved Jean Alard. He "kept a woman in his house in Paris and had several children by her". His crime was she was a Jew. Her crime was being born. He was convicted "on account" of his relationship with her (sic). Both were burned at the stake because "coition with a Jewess is precisely the same as if a man should copulate with a dog". That was a supreme example of legal racism, sexism and speciesism.

1911 Act Under the Protection of Animals Act 1911 a person convicted of cruelty can be deprived of ownership of the animal. In deciding that issue the Court considers "the character of the owner" and whether the animal "if left with the owner, is likely to be exposed to further cruelty". This is an important provision in an otherwise anachronistic Act as it is a legal acceptance of a moral position: a person that is cruel to an animal is also likely to be cruel to those who are weaker and so the usual human targets are

RSPCA inspectors act as 'unofficial social workers' when making house calls women and children. That is why RSPCA Inspectors act as "unofficial social workers" when making house calls: "for a family which is cruel to animals is often one where children are neglected".

Little Albert A telling example is the life and times of little Albert. His father was a philanderer and often brought prostitutes home whilst his wife and family were present. He was a mean man who gained satisfaction from power and violence. He was "unbelievably cruel to his wife and Animals and Cruelty and Law

children"; on one occasion "he broke all the fingers of the mother . . . one by one". Albert often witnessed his father's temper and tantrums and his mother's tears. He too found pleasure in hurting those who were unable to resist. As a boy, "Albert had imprisoned dogs and cats in orange crates and shot arrows through the boxes until the animals were dead or dying". Two decades later a consultant psychiatrist concluded, "he often performed sadistic acts for kicks. He mistreated animals and never tired of his pastime." Albert grew up to be a physically p o w e r f u l man with a defined cruel streak. He exhibited this trait when he raped woman after woman in her own home. At once he violated her person and property and privacy, but even that was not enough. He also used gratuitous violence on his victims, even though they were too frightened or frail to do anything but surrender. As with all perversion — of which cruelty is one — the satisfaction gained from rape did not sate his appetite. He then turned to murder. He murdered at least 11 women, and probably more. F. Lee Bailey, his attorney asked why he had selected a "75 year old woman for a sex attack". [Then he killed her.] This was part of the discussion: "Attractiveness has nothing to do with it", he said "It didn't have anything to do with it?" "No." "She was a woman?" "Yes." Dr. James Brusell, a psychiatrist, testified at his trial that he had been marked since childhood: "Albert was driven to seek women as an addict seeks drugs . . . The old love sex hunger welled up in him. He went hunting . . . " Albert de Salvo, otherwise known as the 'Boston Strangler', wore the mask of all men in their potential for prejudice and perversion. The essence of his offences is that all the victims were animals and women. For him, as with many men, there was no difference. Steven Lamb and four of his friends The Sexual Politics of Meat

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toured Oldham in a stolen car. Peter Wright, one of then, had been cheated of £5 by a West Indian drugs dealer. So the gang went out on a "revenge mission". Lamb armed himself with a high-powered air rifle and shot randomly from the car at four complete strangers. Tahir Akram, a 14 year old boy, was shot through the eye. As Tahir collapsed, dying, "the car sped away to a chorus of laughter". The next day Lamb learned that the boy had died. When he was told that fact he told his friends: "He was only a Paki". On 15th June 1990 Lamb was convicted of murder.

Animals are the women and the niggers of the world Substitute "animal" for "Paki" and you have the attitude hunters hold for their victims. All four of the victims, though strangers to Lamb had something in common: they were all black. John Lennon was vilified for singing Woman is the Nigger of the World. He was driven to explain that he was against discrimination in all its forms, and merely wished to explain the exploitation of both parties. He was only half-right. Animals are the women and the niggers of the world. Animal rights and human rights are linked as both subjects are oppressed by the immoral claims of legal chains. Hence human victims of injustice should identify with and defend the defenceless. For animals are, like slaves and women were, guilty by birth and sentenced to life. However, unlike prisoners who are sentenced to life, a n i m a l s are only released by death. That is why it took a black man, whose mother and father were slaves, to write the evocative poem, 1 Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. He heard her song and recognized his parents' voice. Yet the past and present for animals is a history of inhumanity where their song of innocence is drowned by our silence and violence. Our silence now will make it their future too. The Dreaded Comparison: MXWOKie SPIEGEL Human and Animal THE DREADED Slavery

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The Sexual Politics of Meat CAROL j. ADAMS

The Sexual Politics of Meat Carol J. Adams Polity Press £8.95 Pbk, 256pp Sub-titled A FeministVegetarian Critical Theory, this is an important theoretical development for both animal rights and sexual politics, which argues that "Just as feminist theory needs to be informed by vegetarian insights, animal rights theory requires an incorporation of feminist principles". Using methods derived from feminist literary criticism, Adams illustrates the links between patriarchy and meat ' production '/consumption through male identification, language and symbolism, arguing that "The heirarchy of meat protein reinforces the hierarchy of race, class and sex". The abuse of women and animals is cross-mapped to introduce the concept of "overlapping absent referents". In this case, specific violence towards or oppression of one group appropriated as a metaphor for the other's fate; "images of sexual violence often rely on our knowledge of how animals are butchered and eaten", whilst "in images of animal slaughter erotic overtones suggest women are the absent referent". The process of objectification, fragmentation and consumption inherent in meat 'production' is shown to also underlie cultural attitudes towards women. Adams points out that "fem24

inists, among others, appropriate the metaphor of butchering without acknowledging the originating oppression of animals that generates the power of the metaphor", and challenges this adherence to dominant cultural practice (speciesism); "Because of this dependence on the imagery of butchering radical feminist discourse has failed to integrate the literal oppression of animals into our analysis of patriarchal culture, or to acknowledge the strong historical alliance between feminism and vegetarianism." She analyzes the construction of language around meat eating as "historical justificatory strategies" and examines the ways in which critical cultural discourse — vegetarian writing and practice — has been silenced and deflected. Similarly, the responses we face daily — trivializing arguments such as "Hitler was a vegetarian" — are deconstructed as strategies of avoidance and containment. Although it is not specifically raised as an issue these arguments have special resonance for veganism. Adams locates vegetarian writing within a self-conscious tradition of radical politics and protest literature with vegetarian-pacifist-feminist concerns, looking particularly at women's writing. One intriguing example cited of the patriarchal correlation between the oppression of women and animals is the first response to Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman — a parodic Vindication of the Rights of Brutes. This book is predominantly about meat, although eggs and dairy 'produce' are discussed as "feminized" protein sources. However, with its feminist, "ethical vegetarian" premises and its persuasive analysis of the mechanisms of oppression in Western culture, the theory will be of interest to anyone with an interest in animal rights and sexual politics. • Julie Cook

The Vegetarian Good Food Guide (Ed) Annabel Whittet Consumers' Association and Hodder & Stoughton £8.95 Pbk, 442pp It is surely a sign of the times that the Consumers' Association should publish a guide to restaurants serving vegetarian meals. It differs from other guides in relying on reports from customers rather than from what restaurants say about themselves. (No advertising is taken and no fees are paid.) In common with other Consumers' Association guides the entries are concise and well written; as I read through it I found myself wishing I could rush off and visit many of the restaurants described. There is the odd slip-up (oyster sauce being thought of as vegetarian in one or two entries), but I agree with the editor's judgement on most of the places I know myself. Although it represents good value for money, £8.95 is still quite an outlay, and vegans will be wondering how much is in it for them. (I did take exception to the implication in the entry for Veganomics that vegan food is very limited and difficult to make interesting.) The good news is that it is very clear from the entries which restaurants provide vegan dishes, either always or on request (a large proportion do). The bad news is that the form sent to the restaurants clearly did not indicate what the word 'vegan' meant. Of course, all the clued-up places know, but there are ethnic ones which clearly do not.

Daiiy produce is not used in Far-Eastern cookery so apart from the odd egg any dish described as vegetarian in a Chinese or Thai restaurant has to be vegan. Yet a number of such restaurants in this Guide do not have a 'Vegan dishes' entry. Conversely, I was told in no uncertain terms at Kanishka Restaurant in London that they used butter ghee for all their cooking, yet this place claims to offer vegan dishes. The golden rule for any vegan eating out in an unfamiliar restaurant is, of course, to check carefully rather than reply on a guide entry. I would nevertheless strongly recommend this Guide for its manifold virtues. It is, of course, a first effort (and no year is given so the Consumers' Association is clearly not sure it will sell well enough to be produced again. For anyone who eats out or travels a lot it's a must, whereas for those who don't it's lovely to be able to read about all those lovely meals a vegan can eat in Britain these days! • Leah Leneman

Living Without Cruelty Lorraine Kay Sidgwick & Johnson £9.99 Pbk, 176pp Weightless snowflakes settling on a tree branch accumulate until the gentle presence of just one more causes the bow to break. A dove reflecting on this story says, "Perhaps there is only one person's voice lacking for peace to come the world." Living Without Cruelty opens The Vegan, Autumn 1990

thus with an illustrative extract pointing to the power of individual expression against seemingly innumerable odds. Glossily covered, bearing a format reminiscent of a chatty teenage magazine, this book ambitiously purports to be the guide to cruelty-free living. Horrific pictures have no place here. Instead, signed photographs and celebrity endorsement of a vegetarian world intersperse text and informative tables. Once through a welcoming introduction of doey-eyed seals, foxes and whales, we stride purposefully down to the farm. A brief tour is taken of the major areas of farm animal abuse, giving encouraging attention to the dairy cow, the dead-end hatch of cock chicks and the soup and sandwich-filling fate awaiting their egg-laying sisters. Abattoir killing is dealt with in slightly muddled fashion, the effect still chilling, thanks largely to slices of Andrew Tyler's widely-read article 'Slaughterhouse Tales'. Gruesome realities of exploitation are highlighted throughout, meticulously followed by suggested compassionate alternatives or courses of action. Recipes abound, but beware of non-vegan ingredients, especially evident in the contributed personality dishes. Helpfully, advice on dairy and egg substitutes are close at hand. However, honey keeps creeping in without apology — Lorraine, haven't you heard? Subsequent sections cover vivisection and alternative medicine, bloodsports and animals in entertainment. Animal use in cosmetics production is beneficially discussed in detail before degenerating into a selfindulgent ramble concerning make-up application. Do-ityourself vegan dog and cat recipes are preceded by an exploration of the ethics and consequences of pet-keeping, whilst animal cruelty in clothing covers wool and silk in addition to the obvious leather and fur. That animal exploitation, human ill-health, environmental destruction and world famine are inextricably linked is a reiterated theme. Appealing not 25 The Vegan, Autumn 1990

only to the conscience but also the self, herein lies the forwardlooking strength of any animal campaign. A quick flick through pages of informal arrangement leaves little doubt of the mass market aspirations behind this book. Not for the practising converted, more a beckon, call and road sign to the newly sympathetic. In short, a worthwhile Christmas gift for all those budding, young snow flakes. Let the liberation blizzard begin. • Phil Lymbery

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Fresh From a Vegetarian Kitchen Meredith McCarty Turning Point Publications $14.95 Pbk, 262pp* This is a large-format cookery book from the United States with chapters on 'Soups', 'Grains', Breads and Pasta', 'Simple to Sumptuous Vegetable Dishes', 'Salads', 'Sauces, Spreads and Dressings', 'Beans and Soyfoods', 'Pickles and Relishes', 'Desserts', 'Beverages' and 'Breakfasts'. Sounds good, doesn't it? Alas, the reality is disappointing. Although it doesn't say so on the jacket, the recipes are all macrobiotic, with all that that entails and although they are almost all vegan, it is clear that the author has no concept of what veganism is about. The following, found in the introduction, sounds the first note of warning: "Not satisfied with lactoovo-vegetarianism . . . I found that macrobiotics (a basically

vegetarian approach to health which in practice often includes fish) had much more to offer." Well, you have been warned and, of course, the author has the right to her views; but what is she doing writing a vegetarian cookery book? On page 44, there is a recipe for 'Pasta with White Fish in Carrot Marinara Sauce'. Discovering this reminded me that I once knew a macrobiotic who referred to fish as "sea vegetables". I find this kind of double-think offensive. In fact, I found the whole book irritating in a variety of ways. First, the page layout is poor. Recipes start all over the place and spread across pages, so that you may well find yourself trying to turn the page with sticky hands to continue. In some cases even the ingredients list is allowed to spill over two pages. With most recipes you have to plough through proselytizing about macrobiotics and anecdotes about the author's friends to get to the substance. Second, only US measures are given ('cups' and 'tablespoons') and no weights are given anywhere. The Vegan Cookbook which I co-wrote with Gordon Baskerville was criticized by American reviewers for giving the US measurements last, but at least we gave them — this book doesn't give other countries' measures at all! Third, the pages are decorated with clumsy, sentimental pen-and-ink drawings — bottles of olive oil, unidentifiable vegetables, a carton of soya milk with a straw stuck in it — that sort of thing. Nowhere will you find a useful photograph of a finished dish. For all these reasons, I can't recommend this as-Americanas-macrobiotic apple-pie cookbook at all. However, if you're macrobiotic and don't mind the everything-Japanese-is-wonderful-and-healthy and everything western-is-suspect-and-probably-poisonous approach, you might find it useful. But be warned — you'll need a supply of American friends to explain how to saute 'crookneck' in a 'skillet'. • Alan Wakeman * Available from the Redwing Book Company, 44 Linden Street, Brookline, MA 02146, USA. Tel. (617)738 4664.

Animal Spirit Kate Kanary Ruby Red Music* / thought that if you had an acoustic guitar, then it meant you were a protest singer. Morrissey (1986) A short time back, I'd have gone in search of things to punch if another Tracy Chapman or Michelle Shocked socially conscious song happened my way. They all seemed so old and impotent. To a certain extent, the four songs on Animal Spirit do suffer from folk music cliches . . . brightly struck chords with heartfelt lyrics that touch you where they should, but the sum of all the parts being as dangerous and relevant as the Queen Mother on a shopping spree. Kate Kanary (sic) manages however, to avoid slipping into my easy little brackets with her use of a very beautiful and original voice. It is a delicious mixture of her voice and thick Yorkshire accent that catch you in the title track, a lament-come-apology for the ritual genocide we inflict on animals. Elsewhere on the tape, she can be lyrically clumsy, but here she strikes a delicate balance between deserved bluntness ("They're cutting their 'luvly' throats") and caring detail ("I'd rather be a bug in a tree or a little fat Bantam hen"). The second track, 'Lonely Cow', is sung acappella and concerns dairy farm abuses: "My udders ache, my udders leak". The emotion is undoubted but put me in mind of campfires and Greenham psyche, which would be fine if it was 1983, but it's not. 'Seal' is the best song on the tape. A gentle, brooding melody is floated by some sub-

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION tie pipe-synths, and the depth and tones of her voice threaten and shimmer throughout. It also contains her best line, as she sings of there being "No mood too deep to call it mine". The final track, 'Love Song to the Earth' is another unaccompanied voice song, and again she demonstrates her ability to move you and communicate through her chosen words, but commercial it isn't and many people (probably just the ones that Kate and her ilk are trying to get through to) would listen for about two seconds. It is not my place to dismiss this music, but it is as old and dusty and battered as that acoustic guitar everyone has in their attic. Kate Kanary has a gorgeous voice, her lyrics have more desperation and compassion than all of the Top 40 put together, but the way she presents them reeks of ineffective protests and handcuffing yourself to fences in the middle of fields. To persuade the people who still do abuse animals and the planet to stop, Kate may

have to shed more than tears. • David Spence * 159 Albert Road, Sheffield S8 9QX. Tel. 0742 589256. Tape: Waged £2.50 + 50p p&p, unwaged £2.00 + 50p p&p.

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VEGANS HOSPITAL THE VEGAN SOCIETY'S HOSPITAL LIAISON OFFICER T I M POWELL PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW given the chance. Kent and Canterbury Hospital despatched someone from the Catering Department to the local wholefood store to buy in supplies of soya milk and margarine when they were expecting a vegan earlier this year, and they tried to ensure that acceptable and

nutritious meals were provided. Emergency admissions are, of course, unable to supply advance notice. In such cases family and friends will need to ensure that the catering staff are clued-up about vegan food. One member who wrote in

The provision of varied, quality vegan meals in hospitals and similar places really shouldn't be too much to expect — and besides, the provision of vegan meals as part of the standard menu would benefit all patients. Alas, even an adequate, uniform level of catering for vegans remains some way off. For now, we must try to encourage local hospitals to become more familiar with vegan requirments, and if we are unfortunate enough to need to spend some time in hospital ourselves then we should make the most of the 'opportunity'. And do please continue to let me know about any hospital experiences as vegans — good or bad. The Vegan, Autumn 1990

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Unfair Play Unfavourable comments on my book are bound to make me squirm, but in his review of Animal Experimentation: The Consensus Changes Bill Bingham really over-stepped the mark of fair play. Firstly, he was disappointed that it was not an "uncompromising view of the anti-vivisection case", yet nothing in the publicity material or in the book itself suggested it would be — quite the opposite. Bill cannot blame me for his own unrealistic expectations. My idea was not to produce another anti-vivisection bible to inform the already converted, but to draw together all the ethical, scientific, social and political arguments, at every level, which might prompt readers to reconsider their views about animal experiments. The book is aimed at scientists, students, vets, doctors, laboratory technicians and anyone who is scientifically literate but does not accept the validity of animals' interests and rights. If I had asked only abolitionists to contribute, such potential readers simply would not have bothered to pick up the book. Animal welfare oriented scientists, some of whom have written chapters, can be very influential in moulding the views of other researchers in the right direction. The animal rights case was put brilliantly and accessibly by Tom Regan. Apart from me, four other prominent anti-vivisectionists 27 The Vegan, Autumn 1990

wrote chapters. So Bill is wrong — and knows it — to say that not a single abolitionist was asked to contribute. His criticism that the book will not end vivisection is hardly fair, since no single book will do that (Bill's unrealistic expectations again). But if Animal Experimentation causes some key people to reconsider their ideas about animals, or refine or reduce or stop their animal experiments, then that is a worthwhile achievement. • Gill Langley, Herts

Timely With reference to The Vegan Readership Survey, I would say veganism takes time and commitment, and perhaps more importantly, the right commitment. The unemployed and retired have the time to read and also to think or meditate, whereas, those who work in full time occupations are more likely to have less time to shop and are therefore more dependent on eating out. This presents a vegan with a very difficult problem — finding healthy vegan food in cafes, takeaways and so on. There was very low return of Readership Survey forms. This shows that people are so busy with the increased workload which is now placed upon the individual, part of everyday survival, many now no longer have one of the greatest freedoms in the world — time. • Mrs P.W. Beeching, Avon

Those who have seen the Peugeot advert where a car is racing against a field going up in flames may have noticed it is a field of raw cane sugar. Raw cane sugar is imported. It is common practice in many countries (such as Australia) to bum the field before harvesting. This is to burn the 'trash' (weeds, grass etc.) and to kill the 'vermin (such as snakes). The UK has an agreement with the EEC to take so many tonnes of raw cane sugar per year, with the majority coming from Mauritius. I have been told that burning is not a method used in Mauritius because the tops of the plants are used as cattle feed! Approximately 50% of the sugar used in this country is raw cane. However, beet sugar is grown underground and so harvesting does not involve burning. • Alison Salmon, Dorest

the 1980s was Ronald Regan, who wrote to the Pennsylvania Trappers' Association on 30 July 1986: "You have encouraged sportsmanlike and ethical conduct." I rest my case! • Simon Wild, West Sussex

Foetal Matters II

Father Francis says that The Vegan should avoid contentious subjects unless they relate "specifically to veganism" (Postbag, Summer 1990). Is the issue of abortion unrelated? The results of The Vegan Readership Survey suggest that most people adopt veganism out of compassion for animals. The question of abortion involves compassion towards the unborn of the human species. It's seeming incompatibility with vegan ethics is something that vegan women need to confront, seeing as reliable contraception is a myth. In a truly compassionate society surely decisions about abortion can only be made by the women who must bear their consequences. • Dawn Collins, London

Father Francis condemns a previous pro-abortion letter, but will not do so at length on the grounds that the magazine should be "devoted to veganism" (Postbag, Summer 1990). But The Vegan has a duty to cover ethics, and without a doubt the majority of your readers are vegan in order to prevent suffering, and I suspect are motivated by a feeling of biological and evolutionary kinship. By comparison I suspect most anti-abortionists are motivated by a religion based more on superstition than any sound empiric foundation. The 1967 Abortion Act has prevented great suffering, yet the anti-abortionists always seem to want to add to it. The most fervent anti-abortionist of

The views of Helen Griffin on abortion are fine in theory, but have no reference to real life (Postbag, Summer 1990). An unplanned pregnancy, depending on the circumstances, could range from being a slight inconvenience to a ruined life. I believe that the life of every animal is as important to that animal as my life is to me. But in nature, life and death walk hand in hand and I no more expect that every sentient being will have a full, healthy and happy life any more than I expect every conception will result in a live birth. However, I do agree with Father Francis. What on earth are you doing publishing letters on abortion in the first place? • Gill Refearn, Hull

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[VS] Vegan Nutrition: A Survey of Research Gill Langley MA PhD The most comprehensive survey ever undertaken of scientific research on vegan diets. Ideal for nutritionists, researchers, dieticians, GPs, community health workers, vegans and would be vegans. Includes highlighted major points, easy-to-follow tables, chapter summaries and detailed index. £5.95

Vegan Nutrition: Pure and Simple Michael Klaper M D An American physician demonstrates how sound vegan diets can satisfy all the body's needs and play a major role in the prevention and treatment of many degenerative diseases. Includes nutrient 29 The Vegan, Autumn 1990

Home and Garden Karen Christensen Packed with practical advice on how ecological principles can be applied in the home, enabling the individual to improve his/her environment and quality of life. £5.95

Leah Leneman Tailored to the needs of vegans living either alone or in non-vegan households, this is a book to persuade you that it really is 'worth the bother' for one. £4.99

Nutrition and Health

Barbara Griggs A handbook of simple remedies. £4.99

Home Ecology

The Single Vegan

Alan Wakeman and Gordon Baskerville 200 richly varied and carefully graded recipes, ranging from the quick and simple right through to the unashamedly gourmet. Complete with nutrition notes and checker. £4.99

The Home Herbal Book

Writing Pad Pad with 5 0 sheets A 5 size woodland bond recycled paper, each printed with the Vegan Society's logo and summary of its work. Black and green on white. £2.25 W1 Poster 'Blood Curdling' poster by Paul Evans. Recycled paper. Red, pink and green on black. 75p PI T-Shirts 'Free Zone'. As featured in The Independent. 100% cotton, XL, green on white. £5.95 T1

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'All the Way'. Rather daring, 100% cotton, XL. Orange, green and white on black. £7.50 T2

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Q Cards Set of 10 postcards with telling quotes for animal rights. All different, assorted colours, recycled card.

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Festive C a r d 'Reindeer liberation' festive card by Juliet Breese. Inside blank. Pack of 5 on recycled card with recycled envelopes. £1.95 C3 Re-Use Label 'Globe' design, black and green on white. Recycled paper, non-animal gum. £1.15 per 100

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Diary Dates 22 Sept. World Awareness Festival, Guildhall Civic Centre, Southampton, 1 lam-5pm. 26 Sept. Videos and talk on vivisection at Milton Road Methodist Church Hall, Weymouth, 8.00pm. 29 Sept. Green Consumer Day. 30 Sept. Annual Service of Thanksgiving for Animals, Church of St Andrew, Jarrom Street, Leicester, 3.30pm. Contact: Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals (Leicester Branch). Tel. 0533 825242. Sunday Times Fun Run, Hyde Park. Get along there and support the vegan runners. 1 Oct. Videos and talk 'Alternatives to Leather and Fur' by the Campaign Against Leather and Fur, Veganomics Restaurant, 312-314 Lewisham Road, London SE13, 7.30pm. Free admission. 2 Oct. World Farm Animals Day to mark the birth of Ghandi. 3 - 6 Oct. Exhibition on vegetarianism to coincide with

World Animal Day at Ealing Central Library, TTie Centre, Ealing Broadway, London W5. Food Without Fear and Vegetarian World will be shown on the last day. Details: 081 5770810. 11 Oct. Lynx Fashion Shows, Westway Studios, Olaf Street, London W11, 3.00pm and 7.30pm. Tickets: 0602 413052. 13 Oct. Half Marathon for Vegetarians and Vegans.

16 Oct. Worldwide Day of Action Against McDonalds. Details: London Greenpeace, 5 Caledonian Road, London Nl. Tel. 071 837 7557. World Food Day. 27 Oct. Vegan Society AGM, Methodist Central Hall, Storey's Gate, London SW1H 9NU, 1.00pm. Christmas Without Cruelty Fair, The Church of Christ Savior, Ealing Broadway. 10.30-3.30pm. Organized by Hillingdon Vegetarian Group and Middx Animal Rights

Group. Details: 081 577 0810. 3 Nov. Oxford Animal Charities Fair, Town Hall, Oxford, 10.30am-^pm. 8-11 Nov. Healing Arts Alternative Medicine and Complementary Therapies Exhibition, New Hall, The Royal Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street, London SW1. 24 Nov. Christmas Without Cruelty Fair, The Friends Meeting House, Uxbridge. 10.30am-3.30pm. Organized by Hillingdon Vegetarian Group and Middlesex Animal Rights Group. Details: 081 577 0810. 27 Nov-22 Dec. Third Green Christmas Fair at The London Ecology Centre. Details: 071 379 4324. 1 Dec. MEATOUT Gala, Connaught Rooms, London, 7.30pm. Tickets: Tel. 0424 427393. 2 Dec. Demonstration against the Royal Smithfield Show at Earls Court followed by stalls and food at Kensington Town Hall, 12.00-4.30pm. Details: The Vegetarian Society 061 928 0793. 3 Dec. Vegan Xmas CrueltyFree Eat-In, Veganomics Restaurant, 312-314 Lewisham, Road, London SE13, 7.30pm. Lots of food, recipes and information. Admission £1.

Breastmilk Info The Women's Environmental Network (WEN) announces the availability of its new information sheeet — 'Pollutants in Breastmilk'. Send a large SAE to: WEN, 287 City Road, London EC1V1LA. Tel. 071 4902511.

1990 AGM The 1990 AGM of the Vegan Society Limited will be held on Saturday 27 October 1990 at The Methodist Central Hall, Storey's Gate, Westminster, London SW1H9NU, commencing at 1.00pm. Entry by ticket only — please contact the office for your ticket. The meeting is open only to those current members and associates whose applications for membership have been ratified by Council (if in doubt please ring the office). Associate members are not entitled to vote.

Nominations for Council Nominations for members of 12 months or greater duration at the time of appointment — i.e. 27.10.90 — to serve on Council must be made in writing, signed and received at the office not earlier than Saturday 28 September 1990 and not later than Saturday 13 October 1990. The nomination 'package' must include: nomination by proposer (who must be a Vegan Society member); written confirmation from the nominee of his/her willingness to stand for election, brief (max. 200 words) personal profile.

Farm Tour A farmer in Gravesend, Kent who is gradually converting to vegan-organic production, has offered to give up to 40 members a tour of his farm on 5 December 1990, 10am-12.30pm. If you are interested please write to the St Leonards office. Potential applicants are advised there is still some livestock on the property.

Vegan Bikers The newly established Vegan Bikers Association (VBA) aims to promote veganism amongst motorcyclists and set

up a fund for the purchase and distribution of alternatives to leather. Help and support needed. Contact:

Chimp Rap Targetted to reach the peak holiday traffic to Spain, All Change has released a rapping single Don't Do It by the Dutch group Pump Up. The rap, written by Geoff Francis and produced by top Dutch producer Chris Pilgram, highlights the plight of chimps used as props by beach photographers. It is a fundraiser for Animaline's Chimp Rescue Campaign which has the support of Christian Dale (star of Seven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun), Charlton Heston, Rita Tushingham and Jim Cronin

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(BBC's Animal Advocate and Monkey World Chimp Sanctuary Director). To get hold of single or the promotional t-shirt contact: All Change, PO Box 10, Ryde, Isle of Wight P033 1JX.

Discount Members and associates are able to obtain a 10% discount at The Quarry Shop, 13 Heol Maengwyn, Machynlleth, Powys.

Correction On page 5 of the Summer 1990 Vegan under the heading 'OsterSoy Update' it was stated that: "Ostersoy ready-tofeed . . . is now available." It should have read " . . . is now suitable for use by vegans."

so if you (or friends/relatives) met through VMM please get in touch with Hilary at: VMM, Johnson House, Coronation Road, London NW10. Tel. 081 3485229.

Skin So that (where practical) a skin consultant could make an assessment, Dr David Ryde would like to know if readers who had acne noticed any change, for better or worse, when they went vegan. Please send details to:

Altered Karma Karma Badges, purveyors of a wide selection of animal rights badges, is now trading from: 18 Richmond Road, Oxford OX1 2JL. Tel. 0865 53769.

Athletics League Anyone interested in helping to form a vegan athletics league should contact: Deni Brown, 11 Briar Way,

Local Groups Bedford Animal Concern is a

Matchmaking Vegetarian Matchmakers has brought fulfilment to a great number of vegans. VMM would like to celebrate 10 years of success and happiness by holding dinners or a party,

Newsletter subscription issues): £2.00. Contact:

Information Vegan Magazines. In addition to The Vegan — the official organ of the Vegan Society — the following independent publications may be of interest:

Cheques/POs payable to: 'Movement for Compassionate Living'.

Vegan Views 6 Hayes Avenue, Bournemouth BH7 7AD. An informal quarterly with articles, interviews, news, reviews, letters, cartoon strip. Subscription rate for four issues: £2.40 (Europe and surface mail overseas: £2.80).

Bilingual quarterly. Annual subscription: £1.50.

New Leaves 47 Highlands Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8NQ. Quarterly journal of the Movement for Compassionate Living — The Vegan Way (see below). Annual subscription: £3.00. 31 The Vegan, Autumn 1990

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The Vegan Community Project exists to form a contact network between people who are interested in living in a vegan community and to establish one or more such communities. While some of its members seek merely to live close to other vegans, others wish to establish a vegan land project or centre for the promotion of a vegan lifestyle.

The Vpgan Families Contact List provides a link between parents throughout the UK seeking to raise their children in accordance with vegan principles. To receive a copy of the list and have your name added to a future edition, please write to the Vegan Society — marking your envelope 'Vegan Families Contact List', enclosing an SAE, and giving your name, address and names and dates of birth of children.

The Movement for Compassionate Living — the Vegan Way seeks to spread compassionate understanding

and to simplify lifestyles by promoting awareness of the connections between the way we live and the way others suffer, and between development, consumption and the destruction

Vegans International co-ordinates the promotion of veganism, encourages the formation of new organizations, and organizes an annual vegan festival. Contact:

Vegan Contacts Abroad. For a listing, send an SAE to the Vegan Society marked 'Vegan Contacts Abroad'.

Classified ACCOMMODATION D E L I G H T F U L secluded cottage set in vegan, organic grounds. 2 beds, lounge, kitchen, bathroom, CH. Caravan. 14'xl8' polytunnel fuel store, larg 4 miles N. Carmarthen. £55.000.

ANNOUNCEMENTS M E R E D I T H , congratulations on a safe arrival. Please ask your folks to ring Vera again, leaving your phone number or address this time!

CATERING F R O M PRIVATE DINNER parties to weddings, A & D Catering will provide excellent service with vegan food. Will quote for all areas. Celebration cakes to your requirements. A&D Catering, 48 Hampstead Road, Birmingham B19 1DB. Tel. 021 554 2349.

* Breathtaking mountain scenery * Highly acclaimed vegan fare * Free use of bicycles & tandem

A L P U J A R R A S . 2/3 bedroom farmhouse, sleeps 5, swimming pool, unspoilt views, secluded spaces, 1/2 hour beach, wonderful mountain walks, villages. Self-catering, £100pw or B&B + meals vegetarian, v

C A I R N G O R M S . Letterbea is a small, friendly, vegetarian guesthouse in the Highlands of Scotland. No advance notice for vegan meals, no smoking. Special Interest Holidays. Phone or write for details:

G W E N T . Lighthouse overlooking the Bristol Channel. Unique and fascinating. Peaceful and serene. Luxury accommodation. Vegans catered for. Relaxation floatroom, log fire . . . romantic setting . . . Tel. 0633 810126.

COURSES

V E G A N S W E L C O M E ! On all the cookery courses at the Vegetarian Society Cookery School. We provide vegan food options. Join us! 061 928 0793. GRAPHOLOGY CORRESPOND E N C E C O U R S E leading to Diploma. Full 3-year syllabus. Send SAE for details to:

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HOLIDAY RESTAURANT

W <03397) 55759for details or write to 11 Bridge Square. Ballater AB3 5GJ

"Seapoint" Ipway, Pork* k, Somerset, TA24IQE

• Spacious Edwardian House overlooking Porlock Bay • Open log fires • Coastal/moorland walk • Trad/vegetarian/vegan meals • Special diets

M I D WALES. Stredders Guest House, vegan or vegetarian B&B £14-00. EM £6. Park Crescent Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6AB. (0597) 822186. N O R T H PENNINES. Wholefood vegetarian/vegan B&B/EMs. Overlooking quiet village. License ll year. 1 crown. N O R T H U M B E R L A N D . B&B. Ideal centre for Garden Festival, Roman Wall, walking. At Bardon Mill. Meals available. Not Sept 28-Oct 6. Tel. 0434 344214. PENZANCE. Self-catering accomodation for 3-4. Two miles from Penzance with large garden, sea and country views. Occasional vegan meals available. Tel. 0736 62242.

WHOLE IN THE WALL (Vtflin Wholefoods)

A member of the Vegan Business Connection We stock over 900 vegan products in our exclusively vegan shop. We are also able to offer mail order on the following: • Green Dragon Nnaises • Green Dragon Scheeses • Disos Wines • Rabenhorst Organic Juices • Hole in the Hedge Essential Oils Wholesale enquiries welcome. SAE for details. Please note our new address: 10% discount to members of the Vegan Society.

" W o c d c a t e M I D WALES. Staylittle (Machynlleth 12 miles). Vegan/vegetarian B&B for nonsmokers. B&B £10.00 per person per night. Optional evening meal £6. Tel. (05516) 425.

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43 862289Wholm in thm Wall, 23 Wmllfleld Court, Bmngor, Owynodd. Tel. 0249 364819

ISRAEL. Vegan wholefood guesthouse in peaceful Galilee mountain village. Please write

P U R E F O O D C A T E R I N G . Vegan cuisine for all occasions. Contact:

A U S T R A L I A . Dr. Ann Wigmore's Wheatgrass and Living Foods Program. Training, low tuition. Free details: Hippocrates Health Centre, Mudgeeraba 4213, Queensland.

* 10% discount for Vegan Society members B&B £12. E.M. £7.50. No smoking.

The Saltings, Lelant St Ivm, Cornwall Til (0736) 753147 Quiet Country Hotel overlooking beautiful Ddalestuary and bird sanctuary Britain's oldest vegetarian and vegan hotel is famowned and stands in its own grounds to beaches and unspoilt coastal walks. Supetb cuisine and friendly personal service Some rooms with shower/wc en suite For further information and brochure please contact

O r a n N a M t ara Breathtaking views from this warm and welcoming guest house set amongst the finest scenery in Britain. Ideally situated on the coast of Wester Ross, we offer spacious accommodation, delicious vegan and vegetarian food and lovely views across Lock Ewe from every room. Perfect for touring, walking bird watching or just relaxing with our shelves of books. Self catering flat also available. For details please write to:

P O R T S M O U T H . Vegan/vegetarian wholefood B&B, optional evening meal, n

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THOMPSON VITAMINS The only range registered by the Vegan Society

Choose from our comprehensive range of unique multivitamin and mineral formulations. Made from the purest allergen-free ingredients. Multiplex (A balanced formulation for optimum health)

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P R E T T Y N E W FOREST village, near Salisbury. Ideal walking and within easy reach south coast. Non-smoking. Veg/Vegan/Wholefood B&B. 0725 21730 ST IVES, Cornwall. Exclusively vegetarian/vegan guest-house overlooking St. Ives Bay. Close to beach and scenic coastline. Central heating. Children welcome. Brochure:

Suoer Multiplex (Help for coping with stress)

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S H R O P S H I R E . Bentley House. 18C house in unspoilt countryside, close Ludlow, Strettons, Ironbridge. Exclusively vegetarian/vegan wholefood. Vegan proprietors. Central heating. No smoking. B & B, EM, packed lunches. Tel. 05887 255.

£2.99+35p p&p

16thC FARMHOUSE. Set in two acres of peaceful, semi-wild garden and orchard. Wholefood breakfast. EM by arrangement. We are experienced in wholefood cuisine and happily cater for vegans and special diets. Non- smoking. En Suite and private bathroom. Log fire. Also holiday cottage in converted bam attached to farmhouse.

A L L YEAR holiday retreat for vegans on sea front. Nearby naze and backwater walks. Jn 14.2. Seaspray Retreat, Princes Esplanade, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex C 0 4 8QD. Tel. 0255 677751.

Kiddiplex (Nice tasting and chewy for children) 30 tablets £4 69

BEECHMOUNT Near Stwrey, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0LB

For comprehensive list see Special-Interest Holidays and Holidays Abroad sections of The Vegan Holiday & Restaurant Guide

30 tablets £599

VegeOrurwegw B&B moment country house accommodation. Situated in Bwtnx Potter s picturesque village ot Near Sawrey with its ok* wortda inn, 2 miIts from Hawkshead. Lake Windermere (car terry) 2 miles Oekgfttful bedrooms with tea/coffee, TV, etc . and kMiy views over Esthwirte Water ideal centre lor lakes, tarns, fells and Graedale Forest Ambleside. Coniston. and Bowntss only a snort drive away

Prices indude post and packing. Please state your requirements Cheques/POs to be made payable to Natures World Or send an SAE for details and prices of the complete range Natures World, Creeting Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 SAY. BONITA SKINCARE. Exclusive VEGAN skin care and toiletry range including bath oils and essential oils for aromatherapy. No animal ingredients or testing. Details from Bonita (VN), 23 Archers Close, Droitwich, Worcs. Tel. 0905 771908.

For details and booking

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Nut Tree Farm, Stoughton Cross, Wedmore, Somerset. Tel Wedmore (0934) 712404.

HIGH QUALITY VEGAN PERFUMES, aromatic bath products, hair care and skin preparations. Containing pure vegetable oiis, essential oils and floral waters. For full information send SAE to Dolma, 19 Royce Avenue, Hucknall,

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Eire and overseas: payment must be by sterling cheque drawn on an English bank or by international money order.

Nottingham NG15 6FU. Trade enquiries welcome.

P U B L I C A T I O N DATES March, June, September, December.

PLANT A BLUEBELL WOOD. 100 bulbs £12. Free wild flowers seed, plant bulb, native tree lists. Wildseeds, Llandderfel, Gwynedd LL23 7RF.

C O P Y DATES First of preceding month.

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VEGAN AROMATIC BATH PRODUCTS, Hair Care, Perfumes and Skin preparations. For full information send SAE to DOLMA, 19 Royce Avenue, Hucknall, Nottingham NG15 6FU. Trade enquiries welcome. WAXWORKS VEGAN CANDLES. Extensive range of hand made candles with no animal products or beeswax. New catalogue, faster sevice. Send SAE to: The Barbican, Wharf Road, Penzance, Cornwall.

MISCELLANEOUS CREATIVE INSPIRATION 19th-21st October

To be held at: T h e Order of T h e Cross Snelsmore House Nr Newbury, Berks RG16 9BG Tel: 0635-41266

A NEW WAY OF BEING Saturday, 17 th November 10.30am-1.00pm Talks and sharing on the theme Vegetarian/vegan lunch available

To be held at: T h e Order of The Cross 10 De Vere Gardens Kensington W8 5AE Tel 071-937-7012 VEGFAM feeds the hungry — vegetable foodstuffs, leaf protein, horticulture, irrigation, afforestation etc., The Sanctuary, Nr Lydford, Okehampton, Devon EX20 4AL. Tel. 0822 82203.

frnm / B E HAPPY MEETING NEW P E O P L ? \ WHO ARE ALSO VEGAN/VEGETARIAN A N D UNATTACHED. Lots of choice - make friends, pair off, go on holiday, socialize, whatever you like, for all ages from teens to sunset years, countrywide, always hundreds of participating members. Comprehensive and unique service designed especially for you!

Coronation Road, London NW107QE or ring 081-348 5229 now! J

CONTACT CENTRE CONTACT CENTRE is a friendship agency, quite different from all others catering for vegans and vegetarians both in Britain and abroad, for any purposes. CONTACT CENTRE is inexpensive and enables you to choose your friend(s) from detailed adverts and/or to write an advert yourself without disclosing your name and address. CONTACT CENTRE gives you full scope, you don't even have to complete a form. Instead a friendly ear is lent to every member. As we cannot tell all in this advertisment, please write for membership details from: CONTACT CENTRE, BCM Cuddle, LONDON WC1V 6XX.

PUBLICATIONS PERSONAL

AHIMSA. Quarterly magazine of the American Vegan Society. Veganism, Natural Living, Reverence for Life. Calendar Year subscription $15. Address: 501 Old Harding Highway, Malaga, NJ 08328, USA. 'GOING FRUITARIAN'. £1.50 + SAE from:

SITUATIONS VACANT

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Advertisements are accepted subject to their satisfying the condition that the products advertised are entirely free from ingredients derived from animals; that neither products nor ingredients have been tested on animals; and that the content of such ads does not promote, or appear to promote, the use of non-vegan commodities. Books, records, tapes etc. mentioned in advertisements should not contain any material contrary to vegan principles. Advertisements may be accepted from catering establishments that are not run on exclusively vegan lines, provided that vegan meals are available and that the wording of such ads reflects this.

All prices inclusive of VAT Series discount: (4 consecutive insertions prepaid): 10% Box No: (per insertion) £2.00 extra Lineage Commercial: £6.00 for 20 words (minimum) Additional words: 35p each Non-commercial: £4.50 for 20 words (minimum) Additional words: 25p each

The submission of an advertisement is deemed to warrant that the advertisement does not contravene any Act of Parliament, nor is it in any other way illegal or defamatory or an infringement of any other party's rights or an infringement of the British Code of Advertising Practice.

Semi-display (boxed) Commercial: £6.00 per single column centimetre Non-commercial: £4.50 per single column centimetre Typesetting service (if required): £2.00

Although every care is taken, the Vegan Society cannot accept liability for any loss or inconvenience incurred as a result of errors in the wording, or the late or non-appearance of an advertisement.

The Vegan Society reserves the right to refuse or withdraw any advertisement.

PAYMENT Pre-payment please by cheque or postal order made payable to 'The Vegan Society Ltd' and sent to: The Advertising Manager, The Vegan, 1 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN7 7AA.

Final copy date for WINTER 1990: 1 November 1990

When replying to an ^ advertisement please mention that you saw it in The Vegan

KATZ GO VEGAN Vegecat and Vegekit (vegan supplements), combined with recommended homemade recipes, provide your cat with all the necessary nutrients for a healthy, balanced diet. 5.5 oz Vegecat (10 weeks supply) £6.50 + 45p p&p per tub 5 oz Vegekit (6 weeks supply) £6.40 + 4Sp p&p per tub Recipe sheet provided. Cheques/POs payable to: Katz Go Vegan Orders to: Katz Go Vegan, Vegan Society, Box 161, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA

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VICCO Vajradanti Unique Ayurvedic Toothpaste A completely n a t u r a l product c o n t a i n i n g 18 v a l u a b l e h e r b s . VICCO V a j r a d a n t i is m a d e in a c c o r d a n c e with the ancient Indian s c i e n c e of A y u r v e d a . Highly C o n c e n t r a t e d — Long lasting Pleasant Fresh Taste — Fresh Breath C o n t a i n s N o S u g a r — Flouride F r e e N O W AVAILABLE F R O M W H O L E F O O D S H O P S O R P R I C E £1.40 F R O M : M a n d a l a I m p o r t s . 7 Z e t l a n d Road. R e d l a n d . BRISTOL BS6 7AQG

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CALLING AUTHORS & ARTISTS The Editor invites authors, artists and cartoonists to submit material for possible publication in The Vegan. Negotiable fees payable for work of suitable quality. Please write to:

The Editor, T h e V e g a n , 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7AA.

Britain's oldest Lebanese restaurant, established 1968. We a/so serve vegetarian and vegan meals. A special set vegetarian or vegan menu at £5.75 per person (minimum of two people) consisting of nine different selections of hot and cold Lebanese hors d'oeuvres (Mezzeh). ALL OUR DISHES BOAST HIGH FIBRE, LOW FAT NATURAL INGREDIENTS, AND POSITIVELY NO ADDITIVES

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Members of the VEGAN BUSINESS CONNECTION Eor vegans to support vegan businesses

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Formulated with the right balance of vegan calcium and D2 (necessary to synthesise calcium)

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Multi-Purpose Cards Four multi-purpose blank cards and envelope-, with original carloons b> regular contributor lo Private Eye,. Pete Donobue. Recycled card and envelopes. U £1 50 CI

Writing Pad Pad with 50 sheets A5 size Woodland bond recycled paper. I each printed with the \ egan Society's logo and summary of its work. • £2.25 Wt

Poster i 'Blood Curdling' poster by Paul Evans. Recycled paper. | • 75p PI

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Rather daring 'All tbe Hay' tee shirt. lOOfo cotton, XL. black only. • £7.50 T2

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'You Are What You Eat' Now only £7.50 5 % donated to the Vegan Society Full colour X L only

Please send me £7.84 each (incl. p&p) I enclose a cheque/PO for £.

'You Are What You Eat' T-shirts @ payable to 'Katz Go Vegan'

Name Address . Post code. Return to: Katz Go Vegan, Box 161, The Vegan Society, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA

To Order Add postage & packing (see "Order Form", page 31) and send your cheque/PO (made payable to "The Vegan Society Ltd') lo: Vegan Society Merchandise, 7 Battle Road. SI Leonards-onSea, East Sussex TN37 7AA