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O N MEETING THE W O R L D ' S NEEDS CONTENTS Being a Good Neighbour

J. Sanderson

Need and Greed

K. Jannaway

T h e Humble Soya Bean

R. Whisker

Research and the W o r l d Eood P r o b l e m

F. Wokcs

Reviews o f : " T h e Civilised A l t e r n a t i v e " bv J . W y n n e Tvson " W h o W i l l E a t " by M . Allaby " I n d u s t r i a l i s e and P e r i s h " by M. Gandhi ALSO An Oasis of P e a c e — a vegan family in N. Ireland " S h o p p i n g with E v a " : C o m m o d i t y News R e c i p e s , Reports, e t c .

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Thou s h a l t love thy neighbour a s t h y s e l f .

Matthew.

And who Is my n e i g h b o u r ?

Luke.

Ch.22.v.39.

Ch.lO.v.29.

Bear ye one a n o t h e r ' s b u r d e n s , and s o fulfil the law of C h r i s t .

Gal. Ch.6 . v . 2 .

Not a l l v e g a n s are c h r i s t i a n s , but a l l v e g a n s will be a w a r e that in the a b o v e s e n s e the word neighbour d o e s not j u s t mean the man next d o o r .

Would a person r e a l l y be a c h r i s t i a n who kept five commandments and r e g u l a r l y broke the other f i v e ?

Would a person r e a l l y be a vegan who loved the a n i m a l s but unfairly e x p l o i t e d and w a s unkind to h i s f e l l o w man, or who w a s a humanitarian and c a u s e d some of the a n i m a l kingdom t o be i l l - t r e a t e d , or who was kind to the human or a n i m a l kingdoms but wrongly e x p l o i t e d the mineral or plant k i n g d o m s ? Life i s a unity •and we are a part of it and have a part to play in it - a unique p a r t . N o - o n e e l s e i s in our p r e c i s e s i t u a t i o n with our p r e c i s e g i f t s and our p o t e n t i a l latent c a p a c i t i e s to unfold . W e c a n begin (if we have not a l r e a d y d o n e . s o ) in our p r e s e n t s i t u a t i o n and d i s c o v e r what n e e d s to be done - t h e n , working individually or in c o - o p e r a t i o n with o t h e r s - and fitting o u r s e l v e s by s u i t a b l e training where n e c e s s a r y , we c a n proceed to try to improve some part of our l i t t l e world.

We shall become aware of a l l kinds of need around us a s we go - some that we had not known about a t a l l when we b e g a n .

One kind of s e r v i c e will naturally lead to another and we s h a l l h a v e to be s e l e c t i v e or we s h a l l be overwhelmed and hardly h a v e time to s l e e p .

W e may b e c o m e a l i f e l o n g s e r v e r in our own neighbourhood, v i l l a g e or town, or we may a c c e p t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y and play a leading part in a n a t i o n a l or world campalgr on b e h a l f of some part of the human, a n i m a l , p l a n t , or mineral k i n g d o m s .

We c a n n o t fully s e r v e a l l c a m p a i g n s a t o n c e , but we c a n s e r v e one or two a t the same t i m e , quite a few in a full l i f e t i m e , and many in a s m a l l e r way by d o n a t i o n s , s p e e c h and l e t t e r writing to papers and f r i e n d s .

If we l e t the spirit lead u s there i s no knowing the work we may be doing in the y e a r s a h e a d and we may find ours e l v e s in the most u n e x p e c t e d p l a c e s and s i t u a t i o n s , doing the kind of work that we would o n c e never have thought p o s s i b l e .

G a n d h i , Ralph Nader, M a o - T s e - T u n g , Ruth H a r r i s o n , R a c h e l C a r s o n , Faraday and Baird, Ford and M o r r i s , Richard B a k e r , and s c o r e s of others who a r e changing or have changed our world never s u s p e c t e d a t the beginning of their work how important and w i d e s p r e a d the e f f e c t s might b e .

The l a t t e r , Richard Baker, a f t e r being e d u c a t e d a t C h e l t e n h a m , England, the U n i v e r s i t y of S a s k a t c h e w a n , C a n a d a , and the U n i v e r s i t y of C a m b r i d g e , England where he r e c e i v e d a Diploma in F o r e s t r y , and a f t e r serving four y e a r s in t h e first G r e a t W a r , took up a post a s A s s i s t a n t C o n s e r v a t o r of F o r e s t s , Kenya, 1 9 2 0 - 2 3 , and a s i m i l a r post in N i g e r i a , 1 9 2 4 - 2 9 .

His c o n t a c t s with the dust bowls of Canada and the growing Sahara d e s e r t in Africa c o n v i n c e d him of the urgent need to e d u c a t e m e n ' s minds in new ways - to plant more t r e e s , and to halt the w a s t e f u l p r o c e s s of f e l l i n g exis.ting f o r e s t s , farming a few y e a r s , then moving on and r e p e a t i n g the p r o c e s s .

During t h i s period in Africa he founded (in Kenya in 1922) the s o c i e t y known a s "The Men of the T r e e s " followed by s i m i l a r s o c i e t i e s in Great Britain in 1 9 2 4 , in P a l e s t i n e in 1929 and l a t e r , in 1 9 3 2 , a world-wide s o c i e t y .

B e s i d e s i n i t i a t i n g many e x p e r i m e n t s in the mahogany f o r e s t s , he did much r e s e a r c h both in Africa and Europe and attended a v a r i e t y of c o n f e r e n c e s including a World Forestry C o n g r e s s in Rome in 1 9 2 6 .

H i s g r e a t e r work, that of e d u c a t i n g the world about the v i t a l importance of t r e e s t o . a l l life on the earth began in e a r n e s t in 1930 with l e c t u r e tours in the U . S . A . and Canada and in 1931 with a World Lecture t o u r .

He prepared a f o r e s t r y plan for the U . S . A . and Canada and a f t e r d i s c u s s i o n with President R o o s e v e l t h i s f o r e s t r y employment s c h e m e developed into the C i v i l i a n C o n s e r v a t i o n Corps C a m p s .

In 1932 he a d d r e s s e d d e l e g a t e s at the Ottawa C o n f e r e n c e on the Empire F o r e s t r y ' s i t u a t i o n and in 1 9 3 6 did a f o r e s t survey in South A m e r i c a .

A F o r e s t r y Summer S c h o o l was o r g a n i s e d by him a t Oxford in 1 9 3 8 , s i n c e when a s e r i e s of such s c h o o l s have b e e n o r g a n i s e d by him or h i s S o c i e t y in t h i s country and o v e r s e a s .

During the s e c o n d World War he g a v e l e c t u r e s , s u p e r v i s e d , f o r e s t r y t r a i n i n g , and helped with a plan for the r e h a b i l i t a t i o n of returning s e r v i c e m e n .

The G e n e r a l M e e t i n g of The Men of the T r e e s held a t C h e l s e a in 1947 a s s u m e d world l e a d e r s h i p in earthwide r e g e n e r a t i o n .

Mr Baker c o n v i n c e d many World Forestry Charter G a t h e r i n g s during the period 1 9 4 5 - 5 6 , including taking the New Earth Charter t o U . S . A . in 1950, and he led the U n i v e r s i t y Expedition to the Sahara which s u r v e y e d 9 , 0 0 0 m i l e s of d e s e r t and e q u a t o r i a l A f r i c a .

At normal retiring a g e in 1954 he r e v i s i t e d New Zealand in the I n t e r e s t of Forest and S o i l C o n s e r v a t i o n and s e t t l e d in New Zealand in 1 9 5 9 , l i t t l e knowing that a t the a g e of 70 some of h i s b e s t work s t i l l lay before h i m .

In 1960 he a t t e n d e d the 5th World Forestry C o n g r e s s at S e a t t l e and c o n v e n e d the f i r s t Redwood Reunion at M i l l C r e e k .

Two y e a r s later he t r a v e l l e d 1 , 2 0 0 m i l e s on h o r s e b a c k in New Zealand.for U . N . A . giving d a i l y t a l k s to s c h o o l s on the w a y .

The problem of the world's- w a s t e l a n d s and d e s e r t s e x e r c i s e d h i s mind more and more a s time went o n , p a r t i c u l a r l y the S a h a r a , and in 1964 he c o n v e n e d the f i r s t Sahara R e c l a m a t i o n C o n f e r e n c e a t R a b a t . He l a t e r reported to 24 h e a d s of s t a t e , followed in 1 9 6 5 by b r o a d c a s t s and l e c t u r e s to s c h o o l s in New Zealand on C o n s e r v a t i o n and Sahara R e c l a m a t i o n .

The next few y e a r s s a w him very a c t i v e a g a i n in a v a r i e t y of c o u n t r i e s a l l over the world.

In 1966 he v i s i t e d f o r e s t s in Australia to c h e c k the f e l l i n g and burning of high f o r e s t ; he r e v i s i t e d Kenya for a n a t i o n a l Tree Planting W e e k and a reunion of the Men of the T r e e s ; he a t t e n d e d the s i x t h World Forestry C o n g r e s s in S p a i n .

In addition to r e p r e s e n t i n g the southern i s l a n d of New Zealand a t the South P a c i f i c C o n f e r e n c e in Sydney in 1 9 6 7 , he a l s o carried out a Forestry F a c t Finding M i s s i o n in New Zealand and Q u e e n s l a n d .

The following year (his 80th) was e x c e p t i o n a l l y b u s y , for he promoted a f f o r e s tation in India and P a k i s t a n , i n s p e c t e d progress in Kuwait, Iran, L e b a n o n , Egypt, Tunisia and S p a i n , and prepared f o r e s t r y p l a n s for J a m a i c a and British H o n d u r a s .

Then b a c k to his great I n t e r e s t in the Sahara w h e n , in 1 9 6 9 , a f t e r d i s c u s s i n g the matter with the FAO in Rome, he v i s i t e d Tunisian P r e - S a h a r a with a group of s c i e n t i s t s . I n s p e c t e d Austrian t e c h n i q u e s on dune s t a b i l i s a t i o n in Libya , a d d r e s s e d s t u d e n t s of the U n i v e r s i t y of Vienna to r e c r u i t personnel for the Sahara R e c l a m a t i o n Programme and In 1 9 7 0 explored the southern perimeter of the Sahara along the f r o n t i e r s of Niger and Nigeria b e s i d e s fitting in a v i s i t to h i s former love - the S i l v i c u l t u r a l Experimental Area and Mahogany F o r e s t s of Nigeria .

Two y e a r s a g o , at the U . N . , New York,, he conferred with the Ambassadors on the Sahara Reclamation Programme.

If the r e s o u r c e s and s i n g l e - m i n d e d n e s s with which the n a t i o n s forged war were turned into forging p e a c e then this great programme could be implemented and a new c o n t i n e n t added to the world p o t e n t i a l l y r i c h e r in r e s o u r c e s than the USA or the USSR a n d , using t h i s a s a p a t t e r n , other d e s e r t r e g i o n s could be turned to m a n ' s u s e .

He a l s o founded in 1971 a Man of the T r e e s annual prize for the b e s t graduate in Plant Pathology and r e c e i v e d the d e g r e e of Doctor of Laws from the U n i v e r s i t y where he began at Saskatchewan.

L a s t year he led a Men of the T r e e s d e l e g a t i o n to Nairobi to mark K e n y a ' s Golden • J u b i l e e when half a million t r e e s were planted In t h r e e d a y s .

He a l s o lectured the Men of the Trees C o n f e r e n c e at L e i c e s t e r , attended the Malta C o n f e r e n c e and conferred with d e l e g a t e s from the Sahara c o u n t r i e s at the Seventh World Forestry C o n g r e s s In the Argentine.

He a l s o found time to help launch the Year of the T r e e s here in E n g l a n d . (

Surely now in h i s 84th year he i s e n t i t l e d to hang up his ' s e v e n l e a g u e b o o t s ' .

But there i s s t i l l much work t o be d o n e .

So t h i s year he i s off to C h i n a , to a d v i s e the government on their g i g a n t i c t r e e planting s c h e m e s .

W a s there ever a more adventurous l i f e than t h i s ?

Few men in a l l history c a n have s e r v e d their neighbour and the life of the earth s o w e l l and s o c o m p r e h e n s i v e l y .

Many more great v i s i o n a r y and p r a c t i c a l s c h e m e s such a s h i s a r e needed if m a n kind i s to s o l v e the problems that confront it; and a s for the Richard St Barbe Bakers of the 2 1 s t century - any o f f e r s ?

By Tack Sanderson " . . . .on e i t h e r s i d e of the river was there the t r e e of l i f e which bare t w e l v e manner of f r u i t s and y i e l d e d her fruit e v e r y month, and the l e a v e s of the t r e e were for the h e a l i n g of the n a t i o n s " . , from The Book of R e v e l a t i o n s ' , New T e s t a m e n t .

This Is dreadful.' - That man s u p p r e s s e s in h i m s e l f , u n n e c e s s a r i l y , the h i g h e s t s p i r i t u a l c a p a c i t y - that of sympathy and pity towards living c r e a t u r e s like h i m s e l f - and by violating h i s own f e e l i n g s b e c o m e s c r u e l . How d e e p l y s e a t e d in the human heart i s the i n j u n c t i o n not to take l i f e . .

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A BULLFIGHTER'S CONSCIENCE The Honourary S e c r e t a r y of the I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o u n c i l Against Bullfighting f l e w to Spain r e c e n t l y on an errand more unusual than that of the h o l i d a y - m a k e r ; he took ÂŁ 1 7 5 in t r a v e l l e r ' s c h e q u e s to pay the fine and o b t a i n the r e l e a s e of one D i e g o Bardon, who had b e e n a r r e s t e d by the Guardia C i v i l a f t e r refusing t o k i l l a b u l l .

D i e g o , a former matador, h a s developed a c o n s c i e n t i o u s o b j e c t i o n to bullfighting and took t h i s means of drawing a t t e n t i o n to his o p i n i o n s ; he was Judged to have defrauded the p u b l i c . from "The F r i e n d " , 11th May 1 9 7 3 .

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A r t i c l e s a r e invited on the t o p i c - "A Vegan Blueprint for S u r v i v a l " - about 1 , 0 0 0 w o r d s , to r e a c h S e c r e t a r y by 1st August.

A SONG FOR THE MEN OF THE TREES Verse 1 .

The Lord made earth without our a i d .

He made dry land and f i l l e d the s e a s ; And g r a s s to feed the b e a s t s He made, But man He g a v e the fruit of t r e e s .

Verse 2 .

The tree when young protection n e e d s From tooth and c l a w and s t e e l and w e e d s ; The tree l i v e s on beyond our span; In l i f e , in death it g i v e s to man.

Verse 3 .

The Lord He c r e a t e d the earth and He made it e n t i r e l y without human a i d .

He lifted the land and He made it a l l dry and He f i l l e d up the hollows for s e a .

He planted the g r a s s e s and h e r b s in the meadows to feed a l l the b e a s t s that He m a d e .

But food for His man needed s p e c i a l provision and s o He c r e a t e d the t r e e .

(Repeat l a s t two l i n e s ) Verse 4 .

The tree when i t ' s young i s a d e l i c a t e thing and r e q u i r e s to be s h e l t e r e d from weeds, From p e s t s and d i s e a s e s , from damage by f r o s t , or not getting the water it needs ; The length of its span i s much greater than man by some hundreds or t h o u s a n d s of y e a r s .

All through i t s long l i f e it g i v e s s e r v i c e to man and m e e t s most of h i s wants and his c a r e s .

(Repeat l a s t two l i n e s ) .

Refrain: What What What What

Is it g i v e s us the water we s w a l l o w , what is It that k e e p s us a l l d r y ? i s it g i v e s to us s h e l t e r from c o l d , or from h e a t when the s u n ' s in the s k y ? g i v e s us a l l of our furniture and our big h o u s e s and bungalows s m a l l ? s o a k s up a l l of the downpour of c l o u d b u r s t s that flood and might smother us a l l ?

What is it purifies atmosphere and from the o i l fumes and smoke s e t s us f r e e ? ' T i s the l e a v e s and the b r a n c h e s , the heartwood and b a r k , and the b o l e and the roots of the tree .

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NEED A N D GREED "The earth provides enough for m a n ' s need but not for h i s g r e e d " .

This saying of Mahatma Gandhi t a k e s on a new poignancy a s one w a t c h e s on t e l e v i s i o n the heart rending s p e c t a c l e of Indians (and their c a t t l e ) suffering from the e f f e c t s of drought.

The immediate i m p r e s s i o n i s that such earth could not produce a n y t h i n g , let a l o n e enough to s a t i s f y man's need,.

Yet there i s good r e a s o n to b e l i e v e that if b a s i c r e s o u r c e s throughout the world were used w i s e l y human n e e d s could be s a t i s f i e d , not only now but in the y e a r 2 , 0 0 0 w h e n , short of c a t a s t r o p h e , a very much g r e a t e r number of people w i l l need to be f e d .

At present t h o s e r e s o u r c e s a r e being squandered a t an i n c r e a s i n g l y r e c k l e s s s p e e d a s e x p o n e n t s of modern Industrial t e c h n o l o g y spread their f a l s e m a t e r i a l i s m e v e r more virulently throughout the world, promoting r e p l i c a s of t h e m s e l v e s in ruling e l i t e s - both left wing and right wing - and arousing the p e a s a n t m a s s e s to that 'revolution of rising e x p e c t a t i o n s ' that l e a d s to their own doom in the degredation of the s h a n t y town of today and the famine of the m i s u s e d c o u n t r y s i d e of tomorrow.

But there a r e a l s o heartening counter trends: a growing r e c o g n i t i o n of the h o l l o w n e s s of the " c o n s u m e r s o c i e t y " ; a growing c o n c e r n for humane v a l u e s to be applied to a l l mankind; a growing d e s i r e to s e e man's mushrooming powers used for good •and not for e v i l .

What a r e t h o s e b a s i c r e s o u r c e s on whose w i s e u s e man's s u r v i v a l d e p e n d s . e s s e n t i a l l y they a r e l a n d , w a t e r , f u e l , and human m u s c l e and brain power.

Most

Book a f t e r b o o k , report a f t e r report support the f a c t long r e c o g n i s e d by the vegan movement that the production of animal food r e q u i r e s much more land than plant food.

Yet plans a r e being made to s t e p up animal production throughout the world.

For e x a m p l e , C h i n a , whose farmers for forty c e n t u r i e s have supported a large population on c o m p a r a t i v e l y s m a l l a c r e a g e by d e p e n d e n c e on plant foods and c a r e f u l r e c y c l i n g of w a s t e s , i s launching a l i v e s t o c k production drive and i s importing breeding s t o c k from E n g l a n d .

Again, in the European Community there a r e plans to r a i s e the production of b e e f and v e a l , A r e c e n t F . A . O . report s t r e s s e s the importance of developing ways of a c h i e v i n g t h i s i n c r e a s e d amount of meat without a t the same time producing an e m b a r a s s i n g surplus of milk and b u t t e r .

(Vegans must r e s i s t the temptation to point out to their l a c t o - v e g e t a r i a n friends the s e r v i c e they perform to l i v e s t o c k farmers by helping to d i s p o s e of their g l u t s of dairy produce.')

Even s o , t h i s i n c r e a s e d production i s not e x p e c t e d to s a t i s f y demand; the report a l s o s u g g e s t s that the developing c o u n t r i e s should g i v e their c l o s e a t t e n t i o n to " t h e i n c r e a s i n g o u t l e t s in Europe for b e e f and v e a l for i n d u s t r i a l p r o c e s s i n g . Their c a t t l e which graze in freedom a r e free from fat and i d e a l l y suited for p r o c e s s i n g " .

Reml Huppert writing in 'Le Monde' t e l l s of "the groups in Europe prospecting the p o s s i b i l i t i e s of African s u p p l i e s " and hopes that "the s o c i a l i s t c o u n t r i e s will a l s o be prepared to c o - o p e r a t e in the development of s t o c k farming in the Third W o r l d " .

But it i s the Third World that i s hungry and Europeans - or anyway t h o s e who can afford to buy meat - a r e suffering from d i s e a s e s of o v e r - c o n s u m p t i o n .

As s t o c k farming i s e n c o u r a g e d one wonders how much c o n s i d e r a t i o n will be given to the dangers of d e f o r e s t a t i o n , over grazing and the drying up of springs and the denudation of top s o i l which h a s often followed such d e v e l o p m e n t .

But, countering this trend, it i s being more and more a c c e p t e d that meat i s not n e c e s s a r y to human h e a l t h and t h a t , providing B12 and plant proteins a r e added,the various t y p e s of meat a n a l o g u e s now on the market c a n r e p l a c e a n i m a l f l e s h . More . and more r e s e a r c h i s going a h e a d into the fundamentals of human diet to d i s c o v e r how man's n e e d s can be met in the most e c o n o m i c a l manner - truly e c o n o m i c a l of the e a r t h ' s r e s o u r c e s , that i s , not profitable to the e x p l o i t e r s .

It i s much to be regretted that human brain power and r e s e a r c h f a c i l i t i e s a r e being w a s t e d on v i o l e n t a n t i - l i f e projects.

To the v a s t a c r e s being w a s t e d on animal production must be added t h o s e used in the developing c o u n t r i e s for growing t e a , c o f f e e , sugar and many other crops for export to the a f f l u e n t who in most i n s t a n c e s would be h e a l t h i e r without t h e m .

Trade should be in s u r p l u s e s a f t e r the genuine n e e d s of the population have been met.

Land should be used first to grow food for the people who work i t .

We In Britain p a r t i c u l a r l y should be giving thought to the trading terms of the future when developing c o u n t r i e s may c h o o s e to k e e p the food that they produce and on which we depend for half of our supplies.

Sir John R u s s e l may s a y " c o u n t r i e s with l e s s than 1 a c r e per head could produce a p h y s i o l o g i c a l l y a d e q u a t e d i e t , but it would be mainly or wholly vegetarian".

But the a c c e p t a n c e of s u c h a way of life will need much r e a d j u s t m e n t in most of the h a b i t s of the t r a d i t i o n a l l y meat eating B r i t i s h e r .

All honour to the vegan pioneers and a l s o to the i n c r e a s i n g number of s e l f - s u p p o r t i n g a g r i c u l t u r a l e x p e r i m e n t s now being launched - what a pity that more cannot be c o m p l e t e l y vegan.'

The good earth i s being w a s t e d not only by the e x t e n s i v e a c r e a g e used for i n e s s e n t i a l c r o p s but by the d e s t r u c t i v e methods of a r a b l e farming introduced by western technology.

Heavy machinery, a r t i f i c i a l f e r t i l i s e r s , p e s t i c i d e s and i n s e c t i c i d e s a r e being used without c o n s i d e r a t i o n of long term e f f e c t s that will have to be borne by our children - c i t i z e n s of the much more d e n s e l y populated world of the f u t u r e .

However, the polluting e f f e c t s of such methods a r e becoming s o o b v i o u s that worldwide movements for the protection of the environment are going a h e a d a t an e x p o n e n t i a l rate and gaining the support of a large number of s c i e n t i s t s and e v e n b u s i n e s s men ( s e e M e n t o n d e c l a r a t i o n and the Club of Rome Report).

W e s t e r n t e c h n o l o g y w a s t e s not only the s o i l but m e n ' s m u s c l e s . It i s d e s i g n e d not to i n c r e a s e production per a c r e and h e n c e o v e r a l l production of food s u p p l i e s , but to i n c r e a s e production per man.

Therefore it has l i t t l e r e l e v a n c e to the developing world where labour i s a l l too p l e n t i f u l .

It i s e x p e n s i v e to buy and therefore tends to be used by the rich who d i s p l a c e more and more p e a s a n t s .

Their m u s c l e s rot in the p o i n t l e s s e x i s t e n c e of the shanty towns while i r r e p l a c e a b l e and polluting f o s s i l f u e l s are used so that m a c h i n e s can do the work that could g i v e their l i v e s s i g n i f i c a n c e .

However there i s a growing trend, e s p e c i a l l y in C h i n a , towards the a p p r e c i a t i o n of the importance of the rural community a s b a s i c to the health of the whole s o c i e t y .

The Intermediate T e c h n o l o g y Group g o e s ahead endeavouring to introduce to the p e a s a n t the t o o l s he n e e d s to e n h a n c e h i s powers and free him from the s l a v e r y and want of the past without committing him to the new bondage of the machine dominated p r e s e n t .

W a t e r i s of a l l r e s o u r c e s the most e s s e n t i a l to plant and man and b e a s t , and we a r e heading for a s e r i o u s s h o r t a g e .

G r a n d i o s e s c h e m e s for i n c r e a s i n g s u p p l i e s , such a s the Karba and Aswam dams often bring more problems than they s o l v e .

Well sinking p r o j e c t s a r e bring great b e n e f i t s but they c a n imply a dangerous living off of c a p i t a l .

It was encouraging to read in a r e c e n t C h r i s t i a n Aid report that only v a s t r e a f f o r e s t a t i o n s c h e m e s c a n d e a l with the recurring droughts of the Indian plains.

But what c h a n c e have r e a f f o r e s t a t i o n s c h e m e s in d i s t r i c t s where e v e r y green blade h a s to be protected from s c a v e n g i n g hungry a n i m a l s ?

India h a s t h e ^ l a r g e s t population of b u f f a l o , c a t t l e and g o a t s in the world" and i t s demand for water c o m p e t e s ^ f g r e a t l y with human n e e d s and yet it i s s o poorly fed that it y i e l d s l i t t l e food for human c o n s u m p t i o n .

Jt W So we return to the India of our t e l e v i s i o n s c r e e n that prompted our opening paragraph; to the India of Gandhi and n o n - v i o l e n c e struggling to s a t i s f y the n e e d s of a teeming population; struggling to d e a l with the greed of the few who e v e n now, a c c o r d i n g to r e c e n t reports in the " E c o n o m i s t " , a r e hoarding grain a g a i n s t a further r i s e in p r i c e s ; to the India of the w e s t e r n e d u c a t e d e l i t e who a r e forsaking the t r a d i t i o n a l l y v e g e t a r i a n philosophy to a p e t h o s e who demonstrate v i o l e n t l y m a t e r i a l i s t i c power; to the India of the s e l f l e s s and devoted s a g e s of the p a s t and the present who endeavour to e n l i g h t e n man a s to h i s true nature and h e n c e h i s true n e e d s , that nature which our c h r i s t i a n t e a c h i n g s t e l l us c a n o n l y be nurtured a s we learn to overcome our own greed in s e r v i c e to our b r o t h e r ' s n e e d .

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BEEF PROTEIN With the Third World short of protein, it i s i n e v i t a b l e that b e e f - which i s a s w a s t e ful in production a s g r o u s e , and c o m e s from p a t h o l o g i c a l l y f a t l o a d e d b e a s t s - w i l l have to g i v e p l a c e to textured v e g e t a b l e p r o t e i n . ' from Alex Comfort, ' G u a r d i a n ' , 8th February 1 9 7 3

ARTIFICIAL MEAT When people hear of a r t i f i c i a l m e a t , they u s u a l l y think the important thing i s that s c i e n c e i s helping to f e e d the world's starving m i l l i o n s .

Not so.'

Knitted s t e a k made out of s o y a - b e a n protein, peanuts or h a r i c o t b e a n s d o e s not add a n y thing to the food s u p p l y .

The people' who e a t the a r t i f i c i a l would get a s much nourishment or more if they a t e the b e a n s or the peanuts in the f i r s t p l a c e . from Magnus P y k e , S u n d w Mirror, 22nd O c t o b e r 1972

Plans to pump 3 6 , 5 0 0 g a l l o n s of unwanted skimmed milk into the s e a at D u n g e n e s s were laid e a r l i e r t h i s y e a r by the Milk Marketing Board. from ' F o l k e s t o n e G a z e t t e ' , 1st November 1972 .

RESEARCH

AND THE WORLD FOOD PROBLEM

M a n y b o o k s and j o u r n a l s a r e being p u b l i s h e d a b o u t t h e world food p r o b l e m , but v e r y l i t t l e is being s a i d a b o u t t h e r o l e of plant f o o d s , p a r t i c u l a r l y a b o u t t h e i r e c o n o m i c i m p o r t a n c e in y i e l d i n g a s much a s t e n t i m e s the amount of c a l o r i e s and protein from the s a m e a r e a of land a s a n i m a l p r o d u c t s .

For two d e c a d e s an i n t e r n a t i o n a l q u a r t e r l y j o u r n a l - ' Q u a l i t a s Plantarum e t H a t e r i a e V e g e t a b l e s ' - h a s a p p e a r e d in H o l l a n d under t h e e d i t o r s h i p o f P r o f e s s o r S c h u p a n , D i r e c t o r of the F e d e r a l R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e of Plant P r o d u c t s a t G e i s e n h a m , R h i n e .

It p u b l i s h e d the p r o c e e d i n g s of a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o n f e r e n c e on plant f o o d s held a t 1 W i e s b a d e n in April 1 9 6 2 . Attention w a s drawn t o t h e c a r e f u l and p a i n s t a k i n g work done by S c h u p a n and h i s c o l l e a g u e s on the e s s e n t i a l a m i n o a c i d s in plant f o o d s . ' They found that c e r e a l s in g e n e r a l were d e f i c i e n t in l y s i n e and p u l s e s in m e t h i o n i n e but , by s u i t a b l e b l e n d i n g , it w a s p o s s i b l e to o b t a i n u s e f u l m i x t u r e s . Crude protein c o n t e n t I n c r e a s e s from root c r o p s ( c a r r o t s 0 . 8 % ) , t u b e r s ( p o t a t o e s 2 . 0 % ) , immature s e e d s ( p e a s 5 . 4 % - 8 . 7 % ) , ripe p u l s e s (soya b e a n s 3 5 % ) .

R e l a t i v e protein c o n t e n t s in the crude protein i n c r e a s e c o r r e s p o n d i n g l y from 5 4 % in c a r r o t s to 94% in s o y a .

Potato protein i s of e x c e p t i o n a l b i o l o g i c a l v a l u e . " Numerous long term t r i a l s s h o w e d that man c o n s u m i n g p o t a t o e s a s s o l e s o u r c e of protein n e e s o n l y 2 0 - 3 6 grams of p o t a t o protein d a i l y . In regard to the world food problem t h i s i s v e r y Important b e c a u s e of the high y i e l d s of p o t a t o e s (P/A r a t i o 24 compared with m e a t , 8 compared with m i l k ) .

An e n o r m o u s amount of o t h e r e x p e r i m e n t a l work h a s b e e n d o n e . For e x a m p l e , M c C a n c e and W i d d o w s o n ' s C o m p o s i t i o n of Foods ( 1 9 6 0 ) s u m m a r i s e s the r e s u l t s of o v e r a t h o u s a n d d i f f e r e n t s a m p l e s of food a n a l y s e d for m o i s t u r e , p r o t e i n , c a r b o h y d r a t e s , f a t , and m i n e r a l , and a l s o g i v e s much data for e s s e n t i a l a m i n o - a c i d s and v i t a m i n s .

V e g a n s l i v i n g on plant f o o d s s i n c e 1 9 4 4 h a v e provided much u s e f u l data and h a v e shown that normal h e a l t h and d e v e l o p m e n t c a n be a c h i e v e d and m a i n t a i n e d providing t h e d i e t i s s u p p l e m e n t e d with B 1 2 . ( D i e t a r y d e f i c i e n c y of B12 w a s d i a g n o s e d and d e s c r i b e d to the I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n g r e s s of Nutrition in Amsterdam in 1954 by W o k e s , B a d n o c h , and S i n c l a i r ) , In w e s t e r n n a t i o n s f o r t i f i c a t i o n of p r o c e s s e d plant f o o d s s u c h a s v e g e t a b l e milk with vitamin B12 p r e s e n t s no g r e a t d i f f i c u l t y ; in e a s t e r n c o u n t r i e s forming t h e bulk of the w o r l d ' s p o p u l a t i o n t h e problem is much more d i f f i c u l t .

R a j a l a s k i m i and her c o l l e a g u e s in Baroda a r e working hard on t h i s problem in I n d i a . In C h i n a , where b a b i e s have b e e n t r a d i t i o n a l l y w e a n e d on to s o y a m i l k , the d i e t may h a v e an u n e x p e c t e d s o u r c e of the vitamin in the home made s o y a d i s h e s prepared with t h e u s e of a v a r i e t y of m i c r o - o r g a n i s m s . , some of which may produce B 1 2 .

It would be worthwhile g e t t i n g s a m p l e s of t h e s e p r o d u c t s for t e s t i n g in E n g l a n d .

Much r e s e a r c h n e e d s to be done b e f o r e plant foods c a n play t h e i r full part in s o l v i n g the world food p r o b l e m .

The V . R . N . C . h o p e s to c o n t i n u e to make a c o n t r i b u t i o n in this field . , ... .

Frank W o k e s .

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The c u l t i v a t e d s o y b e a n - G l y c i n e max (L) Merrill - Is a d e r i v a t i v e of G . u s s u r l e n s i s - the wild s o y b e a n which originated in north and c e n t r a l China around f i v e thousand y e a r s a g o . Today, the s o y b e a n i s grown in many n a t i o n s around the world, a s a forage c r o p , for a grain c r o p , or a s a v e g e t a b l e .

As a c l a s s i c example of a ' s h o r t - d a y - p l a n t ' it i s b e s t s u i t e d to being grown in a narrow band around the earth BELOW the 45th p a r a l l e l , and in n a t i o n s having a c o n t i n e n t a l l a n d - m a s s , i . e . China proper, M a n c h u r i a , North America, and Soviet Union.

The majority of v a r i e t i e s grown in t h e s e nations h a v e an a n c e s t r y of Manchurian o r i g i n .

They make t a l l plants which require a long growing s e a s o n , warm temperature, much m o i s t u r e , and strong light i n t e n s i t y .

Britain has none of the requirements to e n a b l e ripe maturity in our c l i m a t e BUT, if people a r e the a v a i l a b l e s o y b e a n c l o t h , It i s p o s s i b l e for ripen dwarf and s e m i - d w a r f v a r i e t i e s of e d i b l e

t h e s e t a l l s o y b e a n plants to r e a c h prepared to cut their c o a t to fit most parts of Britain to grow and s o y b e a n a s a garden v e g e t a b l e .

On a v e r a g e , the s o y b e a n c o n t a i n s 40% protein in 18 v i t a l amino a c i d s , 20% o i l , of which only about a s i x t h i s saturated a c i d s , plus many t r a c e e l e m e n t s , iron, c a l c i u m , phosphorous, vitamins A, B 1 , G , high c a l o r y c o u n t , low carbohydrate c o n t e n t , l i t t l e or no s t a r c h .

This produces a v i t a l food which i s ' f i l l i n g ' but 'non-fattening'.

Soybean oil c o n t e n t i s governed by temperatures and it i s not p o s s i b l e to get a 20% o i l figure in the British c o o l summer c l i m a t e but this i s c o m p e n s a t e d by a s l i g h t l y higher protein figure than would normally be a c h i e v e d - and PROTEIN is what it i s a l l a b o u t . i S i n c e 1940 Sven A Holmberg of Norrkoplng, S w e d e n , h a s been breeding and v developing s o y b e a n v a r i e t i e s a t a latitude well to the north of Aberdeen, and about 13 d e g r e e s ABOVE the a c c e p t e d ' s a f e ' line for s o y b e a n .

His s u c c e s s f u l work c a n be compared to that of a man s c a l i n g Everest w h i l s t walking on his hands - but of far g r e a t e r value to the world.'

The s u c c e s s of Sven Holmberg e n a b l e s h o m e - g a r d e n e r s In south a nd s o u t h - e a s t Sweden to grow e d i b l e s o y b e a n s a s a v e g e t a b l e crop with no more risk of failure than with bush b e a n s or garden p e a s .

For the Swedish h o m e - g a r d e n e r the growing of s o y b e a n adds d i v e r s i t y , s u b s t a n c e , and economy to a traditional f a r e .

Growing s o y b e a n in your garden c a n do a s much - or more - for you and your family. | The l a t e s t Sven Holmberg e d i b l e s o y b e a n v a r i e t y - FISKEBY V ORIGINAL r e p r e s e n t s PROGRESS. It provides a POSITIVE approach towards t a c k l i n g and solving the most p r e s s i n g problem in Britain today - FOOD, and its s i d e e f f e c t s of p r i c e , s h o r t a g e , t a s t e , and v a l u e .

The s o y b e a n , a s one of the original f i v e ' s a c r e d g r a i n s ' of r e c k o n e d a true v e g e t a b l e plant o f , and for, the poor, and peasant.

Today, thanks to P r o g r e s s , the a f f l u e n t nations on the way towards making ' p e a s a n t s ' of us a l l - both rich

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C h i n a , c a n be a s t a p l e food for the of t h i s world a r e well and poor a l i k e .

M a l n u t r i t i o n , partially c a u s e d by a Shortage of dietary p r o t e i n , d o e s not d i s c r i m inate between E a s t and W e s t , Rich and Poor, Good and E v i l , Tall and S h o r t . It v i s i t s a l l n a t i o n s at some time a n d , in 1 9 7 3 , it is with many c o u n t r i e s of this world.

The current world shortage of dietary protein i s r e c k o n e d to be approaching 30 million tons a y e a r .

This shortage i s i t s e l f partially due to an i n s u f f i c i e n c y

of c h e m i c a l nitrogen f e r t i l i s e r s .

The humble s o y b e a n h a s the c a p a c i t y to e x t r a c t part of i t s nitrogen requirement from the free nitrogen a v a i l a b l e in the a t m o s p h e r e .

It i s true it n e e d s the a s s i s t a n c e of the c o r r e c t strain of Rhizobium japonlcum b a c t e r i a to ' o i l the w h e e l s ' , and a s Britain i s not a s o y b e a n country - a s y e t - t h i s b a c t e r i a i s not p r e s e n t in our s o i l .

It can be Introduced by treating the s e e d a t planting t i m e .

The s o y b e a n nitrogen fixation s y s t e m h a s been mimicked s u c c e s s f u l l y in the du Pont l a b o r a t o r i e s in the hope it may provide an e x p e r i m e n t a l t o o l for the e x t e n s i o n of the f i x a t i o n s y s t e m to other crops s u c h a s w h e a t , c o r n , r i c e , e t c .

This Is wonderful hope for the future BUT the time to help y o u r s e l f i s NOW. Having grown, r i p e n e d , e a t e n , and e n j o y e d e d i b l e s o y b e a n s grown in a Surrey garden with s e e d o b t a i n e d from various parts of the world - North America, A s i a , Europe - I am a firm b e l i e v e r in the v a l u e of s o y b e a n to the garden s o i l , to the a c q u i s i t i o n of knowledge for the c a r e of p l a n t - l i f e , and for the good of our d i e t .

The proof of any pudding i s in its eating. 1 The only way to d i s c o v e r the true p o t e n t i a l for s o y b e a n a s a v e g e t a b l e crop in Britain i s by i t s being grown in a s many home gardens a s p o s s i b l e .

No s o y b e a n from anywhere c a n e v e r b e c o m e c o m p l e t e l y adapted to a n o t h e r a r e a or r e g i o n .

U l t i m a t e l y you have to breed a n a t i v e s t r a i n from the most s u i t a b l e o v e r s e a s m a t e r i a l , and saving s e e d which h a s ripened In the most d i f f i c u l t growing seasons .

FISKEBY V ORIGINAL Is the most s u i t a b l e s o y b e a n for a l l parts of .Britain.

As s u c h , it r e p r e s e n t s one half of the parent l i n e for the future a l l British s o y b e a n .

Its partner w i l l come from A s i a .

S o y b e a n in one form or another i s a l r e a d y in your home, a s part of the w a l l p a p e r , paintwork, g l u e , r e s i n , e t c . , - you name it and Sam Soy i s part of it.'

The s o y b e a n d e s e r v e s to be in your g a r d e n .

It i s not much to look a t . Its l i t t l e pods have only o n e , two, t h r e e , or s o m e t i m e s four s e e d s .

In a bad s e a s o n Its y i e l d will be somewhat s p a r s e - and a l l the more v a l u a b l e for that a s e v e r y s e e d i s a protein p o w e r - p a c k .

FISKEBY V ORIGINAL will t o l e r a t e our c o o l summer c l i m a t e , be Indifferent to our d a y - l e n g t h at f l o w e r i n g , and will s e t i t s f l o w e r s a t temperatures w e l l b e l o w the b i o l o g i c a l minimum for s o y b e a n .

U n l i k e many other c r o p s , t h e r e h a s never been a world surplus of s o y b e a n s and never w i l l b e .

U n l i k e many other crops it h a s not yielded up many of i t s s e c r e t s to the s c i e n c e of man. U n l i k e many other crops it d o e s not show a marked r e s p o n s e to added n u t r i e n t s . Although five thousand y e a r s old it i s modern enough to do i t s own t h i n g , in i t s own w a y , in I t s own t i m e .

You will e n j o y growing i t .

It I s a s p e r v e r s e a s Mother Nature h e r s e l f .

It i s a v i t a l food for the p e a s a n t , s o grow y o u r s e l f some s o y b e a n and b e c o m e a p l e a s a n t p e a s a n t .

In the f u l n e s s of time you w i l l look good, f e e l g o o d , and may e v e n b e c o m e good.'

Either w a y , for o n c e in your l i f e you can b a c k a winner by gambling with N a t u r e .

R G Whisker* (Mr Soybean) * N.B.

A non-member who h a s kindly written t h i s a r t i c l e in a n s w e r to our r e q u e s t .

For information about obtaining soya s e e d , which i s not sold In t h i s c o u n t r y , p l e a s e apply to the S e c r e t a r y ( S . A . E . p l e a s e ) .

LOCAL GROUPS AND CONTACTS If you would l i k e t o h e l p with or j u s t be kept informed a b o u t a c t i v i t i e s of i n t e r e s t t o v e g a n s in your d i s t r i c t of it you would l i k e t o c o r r e s p o n d with f e l l o w v e g a n s , p l e a s e write to a n y of t h e f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s . If you would l i k e your name i n c l u d e d on t h i s l i s t in future e d i t i o n s , p l e a s e write to t h e S e c r e t a r y , 47 H i g h l a n d s Road, L e a t h e r h e a d , S u r r e y .

CORNWALL DERBYSHIRE

PAST MEETINGS A Bournemouth and D i s t r i c t Branch w a s l a u n c h e d on 3rd M a y when J a c k S a n d e r s o n , Deputy P r e s i d e n t , g a v e an i n s p i r i n g t a l k to an a u d i e n c e of thirty p e o p l e .

The ,, S e c r e t a r y , W i l f r e d C r o n e , w i l l be g l a d to hear from a n y o n e who w i s h e s t o be kept informed of t h e v a r i e d a c t i v i t i e s that t h e C o m m i t t e e a r e p l a n n i n g .

Address : D o u g l a s H o u s e H o s p i t a l , S o u t h b o u r n e , Bournemouth.

The C o r n w a l l Group i s going strong with r e g u l a r m e e t i n g s in d i f f e r e n t parts of t h e country.

P l e a s e c o n t a c t the S e c r e t a r y , Christopher S h i l l i n g , ' Timberley', Crellow H i l l , S t i t h l a n s , Truro, for d e t a i l s of a c t i v i t i e s .

The Surrey & D i s t r i c t Group : a t t e n d a n c e s a t m e e t i n g s remain good e x c e p t t h e l a s t venture when o n l y four turned up for t h e ramble in t h e pouring r a i n .

On April 1st members and f r i e n d s were most i n t e r e s t e d in an e x c e l l e n t t a l k by Ronnie Lee of Hunt S a b o t e u r s on t h e a c t i v i t i e s of h i s g r o u p .

Anyone who would l i k e to h e a r d e t a i l s o f the o r g a n i s a t i o n or to e n g a g e Ronnie to t a l k to a meeting i s i n v i t e d t o write to him a t 4 0 Ashburton Road, Luton, B e d s .

The 1 s t April m e e t i n g w a s a t t h e home of S e r e n a C o l e s - one of the S o c i e t y ' s v i c e p r e s i d e n t s .

Y . V . S . W e e k e n d a t L e a t h e r h e a d : S e v e n t e e n Young V e g a n s c a m e on S a t u r d a y , 17th F e b r u a r y , and found a v i s i t to t h e l o c a l m u n i c i p a l c o m p o s t works in t h e a f t e r n o o n very i n t e r e s t i n g . The L e a t h e r h e a d Authority w a s one of t h e f i r s t in the country t o r e c y c l e w a s t e and s e l l it to l o c a l g a r d e n e r s and f a r m e r s . They e n j o y e d d i s c u s s i o n s and s o c i a l a c t i v i t i e s in the e v e n i n g . F o u r t e e n s t a y e d o v e r n i g h t , had a w a l k in t h e Surrey w o o d s n e x t morning, and a t t e n d e d the Surrey & D i s t r i c t Branch M e e t i n g ^ _ Yoga M e e t i n g : 18th F e b r u a r y . : F o r t y - s i x p e o p l e a t t e n d e d t h e m e e t i n g in the C h u r c h H a l l when J a m e s Pym g a v e an i n t e r e s t i n g t a l k on Y o g a , and T h e r e s e M c C o r m l c k g a v e a beautiful demonstration.

J a c k S a n d e r s o n w a s in the c h a i r and most p e o p l e had t e a and a s o c i a l t i m e t o g e t h e r a t 47 H i g h l a n d s Road a f t e r t h e m e e t i n g .

Yoga Groups a r e among t h o s e who should be open to our v e g a n m e s s a g e .

FUTURE MEETINGS 30th l u n e : K a t h l e e n J a n n a w a y w i l l t a l k in St A u s t e l l and on 2nd July : in Truro,on " V e g a n i s m and t h e World Food S i t u a t i o n " .

P l e a s e write t o C h r i s t o p h e r S h i l l i n g , S e c r e t a r y of the C o r n w a l l and D i s t r i c t Vegan & V e g e t a r i a n Group for d e t a i l s of time and v e n u e .

Address : ' T i m b e r l e y ' , C r e l l o w H i l l , S t i t h i a n s , Truro.

It is hoped that a n y member or friend who is in the d i s t r i c t on h o l i d a y might l i k e to a t t e n d .

18th & 19th August : Young Vegan W e e k e n d at 47 H i g h l a n d s Road, L e a t h e r h e a d .

C h a r g e a s you j u d g e r i g h t .

P l e a s e bring s l e e p i n g b a g s .

Try to c o n t a c t Tony Williams c / o above address beforehand.

Theme of w e e k e n d d i s c u s s i o n s - " V e g a n Blueprint for S u r v i v a l " .

Varied a c t i v i t i e s .

O c t o b e r : P l a n s for t h e l a u n c h i n g of a H e r t f o r d s h i r e group a r e being d i s c u s s e d . If you l i v e in that d i s t r i c t - and many members do - c o n t a c t t h e S e c r e t a r y if you c a n h e l p . D e t a i l s w i l l be p u b l i s h e d in t h e autumn ' V e g a n ' .

23rd & 24th November : A n i m a l s ' F a i r , H o r t i c u l t u r a l H a l l , V i c t o r i a .

O f f e r s of

help to.the Secretary p l e a s e .

15th D e c e m b e r : Annual G e n e r a l M e e t i n g a t F r i e n d s ' H o u s e , E u s t o n Road, o p p o s i t e Euston S t a t i o n .

A t t e n d a n c e s h a v e a v e r a g e d j u s t o v e r forty for s o m e y e a r s but we hope c o n s i d e r a b l y more c a n manage i t t h i s y e a r .

D e t a i l s in n e x t ' V e g a n ' .

YOUNG VEGANS SECTION

:

SUMMER PROGRAMME 1 9 7 3 .

Sunday, 24th J u n e . C o n c e r t over the r i v e r .

M e e t Carl Farrell a t Charing C r o s s Pier a t 2 . 3 0 pm prompt o p p o s i t e underground. Followed by c o f f e e e v e n i n g a t 8 B a s t e r f l e l d H o u s e , Golden L a n e , EC1 from 6 . 0 0 p . m . o n w a r d s .

Sunday, 22nd J u l y .

Walk on Hampstead Heath and v i s i t to a p l a c e of i n t e r e s t with an evening a c t i v i t y .

M e e t Tony W i l l i a m s a t C y r a n o ' s Vegetarian Restaurant, Hampstead High S t r e e t at 1 2 . 3 0 pm.

Young Vegans weekend a t Kathleen Saturday and Sunday, 18th and 19th August; J a n n a w a y ' s , 47 Highlands Road, L e a t h e r h e a d , Surrey.

This will i n c l u d e a v i s i t to a N a t i o n a l Trust Property a t Polesden L a c e y .

Write to Tony W i l l i a m s for d e t a i l s c / o 47 Highlands Road, L e a t h e r h e a d .

September.

Proposed walk in the Chlltern H i l l s .

This i s a l i m e s t o n e a r e a o v e r looking the Oxford Plain and c o n t a i n s some interesting s c e n e r y and l o c a l I n t e r e s t s .

P l e a s e c h e c k the September Vegetarian for d e t a i l s or c o n t a c t Ian T o l l e y , Wheatly, Oxford.

Our Y . V . S . S e c r e t a r y , Veda F a r r e l l , i s r e s i g n i n g from June due to d o m e s t i c r e a s o n s and her p l a c e will be taken by Robert C o l b y .

The Committee e x t e n d s their t h a n k s to Veda for her very u s e f u l work.

Our l a s t weekend a t K a t h l e e n ' s was such a s u c c e s s that we a r e planning another for August.

On 14th April we v i s i t e d the Theatre Royal a t Stratford to s e e " I s Your Doctor Really N e c c e s s a r y " and had an Interesting talk with their P . R . O . about their history and aims.

We have a l s o v i s i t e d D r . W o k e s s e v e r a l t i m e s a t G a r s t o n to help him with h i s work for the Vegetarian Nutritional R e s e a r c h C e n t r e .

If you f e e l that you would l i k e to help us with any e v e n t or have any other comments or s u g g e s t i o n s p l e a s e c o n t a c t our S e c r e t a r y , Robert C o l b y V e g r Q N u r s e r i e s ( ^ g ^ C U n l C ( N e w p o r t Pagnell FROM

'BEAUTY WITHOUT CRUELTY'

PROGRAMME

Bucks.

Thursday, 28th June : Beauty without Cruelty and the I n t e r n a t i o n a l S o c i e t y for Protection of Animals Fund Raising F a s h i o n Show (afternoon) and Entertainment (evening) a t the A s s e m b l y H a l l , W o r t h i n g .

Saturday, 4th August: International F e s t i v a l of Yoga and E s o t e r i c S c i e n c e s a t the new Bloomsbury Centre (3rd-14th A u g u s t ) . F a s h i o n Show at 4 . 0 0 p . m . Particulars of the F e s t i v a l from Mrs G B M o s e l e y , 5 Manor G a t e , 1 2 . S t J o h n ' s Avenue, SW15 _ZAD. News of Members Lionel and Pat Bradford, well.known t e n n i s p r o f e s s i o n a l s , have a c h i e v e d their ambition to provide E s s e x with a covered Sports Centre offering t e n n i s and swimming to people of a l l a g e s . C o a c h i n g and v e g e t a r i a n and vegan m e a l s are now a v a i l a b l e a l l the y e a r round at Roding Valley C e n t r e , Buckhurst H i l l , E s s e x .

Tel. 01-505-0920.

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RECIPES FROM

WHAT'S COOKING? A NEW VEGAN COOKERY BOOK

By EVA BATT Savoury Nut Roll 8 o z . w h o l e m e a l flour 4 o z . milled nuts 1 t s p . Barmene j p t . water 3 ? o z Nutter

1 small 1 small 1 small Parsley A pinch

grated carrot fried onion fried l e e k of s w e e t b a s i l .

For Pastry:' Blend t o g e t h e r f a t , flour and water then roll out into an oblong s h a p e .

Spread it with the Barmene and c o v e r with the onion and l e e k .

Sprinkle on the milled nuts and l a s t l y the grated carrot and h e ^ b s . Roll up c a r e f u l l y , s e a l the e d g e s and prick the t o p . Bake a t 4 0 0 F ( G a s Mk 6) for 30 m i n u t e s .

Serve with gravy and green vegetable.

Orange Waldorf Salad (from Canary I s l a n d s ) 1 large o r a n g e C e l e r y heart Orange & lemon J u i c e Soft brown sugar

j red d e s s e r t a p p l e Few s e e d l e s s r a i s i n s Lettuce Oil

Peel and d i c e the o r a n g e , d i c e the a p p l e , and mix both with the chopped c e l e r y and r a i s i n s .

Make a d r e s s i n g of one t e a s p o o n e a c h ' of the orange and lemon j u i c e , o i l and s u g a r .

Arrange the fruit mixture on a bed of l e t t u c e l e a v e s and sprinkle with the d r e s s i n g , or s e r v e in the orange rind with a l e t t u c e surround.

Lemon Nut Shortbread 3 o z . flour 3 o z . maizemeal 3 o z . ground h a z e l s

1 heaped t b s . syrup 3 t b s . lemon j u i c e

M i x t o g e t h e r , p r e s s out into s h a l l o w t i n s .

Bake 30 m i n s . @ 3 5 0 째 F .

Duriston Pudding 1 o z . chopped or broken c a s h e w s

1 o z . s e e d l e s s r a i s i n s or

1 t b s . oil 2 heaped t b s . marmalade 2 t s p s . hot water

sultanas 2 t e a c u p s u n s w e e t e n e d wheat f l a k e s or other c r i s p c e r e a l flakes

Brown nuts in o i l : do not burn.

Add marmalade, r a i s i n s and hot w a t e r .

Stir over heat for about 1 min. Allow to c o o l a l i t t l e , then mix in wheat flakes.

Put in g r e a s e d p l e d i s h for 20 m i n s . , oven 3 2 5 ° F .

S e r v e with a soya c u s t a r d or nut c r e a m .

Golden P o t a t o e s A new way with new p o t a t o e s .

C h o o s e s m a l l i s h p o t a t o e s which will j u s t cover the b a s e of a 7 " p a n .

Pour over j u s t enough o i l to come about h a l f way up the p o t a t o e s .

Add enough water to bring the liquid up to j u s t c o v e r t h e m . Bring q u i c k l y to the boil without c o v e r i n g , and k e e p b o i l i n g s t e a d i l y until a l l the water h a s e v a p o r a t e d .

Turn p o t a t o e s s o that both s i d e s get brown and do not a l l o w them to s t i c k to the p a n . Remove and strain off any o i l left in the p a n , and s p r i n k l e with chopped p a r s l e y .

Cooking time : a p p r o x . 20 m i n s .

V e g e t a b l e Cream C h e e s e To 1 c a n of Plamll add ÂŁ p t . w a t e r . Heat & w a t c h c a r e f u l l y . As it b e g i n s to r i s e in pan remove from heat and stir in 2 medium s i z e d lemons (l j if t h e y a r e extra j u i c y ) . It will begin to curdle i m m e d i a t e l y . Pour into c h e e s e c l o t h and hang to drip overnight or for s e v e r a l h o u r s . Turn Into d i s h , add d e s s e r t s p o o n f u l of o i l , s e a s a l t and flavouring (ie f r e s h c h i v e s f i n e l y c h o p p e d , c e l e r y s e e d , or any herb your family e n j o y s ) . Serve on dry b i s c u i t s , in s a l a d s , or u s e to top ' C r i s p & N u t t i e s ' . This c h e e s e c a n a l s o be made with Granogen or V e l a c t i n , using 2 o z . dry v e g e t a b l e milk to a l i t t l e l e s s than j pt w a t e r . Proceed a s a b o v e .

C o p i e s of the book with over 2 5 0 r e c i p e s & many n u t r i t i o n a l h i n t s , p r i c e E l . 4 5 , p o s t free,from S e c r e t a r y . For further d e t a i l s s e e a d v e r t i s e m e n t page>

M AY M E ETIN G S

OF THE VEGETARIAN SOCIETY

To v i s i t any p l a c e , e i t h e r for t h e f i r s t time or a f t e r a long i n t e r v a l , i s a l w a y s an adventure.

Of Edinburgh t h i s i s p a r t i c u l a r l y t r u e , and in M a y t h e V e g e t a r i a n C o n f e r e n c e provided an opportunity t o r e f r e s h happy m e m o r i e s of that f i n e c i t y and meet a g a i n s o m e Of t h o s e very f r i e n d l y folk a c r o s s t h e b o r d e r .

A c c o r d i n g to s o m e t h e r e a r e two ' m u s t s ' in Edinburgh; The C a s t l e , and P r i n c e s Street.

I would add H e n d e r s o n ' s V e g e t a r i a n R e s t a u r a n t in H a n o v e r S t r e e t , J u s t off Princes Street at the Walter Scott Memorial e n d .

It c a n be e a s i l y l o c a t e d by the q u e u e w a i t i n g t o g e t in - a b e t t e r comment t h a n I c o u l d make.'

It I s w e l l worth a v i s i t J u s t for t h e wide v a r i e t y of s a l a d s It o f f e r s , most of them v e g a n , and i t s c h a r g e s are very moderate.

A c o a c h tour of t h e c i t y on Saturday morning provided e n j o y a b l e r e l a x a t i o n during w h i c h t h e d e l e g a t e s s a w or heard a b o u t not o n l y t h e C a s t l e and t h e s h o p s in t h e Royal M i l e , but s o m e -of t h e 22 g o l f c o u r s e s , g o o d n e s s k n o w s how many d i s t i l l e r i e s , h o s p i t a l s , c o l l e g e s , b r e w e r i e s , k i r k s , and k i l t s .

T h e n c e t o the b u s i n e s s of t h e C o n v e n t i o n w h i c h w a s most a b l y c o n d u c t e d and o r g a n i s e d with t h e much a p p r e c i a t e d h e l p of t h e Edinburgh V e g e t a r i a n S o c i e t y and several local animal welfare organisations.

The h o t e l s t a f f s e e m e d a c t u a l l y t o e n j o y c a t e r i n g for t h e p e c u l i a r t a s t e s of v e g e t a r i a n s ; e v e n t h e true v e g e t a r i a n s with t h e i r r e q u e s t s for v e g e t a b l e milk did not s h o c k them .'

O n e v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g l e c t u r e w a s g i v e n by Mr Peter Roberts w h o , with t h e a i d of s l i d e s , g a v e a m o s t i n f o r m a t i v e t a l k on f a c t o r y f a r m i n g , i t s c a u s e s and r e s u l t s and t h e a l t e r n a t i v e o p e n to a l l .

Later I w a s happy to h a v e him c o n f i r m t h a t , with regard to t h e meat f l a v o u r i n g s s o m e t i m e s u s e d in P r o t o v e g , t h e s e a r e a l l v e g a n .

S o , when c a t e r i n g for t h o s e who l i k e a d i s h t o t a s t e ' m e a t y ' we n e e d h a v e no c o n s c i e n c e about using t h e s e .

Furthermore, no whey i s u s e d in a n y Protoveg now and the o n l y f l a v o u r s c o n t a i n i n g c h e m i c a l c o l o u r i n g a r e the 'Ham' and 'Smoky Snaps' flavours.

The r e c e n t a d d i t i o n of e x t r a v i t a m i n s (including B 1 2 ) , Iron and o t h e r n u t r i e n t s to t h e N a t u r a l , Pork, and B e e f f l a v o u r s i s i n d i c a t e d on the p a c k e t .

B e c a u s e o f t h e e x c e l l e n t k e e p i n g q u a l i t y o f t h i s v e g e t a b l e protein f o o d , t h e o r i g i n a l e n r i c h e d k i n d s may s t i l l b e on s a l e in t h e s h o p s for a w h i l e .

Anyone p a r t i c u l a r l y r e q u i r i n g Protoveg with added B12 e t c . s h o u l d r e f e r to t h e p a c k e t .

O n e o f t h e h i g h l i g h t s for me w a s t h e l e c t u r e by Dr J a c k L u c a s on " T h e P o l l u t i o n of F o o d " .

It w a s m a i n l y c o n c e r n e d with t h e d a n g e r s of r a d i o a c t i v e f a l l o u t w h i c h could 'but-thalldomide thalidomide".

Although h i g h l y t e c h n i c a l , it w a s f u l l y and s i m p l y e x p l a i n e d and o c c u p i e d an a b s o r b i n g - if s o m e t i m e s a l a r m i n g - h o u r .

We u n d e r s t a n d J a c k ' s book on t h e s u b j e c t i s due to b e p u b l i s h e d a t t h e e n d of t h e y e a r .

It s h o u l d be e s s e n t i a l r e a d i n g for e v e r y o n e .

Of p a r t i c u l a r i n t e r e s t t o v e g a n s i s t h e f a c t that t h e r e s u l t s of a l l t h e r e s e a r c h work on t h i s form of p o l l u t i o n c l e a r l y i n d i c a t e s t h e n e c e s s i t y for t h e g e n e r a l a d o p t i o n o f a n a l l - p l a n t d i e t for mankind if future g e n e r a t i o n s a r e to b e s a f e g u a r d e d .

Charts s c r e e n e d a t t h e c l o s e of t h e l e c t u r e s h o w e d c l e a r l y that a l t h o u g h t h e l a c t o v e g e t a r i a n a b s o r b s o n l y a b o u t h a l f t h e q u a n t i t y of d a n g e r o u s r a d i o a c t i v e p a r t i c l e s in h i s food c o m p a r e d with t h e p e r s o n on a mixed d i e t c o n t a i n i n g f l e s h f o o d s , THE VEGAN C O N S U M E S LESS THAN HALF THE AMOUNT t a k e n on board by t h e l a c t o vegetarian.'

T h e r e w a s a good s p r i n k l i n g of v e g a n s a t t h e m e e t i n g s . Our l i t e r a t u r e w a s d i s t r i b u t e d and a l l a v a i l a b l e c o p i e s of our new v e g a n c o o k e r y book ' W h a t ' s C o o k i n g ? ' w e r e quickly sold.

P e o p l e admired t h e a t t r a c t i v e g r e e n on w h i t e c o v e r , c o m m e n t e d on

the amount of Information on nutrition - so u s e f u l for new members - which it c o n t a i n s , and the wide v a r i e t y of the d i s h e s .

It c e r t a i n l y s u r p r i s e s t h o s e who s t i l l think that v e g a n s l i v e on nuts and l e t t u c e . ' An e x c e l l e n t and most c o m p r e h e n s i v e f a s h i o n show was o r g a n i s e d by the Edinburgh Branch of Beauty Without Cruelty and w a s Introduced by C l i v e H o l l a n d , s e c r e t a r y of the S c o t t i s h A n t i - V i v i s e c t i o n S o c i e t y .

The large room was p a c k e d to do j u s t i c e to a l l .the work put in by C o n n i e Bednarz and her team of h e l p e r s .

After the b u s i n e s s m e e t i n g s a s e c o n d , and c l o s e r look a t the c i t y w a s p o s s i b l e and one was struck a g a i n by i t s s p a c i o u s c l e a n l i n e s s .

Edinburgh i s truly a b e a u t i f u l c i t y with i t s many parks and open s p a c e s ; in particular the P r i n c e s Street Gardens with wide green s l o p e s leading up to the C a s t l e and Arthur's s e a t .

I was very i n t e r e s t e d to s e e that a w i s e Corporation had r e s t o r e d some of the a t t r a c t i v e 17th century buildings s u c h a s the W h i t e House C l o s e and that the p i c t u r e s q u e house with i t s painted c e i l i n g s , where John Knox l i v e d , s t i l l s t a n d s .

There were grim reminders too of the c i t y ' s troubled p a s t - a cannon b a l l buried in a w a l l and a memorial to w i t c h e s burned a t the s t a k e .

We look forward to v i s i t i n g Edinburgh a g a i n before long, for the number of our members and s y m p a t h i s e r s in Scotland i s growing s o f a s t that we hope to o r g a n i s e a meeting there a s s o o n a s a s u i t a b l e d a t e and meeting p l a c e c a n be found. Perhaps it will not be long before someone in S c o t l a n d will find the t i m e , energy and e n t h u s i a s m to o r g a n i s e a S c o t l a n d branch of the Vegan S o c i e t y .

Eva Batt

FROM YOUR LETTERS 1.

"One h a p p i n e s s i s to s e e in the surrounding c o u n t r y s i d e a n i m a l s s t i l l running free - mothers and kids and lambs a l l together - a happy life whilst it l a s t s .

But the time of awful r e l i g i o u s s a c r i f i c e coming on now where every family k i l l s a s h e e p r i t u a l l y . . . 'tho r e a l l y I s u p p o s e what one s e e s here Is no worse than what i s hidden at home" .

2.

" S i n c e becoming vegan I have b e c o m e much h e a l t h i e r and better in e v e r y w a y .

An o s t e o p a t h s a i d I must keep to the diet to avoid crippling a r t h r i t i s . - And h e ' s probably not even a v e g e t a r i a n " .

BEE PROBLEMS IN AMERICA

After m i l l i o n s of y e a r s of having their n e s t s torn a p a p r t , African b e e s have developed a n t i p a t h y to men and other large a n i m a l s .

They a r e , a s one b i o l o g i s t put it ' i n c r e d i b l y a g g r e s s i v e ' . In 1956 a Brazilian g e n e t i c i s t . w a n t i n g to d e v e l o p a c r o s s bred strain with the honey producing q u a l i t y of the African v a r i e t y and the s w e e t d i s p o s i t i o n of the d o m e s t i c breed,took some h o m e .

They e s c a p e d and a r e now superseding the d o m e s t i c s t r a i n , and by their s t i n g s c a u s i n g 3 0 0 - 4 0 0 human deaths a year.

They a r e spreading northwards and the United S t a t e s Department of Agriculture have s e t up a committee to try and d i s c o v e r ways of preventing them from ousting their n a t i v e b e e s . from "World H u n g e r " , V . C . A . O . D .

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I f i r s t b e c a m e v e g e t a r i a n for humane r e a s o n s about 12 y e a r s a g o .

My husband was v e g a n when we married five y e a r s a g o , and s o for e t h i c a l r e a s o n s I changed t o o .

I found I f e l t f i t t e r a l s o without dairy p r o d u c t s .

A t y p i c a l d a y ' s menu would b e : On r i s i n g : Breakfast:

A c u p of weak tea with Plamil and wheaten b i s c u i t .

1 round wholewheat t o a s t with marmalade or b l a c k t r e a c l e . 1 a p p l e or b a n a n a .

Lunch:

Sometimes Muesli i n s t e a d .

Large s a l a d of grated raw c a r r o t s with h e r b s , l e t t u c e , c u c u m b e r , t o m a t o , c e l e r y , or raw c a b b a g e (according to s e a s o n ) , or raw b e e t r o o t s a l a d with wholewheat bread or c r i s p b r e a d , peanut b u t t e r , Vecon or M a r m l t e , or Barmene or vegan margarine or t a r t e x s p r e a d . Home made f l a p j a c k , fruit c a k e , a p p l e , or s m a l l c o f f e e . Sometimes mixed nuts .

4.30:

Cup of tea with Plamil or herb t e a .

Evening meal:

Occasionally soup.

S o m e t i m e s p o t a t o e s b a k e d in j a c k e t s with mildly curried butter b e a n s or l e n t i l and mushroom s a v o u r y . Carrot s a l a d (grated raw c a r r o t s ) . Apple c r u m b l e .

OR Brown r i c e and M e x i c a n b e a n s OR W h o l e w h e a t s p a g h e t t i or nut s a v o u r y . ALWAYS some s a l a d with c o o k e d m e a l . Often s l i c e d p e a r s for d e s s e r t or baked a p p l e s .

Late e v e n i n g :

Cup of c e r e a l c o f f e e , herb tea or grape j u i c e .

I now have two d a u g h t e r s , S i t a aged 3 J y e a r s and Venetia a g e d 17 m o n t h s .

During my p r e g n a n c i e s I kept to much the s a m e d i e t , being sure to e a t plenty of f r e s h fruit and s a l a d .

One blood t e s t r e v e a l e d a low l e v e l of iron which I c o r r e c t e d by an i n c r e a s e d i n t a k e of iron rich f o o d s , particularly raw b e e t r o o t , p a r s l e y , d a t e s , s p i n a c h and m o l a s s e s .

I remained very a c t i v e and w e l l and had e a s y and quick c o n f i n e m e n t s , both b a b i e s beinq born a t home bv natural m e t h o d s .

I b r e a s t - f e d both b a b i e s c o m p l e t e l y for their f i r s t 5 - 6 w e e k s of l i f e , but t h e n n e e d e d to supplement my supply with.a 4 o z . b o t t l e of Plamil e a c h d a y .

I c o n t i n u e d giving t h r e e b r e a s t f e e d s d a i l y until 6 months o l d , then 2 f e e d s until 1 y e a r , and 1 feed until 16 months when Sita was w e a n e d .

Venetia s t i l l g e t s one feed from me a t 17 m o n t h s .

I used Plamil a s a s u b s t i t u t e for b r e a s t milk when my supply d i m i n i s h e d , Plamil i s t h e next b e s t t h i n g , I think it i s Important to s t a r t b a b i e s with f r e s h fruit J u i c e s and f r e s h fruit and v e g e t a b l e p u r e e s before c e r e a l s , s o that they a c q u i r e an e a r l y t a s t e and liking for natural f o o d s i n s t e a d of s t o d g e , and do not put on e x c e s s w e i g h t .

At the a g e of 5 w e e k s I g a v e tiny amounts of f r e s h s q u e e z e d orange J u i c e diluted with c o o l e d b o i l e d water b e t w e e n f e e d s (for Vitamin C) and g r a d u a l l y i n c r e a s e d the amount of t h i s .

At 2 months they had 1 t e a s p o o n of raw carrot J u i c e or grape j u i c e a l s o .

At 3 months 1 t e a s p o o n f i n e l y grated raw apple or p e a r , s i e v e d g r a p e s or w e l l mashed banana . At 3 months 1 t e a s p o o n s i e v e d potato with carrot J u i c e or s i e v e d c a r r o t s .

Gradually i n c r e a s e d amounts of t h e s e f o o d s . At 4 months a l i t t l e s i e v e d l e n t i l s (which had b e e n c o o k e d with onion and s p i n a c h l e a v e s or p a r s l e y ) .

At 5 months a l i t t l e Baby M u e s l i such a s " F a m i l i a " (although t h i s c o n t a i n s honey) or vegan Fruesli; s t i l l continuing with previous f o o d s .

As t h e b a b i e s grew older I made home-made muesli with o a t s , dark s u g a r , grated a p p l e , and grated nuts mixed with w a t e r .

As an a i d to t e e t h they had p i e c e s of peeled a p p l e or s l i c e s of raw carrot to b i t e on and n e i t h e r girl had any teething t r o u b l e s a t a l l .

Sita got her f i r s t two t e e t h a t five m o n t h s , but Venetia w a s a y e a r old b e f o r e her f i r s t two t e e t h appeared and now h a s four a t s e v e n t e e n m o n t h s .

I never used a n y tinned baby foods for the children but preferred to g i v e raw foods in p r e f e r e n c e to c o o k e d f o o d s .

At 6 months s m a l l p i e c e s of skinned tomato or p e e l e d g r a p e s c a n be i n c l u d e d .

Almonds are a good s o u r c e of c a l c i u m and I used to grind some up in muesli for the children in their first y e a r to aid development of t e e t h .

I a l s o used peanut b u t t e r , Marmite or Barmene, b l a c k t r e a c l e with Tomar margarine a s s p r e a d s on wholewheat b r e a d .

Made into s m a l l finger s a n d w i c h e s they a r e l e s s messy.'

W h o l e w h e a t bread t o a s t e d i s a l s o good to u s e a s r u s k s .

I did u s e Gafecttina baby c e r e a l s o c c a s i o n a l l y when t h e g i r l s were about 5 - 7 months o l d , or H o l l e Baby C e r e a l , but the former s e e m s d i f f i c u l t to obtain now, and there do not seem to be many whole food c e r e a l s for s m a l l b a b i e s .

I used s o m e t i m e s to mix Sunnybisk into a pulp with boiled water and add l i t t l e Plamil for b r e a k f a s t at about 4 - 5 m o n t h s .

My two daughters are thriving b e a u t i f u l l y on a vegan d i e t which i n c l u d e s l o t s of f r e s h f r u i t , some v e g e t a b l e s , and a l s o f r e s h fruit and v e g e t a b l e j u i c e s with wholewheat c e r e a l s . They do not h a v e any s w e e t s a t a l l , but e n j o y n u t s , d a t e s , raisins, etc. instead.

They have had no vitamin supplements,dependlng on s u n s h i n e , P l a m i l , and l a t e r vegan margarine for Vitamin D , and Plamil and Barmene for B 1 2 .

They have not had any v a c c i n a t i o n s , i n j e c t i o n s or a l l o p a t h i c drugs and h a v e only had an o c c a s i o n a l s l i g h t c o l d l a s t i n g about four d a y s for which we u s e b o t a n i c or h o m e o p a t h i c r e m e d i e s and a raw food d i e t .

A vegan garden which i s g r e a t l y i n c r e a s e d in s i z e t h i s year s u p p l i e s h e r b s and salads.

Here i s a t y p i c a l d a y ' s menu for the children a t their p r e s e n t a g e s : S i t a , aged years: Breakfast, 8 . 3 0 :

11.30: Lunch,

J u i c e of one orange or a whole orange to e a t .

1.00:

4.00: Dinner,

1 Sunnybisk or W h e a t e n F l a k e s with diluted Plamil OR home-made m u e s l i .

1 apple.

1 round w h o l e wheat t o a s t with marmalade (sometimes b a n a n a ) .

W h o l e w h e a t s a n d w i c h with Tomor m a r g a r i n e , p e a nut b u t t e r , Marmite or Barmene o r T a r t e x . S o m e t i m e s c r e s s and tomato and p i e c e of c a r r o t .

1 a p p l e or p e a r , few g r a p e s . 1 o a t c a k e b i s c u i t with peanut butter or s m a l l p i e c e f l a p j a c k .

Sometimes some mixed nuts or r a i s i n s i n s t e a d .

S m a l l g l a s s grape j u i c e or lemon j u i c e s w e e t e n e d with brown s u g a r . OR b e e t r o o t j u i c e .

5.30-6.00:

Baked J a c k e t potato c u t up with Vecon or Barmene and some grated raw carrot with l e n t i l s or butter b e a n s or M e x i c a n b e a n s (red) or nut r i s s o l e .

Apple or a p p l e c r u m b l e .

(Sometimes for dinner

millet or whole brown r i c e with b e a n s or c a u l i f l o w e r , or wholewheat s p a g h e t t i and soup with raw c a r r o t .

S i n c e the a g e of 2 Sita drinks l i t t l e , but will o c c a s i o n a l l y want j c u p Plamil or water a f t e r a m e a l .

V e n e t i a , aged 17 months: Breakfast:

I b a n a n a . 1 round wholewheat bread t o a s t e d with Tomor margarine or C a s h e w n u t t a . B r e a s t f e e d .

11 . 3 0 :

J u i c e of 1 orange to drink.

Lunch, 1 . 0 0 :

6 o z . Plamil.

Vecon and Tomor s a n d w i c h with whole

wheat b r e a d .

S l i c e d pear and p e e l e d g r a p e s .

2.30 - 4.30:

Sleep.

4.30:

Drink of grape j u i c e or lemon j u i c e .

5.30:

6 o z . b o t t l e or cup of P l a m i l .

Supper, 6 . 0 0 :

M a s h e d c e n t r e of j a c k e t potato with Vecon & s i e v e d l e n t i l and onion s o u p , OR s i e v e d b e a n s .

1 sliced or p e e l e d a p p l e OR Baby M u e s l i and an a p p l e . P i e c e of o a t c a k e or b i s c u i t .

Often the children get p i e c e s of raw c e l e r y or carrot to c h e w .

Venetia at 17 months h a s four t e e t h , e a t s with a spoon by h e r s e l f and drinks'from a spout cup by h e r s e l f .

She i s 2 ' 3 j " t a l l . She can play a big harmonica very n i c e l y and a l s o a toy x y l o p h o n e , and s p e n d s hours playing with b r i c k s and t o y s and h a s l o v e l y g a m e s with Sita .

She h a s a good s e n s e of fun and e n j o y s s c r i b b l i n g on p i e c e s of paper or n o t e - b o o k .

She i s very strong and sturdy and c a n s a y quite a few w o r d s , " d u c k , door, c a r , d o g " , and understands a great d e a l of what we s a y to h e r .

I think Sita had a bigger v o c a b u l a r y a t t h i s particular a g e but she d e v e l o p e d her t e e t h s o o n e r and I think t h i s makes a big d i f f e r e n c e in being a b l e to form sounds and words more e a s i l y .

Sita Is now 3 y e a r s 3 m o n t h s , and c a n d r e s s and undress by h e r s e l f .

She i s now 3 ' 2 " t a l l . She l a y s the t a b l e for m e a l s and l i k e s to dry up the d i s h e s , and j u s t r e c e n t l y I d i s c o v e r e d her standing on a c h a i r washing up quite w e l l a t the s i n k , s o now s h e d o e s t h i s s o m e t i m e s t o o .

She knows her numbers up to t w e l v e , some of the ABC and c a n read a few w o r d s .

She loves to do j i g s a w s and c a n do some 4 0 - p l e c e o n e s in about 10 minutes by herself.

She l i k e s to help w a s h the c l o t h e s and c l e a n the c a r and c a n u s e the t o i l e t by h e r s e l f and w a s h h e r s e l f .

She l i k e s d r e s s i n g Venetia too and doing up buttons .

She a n s w e r s the t e l e p h o n e by saying the numbers and h a s a c h a t with the c a l l e r , h a s a good vocabulary and l i k e s drawing, painting and pasting and g a r d e n i n g .

They h a v e a l w a y s b e e n very a c t i v e , b r i g h t , and h e a l t h y b a b i e s and c h i l d r e n .

S t r a n g e r s were a l w a y s talking to them in their prams b e c a u s e they had friendly r e s p o n s i v e natures and smiled when spoken t o .

M a r g a r e t Gunn-King

BOOK REVIEWS "THE CIVILIZED ALTERNATIVE - A PATTERN FOR PROTEST" by Jon W y n n e T y s o n . 1972 21 l p . Centaur P r e s s , 1 1 - 1 4 Stanhope Mews W e s t , London SW7.

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This e x c e l l e n t book is an a p p e a l to the young and the y o u n g - i n - m i n d for independent thought and effort to meet the grave s o c i a l problems of our t i m e .

The first s e c t i o n i s c o n c e r n e d with the current predicament of s o c i e t y - the problems of pollution and population, of faulty e d u c a t i o n , of s l u m s , r a c i a l i n t o l e r a n c e , wars and v i o l e n c e in a l l i t s f o r m s . The remainder, the g r e a t e r part of the b o o k , d i s c u s s e s t h o s e orthodox h a b i t s of thought and behaviour that need to be reviewed and r e v i s e d .

The author points the way with penetrating wisdom and every vegan and v e g e t a r i a n who reads and ponders t h i s c l o s e l y r e a s o n e d book w i l l not only be b e t t e r equipped for s e r i o u s d i s c u s s i o n with t h o s e having d i f f e r e n t v i e w s but, I am s u r e , will in many c a s e s be stimulated to rethink h i s own p o s i t i o n and present c o u r s e of a c t i o n . _ (I hope to d i s c u s s this book in more d e t a i l in our next i s s u e ) INDUSTRIALIZE - AND PERISH Compiled by R K Prabhu.

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M K Gandhi.

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S a d l y , many,of G a n d h i ' s most p e s s i m i s t i c p r o p h e s i e s have been validated by r e c e n t history.

This interwoven volume of w a r n i n g s , e v a l u a t i o n s , s p e c u l a t i o n s and i n s i g h t s , i s reinforced by prevailing g l o b a l c r i s e s .

Its plea for an intermediate t e c h n o l o g y is i n c r e a s i n g l y e c h o e d by contemporary t h i n k e r s .

Its a n a l y s i s o f "the v i l l a g e c i v i l i s a t i o n ' i s confirmed by d i s a s t r o u s e f f e c t s of c e n t r a l i s a t i o n and urban sprawl t o d a y .

E c o l o g i c a l vandalism and rapid e r o s i o n of a v a i l a b l e natural resources.

Mahatma Gandhi was p e r c e p t i v e enough to r e c o g n i s e that a m a c h i n e - c e n t r e d culture •merely helps a few to ride on the b a c k s of m i l l i o n s " .

Improved machinery generating redundancy and unemployment rather than shorter hours and c h e a p e r g o o d s . R e a l i s i n g that i n d u s t r i a l i s e d e c o n o m i e s , b a s e d on profit i n s t e a d of n e e d , would e v e n t u a l l y d e s t r o y c r a f t s m a n s h i p , durability and e c o n o m y .

Our growth t e c h n o l o g y h a s , of c o u r s e , c r e a t e d g r e a t e r e v i l s than he pictured, if not imagined.

Built-in o b s o l e s c e n c e and u n s p e a k a b l e weapons of d e s t r u c t i o n .

I n d u s t r i a l i s a t i o n and ' c i t y c i v i l i s a t i o n ' e n g e n d e r , promote and s u s t a i n i n e q u a l i t y , d i v i s i o n and c o n f l i c t . They do so by induced c o m p e t i t i o n , unfair d i s t r i b u t i o n and unequal c o n s u m p t i o n . "You cannot build n o n - v i o l e n c e on a factory c i v i l i s a t i o n " , nor c a n you e r e c t a " v i l l a g e c i v i l i s a t i o n on violent c h a n g e " . It is imperative that we e v o l v e r a d i c a l a l t e r n a t i v e s to t r a d i t i o n a l c l a s s s t r u g g l e s b e t w e e n e x p l o i t e r s and e x p l o i t e d , r e c o g n i s i n g that both a r e v i c t i m s of an u n j u s t s i t u a t i o n and that the e s s e n t i a l p r e r e q u i s i t e of mutual liberation i s withdrawal of c o m p l i c i t y and c o n s e n t .

Many of G a n d h i ' s s p e c i f i c s may s e e m outmoded but their e s s e n t i a l truth r e m a i n s .

Dave Cunliffe

"WHO WILL EAT"

By M i c h a e l Allaby one of the authors of the " E c o l o g i s t s Blueprint for S u r v i v a l " . Published by Tom S t a c e y Ltd.

£2.90.

This i s both a f a s c i n a t i n g book and an e x a s p e r a t i n g o n e . It g i v e s with c l a r i t y and vigour a l l the arguments for the v e g a n solution to the world food problem and then s h e e r s off from the obvious c o n c l u s i o n . W h y ? Is it a s S c h w e i t z e r s a y s , that people f a i l to stand up with us b e c a u s e they " a r e afraid of being laughed at a s s e n t i m e n t a l i s t s , b e c a u s e they a l l o w their b e s t f e e l i n g s to g e t b l u n t e d " . Is it partly our f a u l t ? How c a r e f u l are we to make it e a s y for people to Identify with our points of view by going out to meet them and by being a s ordinary a s p o s s i b l e where there i s no matter of principle i n v o l v e d ? If you want arguments to u s e it w i l l be w e l l worth your while to get t h i s b o o k . As to the a n s w e r to M i c h a e l A l l a b y ' s q u e s t i o n "Who W i l l E a t ? " - it i s " W e a l l w i l l - If we go the vegan w a y " .

"THE VEGETABLE BOOK" Allen & Unwin

by Yann L o v e l o c k .

Published by George £5.50

Over 3 5 0 p a g e s of f a s c i n a t i n g information about a l l s o r t s of v e g e t a b l e s , common and uncommon, new and o l d , wild and c u l t i v a t e d .

Beautifully i l l u s t r a t e d by Meg Rutherford. Much more than a r e f e r e n c e b o o k , a d e l i g h t ' t o dip into when you have a moment to r e l a x .

KJ "THE A-Z OF HEALTH FOOD TERMS" by M i c h a e l Balfour & Judy A l l e n .

Garnstone Press A handy l i t t l e book of r e f e r e n c e .

£1.60

C l e a r l y and c r i s p l y written and w e l l produced.

KJ

"HONKY" by Derek N e v i l l e and o v t a i n a b l e from him, Itteringham M i l l , Norwich, Norfolk post free -

5Op.

This a t t r a c t i v e l y produced and movingly written l i t t l e book would make an a d m i r a b l e g i f t for any Nature lover from a g e of fourteen upwards. It vividly c o n v e y s the beauty of the E n g l i s h Countryside a n d i n s p i r e s i t s r e a d e r s to protect t h i s p r i c e l e s s h e r i t a g e and t h e a n i m a l s and birds who s h a r e i t .

ANIMALS AND PARLIAMENT "Mr Houghton (Sowerby, Lab) moved the s e c o n d reading of the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 (Amendment) Bill to provide that no experiment on a living a n i m a l should be performed if the experiment could be a c h i e v e d by a l t e r n a t i v e m e a n s . " m h M a y 1 9 7 2 This was p a s s e d , but the Bill to s t o p the export of Live Animals s t i l l a w a i t s i t s s e c o n d reading and i s l i k e l y to be postponed i n d e f i n i t e l y . The R . S . P . C . A .

Campaign s t i l l g o e s o n .

C o n t a c t S . E . L . F . A . C a m p a i g n , 105 Jermyn S t r e e t , London S W 1 . , and g i v e a l l the h e l p you c a n .

SHOPPING W I T H EVA

CRANKS SHOP AND RESTAURANT In the shop the Nut R o a s t s , Date S l i c e s , S h o r t b r e a d s , C h o c o l a t e C r u n c h , Bread and Rolls a r e a l l v e g a n .

We a r e delighted to be a b l e to a s s u r e our r e a d e r s that only Tomor margerlne i s u s e d in Cranks b a k e r y products • In the Restaurant the Nut R i s s o l e s a r e normally g l a z e d with e g g , but some a r e made without the g l a z i n g for v e g a n s .

To avoid d i s a p p o i n t m e n t , it i s a d v i s a b l e to t e l e phone beforehand and e n s u r e a c o m p l e t e l y vegan m e a l .

Correction

:

Cranks F l a p j a c k s and Coconut F l a t t i e s a r e not vegan a s s t a t e d in an earlier copy.

NEW FOODS Home cooking of soya b e a n s h a s long b e e n a t i m e - a n d - p a t i e n c e t e s t for v e g e t a r i a n s .

Happily that i s now a thing of the past with Calendula quick cooking Split B e a n s .

J u s t boil for 20 m i n u t e s , strain and t o s s in hot o i l and s e a s a l t .

I tried them t h i s way but they can be used in any r e c i p e for soya b e a n s of c o u r s e .

Soya flour i s a l s o packed by this Company, with a reminder that this nutritious food is over 44% p r o t e i n .

Also from C a l e n d u l a / M a r i g o l d : a s u g a r - f r e e M u e s l i b a s e d on a combination of four c e r e a l s blended for amino a c i d b a l a n c e and protein of high b i o l o g i c a l v a l u e , plus sun dried r a i s i n s .

No honey or milk powder i s a d d e d .

Marigold S t e i n - B u r g e r - M i x i s a l s o vegan ( w h e a t ; r i c e , b a r l e y , o a t s , m i l l e t , s e s a m e ) . R e p l a c e wheat flour with S t e i n - B u r g e r - M i x in any savoury r e c i p e .

soya,

DIRECT FOODS LTD. W e are happy to a n n o u n c e that Protoveg Natural flavour textured v e g e t a b l e protein i s now being enriched with, among other vitamins and m i n e r a l s , Vitamin B 1 2 .

This a p p l i e s to a l l s u p p l i e s now coming into the s h o p s .

Shortly the food v a l u e of the Pork and Beef flavoured v a r i e t i e s will be simi larly i n c r e a s e d .

ANSWERS TO ENQUIRIES' C o - o p S h o r t e x . To quote the manufacturer: " W e have r e c e n t l y changed the formulation of Shortex in an effort to combat ever i n c r e a s i n g c o s t s and to e n a b l e us to maintain the current price.

W h i l s t it may be 100% v e g e t a b l e o i l some of the t i m e , we c a n n o t g u a r a n t e e it . . . " " . . . there is no n a t i o n a l l y a v a i l a b l e Cooking Fat of a l l v e g e t a b l e f o r mulation" .

Members in the south have been having d i f f i c u l t y in getting white sugar which has been refined over v e g e t a b l e carbon (rather than the more u s u a l method using animal charcoal).

We regret that we are unable to help a s it s e e m s that the former i s p r o c e s s e d and distributed only in the M i d l a n d s .

Perhaps someone in the g r o c e r y b u s i n e s s could bring some p r e s s u r e to b e a r ?

The following a r e v e g a n : Cadburvs Cream f i l l e d N o v e l t i e s and Peppermint Cream f i l l e d b l o c k , Coconut I c e in b o x e s of Cadburys C h o c o l a t e s .

Eagle C o n f e c t i o n e r y .

Snowballs,

C h i l l o Frozen D e s s e r t M i x .

Orange F i l l e d Plain C h o c o l a t e B l o c k .

Rakusen's Chestnut Stuffing.

S a i n s b u r y ' s P e a s e Pudding.

L e i s u r e Drinks Ltd • u s e no a n i m a l ingredient e i t h e r in their products or in the p r o c e s s i n g (many m a k e s a r e c l a r i f i e d with egg s h e l l s or I s i n g l a s s - from Sturgeon B l a d d e r ) .

L e i s u r e further g u a r a n t e e that their J u i c e s c o n t a i n no p e s t i c i d e r e s i d u e s or other i n j u r i o u s chemicals.

The s w e e t e n i n g a g e n t i s not s t a t e d .

Address : Aston upon Trent, Derby DE7 2AX. Nu Nale c o n t a i n s l a n o l i n .

Pearls • All the b e s t q u a l i t y simulated p e a r l s a r e c o a t e d with an e s s e n c e c o n t a i n i n g guanin c r y s t a l s (made from f i s h s c a l e s ) .

The lower priced o n e s a r e t r e a t e d with c h e m i c a l s only (Pompadour Products Ltd). Apart from the p r i c e , the only difference would be found in the l i f e of the b e a d s .

By t h i s time it would be a bit l a t e , s o we may h a v e to c o n t i n u e t o l i v e without p e a r l s of any kind - not a hardship e x a c t l y . ' Camay Toilet Soap) „ , , „ . , ' . . _ , Both, In common with a l m o s t a l l o t h e r s , c o n t a i n a n i m a l f a t s .

Lux Toilet boap J Formula' 16 hair colouring i s v e g a n .

M a x F a c t o r California Nail Creme and Nail F r o s t , F a c e Powder and Eye M a k e - u p remover pads a r e a l l free of a n i m a l i n g r e d i e n t s .

It must be remembered however that although a f i n i s h e d product may not have b e e n t e s t e d on laboratory a n i m a l s , the i n g r e d i e n t s may have b e e n , and this i s p a r t i c u l a r l y a p p l i c a b l e to m a k e - u p .

F l e u r s do Monde by Faberge

: A new v e g a n perfume.

MORE ABOUT MARGARINES

The m a g a z i n e " W h i c h " published by the C o n s u m e r s ' A s s o c i a t i o n , c o n t a i n s in the February 1 9 7 3 i s s u e an i n t e r e s t i n g and very informative a r t i c l e on m a r g a r i n e s .

We w e l c o m e it for s e v e r a l r e a s o n s , not the l e a s t of which i s the f a c t that it confirms what we have b e e n s a y i n g for a long time; that there are only two s p r e a d s a v a i l a b l e which a r e free of any milk e x t r a c t a d d i t i v e s .

They are ' T o m o r ' , the Kosher margarine, and ' O u t l i n e ' spread - not o f f i c i a l l y a margarine a s it c o n t a i n s more than the maximum water a l l o w e d in margarine.

The writer in ' W h i c h ' reminds their r e a d e r s that any type of e d i b l e fat c a n be used in margarine, f i s h o i l s and animal f a t s a s w e l l a s v e g e t a b l e , and the proportions used will vary a c c o r d i n g to world p r i c e s and current a v a i l a b i l i t y .

There i s no law which c o n t r o l s t h i s .

B e c a u s e the b l e n d e d , d e o d o r i s e d , and o t h e r w i s e treated f a t s a r e t a s t e l e s s , milk

s o l i d s a r e u s u a l l y added for flavouring purposes and t h i s a l s o a p p l i e s to the ' s o f t ' v e g e t a b l e o i l margarines now in the s h o p s .

We were not surprised that the 'Whicfh' r e s e a r c h e r s were unable to e l i c i t d e t a i l s of a l l the f a t s u s e d in some kinds of margarine (this h a s a l w a y s b e e n our e x p e r i e n c e ) .

T h e y , l i k e u s , were very surprised that any food manufacturer should r e f u s e to t e l l their c u s t o m e r s what they a r e e a t i n g .

L a c t o - v e g e t a r i a n s c a n n o t a s s u m e that b e c a u s e a brand of margarine i s in a tub it i s n e c e s s a r i l y made with only v e g e t a b l e o i l (and n o n r f a t milk s o l i d s ) .

C o - o p Silver Soft and Gold S e a l soft a r e not v e g e t a r i a n s a y s ' W h i c h ' .

A l s o , a l l the packet m a r g a r i n e s , with the e x c e p t i o n of Tomor, c o n t a i n e i t h e r f i s h or a n i m a l f a t s , or b o t h . ' W h i c h ' thinks there i s a c a s e for margarines having to be l a b e l l e d with the Individual o i l s or f a t s they c o n t a i n .

So-do we.' And we would add that a l l foods containing milk in any form should l i k e w i s e be s o l a b e l l e d .

We c a n only hope that the new food l a b e l l i n g l a w s , now coming to e f f e c t , will make it more d i f f i c u l t to hoodwink the public although v e g a n s must s t i l l be very much on the a l e r t , for milk i s s t i l l one of the i t e m s e x c l u d e d from the n e c e s s i t y of being mentioned c l e a r l y on the l a b e l .

Non-fat milk s o l i d s a r e widely u s e d for flavouring made-up foods and r a r e l y thought worthy of m e n t i o n .

L a c t o v e g e t a r i a n s may be i n t e r e s t e d to know that although the quantity of ' n o n - f a t milk s o l i d s ' - added to p r a c t i c a l l y a l l margarines to g i v e flavour - i s apparently q u i t e low ( 5 - 1 6 % a c c o r d i n g to the brand) t h i s r e p r e s e n t s approximately ten t i m e s t h i s amount of skimmed m i l k .

As our regular r e a d e r s w i l l know, we h a v e made s e v e r a l u n s u c c e s s f u l a t t e m p t s to persuade c e r t a i n manufacturers to d i s c o n t i n u e what we b e l i e v e to be m i s l e a d i n g a d v e r t i s i n g , such a s d e s c r i b i n g C o f f e e - M a t e a s a ' N o n - D a i r y ' product e v e n though it c o n t a i n s both an e x t r a c t of milk and animal fat - not mentioned on the l a b e l , although ' v e g e t a b l e f a t s ' are• Our r e a d e r s may be i n t e r e s t e d in the l a s t reply from the Consumers A s s o c i a t i o n on the s u b j e c t : " W e a r e very much a l i v e to the problems of s e c t i o n s of the public who want d e t a i l e d information to e n a b l e them to buy food a c c o r d i n g to their particular b e l i e f s . . . The common principle for s u c h p e o p l e , and I would s a y for your m e m b e r s , is the need for a d e q u a t e information on l a b e l s and a t l e a s t in this country we are moving in the right d i r e c t i o n .

On January 1st the Labelling of Food Regulations 1 9 7 0 came into f o r c e and this will mean that a l m o s t a l l prepacked foods will have to g i v e a full l i s t of ingredients.

T h e s e must be i d e n t i f i e d by their s p e c i f i c , and not g e n e r i c , n a m e s , for e x a m p l e : V e g e t a b l e f a t ' i n s t e a d of ' f a t ' .

I think that a s a r e s u l t your members w i l l find it e a s i e r to d e c i d e whether the food in q u e s t i o n c o n t a i n s any a n i m a l b a s e d I n g r e d i e n t s .

I would a g r e e that l a b e l l i n g by s p e c i f i c names may be d o u b l e - e d g e d if the p u r c h a s e r d o e s not r e c o g n i s e the Ingredients - sodium c a s e i n a t e might fox some people - but I c a n n o t s e e how we can get around t h i s problem u n l e s s manufacturers were to add in b r a c k e t s a f t e r 'doubtful' ingredients "of n o n - a n i m a l o r i g i n " .

The u s e of the word " n o n - d a i r y " for C o f f e e m a t e i s n e c e s s i t a t e d by c o m m e n d a b l e consumer protection t h i n k i n g , that i s , to prevent c h e a p e r n o n - d a i r y products c a s h i n g in on the reputation of dairy p r o d u c t s .

I r o n i c a l l y for your members t h i s measure tends to m i s l e a d rather than inform. David R i c h a r d s o n Senior R e s e a r c h O f f i c e r .

Footwear BRANDED FOOTWEAR Portland S h o e s , Recommended for c o m f o r t a b l e f i t .

ANNA. white.

P a r a f l e x * perforated upper, low h e e l , b u c k l e t r i m .

Sizes 2 - 9 .

SARAH. L a c e - u p , plain front s t y l e .

P a r a f l e x upper.

Sizes 2 - 9 .

In b l a c k , brown, or

Low h e e l , m i c r o c e l l u l a r s o l e .

Black or brown

W r i t e to Portland S h o e s L t d . , a t G a t e w a y S t r e e t , L e i c e s t e r , for a d d r e s s of your nearest stockist. *

In t h e s e c a s e s ' P a r a f l e x ' s t a n d s for C l a r i n o poromeric simulated l e a t h e r .

W a r d s 'Grand Prix' S h o e s for b o y s .

Four s t y l e s with Porvalr u p p e r s .

7602 7601

in brown.

Sturdy l a c e - u p (5 hole) s h o e with w e l t . a s a b o v e in b l a c k .

S i z e s and half s i z e s 1 1 - 6 .

7401 452 451 7502'

t w o - t o n e l a c e - u p in b l a c k / b u r g u n d y Porvair.

S i z e s and half s i z e s 1 1 - 6 . brown e l a s t i c a t e d s l i p - o n with brogue type trim. a s a b o v e in b l a c k . - S i z e s and half s i z e s 9 - 5 j . brown Provair with red and green f l a s h t r i m s .

Plain t o e , 5 hole l a c e up.

S i z e s and half s i z e s 1 1 - 6 .

Wards ' G o l d e n D o l l i e s ' for g i r l s P637 P607

f a n c y b l a c k and red Porvair.

Chunky PU s o l e .

S i z e s and half s i z e s 9 - 5 . tan and y e l l o w Porvair l a c e - u p .

S i z e s and half s i z e s 9 - 5 .

Also in other colours.

821 b l a c k patent s i n g l e strap and b u c k l e .

Sizes 11-5.

Also in red or b l u e .

8 7 0 1 L a c e up in tan Porvair.

S i z e s and half s i z e s 9 - 5 .

P617 orange and y e l l o w Porvair.

T strap and b u c k l e , chunky s o l e .

S i z e s and . half s i z e s 1 1 - 5 .

A l s o : s t y l e s 8 0 2 , 8 8 1 3 , P 6 8 7 , and 8 4 3 which we h a v e not yet s e e n .

In the current range of Wards s h o e s for a l l the family t h e r e a r e s e v e r a l more s t y l e s , some in Porvair, Vinyl or G l i s s i d e .

P l e a s e c h e c k on l i n i n g s in a l l c a s e s .

B a l l y S h o e s for L a d l e s . The s h o e s in the Bally 'Cloud Nine' range a r e a l l 100% non-leather.

Ask to s e e C o c o , J a c k i e , P a t , S t e l l a , F l e u r , Mondo, M e l a n l e , Kitty, or B e t s y , a l l court s t y l e s .

M i c k y , J i n g o , and Meg have s l i n g - b a c k uppers and Bunty an i n s t e p s t r a p .

All have uppers of ' C a r l e t t a ' or ' C a r l e n e ' and come in S i z e s range from 3 ? for M e l a n i e , to 1 0 j for C o c o , J a c k i e , or a range of c o l o u r s .

Kitty, and a l l s i z e s and half s i z e s in b e t w e e n .

S e v e r a l B a l l y s h o e s in other r a n g e s i n c l u d e n o n - l e a t h e r a s well a s l e a t h e r m o d e l s .

For i n s t a n c e , Plaza and C a s s a t a in the s a n d a l s , but we h a v e no information regarding the l i n i n g s for t h e s e .

One member, a track a t h l e t e , t e l l s us that a s m a l l manufacturer of Rugby, A t h l e t i c and S o c c e r F o o t w e a r w i l l make to order using n o n - l e a t h e r m a t e r i a l s .

The c o s t , we u n d e r s t a n d . Is very r e a s o n a b l e .

For d e t a i l s write to M e s s r s N W a l s h a t , Bolton, L a n e s .

A new range of Dunlop 100% Vinyls w i l l be in the s h o p s t h i s O c t o b e r .

D e t a i l s of t h e s e in the next V e g a n .

Eva B a t t .

PLANTMILK LTD.

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News

PLANTMILK LTD. i s a l i v e to the nutritional requirements of the p r e s e n t a g e , and t o the s p e c i f i c n e e d s of the Vegan.

It c o n t i n u a l l y r e - a p p r a i s e s i t s p r o d u c t s .

Some time a g o it started experimenting with the incorporation of sunflower o i l in I t s formula for PLAMIL in p l a c e of a r a c h i s o i l , b e c a u s e it f e l t that the t h e r a p e u t i c u s e s of sunflower commend i t s u s e to the e x c l u s i o n of other o i l s .

The e x p e r i m e n t s showed that the t a s t e of Plamil b e c a m e more b l a n d .

B a t c h e s of Plamil leaving the f a c t o r y now c o n t a i n the sunflower o i l , and t h i s NEW IMPROVED Plamll should find i t s way soon into your Health S t o r e .

Sunflower o i l Is high In p o l y u n s a t u r a t e s , and c o n t a i n s no c h o l e s t e r o l .

After carrying out the s u c c e s s f u l e x p e r i m e n t s , the Company noted that The Times on 3 1 s t March carried some u s e f u l data on the b e n e f i t treatment with sunflower o i l had b e e n to s u f f e r e r s of multiple s c l e r o s i s .

PLAMIL DELICE i s now being made with sunflower o i l , a s a l s o the new Plamil Salad Dressing.

It may be that some r e a d e r s h a v e not b e e n s u c c e s s f u l In o b t a i n i n g the s a l a d d r e s s i n g from some Health S t o r e s a s y e t .

It h a s b e e n a v a i l a b l e from Plantmilk Ltd. s i n c e April, but the f o r m a l i t i e s of introducing a new l i n e in the h e a l t h food trade a t the p r e s e n t time a r e not e n c o u r a g i n g .

Plantmilk Ltd. h a s to r e a l l y c o n v i n c e the d i s t r i b u t o r s that there i s a very r e a l demand for a line before it e n j o y s ' c i r c u l a t i o n ' .

So the a d v i c e to any frustrated reader I s not to write to Plantmilk Ltd. and c o m p l a i n , but to go on p e r s i s t e n t l y a s k i n g t h e i r Health S t o r e s to s t o c k It where it h a s not a l r e a d y done s o .

When this hurdle Is c l e a r e d the Plamil c h e e s e spread c a n be Introduced.

One thing a t a time.'

Arthur Ling. " DEVA" We used to work for a c o m m e r c i a l h e a l t h food firm, running o n e of their s h o p s , but we w e r e n ' t very happy about the f a c t that we had to s e l l s o many products that w e r e n ' t r e a l l y health giving foods nor of v e g e t a r i a n o r i g i n .

This led u s t o open our own shop through which we could try to help bring over r e a l l y wholesome foods served in a friendly a t m o s p h e r e . ' D e v a ' c a m e into being one and a half y e a r s a g o .

We s t a r t e d with l i t t l e s t o c k and now we a r e 'bulging at the s e a m s ' .

Sometimes we get s o busy it b e c o m e s quite c h a o t i c b u t , with keeping a s e n s e of humour, everything manages to flow a s It s h o u l d .

Our main c o n c e r n i s to try and bring over the way of living that r e s t o r e s the body and mind to health and harmony by the e a t i n g of whole unadulterated food and avoiding the u n n e c e s s a r y s l a u g h t e r of a n i m a l s .

Being vegan o u r s e l v e s we would prefer to have a t o t a l v e g a n s t o c k but there i s not y e t enough i n t e r e s t In t h e vegan way of l i f e . We have to compromise with keeping to a s t r i c t v e g e t a r i a n s t o c k , s e e k i n g to k e e p the middle w a y .

Vegetarianism Is a bridge to v e g a n l s m . We bake homemade v e g a n g o o d i e s for the shop and find they a r e popular; they a r e a l s o t a s t y and n o u r i s h i n g .

V e g a n i s m , we f e e l , i s only one a s p e c t of a s p i r i n g towards a higher c o n c e p t i o n of living and e x p r e s s i n g s e l f l e s s love in e v e r y thought and a c t i o n .

Although t h i s way of e a t i n g and living i s an important s t e p towards a b e t t e r way of l i f e , more important s t i l l i s t h e mental a p p r o a c h to l i f e .

O n e h a s to c u l t i v a t e the mind,eliminating a l l thoughts that bind o n e s e l f to the i l l u s i o n a r y b e l i e f s of f e a r , d i s e a s e , s e l f i s h n e s s , e t c . , and f i l l the mind with pure uplifting thoughts of a d e v o t i o n a l nature to the " C r e a t o r of A l l " . " I t i s not enough to c u l t i v a t e a pure d i e t . if the mind and heart a r e s t i l l impure" - C l a r e C a m e r o n . _)f. ^

CLASSIFIED I p . per word.

Minimum 2 5 p .

HOLIDAY In SCOTLAND: D i n n e r , bed and b r e a k f a s t in country c o t t a g e . ^miles I n v e r n e s s . Good t o u r i s t c e n t r e .

Mrs M E L a w s o n , Cray, Invernesshlre.

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FOR UP-TO-DATE LIST of Vegetarian G u e s t H o u s e s and R e s t a u r a n t s p l e a s e send stamp to S e c r e t a r y of Vegetarian Catering A s s o c i a t i o n - Kathleen K e l e n y , , Wooton-under-Edge, Glos.

DUBROVNIK - YUGOSLAVIA: New Vegan o f f e r s accommodation in old c o t t a g e .

S e l f c o n t a i n e d pavilion (furnished) a l s o a v a i l a b l e . 1 0 0 - 2 0 0 D i n a r s d a i l y .

G u e s t willing to h e l p with c h o r e s r e d u c e d r a t e s .

Box 1 0 1 , Vegan, B e l c h a l w e l l , Bland ford.

YOUTH SECTION - VEGETARIAN SOCIETY: An o r g a n i s a t i o n for people 1 2 - 2 9 .

Further information from Youth S e c t i o n S e c r e t a r y , c / o The Vegetarian S o c i e t y (UK) L t d . , 5 3 M a r l o e s Road, London W 8 .

WANTED : A copy of "The G o s p e l of the Holy T w e l v e " .

Peter F Brown, Kenton, Harrow, M i d d l e s e x HA3 9 B Q . T e l . 0 1 - 9 0 7 - 4 0 3 7 .

VEGANISM - The Truly E c o n o m i c a l D i e t .

A l e a f l e t on t h i s with n u t r i t i o n a l s u g g e s t i o n s and menus i s being p r e p a r e d . Send for c o p i e s of t h i s and of our other leaflets. S.A.E. please.

THE VEGANIC ASSOCIATION Convenor

:

Christopher F e t t e s ,

, Dun L a o i r e ,

Dublin.

Members of the Veganic A s s o c i a t i o n h a v e r e c e n t l y r e c e i v e d their f i r s t n e w s l e t t e r , of which the far more s u b s t a n t i a l s e c o n d i s s u e w i l l a p p e a r In J u l y . As I f e e l sure that many Vegan S o c i e t y supporters w i l l be i n t e r e s t e d in our work, h o w e v e r , and might Indeed l i k e to j o i n , here a r e a few d e t a i l s .

Our i n t e r e s t i s in the growing of h e a l t h y crops without digging the s o i l and without the u s e of f e r t i l i s e r s of (vertebrate) animal o r i g i n , and our aim i s twofold: f i r s t l y to provide a c l e a r i n g h o u s e for the p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e of t h o s e who a r e a l r e a d y gardening in this way; and s e c o n d l y to b r o a d c a s t the f a c t that dung, f i s h m e a l , dried blood and s o on a r e no more n e c e s s a r y to a h e a l t h y s o l i than a r t i f i c i a l f e r t i l i s e r s , provided that the s o i l i t s e l f be t r e a t e d with proper r e s p e c t (and d o n ' t forget that p l a n t s were thriving splendidly - a s far a s we know - before men thought of d i g g i n g ) .

The q u e s t i o n of the u s e of c o m p o s t e d human sewage (at l e a s t from v e g a n s ) i s hotly d e b a t e d a m o n g s t u s ; but there i s no denying the f a c t that superb c r o p s have b e e n grown without e v e n t h a t .

For further i n s t a l m e n t s o f this p r o v o c a t i v e s a g a , write to me a t the a b o v e a d d r e s s ; a El . 0 0 foundation s u b s c r i p t i o n would help.'

Hotels and Guest Houses - C O R N W A L L - "WOODCOTE". The Saltings, L e l a n t , St. I v e s , overlooking Hayle E s t u a r y . C . H . & H&C in all r o o m s . We take p l e a s u r e in c a t e r i n g for Vegans. M r . John 8t M i s s Hazel . B l a c k a l l e r . T e l . Hayle 3 1 4 7 .

DEVON - I L F R A C O M B E . F a i r w y n d s V e g e t a r i a n Guest House r s Healthful holidays with n a t u r a l whole foods, C o m p o s t grown p r o d u c e , home baking. Vegans w e l c o m e . Elizabeth Burton. V. C. A. Membgr.

Tel. 2085.

-LfA'KE DISTRICT - ORCHARD HOUSE. B o r r o w d a l e Road, Keswick. Small V e g e t a r i a n Guest House in good c e n t r e for walking, e t c . . l o v e l y views f r o m the b a c k . Home Baking and s o m e Home Grown P r o d u c e . Miss Delia R y a l l . T e l . K e s w i c k 7 2 8 3 0 MONMOUTHSHIRE - M E D H O P E .in the beautiful L o w e r Wye Valley.

Own m a r k e t garden and fruit f a r m provide Living F o o d - abundant,varied, delicious s a l a d s & fruit, nuts e t c . No c h e m i c a l s - no cooking e i t h e r , and no t r a f f i c sounds. New Age C e n t r e for vital living. D i r e c t o r : - H a r o l d Wood ( F . C. A. ), " M e d h o p e " , T i n t e r n , M o n . N P 6 7NX. T e l . 0 2 9 - 1 8 - 2 5 3 .

(V.C.Mem.) S U R R E Y - C H E R T S E Y . T h a m e s Valley, between Hampton Court and Windsor. Bed, B r e a k f a s t or B. B . and Evening Meal for V e g e t a r i a n s and Vegans.

P r o d u c e . Home B a k ing. H&C. M r s . Young,13, P a d d o c k s Way. T e l . 6 4 4 2 5 .

E S S E X - F R I N T O N - O N - S E A . Sandy Point V e g e t a r i a n Guest House. Vegans c a t e r e d f o r . F a c i n g south and s e a . E a s t e r October. Personally n & Aldo V e z z a and their daughter V e r o n i c a . 21, E s p l a n a d e . T e l . 4 6 9 1 . V, C . A .

P E R T H S H I R E - BROOK LINN, C a l l a n d e r . V e g e t a r i a n and Vegan m e a l s c a r e f u l l y p r e p a r e d and a t t r a c t i v e l y s e r v e d . C o m : fortable Guest House. N e a r T r o s s a c h s and W e s t e r n Highlands.

M r s . Muriel Choffin. Telephone: Callander 3 0 1 0 3 (STD 0 8 7 7 ) .

FOR U P - T O - D A T E LIST of V e g e t a r i a n Guest Houses and R e s t a u r a n t s please send s t a m p to S e c r e t a r y of V e g e t a r i a n C a t e r i n g A s s o c i a t i o n - Kathleen Keleny, Coombe Lodge, W o o t o n - u n d e r - E d g e , Glos.

ACCOMMODATION DUBROVNIK - YUGOSLAVIA. New Vegan offers a c c o m m o d a t i o n in old c o t t a g e . Self contained pavilion (furnished) a l s o a v a i l a b l e 100 - 200 Dinars daily. Guest willing .to help with c h o r e s r e duced r a t e s . Box 101 47, Highlands Road, Lealherhead, Surrey CLASSIFIED

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