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CONTENTS

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W E L C O M E to our n e w readers! W e k n o w you're out there because not only are we supplying m o r e outlets since our spring re-launch, existing distributors have u p p e d their orders! Heartfelt thanks to those of you w h o contacted m e to express appreciation for the new look Vegan. As you can see, there's no stopping us n o w — m o r e colour and at no extra cost to you! Can't be bad. Seriously though, the extent to which we are able to develop T h e Vegan will depend very m u c h on our ability to boost sales. O n l y then will we attract the advertising necessary to f u n d further design improvements. Hence, another plea for readers to draw our attention to potential n e w oudets. I suspect many of you will be disappointed that the 'beef crisis' hasn't seen millions of Europeans rejecting meat-eating overnight. I k n o w from years o f v e g a n - p r o moting experience just h o w difficult it is to persuade people to abandon entrenched eating practices and beliefs. Seemingly, not even the threat of a fatal brain-wasting disease is sufficient to radically change E U dietary preferences! Even vegetarians continue to present vegans with a 'tough nut to crack' — the Vegan Society reports that " 9 5 % of BSE-concerned callers state that the beef panic has prompted them to give u p dairy products and eggs after 10-30 years of vegetarianism." But don't despair! Surveys of consumers in the U K and anecdotal evidence confirm that non-meat-eaters have risen in number . . . and it won't be too long before another animal product health scare hits the headlines! So keep chipping away on all vegan fronts — h u m a n health, animal rights and environmental. You're doing fine.

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12 DEAR DOC Dr K gets to grips with arthritis 13 ANIMAL RIGHTS IS NOT ENOUGH w h y 14 BIG M ON THE GRILL

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15 WHERE THE TIDE'S ALWAYS IN Surfing the Net-vegan 16 YOUNG VEGANS

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17 MEGAN THE VEGAN Our heroine has a belly foil 18 LIVING VEGANISM

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19 TANTALISING TOMATOES Start here for a tomato taste sensation 22 DANGER: MEAT AND MILK! Ensuring you're well-informed 23 VEGANS INTERNATIONAL

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24 GROW VEGAN Garden or battle zone? 25 REVIEWS 26 CONTACTS NEWS 27 POSTBAG Youi writ write .. . 28 LISTINGS 30 BOOKS BY POST 31

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freezers with 'special offer' suspect meat — "for when it gets the 'all clear'", and then they cease caring. Well, that's not entirely true, beef sales are an estimated 6% down (25% in France!) on pre-crisis figures — which means a lot more people eating lamb or pork, perhaps tens of thousands of new vegetarians, a thousand more vegans and a handful or so 'fresh' fruitarians.

• Councillor Margaret Layland, a vegan, has been appointed Deputy Mayor of Worcester and expects to become Mayor in 1997 • Redesigned cartons of soya milk are set to appear in the shops under the new, catchy Government/EU-approved name, ' S O Y A — non-dairy alternative to milk'. Customer: "Do you have any S O Y A — non-dairy alternative to milk?" Shop assistant: "I'm sorry, could you repeat that? I must have nodded off!" • This year's World Vegan Day (the third) takes place on Friday 1 November. Please give some thought to how you could help promote veganism on, or around this date • Vegan guesthouse, Taigh na Mara has w o n its campaign to prevent the Pig Improvement Company (owned by Dalgety) from obtaining planning permission to build a massive intensive pig unit in the Scottish Highlands Taigh na Mara press release • If your local school or library has said that it could put a complimentary copy of Truth or Dairy to good use, or would like a free subscription to The Vegan, and you would like to sponsor either, please ring 01424 427393 • 'Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans' has started to appear on some Co-op brand products The Grocer, 25 May 1996 • Super healthy vegan, Katherine Monbiot has arranged a series of one day cookery workshops. Recipes will be free of wheat, salt, sugar and animal products — yet still be "interesting and delicious"! Dates: 14 July, 11 August, 6 October. Venue/Details: The Art of Health & Yoga Centre, 280 Balham High Rd, London SW17 7AL 0 1 8 1 6 8 2 1800

• A cassette of Howard Lyman's (former US cattle rancher turned vegan) Edinburgh talk earlier this year is available for £4 from: McLibel Support Campaign, c/o 5 Caledonian Rd, London N1 9DX

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News BSE - SET TO RUN . . . Even before the so-called 'beef crisis' (the beginnings of which coincided with the publication of the Spring Vegan) beef sales were in severe decline. A combination of continuing consumer unease over continental veal production and BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) 'mini scares' contributed to an 11% drop in beef and veal consumption in the last quarter of 1995. Despite an even greater slump, as panic and confusion ruled the day — threatening (with a large pinch of wishful thinking) to totally decimate the beef industry and its inextricably-linked dairy counterpart — as most readers will be aware, the British public's penchant for fatalism came into play in the guise of

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the depressingly familiar, 'Oh well — I could be run over by a bus tomorrow' syndrome. Fickle or what? O n e minute they're scared witless that they could contract Creutzfeldt Jacob Disease (CJD) and die horribly, shortly after they're off to the supermarkets to fill their

Disappointingly then — and despite initial (high) expectations — the crisis does not appear to have pushed millions of people down the cruelty-free eating path, but many must have surely seen the signpost, and it wasn't for the lack of trying. The Vegan Society, Animal Aid, VIVA! and the Vegetarian Society all thrust forward their 'angles' on what was clearly a relevant issue but, with a few notable exceptions were, it is suspected, viewed as having a hidden agenda — stopping people eating animals! and, consequently, were not rewarded with the coverage they deserved. Conversely, the 'media darlings' seemed to be the Consumers' Association and Food Commission — both with reassuringly 'non-threatening' missions. Fortunately, some members of the public concerned about the possible impact of beef products on their health employed the necessary detective skills to track down the organisations mentioned. During the height of the hysteria daily calls to the Vegetarian Society increased from 150 to 400. The Vegan Society reported a surge in sales of the AnimalFree Shoppei following publication of Uri Geller's letter on avoiding beef products

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NEWS

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TV host stunned as winner rejects £4,000 TV prize

Channel 4's Countdown winner and Vegan Society member, David Acton surprised countless viewers by stating he was a vegan and then declining a COUNTDOWN pnMO£4,000 leather-bound Oxford English Dictionary set in favour of a CD-Rom lost for word* yesterday tMfwi Itw version worth £500. winner of ttw programme's grand final David told The Vegan. refuted to accept his I often watch Countdown but hadn't really thought of going on myself. However, I play a lot of tournament Scrabble and at one such event in Milton Dovtd Acton turn down t l N d t < t 4 w n A ume let ol the Oriord Cngtieh Dictionary worth Keynes, met Mark Nyman, ex World Champion and producer of Countdown. C4.000 He asked me and a couple of others to take a test for the show, which we duly •reraton of the dictionary eo Countdown etoft had to gtve him the prize on • CSOOCO^un did, somewhat informally, over a pint. Much to my surprise I found myself on Me even earning behind the Mother dtcttothe programme a fortnight later! Six programmes are recorded each day — four in the afternoon and, after a Wcstcm Daily Press, 30.03.96 change of audience (who have generally fallen asleep by then, or been driven potty by the perpetual playing of that 30-second jingle), another two are filmed in the evening. A total of 61 contestants took part in the 31st series. I played eight ordinary games, recorded over one weekend last year and retired undefeated. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final were shot over another weekend in January. The final was a nail-biting affair against a very nice headmaster, Kenneth Michie. I had a couple of Scrabble words disallowed (we use a different dictionary to Countdown, which presents a problem or two) and the game was decided on the conundrum (DUSTINESS — stupid word). We both pressed our buzzers together but I just pipped Kenneth at the post. Does fame have a price? Being recognised in the street is the strangest consequence of the whole thing. Often I'm sitting quietly on the bus home from Sunderland when a schoolchild pipes out "I'll have a vowel please Carol" from the back. And the future? The Countdown Championship of Championships takes place next year... At the moment I'm concentrating my efforts on trying to be selected for the British contingent at the next World Scrabble Championships. We wish him well! sent to the Letters Page of local newspapers. So where are we now? EU scientists and the World Health Organisation ( W H O ) maintain that humans are not at risk of becoming infected with the 'rogue' BSE 'prion' protein. Many EU Governments, having 'discovered' BSE in their own herds and witnessed a similar (and more sustained) downsurge in beef sales in their own countries, are refusing to lift the world wide ban on British beef but have recently removed the ban on tallow (used mainly in soap, washing up liquid and poultry feed), gelatine (food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics) and semen (artificial insemination or genetics) — all worth £35 million in exports to the continent alone. Cows over 30 months are being removed from the food chain — and the incinerators can't cope. Beef-related businesses are going to the wall and the taxpayer can expect to foot the bill for compensation to beef

and beef product producers to the tune of (at least) £1 billion. Hundred of thousands of tonnes of beef are in cold storage, pending an eminent scientist proving without a shadow of doubt that it's safe to eat (and everyone else believing it). Live exports halted because it was deemed uneconomic to transport other animals (notably sheep) separately from calves — though limited export of live lambs has recommenced from Dover. A proposed selective cull of 80000 cattle has not impressed other E U member states. The British Government has declared 'war' by vetoing the passing of new EU legislation, much of which it actually supports, in a move which threatens to increase the possibility of an Autumn General Election. And, in early June, five more possible cases of the new strain of CJD that sparked the crisis were found by the Edinburgh-based CJD Surveillance Unit.

Meanwhile, reports are coming in of a new, related phenomenon — SVD (Smug Vegan Disease)! Farmers Weekly, 19.4.96 Farmers Weekly, 10-16.5.96 Farmers Weekly, 7.6.96 Meat Trades Journal, 14.3.96 New Scientist, 8.6.96 Yorkshire Post2.4.96

REGISTRATION MARK

Biddy Merkin's is the latest company to receive Vegan Society authorisation to use the Vegan Society Trade Mark. Look out for Vegerella — an alternative to soft cheese. The full list of authorised users is: Ambrosia Foods, Biddy Merkin's, Bio-D Company, Dayville, Essential Health, Ethical Wares, Fleur Aromatherapy, Maxim Pharmaceuticals, Organic Product Company, Paul's Tofu, Probiotics, Quest Vitamins, Rakusen's, Sedlescombe Vineyard, Seven Seas, Smilde Food Group, Suma, Vegetarians Choice," Veggies, Vinceremos, York Foods.

• At the time of going to press, Barry Winstanley had reached Liverpool on his HighlandsPlymouth sponsored Vegan Society/Vegfam walk • Pisces has launched a campaign against livebaiting (anglers impaling live fish on treble hooks to catch predatory fish). Campaign details: Pisces, PO Box 90, Bristol BS99 1ND • Tesco has introduced USsourced ostrich meat into 300 of its stores. "The move is likely to fuel the growing moves towards ostrich farming in the UK." CIWF press release, 16.5.96 • In late March, Easingwold magistrates became the first court to hand out a custodial sentence for Aggravated Trespass under section 68 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. Two anti-live export protesters received 28-day sentences for an action at Albert Hall Farm, the UK's largest calf exporter • A vegan cafe has opened in the Frog & Bucket, Newton Street, Manchester. Manchester Evening News, 3.4.96 • Labour MEPs are backing the findings of a report by Irish MEP Liam Hyland, which aims to introduce a new EU subsidy for wool production Farmers Weekly, 19.4.96 • Brighton's Unemployed Centre, Tilbury Place, serves up 600 meals (all vegan) a week Brighton Evening Argus, 7.5.96 • Please send any unwanted copies of The Lancet, BMJ or other medical/health journals to: The Information Officer, Vegan Society, Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, E Sussex TN377AA • Zurich City Council has admitted that thousands of human placentas have been mixed with dead pets and turned into animal feed since the 1960s New Scientist, 11.5.96

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Milk link to Crohn's Disease Sufferers from Crohn's Disease, a painful condition of the bowel affecting around 80 (XX) people, are being advised not to drink pasteurised milk after research linked the complaint with an organism in cow's milk. T h e organism, mycobacterium paratuberculosis, has been know for years as a cause of inflammation in the bowels of cows. Prof J o h n H e r m o n Taylor of St George's Medical School, London has f o u n d the same organism in Crohn's Disease victims. A n n e Luther, Director General of Action Research said: "His work suggests that a bacterium which has been found in one in four samples of wholly pasteurised milk randomly obtained from retail outlets, may be responsible for the majority of cases in people with an inherited or acquired susceptibility." T h e r e are 7000—8000 new cases of Crohn's Disease every year, and the incidence is increasing. Although milk from infected animals is destroyed, up to another 15% of cows are thought to be infected w i t h o u t showing outward signs. Daily Telegraph, 22.4.96

RECOGNITION

IT'S A CLEAR OUT

The Vegan Society greatly appreciates the generosity of those in a position to give it substantial donations over the course of the year and will continue to say a public 'thank you' by listing such individuals in its Annual Report under the following categories: Patrons — £200+; Benefactors - £100-£199; Donors —£25-£99.

As part of its preparation for a major office improvement programme the Vegan Society wishes to reduce its stock of back issues of The Vegan. Mixed 'pot luck' batches — suitable for stalls and other promotional events — are available for delivery in the U K at the following 'p&p only' rates: 8 — £ 2 . 7 0 ; 1 6 — £ 3 . 3 5 ; 35 — £4.90; 52 — £5.50.

1996 AGM

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The Vegan-Organic Horticultural/Agricultural Network (VOHAN) has been established to: • research vegan-organic methods of food production • provide practical advice to those who wish to practise vegan-organics • support and encourage those already involved in vegan-organic food production

Vegan Society members and supporters are asked to note that the date for the 1996 A G M has been changed to Saturday 7 December. T h e venue and time remain u n changed — ie Conway Hall, Holborn at 1pm.

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GENETICS NEWS Nebraskan researchers have warned that genetically altered foods may contain hidden allergens that can trigger life-threatening reactions in patients with food allergies. Their study of nine people allergic to Brazil nuts, published in the New EnglandJournal of Medicine, found that eight showed signs of allergic reaction when they were exposed, via skin tests, to extract of soya bean genetically engineered to contain 2S albumin — a protein found in Brazils. Elsewhere, the Natural Law Party has started a campaign to ban genetically modified food. Details: NLP, Mentmore Towers, Mentmore, Bucks LU7 0QH 01296 662211.

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SOYA IS BEST

Soya protein contains chemical compounds that appear to mimic the action of the widely used breast cancer drug Tamoxifen. At a meeting of the Biochemical Society at Liverpool University, Dr Helen Wiseman, a nutritionist at King's College, London told delegates that soya products might help to protect some women against breast cancer. Soya products contain isoflavonoids. Like Tamoxifen they may stop the female hormone oestrogen acting on the breast, where it can cause cancer. The Times, 17.4.96

SEEKING STATUS Compassion in World Farming is stepping up its campaign to amend the Treaty of R o m e — the cornerstone of EU law —so that it recognises animals as sentient beings. Changes to the Treaty will be decided at this year's Inter-governmental Conference. The situation has become more urgent because the following Conference is scheduled for 2001. CIWF is asking for a new article to be added which should: • acknowledge that animals are sentient beings and require that they are treated accordingly in EU legislation • include 'respect for the welfare of animals' among the

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fundamental activities of the Union set out in Article 3 • Add 'the welfare of farm animals' to Article 39.2 as one of the factors to be taken into account in working out the Common Agricultural Policy Vegan reader, Mark Stokes suggests readers write to: David Davis MP, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Downing St, London SW1A 2AL. Further details: CIWF, 5a Charles St, Petersfield, Hants GU32 3EH 01730 264208.

GO ON, HAVE A GO

If you're not a member or supporter of the Vegan Society you won't find any books of Grand Cruelty-Free Draw 1996 raffle tickets in your Vegan. Banish that disappointment immediately by ringing 01424 427393 for a supply. First prize is £ 1,000 and there are other cash prizes. Ticket selling is not only an easy way of generating funds to promote the vegan ethic, it provides an opportunity to discuss vegan issues with interested punters. This year, any reader sending £50 worth of stubs and monies in one envelope will receive a copy of Dr Michael Klaper's new video, Nutrition for Optimum Health. So, what are you waiting for? Get to it!

IDENTI-LAMBS The cloned sheep engineered by scientists at the Roslin Institute, Edinburgh suffered developmental problems and abnormally high birth weights. Three of the five lambs died shortly after birth and postmortem analysis revealed congenital abnormalities in their kidneys and cardiovascular system. All but one of the lambs

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were much bigger than normal. One had to be delivered by caesarean section because it had grown to 6.7kg — nearly twice the average birth weight of Welsh mountain sheep. These revelations represent a severe blow to the much-trumpeted commercial prospects of the technology; the researchers had initially stated that their breakthrough could be used to create identical animals, and to produce genetically manipulated meat and milk on factory farms. The clones were produced by

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y visit to Helfex 1996 (a trade exhibition for the healthfood industry) in April was a great morale booster. The diversity of vegan fayre under one roof was most impressive — particularly the adventurous new lines displayed by 'on the ball' foreign manufacturers hungry for custom over here. Haldane's 'burger' bar stood out as a major attraction with its sizzling Light Sosmix and Spicy Bean Burger mix proving to be real crowd pullers.

PACK IT IN

Bearing in mind that eating outdoors is a favourite pastime right now, you'll be interested to learn that Whole Earth has hit the shelves with three more fab breads for Summer sarnies — Hazelnut & Raisin, Wholegrain Oat and Natural Balance (which look and taste like a meal in themselves) are satisfying enough without a topping. For the record, Ivy Foods' Meat of Wheat sandwich slices make substantial fillers. At the first bite they may appear too 'meaty' to be 'wheaty' but don't be put off by the texture — all four flavours (including Veggie Chicken and Veggie Pastrami) are fit to munch. For stockist info ring 01273 777723/703469. Complatt Low Calorie Oat Cereal soups from Friggs are handy for carting around in pockets or lunch boxes. Sold in cartons, both the Mushroom

Those of you who prefer your desserts tangy, smooth and thickly creamy, read on. GranoVita's Deluxe Yoghurts in Natural, Black Cherry, Peach & Apricot and Strawberry are a teeth-tingling treat any time of day. Not to be outshone, Vandermoortele takes pot luck with Yofu — in Peach and Strawberry. But the prize for sheer ecstasy must go to Valsoia's fantastic Caramel and Plum & Chocolate Soya Desserts. Its Hazelnut Cream Spread and Mint & Almond Soya Drink sound pretty irresistible too.

BAKING WITH TRADITION

The age-old art of home baking will soon be a thing of the past if we continue to live life in the fast lane. To bring the smell of nostalgia back into your kitchen why not have a go at bread making with Rosemary's Wheaten Bread Mix (from an ancient Irish recipe)? A dash of soya milk and 35 minutes is all it takes. Let your creative juices flow by adding fruit, nuts or seeds for your wildly original bakes. For details contact Suma on 01422 345513. If you find gluten hard to swallow, Allergycare, an authority on diets for people with food intolerances, can help. It has a sizeable selection of vegan fodder, including two cake mixes, Carrot Fruit and Carob Fudge — both of which caught my roving eye. Ring 01823 325023 for a catalogue.

GLOBE TROUGHING

You can't get more convenient instant meals than Golden Wonder's potted snacks, especially when you

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want food fast. Continental style new pots come in "too gorgeous" Spicy Tomato Salsa, Italian Chicken Pot Light, Texan (Pots of the World range) and Burger Fun Pot. Helfex was the venue Italian-based Buonbio chose for it UK launch of its Giovanni Organic Pastas. After sampling the lot, I can highly recommend Tagliolini (with Basil), Spaghettis (with Turmeric) and for total taste value, Tortellini (with Mushroom or Smoked Tofu). Mama Mia! Not forgetting the sauce, Michelle's Oriental and Marinara mixes distributed by Brewhurst can transform a simple supper into a gourmet dinner in minutes.

SWEET DREAMS ON CLOUD NINE

Apart from languishing on a desert island, most heavenly fantasies are chocolate-based. The American company, Cloud Nine offers us a taste of paradise with its Tropical Source range of chocolates. Four new varieties. Maple Almond Granola, Mint Candy Crunch, Toasted Almond and Red Raspberry Crush (swoon!), join the four already on the market. On the ecology front. Cloud Nine donates a percentage of its profits to help local communities produce sustainable crops. Oh for a

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COOL OFF AND CHILL OUT

Bringing you back down to earth, when temperatures soar and dehydration sets in, gulping down any of the five thirst quenching Jive drinks or the Monsoon Pink Grapefruit & Mandarin spring water from Orchid will cool you off. For a slightly alcoholic concoction, Fentiman's botanically-produced Lemon and Ginger Brews, made from a traditional recipe, will perk you up no end. The full-bodied tipple is formed by steeping natural roots and herbal extracts in water. Ring 01434 682300 for info.

BUGS, BITES AND BURNS

Blistering rays can give you a real scorching if you're not careful so it's important to play safe by taking the necessary precautions before and after solar exposure. Hot off the production line. Health Aid Sun Tan Lotions (factors 2-15) and After Sun from Pharmadass join forces with Thursday Plantation's Tea Tree Sunblock and After Sun. Also, make a note to rub on Xynergy's Aloe 99 Vitamin E Moisturiser before swimming or sunbathing, to keep burns at bay. If insects always make a beeline

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Former Vegan Society President, Louise Wallis shares a sofa with the multi-talented poet and co-star (don't forget Daisy, the panto cow!) of 'Truth or Dairy', Benjamin Zephaniah

derdog, this rebel poet has a multitude of causes. At one stage he was involved with 30 different organisations. Proving as impractical as it was exhausting, he's now learned to restrict his support to the dozen or so that are of greatest importance to him. These include Blackliners (Black HIV helpline), SHOP (self-help organisation for exprisoners), Lifelines (for prisoners on Death Row), Newcastle One Work Association (sends children of low-income families on foreign exchange visits), the Chinese Women's Refuge Group (for those seeking asylum from violent partners), the National AntiVivisection Society, and of course our own Vegan Society. Reflecting on this diversity of interests, he believes that his own (often brutal) life experience has left him acutely sensitive to suffering in general.

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enjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah is no ordinary celebrity. Well he's a vegan for starters and wouldn't be seen d(r)ead in a hairdressers. / didn't get into showbusiness and then start caring about the unemployed or stuff like that. I came from it. So I don't go down well with showbusiness people. I get on alright, you know, Dahhng!'[makes kissy-kissy noise], but very superficially. What's more, he's refreshingly upfront about his motives: I do love my

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Born in Birmingham in 1958, Benjamin's formative years were spent both here and in Jamaica (his mother is Jamaican, his late father from Barbados). He has four brothers and two sisters. His parents divorced when he was nine. I went vegetarian at the age of 11, and at 13 1 went vegan. I probably understood animal rights before I understood human rights. One school I went to I was the only black kid there and I suffered a lot of racism. And I found a lot of friendship in animals. You know, poetry and I do love performing for the when you 're lying on the audience, but I make no door after being beaten apology tor saying that I 'I was trapped up and the same cat keeps am exploiting showcoming and hcking your business to get stuff because of my blood. done. Neither has he encountered problems While other kids of past' working with children his age were busy pulling or animals. In fact, the legs off insects, Benthey're his best mates . . My friends jamin apparendy had conversations down my street are all kids, we play with them: 1just found that I talked to football together and climb trees and animals, even as a very small kid I'd get get apples and scuff. a spider and talk to it. By 12, the 'rot' had clearly set in for An unashamed champion of the un-

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he was removed from comprehensive BIG BEN school and sent to an approved school He arrived in the East End aged 22, on the grounds that he was uncontrol- finding gainful employment in a lable, rebellious and as the teacher put wholefood shop. His first book, Pen it, "A bom failure". Fortunately teach- Rhythm, was published soon afterers are far from infallible themselves and wards. The rest, as they say, is history. now, chuckles Benjamin with obvious He's since published another five books relish, I lecture in universities! of poetry, plus a host of plays, recorded Unfortunately, being branded a several albums (I'm big in Yugoslavia. I Bad Boy did nothing for his job had a Number 1 in Yugoslavia for 8 prospects: I started my life basically as months!), played gigs with Alexei a criminal. Anybody who had a car Sayle, Rik Mayall, The Wailers, Elvis was my enemy — there was rich peo- Costello and The Clash, written preple and there was poor people. There sented and starred in numerous televiwas the haves and the have-nots. And sion programmes, dueted with Sinead I come from the have-nots and we just O'Connor, and toured every continent on the planet. had to go and get. There was one thing, though, that At the moment I've got 3 or 4 differno honourable thief ent projects going and if someone's spending would ever dream of time with me they'll see stealing: In gangland, 'I was way me watch the news, go amongst criminals, one into my recording stuof the things you don't ahead of my dio, lay down a track, do — and it was ruthen go into the office moured that there's a time. When I and write a letter to the heavy penalty for it — is Home Secretary, then take milk from a baby. went vegan as come down and do You never nick milk off something else. a doorstep. Doesn't mata kid I didn't ter how hungry you are, Versatility doesn't just it's a criminals' code. So come naturally to Benknow the word' as soon as I realised that jamin, it's the basis ofhis humans nicked a baby craft. In England there's calfs milk by drinking a lot of debate over a milk, that was it. I love those very sim- poet's role in society. As far as the black ple principles. oral tradition is concerned, it knows it Inevitably came the long arm of the — the poet's role in society is to be an law and a crucial stretch in Winson alternative newscaster. It's to inform. Green prison, where he woke up to a The poet's got to be an actor, a musifew home truths . . . There was a mo- cian, a story-teller, a historian. A poet's ment when Ijust clicked. I was one of got to be an intellectual if you Mke, and those kids who thinks everybody is his have some ideas for the future. You've enemy. I hate teachers. I hate white got to be able to make people laugh. To people. I hate this, I hate that. All of a make people cry. All those things. sudden I realised they are not doing It has been pointed out (by at least this to me. I remembered being one commentator) that Benjamin bruised and beaten by a policeman and Zephaniah is probably the most filmed thinking it's the system that pays for poet there has ever been. Given our that boot to beat me up. I mean my current attitude towards poetry, he mum probably pays something towards reckons this is no mean achievement: that. And when I started to analyse my I mean with most poets you don't oppression I said, shit! I'm taking my know what they look like. Most of the oppression and putting it on someone poets that people mention are dead else. I can't do that to a woman. I can't and usually died before television was do that to a gay. invented. Look at poetry in the modNever mind changing the world, ern world. You read a review in a he'd have to change himself first. And newspaper — somebody's point of graduation from burglar to bard un- view — and think I'll buy that. A perdoubtedly required guts. I was trapped son you probably wouldn't spend the because of my past. Friends would call time of day with! round to take me on a burglary and say Of course when he isn't being "You coming?" I'd say, "No I'm writ- provocative, he's being funny. It always ing a poem. " And they'd go, "Writing a struck me that when you go and watch poem? Come off it — you've got a girl people who are political, most of them in there ain't you!" It was a very diffi- (much as I support their cause), put the cult transition to make. It took a move audience to sleep. I realised very to London. I think Ijust had to get out quickly that with humour you could and go to a place where people didn't reach a lot more people. know me. It's hard to imagine that a man of so

many talents could be lonely, but he does feel unique and has yet to find a very close manager who could be a real personal manager to me. Change the subject to Truth or Dairy and the uncharacteristic frown turns instandy into Cheshire Cat grin. Right up my street! It's about a very serious subject but we didn't just moan and groan on. People expect it to be heavy, and to see loads of animals being mistreated. There's a bit of that — we have to make that point. But actually it's me presenting it just like I read a poem. It brings an audience into me now. So yes, I'm really proud of it. A vegan 61m.

BEN WITH ATTITUDE Significandy, Benjamin's own veganism surfaced spontaneously: In many ways I was way ahead of my time. When I went vegan as a kid I didn't know the word. To this day his attitude remains u n complicated: Fuck you. I'm not going to eat my friends. More importantly. No scientist can answer me back. However, even revolutionaries know their limitations: I don't think I've got that much clout to change the world, or change the government or anything like that. But individuals I know I've changed.

BEN THE PHILOSOPHER So, finally, as we teeter nervously on the brink of the next millennium, what advice does our favourite harbinger of change offer to budding activists? After poetry readings in schools kids come up to me and say "What do I do then?" I say, "Look at the issues that really matter to you and get involved. Join the Vegan Society, picket the docks, just get involved in your local area and light shit."... Interestingly enough there's been a couple of quite important changes lately, turn arounds that the Government have taken simply because of people on the street. The Poll Tax being the most obvious one. His message for the rest of us is merely to live and let live: What's the word for the future? It's tolerance. There's a few people in this world that I don't like, but I don't want to get rid of them. Somehow we've got to share this planet together, and we've got to be able to tolerate each other. No one's going to get rid of the blacks, no one's going to get rid of the gays, no one's going to get rid of the whites, no one's going to get rid of anybody. And no one's going to go to any other planet to live. We've only got this one planet Earth. It's very simple stuff to me you know.

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Vegan Society Honorary Patron, Michael Klaper MD answers another of your questions

Shortly after adopting a vegan diet, my long-time curse of rheumatoid arthritis in my hands and feet subsided, almost like magic. How and why did this happen?

any people with ' r h e u m a t i s m ' or arthritis have pain in their j o i n t s d u e to proteins in their f o o d leaking o u t through the intestinal m e m b r a n e s i n t o their bloodstream. W h e n these foreign food proteins pass t h r o u g h t h e j o i n t membranes, they can incite severe inflammatory reactions. T h e intestine can b e c o m e 'leaky' d u e to several bacteriocidal agents — eg b r o a d - s p e c t r u m antibiotics, chlorinated water, alcohol, pesticides, herbicides — that can disrupt the n o r m a l bacterial population of the intestines, w h i c h are part of the i m p o r tant barrier f u n c t i o n of the intestinal wall. As 'friendly' bacteria, like lactobacillus acidophilus, are eliminated, opportunistic bacteria, yeasts, and o t h e r organisms can 'set u p house' in t h e intestinal lining and then secrete d a m a g i n g substances that injure 'tight j u n c t i o n s ' b e t w e e n intestinal walls. T h i s , in t u r n , increases the p e r m e ability of t h e intestine. T h e increased 'leakiness' of t h e intestine t h e n allows proteins and o t h e r substances f r o m bacteria and f o o d p r o t e i n f r a g m e n t s f r o m cow's m i l k , egg w h i t e a n d o t h e r animal p r o teins, t o find their w a y i n t o the b l o o d s t r e a m . A n i m a l proteins, because t h e y are so like o u r o w n , set o f f particularly vigorous p r o d u c t i o n o f a n t i b o d i e s m a d e against t h e m by o u r o w n i m m u n e system. S o m e plant p r o t e i n s , h o w e v e r , can also be p r o b lematic — especially w h e a t , c o r n , .soya a n d c o m p o n e n t s of citrus and t h e ' n i g h t s h a d e ' vegetables. N o t o n l y are animal proteins t r o u b l e s o m e , b u t t h e high c o n t e n t of a r a c h i d o n i c acid in t h e fats of m e a t a n d dairy p r o d u c t s exaggerates the p r o b l e m . T h i s fatty acid, w h e n i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t o t h e surface m e m b r a n e of cells, increases p r o d u c t i o n of prostaglandin 2 E — o n e of the m o s t potent inflammation-causing

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molecules in the body. In contrast, the essential o m e g a - 3 and o m e g a - 6 fats, linoleic and linolenic acids, f o u n d in dark green leafy vegetables and m a n y plant oils — especially flax seed, soyabean, w a l n u t , p u m p k i n seed, rape seed and h e m p seed — have anti-inflammatory properties. I have f o u n d the following to be a successful strategy in treating rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions with inflammatory c o m p o n e n t s (including asthma, colitis, skin eczema, psoriasis and C r o h n ' s disease): 1 Eliminate the offending proteins For 7—14 days, base y o u r diet only u p o n t h e following simple foods (those least likely to cause j o i n t i n f l a m m a t i o n , should their proteins e n t e r t h e bloodstream): For energy and protein: rice (preferably whole grain), sweet potatoes or yams; for vitamins and minerals: green vegetables — well-steamed or raw (broccoli, collards, kale, Swiss chard, b o k choy, mustard greens, beet greens etc); yellow vegetables (carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, yams etc); n o n - c i t r u s fruits of y o u r choice. If this diet is too severe, similar effects can be achieved by eliminating m o s t o f f e n d i n g foods for f o u r weeks — namely: dairy products, meats, eggs, w h e a t , oats, rye, c o m , citrus fruits, caffeine, alcohol, vegetable oils, refined sugar, nightshades (tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, peppers), c h o c o late and tree nuts. 2 Heal the leakiness intestinal lining

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healthy 'carpet' of friendly bacteria in the intestine; Ultra Clear Sustain — a rice-based powder, stirred i n t o j u i c e twice daily, has a healing effect u p o n the intestine. (Available from: N u t r i Ltd. Buxton R d , N e w Mills, Stockport, Cheshire SK12 3JU. 01663 746559.) T o ensure optimal digestion, thus presenting the intestines with the smallest amount of possibly i m m u n e stimulating proteins to be absorbed, anyone who believes their stomach acid or digestive enzyme production is n o t performing optimally, should take 1—2 plant-based digestive e n z y m e tablets combined with betaine hydrochloride (to increase acid production) with each meal. 3 Help the inflammation in the joints resolve Small amounts of vegetable oils c o n taining omega-3 and o m e g a - 6 essential fatty acids can be helpful. Use approximately 2 tsp flaxseed oil per day as a topping over vegetables, as an ingredient in salad dressings, or brushed on bread. Evening primrose oil, '/2—1 tsp, taken three times per day, can exert a significant antiinflammatory effect. O t h e r foods that help inflammation resolve are a handful of walnut or p u m p k i n seeds (raw) to be enjoyed once or twice daily — after testing them for any adverse reaction (see below). Restrict seasonings and c o n d i m e n t s to just a pinch of salt. O i l and vinegar are acceptable for dressing salads and lemon juice squeezed over steamed greens and other h o t vegetables brings out t h e flavour nicely. 'Test' lemon to assure that citrus causes n o problems (see below). A high potency multivitamin/mineral supplement taken every day or t w o will help replete your vitamin stores. Be sure t h e multivitamin c o n -

tains (or c o n s u m e separately) at least lOjlg of vitamin B 1 2 and the multimineral c o m p o n e n t contains at least 3 0 m g of zinc and 2—4mg of copper. 4 Rebuild your diet After 7 - 1 4 days of this simplified eating pattern, begin rebuilding your diet by testing individual foods one at a time, every other day. Be sure to keep a food diary of the reactions your joints have to each food. A piece of paper with a line d o w n the middle will do. Label the left side 'Friendly Foods' and the right column 'Problem Foods'. Every 48 hours, select a ' n e w ' food to be tested for that day. In m i d morning, c o n s u m e a substantial portion of the food, and then observe h o w your joints feel the following two mornings. If, two mornings after eating a ' n e w ' food, the joints are not inflamed, record that food in the column of your food diary labelled 'Friendly Foods'. If any food makes your joints in any way sore or swollen, stiff or painful within 48 hours of eating it, then record this in the other column. Be sure to allow at least 48 hours between testing different foods. Within several weeks you will have reconstructed your diet with foods that do not cause inflammation, as well as have aided the healing of your intestine, whose 'leakiness' played a major role in the joint inflammation. Hopefully, you will be left with nonnal colon function and more comfortable and functional joints. N o doubt, you will have also encountered some n e w food ideas and meal patterns that should help your general health as well. Dr Klaper regrets that he is unable to undertake consultations by post/telephone

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or many years vegans have been central to campaigning for animal rights. These vegans have concluded that personal abstention from the direct exploitation of animals is not enough and have directed their efforts to changing society as whole. This work is vitally important. In struggling against the direct abuse of animals by humans we run the risk, however, of overlooking the immense harm to human and other animals arising from our broader interaction with the environment.

UNBALANCED Our intense use of resources is already showing clear signs of damaging the biosphere. Deforestation, global warming, ozone depletion and the ubiquitous presence of low level toxic pollutants — eg PCBs — are clear evidence that we have overtaxed the Earth's regenerative capabilities already. The rate of species extinction is at its highest since the great extinction 60 million years ago, in which the dinosaurs perished. The eminent biologist Edward Wilson estimates that at least 1% of all land species is being wiped out each ten years, compared to a normal extinction rate of 1% per ten thousand years. The soil on which all life depends is being squandered in pursuit of short term gain — billions of tonnes of topsoil are lost each year. These manifestations of our failure to find balance with other members of the biosphere point to immense animal suffering from poisoning, habitat destruction and climate change. Vegans, seeking to exclude exploitation and cruelty from their lives, should reflect carefully on how their lifestyle contributes to this destruction and modify it accordingly. A primary cause of the ongoing holocaust is that people in wealthy countries are occupying too much land (at home and

abroad), drawing on resources at an unsustainable rate, and creating too much waste. People in poor countries damage the environment as well but, even here, the driving force is often the rich countries. Someone who buys coffee or bananas from cash-crop plantations (which take land away from growing food and drive peasants to cut down forests to feed themselves) and then blames the poor peasants for the forest destruction is at best misguided. The only ethical response to this crisis is to drastically reduce and adjust our consumption of resources so that we are living at a level which is sustainable if adopted generally. Simple living centred on local resources, growing your own food, planting trees, sharing goods and supporting recycling and renewable energy use are all possible elements of such a change.

SHOWING THE WAY Vegans can make a major contribution to defending the living Earth from destruction. Environmentalists often fail to address the question of where the land for wildnerness is to come from. A vegan needs about 0.1 hectare for growing food, compared to more than 0.4ht for an average British omnivore. As there is only 0.3ht of agricultural land per person in Britain, an omnivorous environmentalist can only plant trees at the expense ofland somewhere else! The omnivorous diet is a major contributor to excessive energy use (about 15% of the total in most Western countries). Commercially grown food requires more fossil fuel energy to grow, process and distribute than it provides in terms of calories to people. Four British omnivores out walking burn as much fossil fuel per kilometre as if they were in a car! When eaten, beef yields only 5-10% of the energy put in to its 'production' while bread yields about 50%. Milk products he in-

between at about 25%. Western vegans, provided they concentrate on moderately processed foods, use less than half the energy for food than the average Western omnivore. A diet including significant amounts of animal products cannot match this, even if selected carefully. Vegans growing their own food course do much better again. Many environmentalists advocate organic farming as the way forward for sustainable agriculture. This is a positive step in that it does away with the use of most pesticides and relies more on a natural and diverse balance of predators and prey. However, organic The omnivorous farming is dependent on by-products of raisdiet is a major ing animals for slaughter — blood, bone and contributor manure — and, at least in Europe, usually uses to excessive manure from conventional animal farms as a energy use chemical fertiliser substitute. Organic farming is therefore dependent on the continuation of an omnivorous diet. Vegan-organic agriculture (no chemical pesticides and no reliance on animal slaughter) has already been demonstrated many times on a small-medium scale. A key challenge to the vegan community is to demonstrate the viability of vegan-organic farming on a large scale, opening up a compassionate path to a sustainable agricultural future, and breaking down barnersvigainst veganism along the way.

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t's "the best free entertainment in London", according to Auberon Waugh. And it's already the longest civil case in British history. This is the 'McLibel Trial', the mammoth legal battle between the $26 billion a year McDonald's Corporation and two campaigners, Helen Steel and Dave Morris. The fast food giant is suing them for libel over a leaflet, What's Wrong with McDonald's, produced by London Greenpeace in 1986. Since there is no right to Legal Aid in libel cases, Helen and Dave are representing themselves against McDonald's top team oflibel lawyers. Beginning in June 1994, the Trial is set to run until the end of 1996.

SHAKEN AND STIRRED The issues being aired daily in the High Court are the links between diet and ill-health, the environmental damage caused by mountains of disposable packaging and by cattle ranching, the effects of advertising on children, the suffering of animals reared for the food industry, and the exploitation of lowpaid non-unionised workers. Effectively the tables have been turned and it's McDonald's and its business practices that are on trial. It is so worried about the way the case is going and the bad publicity it has twice flown m e m bers of its US Board of Directors to London to meet with Helen and Dave to seek ways of ending the case 180 witnesses from the UK and abroad are giving evidence, including top British and US executives, and four private investigators hired by McDonald's to infiltrate London Greenpeace. Among those who have already testified for Helen and Dave are Dr Neal Barnard (President of US Physicians' Committee for Responsible

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Medicine), Peter Cox (leading researcher and author), Dr Alan Long (animal welfare expert), Howard Lyman (Director of US Humane Society), and over 30 ex-employees and trade unionists. Dr Barnard testified that, "many products sold at M c D o n ald's are high in fat and cholesterol, and low in fibre and certain vitamins", and as a result these products "contribute to heart disease, certain forms of cancer and other diseases". He quoted the director of a major study into heart disease who said: "When you see the Golden Arches you're probably on the road to the Pearly Gates." Peter Cox quoted from Behind the Arches (a book authorised by McDonald's) as evidence that McDonald's is engaged in "a strategy of subversion" by trying to alter the dietary preferences of whole nations, "very often for the worse". The book states that, in Japan, McDonald's faced "a fundamental challenge of establishing beef as a common food". Its President, Den Fujita, said: "the reason Japanese people are so short and have yellow skins is because they have eaten nothing but fish and rice for two thousand years . . . if we eat McDonald's hamburgers and potatoes for a thousand years we will become taller, our skin will become white and our hair blonde."

DETERMINED The trial has been a tremendous strain on Helen and Dave. Representing themselves involves not only mastering court procedures and legal jargon, and speaking in court, but also organising witnesses and approximately 40 000 pages of documents, and getting to grips with a welter of scientific and technical detail. "It is really stressful

having to be in court every day and doing all the preparations," says Helen. Despite all this, Helen believes the opportunity to quiz a corporation's top executives is one not to be missed. "They can't walk away from the witness box the way they've walked away when confronted by critics in the past," Helen observes. "It's dominated our lives but it's worth it," affirms Dave. At the end of the case the Judge will make a ruling on each separate issue. McDonald's is claiming damages and costs (estimated at over £5m). Since the Defendants have no money, McDonald's cannot hope to receive anything. However, McDonald's efforts to intimidate and silence its critics have completely backfired. Over 1.5 million What's Wrong with McDonald's leaflets have been handed out to the public in the UK alone since the action was started and thousands of people have pledged to continue whatever the verdict. Protests and campaigns continue in over 24 countries. An Internet site, McSpotlight — an on-line library and campaigning tool, which makes available across the globe everything that McDonald's don't want the public to know (http://www.mcspotlight.org/) — was accessed over a million times in its first month. The McLibel Defendants need thousands of pounds to pay for the vital daily transcripts (withheld by McDonald's) and to pay the fares of their witnesses and administration costs. Please send donations, offers of help, and/or requests for information or merchandise to: McLibel Support Campaign, 5 Caledonian Road London N1 9DX, UK. Tel/Fax 0171 713 1269.

FEATURE

Planning to visit Estonia and need to find out about vegan-friendly restaurants? Need a vegan recipe for that special occasion? Manfred Techentin hooks himself up to the Internet — the information superhighway — and surfs the World Wide Web for the answers

he World Wide Web is a mixture ters, Womenspeak, Viewpoint, Other of text, high quality pictures, Sites of Interest and the Animals Disound and animation which is rectory, with over 3800 entries. downloaded to your computer over The Other Sites of Interest will take the phone line. All you need to access you to further sites such as Vegan this is a computer, such as a PC or an Shoes — just the place to start if you Apple Macintosh, a modem and the need a new pair of boots, Amnesty Inappropriate software. You '11 also need ternational, the Vegetarian Society and to sign up to a service provider which the Vegan Bikers Association. will cost £10-£15 per month. Now let us see what's available . . . BEST OF THE REST Another site well worth visiting is CREST OF THE WAVE the (US-based) Vegan Action Homepage. This is located at: The obvious place to start is the http://www.vegan.org/. As well as Vegan Society's own Web site at: the usual information and merchandishttp://www.veg.org/veg/Orgs/Veging pages you can get to read the latest anSocUK/. The pages here offer a variedition of Vegan News along with a ety of information with links to other back issue. There is also a Vegan Web Internet sites of interest. If you want Links Launchpad which takes you to some general information then check some cool vegan links. Included here out the Why Vegan? section. This ofare both vegan and vegetarian organifers very comprehensive information sations, animal rights groups, general from the history of the Vegan Society vegetarian resources, veganism and to reasons not to wear leather, drink health, a vegan business corner, vegan milk or eat honey. Personally, I found recipes and Friends ofVegan Action. the Vegan Recipes section the most interesting. The information not only McSpotlight is one of the newer contains mouth-watering recipes but sites on the Web and is dedicated to also some background on the ingredieverything you ever wanted to know ents used. The recipes include everyabout McDonald's. There's all the latthing from carrot cake to seaweed est news from the McLibel Trial (the dishes and the 50th Anniversary Cake. longest civil trial in British legal hisIf you fancy becoming more active tory); a look at the issues involved — t h ^ e are sections on Membership, nutrition, advertising, environment, Local UK Groups and International etc; facts about the company and the Contacts (to ensure you don't lose people involved in the trial; and touch wherever you are). Noticeboard sections on the media and current keeps you up to date with events schedcampaigns. Find it at: http://www. uled in the coming months. You'll also McSpotlight.org/home.html. find Publications and Merchandise, One of the most popular Web sites Family Matis Vegetarian Pages at: http://www. veg.org/veg/. Apparently, this is in the top 5% of Web sites visited. While most of the inf formation contained

here is aimed at vegetarians, it has much to offer vegans. Items on offer include news, world events, Mega Index to Vegetarian Information, recipes, nutrition, health, online vegetarian organisations and famous vegetarians (and vegans). The World Guide to Vegetarianism at: http://www.veg.org/ Guide/ just has to be one of the most useful sites. It includes details of restaurants and stores all This offers very over the world and specifies whether vegcomprehensive ans are catered for. Yes, there really is a vegan information restaurant in Estonia! There is also a facility to from the hisforward your own details of restaurants and tory of the stores that aren't already included. So, if you're Vegan Society planning to travel anywhere in the world, to reasons not why not have a look here first to see what's to wear leather, available? And if you find something new on drink milk or your travels, don't forget to let everyone else know about it. eat honey As well as the World Wide Web, the Internet also offers a host of other useful facilities. These include Newsgroups — where you can check out vegan recipes and take part in discussions; mailing lists — where you can send and receive electronic (email) messages to and from other vegans; and Internet Relay Chat — 'chatting' to other vegans online. As you can see, there is plenty on offer for vegans, so why not get connected and see for yourself? Happy surfing!

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PENFRIENDS T h e Penfriend Club I wrote about in the last issue has proved to be very popular and several young vegans have asked me to put them in touch with someone to write to. If you would like a vegan penfriend then please write to m e care of The Vegan giving your age and interests. Angela Novello

* lthough many vegans object to humans keeping 'pets'/companion animals, regular readers of this column may know that I keep quite a few. I did not buy them from shops, which would create a demand and encourage breeders, I was given them to look after when they were abandoned. In the past I have always taken the view that if an animal is ill and the vet recommends that it would be kinder to put it to sleep then this must be right, but just lately I have been having second thoughts. Owning so many animals means I have to make quite frequent visits to the vet and I have noticed that although they are very experienced with cats and dogs, their knowledge of the illnesses of small rodents and fish is often quite limited — and all too often antibiotics are prescribed. Recently, my little white mouse named Snow developed a large lump on his side and, had this been a dog or cat, I am sure the vet would have recommended surgery to remove it. However, I have never ANIMATE heard of a vet performing surgery T h e Humane Research Trust on a mouse. In the case of Snow I has a youth section called Aniwas pretty sure that the vet would mate. Crispin Huntrods from recommend I have him put to the Trust told me that its cursleep, as I had a similar experience rent campaign is to support rewith a hamster some time ago. I search to find an alternative to thought about it carefully and dethe Draize Test. In case you did cided not to take the little chap not know this is usually peruntil he was obviously in pain. formed on rabbits and may be used to test detergent. Animate He lived for a further two provides an information service months, a long time in mouse life, and education pack that can be and seemed to spend each day used by teachers if children at busy as normal at his daily task of school wish to do a project. Anicollecting pieces of paper and wool mate asks for a penny a day, and ripping them up to put into his £3.65 per year, and promises not house for bedding. His busy schedto squander your money on ule was interrupted only by an ocmembership pack novelties. casional nap, eating, drinking and Contact Crispin at: The Hua quick run on his wheel. mane Research Trust, Animate, I went to feed him one evening 29 Bramhall Lane South, and I found him lying dead on Bramhal], Stockport, Cheshire some cotton wool I had given him SK72DN. that morning. His natural death

seemed peaceful and somehow right. I am sure he suffered no pain and I am glad now I did not have him put to sleep too early.

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Jasmine's diary The diary of a teenage vegan Mad Cow Disease seems to have brought out a new disease in my friends called Mad Liars Disease. All those friends I used to see slipping into 'you know where' for a MacCorpse every evening after school are now desperately trying to convince me, themselves, and everyone else, that they have hardly ever, if at all, eaten beef. When I told them chat farmers had turned peaceful sane herbivores into 'mad' carnivores by feeding them minced diseased meat they were really shocked and said they thought it was "against nature" to treat animals in that way. I really thought I had converted them to veganism — until I heard someone say they would only eat white meat in future, like chicken. Trying to explain that intensively rearing factory fanned chickens is not only cruel but also 'against nature' was useless. They had stopped listening by then. One girl said that she thought it was terrible that so many cows were having to be slaughtered. I asked her what she thought happened to them normally. She then gave me a description of her vision ofa typical cow's Ufe, which she imagined was spent wandering around the meadows munching buttercups and mooing contentedly at milking time. I did not hear the ending because I had stopped hstening by then.

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WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY There must be many readers who would like to offer financial support to the Vegan Society's unique work but have limited means at their disposal. There is, however, an easy way of helping regardless of present circumstances - by including a legacy to the Society in your will.Great or small such legacies can make a real and enduring contribution to the promotion of vegan ideals.

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Living Veganism Katharine A Gilchrist and Lesley Dove continue their vegan lifestyle column

e start on a personal note: Lesley's second child, Aurora Melanie, was bom on 11 February. Aurora is a healthy baby and says she is looking forward to attending animal rights events once M u m m y and Daddy get the hang of moving two children from A to B on public transport. (OK, we made that up, she v ~'t talk yet.) A letter in Vegan v lews (Winter 1995/6) warns expectant mothers that catgut (sheepgut really) may be used to stitch Caesarean incisions, episiotomies and tears. It seems, however, that patients can request synthetic sutures for any operation or cut that needs stitching.

NUTRIENT KNOWLEDGE T h e Meat and Livestock Commission (MLC) gives talks in schools. " W e do not produce horror videos of foreign slaughterhouses." Nor, it concedes, does it show videos of UK slaughterhouses — but points out that its material "fits in with the National Curriculum". According to the Department for Education and Employment, the National Curriculum requires pupils to learn that: "balanced diets contain carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins, fibre and water" and to know their sources. All of these are, of course, obtainable from vegan sources, but fibre isn't available from meat. Sadly, some publications aimed at teenage girls still do not give unbiased advice about nutrition.

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O u r Educate An Expert campaign extends to Mizz magazine, which last year claimed: Food is broken down into 4 sections: fruit and vegetables; meat, fish and eggs; starchy foods (bread, pasta, potatoes); and dairy foods. A healthy, balanced diet should contain at best 2 foods from each food group in each meal. We agree with the Department for Education that pupils should learn about carbohydrates, proteins, etc instead of these mysterious 'food groups'. Where are vitamins and minerals to be found? Let us take a fictional example: a student, Declan, who hasjust become vegan. O n e morning, Declan wakes up. He drinks 3 cups of tea whilst deciding whether to write an essay. He chooses to finally get around to reading about vegan nutrition instead. He nibbles a tomato and asks his flatmate to lend him The Vegan Health Plan. It's nearly lunchtime so Declan makes a pan of lentil, onion, cabbage and potato soup. He and his flatmate consume the soup with bread that has been spread with vegan margarine and yeast extract. Declan munches some raw peanuts and watches Neighbours. When he reads The Vegan Health Plan he is astonished to find that, since waking up, he has consumed: Vitamins A, B,, B 2 , B 3 B 5 B 6 B l 2 C, D, E, F, K, M, P, choline, insitol and PAB A; sodium, potassium, magnesium, chlorine, phosphorus, calcium, iron, copper, iodine, fluorine, zinc, chromium, selenium, cobalt, silicon, manganese, molybdenum and vanadium (possibly nickel and tin too). Having found that out so quickly, Declan realises to his horror that he has run out of excuses for postponing his essay! (For more details about nutrition, either read the book or see someone who is qualified to give advice.)

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20:20 BLURRING We both missed 'No Meat For Me, Mum', made by 20:20 TV Ltd for Carlton. Carlton describes it has having: "sought to demonstrate . . . that the propaganda of animal rights groups who have visited schools can be unbalanced . . . for children with anorexic tendencies, it can trigger a change of diet which adds to the problems." Carlton refers to DrDee Dawson who, apparendy, believes that some girls are genetically predisposed to anorexia and are "specially vulnerable to propaganda about being vegetarian". Anorexia and bulimia are serious problems and can lead to heart or kidney failure. What correspondence with Carlton and 20:20 TV has failed to reveal is any evidence that being vegetarian or vegan can add to the problems.

FLAW AND DISORDER We've been corresponding with the Eating Disorders Association. Firstly, it explained that it "specifically" deals with anorexia and bulimia. Cases such as the one mentioned in our last column — where someone is too stressed to eat properly — "may not come within our area of expertise". Secondly, the Association clar-

ified its views on vegetarianism: "We agree with you that it is reasonable for specialists to respect genuine vegetarian principles." (Veganism was not mentioned.) "However, we do recognise that the length of time someone has chosen to exclude animal products from their diet may be relevant to the eating disorder, and this may need to be taken into account by the experts concerned." We replied asking why the alleged experts should "need" to consider how long a patient has been vegan, since this clearly is not for nutritional reasons. We think this is a fair question, so we were surprised when the Association spokeswoman replied that she was "unable to comment further".

FREE AS A VEGAN? Finally, on 27 April, civil rights groups Liberty held its AGM, at which a motion opposing government discrimination against vegans was passed. This covers (a) the milk tokens issue, (b) the fact that 'ordinary' prisoners receive basic toiletries free whereas vegan prisoners must pay for cruelty-free alternatives, and (c) any other forms such discrimination might take in future.

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RECIPES

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'Love apple' enthusiast, Richard Youngs is anything but red-faced

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EASY TOMATO BAKE w 455g/16oz 'past their best' tomatoes 1 clove garlic pinch of dried oregano salt and pepper olive oil medium oatmeal • Thinly slice the tomatoes. Crush the garlic • Place a layer of tomatoes in an ovenproof dish. Scatter some of the garlic over the top, along with a little oregano, salt, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil. Repeat until all the tomatoes are used up. Sprinkle a little medium oatmeal over the final layer • Place in a pre-heated medium oven and bake for 30 minutes. Serve hot

SIMPLEST TOMATO SAUCE 2 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion 2 cloves garlic 395g/14oz tinned tomatoes squirt of tomato puree pinch of dried mixed herbs pinch of sugar salt and pepper to taste • Finely chop the onion. Crush the garlic. Roughly chop the tomato • Saute the onion and garlic in the olive oil over a medium heat for a couple of minutes • Add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Turn down to simmer for 20 minutes until nicely thick

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TOMATO AND LENTIL SOUP 2 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion 1 clove garlic 1 small carrot Small strip o f nori, wakame or dulse seaweed 395g/14oz tinned tomatoes 2 heaped tbsp split red lentils pinch of dried basil pinch of dried thyme pinch of dried oregano pinch of sugar 425 ml/ 3 / 4 pt water salt and pepper Finely chop the onion. Crush the garlic. Scrub and dice the carrots. Rinse the seaweed Over medium heat, saute the onion in the olive oil for a few minutes. Add the garlic and carrot. Cook for a further minute Add the tomatoes, lentils, herbs, seaweed, sugar and water. Bring to the boil, cover and turn down to simmer for 30 minutes until the lentils are soft Liquidise. Return to heat and season with salt and pepper. Serve

BASIC MEXICAN TOMATO SALAD 455g/16oz tomatoes handful fresh coriander leaves 1 green chilli 4 tbsp olive oil generous squeeze lime juice large pinch of salt Roughly dice the tomato and finely chop the coriander R e m o v e the seeds from the chilli, then finely chop the remaining green of the outside C o m b i n e all the ingredients in a salad bowl. Toss. Cover Leave to stand in the fridge for 1 hour. Serve

BASIC ITALIAN TOMATO SALAD W5 455g/16oz tomatoes handful fresh basil leaves 4 tbsp olive oil generous squeeze lemon juice large pinch of salt freshly ground black pepper • Thinly slice the tomatoes and rip the basil leaves • Combine all the ingredients in a salad bowl. Toss and serve

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SUN-DRIED TOMATO BREAD 1 tsp dried yeast 2 tsp muscavado sugar 140ml/'/4 pt warm water 6 sun-dried tomatoes boiling water for soaking tomatoes 340g112oz strong white bread flour 1 tsp salt 3 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp tomato puree further flour for kneading further olive oil for greasing tin • Dissolve the dried yeast and sugar in the warm water. Cover and leave for 20 minutes • Place the sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl and pour over some boiling water. Leave aside for 15 minutes • Mix together the flour and salt. Work in the olive oil and tomato puree • Grease a 905g/21b loaf tin with a little further olive oil • Remove the sun-dried tomatoes from their soak water (can be used as a stock for cooking). Chop finely and mix into the flour and salt mixture • By now the yeast, sugar and water will have frothed up. Pour them into the rest of the ingredients. Stir with a wooden spoon to form a workable dough. It it is too stiff then add a little water. If too soft, a little more flour • Turn out on to a floured board and knead for 5-10 minutes until tough, bouncy and a uniform pink, through which peek pieces of sun-dried tomatoes. Keep sprinkling more flour on the board as you go along to prevent the dough sticking • Stretch and push down into the loaf tin. Cover with a damp cloth and leave for several hours until thoroughly risen • Bake in a pre-heated very hot oven for about 20 minutes until nicely crusted. Turn out of the tin and place back in the middle of the oven upside down for 5—10 more minutes until all sides are crusted. Tap the loaf— it should sound hollow. Remove from oven on to a wire rack and allow to cool completely before slicing.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO PASTA DRESSING This dressing can also be used for freshly cooked vegetables, or a inixture of your favourite vegetables and pasta

10 sun-dried tomatoes boiling water 4 tbsp olive oil 2 cloves garlic salt and freshly ground black pepper • Place the sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl and pour over some boiling water. Leave to one side for 20 minutes. Drain • Crush the garlic and then saute it along with the soaked sun-dried tomatoes over a low heat for 5 minutes. Add to enough freshly cooked pasta of your choice for 2 people • Season with a pinch of salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Toss and serve

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T h e post holder will have responsibility for t w o m e m b e r s of staff and will be expected to provide cover for appropriate duties currently u n d e r t a k e n by the General Manager.

T h e successful candidate will be able to demonstrate drive, c o m m i t m e n t to the values of the Society, good administrative and organisational skills, and c o m m i t m e n t to team working. Basic keyboard skills are desirable.

T h e successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a varied repertoire of administrative and organisational skills, enthusiasm, flexibility, c o m m i t m e n t to the values of the Society, and c o m m i t m e n t to team w o r k i n g . Basic keyboard skills are desirable.

Closing d a t e : W e d n e s d a y 31 J u l y 1996 In terviews will be held on Monday 5 A ugust 1996 Start d a t e : O c t o b e r 1996

C l o s i n g d a t e : W e d n e s d a y 31 J u l y 1996 Interviews will be held on Tuesday 6 August S t a r t d a t e : as soon as possible

Applicants for both posts must be vegan (at least dietary) and reside within reasonable travelling distance of the office or be prepared to move to the area

If you would like to discuss cither position informally Richard Farhall on 01424 427393

For an Application Pack for either post, send a large SAE, with the job reference clearly marked, to: Tracey Goodall, The Vegan Society, Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA

The Society regrets that its current office is an unsuitable ment for those with severe physical disabilities

MONTHLY GASH DRAW results March 1996

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MEAT & MILK!

were more than twice as likely to have heart attacks. In fact, excess iron was a greater risk factor than excess cholesterol. Interestingly, this link has been hypothesised as the reason why women, who lose iron through menstruation, have a much lower heart disease risk than men, until after the menopause. Also, people who donate blood, again lowering iron stores, have a lower risk. It is possible, although not proven, that excessive red meat consumption may overload the body with iron, increasing the risk for heart disease even further.

WHO NEEDS MILK?

PART TWO

Milk and milk products are the mainstay of the British diet. Although Britain represents 20% of Patrick Holford, Founder of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition, the EU population, we consume 40% of its dairy products. It is conconcludes his examination of the health risks associated with the sidered an essential source of protein, iron and, of course, calconsumption of meat and dairy products cium. The dairy industry considers it so beneficial to our health that you may wonder how we ever existed without it. I rom a health point ammonia that the But you can be sure of view, meat-eaters body eliminates via the that our early ancestors The closest milk have a low health ratkidneys. Too much weren't milking bufing. The risk of heart protein is bad news for faloes. Estimates of to human milk disease and cancer, the kidneys. It's also primitive diets suggest particularly cancer of linked to osteoporosis. we got most of our calis donkey milk! the stomach and Daily excesses of procium from seeds, nuts colon, are direcdy tein raise the acid and vegetables. But correlated to meat content of the blood, why not milk if it's a good source of consumption. So which leach calcium from bone to minerals? too are other dineutralise the excess blood acidity. gestive diseases Eating meat twice a day is likely to The trouble is milk isn't a very such as diverticmean a gradual decline in bone good source of many minerals. ulitis, colitis and density. Manganese, chromium, selenium appendicitis. and magnesium are all found in Many non-meat foods are safer Even more prehigher levels in fruits and vegetables. sources of protein, being low in satudictive of cardioMost important is magnesium, rated fat, and higher in vitamins and vascular disease is which works alongside calcium. minerals. These include any 'seed' a high consumpRelying on dairy products for calfood -— including peas, com, broad tion of dairy cium is likely to lead to a deficiency beans, lentils, beans, seeds and nuts. products. Overand imbalance with magnesium. The best vegetable sources of protein all, a meat-eater Seeds, nuts and crunchy vegetables are the seed-like grain, quinoa, staple is likely to like kale, cabbage, carrots and food in South America and soya, a visit the doccauliflower give both calcium and staple food in China. Tofu (soyator, or be magnesium, and other minerals — curd) can be used as a meat admitted to more in line with what we humans alternative in stews and stir-fries and hospital, need. Milk is, after all, designed for is used in meat-less burgers and twice as baby cows, not fully grown humans. sausages. often as a vegetarian, BABY-UNFRIENDLY and is likely IRON - IS TOO MUCH One common myth is that a breast to suffer from degeneraHAZARDOUS? feeding mother needs to drink milk tive diseases ten years earlier. in order to make milk. This, of Meat is the richest source of iron, course, is nonsense. The move away and praised as such. Indeed, with 1% from breast feeding led to the substiof men and 5% of women anaemic, THE PROTEIN MYTH tution of human milk with cow's getting enough iron in your diet is a O f course, the main advantage of milk. Cow's milk is very different real concern. Yet, startling new eviearing meat is its high protein confrom human milk in a number of dence suggests that too much iron tent — if you need it! While we all respects — including its protein, calmay increase the risk for heart disneed enough protein, too much is cium, phosphorus, iron and essential ease. In one Finnish study of 1900 equally bad news. Protein, made out fatty acid content. In fact, the closest men, those with higher iron stores of amino acids, produces toxic

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milk to human milk is donkey milk! sition to insulin-dependent diabetes Early feeding with cow's milk is (1DD) this is only part of the picnow known to increase the likeliture. Findings that genetically hood of developing a cow's milk susceptible children who had been allergy, affecting as many as breast-fed for at least 7 months, or exclusively breast-fed for at least 75 in 1000 babies. Common symp3 - 4 months, had a significantly toms include diarrhoea, vomiting, decreased incidence of IDD suggest persistent colic, eczema, catarrh, another factor. Children who have bronchitis, asthma and sleepnot been exposed to cow's milk lessness. The American Society of until 4 months or Microbiologists has older also show the suggested that some You can be sure same substantially cot deaths may be reduced risk. The attributable to cow's that our early highest incidence of milk allergy, since IDD is found in breast-fed babies are ancestors Finland, which has the less likely to succumb world's highest level to cot death. Most docweren't milking of milk product contors recommend that sumption. cow's milk should not buffaloes given to infants before In 1993, Dr the age of four months. Hans-Michael Dosch,

INTOLERANT? Milk allergy or intolerance is very common among children and adults. Sometimes this is the result of lactose intolerance since many adults lose the ability to digest lactose (milk sugar). The symptoms are bloating, abdominal pain, wind and diarrhoea, which subside on giving lactase, the enzyme that breaks down lactose. Probably equally common is an allergy or intolerance to dairy produce generally. For reasons not yet completely understood, the most common symptoms are a blocked nose, excessive mucus production, respirator problems— such as asthma, and gastrointestinal problems.

THE VERDICT

DIABETES Mounting evidence links child-onset diabetes with allergy to bovine serum albumin (BSA), a protein found in beef and dairy products. This type of diabetes, which tends to strike in early teenage years, and accounts for 8000 deaths per year, starts with the immune system destroying pancreatic cells that produce insulin. While there is a genetic predispo-

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Professor of Immunology at Mount Sinai hospital, identified the specific factor in dairy produce, BSA, that increased the risk of diabetes, and showed that it cross-reacted with cells in the pancreas. He theorised that children susceptible to diabetes, introduced to BSA before around 4 months (prior to which the gut wall is immature and more permeable), would develop an allergic response to BSA molecules. The immune cells would mistakenly destroy not only the BSA molecules but also pancreatic tissue. He went on to show that, of 142 newly diagnosed IDD children, 100% of them had antibodies to BSA, compared to 2% of normal children.

If you really want to pursue optimum nutrition the current evidence suggests that neither meat (particularly beef) nor milk is safe to eat, especially for young children. Not only is it possible to have a healthy diet without including dairy produce and meat, it's almost certainly going to decrease your risk for the diseases that most people in Britain die from.

The Institute for Optimum Nutrition — an independent educational trust — believes that optimum nutrition is the first step to health in an unhealthy environment. It offers short courses, home study courses, the one year Optimum N u trition Education course and the Nutrition C o n sultants Diploma. Although its material is not entirely vegan in content, the Institute is very well-disposed towards veganism.

For a free Information Pack and course prospectus contact: ION, Blades Court, Deodar Road, London SW15 2NU 0181 877 9993

VEGANS INTERNATIONAL NEWS FROM NZ

Two radio stations interviewed Vegan Society (NZ) Secretary, Bruce Grenville on World Vegan Day. Requests for the Society's free leaflet, 'A week's worth of vegan recipes', came from all over the country. Please send vegan-interest UK newspaper cuttings to: The Vegan Society, PO Box 876, Auckland, New Zealand.

AUSSIE FESTIVAL BID

Since the formation of Vegans International Australia, vegan societies and contacts have been sprouting all over the continent. The second Australian Summer Vegan Festival will be in January 1997 at Hepburn Springs. For details send an International Reply Coupon to: Australian VI Co-ordinator, Bill Westerman has proposed combining the 9th International Vegan Festival with the Australasian Tropical Winter Vegan Festival in August 1997. The suggested venue is Magnetic Island, off the Townsville coast, north Queensland. Fees for the Festival would be kept low and accommodation would range from luxury to budget (tents). A vegan delegation will shortly visit the area to check out facilities. Booking details should be available by October. If you would like to speak or help, write to: Vegans International (Australia), PO Box 249, Tewantin, QLD4565, Australia. 074 490 521.

POLISH ROUND-UP

A new group in Lodz is asking for help to promote veganism, vegetarianism and ecology. Send relevant photos, posters, literature and news items to: . Meanwhile, Gdansk vegans and veggies have set up Wegetarianskie Stowarzyszenie Przyjaciol Dzieci — The Vegetarian Society of Children's Friends. It aims to help families by creating nursery schools for vegan/vegetarian children, clubs and holidays; teaching optimal health through vegan nutrition; and co-operating with doctors and vegetarian groups. Please send material relating to vegan nutrition for children to: Wegetarianskie Stowarzyszenie Przyjaciol Dzieci, Skr. Poczt. nr 216, 80-952 Gdansk 6, Poland. Poland's vegan answer to Anita Roddick and Richard Branson, top journalist Agnieszka Oledzka (founder of Wegetarianski Swiat magazine), is organising more vegan/vegetarian holidays this year. For details of the summer seaside bash send an IRC to her at: Asfaltowa 6 m9, 02527 Warsaw. Agnieszka is also proposing a Christmas skiing holiday in the Karpacz mountains, staying in hotels with full vegan board. Interested? Send me an SAE c/o The Vegan.

ROMANIA

Members of the Romania Vegetarian Society would like to become pen friends with Romanian, English, German or Hungarian-speaking vegans overseas. Contact: Societatia Vegetarienilor din Romania, Str. Costei 12, R0-3400 ClujNapoca, Romania. Alex Bourke

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Grow Vegan Being ravaged by 'pests' and diseases? Maggie Dunn advises

h e t e r m 'pest' is usually used t o describe any n o n - d o m e s t i c animal species that damages g r o w t h . H o w e v e r , perhaps the t e r m ' u n w a n t e d guest' is m o r e in k e e p i n g w i t h t h e vegan ethic! Diseases, o n t h e o t h e r hand, are caused b y p a t h o g e n s — such as f u n g i , bacteria and viruses. T h e m o s t vegan-friendly way of c o n t r o l l i n g 'pests' and diseases is g o o d cultural practice — that is, e n d e a v o u r i n g to provide the best possible c o n d i t i o n s for y o u r crops.

Herbs can help

Chervil protects lettuce from greenfly, mildew and snails Chives wards off pests and all fungal diseases Garlic planted at the base of peach trees will ward off peach leaf curl Lavender keeps ants and moths away and encourages pollinating bees Penny royal deters ants Tansy (liquid preparation) wards off mildew on strawberries, raspberries and onions

Chlorophyll Green pigment present in most plants which manufacture carbohydrates Chlorosis Loss or poor production of chlorophyll, causing yellowing or complete whitening of leaves Cotyledon A seed leaf which is usually the first to emerge above ground on germination Foliar feed Liquid fertiliser sprayed on to, and absorbed through leaves Leaching Removal of soluble minerals from the soil by the passage of water pH Degree of acidity or alkalinity of soil. pH 7 — alkaline; below — acid Transpiration Natural loss of water vapour from leaves and stems

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Follow g r o w i n g instructions from packets of seeds or f r o m a g o o d g a r d e n i n g b o o k . Sow and plant o u t at t h e correct time of the year and e n s u r e plants are n o t t o o d r y or t o o w e t . O v e r l y moist c o n d i tions e n c o u r a g e diseases such as grey m o u l d , potato blight, t o m a t o blight a n d t o m a t o leaf m o u l d . A m o i s t a t m o s p h e r e encourages m i l d e w s , m o s t likely to o c c u r w h e r e seedlings are g r o w i n g very close t o g e t h e r . T h e r e f o r e , sow

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W r i t e y o u r a n s w e r o n a postcard a n d post, w i t h y o u r n a m e and address, to: Grow Vegan Puzzler, The Vegan Society, Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA, by 2 5 J u l y 1996. T h e sender o f t h e first c o r r e c t e n t r y d r a w n will receive a c o p y o f t h e v i d e o Forest Gardening. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to P Harvey, S H o w d e n and A J a m e s , w i n ners o f t h e last c o m p e t i t i o n . Each receives a c o p y of The Organic Gardeners Handbook.

thinly and thin o u t early. A sporadic supply of w a t e r can cause blossom e n d rot in tomatoes, h o l l o w heart in potatoes and cracking of o t h e r vegetables. D a m a g e to potatoes by sporadic w a t e r i n g can be avoided by w a t e r i n g main c r o p potatoes at 1 8 - 2 3 litres p e r 0 . 8 m 2 w h e n the tubers are 1 2 5 m m across and never allowing the soil t o dry o u t . 13 m i l lion people in t h e U K are still subject to hosepipe bans so cover ( m u l c h ) top soil with c o m p o s t , grass cuttings, black polythene, etc to conserve t h e water in your sub-soil. W h e n moving plants, avoid bruising and r o u g h handling; disease can e n t e r through cuts. Protect plants from w i n d and frost. Stake w h e r e necessary. R o t a t e plants each year to ensure an insect 'pest' or disease does not build to an uncontrollable level in any o n e part of the garden. M a n y weeds host pests and diseases. Keep t h e m down. Ensure the garden is clean and tidy (keep your wild patch well away from t h e vegetable plot). Dispose of old pieces of w o o d , plant debris and diseased or rotten plant material. Finally, healthy plants are better able to resist attacks so feed regularly with seaweed meal and liquid solutions of seaweed, comfrey and nettle.

'Unwanted guest' remedies Aphids Ladybirds love them! Dust plants with fine wood ash Birds Pigeons concentrate on cabbage and peas. Cover plants with netting/polythene until they are strong. Dummy birds of prey and scarecrows may be effective Cats Cover seed beds with straw or rose/bramble clippings. Plant a catnip 'decoy' area Mice Partial to peas — so wet them with paraffin before planting. Alternatively, use a humane trap and relocate Slugs The four main species are: black, garden, grey field and keel. A silvery trail is evidence of a slug attack. Tried and tested solutions include: surrounding plants/beds with cocoa mulch, soot, coarse chip bark, lime, sawdust, thorny rose clippings, Vaseline and wood ash. If all else fails: go out after dark with a bucket and torch and rehome them! Wasps Beneficial! A tennis ball-size nest (if larger seek professional help — eg a beekeeper) can be moved by covering with a small polythene bag and carefully removing it from its hanging position. Take away the bag and superglue the nest to a shed rafter or sheltered part of a tree

CALLING AUTHORS & ARTISTS T h e Editor invites authors, artists and cartoonists to submit material for possible publication in The Vegan. Fees negotiable. Write to: Richard Farhall, Editor, The Vegan, Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA, UK. To ensure return of your work please enclose an SAE

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Forest Gardening Iota Pictures £15.00 V H S P A L video, 48 m i n s A recent issue of Farmers Weekly made dismal reading; rather like a journal of animal and plant pathology. What with the suicide helplines that have been set u p offering counselling to distressed cattle farmers, the picture that emerges of contemporary agriculture is one of alienation and disease. An antidote to all this suffering is vegan-organics, combining the techniques of permaculture and forest gardening. Coupled with a philosophy that values humans, animal and plants — and views them as vital to a healthy, integrated community, we are presented with a practical and fulfilling lifestyle that non-violently meets the criteria for an ecosociety. It was 30 years ago that Robert Hart planted the roots of Forest Gardening — a cultivation technique based on the principles of agroforestry. T h e spread and growth of these roots is beautifully portrayed in this video. As well as an interview with Robert, Forest Gardening features Ken Fern w h o , having similar views, started Plants for a Future on a barren, windswept 28 acres in Cornwall in 1989. W i t h his small c o m m u n i t y he has planted 1500 plants, 20 000 trees, and 1'/ 2 miles of hedgerow. Also featured are Mike and Julia Guerra w h o gather the equivalent of 15.25 tonnes of food per 0.4 hectare from their small suburban garden. While R o b e r t and Ken stress that their practice does not involve the

use animals or their products, Mike a n d j u l i a do use horse manure. Forest Gardening breaks n e w ground inasmuch as it demonstrates that the earth can provide for all our needs using humane, poison-free agriculture. Both R o b e r t and Ken show that their m e t h o d is highly productive — providing food, shelter, clothing and medicines. However, there is an urgent need for their knowledge and skills to be widely disseminated. B u y a copy of this excellent video and invite others along for a critical discussion. David G r a h a m See Publications and Merchandise, back cover, for ordering details

ALSO ON THE EDITOR'S DESK... A f t e r t h e A r k Martin Palmer & Elizabeth Breuilly, Forbes Publications, £ 8 . 9 5 (p&p incl), pbk, 96pp. Animal welfare and religious issues for schools. By post: CIWF Trust, 5a Charles St, PetersSeld, Hants GU323EH

T h e Secrets o f A b u n d a n t H e a l t h Adam Jackson, Thorsons, £ 4 . 9 9 , pbk, 126pp. Vegan orientation S i m p l y V e g a n Debra Wasserman, Vegetarian Resource Group, S12.95, Pbk, 224pp. 2nd edition of U S vegan c o o k b o o k T h e V e g a n G o u r m e t Susan Geiskopf-Hadler & M i n d y T o o m a y , Prima, S I 4 . 9 5 , pbk, 262pp. U S vegan c o o k b o o k T h e V e g e t a r i a n & V e g a n G u i d e to Ireland 1996 Jane Broderick, Janet Rowlands & Nana Lake, East Clare

The Silent Ark

Telecottage, £ 3 (p&p incl), pbk, 30pp. By post: East Clare Telecottage, Connaught Rd, ScarifF, Co Clare, Ireland

REVIEWERS D a v i d G r a h a m is a c o - f o u n d e r of the Vegan-Organic Horticultural/Agricultural Network M i c h a e l M a n s f i e l d is a VTVA! trustee and leading criminal defence barrister w h o has w o n many headline cases — including the Birmingham Six

JULIET GELLATLEY with TONY WARDLE

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Juliet Gellatley Thorsons £6.99, pbk. 241 p p

A T a s t e o f Vegan Mark Carr, selfpublished, £5 (p&p incl), pbk, 56pp. Vegan recipes. By post: M Carr, 18 Thomas St, Sacriston, Durham DH7 6NG

Every few years a book is written which marks a watershed in our understanding of the world around us. Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was one and Peter Singer's AnimalLiberation was another. I believe The Silent Arkw\\\ be seen as an equally important work.

Dead M e a t Sue C o e , Four Walls Eight Windows, £14.99, pbk, 242pp. First-hand observations of U S meat industry in diary form with visual images

It is a personal story of Juliet's growth of awareness and her determination to fight to save animals from suffering a n d death and to protect the planet. It is a book filled with passion but backed with the chilling legitimacy of science, with over 300 references. It is the ultimate argument for a vegetarian/vegan world.

Forest G a r d e n i n g R o b e r t A de J Hart, Green Books, £10.95, pbk, 256pp. 2nd edition. See page 30 for ordering details

Even those of us w h o have made the decision to become vegetarian or v e g a n will be shocked by the remorseless evidence that the world is dying because of its addiction to animal protein. The facts could speak for themselves but in The Si/ent •A-* they are woven into an eminently readable and gripping story of discovery which makes you w a n t to keep turning the pages.

G r e e n G a s t r o n o m y Colin Spencer, Bloomsbury, £9.99, pbk, 134pp. Vegan cookbook. See page 30 for ordering details Nutrition for O p t i m u m Health D r Michael Klaper, £8.95, V H S PAL video, 46 mins. Lecture o n vegan nutrition at London's Homeopathic Hospital. See back cover for ordering details

I know of no other book which so clearly exposes the meat culture which is beginning to dominate the globe and so effectively explains its all-pervasive influence. The Si/ent Ark cuts a swathe of understanding through the disinformation and dishonesty on which meat prospers. Every issue is explored — exports, the lives and deaths of farm animals, the deceit of the dairy industry a n d the myth of free range. It exposes meat as a major cause of human disease, and explains h o w it impoverishes the developing world and destroys the global environment. It also shines a spotlight on the politics of deceit on which the industry depends, Including the handling of BSE. Michael Mansfield QC See Books by Post, page 30 for ordering

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Contact News VEGAN SOCIETY LOCAL CONTACTS Note: Local Contacts are Vegan Society members who have offered to act, on a voluntary basis, as a point of contact for those interested in the Society's work. They are not official representatives of the Society. Their levels of activity and knowledge may vary according to their individual circumstances. When writing to a Contact, please remember to enclose an SAE.

s mentioned in the Spring issue of the redesigned Vegan, a number of initiatives are underway to raise the Society's profile and communicate the benefits of membership. One of these initiatives, the regionalisation of the Contacts Network, is bearing fruit already. My colleague, Brian Barker, is finalising the content, and administration of, a Contacts questionnaire which will help us determine how we can focus our support for Contacts and what commitment, over and above the minimum duties, we should expect from them. The Network has been the subject of a major study to improve its effectiveness and efficiency and a number of proposals are under consideration. We have learnt, and benefited from, the unstinting efforts of our existing Contacts and we will be working with them to increase further recruitment of new members and distribution of educational materials. Because so much of our national and international effort relies upon the dedication of our overworked staff and voluntary Council members, our vital local impact rests with Contacts and we need more of them. In common with Brian and myself, George Rodger wishes to expand the Network rapidly so, if you would like to help us at this arguably most timely moment, we would like to hear from you. Even if you are the only vegan in your class or in your workplace or, perhaps, the only one you know, this will not stop you as a Contact. You will even receive guidance, if you wish, from Tracey, our (Acting) Administration Officer, who has valuable experience in display and exhibition work, as well as organising expertise. So you will only need to pick up a pen or a phone to get a welcome response. If you are attracted to the idea, why not do that now?

Join us in the next exciting phase of our development to bring the benefits of the most healthy and compassionate lifestyle to a vastly greater number of people. Whether you call your Local Contact to help build the local group, or us to help build your own, we all wish you a very pleasant and productive summer. Terry Bevis National Local Contacts Co-ordinator

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STAR L E T T E R I don't understand why some vegans purposely avoid supermarkets. Such an attitude will ensure that veganism will remain a 'weird', minority way of life. We must recognise that the majority or people shop at supermarkets. Our aim should be to persuade these outlets to stock vegan products in the hope that their customers will try them. Ms A Y Parsons (address supplied)

tainable agriculture. A n y o n e willing to j o i n such a scheme, o r give financial or o t h e r support, is invited to contact: New Shoots, c/o Friends of Animals, Dept Z, 13 Biddulph St, Leicester LE2 1BH. H a r r y M a t h e r Dorset

Ms Parsons wins a signed copy of Juliet Gellatley's The Silent Ark

NICE ONE Contributions to Postbag are welcomed, but accepted on the understanding that they may be edited in the interests of brevity or clarity. Send your letters to: The Editor, 'The Vegan', Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA, UK Fax 01424 717064 NOT THE ISSUE Brian G u n n - K i n g makes reference to "feuding between religious factions" in Ireland (Obituaries, Spring 1996 Vegan) but there are n o religious feuds; there are political differences. T h e fact that Catholics tend to be Nationalists and Protestants veer towards being Loyalists is not an issue. J a m e s Egans Merseyside

HALF-BAKED Since reading T h e Soya Milk Challenge (Spring 1996 Vegan) 1 have learned that, as from this a u t u m n , imports of U S soya beans are likely to contain quantities on Monsanto's R o u n d u p R e a d y Soya beans ( R R S ) — the genetically modified bean with a built in resistance to the company's herbicide, Glyphosate. Within t w o years, it seems that all U S shipments to Europe will contain R R S . Denmark has objected to R R S , insisting that the environmental implications of herbicide resistance should form part of the risk assess-

m e n t procedure and have argued that the beans should be labelled as genetically modified. Unless the U S and European U n i o n back d o w n , anyone wishing to avoid genetically modified soya beans will have avoid all soya p r o d ucts unless the manufacturer states that such beans have not been used. J o y P i t m a n Somerset

Just a quick note to thank you for the Spring Vegan. I always look forward to m y Vegan and find that the material published is consistently informative. T h e n e w design makes for an easier read and hopefully will help win us many m o r e converts. Congratulations to all involved. You have my full support. Natalie C o o p e r Devon

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T h e c o n t e n t of The Vegan is excellent. Keep u p the good w o r k . Derek Appleton

If there are around 170,000 adult vegans in the U K (1995 Realeat Survey into Meat-Eating and Vegetarianism) w h y is the total membership of the Vegan Society around 3,500? T o n y S i m m o n s Berks Ed. A jolly good question. All theo-

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FIT FOR VEGANS M a n y vegans rightly want to eat fruit and veg grown w i t h o u t artificial fertilisers and pesticides — and they turn to organic produce to satisfy their needs. But, of course, organic produce entails the use of animal manure and slaughterhouse material. Vegan-organic produce is t h e answer — especially n o w there are fears that cattle m a n u r e could spread BSE. But where can such food be found? T h e r e is a need for vegans to set up communities or vegan villages to produce food fit for vegans. Furthermore, w e have to prove w r o n g those w h o pretend that animal manure is essential for sus-

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4 International Day for Captive D o l p h i n s . Details: Cetacea Defence. PO Box 11, SEDO, Manchester 0 1 6 1 2 2 3 1 8 3 9 13

Cruelty-Free Fair, Norfolk Row, Sheffield, 1 0 - 4 . Details: 0114 2648473-,

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Rights Vegetarian Cafe & Fayre, Shipley Lib, Shipley, W Yorks, 1 0 - 4 ; Big Bear Picnic Week. Details: WSPA 0 1 7 1 7 9 3 0 5 4 0 2 9

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Helier, 9 - 5 . Details: Jersey Animal Rights, 15 Grouviile Ansonai, Grouviile, Jersey 3 - 4

L A C S Sanctuary Open Weekend. Details: 0171 403 615510-25 V e g a n Camp, Dumfries & Galloway. SAE + 50p stamps: Box VCTV. Rainbow Ctr, 180 Mansfield Rd, Nottingham NG1

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Rights Calendar, 180 Mansfield Rd, Nottingham, NG1 3HW

Listings The following businesses offer a discount to Vegan Society members and, in most cases, supporters. All require evidence of membership

Discounts ACCOMMODATION Bradford's Tennis School Thicket Meadows North, Newlands Dr, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 4LL 01628 29744 10% (accommodation & tennis lessons) D o n m a r 43 Bernisdale, Isle of Skye 1V51 9 N S 01470 532204 10% (B&B) Ivy Guest House 3 Melbourne PI, Bradford, W Yorks BD5 O H Z 01274 727060 10% Loaning Head W h o l e f o o d Vegetarian Guesthouse Garrigill, Alston, Cumbria 01434 381013 10% (not bar & reductions) M o u n t Pleasant Farm Gorran High Lanes, St Austell PL26 6LR 01726 843918 10% N e w Leslie Farmhouse Leslie, By Insch, Aberdeenshire AB52 6PE 01464 20508 5% R a n worth Vegetarian Guesthouse Church Rd, Ravenscar, Scarborough, N Yorks Y 0 1 3 0LZ 01723 870366 10% Stredders Vegetarian Guesthouse Park Cres, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6AB 015972186 10% The Lodge Tal-y-Bont, Conway, Gwynedd LL32 8YX 01492 69766 10% (not discQunted breaks & services) Tigh na Mara The Shore, Ardindrean, nr Ullapool, By Loch Broom, Westerross, Scotland IV23 2SE 01854 85 282 10% (not July-Aug & public holidays)

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Waterloo House Hotel Lydiate La, Lynton, Devon EX35 6AJ 01598 53391 5%

MISC/MAIL ORDER Altered States Flotation C e n t r e 4 Marlborough Rd, Wootton Bassett, Wilts SN4 7EJ 01 793 855414 25% Empress Ltd P O Box 92, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 2XL 01736 65790 15% (essential oils) Hermitage Oils East Morton, Keighley BD20 5UQ 01274 565957 10% J D H o m e Deliveries Unit 12, Staveley Workshops. Works Rd, Hollingwood, Chesterfield, Derbys S43 2PE 01246 4 73818 Lower Shaw Farm Shaw, Swindon SN5 9PJ 01793 771080 5% N o t Just N u t s Bam Cottage, The Street, Wellington, nr Baldock, Herts SG7 6SW 0176 388 209 5% (collected orders, once/month only) Sally Novello [children's party entertainer] 36 Swingate, Kimberley, Notts NG16 2PH 0115 945 9218 Veggies Catering Campaign (Nottingham) 180 Mansfield Rd, Nottingham NG1 3HW 0115 958 5666 10% (frozen burgers/sosages & snacks from outlets) Wholefood Delivery Service 21 Laburnham Way, Nayland, Colchester C 0 6 4LG 01206 263545 5%

RESTAURANTS Byblos 262 Kensington High St, London W8 0171 603 4422 10% Cafe Natural Greenhill St, Stratford-u-Avon CV37 6LF 01789 415741 10% Cafe Pushkar 16c Market Row, Brixton, London SW9 8LD 10% Demuths 2 North Parade Passage. Bath BA1 1NX 01225 31994010% Dylans 99 Broad St, Hawley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs 01782 2860095% Fungus Mungus 34 St Peters St, Canterbury, Kent 10% George's Place 7 Queen St, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 7XD 01768 66635 10% Mandeer 21 Hanway PI, London W1P 9DG 0171 323 0660 10% Rasa 55 Stock Newington, Church St, London N16 OAR 0171 249 0344 10% Riverside Vegetaria 64 High St, Kingston-u-Thames, Surrey KT1 1HN 0171 546 799210% Shahee Bhelpoori Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurant 1547 London Rd, Norbury, London SW16 4AD 0181 679 6275 10% (not supporters) Shiraz 113 Oak La, Bradford, W Yorks BD18 2AF 01274 490176 10% Thin fyid for Hungry People 41a Fore St, St Austell, Cornwall PL25 5PY 01726 75805 10% (not supporters)

SHOPS Ashgrove Stores Horsted Keynes, West Sussex RH17 7AP 01825 790243 Beano Wholefood Workers Co-op 36 New Briggate, Leeds, W Yorks LSI 6NU 0113 243573710% (Mon-Thurs, orders over ÂŁ5) Breckles Wholefoods 12 Cawdry Buildings, Fountain St, Leek. Staffs ST13 6JP 01538387660 10% Cambridge Health Food 5 Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UA 01223350433 10% Canton Health Foods 218 Cowbridge Rd East, Cardiff 01222 397983 10% Cardiff Health Foods 4 Church St, Cardiff 01222 22099010% Countryside Wholefoods 19 Forty Hill, Enfield, EN2 9 H T 0181 363 2933; 90 Aldermans Hill, Palmers Green,

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London N13 081 882 2799-, 80 Copley Rd, Doncaster, S Yorks 0302341827; 35a St Johns St, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 01284 700594', 2 & 4 Old Station Rd, Newmarket, Suffolk 5% (not delivery service) T h e C o u r t House Bookshop 181 Edward St, Brigthon BN2 2JB 01273 600365 20% Down to Earth Wholefoods The Enterprise Ctr, Eastbourne 01323 649542 10% Friends Foods 83 Roman Rd, London E2 O G N 0181 980 1843 10% Full of Beans 93 Witton St, Northwich, Cheshire. 10% Health Quest The Grosvenor Ctr, Northampton 01604 30125 10% Herbs and Health 10 Bruce St, Dunfermline, Fife KYI2 7AG 01383 733915 10% (5% supporters) Holbeach Wholefoods 32 High St, Holbeach, Spalding, Lines 01406 22149. Not supporters & offers: £1 5-t£35 — 10%; £35-00 — 15%; £70-t£150 — 20%; £150+ — 25%; £50weekly — 20% Holland & Barrett Ealing Broadway 10% (£.5*) Hunza Wholefoods Syon Pk Gdn Ctr, Syon Pk, Brentford, Middlesex T W 8 8JG 0181 847 2140 10% (not supporters) Paragon Health Foods 4 Bakery Ct, Ashby de la Zouch, Leics LE65 1AL 01530 560601 10% Quarry Shop 13 Heol Maengwyn, Machynlleth, Powys 10% R o a t h Health Foods 39 Wellfield Rd, Cardiff CF2 3PA 01222 486023 10% Salisbury Health Foods Queen St, Salisbury, Wilts 10% Surbiton W h o l e Foods 14 Claremont Rd, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 4QU 0181 399 277210% Vegebility 11 Grange Rd. West Kirby, Wirral L48 4DY 10% Well Bean Health Food Shop 9 Old Dover Rd, Blackheath, London SE3 7BT 0181 858

6854 10% W h i t c h u r c h Health Foods 53c Merthyr Rd, Cardiff 01222 618716 10% W o t e Street Health Shop 35 Wote St. Basingstoke. Hants RG21 I N F 10%

Veganism may be defined as a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as possible and practical, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose. In dietary terms it refers to the practice of dispensing with all animal produce — including meat, fish, poultry, eggs, animal milks, honey, and their derivatives. Abhorrence of the cruel practices inherent in dairy, livestock and poultry (arming is probably the single most common reason for the adoption of veganism, but many people are drawn to it for health, ecological, resource, spiritual and other reasons. If you would like more information on veganism a free Information Pack is available from the Vegan Society in exchange for two first class stamps. T h e Vegan Society was formed in England in November 1944 by a group of vegetarians who had recognized the ethical compromises implicit in lacto (ie dairy-dependent) vegetarianism. Today, the Society continues to highlight the breaking of the strong maternal bond between the cow and its new-bom calf within just four days; the dairy cow's proneness to lameness and mastitis; her

subjection to an intensive cycle of pregnancy and lactation; our unnatural and unhealthy taste for cow's milk; and the de-oxygenation of river water through contamination with cuttle slurry. If you arc already a vegan or vegan sympathizer please support the Society and help increase its influence by joining. Increased membership means more resources to educate and inform. Full membership is restricted to practising (at least dietary) vegans, as defined above, but sympathizers are very welcome as supporters of the Society. Both members and supporters receive The Vegan.

Do you know a business offering a discount which is not listed above? Please send its name and address to: The Vegan Society, Donald Watson Hse, 7 Batde Rd, St Leonards-on-Sea, E Sussex TN37 7AA

NATIONAL & SPECIALIST GROUPS Movement for Compassionate Living — T h e Vegan W a y Promotes simpler vegan lifestyles. Publishes New Leaves (£3pa) 47 Highlands Rd, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8NQ Plants For a Future Vegan-organic information centre for edible/usefiil plants and demonstration ground. SAE: The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall PL22 0NG . 01208 873554 Vegan Bikers http://www.mldram.co.uk/veganmc; Vegan Business Connection Encourages mutual support within die vegan community and lists businesses supplying vegan goods/services. SAE: Veggies 180 Mansfield Rd, Nottingham NG1 3HW 0115 958 5666 Vegan Community Project Contact network for those interested in living in a vegan community or forming one. 4-issue newsletter sub: £2 Bob Howes, 31

Caerau Rd, Caerau, Maesteg, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan CF34 0PB Vegan-Organic Horticultural/ Agricultural Network Researches and encourages non-animal growing techniques 58 High La, Chorlton, Manchester M21 9DZ 0161 860 4869 Vegan Prisoners Supporters G r o u p Helps vegan animal rights prisoners obtain food, toiletries etc. SAE: PO Box 194, Enfield. Middlesex EN 1 3HD 0181 292 8325 (help line)Vegfam Overseas aid agency based on vegan principles. SAE: 'The Sanctuary', nr Lydford, Okehainpton, Devon EX20 4AL 01822 820203

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VEGAN PUBLICATIONS Vegan Views Informal quarterly. 4issue sub: £ 3 (Non GB — £4) 6 Hayes Ave, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 7AD Y Figan C y m r e i g (The Wales Vegan) Bilingual quarterly. Sub: £1.50 Bronyr Ysgol, Montpelier, Llandrindod, Powys, Wales

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Vegans International Co-ordinates the promotion ofveganism, encourages the formation of new organisations, publishes a newsletter, and organises vegan festivals. Country Co-ordinators: England, Scotland, Wales:

Send an SAE to the Vegan Society for any of the following lists: Health Care Professionals; International Contacts — mainly individuals T r a d e Mark — registered users Vegan Families — child-raising vegans willing to be contacted to provide mutual support

Council Terry Bevis (Hon Treasurer), Alex Bourke, Patrick Browne, Frank Hutson, Brian Barker (Vice Chair),Tony Martin, T i m Powell, George Rodger, Rick Savage (Chair) National Local Contacts Co-ordinator Terry Bevis Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex T N 3 7 7AA, United Kingdom Tel 01424 427393 Fax 01424 717064 http://www.veg.oig/orgs/VeganSocUK/ Office hours: Mon: 9.30-5.30; Tues-Fri: 9.00-5.30 Visitors by appointment please Registered Charity No. 279228 Company Registration No. 1468880 VAT Registration No. 448 5973 95

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Books by Post illustrated introduction to the subject £4.95 (265g) Animals, Politics & Morality Robert Garner. An assessment of moral issues, philosophical claims, the modern animal protection movement and strategies employed £14.99 (380gJJhe Dreaded Comparison: Human and Animal Slavery Marjorie Spiegel. A penetrating study loaded with shocking comparisons of human and animal slavery, of racism and speciesism £3.95 (130g) Feminism, Animals and Science Lynda Birke. Feminist concerns about animal suffering and the relevance of feminist critiques of modern science to the treatment of animals in laboratories £12.99 (292g) Save the Animalsl Ingrid Newkirk. Packed with easy ways to prevent and avoid animal cruelty £2.50 (299g) Silent Ark Juliet Gellatley. A personal story of discovery of the meat and dairy industries £6.99 (191 g) Why Animal Experiments Must Stop Dr Vernon Coleman. The moral, ethical, medical and scientific arguments against vivisection £6.95 (200g)

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ANIMAL RIGHTS

Animal Liberation Peter Singer. 2nd edition /Pimlico]o\ the bible of the modern animal rights movement £10.00 (450g) Animal Liberation: A Graphic Guide Lori Gruen, Peter Singer & David Hine. A powerfully

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Abundant Living in the Coming Age of the Tree Kathleen Jannaway. Towards a vegan, tree-based culture £2.00 (55g) Beyond Beef - The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Culture Jeremy Rifkin. The real costs of the 'cattle culture': animal suffering, hunger, poverty, environmental destruction £8.99 (550g) Compassion: The Ultimate Ethic (An Exploration of Veganism) Victoria Moran. An examination of the history and philosophy of the vegan movement £4.95 (190g) Food For a Future Jon WynneTyson. A classic work, powerfully arguing the moral, economic, ecological, physiological and nutritional case for vegetarianism and veganism £4.99 (150g) The Realeat Encyclopedia of Vegetarian Living Peter Cox. Despite the title, principally vegan in content. Includes 300 international vegan recipes £16.99 (Hdbk) (925g) Why Vegan Kath Clements. A simple and straightforward exposition of the case for veganism £6.95 (142g)

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COOKBOOKS

365 Plus One Vegan Recipes Leah Leneman. An imaginative and varied collection of ideas for starters, soups, main courses, side dishes, sweets and salads £6.99 (270g) An Allergy Cookbook Patricia Carter. Recipes free of animal products, chocolate, salt, sugar, baking powder, wheat and cornflour £6.25 (170g) Gourmet Vegan Heather Lamont. Highlights include 'The Vegan Barbeque' and an 'Anaesthetic Cake'! £5.99 (145g) Green Gastronomy Colin Spencer. Gourmet vegan recipes arranged by season £9.99 (266g) The Single Vegan Leah Leneman. This is the book to persuade you that it really is 'worth the bother' for one £5.99 (220g) Rainbows & Wellies Jackie Redding & Tony Weston. An unusual and enchanting cookbook offering recipes for 14 nights of six person vegan dinner parties at Taigh na Mara Vegetarian Guest House in the Scottish Highlands £14.95 (Hdbk) (464g) The Vegan Cookbook Alan Wakeman & Gordon Baskerville. 200 richly varied and carefully graded recipes, ranging from the quick and simple right through to the unashamedly gourmet £7.99 (375g) Vegan Cooking Eva Batt. More than 300 simple, nourishing and economical recipes. A classic £5.99 (270g) The Vegan Health Plan Amanda Sweet. Over 300 recipes, plus nutritional information and hints on buying and storing foods, suitability for freezing etc £6.95 (375g) The Vegan Kitchen Mate David Horton. 100 simple recipes, complete with kitchen tips £3.25 (140g)

HOME & GARDEN

Forest Gardening Robert A de J Hart. 2nd edition of the vegan guide to creating a food-producing forest garden £10.95 (370g) The Green Home Karen Christensen. A lively and wide-ranging introduction to all aspects of green home-making £9.99 (432g) The Organic Gardener's Handbook Margaret Elphinstone & Julia Langley. A comprehensive and practical guide to the subject — including plenty of information and

advice suitable for green-fingered vegans £9.99 (44Ig)

NUTRITION & HEALTH

Foods That Cause You to Lose Weight Neal Barnard MD. An American vegan doctor explains how choosing certain vegan foods leads to, and sustains long-term weight loss £8.99 (198g) Pregnancy, Children & the Vegan Diet Michael Klaper MD. A practical guide to ensuring health and balance throughout pregnancy and to raising healthy children on a 100% animal-free diet £7.95 (355g) Vegan Nutrition: Pure & Simple Michael Klaper MD. A practical guide showing how sound vegan diets can satisfy all the body's needs and play a major role in the prevention and treatment of many degenerative diseases £7.95 (250g)

REFERENCE

The Animal Welfare Handbook Caroline Clough & Barry Kew. A guide to animal welfare and rights — the issues, arguments, legislation, organisations and resources £8.99 (315g) The Extended Cirde Jon Wynne-Tyson. A collection of quotations concerning our treatment of non-human species £7.50 (SSOgJ Food For Free Richard Mabey. The wild food forager's bible — details of over 240 edible berries, nuts, fungi and leaves £7.99 (318g) The Pocketbook of Animal Facts & Figures Barry Kew. All the information you need — at your fingertips £6.99 (225g)

VERSE

Talking Turkeys Benjamin Zephaniah Fun poems by the presenter of Truth or Dairy

£8.99 (Hdbk) (213g) A number of titles lack a vegan perspective but have nevertheless been included on the basis of their informativeness or practical value • See back cover for Vegan Society publications and merchandise • Order form opposite

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BAR CAFE VENUE 80 Glassford Street Glasgow G1 1UR 0141 553 1638 Come along to The 13th Note and experience our delicious home-cooking. There is a 10% discount for all Vegan Society members. The 13th Note cafe is completely animal/dairy free and is therefore suitable for both vegans and vegetarians.

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HEALTH H E R B A L MEDICINE Vegan practitioner. Member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, runs a totally vegan practice. Clinics in Kent and Eas ssex. C

ANIMAL CARE V E G A N C A T S ! Animal-free supplement for home-made recipes. In use since 1986. SAE: Vegecat, The Vegan Society, Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA, UK.

COURSES

Shiatsu The European Shiatsu School has branches in London & throughout the UK & Europe For prospectus, please send 3 first class stamps to: ESS Central Administration (Rept VE) High Banks. Lockeridge. Nr Marlborough Wilts SN8 4EQ Tel: 01672 861362

AS! iANIKA Healing Sanctuary set in A O N B West Dorset offering residential courses in natural treatment of humans, animals, herbs, healing etc. 01297 678 597. W E E K E N D W O R K S H O P S at Lower Shaw Farm include yoga, massage, circus skills, drumming and more. SAE: Lower Shaw Farm, Shaw, Swindon SN5 9PJ. 01793 771080

FOR SALE T A N D E M T R I C Y C L E conversion by Neatworh. Excellent condition, bought spring 1993 for £1860. Will sell for £1200. Telephone 01793 644796. V E G A N P H O T O G R A P H Y : Canon I O N R C 2 6 0 still video camera. Full kit, lenses and cen disks, £300 ono. Phone 01865 721165 (day time).

FUNERAL SERVICES G R E E N / D I Y F U N E R A L S . Ecofriendly inexpensive coffins, memorial tree-planting. Please send £1 in unused stamps with A5 size SAE to Box 328.

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V E G E T A R I A N CYCLING & Athletic Club (established 1888). Seeks cyclists and athletes nationwide with an interest in competition and promoting the vegan/vegetarian way of life. All levels of ability and supporters welcome. Send SAE ane,

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION B&B, VEGAN/VEGETARIAN Tintagel, north Cornwall. Close to village and cliff walks. 01840 770944. B&B, VEGETARIAN/VEGAN Near Heathrow, Windsor, Henley, Reading, Berkshire, Bath Rd. A4. £35 double, £20.00 single. Tennis school for lessons. Bradfords, Maidenhead 0162829744.

nights £13. Tel: 015242 41328 ISLE OF WIGHT B&B Peaceful home of vegetarian/vegan owners. Picturesque valley village. Tel: (01983) 731279. Evening meals available by request. LAKE DISTRICT Delightfiil accommodation in 18c vicarage. With exclusively vegetarian/vegan cuisine. Modest tariff. Beech Tree, Coniston. Tel: 015394 41717. N E W FOREST Brockenhurst. Magical: off forest track, wild ponies, not cars, pass our gate, yet thriving village (mainline station) under 10 minutes walk. Very private: own door to upper staircase: 28ft Studio en-suite, microwave/fridge, rambling Victorian house, B&B £17.50 pppn, also short breaks. 01590 622208. OLD R E C T O R Y HOTEL Maentwrog, 01766 590305. Three acre riverside garden. Main house/budget annexe. All en-suite. Informal atmosphere, home cooking, vegan & Italian menu. Reduced 2+ nights. Dogs welcome. PEMBROKESHIRE Coast — Trefin, nr St Davids. Vegetarian/Vegan guest house, en-suite rooms. 5 mins walk from spectacular coastal path, self-guided walking holidays available. Tel 01348 837095. ST IVES Cornwall. Vegan guest house. Close to beaches and picturesque harbour. En-suite rooms. Self-catering apartment also available. St Judes, St Ives Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 2SF. Tel. 01736 795255. SCOTLAND Solway coast. Homely B&B, vegetarian/vegan on request. Walks, beaches, bird-watching. C.H., Pr. parking, large garden, tea/coffee all rooms. Phone 01556 640269. SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS Near Kyle of Lochalsh. Vegan B&B in modem bungalow with spectacular views. Ideal centre for exploring Skye and Wester Ross. B&B £

D E T A C H E D country home in quiet hamlet near Wimbome, Dorset. Exclusively vegetarian/vegan B&B. Spacious comfortable twin en-suite T/C facilities, TV. Ideal touring, walking, cycling area. N o smoking. £15 per person per night. Tele: 01202 841561. D E V O N (Lydford). S/C for N/S visitors at VEGFAM's H Q . SAE to: 'The Sanctuary', Nr Lydford, Okehampton EX20 4AL. Tel/Fax: 01822 820203. G R E E C E Beautiful cottage to let near sea and mountains, n/s veg. From £25/£70 pppw/sc. Ph/fax 0116 2681331 or http:/ /www.ark.org/users/veg-greece/ I N G L E T O N Yorkshire Dales. Vegetarian/Vegan B&B £14.50 at picturesque Prospect Cottage. Two or more

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Brookesby Hall Hotel

Exclusively vegetarian. Glorious sea views. Quietly situated next to an extensive area of coastal woodland Close to beach and town centre. Delicious wholefood vegan meals prepared by vegan proprietress.

Please contact res. props for brochure and further details.

Tel: 01803 292194

CASTLE ACRE

Norfolk

Superb Vege & Vegan B&B Beautiful village with Castle, Ancient Priory, Water meadows and chalk stream Coast 20 mins Forest 20 mins Great base for West Norfolk break Evening meal available £15 p n Tel - Claire 0378 610546 LAKE DISTRICT

SOMERSET Exclusively vegetarian guest house. All meals vegan. Bordering Devon and Dorset. It is an ideal base for touring, walking or relaxing in our 16th century house. Crewkerne 01460 73112. SOMERSET, WELLS B&B, 2 - 3 minutes walk from cathedral and city centre. Beautiful countryside, ideal for walking the Mendips. En-suite facilities, wholly vegetarian and vegan. Tel: 01749 677181. VEGAN guest house, West Dorset, set in AONB close coastal walks, historic Lyme Regis. Home of alternative healers. Phone 01297 678 597.

CHESHIRE/SHROPSHIRE/Wales border. Vegan B&B with optional delicious evening meal. Excellent base for Chester, North & Mid Wales, Midlands. Vegan owners. For bookings, tel: 0151 726 0768. C U M B R I A Vegan B&B, 2 rooms. Strictly no smoking. Children very welcome. Good local walks and marvellous v

COME & GO AS YOU PLEASE Vegetarian/vegan. Cussens cottage, en-suite rooms with own entrance, tv. lea-making. Residence sun-lounge/dining room. Vegetarian/vegan 3 course dinner when req'd. Peaceful rural setting, pub. shop. p.o..restaurant. It) mill. walk. Cycle hire, riding, mountain walking. Nearby 13th century historic Kilmallock. Easy drive to Kilarney. Tralee. Cork. Limerick. Gaiway. Shannon Lakes. Atlantic coast. Relax in secluded lawns and organic kitchen garden. Brochure and booking details.

BEECHMOUNT NEAR SA WREY, AMBLESIDE, CUMBRIA LA 22 OLB Vegelarian/vegan B&B. delightful country house accommodation. Situated in Beatrix Potter's picturesque village with its olde worlde inn, 2 miles from Hawkshead. Lake Windermere (car ferry) 2 miles. Delicious breakfast, lovely bedrooms. Superb lake/country views. For brochure tel.

The Old Post Office LMinigon, Hay-on-Wye

~ SEAPOINT ~ EXMOOR NATIONAL PARK Comfortable Edwardian guest house with spectacular views across Pbrkick Bay and set in the heart of Exmoor's wild heather moorland Delicious traditional vegetarian and vegan cuisine. Fine wines. Log fires. Candle-lit dinners. Luxurious bedrooms, all en-suite. ETB 2 crowns Highly commended AA 3Q Recommended 2 day break Nov-Feb incl - £49 pp/DB&B Christine Fitzgerald, Seapoint, Upway, Porlock. Somerset TA24 8QE Tel: 01643 862289

A very special, distinctly different, 17tb century listed bouse at the foot of the Black Mountains. Only two miles from the famous book tovm of Hay-on- Wye. Separate guests sitting room, lovely bedrooms & relaxed atmosphere. Exclusively vegetarianAvgan. From £14 pp. TeL 01497 820008

S*Q|bury N«ei VEGETARIAN/VEGAN GUEST HOUSE Delicious Howe-Cooking, Special Diet Catering, Non-Smoking, Open Fires Explore Yorkshire Dales and Famous Seltle/Carlisle Railway rM

TeL 01729 823840

BLACKPOOL

WILDLIFE HOTEL

Open all year round Licensed. 100% non-meat. Small friendly hotel. (Exclusively vegan/vegetarian. Special diets catered for — all freshly made.) No smoking throughout. Situated two minutes from the sea. Near all the attractions. Parking available. 39 Woodfleld Road. Blackpool FY1 6AX. TeL 01253 346143.

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Quiet Countr\ Hotel overlooking beautiful tidal estuary and bird sanctuary. Britain's oldest vegetarian/vegan hotel stands in its own grounds close to beaches and unspoilt coastal walks. ' WoodcoteThe Saltings, Lelant. St Ives, Cornwall Tel. 01736 753147

taigh na mara guesthouse • Gourmet Scottish Vegan Farmhouse cooking • Idyllic secluded Lochside Location near Ullapool • Wildlife and Walkers Paradise — open all year • Inverness Airport/Bus/Train only 1 Hour away • £33 including Dinner — Credit cards accepted • Vegan Info, service and guides • New Cookbook — Rainbows & Wellies £14.95 Tel/Fax Jackie or Tony 01854 655282 or write: Taigh na Mara. Freepost IV1229, Lochbroom, Via Carve. Highlands IV23 2BR

CHAPEL STREET. E X F O R D S O M E R S E T T A 2 4 7PY Relax in t h e heart of E x m o o r N a t i o n a l Park and enjoy t h e beautiful s u r r o u n d i n g s . N o smoking. Exclusively vegetarian a n d vegan food.

Most rooms en-suite, all with tea/coffee facilities. C o n t a c t Nigel for details, telephone 01643 831694

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VEGAN GUESTHOUSE In St. Ives, Cornwall. Ocean views. Peaceful and relaxing. Minutes to shops and beaches. 100% animal-free, organic where possible, highly nutritious food our speciality. Special diets catered for. From J£15 per night. Contact: 01736 793895 W E S T C O R K Self-contained accommodation. Cooking facilities and en-suite bathrooms. Vegetarian/Vegan cooking only. Green Lodge, Trawnamadree, Bally lie key, Bantry, Co. Cork. Tel: 00 353 2766146. W H I T B Y Falcon Guest house, B&B, vegan/vegetarian. Quiet location, seven minutes walk from centre and harbour. Lounge and sunny breakfast room. Parking near house. Tea-making equipment. £14 (plus child reductions). Tel: 01947603507. Y O R K Vegetarian/Vegan wholefood, non-smoking B&B. Comfortable en-suite accommodation. 10 mins walk centre. £18. Mrs Moore, 21 Park Grove, York.

MAIL ORDER A R B O N N E SKIN CARE & C O S METICS. All vegan. Free p&p and delivery within 2-5 days. Special offers every month. 10% discount for members of the Vegan Society. For catalogue and free sample, please phone

D O L M A Quality Vegan beauty preparations and essential oils. Send SAE for brochure or £4.25 for trial size pack con-

taining our new Q U I N T E T and VEGAMUSK perfumes to: DOLMA, 19 Royce Avenue, Hucknall, Nottingham NG15 6FU. H E R B A L I N C E N S E Totally vegan. Various blends, in jars and refill bags. Send SAE for list to: Patchwork Dragon, 56 Bridge Street, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 1AX. O N E E A R T H shop. Midlands' only vegan shop. We sell a wide range of wholefoods. Also convenience foods, cosmetics, household cleaners, candles, soaps, essential oils, recipe books and are stockists of Ethical Wares footwear. Mail order now available. 54 Allison Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B5 5TH. 0121 632 6909. ' O U R C H O I C E ' vegan mail order service. Small and friendly, with a vast range of cruelty-free vegan cosmetics and toiletries, including Honesty, Pure Plant, Vicco Herbal Toothpaste and much, much more. All products from companies with a fixed cut-off date policy. Animal Rights/Vegan Proprietor. Free catalogue from: ' O u r Choice\ 30 Richdalc Avenue, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lines DN21 4BL. (First class stamp please.)

THE VEGETARIAN CHARITY Funds are available to help y o u n g vegetarians/vegans, u p to the age o f 25, w h o a r e in n e e d a n d t o

educate young peoplein the principles of vegetarianism.

Applications to: T h e Grants Secretary, THE VEGETARIAN CHARITY 14 W i n t e r s Lane O t t e r y St M a r y EXI1 1AR '

S A C R E D S C U L P T U R E , TIBETAN T H A N G K A PAINTINGS, G A R D E N BUDDHAS. Complimentary brochure f

V E G A N MEAL replacement drink. 100% vegetable. Contains all essential vitamins, minerals and amino acids. Free brochure.

GROW MORE FOOD in less space and with less effort by using perennial plants. You can experience a much wider range of foods and also be kind to nature. Send 4 x 25p stamps for a catalogue to: Plants for a Future (TV), The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel. Cornwall PL22 ONG.

MISCELLANEOUS F A S T I N G W A L K S ! For rest, relaxation, weight loss and better health. (Groups). Only liquids. England, Europe. Murphy, 1 Stanley Road, London N15 3HB (0181 395 0407, 0171 614 7221). N E W S H O O T S land project is looking for members to help find land and work it vegan-organically. Write: New Shoots, c/o Friends of Animals, Dept Z, 13 Biddulph Street, Leicester LE2 1BH. W A N T E D Vegan products for marketing. Contacts from manufacturers only please. Box 368.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROMOTE

VEGANISM

AND EARN MONEY DOING SO? If you answered yes to this question and would like more information

Tel: 01945 476085 or write with your details to: "Promoting Veganism" 42 Mill Close Wisbech Cambs PE13 3BD

THE ORDER OF THE CROSS S P I R I T U A L AIMS A N D IDEALS The order is an informal Fellowship, having for its service in life the cultivation of the Spirit of Love towards all Souls: Helping the weak and defending the defenceless and oppressed; Abstaining from hurting the creatures, eschewing bloodshed and flesh eating, and living upon the pure foods so abundantly provided by nature; Walking in the Mystic Way of Life, whose Path leads to the realization of the Christhood; And sending forth the Mystic Teachings unto all who may be able to receive them — those sacred interpretations of the Soul, the Christhood, and the Divine Love and Wisdom, for which the Order of the Cross stands. Regular Services, Meetings and Retreats are held in London and elsewhere. For further information please contact: The Headquarters (VN), 10 De Vere Gardens, London W8 5AE, telephone 0171-937 7012.

cowrxcr C O N T A C T C E N T R E is a caring, so low fees friendship agency, quite different from all others catering exclusively for vegans and vegetarians both in Britain and abroad for any purposes. C O N T A C T C E N T R E enables you to choose friend(s) from detailed adverts and/or to write an advert yourself without disclosing your name and address. C O N T A C T C E N T R E gives full scope to your individual requirements; you don't even have to complete a form. Instead a friendly ear is lent to every member. As we cannot tell all in this advertisement, please write for membership details from: CO'NT^CT

C'E'WT'R'E (MV) BCM Cuddle, London WCIV 6XX and state whether you arc female or males

NURSING HOMES

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Bethany Vegetarian Nursing & Rest Home 7/9 Oak Park Villas. Dawlish. * Devon EX7 ODE. Tel: - (01626) 862794

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Exclusively Vegetarian And Vegan Diets. Wholistic Care offered with a choice of Complementary therapies. A friendly, non-smoking home for Short or Long slay. Holiday and Respite Care

meet regularly Sunday lunchtime, First out vegetarian gay cafe, central London. Call J o h n for details on:

0181 291 4952 Box 362

PERSONAL A L O N E ? Seeking Soulmate/Friends? Contact individuals with similar interests. SAE: Evergreen, PO Box 147, Waltham Cross EN7 6BZ. (01992) 632250.

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BOX NUMBERS W h e n replying to a box number address your envelope as follows: Box No. , The Vegan Society, Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA.

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PUBLICATIONS 1996 edition of'Vegetarian Visitor' lists 80 places in England, Wales and Scotland for vegans and/or vegetarians to stay, plus over 100 cafes, restaurants and pubs that will welcome you. £2.50 post free from: Jon Carpenter Publishing (VS), The Spendlove Centre, Charlbury, Oxon OX73PQ. A H I M S A . Quarterly magazine of the American Vegan Society. Veganism, Natural Living, Reverence for Life. Calendar Year subscription £12. Address: PO Box H, Malaga, NJ 08328, USA. V E G A N G U I D E to Paris £2.50, Hippy Cookbook £1 .99, How to Write a Vegan Book £1.80 post free from: Alex Bourke, 11 Guinea Street, Bristol BS1 6SX.

SITUATIONS VACANT A V E G A N is required to work in a gardening and landscape business in Sheffield. Vegan-friendly environment. Box 367. V E R Y B U S Y Essex cat sanctuary needs devoted help (living in if necessary). Feeding, cleaning, fund raising etc. Mostly ferals 01708 854567.

IMPORTANT Final copy date for A u t u m n 1996: 25 July 1996

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COPY DATES

All prices inclusive of VAT Loyality discount (repeat advertising): 10% Box No: (per insertion) £2.00 extra Lineage Commercial: £6.60 for 20 words (minimum) Additional words: 39p each Non-commercial: £4.50 for 20 words (minimum) Additional words: 25p each Semi-display (boxed) Commercial: £7.26 per single column centimetre Non-commercial: £4.95 per single column centimetre Display (non-classified boxed) & Inserts Please ring for a rate card. Advertising Manager: Richard Farhall Advertising Sales Executive: Tracey Goodall

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PAYMENT Pre-payment please by cheque or postal order made payable to 'The Vegan Society'. Eire and overseas: Payment must be by sterling cheque drawn on an British bank or by sterling International Money Order.

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

A Deed of Covenant substantially increases your gift or subscription to the Vegan Society, at no extra cost to yourself, because the Society is able to claim the income tax that you have paid.

The Deed need only apply for four years, assuring the Society of a regular income so that it can plan for the future. It is easy to complete and once made you have only to sign a claim form which we send you in the first year.

W h e n replying to an advertisement please mention that y o u saw it in . . .

The Vegan Society reserves the right to refuse or withdraw any advertisement. Although every care is taken, the Vegan Society cannot accept liability for any loss or inconvenience incurred as a result of errors in the wording, or the late or nonappearance of an advertisement.

BOX NUMBERS When replying to a box number address your envelope as follows: Box No. . The Vegan Society, Donald Watson House. 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA.

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HOW YOUR CONTRIBUTION G R O W S Here are some examples: Annual Amounts

Tax Rebate

Benefits over four years

£ 10.00 50.00 75.00

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SOCIETY

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Tick as appropriate: Q I am interested in veganism and enclose two first class stamps for an Information Pack • I adhere to a vegan diet and wish to become a Vegan Society member. I undertake to abide by the Society's Memorandum and Articles of Association (£2 or may be viewed without charge at the Society's office) • Although not a vegan I support the Society's aims and wish to become a supporter member • Individual £17 • Family/Joint £23 • Unwaged individual £11 • Unwaged family/joint £15 • Junior (under 18) £9 • Life £275 • Donation Eire and overseas: All applicants must add £5 and pay by sterling IMO or sterling cheque drawn on a British bank I enclose a cheque/PO payable to 'The Vegan Society' for £ (£ membership + £ donation)

a stunning range of outdoor and leisureware combining the finest synthetic materials with quality craftsmanship and design. Suitable for vegans, vegetarians and all those who care about the environment

For a F R E E full colour catalogue call or fax 01929 480360 or write to: Ethical Wares, Dept VM, 1 7 Townsend Road, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset B H 2 0 5ET

Return to: Tracey Goodall, The Vegan Society, Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA, UK

NEW! NUTRITION FOR OPTIMUM HEALTH

£8.95

VEGAN PASSPORT AIABATHPION BHTKAN

Michael Klaper M D V H S (PAL) video 46 minutes

• lecture by a vegan doctor before a live audience at L o n d o n ' s H o m e o p a t h i c Hospital • h o w vegan nutrition can prevent or benefit c o m m o n , serious illnesses • slide illustrated

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• what vegans eat (and don't eat) in 38 languages — including English & Esperanto • top twenty languages included • 9 0 % of the world population covered • maps and helpful graphics • concise and comprehensive • pocket size • invaluable!

Send your name, address and cheque/ PO for £3.44 (UK p&p incl) to: T h e V e g a n Society, D o n a l d W a t s o n H o u s e , 7 Battle R o a d , St L e o n a r d s - o n - S e a , East Sussex T N 3 7 7 A A Pubhshed late July

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Publications & Merchandise Feed the World' T-Shirt Unbleached, XL £10.95 (218g)

Embroidered Sweat Shirt 7 0 % cotton/30% polyester, yellow on green, XL £15.95 (445g)

Writing Pad 50 leaves of recycled paper, A5 £2.50 (139g)

Vegan Nutrition Chart Nutrient information at a glance. Wipe clean. 880x180mm £2.50 (31g)

Vegan Nutrition Gill Langley MA PhD MIBiol Still the most comprehensive survey of scientific research on vegan diets. Includes highlighted key points, easy-to-follow tables, chapters on all major nutrients and section on vegan mothers and children £8.95 (339g)

Festive Postcard Save card and envelopes! Pack of 8 £1.95 (30g)

"Vegans Welcome' Window Sticker 110mm dia. (Suggested re-sell price to businesses: £1.25) 75p (6g)

THE VEGAN MAGAZINE C u r r e n t / B a c k issue/s £ 1 . 9 5 (p&p incl) F o u r issue (1 year) subscription £ 7 . 8 0 (p&p incl) 5 0 t h Anniversary (Aut 94) b u m p e r

issue £1.75 (p&p

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Nutrition for Optimum Health VHS video (PAL) 46 mins Michael Klaper M D Slide illustrated lecture on vegan nutrition at London's Homeopathic Hospital £8.95 (267g)

The Animal-Free Shopper T h e Vegan Society Popular shopping guide for those wishing to buy goods which are free of animal ingredients and involve no animal testing. Includes product listing sections — Food, Drink. Toiletries & Cosmetics etc; useful addresses; and information on animal substances and additives £4.95 (163g)

Vegan Passport George Rodger (ed) The Vegan Society What vegans eat (and don't eat) in 38 languages, covering around 90% of the world population. Includes maps and helpful graphics. Invaluable for staying vegan! £2.99 (42g)

introduction to the vegan diet — the thinking behind it and health and environmental benefits. Presented by Benjamin Zephaniah and featuring a host of vegan celebrities £8.95 (3U5g)

Forest Gardening Green Earth Books VHS video (PAL) 48 mins Includes features on Robert Hart's forest garden and Plants for a Future £15.00 (269g)

'Vegans Are My Cup of Tea' Mug £4.45 (275g)

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LEAFLETS (AS) Leather • Poor Calf/Cow (dairy) • General • Join the Human Race (health) • Are Your Meals? (environment) 100 —£1.75 500 — £5.95 1,000—£10.50 2,000—£19.25 (Prices include p&p)

Vegecat Supplement which is added to recipes (supplied) to provide complete meals for vegan cats. 6 week supply £8.25 (233g)

The Caring Cook

Vegekit

Janet Hunt The Vegan Society An easy-to-follow first vegan cookbook £3.45 (165g)

As for Vegecat but for kittens up to 12 months and lactating queens. 6 week supply £8.25 (245g)

Truth or Dairy Vegan Society VHS Video (PAL) 22 mins An upbeat, informal

See page 31 for other titles and order form

FOREST GARDENING with Robert Hart