CONTENTS ABSENCE MAKES T H E HEART G R O W FONDER! W e certainly hope so. W e sincerely apologise to those readers w h o feel disappointed at the delay in our current publications programme, and warmly appreciate the many w h o have been so understanding during the period of extreme staff shortage which has handicapped our activities.
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T h e progress of any organisation tends to be cyclical with periods of real progress interspersed with periods of considerable difficulty. From the major established retailers such as Marks and Spencer and C&A, through the fledgling dot com companies, to the icons of travel such as Concorde, epitomes of success can display an achilles heel which shakes public confidence.
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T h e reason why some organisations survive and go forward to new achievements can be the difference between effectiveness and efficiency; effectiveness being to do the right thing and efficiency being to do things right.
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15 MOOSE'S MENU IDEAS 18 VEGAN TRADEMARK 10 YEARS OLD 20 VEGAN STORIES
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That is why veganism and the Vegan Society (the only organisation to promote the pure concept of veganism since 1944) will go forward from its period of faltering efficiency to become stronger. Whatever the difficulties, it is ultimately doing the right thing. However efficient the animal industry becomes it will ultimately fail - it has been and always will be based on the false premise that humans need to consume other species of animal to be healthy, happy and hospitable.
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BOGUS BARBECUES
M e m b e r s of various animal welfare groups leafleted people attending a n ' O n t h e M o v e ' barbecue in Bristol. ' O n t h e M o v e ' is an evangelical Christian movement t h a t invites people t o 'Come & Eat Burgers for Christ'. Campaigners h a n d e d out leaflets explaining t h a t t h e production of m e a t contributes t o hunger in developing countries a n d wastes massive amounts of food, w a t e r a n d fuel. After some adverse publicity, veggie burgers h a v e b e e n offered at subsequent barbecues.
GIVE AS YOU EARN
It is n o w possible t o give t o charities tax-free directly f r o m your pay. From 6 April this year, not only are Give as Y o u Earn p a y m e n t s d e d u c t e d before tax, so e a c h £10 y o u give only costs y o u £7.80 (or £6.00 if y o u are a higher r a t e t a x p a y e r ) , b u t also t h e G o v e r n m e n t adds 1 0 % t o every d o n a t i o n y o u m a k e from n o w until April 2003. There's never been a better t i m e t o give. Ask your payroll section n o w w h e t h e r y o u c a n give t h r o u g h your pay. If y o u are interested in giving directly t o t h e V e g a n Society, contact us on 01424 427393 a b o u t setting up a standing order a n d completing a Gift A i d declaration. Alternatively, e-mail us at
St Leonards o n Sea, East Sussex. TN37 7 A A requesting details.
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C o m p a s s i o n in W o r l d Farming ( C I W F ) , have called on T o n y Blair a n d his g o v e r n m e n t not to back track o n their promise to ban fur factory f a n n i n g this year. Last N o v e m b e r , the g o v e r n m e n t a n n o u n c e d it w o u l d ban f u r farming. B u t t i m e is n o w r u n n i n g o u t . A l t h o u g h the Bill has passed successfully t h r o u g h t h e H o u s e of C o m m o n s , it still has to get through t h e H o u s e o f Lords and if it doesn't, t h e n it m a y well n o t get o n the statute b o o k b e f o r e t h e n e x t General Election. Peter Stevenson, C I W F ' s Political & Legal Director, says: " A n i m a l lovers rejoiced w h e n the g o v e r n m e n t a n n o u n c e d that it p l a n n e d to ban f u r factory farming. If t h e g o v e r n m e n t n o w fails to create sufficient Parliamentary time for the Bill to get t h r o u g h the H o u s e of Lords, w e shall all feel betrayed. W o r s e still, thousands of caged m i n k t h r o u g h o u t t h e country will be b e t r a y e d " . At present there are 13 m i n k farms in England.
VEGAN SOCIETY AGM This year's Annual General Meeting will not, in fact, be held until next year! T h e Council felt that it would be a struggle to get the financial report completed by November, with a n e w C h i e f Executive only recendy appointed at the end o f j u n e . T h e rules allow u p to 15 m o n t h s between o n e A G M and the next, so Council has decided to hold this one in early 2001. 11 will now be o n Saturday 3 February, in Conway Hall, London. T h e deadline for nominations to C o u n c i l has also been extended to the end of September.
VEGAN COURSES Vegetarian and Vegan Bodybuilding has been involved in putting together a course with Stonebridge Associated Colleges, called 'Vegetarian and Vegan Nutrition Consultant'. T h e course covers a basic introduction to all areas of the meat free diet, with a special emphasis on the alleviation of
health problems through plant foods. It is hoped that this course will be of interest to holistic and nutritional therapists, as well as people involved in sports and fitness and related areas of food and catering. T h e course has been kept to a m i n i m u m cost o f £ 1 6 0 , which can be paid in instalments. Contact: Stonebridge Associated C o l leges at Efford Business Park, Vicarage R o a d , Bude, E X 2 3 8LT, Tel: 01288
VEGAN SURVEY RESULTS T h e results of a survey carried out by Imaner Consultants found out that 2/3 of vegan internet users log on at least once a day, 9 5 % have used the internet to locate vegan products and 6 9 % have bought goods online. T h e survey also found that vegans want more, better and cheaper vegan products and services - including a wider choice of shoes and clothing; m o r e information, listings and labelling; and more vegan shopping options.
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PLANTS FOR A FUTURE Plants for a Future have finally w o n approval to get on with developing their new site at Blagdon Cross Plant Research and Demonstration Gardens, near Holsworthy, Devon. They are also in the process of Soil Association Organic conversion and have broken into the world of mainstream horticulture with their stand at the B B C / R H S Gardeners World Live Exhibition. They would like to hear from anyone interested in helping to make the PFAF vision a reality and they are also planning to run various workshops e.g. Vegan soap making, Woodland Gardening and Green Woodworking. Tel: 01208 8 7 3 5 5 4 / 8 2 7 9 6 3
NEW MILK CAMPAIGN T h e National Dairy Council has launched a new £9 million T V advertising campaign called ' T h e White
Stuff in the U K . T h e ads include celebrities such as George Best, Prince Naseem and Chris Eubank as animated caricatures. T h e campaign will run for 18 months and is said to be about making milk famous (?) and reminding people to drink more of it (1). There is also another campaign being launched in South West Wales, where farmers have teamed u p with the Milk Development Council to urge schools and communities to start drinking m o r e milk. Finally, if all that is not enough, E U ministers have called for bigger subsidies for school milk, claiming that it is important for children's health. In the light of recent research that shows eating dairy p r o d ucts may be a contributory factor in prostate and breast cancer (see Veganism & Health), maybe the powers that be would be interested in in hearing your views on milk. Contact your local vegan group to find out if any action is being taken.
CALLING ALL VEGAN PARENTS O n Sunday 2 April of this year, a Vegan Children's Celebration Party was held, near Loughborough (see separate article). T h e event was organised by Helen Hewitt, with help from some of her friends. Meanwhile, Helen is busy working on another project, along with Jacqueline Edwards. They are preparing a book which will be a guide to Vegan Parenting, and are looking for other vegan parents to contribute, by c o m pleting a simple questionnaire. She would also like to make contact with life-long vegans to find out their retrospective views on growing u p as a vegan child. Anyone willing to help should contact Helen and ask for a
questionnaire at: 124A Brook Street, Wymeswold, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 6 T U . Tel: 01509 881646. Jacqueline would also like to hear from vegan families with experience o f a d o p t i o n , w h o w o u l d be happy to share their stories. Please contact
SO WHAT DO YOU EAT?
Vegetas M S Activities Network is a proposed new voice for v e g a n and vegetarian M S sufferers. Its aims are to provide support and information on vegan products a n d therapies, t o bring together those w h o enjoy outdoor activities such as camping, walking and climbing but may lack the confidence t o participate, and t o campaign for better access through t h e countryside for those with a disabling condition. If you are interested in any of the above, or the concept of V M S A N , please contact us c/o Cetacea Defence, PO B O X 78, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8BQ or
GREAT ESCAPE FOR CHICKENS
10,000 battery hens have been saved from the slaughterhouse by t w o animal welfare campaigners, w h o were inspired in part by t h e recent film Chicken Run. Liz
Stewart and Grace Dennis, w h o run an animal sanctuary A pnttMl Bito t» h M U * in Somerset, paid £1,500 t o oniM(-(m arfnUM > itaMig rescue the chickens. In addition the British M e a t a n d Poultry Federation are concerned that the film will lead ti-^iiri.-JVit o a drop in sales of chicken, 'f •• » but Juliet Gellatley has said that she hoped that children This n e w recipe book by Liz Cook is w h o watched it w o u l d never enjoying great success of late. Liz eat chicken again. This may be a began by selling the book, which she very opportune time t o take your published herself, around shops in nieces or nephews on a nice trip t o Brighton, but then she received t h o u the cinema! sands of orders and has n o w secured a national distribution deal. T h e book is the third successful venture that Liz ERRATUM: has had in self-publishing, as she preThe Vegan would like to apologise viously produced an illustrated as the article on Raw Foodism in nutritional wall chart, (which has sold the Spring 2000 issue was written 120,000 copies around the world), as by Karen Knowler and David well as a W o m a n ' s Healing Herb Snowdon, not Susie Miller & David chart. Y o u can buy the b o o k from the Snowdon as printed. Vegan Society along with a copy of the nutritional chart for just £12.70 plus p&p (normal price for both is £15.70).
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Vitaquell is the first margarine to provide omega-3 fatty acids of plant origin only, derived from maritime algae, rape seed oil and linseed oil. Furthermore, this margarine is cholesterol-free, dairy-free, low in sodium, and contains no artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives. Most importantly, it is made by a special process to ensure it remains as natural as possible; this means it is non-hydrogenated, and free of potentially harmful trans fatty acids. Vitaquell also has another new margarine called Vitacult, that is prebiotic, which means it stimulates the friendly bacteria in our bodies to work harder. Vitacult contains inulin, a prebiotic carbohydrate derived from chicory root which creates a favourable environment where our intestinal flora can flourish. This is thought to improve gut health, lower blood cholesterol and improve the body's natural defences.
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The last time that the Fussy Vegan ventured abroad was for a brief sojourn to Naples in Spring, and although a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then (and a lot of food similarly through the intestine), I thought I would still give you an insight into what you are likely to face as a vegan in Italy. When holidaying overseas the vegan's most trusted friend is the computer, which can give you access to a wealth of information on the Internet (although some of it may not be as up to date as the technology being used). So, as well as booking the flight and finding a B & B, we were also able to locate a vegetarian eatery in Napoli by the wonder of the web (try www.vegdining.com or www.veg.org). On arrival in Naples we searched the streets, found the cafe, called II Sorrisso Integrate, and were so excited about the prospect of organic vegan food that we didn't mind having to go away and come back 2 hours later. However, this only doubled our disappointment when we were finally presented with our food, a set meal for 3,000 Lira (around £5). This was old skool vegan food at its worst, like being sent spinning back to 70s "vegan hell". The plate consisted of a pile of brown tasteless sludge (I think it might have been wholemeal polenta), some grey over-boiled cauliflower, accompanied by a mountain of bland brown rice. The only flavour in the meal was introduced by ourselves, by the addition of liberal amounts of tamari, as I think the chef had some conscientious objection to the use of salt. We didn't like to complain though, as we felt a sense of pity for all the well-kitted out Italians that frequented this place, who actually must have thought that this was what vegetarian food was supposed to taste like. As you may have gathered by now, Italy is not exactly one of veganism's heartlands and Naples has a particular nightmarish quality because of the huge numbers of patisseries, chocolate shops and ice cream parlours on every street corner. However there was one small glint of light at the end of the carnivorous tunnel, namely pizza. Naples is the birthplace of pizza and most restaurants still serve it, in its most original form, which is actually without cheese. This version is called 'Marinara' (which does not mean seafood as it does in England) and features a dough base, topped simply with crushed tomatoes, garlic, oregano and heaps of olive oil, all for a cost of around £2. Even this, though, was not enough to keep the Fussy Vegan satisfied everyday for a week, but luckily we were able to use cooking facilities in our B&B (6 small rooms) and make our own food with delightful produce fresh from the market (phew!). Anyway, next issue I'll be back on British soil, giving you a run down of the best and worst that the UK has to offer. First Printed in The Focus in Brighton's The Latest.
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Diet Matters Sandra Hood answers more of your diet-related queries
andra Hood is a vegan of 20 years' standing and is a practising Senior State Registered Dietitian. Please address your questions to her at: Diet Matters, The Vegan, Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-onSea, East Sussex TN37 7AA, UK. Sandra regrets that she is not available for telephone consultations.
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lead a sedentary lifestyle, am overweight and suffer with depression. / take antidepressants and 7 different vitamin and mineral supplements and I am desperate to lose weight. T h e r e are likely to be a n u m b e r o f reasons f o r y o u r w e i g h t gain b u t I a m sure y o u r e a t i n g pattern plays a big part. It is easy to eat extra calories w h e n y o u are having small snacks t h r o u g h t h e day w i t h n o meal p a t t e r n . V e g a n f o o d choices are generally l o w in fat a n d high in fibre, ideal for w e i g h t loss. H o w e v e r , w i t h so m a n y v e g a n c o n v e n i e n c e f o o d s n o w available it is easy t o c o n s u m e a high fat v e g a n diet. Ideally y o u n e e d t o i n c l u d e foods f r o m the following food groups C e r e a l s , Pulses, N u t s a n d Seeds, V e g etables a n d Fruits, o n a daily basis. If y o u d o so, y o u d o n o t n e e d to have a n y o f t h e s u p p l e m e n t s y o u list (unless y o u h a v e a medical p r o b l e m , o t h e r t h a n y o u r depression), w i t h t h e p o s sible e x c e p t i o n o f vitamin B 1 2 . P o r t i o n sizes vary d e p e n d i n g o n a
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person's w e i g h t a n d activity level. Try t o avoid pastries, crisps and fried foods a n d try n o t to eat b e t w e e n meals but if y o u n e e d to, c h o o s e fresh fruit. M a k e sure y o u d r i n k plenty of fluids (not i n c l u d i n g tea a n d coffee). Thirst can o f t e n b e misinterpreted as hunger so take a d r i n k first and if you are still h u n g r y t h e n take some fresh fruit. If y o u desire s o m e t h i n g sweet after your meal, there are m a n y excellent vegan c o o k b o o k s n o w available from the Society w h i c h include low fat p u d dings. For cakes choose lower fat o p t i o n s e.g. scones, rock cakes, fruit cake a n d plain sponge. Finally activity is very i m p o r t a n t n o t only to aid w e i g h t loss b u t for one's mental health. T r y to find out about local classes e.g. line dancing, aqua aerobics, k e e p fit, o r m e e t u p with a friend and arrange w a l k i n g together on a regular basis. y child is allergic to soya, which foods, despite the obvious, should I avoid?
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A l t h o u g h labelling may declare a food as free from soya and soya derivatives it m a y contain soya oil and/or soya shortening. T h e r e f o r e , you really d o n e e d a m a n u f a c t u r e r s food guide and t h e British D i e t e t i c Association p r o d u c e a list o f soya free manufactured foods. T h i s is o n l y available through state registered dieticians. Therefore, if you have n o t already d o n e so, I w o u l d r e c o m m e n d that you make an a p p o i n t m e n t to see a dietician t h r o u g h y o u r G P . In t h e m e a n t i m e , you n e e d to be cautious w i t h any manufactured f o o d s that list t h e following: Flavouring, Hydrolysed vegetable protein or Lecithin (E322)
s spirulina a reliable source of vitamin B12? Spirulina is a tiny algae and it c o n tains small amounts of protein, minerals and vitamins. As Gill Langley states in her b o o k "Vegan N u t r i t i o n " , the presence o f v i t a m i n B 1 2 in plants is controversial. T h e B 1 2 f o u n d in plants m a y b e d u e t o c o n t a m i n a t i o n of the plant material w i t h bacteria or insect remains or it c o u l d have been absorbed from the soil. T h e B 1 2 detected in seaweed could be f r o m bacteria growing o n t h e surface of the w e e d . H o w e v e r algae undoubtedly produces vitamin B 1 2 w h e n grown in pure culture, b u t t h e a m o u n t that can be used by the b o d y is controversial and far m o r e information is needed. Spirulina undoubtedly has health benefits with its nutrients in a form easy to digest and absorb. N e v e r t h e less I w o u l d not rely on it as the sole source o f v i t a n u n B 1 2 .
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suffer from acne and have tried numerous complimentary therapies. Is green tea extract a suitable remedy? T h e cause of acne is u n k n o w n b u t it involves the bacterial breakdown of the oily secretion (sebum) of the sebaceous glands of the skin. T h i s causes an inflammatory response leading to skin eruption — acne. N o r m a l l y sebum, c o m b i n e d with sweat, forms a protective film that is antibacterial and anti fungal and p r o tects the skin. Acne can disappear w i t h o u t treatment b u t it can leave scaring. T h e r e is n o evidence to show that particular foods reduce or w o r s e n the condition but some
people d o find reducing fats and sugars can help. W i t h regard to green tea, I a m unaware of its use in the treatment of acne. It is p r o m o t e d particularly for its detoxification and i m m u n e e n h a n c e m e n t . T h i s is because it c o n tains polyphenols that claim to detoxify the b o d y and anti oxidants, which have a protective effect to help maintain good health. However, all teas, including green tea, contain antioxidants but they also contain caffeine that is a centra] nervous system stimulant and has been shown to be h a r m f u l in large quantities. T h e main dietary treatment that has been used in treating acne is vitamin A and also topical preparations are used in treating the condition. Vitamin A is only present in animal foods. H o w ever beta carotene, found in plant foods, converts to vitamin A in the body. Vegan sources of vitamin beta carotene include orange coloured vegetables, green leafy vegetables, sweet potatoes, watercress, dried apricot and mangoes and margarine is fortified with this vitamin. Finally it is important that you c o n s u m e a good mixed vegan diet, plenty of fluid (excluding tea, coffee and cola), and take regular exercise and fresh air. Improving cardiovascular function (by keeping physically fit) ensures good blood circulation and helps with cleansing t h e skin.
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Research shows that a vegan diet may cut the risk of cancer
cientists now have evidence for what many vegans have always known, that a dairy-free diet is a healthy diet. This is because recent studies by the Imperial Cancer Research Fund have shown that vegan men have significantly lower levels of insulin-growth factor I (IGF-I) than either meat-eaters or vegetarians. But what does this mean, well IGF-I is a protein that is thought to have a key role in the development of prostate cancer, so obviously those individuals with reduced levels of this chemical may have a lower risk of suffering from the disease. This protein not only relates to prostate cancer but it has also been identified as a possible contributory factor to breast cancer. This new evidence could therefore affect thousands of men and women in the UK, since in men, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer with 21,000 new cases diagnosed every year and breast cancer afflicts 1 in 11 women and is the most common cause of all deaths in women under 50 years.
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The findings of this research have also been backed up by the personal discoveries made by Professor Jane Plant, which she has related in her recent book "Your Life in Your Hands". This book tells a compelling tale of how Professor Plant's switch to a dairy-free diet, resulted in an
almost immediate shrinking and eventual disappearance of her cancerous tumour. She had decided to change her eating patterns after her own scientific detective work, led her to the realisation that the high intake of dairy products in the Western diet could be linked to breast cancer. This idea was based on the fact that rural China had one of the lowest levels of breast cancer in the world and the main difference between this and other countries in the West, was that in general the Chinese people did not consume any milk or dairy products (as they are lactoseintolerant). It is apparent, why a diet free of dairy produce could lead to lower levels of breast cancer, when you learn that milk contains numerous growth hormones including IGF-I. It is also clearer to see why the presence of such hormones in excess could lead to a disease, when you find out that IGF-I is involved in cell proliferation and division, and one of the main things that happens during cancer is that cells start to divide in an abnormal and uncontrollable fashion. IGF-I also occurs naturally in humans and is responsible for stimulating tissues to develop into breasts at puberty, but in the natural course of events, its levels decrease as humans get older. It is thus likely that the chemicals in milk, which
are designed to stimulate cell growth in young animals, are sending similar signals in adult humans, particularly in areas where receptors may already be present, such as the breasts. This may be therefore be one of the main factors, which is causing breast cancer to occur. This is just another example of the possible consequence to humans, of consuming a food that they are not naturally designed to eat. The list already includes allergic reactions, such as eczema, asthma and migraines, decreased iron absorption in babies and childhood insulindependent diabetes. As Jane Plant says "milk is powerful biochemical solution, uniquely designed for the needs of the young of the same species, this means that cow's milk is an ideal food for young bovines but it is far from ideal for adult humans and so undoubtedly the best anticancer diet would be completely vegan". "Your Life in Your Hands " by Professor Jane Plant CBE is published in hard cover by Virgin Publishing available from all good bookstores for ÂŁ16.99. A paperback version is also available for a limited period for ÂŁ6.99, when you buy two products with a promotional sticker from Haldane Foods. Maresa
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Retired Vegans a contradiction states that the VHA "exists to enable vegetarians and vegans to live their later years in peace and comfort, in homes provided for them. This is a much needed alternative to conventional retirement homes, which offer neither the special dietary needs nor the companionship of like-minded people."
A year ago 91-year-old Sandy Sandground and his w i f e Joyce attended t h e annual garden party at Quarry W o o d , an imposing Victorian mansion high on The Ridge overlooking Hastings and a close neighbour of t h e V e g a n Society. Delighted with the accommodation and surroundings, they moved into o n e of the self-contained flats a f e w months later. A vegetarian since age 15 and a campaigning vegan since age 78, Sandy had no intention of letting the grass g r o w under his feet and it was not long before an approach w a s made t o the V e g a n Society for material t o display on his o w n stall at this year's garden party.
aged to conjure up a glorious sunny afternoon just minutes before the guests started to arrive. As well as meeting the residents, among w h o m the proportion of vegans seems set to rise rapidly, w e had the pleasure of talking with Neville Hall, President of the Vegetarian Housing Association, and Chairperson Cynthia Richardson, w h o stressed that vegans were not merely eligible for association accommodation but are positively welcomed. W e were proudly presented with the association's brand new handbook, the opening paragraph of which
The great day d a w n e d grey and cloudy, followed by heavy rain and hail as V e g a n Society Chair George Rodger and a fellow trustee headed for Quarry W o o d , w h e r e they found Joyce and Sandy ready and eager t o set up their stand. Meanwhile, the indefatigable w a r d e n Elizabeth Flack and her husband Dennis w e r e racing around making sure there was enough soya milk and vegan margarine for afternoon tea in the garden and t h e myriad other tasks involved in organising such an event: against all t h e odds, they even manGeorge
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The VHA goes on to stress that residents are able to bring their own furniture and small companion animals and to help with the extensive gardens if they so wish. There is also a guest room for visitors and anyone considering applying for accommodation in the future. Day visitors are welcome, too, and are able to join residents for lunch if three days notice is given to the warden. In addition to normal kitchen facilities in the flats, the handbook points out that a freshly cooked meal is served each day in the dining room "using organic ingredients wherever possible" - a statement which greatly pleased Sandy, who has been researching the benefits of organic produce and the dangers posed by agrochemicals to people, animals and the environment.
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in terms ? Next to the Vegan Society stand run by Joyce and Sandy was the VHA stand presided over by the association's secretary designate, Sue Hannaford, who took the opportunity to introduce herself and to explain more about the VHA's work. In addition to the Quarry Wood accommodation, the association has another large house at Colwyn Bay and access to a number of sheltered flats in Cambridge and elsewhere in the country through the Anchor Trust. The association was set up nearly forty years ago and the Vegan Society has contributed substantial funds designated for the purpose of housing elderly vegans to ensure that accommodation is available for those who need it.
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The garden party was, as usual, a great success, thanks to the hard work of Mr and Mrs Flack and the enthusiasm of all concerned. Apparently parties are a speciality at Quarry Wood and as we went to press we heard that a further splendid celebration had been organised for VHA President Neville Hall's ninetieth birthday. The vegan food provided on that occasion was delicious and everyone is now looking forward to another glorious spread for Sandy's ninety-third in October.
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Obituaries
November 2 1933, the sixth of eight children and was a lifelong resident of Malaga, New Jersey. He dedicated his life to spreading the message of Ahimsa and to putting his principles into action. Jay was an advocate for life without violence to animals or humans and will be especially missed for his compassion to all creatures and his witty humour. His legacy is a solid and powerful vegan foundation upon which future generations can stand and leam. Any letters of condolence for Mrs Freya Dinshah may be addressed to the American Vegan Society and rather thanflowers,donations to the AVS are appropriate as these can further Jay's work.
JAY DINSHAH The vegan community lost one of its most revered and colourful pioneers, when on 8 June 2000, Jay Dinshah died very suddenly at his desk, working for The American Vegan Society, as he had done for the previous forty years. Right up to the moment of his death, he was the driving force behind the American Vegan Society, which he founded in 1960 and the editor of its journal, Ahimsa. However, the Society will not die with him, as there are many willing helpers, including some of the next Dinshah generation, to carry his torch after him. Jay influenced countless people all over the world through his writings and crusades, and the conventions, which he organised were central to the development of the vegan and vegetarian movement that flourishes in America today. Jay was also the author of the books "Out of the Jungle" in 1967 and "Song of India" in 1973 and he edited an anthology titled "Here's Harmless" in 1964. Jay was born on
ROBERT HART Robert Hart, who died on March 7th this year at the age of 86, will be remembered as one who made a memorable contribution to the continuation of life on this planet. Bom in London the son of an international lawyer, he was educated at Westminster School and then became a journalist for Reuter News Agency. He was put in charge of the Indian mail service. He was thus introduced to the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and they became a major
influence on his life.After the second world war he and his mother settled on a farm in Shropshire. There they practised conventional livestock farming. Robert became so aware of the feelings of the animals he sent to market, especially the sorrow of the cow separated from her calf, that he gave up livestock farming and became a vegan. In his garden he developed the important forest gardening ideas and practices that have sent his name throughout the world. In only an eigth of an acre Robert experimented with over a hundred different species. It was planned to imitate a natural forest, "to be largely self-regulating, developing eco-systems that required minimum maintenance." It comprised seven storeys - tall trees, dwarf trees and bamboos, shrubs, perennial herbs and vegetables, creeping ground-cover plants, root vegetables, and climbing plants trained to run up the trees. In his book, "Forest Gardening", Robert gives much valuable information about spacing to deal with the lighting problem and other practical matters, and also detailed lists of suitable plants obtainable from different countries and climes. Robert Hart maintains that town dwellers could have miniforest in their back gardens, adding healthy food to their diet and making a significant contribution to the regeneration of our endangered planet. Kathleen Jannaway.
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Trademark is The V e g a n Society first announced the launch of it's Trademark ten years ago, in order to help vegans t o see at glance whether the products they w a n t e d to buy, met their cruelty-free requirements and also to help the Society to generate some much needed income from licensing fees. Since then it has grown from strength to strength and the current list of trade mark users stands at 68, and is being added to all the time. M a n y trademark holders only supply 100% vegan products and most of them are in the food & drink, toiletries & cosmetics, or clothing & f o o t w e a r businesses. Here are a small selection of our trademark holders. There are some novel products - like vegan condoms from Condomi. (What's unvegan about ordinary condoms? - Casein, a milk protein, is used in the manufacturing process!). Perhaps the weirdest company name is BoojaBooja, of Norfolk, w h o make scrumptious organic vegan truffles. The furthest flung company is undoubtedly the Australian Nougat Co, w h o make the delicious macadamia nougat in t h e V e g a n Society's merchandise catalogue. One of t h e more unusual products is leaf curd, made by t h e Devon company, Leafcycle; this is a highprotein pulp, a bit like green tofu, obtained from leaves. Another unusual food product is Spirulina, a blue-green alga, from Everett Healthcare, also based in Devon. There are three breweries that produce vegan beers, Brakspear of Oxford, Pitfield of London N1, and Samuel Smith of Tadcaster. There are also t w o vegan wine suppliers - Sedlescombe Vineyard (just up the road frm the Vegan Society office very handy!), and Vinceremos, of Leeds. (What's un-vegan
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about ordinary beers and wines? - Many of them are cleared with animal products such as is in glass) A varied diet of plant foods can supply all essential nutrients (Vegan Society founder Donald Watson is still going strong at 90 years of age!), but if you want to take vitamins, you can take vegan supplements from Quest Vitamins, or Seven Seas Multivitamins for Vegetarians & Vegans. You can clean your toilet with products from Bio-D or Ecover, or clean yourself with products from Conscience Cosmetics, (don't get these products mixed up!). You can strut your stuff in boots or shoes from Ethical Wares or Freerangers or a " N o Bull" Harley jacket from the latest trademark user, Veganstore.co.uk. There are three companies specialising in hemp products - Hempseed Organics of London, Hemp Union in Hull, and MotherHemp in Sussex but please note they do not supply smokers' materials! The biggest company to use our trademark, believe it or not, is Heinz, who use it on their Farley's Soya Infant Formula. Their famous beans are also eligible for the trademark and if only it was put on their labels, many more people may realise that very familiar foods can be vegan too! One of our newest registered companies is Freerangers, which was launched at the end of last year, since then they have reported an excellent response to their products. The shoes and sandals they produce use Lorica uppers and are hand stitched to polyurethane soles, then fitted with comfort insoles padded from heal to toe. The result is extremely comfortable, breathable animal free footwear, with a money back guarantee, that can be re-soled when it does eventually become worn. George Rodger has been showing his off around the office. Freerangers are an enthusiastic lot and have asked their customers what they'd like to see in the range in the future. As a result of this feed-
ten years old back the new catalogue due out in the Winter will feature a range of styles, colours and products. Owner Jill W o o d w a r d said ' W e are really proud that our styles are licensed by the Vegan Society and want to be able to offer the products our customers need in the future. The response to our first catalogue has been excellent and the next will be bigger and better.' Our longest running trademark holder is also the first manufacturer ever to be licensed to use the Vegan Society logo - Plamil Foods. Plamil are also celebrating an anniversary in the year 2000, since it is 35 years since they first started trading. W h e n Plamil was launched, the main motivation of it's founders, was to pioneer a British made soya milk and meet a very real need to provide more vegan fare. In the 1960s there was no soya milk, nor hardly any of the other vegan foods on the market that we now take for granted. Plamil registered as a private company and made sure anyone who applied for it's shares was a fide vegan. Plamil has had to endure a lot problems throughout it's history, such as EU rulings on the use of the name 'soya milk' and competition from the dairy industry's advertising campaigns, which were funded by huge government subsidies. The company has also done its best to promote the vegan diet and create a bond with vegans. For example it celebrated its 21 st trading anniversary by staging a half marathon specifically for vegans and vegetarians, in which all the top honours were won by vegans. Plamil are now commemorating 35 years in business by bringing out a new edition of its "Healthy Vegan Infants/Children" booklet (available from Plamil Foods, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6PQ) which will include guidelines on supplementary feeding, nutritional data, example of daily diets and updates on children who were infants in the previous issue. As the first company to use the Vegan Society symbol, Plamil set a fashion for others to follow and helped to spread the vegan image for
the mutual benefit of both the Vegan Society and the vegan consumer. All trade mark users are listed on our web site, www.vegansociety.com, with a list of registered products for each company. Our trade mark users support the Vegan Society and w e hope our members will support our trade mark users. (Copies of the Infants booklet the late Autumn
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Vegan Stories Vegan Society Council Member, Julie Rosenfield,invites you to tell ail.
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hat do vegans have in common? As vegans, we already share something very special - we have chosen a way of life which helps animals, the environment and our own health. Every day, our lifestyle choices show what compassionate, caring and thoughtful people we can be. And yet each of us has our own individual repertoire of amusing and amazing tales connected with our chosen way of life. Our friends and family may know of all the things that have happened to us but wouldn't you like to share some of those experiences with other pe.ople - vegans and non-vegans alike? Wouldn't it be great fun to read of other vegans' experiences, adventures and details of daily life either in your own area or in other parts of the world? Well, at last, here's your chance to share some of those experiences and take part in an exciting new project to share your vegan stories with the rest ofus. Vegan Stories is the working tide of a new book, which Julie is planning to put together on behalf ofThe Vegan Society. It aims to be a fascinating collection of true life experiences about veganism: whether happy, funny, sad, inspiring or moving. The purpose of the book is to increase awareness of veganism, raise money for T h e Vegan Society and, above all, to be a celebration ofveganism and all things vegan! Here are a few exerts of stories from vegan's who have already decided to contribute to the project.
This story isfrom Melissa Ressler of Ohio, O n e day after school I went bike riding with a friend down to the local shopping centre near my house. It was sometime around Easter but I don't k n o w exacdy w h e n but the year was 1978.1 w e n t into the Pet Store to look around at all of the cute animals (just as I always did) and there in the c o m e r was a wire mesh cage ' filled with little chicks. They were so flufly and fuzzy that I k n e w right then that I wanted one for a pet. So, I w e n t scurrying home to tell m o m and dad about it. I can't say that m y parents shared my enthusiasm probably because we already had four dogs and a cat in a O h i o suburban community. My parents firmly explained that chicks d o not belong in a three b e d r o o m ranch style house w i t h o u t a basement. T h e next day though, I gathered $.99 in loose change from a kitchen can and w e n t d o w n to the pet store to buy a chick. I don't remember exactly what criteria I used to pick my ^ m chick but I pointed one out to the
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store employee and he picked up the peeping chick and put into a brown paper lunch bag and handed it to me. O.K., now more for my parents reaction as you would suspect they were not very happy with me or my new purchase. Numerous temper tantrums and pleading gave way to my parents letting me keep "Tweetie". And boy did he grow into a full-sized rooster, complete with bright red crown and comb. My dad and grandfather built a chicken-wire pen for him to live in. Let me just say before I finish this story that " N O " we did not eat "Tweetie". Every time I tell this story to someone they figure that my vegetarianism stems from eating my family pet. Actually, Tweetie v W lived for a while. I don't really recall for how long, but he was full grown w h e n he died. I just found him lying in his pen one morning when I went to feed him. I guess it was just his time. About a week or two after
Tweetie's death my mom cooked fried chicken for dinner. Now, I knew it wasn't Tweetie because he was buried but it made me think that maybe this food on my plate could be a "relative" of Tweetie's. Highly doubtful, but remember I was only 8 years old. I questioned my parents about this and they tried to convince me of the whole "food chain" bit and how we needed to eat animals to live. In any event, I didn't buy it and I decided never to eat chicken again. N o t long after giving up chicken, I decided that pigs and cows needed to live too. In fact all animals had a right to life. So, I shunned fish and every other animal flesh. I still liked milk, cheese and ice cream a lot so I guess I decided to become a Lacto-Ovo vegetarian at that time. Although ifyou would have asked me back then what that was I wouldn't have had the slightest idea. I eventually adopted an "animal product free life" just after I turned twenty-three.
This story isfrom Ruth Heidrich, of Honolulu Nearly 20 years ago, at the age of 47,1 was diagnosed with breast cancer, The doctors had been "following" it for three years. In the meantime, it had grown to the size of a golf ball and spread to my bones and one lung. As a marathoner and "health nut", I was stunned, angry, betrayed by the medical system, and, of course, devastated. Desperate, I enrolled in a breast cancer research study that required me to follow a vegan, low-fat diet. I would have done A N Y T H I N G that gave me a chance of saving my life. The only catch here, though, was that I could not take any chemotherapy and radiation because the challenge was to see if a vegan diet A L O N E could reverse the cancer. I was in a quandary but did decide on the diet. At about the same time I saw an event on television called the "Ironman Triathlon." Watching these superb young athletes go through a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike, and T H E N a 26.2 mile marathon, racing all the while, captivated me.
I W A N T E D to D O that! Then I thought, "Wait, lady, you're a cancer patient -â&#x20AC;&#x201D; your life has been changed forever!" Also, I thought at the age of 47,1 was way too old to do such an event. This was reinforced by the fact that no woman that old had ever done it. The thought kept after me. With the vegan diet, I started feeling stronger, more energetic, faster, healthier, and, by God, I decided that I WAS going to do it! O f course, the doctors thought I was absolutely insane. They said I should be resting, that all that stress on the body was not good for it. But I felt so powerful and healthy that I increased my running, and added swimming and biking!
marathons now, plus hundreds of shorter road races. I've now acquired over 700 first place agegroup trophies - literally a room full of them. Last year I was named one of the Ten Fittest Women in America. Just three months ago, on a Fitness Age test, I scored age 32 (with my chronological age being 65)! So, I've been on a vegan, low-fat diet for nearly 20 years, been a world class athlete and do, on average, over 50 races a year. I love it! and nobody can believe my age. If that's given you vegan foodfor thought and you think you've got something you want to share, just put paper to pen and send it to Vegan Stories c/
To date I have done the Ironman six times plus over a hundred shorter triathlons, a total of 67
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HW Like most vegan households, w e befriend our spiders. The odd crane fly, slug or beetle that fancies sharing our home is easily accommodated without much mutual inconvenience. Then came the day when our gentle ethos was put to the test. My seven-year-old son came home from school with an itchy head and a leaflet warning parents of the perils of head lice.
To make quite sure w e were in no doubt about the scale of the enemy, the accompanying illustration showed a gargantuan beast straight out of Dr Who, magnified several thousand times. "But I like them," protested my son, bless his little vegan heart, "They're welcome to live in my hair if they want." Faced with this moral dilemma, what's a parent to do? Non-violence was all very well for the likes of Gandhi, but then he was only up against the British Imperialists. Not...lice I Interesting thing, our inconsistent attitudes towards health and hygiene. Many of us are happy to be sniffed by dogs w h o were just sniffing - goodness knows what - or put handbags on a kitchen table which have been - goodness knows where. But the sight of a few little beasties going about their normal business - sucking a bit of blood out of a human head, laying eggs on human hair - and some of us get quite hysterical.
Yet w e have all watched enough television documentaries to know that our bodies and homes are infested with tiny little animals, and indeed w e couldn't function without them. So why all the fear and trembling?
On the hygiene front, w e have come a long way from the elegant courtly ladies, whose complicated hairdos could not practically be reconstructed daily, and therefore harboured the odd mouse. Or Queen Elizabeth I, priding herself on being one of the cleanest women in England, who took four baths a year whether she needed it or not. W e are a lot cleaner now, but our standards have shifted accordingly, sometimes more in terms of what is socially acceptable, rather than what is strictly hygienic. Indeed, at one time, to have an abundance of head lice was associated with virility - or even saintliness. According to a contemporary chronicler, St Thomas a Beckett's followers were delighted when his executed body was unwrapped, revealing lice which 'boiled over like water in a simmering cauldron'. This confirmed his holiness. But lice do not enjoy a positive image these days. So - to return to the head louse dilemma. W h a t is the concerned vegan to do - to kill, or not to kill? A strict Jain ascetic would not take life, however tiny. One resolution I have seen proposed is that it is ethical to remove them (carefully) from one's person and place on a neighbour. I am not too sure that would go down
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well here though, however well meant. And most of us find Jain precepts impractical, if laudable, as a way of living. Are lice actually a real health problem, or just a minor nuisance? Unlike human body lice which can transmit unpleasant diseases, they seem to be itchy and unpleasant nuisances, but not a serious health risk. So - should a vegan kill them
- or not - leaving their child a social pariah if he harbours the beasts? I confess to having little compunction here, though whether I am socially, hygienically or aesthetically driven is debatable. W e can mostly live and let live, but vegans are aware that somewhere along the line, other creatures will have suffered for our benefit. For example, through crop control methods (organic or otherwise). I confess, then, I am known to apply noxious substances to relieve my children of itchiness and social disgrace. Tea tree oil is considered more environmentally benign - though not to the lice, w h o are equally dead - and I have also found it effective. The best cure is prevention, and since our first contact with the little critters, we have been careful to use a nit comb regularly to discourage any would-be dwellers. Thus any louse thinking I'm a soft option as an animal loving vegan should get the message - 'Sorry, no freeloaders on my head'.
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Maggie Dunn encourages us to get outside and get our hands dirty Achocha
I can't resist an unusual plant and was pleased to receive several achocha (Cylanthera pedata) seeds from the Heritage Seed Library this year. W h e t h e r or not the plants will thrive is another matter since the carob bush I grew from seed in 1992 still hasn't produced anything! Not to be deterred I sowed the seed in the greenhouse and within a week or so all four seeds had already germinated.
GROW VEGAN PUZZLER W h a t is Olea E u r o p a e a ? a) Olive tree b) A p p l e t r e e c) Pear t r e e T h e sender of t h e first correct entry will w i n a copy of ' W a r m i n g up t o Living Foods' by Elysa Markovitz Send your answers o n a postcard to: G r o w V e g a n Puzzler, T h e V e g a n Society by October 30 2000 The correct GV Puzzler the winner
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The achocha is one of the Lost Crops of t h e Incas and has been called a poor people's plant. It is common in the Andes but has the potential as a crop and an ornamental in the UK. The plant is an easy-to-grow vine which climbs to over 4 metres if left to its o w n devices and has been described as 'the plant for you if you are doing an amateur product of Day of the Triffids' Scary! The achocha will produce tiny green-yellow coloured flowers which develop into fruits or small gourds. However it is not classed as a true squash. Similar t o a small green hooked cucumber w h e n immature (615cm long), the achocha has flattened sides and soft spines. A t this stage it can be used raw or in stir fries. As it grows the outer skin becomes tough and hard like a marrow and has a spongy interior. There are usually up to 12 seeds in each fruit and they become black and hard as it matures. Like the marrow the seeds have t o be removed and t h e fruit stuffed or baked to make it edible. The mature achocha can be a useful ingredient for chutney or pickle. W h e n young it has been said t h e fruits have flavour similar to minty cucumber crossed with a
green pepper. W h e n baked the older fruit has been likened to an artichoke. Leaves and young shoots can also be cooked. I'm looking forward to tasting the achocha this year but if the plant does grow like a triffid I may have to revert back to using courgettes and marrows!
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'Simple Healing with Herbs' is a gloriously glossy book with plenty of colour and facts to keep your interest. Sections covering herbal history, modern herbal medicine, self-healing, growing and buying. There are herbal treatments listed for more than 100 common ailments. One of the remedies includes a slice of fresh raw onion to ease bee and wasp stings (handy for the vegan gardener). Another rather strange nosebleed remedy entails inserting a fresh yarrow leaf in the nostril, squeezing the nose gently and leaning forward! It's probably advisable not to let your neighbours see you doing this. Ignoring the occasional mention of honey (which can be easily replaced), this is a very useful book for the vegan into self-help using home-made remedies.
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Jekka's Herb Farm specialises in organic culinary, aromatic, decorative and medicinal herbs plus vegetables & wildflowers. Established in 1985, it has developed into one of the leading organic herb farms in the UK. I have
been tempted to purchase one of their olive trees (Olea europaea) listed in their current catalogue which are sold in 1 litre pots. The olive is a perennial evergreen which can reach 9-12 metres. It is frost hardy but dislikes excessive rain so will probably do well on the south coast.
Jekka's Herb Farm Rose Cottage, Shellards Lane, Alveston, Bristol BS35 3SY. Tel: 01454 418878, Fax: 01454 411988 W e b site: jekkasherbfarm.com E-mail:
Weeding Out Web Sites botany.com
Encyclopaedia of plants including a description of the plants plus various methods of cultivation. nsalg.co.uk Lists local allotments, interesting feature articles, politics, activism plus newsletters and a journal. A useful site but I was disappointed to see it included information about using livestock. bury-rd.deon.co.uk A popular vegan site including the Vegan News newsletter with recipes, veganic gardening for each month and all things vegan. veganvillage.co.uk/vohan
Vegan Organic Network promoting vegan organics, including ethics, politics, book reviews and a newsletter. scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ Plants for a Future's impressive web site has received some of the best web type awards! Vegan organic permaculture resource for rare and unusual plants grown for their edible, medicinal and other uses with a very good list of links.
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This book, designed by a nutritional therapist, has over 100 recipes that are free of wheat, gluten, sugar, salt, dairy products, yeast, saturated fat and meat. Unfortunately it isn't quite vegan though, as many of the recipes contain eggs (in particular most of the tasty looking cakes). It would however be very useful for anyone with allergies, Candida or other illnesses who have to follow a special diet. The books starts with a solid introduction showing you how a vegetarian diet can assist detoxification and even help achieve a Yin & Yang balance. The recipes include a good range of soups, starters, salads and desserts. There are also various main courses, which draw their influences from traditional dishes from around the world. All in all, this is a very appealing book and would make a great addition to any cook's collection. All too often, it is far easier to rely on, sugar and salt to liven up a meal, but the dishes here serve as an example of what can be achieved, without what many people in the West think are the fundamental constituents of a "normal" diet.
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This book was originally published as The Single Vegan in 1989 and has the advantage of providing meals with proportions suitable for one person, rather than a family of four, as is usual. All the recipes are easy to follow and there is a shopping list, at the start of each week's meals, so you don't even have to think about what you need to buy. There is a nice variety of main dishes, although there are
a little too many based on meat substitutes, for my own personal taste. It's also nice to see lots of unusual vegan puddings. I'm afraid that none of the dishes really jumped out at me (apart from the chocolate pudding that had mayonnaise in it!) but they all seemed to be quite appetizing and very suitable for a simple filling supper at the end of a hard day.
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This is actually a 'no cook' book, as all the recipes included are for sauces and dressings that don't require cooking. It is by the same author as 'Vegan Vittles' (available from The Vegan Society catalogue) and would probably be best used in combination with another book, although each of the recipes does give a few ideas of dishes, that the sauces could be served with. The sauces and dressings are made up of unusual ingredients, such as horseradish, umeboshi plum vinegar or cashew butter, and so will definitely add a certain 'je ne sais quoi?' to a meal. However I am not sure that the subject matter warrants a whole book devoted to it, as many of the recipes are very similar to each other. This is especially true of the tofu based sauces as they seem to be based around the same basic recipe and so could probably be improvised in the kitchen depending on what ingredients were on hand. This book would be very handy though for those who want quick tasty meals as they can simply whiz up a sauce and serve it on steamed vegetables, salad or pasta. M.
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The Order of the Cross is an informal, religious fellowship whose members are vegetarian or vegan and pacifist. It was founded in 1904 by the Reverend John Todd Ferrier, a former minister in the Congregational Church. The Order seeks to follow a mystical, spiritual path and "to proclaim a message of peace and happiness, health and purity, spirituality and Divine Love". Its Message sets out a vision of Christianity which re-interprets much that has been taught and believed in during the last 2000 years. It is universal in its scope, revealing the essential oneness of all religious aspirations, and the unity of all living creatures in the Divine. God is spoken of as the FatherMother, thus emphasizing the dual mystery which pervades the Universe. Regular public meetings are held on Sundays at 11 am and Wednesdays at 7 pm (except during the Summer recess) at the Headquarters of the Order as below. Meetings are also held at other centres throughout the country and elsewhere.
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Wheatears is an exclusively vegetarian and vegan guesthouse situated in a tranquil location, off the beaten track, in Lumsdaine, in the Scottish Borders. It is run by Susan Woods and Richard Eagles, and this is their story o f h o w it all came about. Susan had been a nurse for 27 years and Richard was teaching IT at T e e side Business School. W h e n the possibility of taking early retirement was flagged up, we had this silly idea of looking for somewhere to run as a Vegetarian Bed & Breakfast in the summer months and then indulging in
our passion for travel by disappearing for 3 months over the winter. (This would also allow Susan to come back with ideas and recipes for meals and a variety of weird cooking utensils).
Susan lived on site, in a caravan. (Richard visited at weekends and holidays to do w o r k and Susan returned to Darlington every few weeks for a bath and to re-experience civilisation).
W e purchased a 2 acre site c o n taining six totally derelict semi-detached farm workers cottages in the middle of a field. W h e n shown a picture of them, a friend said "you would have done better to have bought a pile of stones and started from scratch" and he was probably nght. They hadn't been inhabited for over 20 years and for the first 2 years
For six months there was no electricity or running water and initially all the water came from a w o m e n ' s toilet in Coldingham 3 miles away. T h e middle pair of houses were the first to be renovated and the floor was 2 feet deep in a combination of lath, plaster, w o o d and broken tiles, along with bits of gate, fencing, barbed wire and a fairly high content o f ' m a n u r e ' . T h e r e were also trees growing through the middle of houses, that had to be pulled out with the help of a 1950s tractor. Most of them were then successfully replanted in the garden, along with 1,500 other trees that would form a hedging boundary and eventually some wooded areas (we hoped that this may provide a refuge for foxes, as they weren't on the welcome list for the local farmers).
Carpets were laid in the first house in 1996 and our first B & B guests arrived in 1997. T h e next couple of years saw the b o t t o m 'house' renovated as a c o t tage designed for our o w n use, but it is currendy still used for self-catering. T h e top house will stay as it is for the foreseeable future, a ruin!, as seven years of living in the middle of a building site is enough for most people, certainly for us. W e think the site n o w looks a lot better than w h e n w e bought it. T h e business side is c o m i n g along well, with lots of guests c o m i n g back, which means that we are doing something right. T h e garden n o w has 2,000 trees, many are 10 feet tall and birds are beginning to nest here. T h e vegetable strip at the back of the houses produces (almost) enough to keep us and our guests going in most things and we've learnt many new skills. D o w e get any satisfaction from k n o w i n g what we've achieved? Yes! W o u l d w e ever do anything like this again? No!
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Idnen's also a raffle, with the star prize being a child's quilt with a special c o m m e m o rative design, sewn by Janet Forrest, of North-East Vegans, and donated by Sylvia Wilkinson of Fox Hall vegan B&B. There were many other prizes kindly donated by a range of people and companies.
On the first Sunday of April this year, a very important event took place for readers of this page, and young vegans throughout the country. If your m e m ories can stretch back that tar, you'll know that this was, of course, the first (that w e know of!) national Vegan Children's Celebration Party! Organised by Vegan Society member Helen Hewitt, with help from some of her friends and many sponsors, including The Vegan Society, it was held at Stanford Hall, near Loughborough, in Leicestershire. The Hall is a beautiful old country house, now used as a training college by the Co-operative movement. Although it looked at first as though rain might spoil the fun, the weather cleared up just in time, and plenty of us took advantage of the sunshine to explore, and play in, the lovely grounds. There was a busy and very friendly atmosphere with around 100 children, and a similar number of parents, present. Ages varied from under a year to teens and they came from all over the country. I'm sure that many new friends were made, especially as
each family received a booklet with lists of everyone at the party, and of future events, to encourage people to stay in touch. Throughout the day there were activities to suit every age group. You could choose from arts & crafts (including a collage of handprints from over 40 children), juggling, a quiz, and football on the lawn. For those with some energy still left, children's entertainer BJ the Clown ran a disco and organised games. There was
For a more serious interlude, there were discussion groups geared to different ages, and covering many aspects of being a vegan child (or parent!). A very special feature was that children over 3 had brought along life story booklets, called "My Life As A Vegan". These had been sent out to the kids before the party, for them to fill in for themselves. The life story booklets provided a starting point for the discussions, and gave a fascinating insight into what it's like being a vegan child, from favourite foods to most difficult thing. We're hoping that the thoughts and feelings recorded in these booklets will be compiled and published in book form, it'll make very interesting reading! Upstairs from (some of) the fun and games, there was a room for stalls
run by The Vegan Society, The N o t tingham Rainbow Centre. VIVA!. Plamil, and the R S P C A . T h e y were all kept busy, mostly by the parents! The Vegan Society's stall was run by Catherine Grainger (our Information & Membership Officer), ably assisted by George Rodger (Chair o f Council). Once or twice, Catherine tootled off to help with the raffle, so I stepped in to give George a hand. Naturally, there was a gorgeous meal, all vegan, o f course, and much o f it donated by sponsors such as Paul's Bakery, Redwoods. Plamil, Tofiitti and Linda McCartney Foods. O n e table had an enormous mountain of fresh fruit on it - that didn't last long! And I don't know how many gallons o f fruit juice disappeared.... Happy tummies all round. The day was rounded off in true party style, with all the kids having a goodie bag to take away. These contained chocolates, sweets, cake, lemonade, badges, stickers, pens, pencils, leaflets, catalogues and magazines (phew)! They were colour-coded for different age groups, so the babies g< >t cuddly toys, etc. Even the mums got .1 surprise prezzie â&#x20AC;&#x201D; vegan face cream, as it was Mothers Day. It's hard to pick a favourite bit from such a wonderful day. but overall. I think one of the things which would have pleased everyone was that, for once, the kids could mix with other vegan kids and feel perfectly normal, instead o f b e i n g the odd ones out! A huge Well D o n e and Thank You to Helen, and all the others w h o worked so hard to make the day a success. Perhaps w e could persuade you to do it again sometime?! Polly Stone
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ongress Vegan Society Council member Alex Bourke reports from the 34th World Vegetarian Congress, which recently took place in Toronto from July 10-16, 2000. Never before had there been assembled, such a dazzling array of the greatest vegan teachers and activists, including PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk, China Study leader Professor T Colin Campbell, Meat Out organiser Alex Hershaft, "mad cowboy" Howard Lyman, Vegetarian Resource Group coordinators Charles Stahler and Debra Wasserman, the Dinshah family w h o have run the American Vegan Society for forty years, "not- milkman" Robert Cohen and doctors Hans Diehl and Caldwell Esselstyn. All the speakers were top experts in their field, they knew how to make you laugh. It was all new, it was inspiring, and it raised the roof. I loved every minute and hope to share their stories with you in future issues of The Vegan. This was the first vegetarian congress I had attended with 100% vegan food - what a difference a vegan chef makes. Only one speaker tried to kid us that milk was good, and she was scheduled last on the last day w h e n everyone was leaving (which surely was no coincidence). This was really a World Vegan Congress, as speaker after speaker passionately laid into the evils of dairy and joy of veganism. With a free guide to the 35 veggie restaurants in Toronto, this was also truly a heavenly holiday. Every day Robert Cohen, the former research scientist and TV comedy producer who wrote Milk - A Deadly Poison and created the notmilk.com website, gave an exciting talk on an aspect of veganism, such as how the bovine growth hormone IGF-1 in milk causes breast cancer. On the fourth day, as at previous congresses I asked for a show of hands as to how many people were vegan, expecting the usual 10%. Around half out of 500
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raised a hand. It looked like Robert, who has 40 people at the American Dairy Council working to counter his demolition of the dairy industry, had done a great job. To find out more about this dynamic vegan activist, visit www.notmilk.com and watch this space. Dr Hans Diehl, coordinator of the Coronary Health Improvement Program (CHIP), spoke on reversing heart disease, diabetes and hypertension with vegan diets. He guides seriously ill people, through a four week programme that leaves them rejuvenated, pain and drug free, and delightedly vegan. But he doesn't tip them off up front that they'll be going vegan. Instead he just gets Dr Michael Klaper to talk about the causes of heart disease and say that they will be on a low fat plant based diet. At the end he asks if they would have joined up, if they had known that they would be going vegan, and most say no. There may be a lesson for us here, in subtlety when preaching to those most heavily addicted to animal products. One of Hans Diehl's colleagues is Dr Caldwell Esselstyn, who put 18 people on a vegan diet, who had suffered from 49 coronary events, in the previous eight years. A further 12
years later, they'd had no extension of clinical disease, nor a single coronary event (unlike his other patients who hadn't stuck to a low fat vegan diet).
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W e have a lot to learn from North America about promoting veganism as the cure for diabetes, heart disease, cancer and osteoporosis. American vegan doctors from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) have been so successful, that the four food groups (meat, dairy, grains, and fruit and vegetables) have been abolished in the USA and replaced by a food pyramid that greatly reduces the importance of the first two and hugely increases that of plant foods. This is a giant step towards the new four vegan food groups. I hope over the coming years that w e will be working to
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also get these ideas into the health mainstream over here. I gave presentations on publishing vegan books, travelling in Europe as a vegan, and veganism from British perspective. I also explained that in the UK most people go vegan for reasons of compassion. Many North Americans at the congress said they were delighted, that finally, the animals were getting a look in. When I explained that Consort Beagle Breeders, Hillgrove Cat Farm and Shamrock Monkey Prison had been closed down by vegans activists, (and Huntingdon was about to be), the audience went wild. For those of you who couldn't make it, you'll soon be able to listen to the talks through the internet at PlanetVeggie.com or watch them on video at Upperworld.com. These vegan internet radio and TV stations have been started up by young Canadians. W'rth broadband satellite and cable communications arriving here too in the next few years, soon we'll all be able to watch and join in the World Vegan Congress from the comfort of our own living rooms and world veganism will be an imminent reality. I can't wait.
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Postbag 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, Postbag, T h e Vegan', Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TNB7 7AA, UK. Fax 01424717064. E-mail: postbag@vegansociety.com
LONDON MARATHON
STAR LETTER
I
to offer support, advice a n d help,
mote
cruelty-free,
t o vegan parents w h o choose t o
earth-loving life. But h o w is this
h a v e their children educated in
education
mainstream schools? Or is the idea
vegan,
translated
into
the
running
and
have
run
a
t h e London Marathon because of the
Education is t h e best w a y to proa
like
marathon before, but have avoided Flora/Unilever connection. However recently I have been thinking it would be really good t o get a group of vegans
together
for
next
year's
marathon, t o raise money for the
national curriculum, actual class
of a vegan school t o o
unreal?
V e g a n Society and other groups and
time and t h e culture of a school -
From the moment of birth, a v e g a n
t o put across the message t h a t being
and I don't just mean having a
has to make compromises w i t h the
v e g a n is healthy. Hopefully at the
v e g a n option at lunch time. Per-
world, but m a y b e w e can make
haps the
some inroads into education.
Vegan
Society
could
develop a national schools project
Alyson
Brighton
interested in this idea. Oxford
in them. I believe this will be in t h e
May I urge Vegans t o be more adven-
turous? Plants have been genetically modified for centuries by selective breeding. Transgenic (so called G M ) plants offer the same, in addition t o a huge number of new exciting possibilities, probably many beneficial and all compatible with veganism. Objections seem t o focus on t w o issues; "Terminator" with sterile seeds is certainly an abomination and "Roundup" has eco-
better interests of countries in states of deprivation ( a n d everyone else also). This will give the vegan cause a huge boost and could d r a w in many
ignored but also one should
not
ignore the reality that if farmers use non transgenic crops, they will almost inevitably spray them generously with herbicides and fungicides, ecologically no better. Do not be misled by propagandist assertions of the supposed dangers of transgenic foods. I understand that millions of Americans have reported
harm. If so, that is about as good a guarantee of safety as o n e could imagine. Middlesex
for vegans to agree t o volunteer t o take part in G M food trials? I realise it would be against our principals if animal genes w e r e used (I certainly wouldn't eat anything that w a s once alive), but there must be many other foods, which don't have these things
As a n e w member I w o u l d like to inform you t h a t Asda supermarkets
non-vegans t o look more favourably
have started t o sell live oysters and
upon our cause. I include myself in this
mussels. Asda have a comment card
as I believe G M s will be a massive
for all customers to fill in. I would urge
saviour for all of us (in due course)
all members t o complain about this
and this is inevitable anyway. M r D.Llewellyn, London.
RE: STAR LETTER SPRING 2000 I have lived in Lincolnshire and Norfolk for 22 years. I have found o n e landlord in Norfolk w h o seemed t o think he couldn't possibly do such a n unlikely meal as o n e without meat. But a huge smile and a request for mushrooms, peas and chips convinced him that he could rise to the occasion. He came and chatted t o us afterwards, w e , of course congratulated the chef (his wife) on an excellent meal. I think prejudice is sometimes the cause of non-co-operation and
Do you think it would be a good idea
ACTION ON OYSTERS
more t o our ranks, since it will cause
logical problems. These are not to be
Cedric
w o n d e r e d if anyone else w o u l d be Patrick
PRO GM VEGANS
eaten them without any
same time w e could do something to subvert t h e non-vegan advertising. I
have found t h a t a judicious w o r d of appreciation breaks d o w n the barrier and give a good impression. The land-
barbaric act of selling living, feeling creatures t o be boiled alive. Rachel
COLOSTRUM
M y w i f e recently came across t h e
American
Magazine
'Vegetarian
Times' M a y 2000 a n d both she a n d I w e r e astonished t o find adverts for Colostrum in tablet f o r m as an aid t o human health. This is the first time w e have heard of this further exploitation of t h e poor dairy c o w and the use by humans of t h e substance essential for t h e well being of her calf and this w a s particularly objectionable being in a vegetarian magazine. I thought you ( a n d readers of The Vegan, Ed.) may well be interested in this information, if you are not already a w a r e of it. Peter
Worthing
lord in such cases, changes from a " w e don't w a n t t h e m in here" attitude, t o a realisation that it's silly t o turn custom away. Beryl
Norfolk.
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EXMOORLODGE 01643831694 Get away from it all in the beautiful countryside of Exmoor, ideal for walking. Freshly prepared vegan food. Non-smoking. Most rooms en-suite. Telephone Nigel for colour brochure.
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Vegetarian Guest House and Cookery School Near St Davids on the Pembrokeshire Coast. O u r 200 year old cosy cottage has en-suite rooms, open fire, delicious vegetarian/vegan food. Residential Cookery Courses www.Pembrokeshire-online. co. uk/courthouse
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