The magazine of the Vegan Society
WINTER
1997
CONTENTS 4 NEWS
W E L C O M E Tough Guy (even though 500 of the 4000 entrants this year (98) were women) takes place every January, whatever the weather, o n a horse sanctuary west of Wolverhampton. T h e basic idea is to pay £21 (and raise funds for the gee gees and abandoned mutts) for the highly dubious 'pleasure' of subjecting your body and mind to the rigours of a soul-destroying cross-country and assault course.
7 VEGANS INTERNATIONAL T h e globe over 8 SHOPAROUND Spend vegan 10 BRITAIN'S FIRST VEGANS? Early inclinations
Filling in the application form on a warm summer's eve, there is a tendency to dismiss die references to 'pushing you to the limit of your endurance' and 'recreating First World War and Vietnam batdefield conditions' as pure hype. But, as I and the Vegan Society's Domestic Services Operative (OK, cleaner), Lindsey discovered, they're 'fair comment'!
12 DIET MATTERS Just ask Sandra 14 DODGY DAIRY 1997 reviewed 15 A BARBELL IS A GIRLS BEST FRIEND Pat Reeves - Supervegan!
O n arrival, the atmosphere is infectious, thousands of brave and/or incredibly stupid fitness maniacs, crowded together in draughty unheated 'changing barns', engaged in morale-boosting banter "I picked up an infection last year, spent 7 weeks in hospital and nearly died." " M y knees were paralysed for 3 weeks afterwards."
16 YOUNG VEGANS Plenty to do . . . 17 MEGAN THE VEGAN Out with the old 18 LIVING VEGANISM Lifestyle meanderings 19 TREATS IN STORE Raid that store cupboard
T h e trepidation really sets in during the initial run, w h e n you first hear the ambulance sirens u p ahead, and then the 'fun' starts — including the 12m underground crawl through the Vietcong tunnels, walking the plank across fire pits in the Killing Fields, a 800m chest-deep walk u p a muddy canal, negotiating lOm-high ropes, 70m crawls under barbed wire, swamps, and the botdelosing (but I did it!) total submerge into rank, sub-zero water under a flat bridge (with a 'refreshing' cold wind to greet me on the other side). Shiver? T o o damn cold!
22 UNNATURAL POLLINATION March of the 'artificial pollinator' 23 THE ORGANIC DILEMMA! What to buy in the absence of veganic veg? 24 GROW VEGAN Rooting a b o u t . . . 25 REVIEWS 26 LISTINGS
W e may have taken VA hours and missed some minor obstacles but, unlike 1000 others, we finished — minus the obligatory cramp, one of 6 broken legs, uncontrollable sobbing, the fractured hip, or being one of 160 cases of hypothermia. Vegans are tough nuts to crack!
29 POSTBAG Readers write . . . 30 BOOKS BY POST 31 THE VEGAN PRIZE CROSSWORD 11 32 CLASSIFIED
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© T h e Vegan Society T h e views expressed in The Vegan do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or of the Vegan Society Council. N o t h i n g printed should be construed to be Vegan Society policy unless so stated. T h e Society accepts no liability for any matter in the magazine. T h e acceptance of advertisements (including inserts) does not imply endorsement. T h e inclusion of product information should not be construed as constituting official Vegan Society approval for the product, its intended use, or its manufacturer/distributor. Contributions intended for publication are welcomed, but unsolicited materials will not be returned unless accompanied by an SAE.
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The UK dairy herd shrank by 4.6% in t h e 12 months to June 1997 ^^ Dairy Farmer. 13.1.98 M . mm
A c c o r d i n g t o a report from the Parliam e n t a r y O f f i c e of Science and T e c h n o l o g y ( P O S T ) , Safer Eating — Microbiological Food Poisoning and its Prevention, f o o d poisoning in England a n d W a l e s has increased five-fold in t h e last 15 years. T h e n u m b e r s of (reported) f o o d p o i s o n i n g incidents in E n g l a n d a n d Wales g r e w from 14 0 0 0 in 1 9 8 6 t o 83 0 0 0 in 1996; Scotland — 2 7 0 0 to 10 0 0 0 ; N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d — 1 0 0 to 1300.
MPs voted 411 to 151 in support of Michael Foster's Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill — the biggest ever vote for a Private Members Bill. CPHA Press Release. 28 11.97 I The Women's Fanning Union is to receive £158 000 from the Milk Development Council to promote subsidised school milk in primary schools. Farmers Weekly. 7.1197
B y far t h e m o s t c o m m o n b a c t e r i u m is Campylobacter, giving rise t o 4 7 6 0 0 cases in t h e U K last year. H u g h P e n n i n g t o n , t h e scientist c h a r g e d w i t h investigating the deadly 1 9 9 7 S c o t t i s h E coli o u t b r e a k , estim a t e s t h a t H o f all u n c o o k e d c h i c k e n s o n sale are infected w i t h Campylobacter.
The George Washington University Hospital has received a gram of $250 000 to study the possible use of bee venom therapy on multiple sclerosis sufferers. See World, vol 78. no 4 University of California researchers have found a way to treat proteins in common allergenic foods — including milk — so they no longer trigger reactions. New Scientist, 29.11.97
Salmonella rose gradually through t h e 80s, reaching a peak in 1992 w h e n t h e r e w e r e 3 5 000 cases. Despite the slaughter o f 2 million hens b e t w e e n 1 9 8 9 a n d 1993, t h e problem of salmonella in eggs remains. In 1994, t h e P u b l i c H e a l t h Laboratory Service ( P H L S ) revealed that o n e in three
Japanese clothing manufacturer, Kurabo industries has created itch-free wool by using enzymes to strip away wool's scratchy outer layer. New Scientist. 25.10.97
W h i t e Sun, Plamil Foods B E S T N E W V E G A N P R O D U C T (NON-FOOD) The Vegan Passport,
S w e d i s h Glace, W i n n e r
B E S T E S T A B L I S H E D V E G A N PRODUCT (NON-FOOD) Ethical W a r e s trekking boots range V e g e t a r i a n S h o e s range
B E S T GUEST HOUSE/HOTEL CATERING FOR V E G A N S Taigh na M a r a , Scottish Highlands
The University of Michigan's James Baldwin claims that cochineal (beetlederived red food colouring) can cause anaphylactic shock. New Scientist. 15.11.97
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The Vegan Society
B E S T E S T A B L I S H E D V E G A N FOOD PRODUCT
Tesco's Chief Executive, Terry Leahry claims the company "makes little or nothing selling meat". Meat Trades Journal. 14.1.98
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In January, in evidence submitted to t h e House of C o m m o n s Agricultural C o m m i t t e e , the British Medical Association stated that Britons buying raw meat should w o r k o n the assumption that it is contaminated with bacteria! T h e PHLS told M P s that sewage
B E S T N E W V E G A N F O O D PRODUCT
PISCES has reverted to Campaign for the Abolition of Angling and has moved to: BM Fish. London WC1N 3XX 0171 2783068.
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chickens in British supermarkets c o n tained the bacterium. E coli, virtually u n k n o w n in the 80s, rose sharply to 1100 in 1996. A l t h o u g h it affects fewer people than Campylobacter or salmonella, it causes m o r e serious illnesses.
THE VEGAN READERS' AWARDS 97 THE WINNERS
The Food Commission has moved to: 94 White Uon S t London N1 9PF. 0171 8372250.
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The Vegan Society s new Vegan Travel Guide — listing places to eat and stay in the UK and Southern Ireland — is —« due for publication in March at a cost of £5.90 (p&p incl). See page 35 for order form or ring 01424 427393 (credit/debit cards)
B E S T RESTAURANT/CAFE CATERING FOR V E G A N S Salamander, Nottingham Heathers, L o n d o n
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sludge and animal wastes spread o n farmland may contains a wide range of pathogens, including salmonella, Campylobacter and E coli 0157 — as well as hepatitis A, intestinal w o r m s and Cryptosporidium. Farmers Weekly, 16.1-22.1.98 Meat TradesJournal, 29.10.97 New Scientist, 3.1.98,17.1.98 The Times, 29.9.97
Bug transmission routes Salmonella C o m m o n l y from red and w h i t e meats, raw eggs, milk and dairy products, yeast, sauces, c h o c o late, cream-filled desserts, after c o n tamination of cooked food by raw food or foiling to heat adequately in cooking. C a n be spread person to person in close contact and from c o n tact w i t h infected animals. E - c o l i 0157 Beef and beef products (eg undercooked burgers), and unpasteurised milk are the main routes; raw vegetables, yoghurt, cheese, meat pies, unpasteurised apple juice and water are less c o m m o n routes. Can be spread person to person by direct c o n tact (especially in households, nurseries and infant schools) and by direct contact with animals. Campylobacter R a w or u n d e r cooked meat (especially poultry), unpasteurised milk, bird-pecked milk o n doorsteps, untreated water, and domestic pets with diarrhoea." Guardian, 14.1.98
BONING UP Following the report in the A u t u m n 1997 Vegan that Yorkshire intended to supply some N o r t h Yorkshire villages with water filtered through carbonised
NEWS
The following companies have recently been authorised to use the Vegan Society's trade mark on designated products: Bioprogress Technology. Ecover, Hemp Union, Samuel Smiths.
cattle bones (Brimac), The Vegan has contacted the other main water authorities and identified another using Brimac — North-West Water, which uses it to remove cadmium at one site serving 150 people in N E Cumbria.
PULL THE UDDER ONE Anchor Butter's 'creative team' came u p with the idea of p r o moting the company's butter as being made f r o m free range cows! Lack of a recognised definition of 'free range c o w ' did not stop the launch of a T V advertising campaign depicting a calf breaking o u t of an egg to the tune of Bom Free. Protestations that its handling of the subject matter had been approved by the National Farmers U n i o n , the Ministry of Agriculture and Trading Standards, failed to impress the Vegan Society which, along with 53 other viewers, lodged a variety of complaints w i t h the Independent Television C o m m i s s i o n . T h e I T C , however, decided that although the advertisement did c o n tain inaccuracies, these w e r e not sufficiendy significant to justify upholding the complaints.
DOUBLE ACT T h e Vegan Society's new 21-page Dairy Industry Report and revised Catering booklet are available from the Society forjCl .95 each (p&p incl).
HELP! T h e V e g a n Society office needs volunteers! R i n g Bill o n
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BRITISH SOYA Working towards the ideal of a readilyavailable, n o n genetically-modified organically-grown soya bean, Plamil Foods has involved itself in an experiment to develop a bean suitable for the English climate. T h e first crop (not organically-grown due to weed prob-
oils by adding chemicals, and then stiffening t h e m further w i t h glass fibres, they have developed a material as stiff as steel but m u c h lighter. Last O c t o b e r , a sample of the n e w soya composite w e n t o n show in Illinois: a 2 . 4 m x 0 . 9 m glass-reinforced t soyabased prototype farm baler, weighing just 11kg. Back in the U K , I C I - o w n e d Dulux is developing a household paint which replaces u p to 2 5 % of the petroleumbased chemicals n o w used in paints with starch, derived from crops such as potato, wheat and maize. T h e drive by large companies to develop m o r e ecofriendly products is fuelled partly by the expectation of legislation requiring the manufacture of m o r e biodegradable products.
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ALL TALK Vegan Passport editor, George R o d g e r would like help with translations of additional entries — in particular: Albanian, Bihari, Bulgarian, Burmese, Hausa, Kannada (Kanarese), Malayalam, Oriya, Panjabi, Q u e c h u a , Rajasthani, Serbian, Shona, Tamil, Telegu, Ukrainian, Yoruba. W r i t e to him at: 17 Howbum PI, Aberdeen ABl1 6XT.
COMING OF AGE University of Delaware scientists claim they have found a way to make tanks, tractors, cars and even bridges out of soya beans. By toughening soya
Finally, scientists at the Institute of Arable C r o p s Research, Bristol are about to start w o r k o n a 3-year, £70 000 research project to investigate ways of making the h u m b l e woad plant yield e n o u g h dye for (environmentally-friendly) use in industrial and desktop printers. Guardian, 29.10.97 Independent, 30.10.97 New Scientist, 20-27.12.97
VEGAN DISPENSING A counter/wall-mounted dispenser for The Vegan is n o w available for shops. If you are interested in stocking The Vegan, or k n o w of an interested oudet, please ring J e n n y Sawyer o n 01424 427393. Dispensers are also available (from Jenny) for local groups distributing The Vegan o n their stands.
A TRIAL C o n c e r n e d reader, Ricky Elton wrote to say that Holland & Barrett has
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The Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade can be contacted at: PO Box 38, Manchester M60 1NX. 0171 278 3068. For details of the Vegan Camp dub send an SAE to: 30 Dinsdale Ave,
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Vegan-run Freshfields Animal Sanctuary plans to create its own veterinary surgery. Donations: Freshfields Animal Rescue Centre, E Lodge Farm, E Lane, Ince Blundell. Liverpool 129 3EA. For details of the Proctor & Gamble [animal-testing] Boycott send an SAE to: Uncaged, 14 Ridgeway,
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Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre sells vegan cheese and tomato sandwiches! Personal correspondence The National Blood Service's North London Centre (Colindale Avenue NW9 5BG) operates a system (autologous blood transfusion) which allows patients to donate their own blood before planned surgery. For a copy of Christianity & Veganism — Secret & Suppressed Teachings, send an SAE to: BCM Redeemer. London WC1N3XX. About 10 000 badgers will be slaughtered over the next 5 yean in efforts to stop them spreading tuberculosis among cattle. Independent. 17.12.98
Animal Rights Coalition News is now available to individuals for £7pa from: ARCNEWS. PO Box 339, Wolverhampton WV10 7BZ.
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GMO MAYHEM Moves t o enforce Europe-wide labelling laws t o identify genetically-modified material-containing foods continue to flounder as manufacturers complain about testing procedures t o verify their label statements. UK f o o d and drink retailers and manufacturers are introducing their o w n voluntary labelling for foods containing G M soya and maize protein. However, they insist labelling should not state 'GMO-free' as this implies criticism of other foods. ' M a y contain' labels are considered t o be confusing. Food Magazine, February 1998
APOLOGY Gremlins struck the A u t u m n 1997 Vegan with a number of articles lacking endings. So, heartfelt apologies t o all of you whose enjoyment of t h e issue w a s impaired by this unfortunate slip-up. In appreciation of your continued support, you are invited to take advantage of t h e 10% discount voucher included with this issue. The missing features text appears below. If you would prefer corrected laser prints of the above pages ring 01424 427393.
W O R L D P L A N T I N G OF G M CROPS (hectares) Crop Maize Soya bean Potato/tomato Oilseed (eg rape) Cotton
1996 525 000 400 000 40 000 200 000 810 000
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China is reported t o have several hundred thousand hectares of G M tobacco — Food Today, November 1997
removed the freezer/chiller cabinets from six outlets as part of a market research project to assess the impact o f the removal of frozen/chilled products o n turnover. A Holland & Barrett representative has confirmed to The Vegan that the trial is being u n d e r t a k e n and has suggested that worried readers should record their views in the C u s t o m e r R e q u e s t List (every store has one).
parasites than the organophosphate (OP) dips which have caused chronic illnesses in many farmers. But according to the Environment Agency, they are u p to 100 times m o r e lethal to river life, and a teaspoon entering a stream can wipe out invertebrates for hundreds of metres downstream. Independent, 22.11.97
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T h e Vegan Society's Information Officer, Amanda R o f e would appreciate cooking tips and recipes for an information sheet on microwave vegan cooking.
In C u m b r i a , 9 0 miles of river have been damaged by the n e w synthetic pyrethroid (SP) sheep dips leaking into the water. T h e chemical wipes o u t most of the tiny insects, crustacea and o t h e r invertebrates near the base of the f o o d webs. Streams have also been h a r m e d in upland area* of the W e s t C o u n t r y and Wales.
MILK MYTH According to new data from the Havard Nurses' Study, milk c o n sumption does not protect against fractures. T h e study recruited a group of 77 761 w o m e n w h o were
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Column 3 A d d : tarians a n d p e o p l e w h o a r e environmentally a w a r e . If y o u ' d like t o d o a bit m o r e t h a n just s w i g back t h e soya milk, Frieden w o u l d b e h a p p y to h e a r f r o m y o u !
Could you put some Animal-Free Shopper promotional flyers to good use? Ring Shelley on 01424 427393.
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BSE IN MILK? IS IT WORTH THE RISK? A 24-year-old Kent woman, who was a strict vegetarian for the past 12 years, is the latest victim of the fatal 'new variant' Creutzfeldt-jakob Disease (CJD), linked to 'mad cow disease' (BSE). INDEPENDENT 22.8.97
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34—59 w h e n t h e study began in 1980, and followed t h e m for the next 12 years. T h o s e w h o drank 3+ glasses of milk per day had n o r e d u c t i o n at all in the risk of hip or a r m fractures compared to those w h o d r a n k little or n o milk, even after a d j u s t m e n t s for weight, menopausal status, s m o k i n g and alcohol use. In fact, the fracture rates w e r e slightly higher for those w h o c o n s u m e d this m u c h milk. of Public
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ANOTHER BATTERING T h e beleaguered beef industry was t h r o w n into f u r t h e r t u r m o i l in D e c e m b e r w h e n the U K G o v e r n m e n t took the "precautionary" m e a sure of b a n n i n g beef o n t h e b o n e . T h e Agriculture M i n i s t e r , D r Jack Cunningham made the rushed
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a n n o u n c e m e n t following t h e leak of the results of cattle e x p e r i m e n t s by t h e C e n t r a l Veterinary Laboratory w h i c h suggest BSE (bovine s p o n g i f o r m encephalopathy) can develop in bone marrow. T h e n it was the t u r n of Britain's 9 0 0 0 0 sheep farmers t o get t h e j i t ters: in t h e same m o n t h a panel of E u r o p e a n food safety scientists r e c o m m e n d e d a ban o n sales of lamb o n the b o n e (including lamb c h o p s and cutlets) f r o m animals over 12 m o n t h s old — 6 m o n t h s in c o u n t r i e s w h e r e the incidence of scrapie/BSE is p a r ticularly high. E u r o p e a n C o m m i s sion officials are c o n s i d e r i n g w h a t action to take. A m a j o r British Government review of all aspects of the B S E / n v C J D (Cruetzfeldt J a k o b Disease) crisis is u n d e r w a y and is e x p e c t e d to be c o m p l e t e d by 3 1 . 1 2 . 9 8 . Farmers Weekly, 2.1.98
T h e 9th International Vegan Festival is to b e held at C o n t i n e n t a l H o u s e , H e p b u r n Springs, near Melbourne, Australia d u r i n g C h r i s t m a s / N e w Year 1988-9. C o n t a c t (with I R C ) : Zalan Glen, 1VF9, PO Box 45, Hepbum Springs, 3461 Vic, Australia.
MORE DOWN UNDER Elizabeth Wolf and Laurel G r a n t write: Vegans International (Australia) has settled at 20 000 Cows Vegan Restaurant, 58 Bridge St, Lismore, NSW2480 — a positive move and definitely goodfor the heart, appetite, and animal/human liberation network. In just three issues our 36-page quarterly magazine Vegan F o r u m has gone from a circulation ofjust 30 subscribers to 70. On average we print 400 copies and are restrained only by our human resources. The task ahead has only just hit us. We see others who have developed professional publications but need people with appropriate skills — eg word processing, design (Microsoft Publisher used), research, artwork, fundraising — to turn The Forum into a quality magazine. You can contact us at the office on Wednesdays, 10.30-22.30 on 0 2 6 6 - 2 2 2 517 o r f a x any time on 0 2 6 6 - 8 9 7 461. E-mail: . Web site: h t t p : / / w w w . m p c e . m q . e d u . a u / - d a v i d h / v e g a n / i n d e x . h t m l . Postal address: VIA Office, P O B o x 1215, Lismore, N S W 2480.
POLSKIVEGANSKI Poland still has two vegetarian magazines, the gorgeous monthly full colour Wegetarianski Swiat (Vegetarian World), published by supervegan journalist Agnieszka Oledzka and available in all newsagents, and the completely vegan Wegetarianin (Vegetarian) published by vegan T o m a s z N o c u n MD, n o w monthly. Any vegans travelling t o Poland, w h o w o u l d like to m e e t English speaking Polish vegans, should write to m e c/o the Vegan Society.
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sounds!) to the Deli Slices range. Tired lunch box? S k i n n y Lizzies Not Pork and Not Beef Pies are a most convenient mid-day snack. Check out your local Holland & Barrett.
o begin with something I care deeply about, Tofutti ice-cream! This should now be available in Tesco, Safeway, Co-op and Waitrose. If it's not in your local outlet, ask that this highly unsatisfactory state of affairs be remedied immediately.
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FEELING BLUESY?
Winter blues — be gone! Tremble at Wort (hypericum perforatum). Used for 2000 years, this Vegicap-
enveloped herb could be all you need to treat mild depression.
WEAR WELL
Treat your feet to a hard-wearing, custom-made pair of shoes from Francis and Reeves. There are five styles to choose from and turnaround is just 3 weeks — but you'll need two fittings in its shop at: The Old Stable, 812b Eccles Rd, Banner Cross, Sheffield SI I 0114 268 2329. One customer was happy to travel all the way from Birmingham!
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Ready yet for a spot of post Christmas indulgence? R e d w o o d has added Roasting Turkey and Beef to its impressive Cheatin range. These bruisers are designed for cookin' and carvin' — for that authentic Sunday roast ambience. Not content with that, this innovative company has added Boston Baked Bean flavour (tastes better than it
buttermilk) at the same.
E v e r n a t ' s huge range of organic products — from ketchup to crisps, corn flakes to dark chocolate, and pasta to herb teas — is registered with the Soil Association. These healthy goodies are available in selected independent health food stores, but watch out for the few (clearly labelled) non-vegan items.
Alternatively, if fudge ain't your thing, the restless all-vegan company, P l a m i l F o o d s has come up with yet another choccy bar to test my resolve — Valentine Organic Orange. Available from the usual Plamil stockists (health/wholefood stores).
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After all those naughty sweetie items, reach for a tube of the spanking new vegan toothpaste from D e n t a z y m e . Approved by the British Health Foundation, and displaying the Veggie Society logo, let your favourite tooth pick from Cinnamint or Citrus Mint. Don't know where to start your search? Ring 0116 2533371.
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BRITAI Leah Leneman unearths vegan leanings during the early part of the twentieth century
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n the 1940s t h e Vegan Society's early p i o neers believed that the ethics of consuming dairy products were not debated within the vegetarian m o v e m e n t until then. T h e y w e r e mistaken, for b e t w e e n 1909 and 1912 there was vigorous correspondence o n that subject in the Vegetarian Society's journal. The Vegetarian Messenger and Health Review, and the Society itself grappled w i t h t h e question.
Lebolo-Carey can't have been quite such a loner as he imagined, for in the same year what must be counted the first British vegan cookery book â&#x20AC;&#x201D; No Animal Food, by Rupert H Wheldon â&#x20AC;&#x201D; appeared. T h e p u b lisher, C W Daniel, must have believed there was enough of a niche market to make such a publication viable. T h e book began with two essays o n w h y eating animal food was not a good idea â&#x20AC;&#x201D; emphasising the physical (ie health) aspects, but bringing in ethical, aesthetic and economic c o n siderations as well. T h e third part c o n tained a h u n d r e d recipes. T h e ethical aspect, although briefly dwelt on, was strongly put: "It is quite impossible to c o n s u m e dairy produce w i t h o u t slaughter as it is to eat flesh w i t h o u t slaughter. T h e r e are probably as m a n y bulls b o r n as cows. O n e bull for breeding p u r poses suffices for many cows and lives for m a n y years, so what is to be d o n e with the bull calves if our humanitarian scruples debar us f r o m providing a vocation for t h e butcher?"
OPENER T h e 1909 correspondence began w i t h an inquiry by a m e m b e r w h o found "the longer I go o n the less I like the idea o f b e i n g responsible for the taking o f life, even indirectly, as in using eggs, milk, etc". C P N e w c o m b e (Cheston, Torquay) w h o replied, never ate dairy products o r eggs: " T h e consumption o f these articles adds gready to the n u m b e r of animals killed, a n d of the cruelties incident to t h e trade." N e w c o m b e was in his "84th year" and had " n o neuralgia, headaches, r h e u m a t i s m , or dyspepsia; I enjoy life, and a m n o t oppressed or hindered b y m y age." O t h e r Vegetarian Society m e m b e r s w h o did n o t eat dairy products also w r o t e in. T h e complaint m a d e by a M r LeboloC a r e y in J u n e 1910 was o n e which, until quite recently, could still have been made by British vegans: the near impossibility of finding any dairy-free dishes at vegetarian restaurants and social gatherings. LeboloC a r e y explained his reasons for this quest: " S o m e five years ago, ethically inspired and independently, I became a vegetarian, w h e n I soon realised that I could n o t be humanely consistent unless I decided to forego dairy p r o d u c e also." B u t the vegetarians he m e t did n o t w a n t to k n o w , so he felt like an " o u t cast", t h o u g h "I pursue m y path proudly pleased w i t h myself."
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T h e Vegetarian Society's sympathetic reviewer q u o t e d those sentences, and remarked: " T h i s is u n d o u b t e d l y a point d e m a n d i n g the serious consideration o f vegetarians, t h o u g h it is m o r e than p r o b able that, as fewer animals are bred for food, the majority of food reformers, w h o have n o t already d o n e so, would be quite willing to relinquish the use of the p r o d ucts of the dairy. T h e recipes show that it is n o t at all impossible t o obtain a variety of palatable dishes w i t h o u t recourse to either eggs or m i l k . "
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T h e issue continued to live o n in the years that followed, as reader after reader of the \fessenger wrote in to express the belief that â&#x20AC;˘ '.King any animal food was wrong. In April 1912, in ' T h e Use of Milk and Eggs by Vegetarians', Alfred C N e w c o m b e reviewed the evidence and invited further opinions. In his first article he noted that die movement contained " t w o classes of vegetarians: those w h o use eggs and milk (and their products, butter and cheese) and those w h o do not." T h e latter were a minority, but had strong reasons behind them. "At first sight it may appear that because milk and eggs are rich in nutrient and are not obtained from the slaughterhouse, there is really n o valid, or at any rate, n o urgent need to avoid them. Discussion of the matter, however, always leads to a dilemma which ought to be faced." H e quoted several letters. M r A W D u n c a n remarked that " T o o many vegetarians seem satisfied with the one step of ceasing to eat flesh, and shrink from any argument which might curtail their gustatory pleasures . . . As long as we drink milk, eat butter and cheese, or use leather, we are taking part in the slaughter and cruelty to which certain animals are subject." And C o l Richardson thought that the excessive use of dairy products by vegetarians "is a great hindrance to effective advocacy, and gives a weak point for attack: 'You cannot do without the animal after all'!" N e w c o m b e thought that "at first sight, there is some reason o n the part of meateaters, w h e n they charge us with inconsistency in using milk and eggs. T h e majority of vegetarians believe they can effectively justify the practice." H e then opened the journal's columns to opinions on both sides.
'TRANSITORY' T h e first correspondent to be quoted, AS H u n t e r (Bridge of Allan), expressed a view which has continued to be held amongst lacto-ovo-vegetarians u p to the present day. H e had always considered milk and eggs "as transitory â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ie to be used in moderation while we await a m o r e h u m a n e diet." T h o m a s Wyles (Melbourne, Derbyshire) put forward another point which continued to be argued by the Vegetarian Society until very recently, that the extreme position would put off potential converts. Was it wise, he asked, "to press this o n the corn-
permit himself the "illegal indulgence" of a litde milk and the occasional egg, a "parle e n j o y m e n t in m y 95th year".) Mrs Emmeline Wilkins kept hens and let t h e m live o u t their natural lifespan of ten or twelve years, b u t she was "convinced that milk is not our nawral food, and I k n o w we cause m u c h suffering to c o w and calf by it."
The trend within the Vegetarian Society in 1912 was clearly toward what we now call a vegan diet DEPENDENCE In the following issue H S Bathgate, w h o tried to steer clear of dairy products, f o u n d it very difficult to do so because every vegetarian cook and cookery b o o k advocated their use. "So m u c h stress is laid o n the value of milk, butter, cheese and eggs in our literature, o n e w o u l d almost think w e could not live and be strong and well without them." H W Badley of W r e x h a m o b j e c t e d to a n y o n e calling themselves vegetarian if they ate such foods, particularly if they claimed to be so o n h u m a n e grounds. "People seem to forget w h e n they use these things that they are directly indebted to the meat-eater for the low price at w h i c h they are able to obtain t h e m . If bullocks, old cows, cocks and the old hens had n o commercial value as foods, w h a t price do they think they w o u l d have to pay for their harmless (?) p r o d u c t s to make the keeping of these animals a c o m mercial success?" Stanley G i b b o n w r o t e : " T h e r e is n o t m u c h d o u b t as to w h e t h e r w e can d o w i t h o u t eggs and milk: the question is, will w e ? "
SECRETIONS T h e r e were m o r e vigorous responses in the July issue. Dugald Semple, a fruitarian, deplored the over-reliance o n dairy p r o d -
ucts: "It is quite possible for a vegetarian to consume m o r e animal food than a m e a t eater by living largely u p o n milk, butter, eggs, and cheese. A n d w h e n w e have prominent vegetarians b o o m i n g the sale of milk p o w d e r products, it certainly seems ridiculous for vegetarians to talk of t h e dairy products as being only transition foods . . . Eggs w e r e m e a n t t o p r o d u c e chickens and not omelettes; and cow's milk is a perfect food for a calf, but m o s t assuredly n o t for a g r o w n - u p h u m a n b e i n g . . . T h e r e are n o old age pensions for c o w s and h e n s . " Equally emphatic was Eric M a c k e n z i e , w h o called such foods "animal secretions" and had " n o sympathy, or patience" w i t h vegetarians w h o said they could not live without them.
IN CONCLUSION Finally, in the September issue N e w c o m b e summarised the views of the 24 vegetarians w h o had written in. H e f o u n d that t h e r e was " s t r o n g evidence of the possibility o f living healthily w i t h o u t these p r o d u c t s " , and that " t h e r e are good : on t h e market; or, as some w o u l d prefer to say, t h e eggs and milk are unnecessary s u b i o r g o o d palatable foods w h i c h serve se and are m o r e n a t ural to us. ise w h o claimed t o b e vegetarian for f tarian" reasons, " t o use m i l k a n d is hardly c o b & t e n t , seeing that, to secure the milk supply, u. mothers a n d calves are taken from their mi sent to slaughter and t h e c o w s s h o w for some time m u c h distress at tbeir loss. H e n s are sold for the food market w h e n they n o longer lay eggs; for it is f e w w h o can k e e p t h e m , as M r s Wilkins does, till they di natural d e a t h . " H e concluded: " T h e d e f e n c e of eggs and milk by vegetarians, has been offered here, "is n o t sal d liwe oxi " SM
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w i t h i n t h e Vegetarian Society was clearly toward w h a t w e n o w call a vegan diet, and it seems e x t r a o r d i nary that it should have b e e n so c o m pletely reversed in t h e decades F f h a t followed f o r t h e p i o n e e r vegans o f t h e 1940s t o have t h e n k n o w n n o t h i n g o f it ever h a v i n g existed.
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Diet Matters Our new regular columnist, Sandra Hood SRD answers a selection of your diet-related queries
Sandra H o o d is a v e g a n of 19 years' standing and is a practising State Registered Dietitian. Please address y o u r
W h o l e peanuts should not be i n t r o d u c e d to children under the age o f 5 years because of the risk of choking. It is n o t k n o w n w h y peanuts are such an allergenic food b u t all foods are potentially so, though some •—- eg baby rice, potato, carrots, cabbage and apple — are less frequently implicated.
questions t o her at: Diet Matters, The Vegan, Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, UK. Sandra regrets that she is not available for t e l e p h o n e consultations.
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s it safe to give my 8-month-old
child peanuts? W e n d y Leeds P e a n u t s and n u t s are a well recognised cause o f allergic reactions. S y m p t o m s i n c l u d e asthma, v o m i t i n g , diarrhoea, skin rash, swelling o f t h e face, throat o r skin, a b d o m i n a l pain and anaphylactic shock. P e a n u t s are t h e m o s t likely f o o d t o p r o v o k e fital anaphylaxis in c h i l d r e n a n d adults, b u t m a n y o t h e r foods i n c l u d i n g eggs, fish, shellfish a n d c o w ' s milk can precipitate this. Allergy testing is unreliable.
P e a n u t s (actually a legume) are a g o o d s o u r c e o f calcium and p r o t e i n a n d , unless there is k n o w n allergy in t h e family, t h e r e is n o n e e d to specifically delay the i n t r o d u c t i o n o f t h e m . P r e g n a n t o r lactating w o m e n from k n o w n allergic families should avoid p e a n u t s a n d n u t s in their o w n diet because research suggests that sensitisation can o c c u r in u t e r o a n d t h r o u g h breastfeeding. T h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f p e a n u t s in t h e diet o f their infants should b e delayed until a b o u t 3 years o f age, o r at a t i m e r e c o m m e n d e d by a doctor. H o w e v e r , for the majority o f children p e a n u t s pose n o p r o b l e m and p e a n u t s of a suitable texture — eg s m o o t h p e a n u t b u t t e r — can be i n t r o d u c e d f r o m 6 m o n t h s of age.
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am 39-years-old and in the past two years have been diagnosed as having osteoarthritis, as well as gout. I am allergic to cow's milk, soya, grapefruit, monosodium glutamate, preservatives and damp heat. I have become vegetarian over the past 4 months but am interested in the vegan diet. Sharon Edinburgh T h e r e is n o special dietary m a n a g e m e n t for osteoarthritis except for healthy eating, but is also important to maintain a healthy lifestyle (exercise and n o smoking) and to aim for 'ideal weight for height". Whilst inflammation may occur in osteoarthritis, it is not a c o m m o n feature of the disease. However, in s o m e instances, the anti-inflammatory effects of eicosapentaeonic acid (EPA) have been s h o w n to provide relief. E P A is converted from alpha-linolenic acid, a polyunsaturated fatty acid ( P U F A ) . Vegan sources of alphalinolenic acid include seeds, green leafy vegetables and grains. Dietary r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s for g o u t suggest a l o w fit, low animal protein diet! Y o u r emphasis should be o n c o n s u m i n g vegetable protein and u n r e f i n e d carbohydrates — such as w h o l e m e a l bread and wholegrain rice. M a n y vegans rely o n soya p r o d u c t s as t h e i r main source of p r o t e i n . H o w e v e r , p r o t e i n is f o u n d in m o s t f o o d s a n d good sources
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include nuts, pulses, wholegrains and seeds. A varied vegan diet, including s o m e form of vitamin B|2 supplement as a safeguard, will provide all the nutrients necessary to maintain good health. ould you suggest some healthy packed lunch ideas for my two children aged 6 and 8years? Alison Bournemouth
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• Wholemeal sandwiches and pitta breads filled with tofu, beansprouts and mayonnaise, mashed banana and apple, houmous and salad, yeast extract and peanut butter • Rice or oat cakes topped with peanut butter, lentil pate or nut pate • N u t and vegetable rissoles, cold pizza • Hand-size chunks of vegetables eg cucumber, celery • Teabreads. muffins and scones filled with sugar free j a m , fruit spread • Home-made fruit cake, flapjacks, oat slices, fruit and n u t bars • Soya yoghurts • Mixed nuts and raisins and popcorn • T r y to encourage fruit consumption by introducing m o r e 'exotic' fruits — eg kiwis, Sharon fruit and fresh figs, dates and apricots — in addition to the usual apples and bananas • Fruit drinks and soya milk shakes MIthough a vegan for 10 years now AI still suffer with annual colds. Is there anything diet wise I can do to prevent this? Yvonne Birmingham Colds are the most c o m m o n infectious disease affecting all age groups. Bear in m i n d that an infected person tends to be most contagious d u r i n g the first 7 2 hours after onset. T h e best precaution is to ensure o p t i m u m immunity. This will help
fight off the infection but, if you do succumb, it will help prevent the cold developing into something more serious. A w h o l e f o o d vegan diet, rich in fruit, vegetables, cereals, pulses, nuts and seeds is a good basis for ensuring o p t i m u m immunity. Vitamin supplementation has not been proven to prevent colds. O n c e a cold has taken hold it is possible to alleviate the symptoms by taking foods rich in vitamin C — such as fresh fruit and vegetables. Zinc — present in wholemeal bread, nuts, pulses, peas, rice, oats and beansprouts — has also been shown to reduce the duration of symptoms. Because it stimulates the i m m u n e system, garlic may also be beneficial.
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getting an adequate intake of vitamin B, j and wonder whether I should take a small amount of an animal food to ensure an adequate supply? Anon London Certainly not! Y o u require only a very small a m o u n t (1—1.5 meg/day) of B j j and this can easily be provided by fortified foods: 55g fortified margarine provides 2.5 meg, 100ml Plamil R e a d y - t o - U s e soya milk — 1.6 meg, lOOg fortified breakfast cereal — 0.8mcg. O t h e r such foods include soya burgers, chunks, sausages and mince; and nutritional yeast. Alternatively, take B, 2 tablets . T h e b o d y (via the liver) has the ability to store several milligrams of B12 SO a daily intake is not necessary. Furthermore, it has been suggested that some vegans may have acquired the ability to absorb significant a m o u n t s of intestinally-synthesised B]2, though this view remains controversial.
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n 1 9 9 6 t h e b o v i n e s p o n g i f o r m e n c e p h a l o p a t h y (BSE) crisis k n o c k e d t h e b o t t o m o u t o f t h e cull c o w a n d calf markets for dairy f a r m e r s : m o s t cases o f B S E had b e e n f o u n d in the dairy h e r d . H u n d r e d s o f t h o u s a n d s o f animals w e r e , and c o n t i n u e to b e , slaughtered. B y t h e close o f 1997, 2 3 p e o p l e had died of the n e w variant C r e u t z f e l d t J a k o b Disease ( n v C J D ) , almost certainly f r o m eating BSE-infected meat.
LOTTERY Is m i l k safe t o drink? N o - o n e k n o w s for sure. M i l k contains w h i t e b l o o d cells, at varying levels, b u t BSE infection has, w e are t o l d , n o t b e e n d e t e c t e d . N o t that this is conclusive proof: o n B B C ' s Country File, microbiologist S t e p h e n Dealler, a recognised a u t h o r i t y o n t h e subject, stated: " T h e m e t h o d used t o d e t e c t infectivity — i n j e c t i n g it i n t o m i c e — m a k e s it far less sensitive t h a n y o u ' d ideally w a n t . A lot o f tissues have c o m e o u t negative in t h e G o v e r n m e n t tests." F e l l o w microbiologist, Professor R i c h a r d Lacey, w h o w a r n e d o f t h e d a n g e r s o f B S E l o n g b e f o r e g o v e r n m e n t acceptance that a m a j o r p r o b l e m existed, stated " m i l k m i g h t b e infectious if c o n sumed over a long period."
DOWNWARD SLIDE A n d B S E w a s n o t t h e o n l y threat t o m i l k sales: in S e p t e m b e r 1997 the Department of Health a n n o u n c e d its c o n c e r n a b o u t t h e rising levels o f i o d i n e in c o w ' s
Over 100 000 calves die from scour in the UK every year
M o r e b a d n e w s for t h e dairy i n d u s t r y quickly followed: in N o v e m b e r t h e Advisory C o m m i t t e e for t h e Microbiological Safety o f F o o d (an ' i n d e p e n d e n t ' e x p e r t c o m m i t t e e j o i n d y s u p p o r t e d b y t h e M i n i s t r y o f A g r i c u l t u r e and t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f H e a l t h ) advised that t h e sale of r a w c o w ' s milk should be banned b e c a u s e it m i g h t c o n t a i n harmfiil bacteria. (In S c o d a n d the sale o f r a w m i l k has b e e n b a n n e d since 1983.) G e r m a n dairy farmers fared n o better: Dairy Farmer ( D e c e m b e r 1997) r e p o r t e d that m o r e t h a n '/:> o f G e r m a n cattle w e r e t h o u g h t t o b e i n f e c t e d w i t h t h e n o t o r i o u s E coli virus. N o d o u b t in an a t t e m p t t o rebuild w a n i n g public c o n f i d e n c e in its ' w h o l e s o m e ' p r o d u c t , i n t h e year u n d e r review, Urugate i n t r o d u c e d b o n u s e s a n d penalties l i n k e d t o p r o d u c e r c o m p e t e n c e , w h i c h i n c l u d e d inspections based o n animal welfare and firm h y g i e n e criteria.
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C o n c e r n s about dairy c o w welfare figured p r o m i n e n d y in 1997. In May, Farmers Weekly reported o n a study of over 2000 milking parlours. 7 0 % of farms tested by milking machine technicians failed to meet m i n i m u m British standards. Faults directly affected milk quality, milking time and c o w health. 2 5 - 3 0 % of all parlours were found not to have been checked at all, despite tests being required under the welfare and production codes of many milk buyers. T h e scourge of mastitis continued to plague the dairy cow, costing U K milk producers J£1 OOm/year in treatment, discarded milk, reduced yields and higher replacement costs. Mastitis — a painful infection of the udder — is detected by the presence of white blood ('somatic') cells in milk, which try and fight the infection. N e w European U n i o n legislation allows 4 0 0 000 somatic cells per millilitre of milk intended for h u m a n consumption. Anything above this in a sample and buyers will reject the entire bulk tank. A n o t h e r major health problem is 'scour' or diarrhoea. O v e r 100 000 calves die f r o m scour in the U K every year and at least '/s of all calves nationally require treatment. T h e year concluded with the publication in December of a report on t h e dairy industry by the G o v e r n m e n t advisory body, the Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC). It criticised breeding companies for their failure to address the problems of lameness, infertility and mastitis in dairy cows. It further stated that infertility was still the greatest single cause of premature culling in the dairy herd, a key indicator of poor welfare provision.
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T h e b u r d e n o n the long-suffering dairy cow is likely to become heavier if consumers get a taste for so-called 'healthy milk'. Genetic tampering made possible the production of milk with less saturated fat and more of the m o n o - and poly- unsaturated varieties — as well as o m e g a - 3 6 t t y acids. T h e n e w 'wonder' milk will be used to make butter spreadable direct from the fridge. (Anchor already markets such a product b u t currently has the 'inconvenience' of having to alter 'normal' milk in its factory.) Finally, U K dairy farmers n o w have access to 'gene marking', a technique enabling t h e m to identify cows with the genetic capacity for higher yields and 'desirable' milk protein. W h a t next for 98? Maintenance-free, self-pasteurising cows?
A n e x a m i n a t i o n of t h e F A W C d a i r y i n d u s t r y r e p o r t will appear in t h e S p r i n g 1998 Vegan.
Forget 'girl power' — what about 'vegan power'?' A somewhat cautious Katrina Payne 'pins down' champion power-lifter, Pat Reeves
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he n e x t time s o m e o n e says t h a t vegans are generally p u n y , tell t h e m a b o u t Pat Peeves. Pat is a vegan and o n e of Britain's t o p p o w e r - l i f t e r s . Since 1990, she has w o n in e v e r y year of t h e British C h a m p i o n s h i p s — regularly lifting far m o r e t h a n she w e i g h s !
She won the European category with a broken arm! DOWN TO BUSINESS Obviously technique is important, but it basically comes d o w n to h o w strong you are. T h e r e are three types of lifts. T h e first is a squat lift. Pat explains: You take the bar from the rack onto your shoulders, you squat and then stand. Second is the b e n c h press. You're lying down with the bar on the rack. You take the bar lower to cover your chest and put it back up on the rack. Third is the dead lift. You walk up and take it up off the ground . . . As a dead lift there is no momentum, nothing to help you at all.
INSTANT HIT I'd imagined Pat to be a huge w o m a n . Actually, she's less than 1.52m tall and weighs u n d e r 44 kilos. Power-lifting is a weight-related sport and Pat competes in the lowest weight category. She began power-lifting after body building and marathon running. As a body builder, her coach had her lifting heavier and heavier weights and then suggested she have a go at power-lifting. Pat then switched to m o r e strength-based training. This paid off. In her first c o m p e t i t i o n she qualified for the British Championships. She admits to being pretty chuffed!
VEGAN BOOST So h o w important is veganism to her success? Pat says that she has been a vegan for over 10 years. I didn't become vegan for any moral reason or improve my sport. Initially it was purely for health reasons. Pat should k n o w what she's talking about as she's a qualified nutritionist, a m e m b e r of the Professional Register of the Society for Promotion of Nutritional Therapy. I found out that with eating meat Ifelt totally tired. Ijust wanted to put myfeet up! So I just had the ivgetables and didn 't eat the meat. It felt so good, I thought, what else could I ditch and feel even better? N o w she follows an extremely proteinrich vegan diet. I'll always work on the optimum of protein. If she has a competition coming up she tends to reduce her carbohydrate intake. Another essential is that her food is always organic. She also stresses the value of raw o r sprouted foods, sprouting almost everything she eats. Pat makes and eats plenty of tofu and tempeh. She also eats a lot of seaweed. She says, I don't exactly broadcast the fact that I'm vegan! She prefers to be judged on h o w much she lifts than what she eats. No-one says, "You could do better if you had three pork chops on your plate!" Pat recognises that veganism can be an aid to her sport. Veganism has a lot going for it. If you're eating food that your body is happy with, then everything works better and you can perform better. However, she's also n o w convinced of the ethical value of veganism — in particular of avoiding the cruelties of dairy
'I thought, what else could I ditch and feel even better?'
farming. I'm surprised that people who are vegetarian for reasons of cruelty to animals don't think about dairy issues. She n o w finds it quite easy to convert them\
POWERHOUSE She has quite extraordinary levels of fitness and strength. H e r best total lift in a c o m p e t i tion — ie the total of three lifts —• is 275.5 kilos. In each of her individual lifts in c o m p e titions, she has lifted 87 kilos in the squat position, 50 kilos in the bench press and dead-lifted a staggering 122.5 kilos. W i t h these three lifts, she gets to exercise her whole body. As you get more into sport you do more quality training. I probably get a really good work-out in 45 minutes. C o m i n g up to a competition she spends less time training but lifts heavier and heavier weights. Aerobic exercise is also i m p o r t a n t — particularly rowing and walking.
A WINNER Her finest achievements are the t w o i n t e r national wins. Pat represented Britain in the W o r l d and European 'masters' category. w i n n i n g in 1994 in Bratislava a n d in 1995 in Valencia. W h a t she d o e s n ' t tell you so readily is that she w o n the E u r o pean category w i t h a b r o k e n arm! L o o k i n g back, was it the right t h i n g to have d o n e ? Oh yes, it was definitely worthwhile . . . I wasn't about to let that one go! Apart f r o m recovering from this injury, Pat also has to c o n t e n d w i t h osteoporosis, which she discovered she had some years ago. T h e doctors gave her j u s t t w o years to live and said she had to start H R T ( h o r m o n e replacement therapy). She refused, and is busy proving the doctors w r o n g by reversing the osteoporosis t h r o u g h her diet. So w h a t o f the future? Pat muses: I should retire, it's taxing my body now. But, while I'm winning, I don't want to give up!
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Hi! By the time you read this you will no doubt have recovered from the nation's annual turkeyfest with animal trimmings — I hope you had a happy, cruelty-free Christmas? The New Year is the time w e ail make resolutions to do better next year — and break them all by 3pm on January 1. If you didn't make a resolution, perhaps you'd like to share one of mine? — to get more involved in animal and vegan issues. There are so many ways in which w e can help to promote our cruelty-free way of life — many involve only a small amount of time and a very little courage. Join me — and do your bit for veganism in 98. To help you get started, there's a new Get Active column. If you can think of any campaign you'd like other vegans to know about drop me a line c/o The Vegan Society. And finally . . . Is there anyone out there? I had a disappointing response to my questionnaire in the last issue. If you intended to fill it in but never did — dig it out now and make my day!
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HOORAY FOR... • T e s c o — w h i c h is to stop selling kangaroo and ostrich m e a t in all o f i t s 350 stores. • Somerfield — w h i c h has dropped plans to launch a range o f ready-made meals which were to include kangaroo, ostrich and crocodile meat. • A b e r d e e n C i t y Council — which has voted to ban the k e e p i n g of animals in schools. T h e head of education for t h e C o u n c i l said keeping pets in cages was immoral and gave the w r o n g message to children about animal welfare.
BOO TO... • T h e editor o f t h e American Vegetarian Times w h o started t o eat meat after a life-time of vegetarianism —- "there is only so m u c h n u t roast you can eat in o n e life-time". If y o u have any hoorays or boos y o u ' d like t o share, cut t h e m o u t saying w h e r e and w h e n you saw t h e m and send them to me.
CLUED UP KIDS? A N a t i o n a l Farmers U n i o n survey revealed that nearly half o f all children think margarine comes from cows! T h e same
M O R I poll of 8-11-year-olds also showed that 5 7 % are unaware that spinach is grown in the U K , while a third of children thought that oranges were grown in this country.
EXPLODE THE MYTH N e w to this page — those sticky issues that people always ask vegans — and suggested answer (but not the only one!). If you've got a tricky question — let m e know. You '11 neivrget enough protein on a vegan diet. Protein is unlikely to be a problem for vegans. In fact, unless you're not eating enough calories each day (in other words starving yourself) you are unlikely to be lacking in protein. And you d o n ' t require huge amounts. Protein requirements per day are: 11-14 yrs (boys) 42.1g 11-14 yrs (girls) 41 2g 15-18 yrs (boys) 53.2g 15-18 yrs (girls) 45.0g Foods providing l()g of protein: 39g peanuts. 109g wholemeal bread, 159g boiled peas, 256g baked potato. Eat all of these in one day and you'll have eaten 55g of protein. N o t particularly difficult eh?
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Elliot Morley MP, Labour Minister for Animal Welfare, is trying to improve conditions for a range of animals. Why not show Mr Morley how much young vegans care. Write to him about your concerns: Elliot Morley MP, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HH.
TIME FOR TIGERS
16-year-old Jenny Osgood is an excellent example of a young campaigner who is really trying to change things. After reading an Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) artide on the devastation of the tiger population, Jenny of Newquay, Cornwall overcame severe asthma to collect an impressive 7000 signatures — one for each tiger left in the wild — on a petition to the Indian Prime Minister about theriskof extinction of the Bengal tiger. The EIA was so impressed it flew Jenny and her mother to India so that she could personally hand over her petition to the Prime Minister. Children in India are also collecting signatures. So far over X million people have signed Send a letter, poem or poster (to get your message across) to: Mr Inder Kumar Gujrai, Prime Minister, Mps Secretariat, New Delhi 110 00 India.
ADOPT AN ANIMAL
The Hilltop Animal Haven in Cornwall offers a sanctuary for unwanted animals in the final years of their life. Hilltop needs more accommodation, heated beds to keep very sick animals warm and people to adopt an animal, make a donation, or raise funds. Contact: Gillian or Charles, Hilltop Animal Haven, Kilkhampton, Cornwall EX23 9RZ 01288 231268.
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Katharine A Gilchrist continues to consider vegan issues
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he Imperial Cancer Research F u n d (ICRJF) recently sent o u t f o r m s f o r m e m b e r s o f t h e public to c o m p l e t e as p a r t o f its C a n c e r A w a r e ness S u r v e y 1 9 9 7 . It asked: " D o y o u realise t h a t w e carry o u t clinical trials?" It d i d n ' t ask if a n y o n e realised t h e I C R F f u n d s animal e x p e r i m e n t s . M o r e surprisingly, it asked if t h e r e a d e r w a s a w a r e that s m o k i n g caused c a n c e r b u t totally failed t o m e n t i o n t h e r o l e played b y diet.
ON ICE T h e r e has b e e n m u c h in t h e m e d i a a b o u t h o w d o c t o r s are alleviating p r o b l e m s c a u s e d b y cancer t r e a t m e n t . T h e r e w a s t h e case o f a w o m a n w h o w a s afraid o f hospitals b u t e x p e c t e d t o d o n a t e b o n e m a r r o w . F r o m this it e m e r g e d that in "a m i n o r i t y o f cases", a s t e m cell c o l l e c t i o n , w h i c h does n o t necessitate a g e n e r a l anaesthetic, can b e used instead o f a full b o n e m a r r o w transplant. In m o s t cases, h o w e v e r , t h e s u f f e r e r n e e d s a full transplant, w h i c h d o e s i n v o l v e the d o n o r having a g e n e r a l anaesthetic. I n F e b r u a r y 1 9 9 8 , clinical trials o f a scalp c o o l i n g m a c h i n e t h a t m a y r e d u c e h a i r loss d u r i n g c h e m o t h e r a p y began. At present, "different techniques for cooling the scalp h a v e b e e n t r i e d , i n c l u d i n g ice p a c k s a n d c r u s h e d ice in plastic bags. T h e s e devices tend to be u n c o m fortable, cold a n d w e t . Gel insulated caps ( c o o l e d in a d e e p freeze) are also u s e d " . T h e n e w m a c h i n e s should be m o r e comfortable. ( D o n a t i o n s : Christie Hospital Chemotherapy Fund, Appeals Department, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Wilmslow Rd, Withington, Manchester M20 4BX.)
stars) w i t h o u t reading a b o u t h o w s o m e u n f o r t u n a t e person faced u p to having cancer. T h e s e stories often m e n t i o n hair loss b u t n e v e r ice packs. It c o u l d n ' t possibly be the case that s o m e people w o u l d have preferred coldness a n d d a m p to the hair loss b u t w e r e n ' t told. C o u l d it? It has also been suggested that cannabis m a y reduce nausea caused by c h e m o t h e r a p y . Trials of this are unlikely to proceed until t h e G o v e r n m e n t reconsiders its c u r r e n t view: 'Legal drugs g o o d , illegal drugs bad'.
DID YOU KNOW? C a n n a b i s and cooling are all very well, b u t w o u l d n ' t it be good if people d i d n ' t have to take such p o w erful a n d unpleasant drugs in the first place? In t h e words of T o n y Page (Vivisection Unveiled, ]on C a r p e n t e r Publishing, 1997): There is not a lot of profit to be made by the giant pharmaceutical industry from encouraging people to give up meat, and to eat large quantities of organically grown chickpeas, apricot and apple seeds, for example, plus lots of vitamin C and Bj-;, and to practise meditation and relaxation, as well as maintain an optimistic and positive mental attitude. Y o u m a y w o n d e r if f u t u r e c o r r e s p o n d e n c e should be addressed to m y n e w r e s i d e n c e in C l o u d C u c k o o L a n d . ( O r I c o u l d be t h e o n e person in t h e galaxy more p a r a n o i d than M u l d e r from t h e X-Files.). I should e x p l a i n t h a t I have n o w i s h t o m a k e w i l d claims. I d o n ' t k n o w m u c h
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However, major questions about cancer have been raised which the media, cancer charities and politicians seem to ignore. T h e biggest question is how to prevent cancer arising in the first place. It has been argued that animal testing exacerbates the problem because it allows hazardous products to be classed as safe. T h e r e is also t h e issue of w h i c h conventional treatments actually w o r k . In What Doctors Don't Tell You (Thorsons, 1996), Lynne M c T a g gart claims that some anti-cancer drugs are given f o r forms of cancer w h e r e there is n o proof t h e y will be effective. She also alleges that the doses given are o f t e n higher than they need be. W e have a right to k n o w w h e t h e r 'unconventional' remedies w o r k and if so, which ones. People Against Vivisection has information about n o n conventional cures for cancer.
CLUED UP Correspondent, Sheila Edwards reco m m e n d s Dirty Medicine by Martin J W a l k e r (Slingshot Publications), w h i c h details the establishment's 'war' against unconventional m e d ical treatment. In Vivisection or Science, Patrick Rattigan deals with
these questions in m o r e depth (Details: J Quarry Bank Rd, Chesterfield S41 OMH). Patrick has also written about vaccination. Sheila Edwards has informed m e that vaccination information appears in Professor Pietro Croce's Vivisection or Science, and that genetic engineering of food has involved animal testing.
SANCTUARY-STYLE Alison Parr w r o t e in to say that she and her friends have volunteered for T V ' s Style Challenge. " W e ' r e all animal rights campaigners and w o r k in sanctuaries and never have a p e n n y to spare. W e are always clad in wellies and clothes from jumbles. W e explained: ' n o wool, silk, leather etc, n o t h i n g tested on animals or containing animal ingredients'." T h e application form has quite a lot of r o o m for describing the c a n d i date. " W e ' r e all on the 'shapey' side", n o t e d Alison: pear-shaped, avocado-shaped and so o n . T h i s r e m i n d e d m e of the M e a t and Livestock C o m m i s s i o n ' s R e c i p e For Love campaign. W h i c h sounds m o r e huggable: a pear-, p u m p k i n or avocado-shaped person â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or o n e resembling a pork c h o p or leg of lamb? Vegans have all the best similes.
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'Cook Vegan' author, Richard Youngs raids his winter store cupboard
After the plentiful choice of fresh fruit and vegetables that summer and autumn offer, winter can seem a little dreary. Sure, you can still get everything, but at a price. And, produce flown in from the other side of the world never can excite me the way local in-season food can. All is not lost, however. This season has its treats: root vegetables and great apples. There is also the store cupboard. Dried fruit, nuts and mushrooms can ensure your winter meals are never dull.
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Rinse the porcini under cold water, then soak in the warm water for 20 minutes Finely chop the leek and saute it in the olive oil over a medium heat for 5 minutes until soft Remove the porcini from the water, reserving the soaking liquid. Throw the porcini, along with the rice, into the leek and olive oil. Stir, coating all the grains with oil Place the reserved liquid in a pan over a low heat, sprinkle in the stock powder and allow to dissolve Keeping this pan warm, gradually add a little liquid at a time to the rice pan and allow to cook off each time before pouring in any more. (This should take about 2 0 minutes. If the rice is still slightly too hard, just add extra hot water and keep cooking until soft) Season to taste. Throw in the pine kernels. Remove from heat | Cover and \&fie to stand for Aminutes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; after which.
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Finely chop the onion. Crush the garlic Pour the olive oil into a deep pot or saucepan over medium h Scatter a few bits of the chilli into the oil, followed by th onion and garlic Turn down heat to low, cover and sweat for 10 mini Remove lid. Pour in the water then add the lentils, b| cloves. Bring to a gentle boil. Cover again and cook until the lentils are soft
Add the sun-dried tomatoes, stock and salt. Continu the lid on for a further 30 minutes Adjust the seasoning and serve
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Place the chestnuts in a saucepan of water. Bring to the boil and cook for 30 minutes. Drain Meanwhile, rinse the dried porcini, then place in a bowl. Pour over some warm water and leave to stand for 30 minutes Finely chop the onion. Crush the garlic. Saute them in the olive oil over a low heat until transparent Remove porcini from their soaking liquid, reserving the fluid. Add porcini to pan and saute for a further few minutes Add the cornflour and stir, ensuring it all gets equally cooked. Gradually add the reserved soaking liquid, maintaining a simmer add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, turn down and simmer without a lid for a least 1 hour until the contents have reduced to a good rich consistency Serve hot with roast root vegetables and Brussels
Dried, wild (profoundly delidousl) mushrooms — available at some delicatessens and healthfood stores
STEAMED SAFFRON, APRICOT AND LEMON PUDDING 2 small carrots 1 t h i c k slice stale w h o l e m e a l 55g/2oz self-raising zest o f half a lemoi 55g/2oz dried aprio 5 5 g / 2 o z d e m e r a r a si pinch of saffron 4 t b s p v e g e t a b l e oil (up to) 3 t b s p w a t e r Q8?
• Grate the carrots. Finely grate the bread into crumbs. Very fij the half of the lemon to create the zest. Chop the apricots • Mix together — along with the flour, sugar and saffron • Add the oil, then slowly add enough water to create a stiff cake mixture • Compact into a covered pudding basin and then steam for 3 hours
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ly slice the apples. Place in a pan with a little water and stew until a pulp le cannelloni tubes with dried fruit. Place in an the stgjjjgdjjBp^Scatter flaked almonds over the top. •ith fa in a rpx tanutes Remove t i e f uwier 10 minutes until the almonds are toastel. Serve ifcmeiiiately \
DRIED FRUIT SALAD AND HAZELNUT CRUMBLE 2 5 5 g / 9 o z d r i e d f r u i t salad (figs, p r u n e s , p e a r s , a p r i c o t s e t c ) 1 1 5 g / 4 o z s e l f - r a i s i n g w h o l e m e a l flour 85g/3oz d e m e r a r a sugar 55g/2oz g r o u n d hazelnuts 55g/2oz vegan margarine
Place the dried fruit in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil then turn down to simmer for 20-30 minutes until all fruit are quite soft and the liquid has reduced to a thin syrup Allow to cool, then remove any stones in the fruit Work together all the remaining ingredients so that they resemble moist breadcrumbs Transfer the stewed fruit and syrup to an ovenproof bowl. Top with crumble Cook in a medium oven for 3QJ
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• Add the fermented yeast to the flour mixture. Form into a dough with a wooden spoon then kneed for 10 minutes. Cover and leave in a warm place for an hour until it has doubled in volume • Knock down the dough. Add the dried fruit. Kneed for another 10 minutes • Place in a well-greased 2lb loaf tin. Leave in a warm place for 45 minuteiijfctil risen re-heated very hot oven for 20 minutes
ive from tin, return to oven placing the loaf upside down and bake for a further 5-10 minutes until all sides are brown Place on a rack to cool, wrapped in a tea towel. Cut when cool Note: Loaf longevity depends on your appetite!
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hen the sticky subject o f honey is raised, how many times have y o u heard: ' B u t if w e didn't keep bees vegans wouldn't have anything to eat because there'd b e nothing to pollinate crops!'? A n d w h a t d o •you say to that? If, a t tliis point, you struggle to m u s t e r a c o n v i n c i n g argument, or can manage only a flippant: 'Well animals are fed crops so meat-eaters and veggies would starve as well', y o u n e e d 'the knowledge' — o f unnatural pollination. E n t e r The Natural History of Pollination, a weighty, beautifullyillustrated scientific (ie largely bewildering to the layperson) t o m e d e d i c a t e d to i n f o r m i n g us w h y w e didn't (always) go h u n g r y b e f o r e t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of'artificially-managed pollinators' — t h e h o n e y b e e b e i n g t h e p r i m e e x a m w ^ B
hives. T h e net result is that the colonies become weakened and have to be restored — either by being re-sited at lower densities and/or in different districts where a variety of wild or cultivated flowers can be freely visited. Surprisingly, in California, hiring out colonies isn't profitable — but the apiarist makes a net gain w h e n increased honey yield is added to the equation. Although the honeybee ruthlessly exploits every possible food source, their concentration in limited foraging areas means they contribute rather meagrely to outbreeding among plants generally. T o counteract this, in N o r t h America, populations of native alkali bees and the naturalised leafcutter bee, have been successfully fostered to pollinate lucerne pollination.
TRANSFORMING It seems t h e extensive use of the h o n e y b e e hu There is considerable debate by t h e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n of the natural e n v i r o n m e n t by m o d e m over the degree to w h i c h intensive agriculture. A resulting c o m b i n a t i o n o f huge areas o f a the honeybee benefits and/or This reliance on the honeybee single plant species being in flower for limited periods, and theredamages the natural e n v i r o n b e i n g few areas of 'waste' land to provide a succession of wild ment and its inhabitants. T h e actually encourages the flowers, trees and living space, means that native living pollinators 'more bees the better' c a m p — i n c l u d i n g wild bees, beetles, moths, flies, butterflies, birds, maintains that the h o n e y destruction of natural and m i c e a n d rats — have a hard time Iftifviving t h r o u g h o u t f h e year. bee's activities promote plant W h i l e t h e h o n e y b e e is by far t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t managed reproduction, and improve semi-natural habitat p o l l i n a t o r , f o r s o m e key crops, they are not necessary — for t h e availability o f seeds a n d e x a m p l e , t h e culinary pea (self-pollinated) a n d c o r n (wind polli- fruit for birds and mammals. WSJ nated). S o m e surprising pollitjators not 3y m e n t i o n e d H o w e v e r , this is the case only if the bees restricted to i n c l u d e p o s s u m s and m o n k e y s ! 1 agricultural environments. In tl er camp, it is contended that honeybees are p o o r pollinators of specialised COMPETITION and injurious to the m o r e diverse natural bee fauna i competition for food. j Although not fully understood, the introduction cj eybee from southern Europe to the more te I Encouragingly, there o f Europe and North America has cei are signs that the importance oC pollinators bee populations. In North America it is believed to other then the ubiquic o m p e t i n g s o m e short tongued bumblebees. tous honeybee is being T h e extent to which these non-managed L taken more seriously. In meaningfully contribute to pollination is largely unknot Malaysia, the quarrying b u t t h e belief that inadequate pollination o f a l m O s t ^ ^ l of limestone at Muala c r o p can (and should) be remedied fey bringing in hives of Lumpur was halted when h o n e y b e e s is widely held. T h i s reliance on the honeybee it was realised that it actually e n c o u r a g e s t h e destruction o f natural and semithreatened the Uatu Caves' natural njftitat: wild flowers are considered to be in direct resident bat population — c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h crops for the h o n e y w e s attention. the principal pollinator of the area's valuable durian MOVING ON fruit crop. T h e practices o f commercial beekeepers rarely coincide w i t h the interests crfthe honeybee which, mainly, w o r k s for t h e g o o d o f t h e hive, rather than t h e plants it is pollinating! In t h e U S , c o m m e r c i a l apiarists hire o u t honeybee colonies for c r o p pollination 2—3 times a year. Between rentals, t h e bees m a y migrate long distances with their
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THE ORGA In the absence of vegan-organic fruit 'n' veg, Katrina Payne wrestles with the problem of deciding which of the alternatives — 'chemically-assisted' or organic — it is better to buy
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've long been a supporter of organic p r o duce. But, recendy I was shocked to discover that, from a vegan perspective, the organic industry can give us a f e w nasty surprises. D o you k n o w w h i c h fertilisers can b e used in organic farming? N o , n e i t h e r did I, so I set o u t to find o u t .
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there's a strong e n v i r o n Animals may have died for T h e horrifying fact is that m e n t a l case for m e . a m o n g m a n y vegan-friendly I've only to think o f the organic foods I'm eating! fertilisers, animal blood, the t e r m i n o l o g y of the bones, hooves and h o r n , can c h e m i c a l s — pesticides, also b e used. T h e Soil Association (which insecticides a n d e v e n m o l l u s c i d e s a n d certifies organic farms a n d p r o m o t e s an rodenticides — to imagine t h e animals organic standard logo) says that animal b e i n g directly killed t h r o u g h t h e i r use. I fertilisers are rarely used and that any d o n ' t w a n t t o eat a n y t h i n g an a n i m a l organic firmer wishing t o use any of m a y h a v e d i e d f o r — it g o e s against t h e t h e m must get advance permission. T h e i r spirit o f v e g a n i s m . S o , I ' m d o w n t o spokesperson stresses that these can only l o o k i n g at t h e 'lesser o f t w o evils'. be used for the m a k i n g of composts and for use w i t h crops g r o w n in greenhouses. MORE AT STAKE B u t there's n o getting away from it — aniH o w e v e r , I ' m also interested in t h e mals may have died for the organic foods health side o f t h e issue. Friends o f t h e I ' m eating! E a r t h states that: " 9 o u t of 10 U K l e t Y o u r i m m e d i a t e reaction o n reading this might be to boycott anything organic. Well, what's the alternative? Obviously t h e ideal solution is to g r o w y o u r o w n , t h e n you k n o w exacdy w h a t has g o n e into y o u r produce. B u t for those of us w i t h n o m o r e land t o o u r names than a w i n d o w b o x , what's t o be done?
COCKTAIL9 For m e , g o i n g back to b u y i n g intensivelyp r o d u c e d n o n - o r g a n i c fruit and veg isn't t h e answer. I've heard e n o u g h a b o u t the chemicals 'conventional' farmers are still allowed to spray to k n o w that they're damaging t h e e n v i r o n m e n t in an u n s u s tainable way. F o r example, t h e 1997 Review on the Indirect Effects of Pesticides on Birds ( J N C C N o 227) shows that a range o f birds — including t h e bullfinch, song thrush and turtle dove — have declined o n farmland by m o r e than 7 0 % in the last 2 0 - 3 0 years. N o n - o r g a n i c pesticides are killing these birds' f o o d supply — ie insects, small mammals and 'weeds' (to say n o t h i n g of the pollution of waterways). So
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tuces are c o n t a m i n a t e d w i t h pesticides". In 1996, t h e M i n i s t r y of A g r i c u l t u r e ' s o w n research f o u n d that 4 1 % o f all f r u i t a n d v e g analysed was c o n t a m i n a t e d w i t h pesticides. T h i s d o e s n ' t fill m e w i t h c o n fidence! I ' m also a vegan b e c a u s e the diet is a h e a l t h y o n e — I d o n ' t w a n t t o b e slowly p o i s o n i n g myself w h i l e I ' m at it!
stick w i t h organic p r o d u c e . B u t , w e n e e d to start a s k i n g q u e s t i o n s . O n e o f t h e major o r g a n i c retailers I s p o k e t o h a d n o idea that a n i m a l r e m a i n s c o u l d b e involved in o r g a n i c f a r m i n g ; p e o p l e n e e d to be m o r e a w a r e o f w h a t t h e y ' r e selling and p r o m o t i n g . If y o u live n e a r an organic farmer, ask w h e t h e r d e a d a n i m a l s are e v e r used in t h e i r c o m p o s t s . T h e Soil A s s o c i a t i o n says it is l o o k i n g for a l t e r n a t i v e s to animal blood ( a l t h o u g h I s u s p e c t this has far m o r e t o do w i t h fears o v e r B S E t h a n p u r e l y vegan r e a s o n s ) . H o w e v e r , it d o e s p r o m o t e t h e use o f c r o p - r o t a t i o n a n d p l a n t based fertilisers as ideal. Y e t t h e o r g a n i c f a r m e r also relies h e a v i l y o n a n i m a l m a n u r e at c e r t a i n t i m e s o f t h e y e a r . W h i l e , f o r m e at least, this i s n ' t in q u i t e the s a m e l e a g u e as u s i n g b i t s o f a n i m a l s , the m a n u r e is still a b y - p r o d u c t o f a system r e q u i r i n g t h e b r e e d i n g , r e a r i n g and s l a u g h t e r o f a n i m a l s . T h e Soil Association p r o m o t e s "respect for animal w e l f a r e " a n d , a l t h o u g h animals
I don't want to be slowly poisoning myself while I'm at it! Apart from this, I ' m also c o n c e r n e d a b o u t the w o r k e r s w h o have t o spray all these chemicals — particularly in p o o r countries w h e r e farm w o r k e r s are given little o f n o i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t their effects and n o protective clothing. I d o n ' t w a n t t o support this either.
DECISION TIME I have t o c o m e d o w n o n t h e side o f organic f a r m i n g . If I c a n ' t g r o w m y o w n — I ' m afraid t o a d m i t I d o n ' t k n o w o n e vegetable seed from a n o t h e r — I'll have t o
are f a r m e d less intensively u n d e r organic systems, t h e y still e n d u p dead!
CHANGING EXPECTATIONS? So it's a very difficult issue f o r vegans. O n a personal level, I k n o w w h i c h side I c o m e d o w n o n , b u t I t h i n k it's t i m e for us all t o start asking q u e s t i o n s o f t h e organic industry. I'd b e happy w i t h v e g o f different shapes a n d sizes w i t h t h e occasional l u m p bitten o u t b y a n o t h e r animal, g r o w n u s i n g crop r o t a t i o n a n d p l a n t - b a s e d fertilisers where necessary. Is this t o o m u c h to ask?
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n D e c e m b e r 1997, following an i n d e p e n d e n t evaluation o f data relating t o n e w pesticide residues, t h e F o o d Safety M i n i s t e r , J e f F R o o k e r s u s p e n d e d t h e use o f t w o pesticides u s e d o n carrots a n d parsnips — P h o r a t e 1 0 G a n d M T M Phorate.
T h e u s e o f pesticides w o r l d w i d e has g r o w n steadily since t h e late 1940s. 2 . 5 4 million tonnes ('developed' nations — 80%; ' d e v e l o p i n g ' — 2 0 % ) are u s e d a n n u a l l y , m a i n l y o n c o t t o n , fruit a n d v e g e t a b l e s . H o w e v e r , despite this chemical warfare, and the a p p l i c a t i o n o f a variety o f b i o l o g i c a l a n d o t h e r n o n - c h e m i c a l controls, a r o u n d 3 5 % o f all agricultural c r o p s a r e lost t o 'pests'! Aside from their impact o n the e n v i r o n m e n t a n d wildlife, there is also t h e h u m a n cost t o consider: a 1 9 8 9 W o r l d Health Organisation/United Nations Environmental Programme r e p o r t e s t i m a t e d that 1 million people are p o i s o n e d b y pesticides each year, w i t h a f u r t h e r 2 0 0 0 0 d y i n g as a direct result o f e x p o s u r e .
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W h y n o t discover just h o w s a t i s f y i n g it is t o harvest y o u r o w n c a r r o t s o r parsnips? B y s o w i n g seeds in succession y o u c a n b e e a t i n g y o u r o w n carrots f o r m o s t o f t h e year. T o retain t h e i r flavour, grate t h e m f o r salads o r s t e a m f o r use w i t h h o t meals. R e l i a b l e varieties i n c l u d e A m s t e r d a m F o r c i n g (early variety), Fly A w a y F1 (bred f o r c a r r o t fly resistance) and A u t u m n King ( e x c e l l e n t f o r w i n t e r storage).
Always follow t h e instructions o n t h e packet and s o w at t h e r e c o m m e n d e d times. As a general rule, early carrots are sown F e b - M a r and m a i n crop, April-July. Parsnips should be s o w n Feb-May. Sowing t h e seeds sparsely will save you time w h e n you get to the seedling t h i n n i n g stage. T h e less t h i n n i n g of carrots you have to d o t h e b e t t e r — t h e process seems to encourage carrot fly.
Parsnips need a longer growing s e a s o n . S e e d s s o w n in s p r i n g will n o t p r o d u c e decent-size roots u n t i l O c t o b e r . H o w e v e r , like c a r r o t s , t h e y can b e left in t h e g r o u n d and d u g to order t h r o u g h o u t the winter — except w h e n t h e g r o u n d ' s frozen! T r y A v o n R e s i s t e r (resistance to canker) or W h i t e King (a h e a v y y i e l d e r ) .
STEP 1 D o n ' t e v e n a t t e m p t c u l t i v a t i o n if t h e soil is v e r y s t o n y o r e x t r e m e l y c o m p a c t e d . If y o u d o y o u will e n d u p w i t h ' f o r k e d ' veg (with roots f o r m i n g t w o 'legs') o r s t u m p y r o o t s . B o t h vegetables d o best in soil t h a t has b e e n c o n d i t i o n e d f o r the previous crop — eg plenty of c o m p o s t h a v i n g b e e n u s e d for a brassica c r o p . If y o u d o n ' t h a v e m u c h c o m p o s t material available ( o r if y o u d o b u t seek b e t t e r results) i n t h e a u t u m n b e f o r e s o w i n g f o r k in s e a w e e d m e a l at t h e rate of 120g/m2.
STEP 3 (Carefully) H o e periodically to p r e v e n t weeds strangling the g r o w i n g crops and using valuable nutrients, and w a t e r regularly.
'PESTS'AND DISEASES Carrot — carrot fly Parsnip - canker, celery leaf miner, carrot fly By far the c o m m o n e s t a n d most persistent 'pest' is carrot fly. S o m e areas are so badly affected it is hardly w o r t h growing carrots at all! Barrier m e t h o d s appear to be t h e most effective w e a p o n . Try covering y o u r crop with a light, breathable covering (such as Enviromesh), taking care n o t damage foliage, w h i c h attracts t h e fly.
GROWING TIPS • W a t e r regularly — copious quantities o f water o n very dry soil encourages f o r k i n g • Exposure of t h e top of t h e root attracts carrot fly, so k e e p roots covered w i t h soil • T o avoid parsnip canker (a f u n g u s w h i c h attacks t h e tops of roots, causing t h e m to rot), sow seeds in late April
GOBAL ASPIRATIONS At t h e Crops 9 7 C o n f e r e n c e , Lord D o n o u g h u e , Minister for Farming a n d Food, expressed the o p i n i o n that Britain should be targeting t h e h u g e markets o f C h i n a , Brazil and N o r t h Africa. S o m u c h for t h i n k i n g globally and acting locally! In 1996, British cereal exports totalled 6 . 5 m tonnes.
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Ken Fern's Plants For A Future describes the creation of ecosystems containing edible plants (herbs, vegetables, flowers, shrubs and trees) that can be grown in Britain. 344pp 47 colour and b & w photographs Available from the Vegan Society for £19.45 (£16.95 + £2.50 p&p)
GROW VEGAN PUZZLER W h a t is Phorate? a a mineral used to enrich soil b an Egyptian new potato c a pesticide Write your answer o n a postcard, w i t h your name and address, a n d p o s t to: Grow Vegan Puzzler, T h e V e g a n , Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA b y 13 M a r c h 1998. T h e sender of the first c o r r e c t e n t r y d r a w n will r e c e i v e a c o p y o f t h e latest Animal-Free Shopper. T h e a n s w e r t o t h e last competition was c) a plant disease. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o B r e n t R e i d from N o t t i n g h a m w h o w o n a c o p y o f t h e Organic Gardener's Handbook.
REVIEWS
REVIEWS LED RESTAURANT
THE ABSOLUTELY ANIMAL-FREE COOKBOOK
8 Egerton Garden M e w s Knightsbridge London S W 3 0171 584 7007 A lifetime commitment to a vegan or lacto-vegetarian diet is a prerequisite for initiation . . • men you kill, or cause others to kill for you, in order to satisfy your desire for meat, you incur a karmicdebt, and this debt must eventually be repaid. T h e Key of I m m e d i a t e Enlightenment This is the Buddhist philosophy behind LED — a Chinese restaurant serving 100% vegan food. The menu of *veg-beef, 'veg-chicken', 'vegsquid' etc reflects centuries of innovation by Buddhist monks developing 'meat' alternatives in the Far East. LED's calm and unpretentious atmosphere is matched by pleasant and genuine staff— no starched smiles here. Starters included Yin Yang Sea-
weed — which sent my party's taste buds into paroxysms of delight — delicate Spring Rolls, Fried Crispy Aubergine and Peppery Tofii. All very tasty. Of the main courses the Crispy Chilli Veg-Beef (strong flavoured wheat strips with a chewy texture) was a great 6vourite. The Buddha Pot (lotus root and seeds, with vegetables) was chosen by one of our number because it didn't have an associated meat name — even though he's happy to eat Cheatin' Bacon! The Pickled Cabbage was popular but not the Curried Veg-Chicken, which reminded me of the textured soya protein found in Pot Noodles. None of us had a sweet tooth, but I mentally selected a Raw Juice with Passion Fruit for next time. Adventurous vegans can expect a variety of tastes and textures, lighdy cooked vegetables, small portions, and to pay around £15 for 3 courses. (City lunches are available for £5.) Jenny Sawyer Note: LED is checking whether its organic vegetarian wines are vegan.
W e n d y Turner T h e B o o k Guild £9.99, hdbk, 70pp A vegan cookery book has to be more than a collection of recipes. O f course, it should have enough good ones to persuade existing vegans that it's worth buying, but it also has to sell an appealing lifestyle. This one succeeds triumphandy. It is youthful and lively and should be a best seller. The blurb on the back is ridiculously over the top ("the first cookbook to prove that eating an Absolutely Animal-Free diet does not mean a life sentence of lentils and salad" — I think not!), and the shaggy dog stories that intersect the recipes didn't do anything for me, but 'Become Absolutely Animal-Free and you can . . . \ and 'Ten Things that Vegans Get Used to Hearing', are delightful. I blenched at reading the absurd comment that dried pulses are "basically interchangeable", but Wendy Turner uses them in only a couple of her recipes so clearly she is not a fan of pulses. In fact, she goes more for meat and dairy substitutes, incorporating vegan hard cheeses, tvp, mock duck, and vegan bacon rashers into recipes, and she even uses a microwave where appropriate, which is innovative in a vegan cookery book. The range of recipes is terrific. N o doubt it is her celebrity status that will attract younger readers, but for the already converted it is just so nice to empathise with the author of a vegan cookery book instead of knowing he or she only did it for the money and went back to dairy products as soon as it was finished. I'm glad that the recipes in this are so appealing (the bit of blurb on the back that says "Versatile and impressive recipes, but so easy to make" seems a lot more accurate than the line I quoted earlier), as it would be heartbreaking not to be able to recommend this book. It's hardly the pioneering work it claims to be, but it's a great asset to veganism.
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ALSO ON THE EDITOR'S DESK.
Leah Leneman
The Autumn 1997 Vegan should have stated that The Brown Dog Affair was available from: Two Sevens, 30 Wynter St, London SW11 2TZ
1998 Vegetarian & Vegan Guide to Ireland East Clare Telecottage, pbk, 42pp, pbk, £3.50 (p&p incl) from: East Clare Telecottage, Derg Hse, Connaught Rd, Scariff, Co Clare, Ireland After Noah — Animals and the Liberation of Theology Andrew Linzey and Dan Cohn-Sherbok, Mowbray, pbk, 156pp, £12.99. Christian and Jewish ethics A N e w W o r l d O r d e r — of Self Reliant, T r e e Based, Autonomous, Vegan Villages Movement for Compassionate Living, booklet, 20pp, £1.30 (p&p incl). By post: MCL, 47 Highlands Rd, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8NQ
REVIEWERS Leah Leneman is author of J65+1 Vegan Recipes and The Single Vegan, as well as books on social history Jenny Sawyer is the Vegan Society's Development Officer
McLibel: T w o Worlds Collide O n e - O f f P r o d u c t i o n s , VHS PAL video, 52 mins, £14.99 (p&p incl) from: One-Off Productions, BM Oops, London WC1N3XX T h e Natural History of Pollination Michael Proctor, Peter Yeo & Andrew Lack, HarperCollins, pbk, 479pp, £16.99. See page 22 for related feature T h e Sprouters H a n d b o o k Edward Cairney, Argyll Publishing, pbk, 96pp, £3.99. Some non-vegan recipes Vegetarian Visitor 1998 Annemarie Weitzel, J o n Carpenter Publishing, pbk, 96pp, £2.50 (post free) from: Jon Carpenter Publishing, 2 Home Farm Cottages, Sandy La, St Paul's Cray, Kent BR5 3HZ
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Diary Dates MARCH
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7 Ecology & Animal Welfare Bazaar, Ealing Town Hall, New Broadway, London W5, 10.30am-4pm. Info: 0181 567 6739 1 4 National Fur Demo, E Youlestone, nr Bradworthy, N W Devon Direction signs to mink farm on day.
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1 - 3 Congress 98 [vivisectors' conference], Swansea University. Protests start 1st, 5pm. Info.01902 711935 2 - 3 An Agriculture for the New Millennium — Animal Welfare, Poverty and Globalisation, Imperial College, London. Info: CIWF Trust, 01730 268070 A Labour Animal Welfare Conference, Oxford, 9.30am-4.30pm. Info: 01323 811576 5 Vegan Children's Party & (Chocolate) Easter Egg Hunt, Guild Hall, Coram Fields, Guildford St, London WC1, 1.30-4.30pm. Info: 0171 622 3998/0181 861 1233 9 - 1 5 International Animal Rights Week of Action, Amsterdam. Info: PO Box 132, Hastings, E Sussex 18-25 Lab Animals Week Info NAVS, 0181 846 9777 18 World Day Demo, Hillgrove Lab Cat Breeders, Dry La, B4047 Witney/Burford Rd, Oxon. Info: 0121 632 6460
in most cases, supporters. All require evidence of membership
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For a comprehensive list of dates — including regular events — send an SAE + 2 first class stamps to: The Animal Rights Calendar, 180 Mansfield Rd, Nottingham NG1 3 H W You can e-mail event details to:
LOCAL GROUPS (When uniting, send SAE. See also Vegan Society Local Contacts, p 28) C a r m a r t h e n Vegans Aardvark Wholefoods, Mansell St, C a r m a r t h e n , Dyfed E d i n b u r g h V e g a n s Edinburgh Peace &Justice Resource C t r e , S t J o h n ' s Church, Princes St, Edinburgh E H 2 4BJ G l a s g o w Vegans Jim Connelly 0141 554 3885 L o n d o n Vegans 24-hour Info Line: 0181 931 1904 Sheffield V e g a n Society 22 Station R d . Catcliffe, R o t h e r h a m S60 5SS 0114 250 0518
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Stredders Vegetarian Guesthouse Park Cres, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6AB 015972186 10% The Lodge Tal-yBont, Conway, Gwynedd LL32 8YX 01492 69766 10% (not discounted breaks & services) Tigh na Mara The Shore, Ardindrean, nr Ullapool, By Loch Broom, Wester-ross, Scotland IV23 2SE 01854 655282 5% (not June-Aug & public holidays) Waterloo House Hotel Lydiate La, Lynton, Devon EX35 6AJ 0159853391 5%
MISC/MAIL ORDER Altered States Flotation Centre 4 Marlborough Rd, Wootton Bassett, Wilts SN4 7EJ 01793 855414 25% Empress Ltd PO Box 92, Penzance, Cornwall T R 1 8 2XL 01736 65790 15% (essential oils) Hermitage Oils East Morton, Keighley BD20 5 U Q 01274 56595710% J D Home Deliveries Unit 12, Staveley Workshops, Works Rd, Hollingwood, Chesterfield, Derbys S43 2PE 01246 473818 Lower Shaw Farm Shaw, Swindon SN5 9PJ 01793 771080 5% Not Just Nuts Bam Cottage, The Street, Wallington, 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 Numerology Readings Avon Hse, 62 Harnham Rd, Salisbury, Wilts SP2 8JJ 01722 335586 10% Pomegranate Products 2 Westfield Farm Cottages, Front St, Chedzoy, nr Bridgwater, Somerset TA7 8RE 01273 433084 10% Veggies Catering Campaign (Nottingham) 180 Mansfield Rd, Nottingham NG1 3HW 0115 9585666 10% (frozen burgers/sosages & snacks from oudets) Vegi Ventures Casde Cottage, Casde Acre, Norfolk PE32 2AJ 01760 755888 5% Vinceremos 261 Upper Town St, Leeds LS13 3JT 0113 257 7545 5%
RESTAURANTS 13th Note 50-60 King St, Glasgow G1 5 Q T 0141 553 1638 10% Byblos 262 Kensington High St, London W 8 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 1 N X 01225 446059 Dylans 99 Broad St, Hawley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs
01782 286009 5% Fungus Mungus 34 St Peters St, Canterbury, Kent 10% George's Place 7 Queen St, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 7XD 01768 6663510% T h e Greenhouse 331 Gt Western Rd, Rusholmc, Manchester M14 4AN 0161 224 073010% (not Sat 5pm+) Herb Garden 24 Upper High St, Taunton, Somerset TA1 3PZ 01823 282 884 10% Mandeer 21 Hanway PI, London W1P 9DG 0171 323 066010%) Pumpkins 76 Clarence Rd, Hackney, London E5 8HB 0181 533 1214 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 0181 546 799210% Roti North Bailgate, Pontefract, W Yorks 01977 703915 10% St Ann's WeU Cafe Victoria Wk, St Ann's Rd, Gt Malvern, Worcs WR14 4RF 01684 56028510% Salamander 22—23 Heathcote St, Hockley, Nottingham NG1 3AG 0115 941 0710 10% Shahee Bhelpoori Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurant 1547 London Rd, Norbury, London SW16 4AD 0181 679 627510% (not supporters) Shiraz 113 Oak La, Bradford, W Yorks BD18 2AF 01274 49017610% South Square Vegetarian Cafe South Sq, Thornton Rd, Thornton, Bradford BD13 3LD 01274 83492810% (£5+) Tea R o o m Des Artistes 697 Wandsworth Rd, Clapham, London SW8 3JF 0171 652 6526 (beer!) Thin End for Hungry People 41a Fore St, St Austell, Cornwall PL25 5PY 01726 7580510% (not supporters) The Waterways Club Shipley Wharf, Wharf St, Shipley, W Yorks BD17 7DW 01274 585383 10%
SHOPS Ashgrove Stores Horsted Keynes, West Sussex R H 1 7 7AP 01825 790243 Balham Wholefoods 8 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12 9RG 0181 673 4842 10% Beano Wholefood Workers Co-op 36 New Briggate, Leeds, W Yorks LSI 6 N U 0113 243573710% (orders £10+) Breckles Wholefoods 12 Cawdry Buildings, Fountain St, Leek, Staffs ST13 6JP 01538 38766010% Cambridge Health Food 5 Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UA 01223 350433 10% Canterbury Wholefoods 10 The Borough, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2DR 01227 464623 5% Canton Health Foods 218 Cowbridge Rd East, Cardiff
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Foods 14 Claremont Rd, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 4 Q U 0181 399 2772 10% Tordarroch Crafts Milton of Tordarroch, Fan-, Inverness IV1 2XF 01808 521414 10% T w o Cats and a Mouse! 61 Queens Rd, Clarendon Pk, Leicester LE2 I T T 0116 270 8882 10% (notgiftware) Vegebility 11 Grange Rd, West Kirby, Winal L48 4DY 10% WeU Bean Health Food Shop 9 Old Dover Rd, Blackheath, London SE3 7BT 0181 858 6854 10% Whitchurch Health Foods 53c Merthyr Rd, Cardiff 01222 618716 10% W o t e Street Health Shop 35 Wote St, Basingstoke, Hants RG21 INF 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 farming 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. The 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-born 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 cattle slurry. If you are already a vegan or vegan sympathiser 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 sympathisers are very welcome as supporters of the Society. Both members and supporters receive The Vegan.
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NATIONAL & SPECIALIST GROUPS Movement for Compassionate Living — The Vegan Way Promotes simpler vegan lifestyles. Publishes New Leaves (£5pa) Kathleen 8cfackjannaway, 47 Highlands Rd, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8NQ Plants For a Future Vegan-organic information centre for edible/useful plants and demonstration ground. SAE: The Field, Penpol, Loscwithiel, Cornwall PL22 0NG 01208 873554 Vegan Bikers http://wwW.nildram.co.uk/veganmc; Vegan Business Connection Encourages mutual support within the vegan community and lists businesses supplying vegan goods/services. SAE: Veggies 180 Mansheld 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 Families Network Informal
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group of parents organising quarterly events (principally London). SAE: VFN, 4 Wooster Mews, Harrow, Middlesex HA2 6QS 0181 861 1233 Vegan Information Network Rapid response enquiry service PO Box 2801, Brighton BN1 3NHVeganOrganic Horticultural/ Agricultural Network Researches and encourages nonanimal growing techniques 58 High La, Chodton, Manchester M21 9DZ 0161 860 4869 Vegan Prisoners Supporters Group Helps vegan animal rights prisoners obtain food, toiletries etc. SAE: PO Box 194• Enfield, Middlesex EN 1 3HD 0181 292 8325 (help Z/nt'jVegfam Overseas aid agency based on vegan principles. SAE: 'The Sanctuary nr Lydford, Okehampton, Devon EX20 4AL 01822 820203
INTERNATIONAL 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,
St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA, United Kingdom Tel 01424 427393 Fax 01424 717064
SOCIETY http://www.vegansociety.com email: info@vegansociety.com
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
Wales: Martin Lake, 87 Porchester Rd, Kmgston-u-Thames, Surrey KT1 3PWN Ireland: Brian Gunn-King, 120 Knockan Rd, nr Broughshane, Ballymena BT43 7LE elsewhere — send IRC: Cor Nouws, VI Co-ordinator, Postbus 1087, 6801 Amhem BB, Netherlands
VEGAN PUBLICATIONS Vegan Views Informal quarterly. 4-issue sub: £3 (Non GB — £4) 6 Hayes Ave, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 7AD Y Figan Cymreig (The Wales Vegan) Bilingual quarterly. Sub: £1.50 Bronyr Ysgol, Montpclicr, Llandrindod, Powys, Wales
LISTS Send an SAE to the Vegan Society for any of the following lists: Animal-Free Shopper Update; Health Care Professionals; Information Sheets; International Contacts — mainly individuals Trade Mark — registered users Vegan Families — childraising vegans willing to be contacted to provide mutual support
Rick Savage (Chair), Chris Sutoris, Sharon Worsey National Local Contacts Co-ordinator Brian Barker Volunteers Val Ardimento, Claris Barton-Hanson, Eileen Hardy, Amanda Rofe (Information Officer), Derek Sinfield, Tim Thompson, Erica Wilson STAFF General Manager Richard Farhall
Founder Donald Watson Hon Patrons Serena Coles, Freya Dinshah, Dr Michael Klaper, Arthur Ling, Cor Nouws, Wendy Turner, Donald Watson, Benjamin Zephaniah Council Anne Barr, Brian Barker (Vice Chair), Terry Bevis (Hon Treasurer), Alex Bourke, Frank Hutson, Martin Masterman-Uster, Tim Powell, George Rodger, Julie Rosenfield
Development Officer Jenny Sawyer Administration Officer Bill Palethorpe Information/Membership Officer Vacant Administrative Assistant Shelley Feldman General Assistant (Part-time) Ann Bloomfield
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VEGAN SOCIETY LOCAL CONTACTS 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. W h e n writing to a Contact, please remember to enclose an SAE. Full members of the Vegan Society who are interested in acting as a Local Contact are invited to contact either the National Local Contacts Co-ordinator, Brian Barker (see Region 2. HANTS) or Bill Palethorpe in the Vegan Society office. Applicants must be over 18, have been a full member of the Vegan Society for 1 year, and have adhered to a vegan diet for at least 2 years.
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* STAR LETTER * Recently I have come across vegans with 'foodist' views. Either out of political correctness or snobbery they say that certain foods are not vegan, despite knowing perfectly well that the foods are vegan. Motivated by, for example, health or politics, foodist vegans go around ticking us off for enjoying a spicy curry, 'just add water'-type meal in a pot, or dark brown fizzy drink made by a certain American corporation. As someone who prefers white bread, white rice, white pasta, heaps of (preferably white) sugar, fried food, the odd alcoholic drink, and vegan E numbers — as well as salads, vegetables and fruits — I don't want to be told I'm not as vegan as the next vegan, especially as I have been vegan for 18 years. W e have to make it easier for people to become vegan and this means giving encouragement, support and advice, not stridently promoting personal fads and preferences. Chris Sutoris Gwent Ed. Ordinarily the Star Letter contributor would receive a prize, but as Chris is a Vegan Society trustee temporary stardom/notoriety will have to suffice.
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Though I share Amanda Rofe's concerns about feeding meat to cats, her article (Cats Go Vegan, Autumn 1997 Vegan) raised a whole lot of new concerns for me. Cats are carnivores. Many of the qualities we love about them exist because of this — their grace, agility, playfulness. W e may be able to fool them into accepting a diet far removed from their natural way of eating, but do we really have the moral right to do so? Is the next step the conversion of lions in wildlife parks, foxes and hedgehogs? I tried Vegecat on two cats. Though both happily munch chick peas, raisins, muesli etc such items obviously count as extras rather than the main course. One simply refused, and when let out took to dining with
the cat next door. The other — a lazy lump usually — discovered the joys of hunting. Should I have locked them in, forced them to obey me or starve? Certainly we may be able to persuade some cats to go vegan, and they'll probably be healthy enough. But if we claim to care about the animals' rights to be themselves, to behave in the way that comes naturally to them, should we not feel at least a twinge of guilt about manipulating cats in this way? Janet Hunt Wilts
USERS' VIEWS SOUGHT The Autumn 1997 issue is the best Vegan I've seen! I have three cats but was persuaded by another vegan not to put them on a vegan diet using Vegecat. I'm still a little reluctant and would appreciate
Send your letters to: The Editor, Postbag, 'The Vegan', Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA, UK. Fax 01424 717064
hearing from readers who have used this supplement for a number of years. Joanna Lavender
BEFORE YOU BIN IT . . .
Until I read One in a Crowd (Autumn 1997 Vegan) I thought it was obvious to all that by throwing away our leather, woollen and leather goods on becoming vegan, their disposal would harm the environment. Would it not be more environmentally sound to continue to use such products until they needed to be binned? Alternatively, donating serviceable animal-derived goods to charity shops might prevent a non-vegan from buying new animal products. Alison Rennie Glos
BEWILDERED
I don't understand. If Dorothy Davies (One in a Crowd) is so enthusiastic about her daughter adopting a vegan way of life, why doesn't she join her, then there would be Two in a Crowd? Stuart Gibson Dorset
AN ENGLISHMAN'S PLEA I've stopped going to vegetarian restaurants — if they have a vegan option at all the chances are it will be all spice. I'm English for goodness sake! I don't want to eat Thai, Burmese, Indian, Mexican — or even Italian or French. Whatever happened to pumpkin pies, nut roasts, vegetables pies and steamed vegetables? Chris Aldous Cumbria
QUORNY
Please write to Quorn, asking it to stop putting egg white in its foods, at: Quorn Consumer Services, Marlow Foods, Station rd, Stokesley, Cleveland TS9 7AB. B Bentley N Yorks
YOU TOO?
I would like to hear from any fellow vegan sufferers of rosacea. A Jarrett
BLUE SKIES
Margaret W e b b accuses me of "asserting" that a vegan is someone who does not consume animal (food) products (Autumn 1997 Postbag). I also assert that the sky is blue and Tony Blair is Prime Minister! Of course, the Vegan Society, quite rightly in my view, encourages vegans to go beyond (dietary) veganism, "as far as is possible and practical". The pity is that, of over 200 000 vegans in the UK, so few actually join the Society. This may be because they feel it is too difficult to live totally without animal products and think it a membership requirement, whereas the Society requires that applicants adhere to a vegan diet, whether or not they aspire to a totally animal-free lifestyle. George Rodger Aberdeen
THE DEADLINE FOR THE SPRING POSTBAG IS 13 MARCH
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Books by Post ANIMAL RIGHTS
Animal Liberation Peter Singer. 2nd edition [Pimlico] of the bible of the modern animal rights movement £10.00 Animal Liberation: A Graphic Guide Lori Gruen, Peter Singer & David Hine. A powerfully illustrated introduction to the subject £4.95 A n i m a l Rights — Extending t h e Circle of Compassion Mark Gold. Animal rights: the philosophy, principles, history and prospects £7.99 Animals, Politics & Morality Robert Garner. An assessment of moral issues, philosophical claims, the modern animal protection movement and strategies employed £14.99 The 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 Feminism, Animals a n d Science Lynda Birke. Feminist concerns about animal suffering and the relevance of feminist critiques of modern science to the treatment of animals in laboratories £13.99 Silent Ark Juliet Gellatley. A
personal story of discovery of the
meat and dairy industries £6.99 W h y
Animal Experiments Must Stop Dr Vernon Coleman. The moral, ethical, medical and scientific arguments
against vivisection £6.95
BACKGROUND
Abundant Living in the Coming
Age of the Tree Kathleen Jannaway. Towards a vegan, tree-based culture £2.00 Beyond Beef — The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Culture Jeremy Rrfkin. The real costs of the 'cattle culture': animal suffering, hunger, poverty, environmental destruction £8.99 Compassion: The Ultimate Ethic (An Exploration of Veganism) Victoria Moran. An examination of the history and philosophy of the vegan movement £4.95 McLibel — Burger Culture on Trial (2nd ed) John Vidal. The story of the epic legal battle between McDonalds's and two campaigners £5.99 The Realeat Encyclopedia of Vegetarian Living Peter Cox. Despite the title, principally vegan in content. Includes 300 international vegan recipes £16.99 (Hdbk) W h y Vegan Kath Clements. A simple and straightforward exposition of the case for veganism £6.95
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 The Absolutely Animal-Free Cookbook Wendy Turner. Straightforward yet sumptuous recipes for the time-strapped vegan £9.99 A n Allergy Cookbook Patricia Carter. Recipes free of animal products, chocolate, salt, sugar, baking powder, wheat and cornflour £6.25 Cook Vegan Richard Youngs A tempting mix of simple and imaginative recipes by The Vegan's cookery writer £6.99 Green Gastronomy Colin Spencer. Gourmet vegan recipes arranged by season £9.99 The Single Vegan Leah Leneman. This is the book to persuade you that it really is 'worth the bother' for one £5.99 Rainbows & Wellies Jackie Redding & Tony Weston. An unusual and enchanting cookbook offering recipes for 14
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nights of six person vegan dinner parties at Taigh na Mara Vegetarian Guest House in the Scottish Highlands £74 95 (Hdbk) Simply Vegan (2nd ed) (US) Debra Wasserman. Includes 70-page nutrition section and recipe nutrient breakdowns £11.99 The Vegan Cookbook (2nd ed) 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 Vegan Cooking Eva Batt. More than 300 simple, nourishing and economical recipes. A classic £6.99 Vegan Feasts Rose Elliot. An innovative mix of quick and easy recipes — both modern and well-established £6.99 The Vegan Gourmet (US) Susann Geiskopf-Hadler & Mindy Toomay. Delicious and imaginative vegan cuisine with recipe nutrient breakdowns £8.99 The Vegan Kitchen Mate (Aus) David Horton. 100 simple recipes, complete with kitchen tips £3.25
HOME & GARDEN
Forest Gardening Robert A de J Hart. 2nd edition of the vegan guide to creating a food-producing forest garden £10.95 The Green Home Karen Christensen. A lively and wideranging introduction to all aspects of green home-making £9.99 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
NUTRITION & HEALTH
Foods That Cause You to Lose Weight (US) Neal Barnard MD. An American vegan doctor explains how choosing certain vegan foods leads to, and sustains long-term weight loss £8.99 Love Yourself, So Hate the Weight! (US) Brother Craig. Vegan slimming tips from a weight-losing Catholic monk. £8.95 Pregnancy, Children & the Vegan Diet (US) Michael Klaper MD. A practical guide to ensuring health and balance throughout pregnancy and to raising healthy children on a 100% animalfree diet £7.95 Vegan Nutrition Gill
Langley MA PhD MIBiol. The most
comprehensive survey of scientific
research on vegan diets. Includes key
points, easy-to-follow tables, chapters
on all major nutrients and section on vegan mothers and children £8.95 Vegan Nutrition: Pure & Simple
(US) 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
REFERENCE
The Animal-Free Shopper The 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 Food For Free Richard Mabey. The wild food forager's bible — details of over 240 edible berries, nuts, fungi and leaves £9.99 The Pocketbook of Animal Facts & Figures Barry Kew. All the information you need — at your fingertips £6.99 The Vegan Passport George Rodger. What vegans eat (and don't eat!) in 38 languages £2.99 The Vegan Travel Guide (UK & Southern Ireland) The Vegan Society. Places to stay; places to eat. £4.95 Vegetarian Cats & Dogs (US) James Peden. The development and use of Vegecat — the supplement imported by the Vegan Society for vegan cats £8.95 Vegetarian London (previously Cruelty-Free Guide to London) Useful guide to veggie/vegan eating places and healthfood shops £499
VERSE
Talking Turkeys Benjamin Zepha-
niah. Fun poems by the presenter of Truth or Dairy £4.99
A number of titles lack a vegan perspective but have nevertheless been included on the basis of their informativeness or practical value • Ring 01424 427393 for Vegan Society publications & merchandise catalogue • Order form opposite
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Send in a photocopy (or original) of the solution t o this crossword, together w i t h your name and address, by 13 March 1998 and you'll be entered in a draw for a copy of the n e w Absolutely Animal-Free Cookbook. Solution in the n e x t issue. Congratulations to Steve Freeman, sender of the first correct solution to The Vegan Prize Crossword 10 t o be drawn.
Compiled by Kate Sweeney
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12 Measures on the scales (6) 13 Circular pieces of onion, for
16 Spicy rice dishes (8)
example (5)
17 Cinnamon or cassia (4)
14 Instrument for pounding food (6)
18 Cabbage (7, 6)
15 African
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DONATIONS required to help purchase sheltered accommodation for elderly vegans in need. Contributions to: Homes For Elderty Vegetarians Lid', Chancery House, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey SMI IJB. 0181 652 1900. Specify 'Vegan Fund'.
TEMPEH KITS — Nutritious, delicious and different! Just add to beans/grains. £5. Polly Syred, Middle TraveUy, Beguildy. Knighton, PowysLD71UW.
R O O M T O L E T at Vegfam HQ N/S vegan. SAE to: 'The Sanctuary '. Nr Lydford, Okehampton EX20 4AL Tel/Fax 01822 820203.
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COURSES ANIMAL HEALING & Alternative Medicine courses for everyone. We will come and teach this gentle, yet effective, therapy in the comfort of your own home. Tel 01297 678597.
Shiatsu The European Shiatsu School has b r a n c h e s i n L o n d o n & t h r o u g h o u t the U K & Europe F o r p r o s p e c t u s , please send 3 first class stamps to: ESS Central Administration (Dept VE) High Banks, Lockeridge, Nr Marlborough Wilts SN8 4EQ Tel: 01672 861362
EATING OUT W I N D M I L L RESTAURANT 486 Fulham Road, SW6, (0171) 381 2372. Well established vegetarian/vegan restaurant and takeaway serving only good food made on our premises. No additives, just warm, friendly service. Open M on-Sat 1 lam-11pm, Sundays 1 lam-Spm. Weekend breakfasts, lunches, evening meals. Join us sometime.
THE RUBICON 5 LITTLE STONEGATE YORK
100% V E G E T A R I A N RESTAURANT V E G A N MEALS ALWAYS O N M E N U B R I N G Y O U R O W N WINE D I N N E R 5—10PM A1 LA' CARTE 5-7PM SET P R I C E D I N N E R AFTER 7PM O P E N EVERY N I G H T N O SMOKING B O O K EARLY L U N C H 12-2PM, CLOSED SUNDAY & MONDAY L UNCHTIME TEL: 01904 676076
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CORN W h o l a g r a l n m a l t a w » a t « n « d f l a k e * of organic corn grown without paatlcldaa. F r o m g o o d f o o d atoraa or s a n d S A E for M a l l O r d a r to D o v a a F a r m F o o d * . H u n g a r f o r d . B a r k a M r a . RQ17 ORF
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FUNERAL SERVICES GREEN/DIY FUNERALS Eco-friendly inexpensive coffins, memorial tree-planting. Please send £1 in unused stamps with A5 size SAE to Box 328.
HEALTH VEGAN BODYBUILDING is possible. Muscles without meat. Prove a point. Free membership, help/advice & contacts. VVBB, 17 Inglewood Road, Rainford, St Helens, Lanes WA11 7QL. SAE appreciated.
B&B, VEGETARIAN/VEGAN Near Heathrow, Windsor, Henley, Reading, Berkshire, Bath Rd. A4. £35 double, £20.00 single. Tennis school for lessons. Bradfords, Maidenhead 01628 629744. BANTRY, IRELAND Self catering apartments for singles, couples and families. Peaceful wooded surroundings. Organic vegetables and vegan wholefoods available. Chris, Green Lodge, Trawnamadree, Ballylickey, Bantty, County Cork. 00353 2766146. BRISTOL Arches Hotel for vegan & vegetarian B&B. Colour TV and beverage making in rooms. Some en-suites. NON-SMOKING. Close to central stations. Discount to Vegan Society members at weekends. Tel 0117924 7398. BUXTON Culture & counttyside; Opera House and National Park; Glenwood Vegan & Vegetarian Guest House. Comfoitable, spacious, non-smoking: children welcome. Tel 01298 77690. CUMBRIA Vegan B&B, 2 rooms. Strictly no smoking. Children very welcome. Good local walks and marvellous vegan food! Tel/Fax: Sylvia or Chris on (015395)61241. Fax Hall, Sedgwick, KendalLA8 0JP. ALSO S/C holiday collage, sleeps 4. available from August 1998. Ring for details. DORSET Detached country home in quiet hamlet near Wimbome. Exclusively vegetarian/vegan B&B. Spacious comfortable twin en-suite T/C facilities. TV. Ideal touring, walking, cycling area. No smoking. £17 per person per night Tele: 01202 841561. DEVON (Lydford). SIC for N/S visitors at VEGFAM's HQ. SAE to: "The Sanctuary'. Nr Lydford, Okehampton EX20 4AL Tel/Fax: 01822 820203. DORSET (Lyme Regis) Exclusively vegan/vegetarian B&B. Double self contained en-suite available. Tea & coffee making facilities. Colour T.V. Non smoking. Off road parking. 10 minutes walk to seafront Dogs welcome with well behaved owners! Irene & Norman Long. Tel. 01297444790. DORSET Vegan guest house set in AO.NJB. Coastal walks. Home of alternative healers. Offering courses, alternative treatinent of animals. (01297)678597.
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Come along to The 13th Note and experience our delicious home-cooking. There is a 10% discount on food bill 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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BUSINESS SALE After 7 years of successful trading in York city centre — restaurant for sale. High income on limited hours. £150 000. Tel 01904 676076.
BAR CAFE VENUE 50-60 K i n g S t r e e t Glasgow G 1 5 Q T 0141 553 1638
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S E T M E A L F R O M £9.99 All food 100% vegan 10% discount
to Vegan Society members 8 Egerton Garden M e w s Knightsbridge London SW3
0171 584 7007 ALLSEASONS WHOLEFOOD VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT 167 St M a r y s L a n e , U p m i n s t e r Essex R M 1 4 3BL, 01708 640340 Fully licensed and air conditioned. Extensive range of vegan wines and beers We specialise in quality w h o l e f o o d cuisine. Organic produce is used w h e r e possible. The majority of f o o d w e produce is vegan. W e can also supply f o o d for outside functions (weddings, celebrations etc). Opening Hours Monday 10am-4pm Tuesday-Saturday 1 0 a m - 9 . 3 0 p m * Sunday 1 0 a m - 3 . 0 0 p m " Last Orders taken at 9.30pm Allseasons is strictly non smoking Easy access from junction 29 M25
Vegan/Vegetarian c a f e - c o f f e e shop.
FRANCE At last! Now open vegan NS B&B in Pyrenees. Accommodation in 101 yr old stone farmhouse shared with owners. Walking, cycling, relaxing. 500FF or £50 pppw. Write: Le Guerral, 09420 Rimont. France. TeL 0033 5 61963703. INGLETON Yorkshire Dales. Vegetarian/ Vegan B&B £16 at picturesque Prospect Cottage. Two or more nights £14. Tel: 015242 41328. ISLE OF MULL Vegetarian/Vegan/Traditional dinner B&B. Comfortable crofthouse half-mile from looa ferry. Lovely coastal scenery. Tel 01681 700276. ISLE OF WIGHT B&B. Peaceful home of vegetarian/vegan owners. Picturesque village. Tel: (01983) 731279. Evening meals available by request. MID-WALES Vegan B&B/Ashbrooke therapies. Unwind before log fires amidst beautiful hills and woodlands. Ideal for walking, relaxing, dreaming. (01686)413671. MOROCCO House/Apartments to let in walled city of Tarondannt close to High Atlas and AntiAtlas Mountains. High standard kitchens and bathrooms. Spacious, traditional decorations and furnishings. Ideal for families or groups. Reasonable rates. Brochure. Tel/Fax: 01267 233279or 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, Cartas Bay, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 2SF. TeL 01736 795255. SCOTLAND? Travelguide? Cookbook? seclusion? Taigh na Mara, Ullapool, IV23 2BR Tel. 01854 655282 Fax 292. E-mail/Web page @ vegan village or lochnesss 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 From £15, EM £9. Julie and Brian Neath. Tel: 01599 555341. SNOWDONIA Old Rectory Hotel, Maentwrog. 01766 590305. Three acre riverside garden. Main house/budget annexe/s.c. cottage. All en-suite. Informal atmosphere, home cooking, vegan & Italian menu. Reduced 2+ nights. Dogs welcome. 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. Crewkeme 01460 73112. SUSSEX B&B Vegetarian/Vegan. Beautiful period farmhouse and gardens. South Downs and Brighton nearby. Dogs welcome. £18pp. Tel 01403 741019. SWANAGE Dorset. Seashells Vegan & Vegetarian Non Smoking Hotel. Opposite sandy beach. Spectacular hill/coastal walks. Open all year. Tel 01929422794. SWANAGE Dorset. Vegetarian/Vegan B&B. Sea views. Few minutes coastal path and Country Park. £15pp. Tel 01929421394. WHITBY 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. £15 (plus child reductions). Tel 01947 603507. YORK Vegetarian/Vegan wholefood, nonsmoking B&B. Comfortable en-suite accommodation. 10 mins walk centre. £18.
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Pumpkins i s sifuafed in f h e hearf of Hackney,where you can enioy c o f f e e and cakes,a lighf snack,or a delicious meal f r o m our menu or daily specials board.
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E X M O O R LODGE CHAPEL STREET, EXFORD SOMERSET TA24 7PY Relax in the heart of Exmoor National Park and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. No smoking. Exclusively vegetarian and vegan food. Most rooms en-suite, all with tea/coffee facilities. Contact Nigel for details, telephone 01643 831694
The Old Post Office
BRAGIER! L' EXPERIENCE VEGAN
ASHDO
Abundant wildly surrounds this cottage in rural East Sussex; ideal for walki] relaxing; or longer bi A very special, distinctly different, 17tb century listed exclusively > bouse at the foot of the Black Mountains. Only two milesvegetarian B&B; from the famous book town of Hay-on-Wye. Separate Non smoking, ensui guests sitting room, lovely bedrooms & relaxed atmo- facilities, guest lout sphere. Exclusively vegetarian/vegan. From £15 pp. Tel: 01497 820008 Uanigon,
Exclusively vegetarian and vegan guesthouse in an unexploited "region authentique" offering a high standard of comfort and hospitality ensuring a relaxing and informal holiday. All bedrooms are en-suite. Our internationally acclaimed imaginative cuisine is freshly cooked each evening using our own organic produce. We have an extended range of vegan and vegetarian wines. Generous discounts to members of the Vegan/Vegetarian Societies. For 1998 brochure tel :(0033) 5-45-71-47-49) or write to: Patricia Cooke, 4Le Bragier'. ) Chez Robinet, 16450 SaintClaud, France Member of the Vegetarian Society Food and Drink Guild
Hay-on-Wye
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Quiet Country Hotel overlooking beautiful tidal estuary and bird sanctuary. Britain's oldest vegetarian/vegan hotel stands in its oum grounds close to beaches and unspoilt coastal walks. 'Woodcote', The Saltings, Lelant, St Ives, Cornwall Tel. 01736 753147
BOX NUMBERS W h e n replying to a b o x n u m b e r a d d r e s s y o u r e n v e l o p e as f o l l o w s : Box No. Donald Road,
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~SEAPOINT~ E X M O O R NATIONAL PARK Comfortable Edwardian guest house with spectacular views across Porlock Bay and set in the heart of Exmoor's wild heather moorland. Delicious traditional vegetarian and vegan cuisine. Fine wines. Log fires. Candlelit dinners. Luxurious bedrooms, all en-suite. ETB 2 crowns Highly commended AA 3Q Recommended 2 B
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BLACKPOOL
WILDLIFE HOTEL Open all year round Licensed. 100% non-meat. Small friendly hotel. (Exclusively vegan/vegetarian. Special diets catered for — all freshly made.) N o smoking throughout. Situated two minutes from the sea. Near all the attractions. Parking available. 39 W o o d f i e l d R o a d , B l a c k p o o l FY1 6 A X . T e l . 01253 346143.
Glenrannoch House Vegetarian/ Vegan Relax in our spacious comfortable house overlooking Loch Rannoch and Schiehallion. Log fires, own organic produce. Homemade organic breads, special diets catered for. B T e l 01882
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LEAVES FOR LIFE — a new vegan promotional group in London — invites you to a 2 hour Events Propamine on 6 April 1998. Advent Centre, Crawford Place. Wl. For details call 0958 495029.
Small homely Victorian Guest H o u s e overlooking bay. B & B , evening meal, vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and filtered water. C . H . Bird watching, golf, hill climbing.
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Delicious Home-Cooking, Special Diet Catering, Non-Smoking, Open Fires Explore Yorkshire Dales and Famous Settle/Carlisle Railway
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MISCELLANEOUS V ' S V ' S Women's allotment group starting Jan/Feb 1998. SAE to: June. 11 Laburnum Walk. Hornchurch, RM12 5RP.
THE VEGETARIAN CHARITY
B r o o k e s b y Hall H o t e l
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
East
EDEN GREEN, KESWICK Comfortable Victorian guest house in the heart of Keswick. Lovely rooms, some en-suite & with mountain views. Imaginative & extensive breakfasts. • 100% Vegan & Vegetarian • Non-smoking • Valentines Package • Winter Discounts For a brochure A to book contact Naomi or Tony: Eden Green Vegetarian Guest House, 20 Biencathra St, Keswick CA12 4HP
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Castle Acre, Norfolk Vegan B&B Exclusively Vegan & Vege B & B in o u r large 18th c e n t u r y h o m e a d j a c e n t to t h e castle ruins in picturesque medieval c o n s e r v a t i o n village. Vegan evening meals a s p e c i a l i t y ! F r o m >£16.50pppn. Phone Jon or Claire for details on 01760 755165 Mobile 0378 610546
Cassens Come And Go As You Please ( i i h i i Cottage. En-writ i w m with own eatraace, TV, laa nuking. Saa loeage/dioiog n M Ooly Vegetariaa/Vtgae bfaakfatti/diaaon terved. Pearetul m r a l totting, peb. thop. r O . I * « i a * walk. Cycle hire, ridiag. nooetaia wafciag. Nearby hbtorie KflBallock. Eety drive to kilaroey. Cork. Limeriek. Gaheay. Atlaatk toatt. aad Sbaaaoo L a k e ratal » w i n d e d lawn, and orgaaie kitchee gardea. Brother* aad booking detail.
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V E G E T A R I A N V I S I T O R 1998 New edition of the guide to about 90 B&Bs, guest houses and hotels that welcome vegetarians and vegans, coded to show places catering for vegans, plus over 150 places to eat. f 2.50 post free from: Jon Carpenter Publishing, Dept VS. 2 The Spendlove Centre, Charlbury OX7 3PQ. Credit Card orders 01689 870437
BEECHMOUNT SA WREY, AMBLESIDE, CUMBRIA LA22 OLB
Vcgetanan/vcgan B&B, delightful country house accommodation. Situated in Beatrix Potter's picturesque village with its olde worldc inn, 2 miles from Hawkshead. Lake Windermere (car ferry) 2 miles. Delicious breakfast, lovely bedrooms. Superb lake/country views. For brochure
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Paskins Town House Stylish Regency Bed & Breakfast in a quiet street in one of Victorian England's most perfectly preserved conservation areas. W e have created an individual vegan breakfast acclaimed by many to be the best ever eaten away from home. Most of our food is organic. All rooms are tastefully and individually designed and we have a welcoming bar. Brighton has a surprising number of vegan/vegetarian restaurants and we are always pleased to organise bookings in advance for you. Prices £17.50-£32.50 p.p.p.n. with special vegan dinner and break offers for Vegan readers
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