If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive. ~ Eleonora Duse
Archive | December, 2009
Liberate Animals~ Vancouvers Animal Issues
17 Dec
Do you want to get involved but you don’t know how? Well here is a local Vancouver advocate that wears a big heart on their sleeve. Liberation BC offers a list of get involved Vancouver. Go ahead make a difference, the animals are waiting:
- Turkeys
- The holiday season is a great time to talk to others about how brutal and unnatural the turkey farming business is.
- Foie Gras
- You can convince Vancouver shops and restaurants that this cruel product is not welcome in your city.
- Pappas Furs
- We will continue to be at Pappas Furs until Aberdeen Centre kicks this vile furrier out of the mall! Learn more about the campaign here!
- Canadian Seal Hunt
- Every March, Liberation BC joins with other animal rights groups to protest Canada’s embarrassing “hunt” of baby seals.
- Walk for Farm Animals
- Every year since 2007, we’ve organized the Vancouver Walk for Farm Animals. All funds raised go to Farm Sanctuary!
- Rodeo
- In a real sport, all participants are willing. The rodeo is nothing but animal abuse.
7 Sustainable Ways To Help The Environment
17 Dec
1) Use local, seasonally available ingredients as standard, to minimise energy used in food production, transport and storage.
2) Specify food from farming systems that minimise harm to the environment, such as certified organic produce.
3) Limit foods of animal origin (meat, dairy products and eggs) served, as livestock farming is one of the most significant contributors to climate change, and promote meals rich in fruit, vegetables, pulses, wholegrains and nuts. Ensure that meat, dairy products and eggs are produced to high environmental and animal welfare standards.
4) If you must eat fish. Exclude fish species identified as most ‘at risk’ by the Marine Conservation Society, and choose fish only from sustainable sources – such as those accredited by the Marine Stewardship Council.
5) Choose Fairtrade-certified products for foods and drinks imported from poorer countries, to ensure a fair deal for disadvantaged producers.
6) Avoid bottled water and instead serve plain or filtered tap water in reusable jugs or bottles, to minimise transport and packaging waste.
7) Promote health and well-being by cooking with generous portions of vegetables, fruit and starchy staples like wholegrains, cutting down on salt, fats and oils, meat and cutting out artificial additives.
Chef Tal Ronnen’s “The Conscious Cook”
16 DecThe Conscious Cook shows that avoiding the health risks and ethical dilemmas of eating meat and dairy does not mean sacrificing taste and appetite.
I tried this recipe, It’s really great. I did decide to switch my “Chicken” to the Eves Veggie Skewers because of the taste. I prefer these much better. I just wish they made them bigger!
Quote Of The Day~ Choice
14 Dec
“What I do today is important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it.” ~Author Unknown
Looking For A Great Gift? Skinny Bitch
14 Dec
Ok I LOVED Skinny Bitch. I can see why it was a New York Times best seller. I couldn’t put it down. After I finished reading it I went out and purchased a copy for each of my girlfriends. Already being a vegetarian and all about healthy ethical eating, this book opened my eyes even further. Skinny Bitch gives you the inside scoop to all the consumer lies that are being told. Skiiny Bitch goves you the skinny on what’s really in your food.
The writing is hysterically funny and witty. If you’re a guy don’t feel left out, there is a Skinny Bastard written for you too.
Stop being a moron and start getting skinny! “If you can’t take one more day of self-loathing, you’re ready to hear the truth: You cannot keep shoveling the same crap into your mouth every day and expect to lose weight”
Authors Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin are your new smart-mouthed girfriends who won’t mince words and will finally tell you the truth about what you’re feeding yourself. They will guide you on making intelligent and educated decisions about food.
This book makes a great gift for any lady or man (Skinny Bastard) under $15.00. Even if you don’t want to be a vegan or vegetarian you want to be healthy right?
Sustainable Agriculture Wine By Cono Sur – Vineyards & Winery
12 DecI love this wine, its high on my recommendation list. First of all it’s organic, it tastes like a really pricey bottle of wine and it’s cheap at 15.00 a bottle you can not give it a try. The trick is 
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About:
The wines from our Sustainable Agricultural range are made with grapes in conversion to organic agriculture, certified by BCS Öeko Garantie GmbH. This means they are grown through organic practices, but are within the three years period required in order to be certified organic.
The farming of these wines was devised specially to make an efficient use of renewable resources, protect the environment and cause minimum impact to the surrounding ecological system. The growing and elaboration of these wines is in line with best sustainable agriculture.
Sustainable Agriculture Wines | Cono Sur – Vineyards & Winery.
Quote Of The Day~ Suffering
10 Dec
Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight. ~Albert Schweitzer
Beyond Skin Shoes~
10 Dec
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