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Entries from March 2008

Food For Vegetarian Thought

March 26th, 2008 · 5 Comments

As many of you already know, Jane and I became vegan because of her family medical history (cancer, heart disease, diabetes….). We don’t consider ourselves animal rights activists, although we believe that cruelty to animals (and humans) should have no place on this earth. Our focus in this blog is about food, and [...]

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Tags: Animal Rights · Philosophy

Honey Used For The Treatment of Wounds

March 25th, 2008 · 6 Comments

As I mentioned in my post on Agave Nectar the other day, Jane and I allow the use of honey in our definition of what it means to be vegan.
Many vegans, however, are not opposed to using insect products, because they do not believe insects are conscious of pain. Moreover, even if insects were conscious [...]

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Tags: Health · Vegan News

Native Foods

March 24th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Jane’s mom is here for a visit, so we took a quick trip down to Palm Desert (a resort town in the California desert) this weekend. The weather was excellent there. (Unfortunately, it was in the 90’s here this weekend too, so we could have just stayed home!) But we enjoyed the usual [...]

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Tags: Restaurants · Travel

Agave Nectar - A Vegan Sweetener Panacea?

March 22nd, 2008 · 18 Comments

Jane and I are trying to be good vegans. We carefully read labels at the grocery store and avoid all known animal products. We surf the net, read other vegan blogs, and often visit the sites we’ve chosen to link to as our Vegan Resources. Occasionally, we find something is vegan that we [...]

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Tags: Health · Vegan News