Currently Browsing: Vegan Meanderings
Posted by
Josie Morris in
Animal Rights, Farm Animal Advocacy, Farm Animal Rights, Vegan Meanderings on
April 27, 2009 |
3 Comments
Lets get real about the swine flu
Not only are pigs so darn cute and smart, but they are transmitters of the now infamous swine flu virus. That is just one more thing – like their skin and flesh – best left to the pigs. But you see folks, it’s a packaged deal. If you want to eat their meat, then you get the bad stuff...
Posted by
Josie Morris in
Vegan Meanderings on
April 21, 2009 |
1 Comment
An Inspiring Friend and A Movie to See
An Inspiring Friend
Nearly every day I seem to be inspired by people. I know that’s so contrary to how the media wants us to feel. The media wants us to stay in our houses, be scared of people, and buy stuff to make ourselves feel better. I really think people are starting to stand up and say “enough”!
Last...
Posted by
Josie Morris in
Vegan Meanderings on
April 4, 2009 |
No Comments
Shearing My Winter Coat
Obviously I don’t have a wool coat in the same way that sheep have a wool coat but before today I did have a number of wool sweaters. I know, I know. You’re asking ….”why do you have wool sweaters if you’re vegan?”
A farm sanctuary lamb rescued.
My vegan life began...
Posted by
Josie Morris in
Vegan Meanderings on
March 31, 2009 |
No Comments
A Day With Gene Baur
I feel so lucky today. Gene Baur, co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, made a second trip to Arizona on a book tour for his national bestseller Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food. Better yet, Kerri, the director for the Humane Society of the United States arranged for a small number...
Posted by
Josie Morris in
Animal Rights, Farm Animal Advocacy, Farm Animal Rights, Vegan Diet, Vegan Meanderings on
March 28, 2009 |
No Comments
Advantages of a vegan diet
This week I had the great fortune of attending a talk by Dr. Michael Greger. Dr. Greger, he’s a real M.D. and he currently serves at the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at the Humane Society of the United States. Most importantly, the guy reads over 800 articles in medical journals...
On being vegan in Vancouver
Today I must first apologize for not writing in quite some time. I was fully consumed with tidying things up with our business so I could spend a week with my husband in the lovely Whistler, Vancouver, British Columbia. Alas the life of a small business owner … but I would not trade it for anything.
Now...
Saturated Fats Come From Animals
I have to admit, I never gave much thought to saturated fats. I guess I knew in the back of my mind that they were no good but I didn’t really know why. Now I know … most saturated fats come from animals.
Saturated fats also raise total blood cholesterol as well as LDL cholesterol (the bad...
Posted by
Josie Morris in
Vegan Diet, Vegan Meanderings, Vegan Products on
December 23, 2008 |
No Comments
A vegan gift that won’t scare your corporate friends!
As some of you know I run a small business. We provide Web development services for health care companies and physician offices. Every year I like to send my VIP clients a thoughtful gift in appreciation of their support throughout the year. Well this year was particularly tough because I really, really...
Posted by
Josie Morris in
Animal Rights, Farm Animal Advocacy, Farm Animal Rights, Vegan Meanderings on
December 3, 2008 |
2 Comments
Feedlot County
Late last night I returned to Arizona after spending 11 days in Nebraska aka cattle country. We left Norfolk, Nebraska yesterday in the early afternoon. We settled in for a two and a half hour drive to Omaha. I didn’t expect the drive to make me so deeply sad. I don’t even quite know how...
Posted by
Josie Morris in
Vegan Meanderings on
November 30, 2008 |
3 Comments
Perspective on Weirdoes
Many people find me a bit strange for being vegan. Yet I’ve never had someone call me a weirdo until today that is. Some of my conversations at a family gathering today went something like this:
Other person in confusion about my vegan lifestyle: “Do you eat fish?”
Me: “No”
Other: “What about...