I admit that I’m disillusioned by mainstream fashion, and with good reason. Fast-fashion is frivolous, and pretty ferocious too. (I’m not saying style is frivolous, nor is caring deeply about looking great). I have an issue with retailers who aggressively promote constant new weekly ‘must-haves’. With this unrelenting message of needing more, it subtly encourages us […]
vegan living
10 Tips for Vegan Dining in Restaurants
Just as with any type of special diet, eating out as a vegan can be tough. You’re putting your faith (and stomach) in the hands of a stranger, and you can’t be 100% sure they’ll be able to feed you an edible meal. It used to be that the only foods vegans could eat at […]
What Exactly Do Vegans Eat?
Often, when people find out that I’m vegan, they start asking about what I eat. “Do you eat fish?” Nope, fish are animals and vegans don’t eat animals. “What about eggs? Do you eat eggs?” No, I don’t. “If you don’t eat meat, milk, eggs, or cheese, what exactly do you eat?” It’s probably all […]
Honouring the sacred feminine
It seems rather appropriate that I have the word ‘cow’ in my name. Like many other vegans I feel a deep affinity to these docile, beautiful, and maternal animals. Given the opportunity for empathy, contemplation and perhaps the actual meeting of a real cow, I believe most women could see the similarities between rearing their young […]
Book Review: Do Unto Animals by Tracey Stewart
Like many people, I was pretty upset when Jon Stewart announced that he was leaving The Daily Show. But then I found out that he and his wife Tracey had purchased a farm in my home state of New Jersey, and they were planning on turning it into a sanctuary for farm animals, and that […]