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CONTENTS 4 NEWS

W E L C O M E Life's ftiU o f surprises. A recent issue o f R a d i o T i m e s revealed that Mystic M e g ( M e g Lake) o f N a t i o n a l L o t tery L i v e fame is, in fact, a vegan and has been so for t w o years. (Note to overseas readers: Mystic Meg gazes into 3 crystal bill every Saturday night and predicts — with varying degrees ofaccuracy — who's going to win mega bucks.) T e n s o f millions o f viewers have been watching a vegan for well over a year and not realised it! T h e sceptics a m o n g you may be thinking this is j u s t as well — however, I take the view that the m o r e vegans w h o are discovered (or perhaps even 'outed'!) in the public eyeball the better. It all helps to get us noticed and estabhsh our presence in mainstream society, where the majority o f us 'reside*.

6 J D H O O More anarchic cuisine

8 SHOPAROUND Stan here for self-lndulgence 10 ABSOLUTELY WENDY TURNER Celebrity

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11 VEGANS INTERNATIONAL A flavour o f Russia 12 DEAR DOG Dr K puUs it all together 14 A LONG WAY FROM HOME T h e fledgling Bntish ostrich

industry

16 YOUNG VEGANS jasmine fools the dentist

Exciting times are u p o n us o n c e m o r e : after six years I've got m y o w n office ( O K , so it's m o r e o f a personal thriU), W o r l d Vegan D a y is but a few weeks distant, and a host o f vegan celebrities have generously agreed to appear in a m u c h - n e e d e d vegan cookery/health video (see page 7). O n c e again, readers are invited to participate in this, the Vegan Society's latest video project and, if the amazing level o f support you gave to the T r u t h o r D a i r y appeal is anything to g o by, the £ 1 0 0 0 0 target will be achieved in n o time at all.

17 MEGAN THE VEGAN H o m e sweet

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18 LIVING VEGANISM striking a balance 19 AN APPLE A DAY O u r vegan cookery doctor prescribes .

22 HOWARD'S WAY T h e Howard Lyman

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24 GROW VEGAN Manure can be green 25 REVIEWS

Supporting the video appeal has been m a d e even easier: you can donate (as well as buy Vegan Society g o o d s and membership) by credit card and the office n o w has t w o lines on its main telephone n u m b e r . N o m o r e engaged tones! — well, not so often.

26 CONTACTS NEWS 27 POSTBAG o v e r

Have a g o o d a u t u m n . I will — cooler weather (bhss); invigorating 'nippy' m o r n ings; splashes o f red, yellow and hues inbetween; and the distincrive 'perfiime' o f decaying leaves. Great stuff.

to you . . .

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© T h e Vegan Society T h e views expressed in The Vegan d o not necessarily reflect those o f the Editor or of the Vegan Society Council. Nothing printed should be c o n strued to be Vegan Society policy unless so stated. T h e Society accepts no liabihty for any matter in the magazine. T h e acceptance o f advertisements (including inserts) does not imply endorsement. T h e inclusion o f product information should not be constmed as constitudng official Vegan Society approval for the product, its intended use, or its manufecturer/ distributor.

Contributions intended for publication are welcomed, but unsolicited materials will not be returned unless accompanied by an S A E .

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O w i n g to production difHculties, by the time you receive this Vegan World Vegan D a y 1996 wiU be j u s t a f e w weeks away — so please give s o m e thought now to what you could do to increase general awareness o f v e g a n i s m on, or around, Friday 1 N o v e m b e r !

According to a n e w shidy at Birmingham Children's Hospital, babies w h o are given cow's milk in the first year of life are significantly more likely to develop anaemia t h a n those given 'follow on'formula. Researchers w h o studied 100 children from 6-24 months f o u n d that by 18 months, 33% of those given cow's milk w e r e anaemic compared w i t h 2% of those on formula.

The Independent 20.8.96 The E U Commission has announced that almost £8m v M be available for milk promotion in 1997. T h e last major acfa^ettising campaign [for milk in the U K ] w a s in 1994 a n d since then, w i t h limited market research, the National ^ i Dairy Council has noticed the public's perception of the goodness of milk is already declining.'

Fanners Weekly 30.8.96 Dialling up ' P e t a ' (for People For t h e Ethical T r e a t m e n t of Animals) o n t h e Internet brings up t h e h o m e p a g e of People Eating Tiny A n i m a l s — complete w i t h recipes f o r cooking squirrels a n d baby rabbits.

Third Sector, 25.7.96 W r i t i n g in Nature, researchers from N e w Zealand and V e n e z u e l a w a r n that milk f r o m c o w s w h i c h h a v e grazed o n bracken might contain Ptaquiloside, a p o t e n t cancer trigger.

Daily Mail, 15.8.96

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As last year, a vegan celebrity will be writing o n behalf o f the Vegan Society to your local newspaper to draw readers' attention to the day. K e e p an eye on your local press and any reactions the letter provokes! This year, the celebrity will be highlighting the relevance o f a vegan diet to the G o v e m ment's healthy eating advice.

MOBY

Following on from the recent release of his 12" single That's When I Reach For My Revolver, top vegan Techno Man, Moby has surprised his fans with a rock album. Animal Rights, released

by Mute Records on 23 September and described by the company as a "truly incendiary record".

VEGANISM IN PARLIAMENT Mr John Marshal]: W i l l m y h e n F r i e n d c o n B r m that the E u r o p e a n c o u n t r y that has the h i g h est i n c i d e n c e o f C J D is Austria a n d that international studies i n d i c a t e that there is n o correlat i o n b e t w e e n the i n c i d e n c e o f C J D a n d b e h a v i o u r a l patterns, s u c h as w h e t h e r o n e eats beef, m e a t o r is m e r e l y a s t u p i d vegan?

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Mr Dorrell: M y Hon Friend e x presses his o w n views a b o u t vegans or — possibly — a particular sub-group o f vegans. . .

Hansard, 18.6.96

NOT SO SWEET

The British Honey Importers' and Packers' Association has advised its members to change their labels with a warning that honey should not be given to infants under 12 months. The advice, supported by the Department of Health arises from a concern that babies being given honey are at risk of contracting infant botulism (a potentially dangerous form of food poisoning) owing to the possible presence of Clostridium botulinum, which actually multiplies, unchecked, in the guts of children. The process does not occur in adults.

Daily Telegraph, 16.8.96 The Times, 15.8.96

O n c e again, the Vegan Society has made available its brig^it and cheerful W V D poster and sticker (see inside back cover for details and prices) to help you with whatever promotional activity you decide is right for you — be it placing the sticker on correspondence; getting the poster displayed in your local health/wholefood shop; selling the 'Vegans Welcome' sticker (see back page) to appropriate businesses; organising a stand — perhaps in conjunction with your Local Contact (see page 26) — in the town/city centre; arranging a showing o f Trudi or Dairy (the Vegan ScKiety's popular video) or a food tasting; leafleting (the Society's ' G o o d Health' leaflet always goes down well); o i ^ i i s i n g a sponsored event; trying to get a slot on your local radio station; organising a library display. . .

For a World Vegan D a y A c tion Pack send a large S A E plus two first class stamps to: The Information OfEcer, The Vegan Society, Donald Watson House, 7Battle Road, St Leonards-onSea, East Sussex TN37 7AA.

N E W S

JUST PLAIN MAD Scarcely a day passes without a new twist in the happy endingless BSE tale.

In August, Britain's £7 billion dairy industry broke out in a cold sweat when German agricultural officials called for the beef ban to be extended to milk, cheese and yoghurts. Although a link between BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) and milk has been dismissed by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (MAFF), following the revelation by the Government's BSE advisory committee that calves could catch the disease from their mothers (no surprise there), scientists have not ruled out the possibility.

Dr Harash Nareng, the former Government scientist who first warned of cow-calf transmission, comments: "Although milk is perhaps a low risk for people, I have no doubt at all that the risk exists. The only reason no scientific facts have yet been produced is that we do not have an accurate means to measure low levels of infectivity." Microbiologist, Dr Stephen Dealer agrees: "These experiments so far have been appalling . . . I would expect there to be some degree of infectivity in milk, although it would be very small."

Despite an initial denial by MAFF, which feared a loss of public confidence in milk, the Government has admitted that research is being conducted into the safety of milk at the Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weighbridge, Surrey. Government doubts over the safety of milk have been evident for some time — for example, the long-standing practice of throwing away milk from cows known to have BSE.

calves) had been killed and burned. On top of this, there will be a further selective cull this year of 120 000 cattle from farms with a history of BSE. However, it's not just dairy products that concern the Germans. They are pressing for sheep and lambs to be included in the British culling programme after tests by French researchers revealed it was "theoretically" possible to pass BSE from cows to sheep. The British Minister for Agriculture, Douglas Hogg moved with uncharacteristic speed following publication of the findings, by banning sheep and goats heads from the food chain.

Around 9000 tonnes (8858 tons) of 'unsaleable' beef are in UK intervention stocks and 30 OOOt (29 526 tons) of tallow is in storage. However, PowerGen, the country's second largest power generator, thinks it may have the answer: it has announced it is going to test how well meat and bonemeal from slaughtered cattle burned at its test rig attached to Radcliffe power station, Notts. Carcasses will not be burned at the main power station until the Government's Environment Agency gives the go-ahead.

But what is all this madness costing the British and EU taxpayers? The British Government estimates that as much as £2.5 billion will be spent on managing the BSE crisis between 1996 and 1998.

It's not all doom and gloom.

however, Susan Subak, a climate researcher at the Centre for Social and Economic Research and the Global Environment at University College London, has published a report stating that the BSE crisis could help Britain to cut its greenhouse gas emissions significantly. She suggests that a possible long-term halving of the British cattle population would cause a 3 % decline in methane emissions, and free up pastures and fields growing fodder crops for planting trees to soak up carbon dioxide.

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Total U K household consumption of meat a n d meat products fell by 1 V 2 * in t h e first quarter of this y e a r compared to t h e last. The National Food S u r v e y s h o w s that t h e a m o u n t of beef a n d v e a l being e a t e n in t h e h o m e dipped by 20%1n t h e first 3 months of t h e year.

Meat Trades Journal, 11.7.96 H

A typical animals belches or farts 48kg (1061b) of methane a year, with more bubbling out of its manure. Furthermore, an indirect contribution to the greenhouse effect is the burning of fossil fuels to generate the energy to produce the fertiliser that feeds the fodder crops on which many animals are resared.

Rearing beef is also land intensive. Around 340 000 hectares (840 140 acres) are devoted to growing feed for beef cattle, and beef cattle pastures take up more than 1 million ha (2.471m acres).

If half the fields devoted to fodder were planted with trees, along with 5 % of the nation's grazing land, this would remove 1 million tonnes (984 200 tons) of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere each year.

Meat Trades Journal, 18.7.96 Meat Trades Journal, 29.8.96 The Observer, 11.8.96 Evening Standard, 5.8.96 New Scientist, 22.6.96

The cow-calf link means it is likely that around 50 000 additional animals will be slaughtered. The EU-agreed cull of 750 000 British cattle over 30 months of age began in May. As at the end of August, 250 000 cows (including 28 000 dairy-bred bull

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PHYTOESTROGENS

sional should continue to be given it and, encouragingly, that vegans should continue with it as well but "may wish to discuss the issue with health care professionals" (a somewhat non-productive exercise!).

lems have been detected in animals, as the Committee rightly points out; "there is no evidence of adverse effects in populations which eat large quantities of soya such as the Japanese and Chinese." Indeed, there is epidemiological evidence to suggest that, in such societies, high soya intakes may lower the incidence of certain types of cancer — especially breast and prostate.

The soya-based infant formulae 'scare' raised its head again on 18 July w h e n the Department of Health (DH) held a press conference to announce that it had commissioned an investigation into the possible effects of the phytoestrogens (isoflavones), naturally present in soya, on human fertility.

The Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) has advised that: "phytoestrogens can, in certain situations, behave like a very weak form of the female hormone oestrogen." (Soya-based infant formulae are under the spotlight

NICE ONE

Logic would suggest that the Department would want to focus its research on soya consumption in the Far East — but no, it has decided to investigate the effects of phytoestogens on the development of rats! Irrelevant and unnecessary.

b e c a u s e j ^ y x n n t a i n grnntrf ^ "KeerrtO" avotd anothef BSE^ style health panic, the Departconcentrations of the bean than other soya products and are / 'nrtent has advised that babies given as a sole food.) \ b e i n ^ e d soya-based formulae on the a<3*ice of a health care profesAlthough some fertility prob-

Obituaries

ciety office by World Vegan D a y (1 N o v e m b e r ) .

WORLD'S FIRST? The first pharmaceutical company to test drugs exclusively on human tissue is to start business in October. Hertfordshire-based, Pharmagene will not conduct any research on animals.

One of the company's cofounders, Gordon Baxter, believes that the flood of new data on human genetics is making drug research in animals redundant. "If you have information on human genes, what's the point of going back to animals?"

New Scientist, 31.8.96

Vegan Society member, Barry Winstanley successflilly completed his Highlands—Plymouth sponsored walk for the Society and Vegfam on 27 August. L o w point?

"1 w o k e one morning to find two inches o f water in the tent!" High point? "Finding a deserted cove, setting up camp, and watching the sunset and sunrise." W o u l d he do it again? "Without a doubt. An experience not tQ b e missed. Twelve weeks o f freedom fi-om everything " It's not too late to help with the Vegan Society's largest annual ^ — except flying insects!" fundraising event — the Grand Barry asks that sponsors ensure Cruelty-Free Draw. A n d don't m o n i e s are sent to the Vegan S o -

SECOND CHANCE

WILFRED CRONE W i l f r e d died 17 A u g u s t 1996, a g e d 87.

He was bom to a poor family in Newcastle-uporvTyne just before the First World War. In his late teens he emigrated, on an assisted passage, to Australia, where he found not only the beauty of nature but an interest in animals.

V e g a n artist, w r i t e r a n d speaker, A n t o n y died Unable to tolerate the heat, Wilfred returned to England, to a cottage, 2 M a y 1996, a g e d 76. v. in which he kept chickens, to protect them from foxes. He became a vegAt 18, in response to the humanitarian message of etarian, and a gardener, shortly after his move to Bournemouth, when John Todd Ferrier, he became vegetarian. He was a he was confronted by a vegetarian lady, whom he originally considered conscientious objector to military service in the S e t cranky. He wanted to convert everyone. ond World W a r and devoted over 50 years to the message of non-violence. A passionate believer in h In Bsj^ktrnemouth, he organised two Vegan Society AGMs, ran a local the animals' cause, he became vegan in 1976. ^e^an g t ^ ^ , leafleted in the town centre, and constantly wrote to Those caught up with inner experiences similar to his will recognjse^' n e w s p a p e r e s e became a 90% fruitarian and referred to himself as a "Fruit & ^Jut Q ^ " , a theme running through his leaflets and ads in the them in Antony's paintings and writings. He spoke forthrightly to memvegetarian/vegai^edia. bers of a group he founded. Followers of the Way, and also to other groups.

He hatI ajovial,'}3^pitable and caring nature, and loved to invite people to his home for J^^itarian meal. When he found tending his fruit A booklist — which includes two books of reproductions of his paintgarden too much, ieaNj^^jeing^aSwrden to others, he decided to walk ings, Art Against Cruelty and Symbolip^aintings^ is availabte and his down to the railway line ea^ione mornlRq^ where he was hit by a train. paintings may be viewed by appointrfient athfs widow'shome, in Kew, by ringing me on ,,'' Wilfred's many friends h o p ^ plant a trefrjn his memory and publish a collection of his articles. \ \ Harry Mather Frances H o w a r d

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WE'RE READY TO MAKE A NEW VEGAN VIDB£i. ARE YOU? Wouldn't it be great to h a v t a ^ ^ ^ K f e k e r y / h e a i t h video to show friends and r e l a t i v w t o l ^ p m t K l take that important step towards a l l animal-free diet^ Something to demonstrate just how e a s y it really is to prepare healthy, vegan meals - whilst at th§,sapie time dispelling popular n y t h s about vegan health and nuTiiion?

Wendy Turner TV p r e s e n t e r

VEGAN VICTORIOUS

A vegan bus driver who was dismissed from his job in California for refusing to hand out hamburger coupons on his route has had his case against unfair dismissal upheld by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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The Commission said that the Orange County Transportation Authority "failed to reasonably accommodate" driver Bruce Anderson in violation of laws against religious discrimination. It added that the action violated the Civil Rights Act, 1964 because his beliefs, although not directly religious, were held "with the strength of traditional religious views."

Los Angeles Times, 24.8.96

VIDEO FLYER

T h e Vegan Society's exciting Celebrity Vegan Cookery/Health Video Appeal (see right) is off to a flying start with a generous pledge o f £ 5 0 0 (towards a £ 1 0 0 0 0 target) from old fnends of the Society, London Vegans.

All contributions o f £ 5 + will be listed in future issues o f The Vegan; however, if you would also like to appear as a sponsor in the video credits and receive a pre-release copy all you have to do is donate at least £ 2 5 (£100 for groups; £ 5 0 0 for commercial concerns).

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Shoparound Tracey Goodall surveys the vegan marketplace FULL OF BEANS

Succulent grills to tantalise your tastebuds come from R & R Tofu. Its

10kg wouldn't last long in my

Tofu Sesame Rissoles and Sea Tofu

fridge!) For those with smaller ap-

Cakes will certainly be on my shop-

petites a 1kg block can be produced

ping list.

on request. For further details ring

CEREAL BREAK

For a sweet start to the day, or light

snack any time, fill up with a bowl of Swiss Style Chocolate Flavour Cornflakes (fortified with vitamins and iron) from Sunblest. irst up is the CousCous Snackpot

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from First Q u a l i t y Foods. By simply adding boiling water and

waiting a mere three minutes, you can get stuck into a healthy meal in a jiffy.

Available in Indian, Mexican and Chinese styles, the pots are overflowing with cous cous, mixed vegetables, croutons, aromatic spices, and are free from additives and preservatives.

For further info ring 01225 445821.

Also worthy of our patronage is V e g a n Society Trade Mark user

FRINGE BENEFITS

For readers w h o need to tame their crowning glory, Nicky Clarke Hairom a t h e r a p y products should do the trick. Eight products have passed the vegan test — Lift Thicken & Shine Styling Spray, Lift Thicken & Shine Extra Hold Styling Spray, Frizz Control Shine Serum, Frizz Control Spray on Serum, Frizz Control Blow Dry Conditioner, Perm Colour Therapy Shampoo, Gentle Shine Shampoo, Hairspray.

D a h l i a F o o d For Health which has delicious-sounding ready meals. Just

suitable for sinking your teeth into straightaway. Choose from the following pie catering packs (6-12s): Savoury Chicken Flavour & Mushroom, Savoury Chicken Flavour & Rice, Savoury Chicken Flavour & Leek, and Savoury Baiti Beef Flavour Stew. For further details ring 0161 761 2186.

GRANNY SAYS . . .

For the ultimate in convenience why not shop by mail order? Handmade

Cornish Pasties from Granny Pasties come parcel-wrapped in multiples of ten. The Vegetable and Spicy Chickpea would be vegan — if it was not 'washed' in egg prior to baking! But breathe easy, the company has agreed to brush its pasties with soya

ported f r o m South Africa by

nana & Chocolate and Apple & Figgy

Q u e e n s w o o d , has hit the shelves.

The five spiced-up flavours are Vegetarian Curry, Vegetarian Stroganoff, Vegetarian Savoury Beef with Tomato, Vegetarian Steak & Onion and Vegetarian Chicken with Peppers & Tarrogan. Again, quick and easy t o prepare — just boil and simmer for 15 minutes.

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that it will stock the products in its remaining 140 outlets if customers ask the store managers.

Tofutti is offering £4 money off vouchers to readers who write to the manager of any supermarket asking it to stock its ice creams. Simply send

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SIMPLY SOYA

Good news for mothers and babies!

Plamil soya milk — sorry, SOYA: non

varieties to its nutritious range of baby

syrup? Currently available from selected branches only.

Baby Organix has added even more meals. Each lOOg serving contains 50% of tfie recommended daily intakes of iron and 8,2- Flavours indude Mild Mexican Bean, Potato Courgette & Pea, Mild Vegetable & Coconut Korma, Prune, Oatmeal & Apricot Cereal, and Apple & Banana Breakfast.

So tempting, I could eat one myself!

Against the grain Wheat-free diets are easier to cater for these days with more and more products leaping into the market. Speciality flour millers, Doves Farm Foods has extended its gourmet homebaking flour range with Buckwheat Flour and Maize Meal — together with a Pasta & Pizza Flour (for those of you with Mediterranean palates).

Wheat-free pasta expert Orgran has added Rice & Soya Lasagne Sheets and Instant Corn Lasagne Sheets to its organic range.

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FiniNG SUBSTITUTE

A n e w range of vege minces, im-

Vegan Society members can now

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not sample Farm Rich from Tesco —

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A n d there's morel Catercall sup-

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price of the tubs of ice cream has

For a variation on a theme, why

Cinnamon Crepe Blintzes — to name

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W h e n m i n e rang — no, shrilled (for m a x i m u m w i n d - u p impact) — whilst 1 was engaged in drooling over those d e licious-looking bars (yes, really) o f s h a m p o o in the w i n d o w o f Lush, C o v e n t G a r d e n , I expected the worst.

At this very m o m e n t W e n d y could be racing to her folks' place with a rescued tarantula (they're very understanding parents). Relief! She's simply s u ^ e s r i n g an alternative m e e t i n g place — Cranks instead o f the flesh-obsessed wine bar which promised hoards o f snap-happy tourists, hunger pains and nafF noxious nasal nifFs.

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T h e dark glasses disguise (or was it j u s t s o m e t h i n g to d o with the cloudless sky and it being high noon?) didn't fool m e for a second — I can spot that healthy vegan g l o w at ten paces!

W e n d y insisted o n paying for lunch — g o o d news for the ofHce petty cash biscuit tin but not so g o o d for the E d i tor's self-esteem, for a few seconds at least. Fortunately, I was able to partly repay her generosity with a b ^ - f i i l l o f highly sought after vegan gifts — Animal-Free Shopper, Vegan Society sweat shirt. Vegans Are M y C u p o f T e a m u g and so on — w h i c h I proceeded to hand over and introduce one-at-atime, o n the basis that it would look as though there were m o r e than there actually were. Y e s , I k n o w I'm sad — now if the Treasurer would only give m e that 'Vegan Celebs Hospitality' budget...

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IN THE BEGINNING

Wendy Turner, 29, took the plunge into veganhood I'/z years ago, shordy after seeing references to the dairy industry in P E T A ' s Animal Times. I soon came to the conclusion that the dairy industry was quite as bad as the meat industry. The Vegan Society's literature put the seal on the whole thing. I showed it to my boyiiiend, Ceri, who prompdy became vegan as well!

She certainly seems to have a knack for influencing those around her: / be-

came vegetarian at around 12. I turned the entire &mily vegetarian. As an animal loving family, it dawned on Mum that she shouldn't be eating animals. She wouldn't have meat in the house so Dad was forced to become vegetarian. He's now a vegetarian by choice. I've converted a lot of people!

Why docs she think more people do not give up animal products? It's a matter of ignorance. People are just not aware of what's going on.

And vegetarians? If you 're a vegetarian

I N T E R V I E W

and doing it for moral reasons, there's no excuse not to be vegan. In a way it's quite hypocritical. People must not think they have to do without all the goodies and won't be able to eat out. There are enough alternatives for veganism not to be a problem. There's no excuse.

So what's stopping them? My boyfriend became a vegetarian to please me. When 1 Erst met him he was quite a big meat-eater. However, like most vegetarians we thought we could never give up cheese. Now I'm sure that if I came to eat cheese I'd think it was so rich I wouldn't want to eat it.

People do seem to have a difficulty making that leap from vegetarian to vegan. There's a big misconception that it's going to be terriScaUy awkward, doing without this that and the other.

FEED ME NOW

H o w docs she manage to maintain her ethical stance at work? Answer: with difficulty! Being out Slniing and trying to get even a sandwich is really tricky. Some chefs have a total lack of imagination. Even in restaurants that have got a huge vegetarian selection they can't seem to make a vegetarian dish without smothering it in cheese.

And airlines don't fare much better: Some airline food is appalling for vegans — especially the American airlines — absolutely diabolical. They'll give you stuff with dried skimmed milk powder listed in the ingredients! You should, of course, write to the companies and make your opinion knov^i.

Apart from the tribulations o f air travel, does anything else irk her? It sometimes annoys me that people think you 're in some way torturing yourself by being vegan and it's a difficult thing to do. It isn 't if you 're prepared to spend a bit more time shopping and reading labels.

ON THE JOB

Sadly, although Wendy has come across quite a few v c ^ e s in T V land, she hasn't (yet) met another vegan. However, byway of compensation, her work on Absolutely Animals has allowed her to be involved in presenting issues o f animal mistreatment to the viewing public — and she is able to influence the script.

But how does she cope with the more harrowing stories she is asked to cover?

As far as seeing animals in distress is concerned, if you want to do any good and promote your cause you've got to harden yourself to it. As upsetting as it sometimes is you've got to be tough in

order to stay e&ctive.

However, it isn't always easy: The removal of dogs' voice boxes in the US to stop them barking was a particularly stressful film to work on — but I'm glad we e.xposed it.

T h e fibre glass whale piece was a dilemma: The whales are used to frighten seals away from salmon farms. I don't agree with salmon fanning, but at least it stops farmers fi-om shooting a tew seals.

VERSATILE WENDY

Although many o f us associate Wendy only with Absolutely Animals (her "dream j o b " ) , she has plenty more projects on the go — including presenting two prc^jrammes five times a week on L!ve T V : / do Video B o x — which reviews the latest releases, and Revelations, which is based around a clairvoyant who tells people what's going to happen to them!

VEGANS INTERNATIONAL Ton! Vernelll of PETA(Europe) reports on her Russian experience I arrived in Moscow in July for leafleting in Red Square to expose the Russian Space Agency's vidous monkey experiments. Funded to the tune of $33 million by NASA, they involve 14 electrodes being inserted into the arms and legs of Rhesus monkeys, with wires under their skin exiting through their back and screws in their skulls to keep them still. Survivors visit space for a mere 14 days to assess their response to weightlessness. As if this wasn't known a^ ready from the astronauts who've spent 400 days up there!

SECRET SHELTERS I was taken to one of the secret animal shelters run by the Russian Society for the Protection of Animals (RSPA). Animal sanctuaries are illegal while some people are homeless, and this one was con-

October 1 saw the publication by the Book Guild o f Underneath the Underground, written joindy with her sister, Anthea (another T V presenter). It's aimed at 6 - 8 year-olds and based on the adventures o f the mice who live on the London U n d e i ^ o u n d .

cealed in a private house.

My sister had the idea. We were stan^ngatKnightsbridge tube station a few years ago and were watching the mice running up and down the track.

Anthea said: "Wouldn't it be fimny if the mice firom Westminster were interested in politics, and the mice ffom Wembley were into football, and the mice from Covent Garden ran craft stalls?" We went back to her house and had a brainstorming session. She came up with a few good storylines and I wentaway and wrote the stories.

make patterned fur coats!

Wendy would like to write more fiction. She's no stranger to the pen — she writes for O / f magazine and, after leaving school, worked for Signal li^dio doing on-air features and commercial scriptwriting.

There are restaurants serving vegan food close to Red Square -

AND SO, FAREWELL

Food safely down the hatch, the L!ve T V studio beckoned and all-too-soon it was time for Wendy to indulge two o f her passions — motoring (yes, even in London!) and travel (exotic locations preferred). " M y treat next rime!"

(Treasurer take note.)

An enjoyable meeting? Absolutely.

A second series o f Absolutely Animals will be broadcast in April 1997.

There is a huge cat and dog problem. There were packs of dogs sleeping outside my hotel during the day and howling at night, while cats wandered in and out.

The best way of donating to the RSPA is to its account (no 608205281) at the Republic National Bank of New York, USA.

IS IT VEGAN? Every year there is a cruelty-free fashion show with celebrities modelling real fur. Real fur? The women in the animal shelters brush the animals daily, collect the fur and weave it, then dye it to

VEG MEDIA One of my hosts was Karen Saakyan, the producer of Gotoka TV, a weekly 10-minute national veggie programme. The first half looks at the reasons for vegetarianism/veganism; the second consists of cookery classes.

Russians also have a 1-hour veggie slot every day on the Krsnarun Radio Krsnaloca. It has 2 million listeners in Russia, the Ukraine and Bulgaria. I was taken there {o discuss animal rights, veganism and, er, God.

VEGAN GUIDE TO MOSCOW such as the Moscow Bombay Indian, a little Greek place, and the Mexican La Cantina on Traverskaya Street. Patio Pizza and Patio Pasta both have vegan pizzas and huge salad bars.

Metro stations are full of little old ladies (presumably the little old gentlemen sadly died of heart disease and alcoholism) selling fruit, bread and home-made food. I bought six bananas for 75p.

VEGANS IN CHECHNYA Karen took me to the Hare Krsna temple, the only place with a totally veggie canteen. There I met some beaming Food for Life volunteers who had braved rockets and gun fire three times a day to feed thousands of people vegan/vegetarian food in Grozny and other cities. Most Chechens shelter all day in basements, emerging only to seek food, but the Krsnas are up there all day. Some have been killed.

Donations may be sent to: Alex Bourke

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Vegan Society Honorary Patron, Michael Klaper MD answers another of your questions

It is now well established that a vegan diet can effectively help to lower blood

DEAR DOG

pressure and clear clogged arteries. Are there other medical conditions that also improve with animal-free nutrition?

W

i n g cataracts in later years.

b e c a m e v e g a n as well. I first b e g a n rec-

era. It receives the visual images o f

o f lighter, plant-derived oils for

o m m e n d i n g animal-fi-ee f o o d c h o i c e s

o b j e c t s a n d electrochcniically trans-

heavier, saturated animal fats pre-

as t h e r a p y t o l o w e r elevated cholesterol

m i t s t h e m , a l o n g the optic nerves, to

dictably produces c e r u m e n less

As has been demonstrated in numer-

levels. L i t d e d i d I realise h o w m a n y

the brain, w h e r e they are interpreted

likely to clog the ear canals. I have

ous clinical studies, the best way to

other medical conditions would ben-

as the objective world w e see. T h e

l o o k e d into the ears o f m a n y vegan

lower elevated cholesterol levels is to

efit as m y p a t i e n t s e l i m i n a t e d m e a t s

m o s t sensitive, nerve-dense region o f

p e o p l e in the past 1 5 years a n d can

(surprise!) stop eating cholesterol. As

a n d dairy p r o d u c t s fi-om their diets.

the retina is the m a c u b , the area m o s t

attest they are generally free o f t r o u -

has n o w been demonstrated in n u -

vulnerable to oxidative tissue image,

b l e s o m e wax a c c u m u l a t i o n !

h e n I b e c a m e a v e g a n in m y d i e t a n d lifestyle 15 years a g o , m y practice o f medicine

In c h o o s i n g t o n o u r i s h t h e m s e l v e s e x c l u s i v e l y o n plant f o o d s , they libera t e d their b l o o d s t r e a m s fi-om the rep e a t e d tides o f animal fats a n d p r o t e i n s that are n o w k n o w n to b e

S i n c e the consistency o f ear w a x is

dosages o f prednisone, bronchodila-

g r e a d y determined b y the quality o f

tors and other potent (and often e x -

like the p h o t o g r a p h i c film in a c a m -

the fats in the diet, the substitution

pensive) asthma medications.

T h e retina in the back o f the eye is

k n o w n as m a c u h r degeneration. T h i s c o n d i t i o n c o m m o n l y severely d a m ages the vision o f older people.

M o l e c u l e s f o u n d in w h o l e plant

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merous medical studies, a low &t, vegan diet (along with s m o k i r ^ cessation, regular exercise and stress reduc-

In m y experience, nasal c o n g e s t i o n

tion) is h^;JJy effective in melting

and sinus problems are

away the plaques that c l c ^ the heart's

frequently

c u l p r i t s in s o m a n y o f the d e g e n e r a -

f o o d s , called antioxidants, can protect

m a d e worse by dairy proteins in the

coronary artery system. Normalisation

tive d i s e a s e s that afHict p e o p l e living

the m a c u l a against oxidative damage.

diet. M a n y of m y patients have re-

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in W e s t e r n societies. A s a result, it's

It has b e e n s h o w n diat tissues o f p e o -

p o r t e d great relief from their

duction o f risk for stroke, heart attack

n o t s u r p r i s i n g that such a w i d e vari-

ple w h o c o n s u m e a vegan diet, rich in

chronic stuSy n o s e s and sinus c o n -

and congestive fiilure — is another

e t y o f illnesses r e s p o n d s o 6 v o u r a b l y .

g r e e n a n d y e l l o w vegetables, fiuits

gestions upon a d o p t i n g a vegan diet.

predictable benefit o f vegan nutrition.

L e t u s briefly c o n s i d e r the various

a n d w h o l e grains, contain signifi-

o i ^ n s y s t e m s o f the b o d y a n d see

cantly m o r e antioxidant substances

w h i c h d i s e a s e s are likely to i m p r o v e

than those w h o eat oirmivorous diets.

u p o n the a d o p t i o n o f a l o w fat,

C o n s e q u e n d y , macular degeneration

w h o l e f o o d , v e g a n diet.

— a n d any condition resulting fiom oxidative tissue damage, including

HEAD

artery disease, preinature ageing o f the

M i g r a i n e h e a d a c h e s are

frequently

p r e c i p i t a t e d b y a sensitivity to s e v eral k i n d s o f a m i n o a c i d s , p a r t i c u larly t h o s e f o u n d in m e a t s a n d a g e d cheeses. I have witnessed numerous patients e x p e r i e n c e dramatic relief from

m i g r a i n e s as t h e y e v o l v e d their

diets b e y o n d animal-based foods.

skin, etc — should be far less S e q u e n t in those w h o base their f o o d choices exclusively o n fiesh, veganically or o r ganically-grown plant foods.

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In the Winter Vegan I'll assess the

M y clinical experience confirms that

benefits o f a vegan diet on gastroin-

reported by Dr O l a f Lindahl —

testinal, genitourinary, musculskele-

namely, that a dairy-free, vegan diet

tal, endocrine/metabolism, skin and

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ing and other distressing s y m p t o m s o f bronchial asthma. As m y patients b e c o m e vegan in their diets, many are frequendy able to reduce, or even discontinue completely, their daily

Dr Klsper regrets chit he is uniblc to andertike consuJadons bypos^telephone

EARS L o s s o f hearing in advanced years, k n o w n as presbycusis, can result f r o m atherosclerotic c l o ^ n g o f the tiny

EYES

cochlear arteries diat supply b l o o d to

It is b e l i e v e d that the lactose sugar in

the hearing m e c h a n i s m s deep in the

m i l k c a n attach t o the proteins in the

inner ear. S i n c e a low 6 t , vegan diet

clear, crystalline lens o f the eye, m a k -

can b e h i ^ y effective in melting

i n g this r e m a r k a b l e s t r u c w r e e s p e -

away cholesterol plaques in arteries

cially s u s c e p t i b l e t o d a m a g e fix)m the

t h r o u ^ o u t the body, it is not surpris-

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hearing i m p r o v e m e n t u p o n adoption

it b e c o m e s m o r e o p a q u e , f o r m i n g a

o f a plant-based dietary regime.

cataract. T h i s c a n d i m the vision a n d

In a c o n d i t i o n o f lesser gravity but

eventually.lead to blindness. A diary-

o f c o m m o n c o n c e r n , a vegan diet

fiee diet w o u l d s e e m like s o m e o f the

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U K

A LONG WAY FROM HOME Compassion in World Farming's Philip Lymbery goes beyond the sales pitch and examines the cruel realities behind the fledgling British ostrich industry

t's official — Britain's farmers are to p r o m o t e biodiversity! After d e c a d e s o f farm animals disappearing f r o m the land into factory farm sheds, and agri-practices depleting o u r wildlife, farmers are introd u c i n g a n e w species to the British countryside — the ostrich.

environment for ostriches — the U K has neither! Ostriches are fundamentally u n suited to farming in Britain.

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Reputedly, these giant birds are big business. Ostrich farming in the U K is being promoted as an investment opportunity, with the birds being described as 'the cash crop o f the 90s'.

Y o u can n o w buy an ostrich and have it reared without ever having to take part in farming yourself. Intriguing pictures o f these long-necked aliens strutting around the English landscape have done wonders for the industry's publicity pundits. B u t what's the story behind the hype?

BIG BIRD

Ostriches are flighdess birds o f the wide open plains o f Africa. They can grow up to 2 . 7 4 m (9'), run at 64.37km/h (40mph) and can live for around 75 years.

T h e s e big birds have only been farmed for about 100 years and, until recently, farming was confined tp the bird's native Afiica. W h e n the first British farm was established in 1990, animal protectionists quickly pointed o u t that ostriches are still relatively wild. In fact, to keep them, farmers are required to obtain a licence under the D a n g e r o u s Wild Animals Act. Ostriches are notoriously difficult to handle, requiring "several experienced handlers to restrain an adult for a short time o n l y , " as the Veterinary Record puts it. A w a r m climate with low hum i d i t y has b e e n said to be the ideal

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BORK TO BREED

T h e inain aim o f British ostrich farmers at present is to build up sizeable breeding flock.

M o n e y is currendy being made by farmers producing breeding stock to sell to other farmers who then also produce breeding stock. There are now around 150 ostrich farms in the U K ,

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with a national flock estimated at around 10 0 0 0 birds. Each hen produces 80 eggs a year. As a single ostrich carcase can produce about 45.36kg ^ g W (i(X)lbs) of edible meat, it is clear there is potential for mass production.

Ostrich chicks in the wild are reared in natural creches by a pair o f adult birds that may not necessarily be the parents o f the chicks in their care.

O n British farms, most chicks are Ukely to be reared artificially without the comforting presence o f an adult ostrich. Eggs are taken from the adult on daily basis and placed in incubators.

Artificially-hatched chicks are not stimulated to move around as they would if hatched by adult birds. T h e resulting lack of exercise, together with high energy food, can lead to a condition known as perosis or B o w Leg Syndrome.

Even their

neclts can be hardened

to produce spaghetti

containers

T h e success rate o f artificial rearing is notoriously variable. Chick mortality in farmed ostriches can be as high as 4 0 % and has even ranged from 6 0 - 1 0 0 % in some U S flocks. In fact, the "huge death rate in ostrich chicks" has been described by the American Veterinary Medical Association as a "major deterrent to the transition from breeding to livestock production". It should be remembered that the U S ostrich farming industry is several years more 'developed' than its British counterpart.

HIGH IMPACT Ostriches are relatively wild, easily frightened and difficult to handle — hardly the most ideal profile for a p o tential farm animal! As if more p r o o f were needed o f the species' unsuitability to farming, ostrich chicks are also very prone to stress-related eating disorders. T h e s e can result in the c o m m o n problem amongst ostrich chicks o f impaction. Stress may cause chicks to eat large quantities o f inappropriate feed material which an then remain in the stomach, causing illness.

This condition can be brought on by simple changes in the bird's farm environment such as a change o f substrate, or movement from one farm to another. Even moving them from one pen to another can predispose the chicks to impaction.

Adult ostriches, too, can suffer these stress-related eating disorders leading to impaction. Nails and other metal objects, large stones and pieces of wood have been found in birds showing this condition. U p to 71 nails have been found in one bird, whilst another doc-

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umented case involved a bird which died after swallowing 2.5m (8' 2 " ) o f barbed wire!

CURIOUS

Once the market in breeding stock is saturated, ostriches will then be bred for slaughter. T h e y will be killed principally for their meat, but also for leather and feathers. Various curios can be made from parts of the bird's anatomy. Claws, for example, may be used for brooches, ashtray stands can be made from their legs, and even their necks can be hardened to produce spaghetti containers.

THE DIRTY DEED

With large-scale slaughter o f farmed ostriches now just around the comer, fears are growing over where and how ostrichcs will be slaughtered. Slaughter in commercial abattoirs is a horrifying prospect for any animal. For ostriches, with their heightened senses o f the wild, it is likely to be even more traumatic. These giant birds have tiny heads on long, highly-mobile necks, and will not easily submit to the slaughtemian's knife.

There is only one EU-approved ostnch slaughterhouse at the moment — in France. Here the ostriches are held overnight in batches o f up to 50. They remain hooded from their arrival to the time of slaughter. T h e birds are first smnned, then shackled, hung up and have their throats cut. T h e owner o f the slaughterhouse has reportedly expressed an interest in buying cull ostriches from the U K . This would obviously mean the transport o f live birds over long distances.

tle herd has seen ostrich meat claimed as a 'safe' alternative. However, ostriches are not immune to a similar type of brain disease. Three ostriches kept in a German zoo were identified as having a condition closely resembling B S E in catde. T h e reported incident in 1986 was the first known o f a spongiform encephalopathy occurring in animals other than mammals (Veferinary Record 2\.9.91).

In the wake o f B S E , major supermarkets have been looking at stocking ostrich meat as a new aitemarive meat.

Tesco is now offering ostrich meat in over 300 o f its stores.

WHICH WAY NOW?

Is the ostrich factory farm so very far away? Instead o f wide African plains, British breeding ostriches are given relatively small paddocks o f 0 . 1 - 0 . 2 h a (1/4-V2 acre) per pair. When breeding for meat production begins, a male and 3 females will be given a 0. lha (1/2 acre) paddock, with young, growing birds being stocked at 6 - 1 0 birds per 0.4ha (acre). Gene PfiefFer o f the U S A Ostrich Association has said that stocking densities higher than 2—3 birds per 0.4ha (acre) are likely to promote disease problems. T h e same industry spokesperson considers that the ostrich will "lend itself well to intensive farming".

If the industry takes off, ostriches could not only face intensive farming techniques and slaughter in c o m m e r cial abattoirs, but they could also face transport over long distances. T h e transport o f ostriches has been described as "dangerous and stressfiil" for both human and bird. This was confirmed recendy by the death o f 21 ostriches from heat stress en route from Devon to Manchester airport. They were due to be flown out to N e w Zealand as part of a consignment o f breeding birds.

Tesco Is now

It is clearly time to bring some much needed sanity back into the human food chain. T h e B S E crisis has shown that society can no longer put its collective head in the sand over h o w animals are produced for the plate. With ostriches, it must be asked whether there can be any justification for bringing an exotic and wild animal onto our farms when millions o f fully domesticated animals — such as pigs and poultry — are being treated so appallingly? W e can only work to ensure that c o m m o n sense prevails before ostriches, too, wake up to the nightmare of intensive forming and the slaughterman's knife.

offering ostrich meat in over

300 of its

stores

In Britain, the go-ahead has been given recently to plans for an ostrich slaughterhouse near Aberdeen. N o w these easily frightened birds could well be subject to horrendously long j o u r neys from all over the country to northern Scodand.

In this country, various slaughter methods have been discussed. These include beheading, electrical stunning followed by bleeding to death, or shooting the ostrich in the head with a shotgun. British farmers have been looking to South Africa, the longstanding home o f ostrich farming, to see how they do it. However, Ministry o f Agriculture Fisheries and Food (MAFF) officials recendy turned down a South African abattoir's ofl^er to supply ostrich meat to the U K after witnessing the birds being plucked alive before slaughter.

O.S.E?

The crisis over Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Britain's cat-

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lthough I w o u l d never harm a living creature, 1 still cannot stop feeling frightened w h e n 1 see a spider.

I have tried to conquer m y fear by allowring one to spend a cold winter in m y house. 1 called her Lettuce. She lived o n m y kitchen ceiling for about four m o n t h s then, o n e day in February, she crawled d o w n the wall, leaving behind her discarded old skin, and disappeared underneath my washer. I never saw her again.

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D e s p i t e this, 1 still let out a yell w h e n I find a spider in the bath or lurking in a dusty corner s o m e w h e r e . 1 have f o u n d the best w a y to remove them is to place an empty j a m jar over t h e m , slip a piece o f card underneath, and carry them outside, r e m o v i n g the card in the garden and letting them crawl out o f the jar in their o w n time.

Jasmine's diary T h e diary o f a teenage vegan

about them, a drawing, a p o e m or even a j o k e ? Please send them to reach m e before Christmas and 1 will publish them as part o f ..i J a special Y o u n g Vegans insect page I have planned for the Spring.

Angela Novello

EARTHLINGS

Earthlings is the j u n i o r groups o f Earthkind. T h i s organisation concerns itself with the welfare o f all hving things. T h e j u n i o r m e m b e r ship is .£3 per year. M e m b e r s receive a copy o f the group magazine. All Living Things and the news l o g o f Ocean Defender, Earthkind's wdldhfe rescue ship.

T h i s ship patrols the coasts o f Britain giving instant aid to bird and sea mammals tn distress. For fijrther details write to: Earthkind.

Humane Education Ctre, Bounds Green Rd, London N22 4UE.

COMPETITION

* CHRISTMAS PARTY 96

1 a m still trying to organise the Christmas Party for early January 1997. T h e r e will be entertainm e n t , prizes, a disco and, o f eai course, s o m e lovely vegan food."!;^' It will be held in N o t t i n g h a m and the price will be about £ 5 per head.

As well as being ftin, I am U J^J h o p i n g it wiU provide an o p p o r - * tunity for y o u n g vegans to meet each other and f o r m friendships.'

T o b o o k your place phone m e as s o o n as possible on 01159 206297.

S e n d m e y o u r stories and anecdotes a b o u t 'creepy crawhes' (proper n a m e insects!) and I will send a prize to the writers o f the best ones, which will be printed o n this page. D o you have any tips o n h o w to get them out o f y o u r h o u s e w i t h o u t harming t h e m , s o m e interesting facts

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Like most people 1 don't like going to the dentist at the best of times, but six months ago I had to go due to the fact that my top hp had blown up like a small football. My dentist, a kind lady, tried to break the news to me gendy.

"We will try and save the tooth," she assured me, without explaining further.

When I had recovered from the shock she told me [had an abscess behind my right tooth and if it did not respond to antibiotics she would have to remove the tooth at my next sixmonthly visit, and afterwards she would make a false one.

After further questioning 1 discovered this would mean walking around for about 3 weeks with a conspicuous gap, and then I would have to wear a small plate with a false tooth attached. I had calculated this would coincide with my Brst few weeks at my new sixth form college. I was heartbroken and horriSed but decUned the antibiotics she offered me and headed straight for my local natural health centre clinic.

The herbalist there was very sympathetic and claimed she had saved such teeth before and put me on an intensive course of medicine which she told me would boost my white blood cells, £ght infection and purify my blood. I also had a mouthwash to use twice a day which tasted really nasty. I visited her on several occasions over the next six months, until the next dental check-up, and gradually the swelling disappeared.

Apparendy, abscesses are caused by an infection in the blood, often caused by stress. I had certainly had plenty ofthat — as those who took their GCSEs this year will know.

At my next check-up the dentist gave me the all clear: "It has gone away on its own "!

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Living Veganism

N)ya

Katharine A Gilchrist and Lesley Dove continue their vegan lifestyle column MARE-FREE

L e s l e y p o i n t s o u t that, if m o r e

M o s t d r u g companies liave been will-

lot o f conventional medicines are

b l o o d , there w o u l d b e larger stocks o f

ing to answer questions but (unsur-

based o n c o m p o u n d s f o u n d in plants!

fresh b l o o d a n d less n e e d to u s e g e l o -

prisingly), have not addressed the

fvisine t o r e c o n s t i t u t e cells.

needs o f vegans. A n e x a m p l e o f this is

vides the V e g a n Healthcare Profes-

h o r m o n e replacement therapy ( H R T ) .

sional List (see page 29). Herbalist

STRIKE 'EM OFF V a c c i n e s are tested on animals and w e

Premarin and (at the time o f writing) is

v a c c i n e c o n t a i n s animal tissue as a c u l t u r e m e d i u m , as well as tissues cul-

l i v i n g is that o f o r t h o d o x m e d -

tured f r o m cells w h o s e original source

ical t r e a t m e n t . S o m e readers

w a s an a b o r t e d foetus. T h e latter is

wiU t h i n k t h a t w e s h o u l d n o t b e c o v -

the subject of a b o y c o t t campaign by People for the Ethical T r e a o n e n t o f A n i m a l s ( P E T A ) because o f the cruel farming methods used.

n o t a c c e p t a b l e t o s o m e vegans.

e r i n g this t o p i c . W e u n d e r s t a n d , b u t

truly vegan herbal m e d i c i n e .

pregnant mare's urine in Prempak and

m e a s l e s , m u m p s and rabeUa ( M M R ) m u c h n e g l e c t e d area o f v e g a n

Peter C o n w a y - G r i m is c o m m i t t e d to

W y e t h use synthetic h o r m o n e s , they stearate in the tablets. Wyeth uses

c o n t a i n a n i m a l products. T h e

O u r (1995) research identified the

D e s p i t e health concerns over v a c -

T h e V e g a n Society helpfiilly p r o -

A l t h o u g h all the c o m p a n i e s except c o m m o n l y put lactose and m a g n e s i u m

d o n o t k n o w o f any that d o e s not

A

based r e m e d i e s ignore the fact that a

p e o p l e ( i n c l u d i n g vegans) d o n a t e d

MORE, PLEASE A c c e p t i n g animal-tested m e d i c i n e is difficult, b u t not all vegans will be able to avoid d o i n g so at s o m e time in their lives. W e n e e d m o r e i n f o r m a tion on ingredients and testing s o that w e can c h o o s e the least bad option if necessary, whilst o p t i n g for the ani-

o u r a r g u m e n t is that c i r c u m s t a n c e s

c i n a t i o n , s o m e general practitioners

following as animal-free H R T m e d i -

mal-free m e d i c i n e wherever possible.

o f t e n force p e o p l e into m a k i n g

( G P s ) strike families o f f their list if the

cation: Evorel (Janssen-Cilag); oestra-

W e should also p u t m o r e pressure o n

painful c o m p r o m i s e s . W h e n someone

p a r e n t s refiise to have their children

diol i m p b n t s ( A k z o - N o b e l ) ;

the G o v e r n m e n t to allow us to

has a c h o i c e b e t w e e n illness o r b e i n g

v a c c i n a t e d . T h i s h a p p e n e d to Lesley.

Estraderm T T S , Estracombi T T S and

c h o o s e cruelty-free on the N H S .

a b l e t o live w h a t s/he sees as a

T h e Department o f H e a l t h ( D H ) en- !

' n o r m a l ' life, m o s t p e o p l e h a v e t o

c o u r a g e s this — d o c t o r s lose a finan-

l o o k a t w h a t s o c i e t y m a k e s available

cial b o n u s i f less than 9 0 % o f their

menopausal w o m e n really need H R T

thinking in terms o f conventional

t o t h e m . S a d l y the N a t i o n a l H e a l t h

y o u n g patients are vaccinated. T h i s is

at all. Please write t o us with your

cures w h e n faced w i t h m i n o r p r o b -

S e r v i c e ( N H S ) is g e a r e d u p t o p r o v i d e

d i s c r i m i n a t i o n — not only against v e -

views. W e would also appreciate m o r e

lems. W e think w e are taking a practi-

conventional drugs.

g a n s b u t a l s o against any c o n c e r n e d

information about pain killers, antibi-

cal approach to a difficult d i l e m m a ,

parents w h o m a k e the c h o i c e not to

otics and other medication.

but w e l c o m e feedback — especially

COMPLEMENTARY

y o u agree with us o r not.

O u t s i d e r s usually d o not under-

v a c c i n a t e b e c a u s e o f d o u b t s over

stand that if a vegan m a k e s the diffi-

safety a n d effectiveness.

cult d e c i s i o n to use an animal-tested m e d i c i n e , t h i s is n o r a n e n d o r s e -

B e c a u s e o f concern a b o u t vaccina-

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Estrapak 5 0 (Ciba).

T h e b i g question is whether

C o m p l e m e n t a r y m e d i c i n e certainly

It m a y also b e hard for n e w vegans to lose the habit o f automatically

informarion on p r o d u c t s — whether

m e n t o f vivisection. M a n y meat-

t i o n , w e h a v e b e e n publicly accused

has a lot to offer, although n o t always

USEFUL ADDRESSES

eaters d o n ' t think twice about using

o f b e l i e v i n g that parents should have

on the N H S . H e r b a l m e d i c i n e is

P E T A ( E u r o p e ) P O Box 3169,

d r u g s m a d e b y firms w h i c h sell u n -

the a b s o l u t e right to d o what they

v e g a n , provided only vegetable-based

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safe o r inadequately labelled

w a n t w i t h 'their' children. W e w o u l d

c r e a m s and capsules are used. M o s t

T h e I n f o r m e d Parent

m e d i c i n e s in t h e T h i r d W o r l d (see

like t o state that this is n o t true; w e

h o m e o p a t h y can b e vegan if given in

information),

B i t t e r P i l l s , Dianna

think c h i l d r e n should m a k e their o w n

liquid f o r m instead o f lactose-based

Harrow, Middlesex H A l 2 R T

d e c i s i o n s o n health a n d other issues

tablets. Cynics w h o dismiss plant-

Print

Unit,

1982).

Melrose,

Oxfam

That does not

m e a n that pharmaceutical c o m p a -

w h e n they are old e n o u g h to d o so.

n i e s h a v e t o b e h a v e l i k e that, n o r

M e r c u r y , aluminium and

that the p a t i e n t s w h o take their

f o r m a l d e h y d e are a m o n g the w o r r y -

m e d i c i n e s e n d o r s e this!

i n g i n g r e d i e n t s o f vaccines. Lesley a s k e d the D H for a fiill list o f the i n -

GELOFUSINE

g r e d i e n t s o f all c h i l d h o o d vaccines. It

B l o o d t r a n s f i i s i o n is a tricky area f o r

refiised a n d told her to d o her o w n re-

v e g a n s . G e l o f i i s i n e is a b l o o d p l a s m a

search. W h a t a cheek! T h e D e p a r t -

s u b s t i t u t e t h a t c a n b e u s e d to r e c o n -

m e n t p r o m o t e s vaccination, so w h y is

s t i t u t e p a c k e d r e d cells, w h i c h are

it b e i n g s o secretive?

t h e n u s e d t o treat h a e m o r r h a g e , a c u t e

S o m e vegans accept vaccinations b e c a u s e t h e y trust their safety a n d

trauma or surgery, b u m s and other c o n d i t i o n s . It is p r o d u c e d from c o w

e f f e c t i v e n e s s , but w o u l d stiU like

collagen, which may perturb non-ve-

v e g a n v e r s i o n s to b e available. It is

g a n s i n t h e light o f the B o v i n e

n o t o n l y p a r e n t s w h o n e e d to c o n -

S p o n g i f o r m Encephalopathy /

s i d e r t h e i s s u e . If y o u accidentally

C r e u t z f e l d t J a c o b D i s e a s e scare. T h e

c u t y o u r s e l f a n d g e t the w o u n d

South T h a m e s Blood Transfusion

p r o p e r l y d r e s s e d by a n u r s e o f d o c t o r , t h e y m a y ask w h e n y o u r last

S e r v i c e s a d m i t t e d in 1 9 9 3 that d o n a t e d b l o o d is tested w i t h r e a g e n t s i n v o l v i n g rabbit's blood.

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19 W o o d l a n d s R d ,

R E C I P E S

AN APPLE A DAY Vegan cookery doctor, Richard Youngs prescribes...

Apples cheapest to eat as snacks flavour.

Alternatively,

something

more

a r e in season

and, quite simply,

Bruits in the UK right now. (no cooking apples

involved!)

can be combined

There

one of the best

and

are many varieties

— try Coxes

orKussets

with other ingredients

for to

ready sheer create

substantial.

T H E FOLLOWING RECIPES FEED T W O — E X C E P T F O R T H E LOAF W H I C H IS A T T H E W H I M O F Y O U R A P P E T I T E

BAKED CABBAGE AND APPLE

CELERY, APPLE AND WALNUT SALAD

225g/8oz white cabbage 1 m e d i u m B r a m l e y apple pinch o f cayenne pepper salt water dot o f vegan margarine

2 stalks celery 2 small eating apples handful w a l n u t pieces 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp good quality vinegar squeeze o f l e m o n V2 t s p wholegrain m u s t a r d pinch o f salt

• Finely shred the cabbage. Peel core and thinly slice the apple. Distribute evenly in an ovenproof dish • Season with cayenne pepper and salt. Add 0.5cm (Vs") water to the dish • Cover with foil and bake in a moderate oven for 1 hour. Serve hot Note: Any leftovers can be combined with mashed potato, formed into a large cake and then fried to produce 'bubble and squeak'

• SUce the celery. C o r e and dice the apples. Add to a bowl along with the walnuts • Vinaigrette: pour the oil, vinegar and lemon juice into a jar with a firmly fitting lid. Add the mustard and salt.

Secure the Ud and shake vigorously ' Pour vinaigrette over the celery, apple and walnut. Toss and serve

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PARSNIP AND APPLE SOUP 2 t b s p v e g e t a b l e oil 1 medium onion 2 m e d i u m parsnips 1 m e d i u m cooking apple 570ml/lpt water 1 h e a p e d t b s p b a s m a t i rice 1 tbsp garam masala salt Finely c h o p the onion. Peel and dice the parsnips. Peel, r e m o v e core and dice the apple O v e r a m e d i u m heat saute the onion in the vegetable oil until caramelised, stirring frequendy to prevent burning.

A d d the parsnip and apple. C o o k until the apple turns to a p u r e e A d d the water, rice, garam masala and salt B r i n g to a boil, cover and turn d o w n to simmer for 30 m i n u t e s unril all ingredients are very soft Liquidise. R e t u r n to pan. Reheat and check for salt. Serve

DRIED APPLE WITH CINNAMON

CHICK PEAS IN A SPICY APPLE SAUCE 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 medium onion 4 cloves garlic 2 . 5 c m / l " cube ginger 1 g r e e n chilli 1 m e d i u m c o o k i n g apple a little water 3 9 5 g / t 4 o z p r e - c o o k e d chick peas soya sauce to taste Finely chop the onion and ginger. R e m o v e the seeds from the chilli and then finely chop it too Crush the garlic. Peel and core the apple, then roughly dice it Saute the onion in the vegetable oil over medium heat until caramelised (brown but not burnt) A d d the garlic, ginger and chilli. C o o k for a fiarther couple o f minutes Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer. T u m the heat to low and cook for 20 minutes Serve with rice or a bread, as you would a curry

10 d r i e d a p p l e rings 2 . 5 c m / l " c i n n a m o n stick w a t e r to c o v e r Place everything in a bowl and soak overnight T r a n s f e r to a saucepan, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 2 0 minutes S e r v e hot or cold

APPLE AND DATE LOAF 115g/4oz dried stoned dates water 115g/4oz vegan margarine 140g/5oz tofu 2 2 5 g / 8 o z plain w h i t e f l o u r 2 heaped tsp b a k i n g p o w d e r 1 h e a p e d tsp c i n n a m o n 1 large eating apple C u t u p the dried stoned dates into small pieces. Place in a small saucepan with an equal v o l u m e o f water. Bring to a s i m m e r and reduce to a thick pulp. Allow to cool B l e n d together the cold date pulp, margarine and tofii until utterly smooth. Sift in the flour, baking powder a n d c i n n a m o n . W o r k into a stiff d o u g h Peel, c o r e and dice the apple. M i x into the dough S p o o n out the mixture into a lightly greased 910g/21b loaf tin and bake in a pre-heated oven for 50 minutes or until a skewer c o m e s out clean T u r n o u t o f tin on to a wire rack and allow to cool c o m p l e t e l y before cutting

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APPLE STRUDEL 115g/4oz f l o u r pinch o f salt 6 tbsp vegetable oil water f u r t h e r flour for dusting 4 5 5 g / 1 6 o z c o o k i n g apples 2 tbsp d e m e r a r a sugar 1 tsp g r o u n d c i n n a m o n h a n d f u l o f sultanas

• Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Evenly work in the vegetable oil. Add the m i n i m u m amount of water necessary to f o r m a dough. Refrigerate for 30 minutes • Roll out the chilled dough as thin as you can on a floured board to form a square • Peel, core and very finely chop the apple. Place in a row down the middle o f the pastry sheet. Sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon, then the sultanas over the apple • Lift one side o f the pastry over the apple filling, then the other to form a roll • Carefully place on a hghtly greased oven tray and bake in a moderate oven for 25—30 minutes • Serve hot or cold

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Amy Rosenbaum Clark chats with cattle rancher-turned-vegan-actlvlst, Howard Lyman

HOWARD'S WAY I

I t's not what w e k n o w that hurts us, it's what w e k n o w that isn't s o ! " H o w a r d Lyman's resonant voice thunders across the crowded dining r o o m o f L o n d o n ' s Country Life restaurant, a Seventh Day Adventist vegan haven serving heaps o f delicious vegan f o o d to a sell-out crowd.

T o n ^ t ' s gala event is a benefit dinner to raise m o n e y for the McLibel Support C a m p a i g n but Lyman could be at a p o d i u m anywhere. Church basements, university auditoriums, formers' clubs, town halls — give him a microphone and an audience (receptive or not!) and H o w a r d Lyman will deliver his passionate, heartfelt message.

CONSCIENCE FOOD

Lyman, 57, a former U S farmer/ rancher/feedlot operator and now the Executive Director o f the Humane S o ciety o f the U n i t e d State's Eating with Conscience Campaign, hammers h o m e his directives with three allitera-

Howard Lyman (centre—right) with MPs Tony Banks and Ken Livingstone, and vegan voters' favourite, Chris P Carrot

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tive points: reduce your consumption o f animal products; replace your meatcentred diet with grains, fi:uits and vegetables; refine your food purchases to organic, humanely and sustainably raised products.

T o this fourth generation Montana native, "what we know that isn't s o " refers to the popular myths about food and agriculture that most o f us have been taught since primary school: that farms are peaceful places full o f happy, freely roaming animals; that pesticides are needed for b i ^ e r and better produce; and that plenty o f meat and dairy products are needed to grow big and strong. In fact, Lyman says, farms are actually cruel, inhumane, unsanitary places; pesticides, particularly dioxins, are destroying our water, our food and our health — and today's typical high fat, high meat diet is responsible for the soaring rates o f heart disease and cancer in the Western world.

THE FICKLE FINGER

Lyman's U K visit had been planned for months, as he was being called as a defence witness in the McLibel trial, testifying as an expert on the iU's o f today's farming methods. As luck (or, in the case o f the Government, bad luck) would have it, the headline grabbing Bovine Spongiform E n cephalopathy (Mad C o w Disease) reached its publicity zenith just as Lyman's plane was touching down. As a result, his opinions were in greater demand, taking him from the B B C T V studios to phone-ins for Italian radio stations, to a packed lecture hall in Edinbui^h. Everywhere he went, people listened — or at least took notice, and began mulling over some newly disturbing thoughts on how what is put on the plate affects the well-being o f the planet.

And no wonder, Lyman delivers his message with the oratorical skills o f a Baptist preacher, the folksy humour o f

F E A T U R E

the American cowboy/philosopher Will Rogers and the deep conviction o f one who has lived the story . . .

A PRICE TO PAY

When he took over his family's dairy operation in 1963, Lyman found himself at the helm o f a small, organicaDym n farm where the animals lived and ate according to their natural diet and needs. All that would soon change, however. Spurred on by a message o f 'Get b i ^ e r or get out' from m o d e m agricultural education, Lyman took his farm into the chemical age on a grand scale. In a short while he had transformed the family operation into a huge corporate fami, fuelled by pesticides and dedicated to profits. Lyman boasted 1000 range cows, 500 head of catde in a feedlot and as many as 30 employees.

His farm was in the top 5 % of the largest farms in the country, and he found his face plastered across the covers of m o d e m farming magazines. " T h e first time I wrote a cheque for $1 million and it didn't bounce, I thought, 'I have arrived; I have all the answers,'" Lyman says. But, in fact, he didn't have all the answers. Something was terribly wrong. Fist pounding, eyes bright, Lyman proclaims to the crowd; "1 saw the organic soil go from a hving, productive base to sterile, chemical-saturated mono cultural ground because o f my so-called m o d e m methods." As his soils suffered, so did his body. A cancerous tumour appeared on his spine, paralysing him from the waist down — a tumour caused in no small part, his doctor said, from the gallons o f chemicals with which he was in daily contact.

Miraculously, the surgery was successfLil; the doctors removed the tumour and Lyman regained full use of his legs. What he did next, he says laughingly, " m a d e some o f my friends think the doctors and also taken out my brain."

"What we know could fit in a thimble," he says. " B u t we do k n o w the surest way to avoid getting the disease is to take control o f your life and say, 'I'm not going to eat meat.' O n c e you stand up and declare yourself a vegetarian, the rest is a piece of cake."

THE PROMISED LAND

OPRAH SEES THE LIGHT

Lyman sold his farm (a large part o f it is now a nature reserve), swore o f f all animal products and began a Hfelong campaign for "clean air, clean water and clean f o o d . " H e spread the word that the corrmionplace practice o f "feeding cows to c o w s " (cow carcasses unfit to be sold as 'prime beef are often ground up and fed to other cows) was a likely culprit in a range of devastating ailments; that the cheap beef bought from Central America contributed to the destruction o f rainforest habitats; that cows, chickens, pigs and other animals have distinct personalities and character traits — including a need for plenty of space to move, and a strong nurturing instinct with their young; and that humans can get all the protein, calcium, vitamins and ininerals they need from a vegan diet — without all o f that heart-destroying cholesterol and fat.

As his soils

suffered, so did his body

Armed with scientific figures, studies, and data emerging all over the world, Lyman logs over 321 8 6 0 k m (200 000 miles) a year on planes, trains and in cars spreading the word; indeed, be talks to his wife.

Willow Jeane, and their six children more frequently by phone than in person, and must often stop and wonder in which city he is waking up on any given day.

He points to

the emergence

Unable to work and awaiting surgery to remove the malignant growth, Lyman took stock o f his Ufe. He'd seen his land slowly dying. He'd seen the terrified faces o f beef catde as they approached the slaughterhouse floor, where they would be electronically stunned (not always thoroughly) and hung upside down to have their throats cut. He'd watched his brother die young, and he'd seen his pals at a weekly card game succumb to heart attacks and strokes by the age o f 40.

O u t of those thoughts o f death, Howard Lyman vowed to work for a better life — for people, for animals and for the earth. "I promised myself that whatever the outcome o f my surgery, I would dedicate my life to doing what I believed right — no matter what the changes that necessitated," Lyman says.

In what proved a highly explosive move, Lyman made a guest appearance on the watched-by-millions (20 million, to be exact!) Oprah Winirey Show in the States to present the Creutzfeldt J a c o b Disease/BSE issue to a U S audience. H e was pitted against a representative from the politically powerful U S C a t d e man's Beef Association, as well as a researcher from the Department of Agriculture.

of Downer Cow

Syndrome

What drives him?

Sheer dedication and conviction, yes, but also his belief that a plant-centred diet offers all o f us an opportunity to turn a very negative thing (factory farming and consumption o f animal products) into something positive (a transition to organic, sustainable agriculture and a healthfial, delicious, cruelty-free diet).

Lyman presented the B S E crisis as a great chance for farmers to take the plunge and move away from raising beef H e points to the emergence o f Downer C o w Syndrome, a condition similar to Mad C o w Disease, that has been appearing with ever greater frequency in the United States. T h e pubUc, he stresses, is not being told enough about these conditions, as governments fear economic collapse and export bans.

As a horrified Winfrey and audience listened, Lyman highlighted the dangers o f 'feeding cows to cows' and explained the grave potential o f C J D to America. Winfrey made no secret o f her disgust at these farming practices.

"It has just stopped me cold from eatir^ another burger!" she declared. Public reaction was swift; beef prices fell on U S futures exchanges and one enraged Texas rancher tried (unsuccessfully) to sue Winfrey and Lyman for making defamatory, libellous comments.

For Lyman, however, these threats are a routine part o f fighting the good fight. In the end, such publicity only heightens mainstream awareness o f his cause. T h e supportive crowd at C o u n try Life seems ready to help Lyman on his journey. They've feasted on savoury vegan lasagne, nut rissoles, roasted potatoes and innumerable salads and side dishes (including an 'I-can't-believethere's-no-dairy-in-this' potato salad and coleslaw), followed by spice cake with a creamy (but cream-free) topping.

"Won't you join wnth me and help us make a better world for our children?" Lyman asks as he concludes his talk. " Y o u don't have to save the whole environment, you don't have to save all the animals — you just have to do what you can d o . " And, at least in London, that message is starting to hit home. According to a May 1996 survey o f 4 3 0 teenagers in England, Scotland and Wales, 4 7 % said that they have stopped eating British beef, whilst 7 0 % were concerned about its safety.

City by city, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, and plate by plate, Howard Lyman is pricking our consciences, sharpening our awareness and — one speech at a dme — doing his bit to save the lives of future generations o f cows, sheep and people.

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Grow Vegan Maggie Dunn surveys tlie latest findings on green manure ast y e a r the H e n r y D o u b l e d a y

December. W e e d growth was sup-

[organic]

p r e s s e d by aU t h r e e c r o p s .

L

Research

Association ( H D R A ) , a

c h a r i t y , w a s a w a r d e d a fiirther 3 -

w a s unaffected b u t the w e i g h t o f w e e d s were significandy r e d u c e d by

A g r i c u l t u r e , F i s h e r i e s a n d F o o d to

the t i m e the g r e e n m a n u r e s w e r e

into Rhizoctonia

study the use o f green manures

'incorporated' at the end o f M a r c h .

soil had n o e f f e c t o n the i n c i d e n c e o f the disease in the s u b s e q u e n t let-

In April, food c r o p s w e r e trans-

tuce c r o p . T h i s w a s n o t the case

a n d recycle organic matter and

O n i o n s and s u m m e r c a b b a g e s w e r e

w i t h w i n t e r v e t c h w h e r e , within 8

p l a n t n u t r i e n t s , a n d t o i m p r o v e soil

g r o w n at H R I b u t , b e c a u s e o f h m -

w e e k s o f ' i n c o r p o r a t i o n ' , there

fertility a n d structure. T h e pre-

ited time, only o n i o n s at H D R A .

w e r e p r o b l e m s w i t h the disease to

v i o u s t h r e e years' w o r k i n v o l v e d

T h e use of v e t c h significantly

the e x t e n t the s e e d l i n g e m e r g e n c e

t h e s t u d y o f nitrate l e a c h i n g , w e e d

increased die yield at H R I . V e t c h

w a s a f f e c t e d . M o r e research is

s u p p r e s s i o n a n d s o i l - b o m e diseases

has a l o w carbon to nitrogen ratio

required.

in r e l a t i o n t o g r e e n m a n u r e s .

a n d undergoes rapid mineralisation after digging-in. T h e H R I o n i o n s also g r e w m o r e vigorously after v e t c h than in the other treatments b u t this effect w a s later o b s c u r e d by a t o p dressing o f nitrogen fertiliser w h i c h had to b e applied in J u n e to

g r e e n m a n u r e s w i t h the n i t r o g e n

achieve a satisfactory yield! At

d e m a n d s o f the crops which f o l l o w . H D R A is w o r k i n g a l o n g s i d e r e s e a r c h e r s at H o r t i c u l t u r e

s e l e c t i o n o f fruit trees, n u t a n d fruit bushes.

H D R A , nutritional b e n e f i t s o f the

ability o f n i t r o g e n t h r o u g h o u t the g r o w i n g season.

p r o d u c e d d u r i n g their b r e a k d o w n .

(Vicia

c r o p f o r t h e first rime i n t w o years!

tanacetifolia)

W e c o u l d n ' t g e t the p a r s n i p s e e d s to

f i e l d trials at H D R A a n d also o n

are s o w n t o o s o o n after ' i n c o r p o r a -

germinate, despite two attempts, but

c o n v e n t i o n a l ( n o n - o r g a n i c ) land at

t i o n ' . H D R A o b s e r v e d that

there was n o such problem with the

H R J . G r o w t h was m o r e vigorous

s p r i n g - s o w n carrots a n d b e e t r o o t

M a r c h - s o w n carrots. W e g r e w p o l e

at t h e H D R A b u t s e v e r e frosts on

d o n o t g e r m i n a t e well — if at all —

b e a n s f o r t h e first rime a n d p r e f e r

t h i s site k i l l e d o f f t h e p h a c e l i a by

w h e r e grazing rye has b e e n i n c o r -

winter vetch

and phacelia

(Phacelia

— w e r e i n c l u d e d in

C o n s e q u e n t l y , there m a y b e similar inhibition o f c r o p s e e d l i n g s if they

were

Correction The 'Vaseline' reference in my last column should have read 'petroleum jelly'. Vaseline may not b e vegan, but Brunei Care Petroleum Jelly definitely is!

Garden Jargon

t h e m to runners.

raspberries

D4K

T h i s may have b e e n b e c a u s e o f the

r y e (Secile

to the usual mini cucumbers.

Coventry

T h e i n c o r p o r a t i o n o f rye a n d

late s p o t a n d actually g o t a d e c e n t

c u c u m b e r s m a d e a sweet-ish change

Gardens,

v e t c h lessened w e e d e m e r g e n c e .

b e a n s w e m a n a g e d to a v o i d c h o c o -

o f elongated! T h e Crystal (round)

Organic

C V S J I G 01203 303517.

gennination-inhibiting chemicals

T h r e e cover crops — grazing

D u e to a packaging error, the

H D R A can b e c o n t a c t e d at: Ryton

green manure w e r e not evident in

e n a b l e g r o w e r s to p r e d i c t the avail-

courgettes turned out round instead

k e e p i n g qualities o f organicallyg r o w n c r o p s in storage.

having a higher organic content.

m o d e l . U s e o f the c o m p u t e r will

cereale),

research i n t o i m p r o v i n g the

b e a reflection o f its m o r e fertile soil,

W e l l e s b o u m e using a computer

sativa)

H D R A , alongside E l m Farm R e s e a r c h , h o p e s to carry o u t

final onion yields. T h i s appeared to

R e s e a r c h International ( H R I ) ,

B y n o t overwintering the broad

The summer

so/ani-diseased

planted to the sites u n d e r review.

release o f nitrogen f r o m dug-in

small polytunnel, a greenhouse and a

T h e i n c o r p o r a t i o n o f g r a z i n g rye

( ' c o v e r c r o p s ' ) . G r e e n m a n u r e s are

c a r r i e d o u t t o s y n c h r o n i s e the

11 X 8 m ( 2 6 ' ) raised strip b e d s , a

rather than a g r e e n m a n u r e cover.

g r o w n to conserve, accumulate

l e a c h i n g . F u r t h e r w o r k is b e i n g

c o a s t o u r g a r d e n is thriving. W e h a v e

g o o d leaf m o u l d m u l c h o v e r w i n t e r

y e a r c o n t r a c t b y the M i n i s t r y o f

g r e e n m a n u r e s can r e d u c e nitrate

D e s p i t e t h e l a c k o f rain o n the s o u t h

' r o o t ' b e d s are n o w treated to a

T h e pattern o f w e e d e m e i ^ n c e

T h e r e s u l t s s o far i n d i c a t e that

The Home Front

p o r a t e d . It is for this reason that its

Grow Vegan puzzler

B l e e d T o lose sap through a cut o r

What is 'dead heading'?

wound

1 R e m o v i n g dead f l o w e r heads

B r o a d c a s t i n g Scattering seed or fer-

small (due to underwatering) but

2 F o r g e t t i n g w h i c h seeds y o u have s o w n

tiliser evenly over the g r o u n d

prolific. A u t u m n Bliss continues to

3 P r u n i n g b r a n c h e s that have b e e n subject to 'dieback'

B o l t i n g P r o d u c i r ^ flowers (seed)

p e r f o r m w e l l . M o s t o f the c h e r r i e s d r o p p e d t h r o u g h lack o f w a t e r .

Polytunnel container-grown

prematurely W r i t e y o u r answer o n a postcard a n d p o s t , with y o u r n a m e and address to:

C a l c i c o l e Plant that thrives in alka-

Grow

line soil (lime loving)

Vegan Puzzler,

T h e V e g a n , Donald

Watson House,

7 Battle

Road,

C a l c i f u g e Plant that will not g r o w n

strawberries again proved to be not

St Leonards-on-Sea,

w o r t h the effort; strawberry aphids

s e n d e r o f the first c o r r e c t entry drawn will receive a c o p y o f F o r e s t

in alkaline soil (lime hating)

l o v e d t h e m a n d fioiits w e r e small.

Gardening

D o u b l e d i c i n g ('trench digging' or

East Sussex

TNJ7

7AA by 2 5 O c t o b e r 1 9 9 6 . T h e

(new e d i t i o n ) .

'bastard trenching') D i g g i n g to a

Last O c t o b e r , w e planted t w o d w a r f w a l n u t s . R e a d this space i n

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to L W i l s o n , w i n n e r o f the last c o m p e t i t i o n .

depth o f 2 spits

n i n e y e a r s ' time to s e e i f t h e y p r o -

S p i t D e p t h o f a spade's blade, u s u -

duced

ally 2 5 - 3 0 c m (93/,,-! 13/^")

fruit!

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not have to consist o f the vegetarian

ALSO ON THE EDITOR'S DESK...

or vegan equivalent o f ' m e a t and two

A l t e r n a t i v e s in H e a l t h Alternative

veg'. In the M i d d l e East ( h o m e o f m y

Health Information Bureau, b i -

kind o f favourite food) in particuhr,

m o n t h l y j o u r n a l , ;C19.95pa ( V e g a n

purposes. Neither 'green' nor 'gastronomy' are

meals consist o f a n u m b e r o f small

offer — normally

words to be used lightly. Together they suggest

appetisers. T h e saine is true in the

R e v i e w s n o n - a n i m a l research

Far East. T h e idea is very useful

studies relating to a l t e r n a t i v e / c o m -

scientific text. Rather, it is a mostly straightfor-

bccause o n e session o f f o o d prepara-

p l e m e n t a r y therapies. Details:

ward vegan book that is well worth cooking

tion can provide a second or third

Adam Jackson,

from, although I have a few reservations.

meal — to b e kept in the fridge for

Rd, Radlett,

As the authors s u r e s t , a meal does

Colin Spencer Green Gastronomy

12 Upper

something this book is not — an overly earnest,

Station

WD7

The introduction states an "emphasis on

8BX

busier times. Portioning into individual dishes right away helps f o o d to stay 'neat' for the next meal. M a n y o f the 2 0 0 recipes in this slighdy revised edition could be used in this way.

D e l i c i o u s s o u n d i n g s o u p s and

Cancer Epidemic: A Question of Survival Patrick R a t t i g a n N D , selfpublished, £1.75 ( p & p incl), p b k , 3 6 p p . B y post: Pat Rattigan, 1 Q u a r r y B a n k R d , Chesterfield S 4 1 OHH

starters, and a range o f robust a n d

£9.99, pbk, 134pp The title must have been chosen for alliterative

£24.95).

Herts

Bloomsbury

freshness and rich intense flavours". Quite right.

Stale and blandly flavourless concoctions are Food for the Future - a Cookery Book

Green Gastronomy

nothing to boast about and stands against mediocrity have to be taken every so often.

is divided into seasonal sections — handy and, yes, green.

Spencer understands that what w e eat at a given time of year is not only a matter of what w e harvest but also how we feel. Accordingly, there are lots of no-nonsense recipes. For instance: Red Bean and Potato Chilli (winter). Mushroom

hearty m a i n dishes — i n c l u d i n g

S h r o u d Lifer, 7 " E P , £2 ( p & p

m a n y for special o c c a s i o n s — p r e -

incl). V e g a n straight e d g e b a n d . B y

Risotto (spring), Summer Tabbouleh (summer, obviously), and Roasted Parsnips

c e d e lots o f interesting side dishes

p o s t : Chris Meadows,

(autumn).

a n d salads. Y o u m u s t try the L a t k e s

Brookhursc

( Y i d d i s h p o t a t o cakes) a n d Alan

Wirral, Merseyside

Rd,

108 Bromborough, L63

OET

and Gordon's suggestions for

One of the book's quirks is its near-on indiscriminate use of alcohol. This reaches a zenith in the chilled mange-tout and vodka soup where the vodka is glugged in just before refrigeration. Can this taste good? And, have you money

serving t h e m . G i v e n the c h o i c e , I'd

Still N o G o v e r n m e n t L i k e N o

g o for real m u s t a r d pickle o r m a n g o

Government Riot/Clone, C D , £8.

chutney!

ingredients lists occasionally stray beyond the average purse and demand that

3 2 anarchist oriented tracks —

you treat luxury vegetables — delicious in their own right — with scant respect. The

and mange-touts to burn finding out? Which brings me to another quibble. The

Spicy Green Indonesian Stew is a grand recipe but the 225g (8oz) of asparagus

OFFER For a limited period. Fabcr & Fabcr is generously

it contains is beyond comprehension. And, though this is a matter of personal taste, damsons taste better simply stewed, crumbled or pied, than blended with sherry, maple syrup, tofu and soya cream.

When, however, the recipes are good they are very good. The use of ground

offering Vcgjn readers the opportunitv' to buy copics

Brazil nuts in the winter puddings is a stroke of genius and it is nice to see a vegan

of The Vcg.tii C()oA/n)oi for just £6.99 each — a

version of Sussex Pond Pudding in print. Furthermore, any book that has so many

saving of>CI. Order from the Vegan Society in the

excellent ideas for root vegetables is to be commended.

Richard Y o u n g s

usual way, using the form on page 31.

See Books

by Post, page 30 for ordering

The

details

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Contact News VEGAN SOCIETY LOCAL CONTACTS Note: Local Contacts are Vegan Society members who have offered fo act, on a voluntary l>asis, 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.

When writing to a Contact, please remember to enclose an SAE.

e are, once again, approaching one of the most important dates in the

W

Vegan Society calendar. World Vegan Day is growing in significance,

along with the Society's growth in numbers and impact.

In the past, w e have tended to focus on events in the UK; understandably, since this was the first and is the largest Vegan Society in the world. W e should not, however, forget the important work being done — often in difficult circumstances — in other parts of the world. Indeed, our educational achievements here in the UK would not have been as successful without the contributions of the American Vegan Society, Cor Nouws, Dr Michael Klaper, Francisco Martin and Howard Lyman — to name but a few of the people who have helped us over the years. In that context, w e would very much like to hear from individuals and groups in other parts of the world who are organising events for World Vegan Day. How ever modest or grand the event, it is of interest to us because all activities that increase awareness of the health and compassionate benefits of a vegan diet are of value.

Conscious of the growing international awareness of veganism. Council member, George Rodger has edited a Vegan Passport (see back page) for the Society to ease the plight of travellers seeking to explain the fundamentals of a vegan diet. W e are going to need to communicate far more internationally if w e are to persuade people to replace their carcase-based diet with a plantbased one. So, wherever you are and whatever you are arranging, we'd love to hear from you.

For UK Vegan Society Local Contacts w e are following up on the successful 'Vegans Welcome' window sticker for restaurants, healthfood shops, guest houses and the like, with a special promotion of the popular Vegan Nutrition Chart. If you would like to help get this inexpensive and colourful chart into schools, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, catering establishments etc in your area, please get in touch with your Local Contact and maybe you could do it in a group, or with your Regional Co-ordinator. The sooner you let us know the easier it will be for our stalwarts at the Vegan Society office to arrange the necessary supplies.

Terry Bevis National Local Contacts Co-ordinator

The

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\>Ay

L E T T E R S

Postbag c u s t o m . If w e m a k e o u r voices heard they will eventually listen — w e represent m o n e y to them!

SteUa H o w d e n Lines

True, w e should be encouraging

JUST OUT OF REACH

Contributions to Postbag are welcomed, but

supermarkets to stock a wider

M y a n s w e r to T o n y S i m m o n s is

range of vegan foods (Star

that I n e v e r feel I've d o n e e n o u g h

Letter, Summer 1996 Vegan)

to merit b e i n g a full m e m b e r . I

but, just as there is a progres-

have a family w h i c h thinks I ' m nuts

sion from being vegetarian to

o n vegan issues a n d have to c a t e r

vegan, there is also one from

for t h e m . M e a t is b a n n e d b u t I b u y

being vegan to being ethically

dairy for m y t w o t e e n a g e sons.

vegan.

W h e n have y o u d o n e e n o u g h ? W e

accepted on the understanding that they may be

can always d o m o r e b u t the u l t i -

more wholefoods. Furthermore,

Lesley M c G r e g o r W Yorks Ed. The minimum full membership

Send your letters to: The Editor, 'The Vegan',

Society

is adherence

diet. Given

Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road,

difficulties

St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA, UK

requirement of the

for

Vegan practical

in trying to ensure a

hfestyle

endrely

free of animal

stances,

this seems as good

sub-

a 'base

hne' as any!

Fax 01424 717064

a number of wholefood shops are run by vegetarians and vegans, supporting their o w n

to a vegan

the immense

Wholefood shops suffer because of supermarkets selling

m a t e is always a f e w yards a w a y .

edited in the interests of brevity or clarity.

STAR LEHER

ethics, helping with dietary questions and stocking hard-toobtain products.

W h e n wholefood shops go out of business because of all of us flocking to supermarkets, w e do vegetarian/vegan business people a disservice and our high

WELL-SPOHED

streets become less varied.

MORE TO IT

probably cannot afford to give dis-

T h a n k s to those sharp-eyed readers

I feel M s Parsons (Postbag, S u m m e r

c o u n t s or advertise.

w h o p o i n t e d o u t the mistake in the

send an SAE to: Patrick, Vegan Business Connection, Veggies,

1996) may be missing the point.

H o w a r d K n i g h t W Midlands

U r d u title in the Vegan

Generally, vegans are m o r e ethically

Ed. Increasingly,

advert in the S u m m e r 1996

aware and may not patronise super-

finding

markets for a variety o f ethical

rial bencSts

reasons. It is a n n o y i n g w h e n people

small charity, it has limited

fvnds

perceive that their m o r a l responsibil-

membership

'sweeteners'.

The

ities end w h e n they stop buying

maintenance

and development

animal produce.

the Discounts

M s E S t e p h e n s Lines

Society

the Society

it has to highlight

is

the

of membership.

scheme

mate-

Being a

is

TO BUSINESS...

It's g o o d to see the improved style m a g and also to read o f the policy o f free subscripDons to local schools or libraries. Whilst it could b e a short term drain o n resources, I am sure it

permanent, Classified

free Lisdngs provides

priced advertising businesses. business

Connection

smaller

The Vegan Society

is in

too!

is the right way to spread the message.

With regard to Listings, although

STRAIGHT TALKING

are m o s t w e l c o m e , in m y v i e w the

even in their o w n countries!

G e o r g e D R o d g e r Vegan

Tracey wins two bottles of Vegan Trade Marked wine, generously supplied by Vinceremos

Passport

Editor

n u m b e r s o f v e g a n s a n d vegetarians

has a

entry and

discounts to Vegan S o c i e t y m e m b e r s

Tracey Lean Notts

O f course, o n e should never j u d g e

the Vegan Passport very useful —

reasonablyfor

b o o k went to print.

the

nesses are listed in T h e V e g a n . The Vegan Business

NG1 3HW.

vegan travellers will find the inside of

busi-

180 Mansfield Rd, Nottingham

T h e error was corrected before t h e

of popular,

and that is why pardciparing

Vegan.

a b o o k by its cover, but I am sure all

involves

in little expense,

for

Passport

For a list of vegan businesses,

— the last R e a l e a t survey indicated 4 . 6 million vegetarians. O u t o f 2 5

TELL ME WHY

reasons for b e i n g v e g e t a r i a n , 2 2 are

I d o not find it surprising that o n l y

also for b e i n g vegan s o , logically,

a f e w thousand o f the 1 7 0 0 0 0 adult

v e g a n s s h o u l d total 4 m i l l i o n .

vegans in the U K are V e g a n S o c i e t y

V e g e t a r i a n i s m s h o u l d really only

m e m b e r s (letter from T o n y

b e a transitional stage o n the w a y

Simmons, Summer 1996

from m e a t - e a t i n g to v e g a n i s m .

Vegan).

M e m b e r s are those w h o wish to

W h y d o the vast m a j o r i t y starting

Like M s Parsons I try to shop at

actively p r o m o t e v e g a n i s m . It is a

o n this path r e m a i n stuck in the

D i s c o u n t s section is less i m p o r t a n t

supermarkets and feel that contacting

similar situation to a poHtical party

middle?

than o n e listing vegan only b u s i -

their c u s t o m e r relations departments

w h e r e there may b e tens o f t h o u -

and asking about the availability o f

sands o f party voters in a

D a v i d S a n d e r s o n Perthshire

nesses. T h e Society s h o u l d b e supporting vegan business people

vegan products should eventually

constituency b u t only a f e w h u n -

because they are deliberately l i m -

bring about an i m p r o v e m e n t .

d r e d actual m e m b e r s .

iting their i n c o m e by staying true to vegan principles and, in m o s t cases.

S o m e seem 'vegan unfriendly' and I write to say I a m withdrawing m y

W h a t w e should b e w o r r y i n g a b o u t is the difference b e t w e e n the

T H E D E A D L I N E FOR T H E WINTER POSTBAG IS 25 O C T O B E R

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Veganism may be defined as a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as possible and practical, all fomis of exploitation of, and cmelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose.

In dietary terms it refers to the practicc of dispensing with all animal produce — including meat, fish, poultry, eggs, animal milks, honey, and their derivatives.

Abhorrence of the cmel practices mherent in dairy, livestock and poultry farming is probably the single most common rea.son for the adoption o f veganism, but many people arc 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.

T h e V ^ a n 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-bom calf within just four days; the dairy cow's proneness to lameness and mastios; her

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recipes by The Vegan's cookery writer

Animal Slavery Matjorie Spiegel. A

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Simply Vegan (2nd ed) (US) Debra Wasserman. Includes 70-page nutrition section and recipe nutrient

BACKGROUND

QUICK VEGETARIAN MEALS

A b u n d a n t Living in t h e Coming A g e of t h e Tree Kathleen Jannaway.

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Towards a vegan, tree-based culture

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£2.00 B e y o n d Beef — The Rise and Fall of t h e Cattle CuKure Jeremy Rifkin. The real costs of the 'cattle culture': animal suffering, hunger, poverty, environmental destruction £8.99 Compassion: The Ultimate Ethic ( A n Exploration of Veganism) Victoria Moran. An examination of the history and philosophy of the vegan movement £4.95 Food For a Future

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Jon Wynne-Tyson. A classic woric, powerfully arguing the moral, economic, ecological, physiological and nutritional case for vegetarianism and veganism £4.99 The Realeat Encyclopedia of Vegetarian Living Peter Cox. Despite the title, principally tional vegan recipes £16.99 (Hdbk)

A n i m a l Liberation Peter Singer. 2nd edition [Pimlko] of tfie bible of tfie modem animal rights movement

W h y V e g a n Kath Clements. A simple and straightforward exposition of the case for veganism £6.95

Singer & David Hine. A powerfully illustrated introduction to the subject £4.95 A n i m a l Rights — Extending t h e G r c l e of Compassion Mark Gold.

Animal rights: the philosophy, principles, history and prospects £7.99 Animals, Politics & Morality Robert

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American vegan doctor explains how choosing certain vegan foods leads to, and sustains long-term weight loss £8.99 Pregnancy, Children 8i the V e g a n Diet (US) Michael Klaper MD. A practical guide to ensuring health and balance throughout pregnancy and to raising healthy children on a 100% animal-free diet £7.95 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

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 economkal recipes. A dassic £5.99 The Vegan Gourmet (US) Susann Geiskopf-Hadler & Mindy Toomay.

Delidous and imaginative vegan cuisine with recipe nutrient breakdowns £8.99 The Vegan Health Plan Amanda Sweet. Over 300 recipes, plus nutritional information and hints on buying and storing foods, suitability for freezing etc £6.95 The V e g a n Kitchen M a t e (Aus) David

REFERENCE The Animal Welfare Handbook Caroline Ctough & Barry Kew. A guide to animal welfare and rights — the issues, arguments, legislation, organisattons and resources £8.99 The Extended Orcte Jon Wynne-Tyson. A collectkin of quotations concerning our treatment of non-human spedes £7.50 Food For Free Rkdiard Mabey. The wiW food forager's bible — details of over 240 edible berries, nuts, fungi and leaves £7.99 The Pocketbook of Animal Facts & Figures Barry Kew. All the information you need — at your fingertips £6.99

Horton. 100 simple redpes, complete with kitchen tips £3.25

VERSE Talking Turkeys Benjamin

HOME & GARDEN Forest Gardening Robert A de J

Zephaniah. Fun poems by the presenter of Truth or Dairy £8.99 (Hdbk)

Hart. 2nd edition of the vegan guide to creating a food-producing

£10.00 A n i m a l Uberation: A Graphic G u i d e Lori Gmen, Peter

Foods That Cause Y o u t o Lose W e i g h t (US) Neal Barnard MD. An

Cookbook (2nd ed) Alan Wakeman &

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NUTRITION & HEALTH

COOKBOOKS 365 Plus O n e Vegan Recipes Leah Leneman. An imaginative and varied collection of ideas for starters, soups, main courses, side dishes, sweets and salads £6.99 A n Allergy Cookbook Patricia Carter. Recipes free of animal

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forest garden £10.95 T h e G r e e n H o m e Karen Christensen. A lively and wide-ranging introduction to all aspects of green home-making £9.99 The O r g a n i c G a r d e n e r ' s Handbook Margaret Elphinstone & Julia Langley. A comprehensive and practical guide to the subject

A number of titles lack a vegan perspective but have nevertheless been included on the basis of their informativeness or practical value • See back cover for Vegan Society publications and merchandise • Order form opposite

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D O N A T I O N S required to help purchase sheltered accommodation for elderly vegans in need. Contributions to: 'Homes For Elderly Vegetarians Ltd', Chancery House, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey SMI IJB. 0181 652 1900.

Specify "Vegan Fund".

R O O M T O L E T at Veg&m HQ N/S vegan. S A E to: 'The Sanctuary', Nr Lydford, Okehampton EX20 4AL. Tel/Fax 01822 820203.

S E C O N D H A N D Book Sale: Mind/Body/Spirit/Eco/Animal Rights.

For price list please phone Sienna 0171 352 6744.

FUNERAL SERVICES G R E E N / D I Y F U N E R A L S . Ecofriendly inexpensive coffins, memorial tree-planting. Please send £1 in unused stamps with AS size SAE to Box 328.

HEALTH C L A R J D G E H O U S E Centre for healing, rest and renewal.

Vegetarian/Vegan, non-smoking. Run by the Friends Fellowship of Healir^. Open to all. Retreats, short/long term stays.

Weekend courses, conferences, healing and counselling available. Nr. Lingfield, Surrey. 0L342 832150. Box 371.

ANIMAL CARE V E G A N C A T S ! Animal-free supplement for home-made recipes. In use since 1986. SAE: Vegecat, The Vegan Society, Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA, UK.

COURSES

Shiatsu The European Shiatsu School has branches in London & throughout the UK & Europe For prospectus, please send 3 first class stamps to: ESS Central Administration (Dept VE) High B a n k s , Lockeridge, Nr Marlborough Wilts S N 8 4EQ Tel: 01672 861362

A S H A N I K A Healing Sanctuary set in A O N B West Dorset ofFering residenrial cotu^es in natural treatment of humans, animals, herbs, healing etc. 01297 678 597.

R E I K I W O R K S H O P S . One weekend can change your hfe forever! Traditional Usui Reild enables you to heal yourself and others. Master/Teachers Michael and Jean Worth. (Torquay) 01803 312651.

EATING OUT

BAR CAFE VENUE 80 Glassford Street Glasgow G1 l U R 0141 553 1638 Come along to The 13tfa Note and experience our delicious home-cooking.

Tbere is a 10% discount for aU Vegan Society members.

The 13th Note cafe is completely animal/dairy free and is therefore suitable for both vegans and vegetarians.

Opening hrs: Noon-l 1.45pm

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H E R B A L M E D I C I N E Vegan practitioner. Member of the National Institute o f Medical Herbalists, runs a totally vegan practice. Clinics in Kent and East Sussex.

Consultations by appointment.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION B & B , V E G E T A R I A N / V E G A N Near Heathrow, Windsor, Henley, Reading, Berkshire, Bath R d . A4. £35 double, £20.00 single. Tennis school for lessons.

Bradfords, Maidenhead 01628 29744.

C U M B R I A V e ^ B & B , 2 rooms.

Stricdy no smoking. Children very welcome. Good local walks and marvellous vegan food! Tel:

S T IVES Cornwall. Vegan guest house.

Close to beaches and picturesque harbour.

En-suite rooms. Self-catering apartment also available. St Judes, St Ives Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall T R 2 6 2SF. Tel. 01736 795255.

S C O T L A N D Solway coast. Homely B & B , vegetarian/vegan on request. Walks, beaches, bird-watcliing. C.H., Pr. parking, large garden, tea/coffee all rooms.

Phone 01556 640269.

S C O T T I S H H I G H L A N D S Near Kyle of Lochalsh. Vegan B & B in modem bungalow with spectacular views. Ideal centre for exploring Skye and Wester Ross. B&B £15, EM £9.

S N O W D O N I A . Licensed family and group accommodation in recendy renovated Victorian mansion amid 12 acres of woodland. Near Snowdon.

Vegetarian/Vegan meals on request. Tel: 01286 650227.

S O M E R S E T Exclusively vegetarian guest house. Ail meals vegan. Bordering Devon and Dorset. It is an ideal base for touring, walking or relaxing in our 16th century house. Crewkeme 01460 73112.

V E G A N guest house. West Dorset, set in A O N B close coastal walks, historic Lyme Regis. Home of alternative healers. Phone 01297 678 597 W E S T C O R K Self-contained accommodadon. Cooking facilities and en-suite bathrooms. Vegetarian/Vegan cooking only. Green Lodge, Trawnamadree, Ballylickey, Bantry, C o . Cork. Tel: 00 353 2 7 66146.

W H I T B Y Falcon Guest House, B&B, vegan/vegetarian. Q u i e t location, seven iTiinutes walk from centre and harbour.

Lounge and sumiy breakfast room.

Parking near house. Tea-making equipment. £14 (plus child reductions). Tel: 01947 603507.

The Old Post Office Uanigon, Hay-on-Wye

D E T A C H E D country home in quiet hamlet near Wimbome, Dorset.

Exclusively vegetarian/vegan B & B .

Spacious comfortable twin en-suite T / C fecilities, TV. Ideal touring, walking, cycling area. N o smoking. £15 per person per night. Tele: 01202 841561.

D E V O N (Lydford). S/C for N/S visitors at V E G F A M ' s H Q . SAE to: "The Sanctuary', Nr Lydford, Okehampcon EX20 4AL. Tel/Fax: 01822 820203.

I N G L E T O N Yorkshire Dales.

Vegetarian/Vegan B & B £14.50 at picmresque Prospect Cottage. T w o or more nights £13. Tel: 015242 41328.

I S L E O F W I G H T B & B . Peacefijl home of vegetarian/vegan owners. Picturesque valley village. Tel: (01983) 731279.

Evening meals available by request.

L A K E D I S T R I C T Delightfiil accommodation in 18c vicarage. With exclusively vegetarian/vegan cuisine. Modest tariff.

Beech Tree, Coniston. Tel: 015394 41717.

O L D R E C T O R Y H O T E L Maentwrog, 01766 590305. Three acre riverside garden. Main house/budget annexe. All en-suite. Informal atmosphere, home cooldng, vegan & Itahan menu. Reduced 2+ nights. Dogs welcome.

P E M B R O K E S H I R E Coast — Trefin, nr St Davids. Vegetarian/Vegan guest house, en-suite rooms. 5 mins walk from specucular coastal path, self-guided walkit^ holidays available. Tel 01348 837095.

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Tel: 01497 820008

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Quiet Country Hotel ^'^'^(/i/OOQjBOW' overlooking beautiful / tidal estuary and bird l^^^^fpter sanctuary.

Britain's oldest vegetarianAegan hotel stands in its own grounds close to beaches and unspoilt coastal walks.

'Woodcote', The Saltings, Lelant, Stives, Cornwall Tel 01736 753147

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Contfb/iaMeBiw npies xmss Poriock Bay and sei in the hean of Exinxir's wild heatho mxKland Deiicums baditianal vegeohan and vcgai cuutne. Rne wines. Log fna, CancBe-Iit dtnoen. Luxunous bahDnrn. all en-sutir.

ETB 2 crowns H i ^ y commended AA 3Q Recommended 2 day break Nov-Feb mcl - £49 p p / D B ^

BLACKPOOL

WILDLIFE HOTEL

Open all year round Licensed. 100% non-meal.

Small friendly hotel.

(Exclusively vegan/vegetarian. Special diets catered for — all freshly made.)

No smoking throughout.

Situated two minutes from the sea.

Near all the attractions. Paiidng available.

39 Woodfield Road, Blackpool FYl 6AX. Tel. 01253 346143.

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YOU PLEASE

Vegetarian/vegan.

Cussen.s cottage, en-suite roonns with own entrance, tv. tea-making. Residence sun-lounge/dining room.

Vegetarian/vegan 3 course dinner when req'd.

Peaceful rural setting, pub. p.o. restaurant. 10 min. walk.

Cycle hire, riding, mountain walking.

Nearby 13th ccntury historic Kilmallock.

Easy drive to Kilamey. Tralee. Coric, Limerick.

Galway, Shannon Lakes. Atlantic coast. Relax in secluded lawns and organic kitchen garden.

Brochure and boddng details.

Phone: Ita. 0J0353 639S926.

taigh na mara guesthouse

• Gourmet Scottish Vegan FarmJKHj.se cooking • IdyUic secluded Lochside Location near Ullapool • WildUfe and Walkere Paradise — open all year • Inverness Airport/Bus/Train only 1 Hour away • £33 including Dinner — Credit cards accepted • Vegan Info, service and guides book — Rainb<7ws A Wellies £14.95 Tel/Fax Jarkie or Tony 01854 6552S2 :: Taigh na Mara. Frefpost tV 1229. Lochbroom. j Via Carve. HighLmds !V23 2BR

Sa^sbttp^ Mftet VEGETARIAN/VEGAN GUEST HOUSE

Delicious Home-Cooking, Special Diet Catering.

Non-Smoking, Open Fires Explore Yorkshire Dales and Famous Sellle/Carlisle Railway

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Tel. 01729 823840

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VEGAN GUESTHOUSE In St. Ives. Cornwall. Ocean views.

Peaccftil and relaxiiig. Minutes to shops and bcaches.

100% aninul-frec, organic where possible, hi^ily nutritious food our speciality.

Special diets catered for.

From ;C15 per night.

Contact: 01736 793895

BEECHMOUNT NEAR SA WREY, AMBLESIDE, CUMBRIA LA22 OLB Vegetarian/vegan B&B. delightful country house accotnmodatioD. Situaied in Bettrix Potter's picturesque viHtge with its oMc worlde ion, 2 miks from Hawksbead. Lake Windermere (car fmy) 2 miles. Delicious Ixeakfast, lovely bedrowns. Superb lake/cotuitry views.

For brochure tel.

CHAPEL STREET. EXFORD S O M E R S E T TA24 7PY R e l a x in the heart o f E x m o o r N a t i o n a l P a r k a n d e n j o y the b e a u t i f u l s u r r o u n d i n g s .

N o smoking. Exclusively v e ^ t a r i a n and vegan food.

Most rooms en-suite, all with tea/coffcc facilities.

C o n t a c t N i g e l for details, t e l e p h o n e 01643 831694

C L A S S I F I E D

CASTLE ACRE

Norfolk

I Superb Vege & Vegan BSB Beautiful village with Castle, Ancient Priory, Water meadows and chalk stream Coast 20 mins Forest 20 mins Great base for West Norfolk break Evening meal available £15 p n Tel-Claire 0378 610546

TORQUAY

V E G A N M E A L replacement drink mix.

N o animal ingredients. N o added sugar, no additives, no preservatives. Phone Carol 01473 688128.

MISCELUNEOUS

Y O R K Vegetarian/Vegan wholefood, non-smoking B&B. Comfortable en-suite acconimodarion. 10 mins walk ccntre. £18.

MAIL ORDER Forget-me-not mail order

For products free from animal experimentation and animal ingredients

THE VEGETARIAN CHARITY

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GROW MORE F O O D in less space and with less effort by using perennial plants. You can experience a much wider range of foods and also be kind to nature. Send 4 x 2Sp stamps for a catalogue to: Plants for a Future (TV), The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall PL22 ONG. O N E E A R T H shop. Midlands' only vegan shop. We sell a vvide range of wholefoods. Also convenience foods, cosmetics, household cleaners, candles, soaps, essential oils, recipe txx>ks and are stockists of Ethical Wares footwear. Mail order now available. 54 Allison Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B5 5TH. 0121 632 6909.

Q U A L I T Y vegan perfumes, beauty preparations and essential oils. Send SAE for brochure (including Christmas Special OSen) to DOLMA, 19 Royce Avenue.

Huchull, Noctinghim NG15 6FU.

LIVING W I T H O U T C R U E L T Y D I A R Y 1997

Bulk rates for groups;

Vegetarian Nursing & Rest Home 7/9 Oak Park Villas, Dawlish.

Devon EX7 ODE. Tel: - (01626) 862794

phone 01608811969.

Exclusively Vegetarian And Vegan Diets. Wholistic Care offered with a choice of Complementary therapies.

A friendly, non-smoking home for Shon or Long stay. Holiday and Respite Care

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A H I M S A . CJuarterly magazine of the American Vegan Society. Veganism, Natural Living, Reverence for Life.

Calendar Year subscription £12. Address: PO Box H, Mihgi. NJ 08328, USA. V E G A N G U I D E to Paris £2.50, Hippy Cookbook £1.99, How to Write a Vegan Book £1.80 post free from: Alex Bourke, 11 Guinea Street, Bristol BSl 6SX.

SITUATIONS VACANT A N I M A L S H E L T E R urgendy needs Uve in voluntary helpers. Tel: Freshfields Animal Rescue Centre 0151 931 1604 (mob. 0421 535237).

Funds are available to h e l p y o u n g vegetarians/vegans, u p to the a g e o f 2 5 , w h o are in n e e d a n d to educate y o u n g p e o p l e in the principles of vegetarianism.

P S Y C H I C C O N S U L T A N T lecturer, .semi retired seeks travel companion.

Male, driver, housekeeper. N o ties. Age not important. London based. Super opportunity for someone who whilst vegan enjoys the t>est hotels and travel.

Applications to: T h e Grants Secretary,

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S E L F M O T I V A T E D person(s) required to manage all aspects of a cat and rabbit rescue charity in Norfolk.

Accommodation included. Car driver essential. Telephone 01243 376427.

THE VEGETARIAN CHARITY 14 W i n t e r s L a n e Ottery St M a r y EXll lAR

• PBrfumea • A^ershaoe • CoameficA • Sh'n Cars • fMy care • fifene ftange • OifamtM & Sopp/emenfe • ProgrammA • fi/gae Praducfa * " • Hair care. • £&&antial ( mo/uf more proc/ucfe aoaihUe bom such ae CMu/ome, Nou&ehaid Products, Candfee, Stationery, Citf^s, etc, etc, etcd for free info pack, contact Forget-me-not 3 f Ridinq foid Lane, (s^sieu Manchester, M28 2Uk ' re/:01f>1 726 206 f

PUBLICATIONS The diary for all who believe in the welfare of people and animals, edited by vegan campaigner Mark Gold. £5 post free from Jon Carpenter Publishing (Dept VS) Spendkjve Centre, Chartbury, OX7 3PQ

NURSING HOMES

CUSTODIANS We arc a national group of campaigners who believe in a Creator and oppose the sbughter and exploitation of animals Deails & newsletter Custodians, Kent Place, Lechlade-on-Thames, Glos, GL7 3 A W

Brookesby Hall Hotel

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.

P/ease contact res. props for brochure and further details.

Tel: 01803 292194

F A S T I N G W A L K S ! For rest, relaxation, weight loss and better health. (Groups).

Only liquids. England, Europe. Murphy, 1 Stanley Road, London N 1 5 3HB (0181 395 0407,0171 614 7221).

SITUATIONS WANTED

THE ORDER OF THE CROSS SPIRITUAL AIMS AND IDEALS The order is an informa] Fellowship, having for its service in life the cultivation of the Spirit of Love towards all Souls: Helping the weak and defending the defenceless and oppressed; Abstaining from hurting the creatures, eschewing bloodshed and flesh eating, and living upon the pure foods so abundantly provided by nature; Walking in the Mystic Way of Life, whose Path leads to the realization of the Christhood; And sending forth the Mystic Teachings unto all who may be able to receive them — those sacred interf»^tions of the Soul, the Christhood, and the Divine Love and Wisdom, for which the Order of the Cross stands.

Regular Services, Meetings and Retreats are held in London and elsewhere.

For further information please c(Mitact: The Headquarters (VN), 10 De Were Gardens. London W8 SAE. telephone 0171-937 7012.

F A S T I N G and Visioning Retreats for healing and inner growth in beautiful Cornwall. Short/long programmes, for adults and children. Warm, caring environment, happy atmosphere. Also professional practitioner courses in Psychocreative ^ t i n g and visioning, and books, and tapes. Please send l a i ^ SAE to: The Purist Found^don, Higher Boden, Mmacca/i, Helstoti, Comw^ TR12 6EN

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C O N T A C T C E N T R E is a caring, so low fees friendship agency, quite different from all others catering exclusively for vegans and vegeurians both in Britain and abroad for any purposes.

C O N T A C T C E N T R E enables you to choose friend(s) from detailed adverts and/or to write an advert yourself without disclosing your name and address.

C O N T A C T C E N T R E givesftiUscope to your individual wishes; you don't even have to complete a form. Instead a friendly ear is lent to every member.

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PUBLICATION DATES March, J u n e , September, December

The Editor invites authors, artists and cartoonists to submit material for possible publication in The Vegan. Fees negotiable.

T h e Vegan Society reserves the right to refuse or withdraw any advertisement.

Although every care is uken, the Vegan Society cannot accept liability for any loss or inconvenience incurred as a result o f errors in the wording, or the late or nonappearance o f an advertisement.

COPY DATES 25 Jan, 25 April, 25 July, 25 Octobcr

CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE Advertisements are accepted subject to their satisfying the condition that the products advertised arc entirely free from ingredients derived from animals; that neither products nor ingredients have been tested on animals; and that the content of such ads does not promote, or appear to promote, the use o f non-vegan commodities. Books, records, tapes etc. mentioned in advertisements should not contain any material contrary to vegan principles.

Write to: Richard Farhall, Editor, The Vegan, Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA, U K .

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IMPORTANT Final copy date for Winter 1996: 2 5 October 1996

A Deed of Covenant substantially increases your gift or subscription to the Vegan Society, At no extra cost to your^ self, because the Society is able to claim the income tax that you have paid.

Provided you are a taxpayer, the Society can claim an additional 32p (at current tax rates) for every pound you covenant.

The Deed need only apply for four years, assuring the Society of a regular income so that it can plan for the future. It is easy to complete and once made you have only to sign a claim form which we send you in the first year.

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WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY There must be many readers who would like to offer financial support to the Vegan Society's unique work but have hmited means at their disposal. There is, however, an easy way of helping regardless of present circumstances by including a legacy to the Society in your will.Great or small such legacies can make a real and enduring contribution to the promotion of vegan ideals.

For those who would like to make a bequest to the Society the following form of words is s u ^ s t e d : / bequeth to The Vegan Society, Registered Charity no.

279228, presently at Donald Watson House, 7 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN37 7AA, UK, the sum ofÂŁ , and declarc that the receipt of the Treasurer or other authorised officer of the said Society shall be good and sufficient discharge of such legacy.

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a stunning range of o u t d o o r a n d leisureware combining the finest synthetic materials w i t h quality craftsmanship a n d design. Suitable for vegans, vegetarians a n d all those w h o care about the e n v i r o n m e n t For a FREE full colour catalogue call or fax 01929 480360 or write to: Ethical Wares, Dept VM, 17 Townsend Road, Corfe Castle, Warefiam, Dorset BH20 SET

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Publications & Merchandise 'Feed the World' T-ShlPt

Nutrition for Optimum Health

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V H S video (PAL) 4 6 mins Michael Klaper M D Slide illustrated lecture o n vegan nutrition at London's Homeopathic Hospital £ 8 . 9 5

Embroidered Sweat Shirt 7 0 % cotton/30% polyester, yellow o n green, X L £ 1 5 . 9 5

Writing Pad 5 0 leaves o f recycled paper, A 5 £ 2 . 5 0

Vegan Nutrition Chart N u t r i e n t information at a glance. W i p e clean.

880x180mm £2.50

Vegan Nutrition Gill Langley M A P h D MlBiol Still the most comprehensive survey o f scientific research on vegan diets. Includes highlighted key points, e a s y - t o - f o l l o w tables, chapters on all major nutrients and section on vegan m o t h e r s and children £8.95

Festive Postcard Save card and envelopes! Pack o f 8 £1.95

Yegans Welcome' Window Sticker

11 Omin dia. (Suggested re-sell price to businesses: £1.25) 75p

THE VE6AN MAGAZINE C u r r e n t / B a c k issue/s £ 1 . 9 5 (p&p incl) F o u r issue (1 year) subscription £ 7 . 8 0 (p&p incl) 50th Anniversary (Aut 9 4 ) b u m p e r issue £ 1 . 7 5 (p&p incl)

The Animal-Free Shopper T h e Vegan Society Popular shopping guide for those wishing to buy g o o d s which are free o f animal ingredients and involve no animal testing.

Includes product listing sections — F o o d , D r i n k , Toiletries & C o s m e t i c s etc; useful addresses; and information on animal substances and additives £ 4 . 9 5

Vegan Passport G e o r g e R o d g e r (ed) T h e Vegan Society What vegans eat (and don't eat) in 38 languages, covering around 9 0 % o f the world population.

Includes maps and helpfiil graphics.

Invaluable for staying vegan! £ 2 . 9 9

The Caring Cook Janet Hunt T h e Vegan Society An easy-to-follow first vegan c o o k b o o k £3.45

Truth or Dairy Vegan Society V H S V i d e o (PAL) 2 2 mins An upbeat, informal introduction to the vegan diet — the thinking behind it and health and

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Presented by Benjamin Zephaniah and featuring a host o f vegan celebrities £8.95

Forest fiardening Green Earth Books V H S video (PAL) 48 mins Includes features on R o b e r t Hart's forest garden and Plants for a Future £15.00

"Vegans Are my Cup of Tea'Mug £4.45

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Enamel Badge Distinct yet discrete, brooch-style, 2 0 m m £1.45

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Vegecat Supplement which is added to recipes (supplied) to provide complete meals for vegan cats. 6 week supply £ 8 . 2 5

Vege»tt As for Vegecat but for kittens up to 12 months and lactating queens. 6 week supply £ 8 . 2 5

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