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It’s Summer Break.

“I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.” —Ulysses S. Grant   Summer break is almost over.  We’re fully committed to stuffing ourselves with peaches and nectarines in record breaking amounts and hopefully you are too.  We will have plenty to say about it very very soon.  Wink. Learn [...]

Notable News 3.11.11

Drug-Resistant Bacteria: To Humans From Farms via Food Healthy Hidden Veggies We Don’t Need Industrial Agriculture to Feed the World, U.N. Report Says Innovative Dining Group Serves Up Critically Endangered Bluefin Tuna Vegan Wins on Cupcake Wars

Notable News 2.4.11

Oprah’s Vegan Starter Kit Conn. Coop Falls Under Snow, Killing 85,000 Hens Spinach Fuels Muscles PepsiCo’s Crunchy Company Line:  ’Doritos Are Not Bad for You’

Notable News 1.14.11

Four Million Animals and Counting Buried Alive in South Korea (Graphic) EPA May Ban Triclosan, a Carcinogen in Antibacterial Soaps Move Over, Cow: Almond Milk Sparks Fight in Dairy Case Two Out of Five Teens Affected by Excessive Fluoride in Water

Notable News 12.12.10

New Vitamin D and Calcium RDAs: What They Mean for Vegans McDonald’s Uses Risky Eggs in its McMuffins Marion Nestle: “The Movement is Making Headway” Loophole Lets European Fishermen Cut Off Sharks’ Fins EPA Turns a Blind Eye as Pesticide Poisons Honey Bees As Companies Ditch Cancer-Causing Dyes, Kellogg Clings to Artificial Colors Pilot Roll-Out [...]

Notable News 10.29.10

Why It’s Better if We Can’t Afford Meat Study Says Eat Less Beef One-Quarter of the Foods Kids Eat Contain Pesticides When Politics and Factory Farms Collide, Manure Happens

Notable News 9.19.10

Where do you get your protein? Study Shows That Pesticides Make Women Sick High Fructose Corn Syrup to Get Rebranded as “Corn Sugar” Ellen DeGeneres on Lady Gaga’s Meat Outfit

Notable News 9.4.10

Is NYC Tap Water Vegan? Cooking Tools: Single Serving Burger Maker Replacing Eggs America’s Egg Industry: Rotten Inside and Out Back-to-School Special: Free, Gross, Fattening Lunches

Notable News 8.20.10

Red Meat Linked, Yet Again, to Heart Disease 380 million egg recall now underway. Great! Why Is Salmonella Popping Up Everywhere?

Notable News 8.13.10

Farmers Lean to Truce on Animals’ Close Quarters Isn’t a Weekday Vegetarian Just a Meat Eater in Conscious Clothing? Scientist Suggests Super-Size Meals with a Side of Lipitor Stellar New Vegan Handbag Lines Early Puberty Linked to Dairy Product Consumption Cities Ban Toys from Unhealthy Kids’ Meals Children Working in Gardens Senate Cuts Food Stamp [...]

Notable News 8.6.10

Michael Pollan Explains the Math of Buying Local Whoa.  Husband is going to lose it. 2010 Veggie Awards Survey

Notable News 7.30.10

Requesting Vegan Options at Restaurants New Study Links High-Protein Diets to Weight Gain Book Review:  Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain Surprise!  Another Quest for “Ethical Eating” Ends in an Omnivorous Diet

Notable News 7.16.10

A Humane Egg High Protein Increases Bone Loss The Gulf Seafood Safety Masquerade A nice list of vegan blogs

Notable News 7.9.10

Cage-Free California Arsenic in Eggs VegWeb.com launches an iPhone App Bloody Mary, the Liquid Salad (try not to barf when they recommend a “beef jerky swizzle stick)

Notable News 7.1.10

Carnivorous Cocktails Lion Burgers Genetically Altered Salmon Set to Move Closer to the Table Jessica Simpson Goes Vegan, Has ‘Intense Visions’