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How To Set (And Achieve) Any Goal

VEGdaily — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:47:57 +0000

Goals. We all have them. Most of us have put our goals on the back burner because sometimes life just gets in the way. Others are actively trying to achieve their goals but are unsure of how to go about it or how to stay motivated. Well kids, it is time to get to achieving because you are not getting any younger and the magical dream fairy is not on her way to grant you all of your wishes.

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Vegan At Heart: Rockin Raw Recipes To (Un) Cook

VEGdaily — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:00:11 +0000

During a summer of record-breaking heat, the LAST thing you want to do in mid-August is turn on the stove and cook. But you gotta eat, and salads are lovely, but one cannot live on salads alone.

Let’s take a page from our raw friends’ book and get creative without cooking. Here are a few recipes that are super easy to make and won’t leave you schvitzing in the kitchen.

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Discerning Brute’s Gracious Gourmand Promises Fine Chefs And Vegan Eats

VEGdaily — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:37:53 +0000

The Discerning Brute will host a biweekly vegan dinner part-ay at Second Stop Cafe in Williamsburg, featuring chefs you might have heard of making food you’ll definitely want to eat. The party starts Friday, August 27, with a fabulous five-course menu from Lagusta Yearwood of Lagusta’s Lucious, posted below for your hungry eyes to feast on.

“Featuring a rotating cast of chefs specializing in avant-garde, gourmet, sustainable fare, our series aims to challenge ordinary perceptions and preparations of fine food, expose visionary talent, and celebrate conscientious hedonism,” Joshua Katcher wrote on The Discerning Brute.

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Factory Farms: Basically Playpens For Animals

VEGdaily — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:33:25 +0000

Kiley Stinson, an intern for an agriculture site, recently blogged about picking up a vegetarian/vegan starter kit from one of PETA’s stands in D.C. Here’s her confounding attempt to defend factory farms:

“If animal rights activists are so appalled to the idea of young animals being kept in a pen, were they not one of the millions of kids whose parents used playpens when they were growing up?…

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Interview Series #16: Ruby Roth Of That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals

VEGdaily — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:26:55 +0000

Every once in a while, a book comes along that is just what you need to remind you of what’s important.

For me, Ruby Roth’s That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals is that book.

My favorite memories growing up usually involved animals. Whether it was a book about a pig on a farm who wins the heart of a young girl, a film about a baby circus elephant’s longing to be with his mom, or a television show about a bunch of animals and creatures who live on Sesame Street, I fell in love with animals every time I was given the chance to.

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Vegan At Heart Weekly Mission: Awesome Reader Blogs, Websites, Etc.

VEGdaily — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:36:53 +0000

This week your mission is to click on at least 3 fellow Vegan at Heart readers’ blogs, websites, resources, etc. You guys are the coolest.

You’re baring your souls. You’re following your hearts and opening minds. From Austria to Australia, from Huntsville, Alabama to Lincoln, Nebraska, you’re sharing your truths, your challenges, and your triumphs. AND your photos of seriously good eats.

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Time To Chow Down

VEGdaily — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:30:57 +0000

Here’s an activist tool for all of you who like to host screenings. The movie, Chow Down, has finally come out, and I’m ready to bite in. The film follows Charlie — a “devoted husband and father of two” who, like so many others in the United Fats of America — has severe heart disease. You probably know where I’m going with this: Charlie wants to get better, and connects with Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn — a doctor who is sure he can reverse the heart disease through diet. Diet, as in, a vegan one.

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Vegan At Heart Weekly Mission: Send Me Your Websites, Blogs, Etc.

VEGdaily — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:55:58 +0000

This week your mission is to send me your blogs, websites, band’s MySpace page, resources, etc.

We did it!

Or rather, YOU did it.

We went well over the 1,000 subscriber mark, all because you spread the word and invited your friends. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Our 1,000th subscriber was Sarah Graziani from Salem, New Hampshire, who was invited to join by her boyfriend Matt Rhoades, And guess what? They have a veg band! It’s called And Then There Were None, and they’re really good. Check out their thumpin’ dance music.

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Vegan At Heart Weekly Mission: Get a Free Subscription to VegNews Magazine

VEGdaily — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:36:31 +0000

This week your mission is to check out the great features on VegNews.com and get a chance to win a subscription to the magazine for yourself and a friend.

Not only do the good people at VegNews make my favorite magazine, but they also have an amazing website that allows you to plug into the veg scene from anywhere in the world. Here are just a few of the wonderful things you’ll find on VegNews.com:

Fun, informative featurettes, including articles with tips on how to do vegan holidays and special occasions such as baby showers, weddings (my wedding is on there–eep!), summer luaus, 4th of July celebrations, etc.

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Subway Grows Own Hydroponic Lettuce–”Eat Fresh” Has New Meani

VEGdaily — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:18:58 +0000

A Subway Sandwich shop in Japan is taking fresh to the next level.

The restaurant located in the Marunouchi Building, which is located across the street from the Tokyo Station, has created a hydroponic garden for growing lettuce. Hydroponic involves culturing plants in a solution versus soil, that is free of normal chemicals applied on conventional crops.

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