I had a blast at PlanetFest 2010- the second annual Vegan Earth Day in Orange County on June 27, put on by Bob Linden of GoVeganRadio and filled with vegetarian leaders. It was a sunny day and a good flow of people attended throughout the day. Many booths provided educational info, and delicious veggie food [...]
Gautam, Freedman, me (R)
I grew up in Los Angeles and left just after high school, never looking back other than visiting loved ones. Recently, however, I have been enjoying a new side of L.A. through sampling regional vegan cuisine and attending events.
This weekend I had a great time at the Spork Foods West Hollywood [...]
As spring sunshine makes an appearance, so does the opportunity to attend more outings. There were so many veggie health and similar events the last few weeks it would be hard to attend them all, at least in San Diego.
We had a visit from the vegan comedian Leo Flowers who cracked us up at LeStat’s [...]
Creations with Art Miles
The 40th Anniversary of Earth Day was a big success at Earth Fair in San Diego. This was the 20th year of the free, enormous event held at Balboa Park, with approximately 70,000 people coming out in support of our planet. For several years now, regardless of the weather the day before, [...]
A group of about 15 volunteers met on Feb. 20 to discuss their newly formed Advisory Board of Compassion Over Killing (COK) in Los Angeles. Over lunch at SunPower Natural Cafe in Studio City and guided by Prabhat Gautam of Positive Television, they discussed online marketing, outreach to restaurants and schools, fundraisers, and more.
Devin Murphy, [...]
The veggie movement is growing fast, with numerous innovative people making their mark, and I wanted to point out a few businesses in L.A. specializing in preparing and delivering vegan cuisine, as well as educating others.
One such creative person is Christy Morgan and her business called The Blissful Chef. They prepare vegan macrobiotic food for [...]
I cannot say enough positive things about the cookies and other amazing vegan products, many of which are gluten-free, that I have tried from Sun Flour Baking Company. My friend who is not a vegetarian sounded like a line in a commercial after trying the treats: “The cookies are so delicious I can’t believe they [...]
This year with vegetarian and vegan cuisine in the limelight, even a holiday strongly tied to a traditional turkey meal is being looked at through new lenses by Martha Stewart and NBC. With vegan recipes now widely accessible on the Internet and vegetarian cookbooks sprouting up all over, Thanksgiving has surprisingly turned into a rather [...]
Vegan and vegetarian cookbooks are all the rage now, but How it all Vegan, with 1/4 million copies sold, is one of the originals known for making vegan cuisine accessible and easy for newcomers. The book’s 10th anniversary was celebrated at a benefit held by Compassion Over Killing and Positive Television. Sarah Kramer, who co-wrote [...]
In addition to eating healthy, there are numerous ways we can take care of our bodies, and people are hungrily seeking out healing methods such as chiropractic, acupuncture, and yoga, thinking outside the conventional Western medicine box.
San Diego is lucky to have Ryan Altman, Founder and CEO of Alternative Healing Network, a non-profit promoting integrative [...]