Veganism isn’t a practice I feel I can adhere to at this point in my life, but I’ve tried to do what my mom does: be conscious of where my meat/dairy is coming from. She’s even made a point about contacting different farms in order to get a better idea of how they treat their animals.

She also adamantly speaks out against fast food organizations (like McDonalds), who are truly awful on so many levels - treatment of animals included. Actually, if you’re interested in knowing more, I’d recommend Fast Food Nation. I began my general boycott of most fast food restaurants because of health reasons, but the info in that book made me add political ones to the list.

I look forward to reading more posts by you on the subject. Maybe some of those recipies you promised? I suck at baking, but your food is so tasty I might just force myself to learn how to use the oven in order to keep the tasty flowing during my several year journey into the land of the rising sun o.o;

I like saying that veganism is a diet. Because diet, if you look at its root, means “way of life”. For me, i’m creating a compassionate way of life where my actions are not malaligned with my principles. And if we look at it that way can it ever be “just a diet”?

Oh, and i pronounce it v-gun Ever since some friends and i did some really fun anti-fur street theater with some cardboard guns that had written on the side “v-gun” i haven’t been able to get it out of my head. Thanks for the post. I’ll be including it in the Carnival!

I know it had been about 3-4 years. I count it by the number of vegan xmas I have had.

I have to admit though when it comes to activism, veganism is by the far the easiest. Every day a few times a day I make a conscious effort to avoid animal products. Unfortuantely its not that easy to demonstrate every day how passionate I am about the environment, feminism or human rights.

Btw, how long have you been vegan for?