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May 2, 2010 |
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Pomegranate: Finally delectable vegan food has moved into Ahwatukee
I’m so thankful to Phoenix Magazine. The writers/editors have this amazing way of keeping their finger on the pulse of what’s going on in all of the greater Phoenix area. Recently they had an article about the best neighborhoods in Phoenix. While our little neck of the woods didn’t make the list (that’s ok because it is perfect to me), the highly-sought-after Ahwatukee area...
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April 26, 2010 |
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A Cattle Ranch With (gasp) Happy Cattle
Happy cows on John's ranch.
Life has been quite busy lately. I was hoping that many of you wouldn’t notice my absence but many of you have said, “Josie! What’s up, I don’t get your blog anymore.” Here’s why. As of January I started going to school, volunteering heavily in a political campaign, becoming partner in a weight-loss business, all while running a thriving...
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December 24, 2009 |
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Breaking Tamale Tradition
Holidays can be tough for vegans. Usually it means spending time with family members who are obsessed with food – and for most of us that means family members who eat dead animal carcasses. My family is no exception to that. While some of them are more vegetarian curious – meaning they are at least slightly interested in the food I eat – others are die hard carnivores who think I’m...
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November 14, 2009 |
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On Being Vegan in Mexico
It was harder than I thought. Being vegan in Mexico that is. I am so fortunate to be a Web designer with amazing clients, the majority of which are doctors and some of which are surgeons. You see I’m a wanna-be surgeon. And occasionally my surgeon friends let me follow them to remote parts of the world and help out on their medical missions. Week before last I found myself lucky enough to end...
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October 25, 2009 |
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A conversation with Hickman Family Farms
The Hickman Family earns millions of dollars ever year from caged chickens.
No so long ago I had the unique privileged of meeting Glenn and Clint Hickman. They are brothers that run Hickman Family Farms, a massive egg producing company in Arizona. A group of us had gathered with our fearless leader, Kerri from the Humane Society of the United States, to come up with a plan that encourages restaurants...
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October 16, 2009 |
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Living a Compassionate Vegetarian Life without Wool, Leather and Fur
Part 5 of 5
Don’t miss Part 1: Why Go Vegetarian, Part 2: How to Become Vegetarian, Part 3: Vegetarian Nutrition, and Part 4: Speaking Vegetarian.
This is the final post in my five part series on becoming vegetarian. Now that you are informed about where your food comes from and all the great reasons to choose plant foods over animal foods, it’s time to take things a step further. Time...
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October 1, 2009 |
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Speaking Vegetarian
Part 4 of 5
Don’t miss Part 1: Why Go Vegetarian, Part 2: How to Become Vegetarian, and Part 3: Vegetarian Nutrition.
Gene Baur from Farm Sanctuary speaking at an event.
This five part series has been dedicated to helping people make the transition from an animal-based diet to a plant-based diet. I’ve covered why go vegetarian, how to become vegetarian, and vegetarian nutrition. Now I’m...