boom shiva. anyone been there? i found the listing in the vegetarian directory for 2007 with a big O written next to it, which means that it has an organic emphasis, which is the only reason i really wanted to go. it got a good review in Now magazine, but they have bad taste, as so did cafe 668 and i hate that place. absolutely disgusting. maybe i ( Read more... )

Craigslist xposted and to various communities ( Read more... )

So, I have a grocery question. Is there anywhere in Toronto that I can get either fresh tempeh or anything that hasn't been sitting in the store freezer for months ( Read more... )

Pass (on) the Turkey? For generations we have watched our great grandmothers, grandmothers and mothers agonize over preparing the perfect turkey for Thanksgiving?getting up at some ungodly hour to shove the bird into the oven, basting, stuffing, and glazing over and over again, and then, finally using every ounce of energy left to heave it on the ( Read more... )

i know many of you think it's absurd to hear that a lot of your prime food source is poisonous to you, but here is a video since i like passing on information whether you like to hear it or not ( Read more... )

Know any high school students in Toronto who are into or wanna be into animal activism? Please send them this about a workshop on Friday, Dec. 1. Thx!


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I went for a physical last week, and got my results back today. My doctor says I'm perfectly healthy in every department. After receiving this news, I figured I'd let him know I'm vegan. Expecting the attitude my previous doctor had, I chose to disclose this fact after receiving the results ( Read more... )

2 questions:

a) What do you do with pumpkin guts?

b) anyone have a nice savory vegan recipe for spinach dip?

yves veggie meat skewers...

do you guys like them or hate them?

i had them for the first time last night and they were super chewy and piecy like chicken would be. it was really weird and after a few bites it was kind of gross. maybe it needed some sauce to make it less meaty, but that's just me.

so as you may know, there has been previous heated discussion about soy, which can be revisited here and here and here and here.

( i have an update and a link, click here to read )