Today's post is largely inspired by Phil a lovely reader of mine whose not only a Cornish local with surf experience I'd kill to have, he also happens to be a vegan who posts delicious recipes on his blog Driftwood Vegans.
Now I'm going to be honest (can I be anything but on here)! I've fallen off the bandwagon a fair bit this year and its not only my conscience which has suffered. A combination of being over worked and laziness has resulted in me grabbing convenience foods or indulging in dairy and boy does my body hate it. Being vegan means embracing natural, unadulterated plant-based foods in a big way, cooking from scratch and knowing your lessening your impact on this already swollen and beat up planet. So for today I'd like to share with you a few vegan inspired dishes and perspectives from a sector of society which is largely misunderstood...(Admit it you think of vegans as anemic, hippies who hug bunnies too much)!
The title of this blog is borrowed from the ever lovely Hannah from Health Yeah!
who also has this to say about eating a predominantly vegan diet:
Every meal becomes an act of self love and self respect, which does wonders for your self esteem, too...
So this morning Jack the dog and I had a walk into our local town and bought some fresh wholesome ingredients for recipes I've been dying to try out. In between kicking the ball so Jack could play fetch, I headed into the kitchen and made the following from Health Yeah!
Easy Curried Tofu Scramble.
Homemade Vegan Bounty Bars
Both pictures are from Hannah's site as the things I made were less than photogenic! I cannot however knock the flavor, as both recipes were really delicious.
So...
I'd now like to show you two videos. The first is entitled 'The Best Speech You'll Ever Hear' and is by a man named Gary Yourofsky, an activist who has done many lectures on veganism and was sponsored by PETA between 2000-2005. Gary has also been arrested 13 times between and has spent 77 days in a Canadian maximum security prison in 1999, after raiding a fur farm in Canada, releasing 1,542 mink in 1997.
As both a Buddhist and a wildlife conservationist, the more extreme end of animal rights activism i.e. releasing mink into the wild, threatening those who oppose the views etc leaves me feeling cold. I am a firm believer in non violent action and education as being the tools in which to bring about positive change. So whilst I think Gary's intelligent and witty speech hits all the right notes, I do not condone his other methods of promoting veganism.
Lead by example Buddha, Ghandi, Nelson Mandela, The Dalai Lama - forgiveness and compassion are the ways to effectively spread a message.
Ok, grab yourself a cup of tea, get comfortable and watch this video, despite Gary's misdemeanors this speech is powerful and does make some excellent points about why we should all be Vegan.
The second video I want to show you is an interview with Jona Weinhofen an Australian guitarist from the metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen. Other than being really, really cool (and gorgeous), Jona I feel presents one of the best arguments for being Vegan. He conveys vegan perspectives peacefully, tactfully and intelligently, highlighting that eating a meat and dairy free diet isn't unusual or weird its just another way to live your life. Bravo!
Until next time,
Stay strong, surf well
Love
xxx
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