Until last Saturday, I had never been to a farm animal sanctuary. I have read about them, raised money for them and revered their work from afar. It is like dreaming of visiting Greece….I can imagine how the olives will taste, how the Mediterranean sun will feel on my face, but until I am actually […]
Tags: animal sanctuary, compassionate eating, compassionate products, going veg, plant based diet, SASHA Farm, trying vegan, trying vegetarian, vegan, vegan challenge, vegan experience, vegan wannabe, vegetarian transition
Happy Meatless Monday. Convenience is important and convenience foods are a lifesaver to have. Especially when you are trying out your Meatless Mondays or Tuesdays. I just figured out an inexpensive and healthful way to create a convenience food that we used to have in our freezer all the time. This version is nearly sodium […]
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Thanks to all of you for sharing Exploits, for “liking” us on Facebook and for following us on Twitter. Each time you use our new tool bar to share features you will be entered to win some handcrafted vegan-tastic prizes. Click here for additional giveaway details. Thank you for spreading the word. Last week we […]
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I am very excited to announce that I have added a new feature on the blog to enable you to help spread some compassionate consumption. It is now much easier to help others change their world one meal at a time with the new tool bar. When you are looking at a post, the new […]
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This week we watched the movie The Witness. It is a documentary that follows the transformation of Brooklyn born Eddie Lama to an impassioned animal advocate. As the story begins, Eddie is unaffected and uninterested in animals of any kind…companion or otherwise. He offers to pet sit for the kitten of a beautiful woman he would […]
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Little by little I continue to incorporate more vegan beauty products into my routine. Sometimes it feels easy, like finding vegan shampoo and conditioner at a major chain retailer, while other times it feels daunting. Fear no more , the Vegan Beauty Market has taken the detective work out of finding compassionate beauty products. With […]
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Last night we waited as long as we could but we finally had to rock out our run in the heat of a perfect Summer evening. The sun was going down but I still felt like Mr. Heatmiser in Asics. When we finished the run, stretching, walking the dogs (because we were already hot and […]
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Today marks another milestone along the journey of the Exploits blog. It is the first full year of being vegan. The initial months of the blog shared ways in which we explored various aspects of eating vegan, how to substitute foods we enjoyed with new compassionate versions, seeking recipes and learning more about foods that […]
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To be completely honest, I never really knew what a CSA was. It wasn’t until I became vegan, became a regular at my own local farmers market and befriended an organic farmer that I found out what it meant. So, I would like to share what I know with you, so you never have to […]
Tags: buy local, community supported agriculture, compassionate eating, compassionate products, CSA, dairy free, going veg, Living Stones Farm, plant based diet, support local farmers, trying vegan, trying vegetarian, vegan, vegan challenge, vegan experience, vegan wannabe
Happy Summer Solstice. A celebration of all things bountiful , earth loving and pure deserves a unique vegan brownie. These are a variation on the E2 brownies I made using fresh raspberries. I used three new-to-me products from Edward & Sons that I really loved to create this fancy brownie; organic unsweetened coconut flakes, finely […]
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