“The meat industry spends hundreds of millions of dollars lying to the public … but no amount of false propaganda can sanitize meat. The facts are absolutely clear: Eating meat is bad for human health, catastrophic for the environment, and a living nightmare for animals.”
~ Chrissie Hynde, The Pretenders
“Big old trees in large, connected, ecologically intact old-growth forests make the world go round.” – Dr. Glen Barry
“The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” – Plato
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” – Krishnamurti
The world is not a factory and animals are not products for our use
~Arthur Schopenhauer
“It takes NOTHING away from a human to be kind to an animal.”
-Joaquin Phoenix
”Animals share with us the privilege of having a soul”
– Pythagoras
“Anyone who has no feelings for animals has a dead heart.”
– Raegan Butcher, Rusty String Quartet
The other day we were finally able to get our hands on a few bags of quinoa flour. When we have time, we’ll start experimenting. First on the list is homemade pasta. So far we have more or less everything to try with, except tef (and whole spelt/dinkel/farro) and we’ll probably be able to get those in the coming week. Quinoa, chickpea flour and soy flour are the kinds we’ll try first, but we also have things like buckwheat flour (we’re not very keen on that, actually), hemp flour, oat flour and (ordinary) spelt/dinkel/farro. For something sweet we also have coconut flour, almond flour and hazelnut flour.
Have we missed any interesting type of flour that we might get our hands on here in Sweden (not anywhere near Stockholm)? We have amaranth flour, corn flour and potato flour too, but those will most likely go into the sweeter baked goods or something else.
Lately, I have joined two new veg*an sites with chat rooms, that I really like. Also, I’m waiting impatiently for the launch of another. This is a short ‘review’ of those sites.
First of all, Happy Cow. The site offers a list of veg*an and veg*an-friendly restaurants and shops all over the world. I have known about this site for years, but only joined recently. Members can post reviews of these restaurants and shops. They also get a profile page. They also have a blog, message boards, private messaging and a very nice chat room.
Veganchatroom.uk is a similar site, with chat room, directory, message board etc. Most, but not all, members are from the UK. You don’t need to sign up anywhere to join, but there are advantages to signing up. For instance, you can use the same ID all the time, so people recognize you. Also, you can get a short profile so people can check out who you are and what you stand for.
It’s been ages since I last had a veg*an chat room to hang out in, so it’s great. Most of the time, there’s at least one other person around to chat with. I can’t say that I’ve made any close friends, but at the moment, it’s just nice to hang out with like-minded people.
Bleat, finally, looks very promising, even though, of course, I haven’t used it yet, since it hasn’t been launched yet.
This is what it says on the site:
So, what’s all this talk about Bleat?
For vegans everywhere, something big is about to happen…
Say hello to Bleat.
If you’re a vegan trying to find vegan friendly restaurants, looking for the latest recipes or just interested in meeting other vegans, all you have to do is Bleat. If you’re a vegan concerned for the rights of animals, have questions about a raw-only diet or simply perplexed about pulses just Bleat. Even if you’re a non-vegan and you’re simply contemplating the idea of a vegan lifestyle – BLEAT!
What’s so great about Bleat?
There’s a lot to discover at Bleat, such as:
A vast comprehensive vegan resource
Interact with vegans from all across the globe
Advice on vegan friendly brands
Recipes, restaurant guides & reviews
Information on the welfare of animals
How do we sum Bleat up? Well, Bleat isn’t just a vegan social network and it’s certainly far from just a vegan directory. Simply put, it’s a whole new way to get the absolute most from your vegan lifestyle.
Go on, Bleat about it.
It seems like a great addition to my old favorites, Livejournal (and Dreamwidth), Tumblr and last but not least Care2.