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Brendan Brazier

Brendan Brazier

Brendan Brazier has an exclusive interview with VegNews on all the details of how actor Hugh Jackman got in touch with him for some advice on training on a vegan diet and how Jackman agreed to write the foreward for the vegan triathlete and supplement creator’s latest edition of his book Thrive.

“In the past he had eaten a lot of chicken for his role, but he took a lot of Vega, too. It turned out I was going to New York City so he said “well why don’t you just come over,” so I went over to his place and we had a great chat and he told me how he was trying out veganism for environmental and health reasons and to set a good example for his kids. It’s not just for his own career anymore, which he wrote in the forward. He was listing the reasons why he was interested in Thrive, and he was concerned for the environment. That’s definitely something that he was aware of, and wanted to help instead of hurt.”

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Inspired by Lady Gaga’s meat attire, Private Practice actress Kate Walsh showed up for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno dressed in fish attire. From rings of sushi to prawn on the feet, Walsh dressed head to toe in imitation pieces of seafood. For the non-fish eating vegetarians, Walsh also stuck a few pieces of edamame on her body. There were no overfished species on the outfit, however, as she told the crowd.

“These are all totally sustainable fish, by the way. There’s no bluefin on here.”

Bluefin may be a popular fish used in sushi, but it’s being fished to extinction. Some have suggested replacing bluefin with Almaco jack, also known as kahala. Kahala is a distant relative of bluefin, but without the reddish hue and reproduces constantly throughout the year without hormones or environmental manipulations.

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Prince Charles has opened his home to the London public to host a sustainable living fair, A Garden Party To Make A Difference. But quite a few rodents are into the organic fruits and vegetables he’s grown and are the source of annoyance to the staff at his residence.

According to MSNBC, a source told The Sun the eco-friendly loving rats are having a hard time practicing the art of not over-consuming. “The rats have become more of a problem. There seem to be more — and they are getting bigger. We’ve lost strawberries and our tomatoes got nibbled overnight. It’s all down to the rats.”

No animal lover wants to kill rats with poisonous material or painful traps, but no one wants their yard to be a farmers market for rodents either. What is a humane, eco-friendly way to evict these creatures from your property? Peanut Butter!

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Subway Fashion Show

Subway Fashion Show

Subway is a refreshing alternative to fast food and now, an eco-friendly way to make a fashion statement.

Start saving your wrappers each time you purchase a Veggie Delight. Chicago based fashion designer Elsa Hiltner created outfits using recyclable material from Subway restaurants that were worn during the “Project SUBWAY” fashion show at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois.

The show was meant to highlight Subway’s ongoing efforts to make operations and service more environmentally friendly.

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Stella McCartney is launching her own label of children’s clothing that will be available in November. Stella has previously partnered with GapKids and BabyGap to create fashions for youth.

According to UK Vogue, the range will feature prints for children up to 12 years old with “organic cotton onesies, floral printed dresses, quilted field jackets and rubber rain boots.”

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Organic NY Milk

Organic NY Milk

Mario Batali’s Eataly, a mega food and wine marketplace in New York city that happens to house a vegetarian restaurant in its headquarters, is staying true to the local economy by supporting local, organic dairy farmers and stocking the Organic NY Milk brand on its shelves.

Organic NY Milk is a produced by NY Foods, along with a variety of organic dairy products like cheese, yogurt and ice cream, as well as free-range eggs.

Organic NY Milk products are produced on small, family farms within a five hour drive of New York city and are USDA certified organic, free of hormones, antibiotics and harmful pesticides.

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Now that Jason Mraz doesn’t always eat vegan, he’s labeling himself with an entirely different phrase referring to the type of food he purchases and eats.

“I’m mostly a vegan because I don’t prefer dairy or cheeses, but I think of myself more as a qualitarian,” he said. “I don’t eat anything with more than three ingredients.”

One definition of qualitarian is someone who eats foods of the highest quality that will benefit both humans and the environment the most.

If you can’t bring yourself to label your eating habits as strictly vegetarian, there are multiple green labels popping up, as Long Island Press states, that can help you describe your consumption.

Like a vegeprefarian. From Long Island Press:

“Someone who is for the most part a vegetarian, but won’t refuse a bit of meat now and then. They might also opt for certain meals without meat.”

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Alicia Silverstone will deliver the keynote speech at the Natural Products Expo East, the East Coast’s largest trade show for natural, organic and healthy products on Oct. 13-16, 2010 in Boston, MA.

As a vegan and author of the diet, lifestyle and cookbook The Kind Diet, Silverstone’s presence at the conference complements the dozens as vegetarian, vegan and organic products that are scheduled for the showroom. Familiar names of food, body care and more can be found on the exhibitor list, such as Aubrey Organics body and hair care products, Barleans, Bi-O-Kleen, Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, Cherrybrook Kitchen Inc. vegan desserts, Clif Bar & Co. and more.

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