Vegetarian Star

George Washington Carver

From now until February 27th, 2011, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan will feature an exhibit chronicling the life of what may be one of the first black champions of sustainable farming and most definitely a pioneer for inventors, farmers and conservationists of all races.

According to USA Today, George Washington Carver believed, “nature produces no waste” and neither should humans. He invented hundreds of uses for the peanut, sweet potato and soy bean, using much of what he already had, making instruments from pieces of worn equipment from other tools.

Here are a few ways in which Mr. Carver, the first black American to attend Iowa State Agricultural College, which is now Iowa State University, exemplified sustainable farming, upcycling and using local labor and resources.

Soil Conservation: When the Deep South faced eroding soil from growing cotton, Carver suggested alternative crops of peanuts and soybeans one year and then cotton the next, a method that helped restore nitrogen to the soil.

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Lindsay Lohan is seriously considering PETA’s offer to go vegan if they help her pay for rehab.

The animal rights group had agreed to pay her $10,000 if she went vegan during rehab, and another $10,000 if she stayed vegan for the entire year, which would cover a little less than half of her tab of $53,000 at the Betty Ford Clinic.

According to Radar Online:

“Lindsay is seriously considering the offer from PETA. There is thoughtful consideration about PETA’s very generous offer. Lindsay loves animals, and looks at it as a ‘win-win’ since being a vegetarian is a healthier lifestyle that she is striving for.”

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Simone Reyes "Star Magazine"

Star Magazine recently featured one of Russell Simmon‘s right hand women on his reality TV show, “Running Russell Simmons,” Simone Reyes.

Reyes, a vegan and animal rights passionate gal, shared some of her favorite “must haves” for her purse, which include vegan makeup by Urban Decay and B-Fresh Gum and Mints.

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[picappgallerysingle id=”10088946″]An 18-year old woman from Kentucky has been crown Miss World in the 60th annual competition held this year in Sanya, China.

Alexandria Mills beat 114 other girls, some of which jokingly nicknamed her “KFC” because of where she’s from in the United States.

But don’t let the nickname fool you, the Blue Grass beauty queen wouldn’t dare celebrate her crowning with a bucket of fried chicken.

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Gardein Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away, and it’s never too early to start planning your animal-friendly feast, whether you’re cooking for several family members or doing it solo so you won’t starve amid the family of hunters and carnivores.

Vegan chef Tal Ronnen, author of The Conscious Cook and chef who helped design Oprah‘s meal plans when she went on a 3-week vegan cleanse, has created a vegetarian Thanksgiving menu starring the plant-based meat substitutes free of dairy, cholesterol and animal ingredients he helped develop, Gardein.

Chef’s Ronnen’s Thanksgiving menu includes using Gardein faux chicken patties to create a Sage and Pumpkin Seed Encrusted patty with Cranberry Cabernet Sauce, Creamy Mashed Potatoes featuring Earth Balance vegan butter, Sweet Potato Biscuits created from scratch using soymilk, Green Beans With Fresh Cranberries, Beet and Orange Autumn Salad and for dessert, Oven Roasted Banana Rum Cheesecake.

Vegan Oven Roasted Banana Rum Cheesecake

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Haven’t already entered to win Cooking Light Way To Cook Vegetarian? What are you waiting for?

If over 400 pages and 700 color photos of vegetarian and vegan recipes from the editors of one the most respected cooking magazines around isn’t enough to convince you, how about the assurance that they’ve researched the veggie diet enough to know not to offer salads on every other page. Included in the book is a section on 7 Healthy Eating Principles for a Vegetarian Diet. As a bonus, we’ve reprinted them with permission.

1. Think about protein. You can easily meet your daily protein needs by eating an array of plant-based foods. Fill out your meals with beans, lentils, nuts, rice, and soy products like tofu and tempeh. Don’t rely on a hefty portion of cheese to fill the protein gap since cheeses often add saturated fat.

2. Consider calcium. Vegetarians can meet their calcium requirements by including calcium-rich dairy products (milk, cheese, and yogurt) in meals and snacks. If you’re lactose intolerant, a vegan, or simply want to incorporate other nondairy sources of calcium into your diet, you have options: fortified breakfast cereals, soy products and some green leafy vegetables.

3. When it comes to fruits and vegetables, more matters (and color counts). Whole fruits and vegetables are some of the best foods you can eat. And color is certainly key—the vitamins and phytochemicals that give plants their brilliant colors work as antioxidants, immune boosters, and anti-inflammatories in humans.

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Actor Alan Cumming (The Good Wife, Spykids, X2: XMen United, Nightcrawler) has a featured interview in the November/December 2010 issue of Vegetarian Times where he discusses his rescue dogs, blasting fur-wearing Broadway and what he wished he would have told the Queen about using synthetic bear fur for the guards’ hats.

“A few years ago, I signed a petition asking the queen to stop using bearskin for those helmets [worn by Buckingham Palace guards] that tourists take pictures of. I didn’t get a chance to say this to the queen, but she should use a nice synthetic fiber for the helmets.”

We hear Stella McCartney is working on that.

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Pamela Anderson is one hot activist. Not just good looking, but “hot,” as in she has a tireless passion for helping both animals and people. The longtime vegetarian has recently announced she’s donating the money from her most recent Playboy Cover shoot to Waves 4 Water, a charity that brings clean drinking water to people who have trouble accessing it.

“Waves 4 water are my heroes,” Anderson told TMZ. “They get things done… and yes, Playboy wrote them a check when I shot the cover directly for 25Gs. I’ve also donated personally. I wish I could do more. Indonesia, Haiti and Pakistan are all in need of these filters. Spread the word!”

Water is something the bottle carrying wealthy and industrialized world takes for granted, but according to Water.org., the liquid necessity is so hard to come by in a sanitized state in other parts of globe, every 20 seconds a child dies from a water-related disease. Water.org provides several other interesting facts on its website.

• More people in the world have access to cell phones than a toilet.

• 884 million people lack access to safe water supplies; approximately one in eight people.

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