Vegetarian Star

Congrats are in order to Heather Mills and the staff at her recently purchased Redwood Wholefood Company.

Redwood was recognized for creating the Best Ready to Eat Meat Alternatives at a Viva! 15th anniversary dinner party recently.

“I am very proud to accept this award from Viva! representing The Redwood Wholefood Company,” Mills said.

“We pride ourselves in offering the very best in meat-free alternatives and will continue to strive to create foods which guide consumers towards a kinder, more compassionate and low-carbon lifestyle.”

Redwood Wholefoods is based in Corby in the UK and offers a plethora of meat alternatives from beef, chicken, pork and seafood.

Will the employees of Redwood celebrate with a Cheatin’ Roast?

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Heather Mills is not happy with the conditions pigs endure on farms in Australia, and is calling for Aussies to either buy free range pork or no pork at all.

“My heart breaks for the sad lives most pigs in Australia endure before being slaughtered,” Heather said.

“If someone kept a dog in this way they would be prosecuted.”

Heather is asking for help from animal activist Jaylene Musgrave to help change laws that will improve factory farm conditions for pigs.

Interesting that Heather is not only supporting discontinuing the consumption of pigs, but eating pigs raised in better conditions as well.

As a vegan and activist, is Heather taking a good approach realizing not everyone will stop eating pork?

Or should she be pushing vegetarianism completely?

Now would be a great time for Heather to promote her Organic Pork Style Sausages from Redwood Wholefoods Company.

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Steve-O has gone completely vegan, according to his website, steveo.com.

After toying with vegetarianism and pescatarianism, Steve-O, who’s real name is Stephen Glover, had made the official plunge into a total animal-free world.

“When I first became involved with PETA, it was on an “issue-by-issue” basis- they interviewed me in my old apartment about animal abuse in the circus as I sat on a leather sofa,” the Jackass star writes.

“At that time I was a meat-eater, and told them I believe that if anyone is going to wear the flesh or fur of an animal, they should at least have the decency to eat the meat of that animal. That comment led to my involvement in PETA’s “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign.”

Steve can currently be seen in PETA’s Cruelty Doesn’t Fly ad campaign where Pamela Anderson strips potential passengers of fur, leather, and wool.

“The following year I chose to stop eating meat (and stop wearing or purchasing anything made out of leather), however, citing reports that Jesus Christ fed lots of people with fish, I continued to eat fish. Most recently, for just over a month now, I’ve kept to a strictly vegan diet and I’ve not felt “hard-done-by” at all. I have been really enjoying making a project out of seeking out an extremely healthy diet of raw, organic, vegan foods- and I plan on continuing to do so.”

Steve’s currently not out convert everyone to veganism, and says “a vegan diet isn’t for everyone,” adding “It’s not my choice to try to tell people how to live their lives (not anymore, anyway!).”

Visit Steve’s website to read his entire column on going vegan.

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A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.

• Ruben Studdard (31)

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“I was teaching art at an elementary school and the kids were all very curious about my veganism. I shared my point of view with them and they responded with incredible insight and clarity. Many of them, even being raised on meat and dairy, wished to go vegan, but there was no support system in their schools or homes. I looked, but couldn’t find a book on the subject that wasn’t based on a talking animal or vegetable — which I felt they were too smart for. I feel strongly that whatever you do, whether you’re a housecleaner, makeup artist, or a lawyer, you have the power to create change within your field. So I decided to write the book myself.”

—-Ruby Roth, author of That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals on why she wrote the children’s book, which has been praised by vegetarian and vegan celebrities like Rory Freedman and Alicia Silverstone.

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It’s been open for less than a year, but Amanda Cohen‘s Dirt Candy, has already won praises from customers, chefs, and food connoisseurs.

Cohen is the first New York based vegetarian chef to win the Rising Star award from starchefs.com, an esteemed culinary website.

Starchefs.com based its decision on media, past winners and an advisory board to name Moby‘s former chef at Teany the winner.

“It’s really exciting to see vegetarian restaurants around the country getting recognized and appreciated, and I’m proud to be a part of that,” Cohen said.

Ever wondered how the named Dirt Candy came to be?

Why, vegetables are the sweetest things on the earth, don’t you know?

They’re candy from the ground.

“Vegetables are amazing,” Cohen said. “Made out of little more than water, sunlight, and dirt they wind up growing into a candy store full of color and flavor. And that’s what I want Dirt Candy to be: nature’s candy store.”

And if serving vegetable dishes wasn’t enough for the environment, Dirt Candy is made from recycled and sustainable materials and is certified by the Green Restaurant Association.

Suddenly the 5 second rule about eating food that touches the ground no longer applies.

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Seattle Seahawks linebacker Aaron Curry is playing some hardcore defense for dogs kept chained to a post or confined in a cage.

In this PSA for PETA, Aaron and his rescue dog friend Laila urge dog owners to, “Let your dogs live indoors, give them lots of love and attention, and make them part of your family. Because life on a chain is no life at all.”

Chaining your dog has more consequences than him barking all day long from loneliness.

A note from the Humane Society of the United States of America:

“In many cases, the necks of chained dogs become raw and covered with sores, the result of improperly fitted collars and the dogs’ constant yanking and straining to escape confinement. Dogs have even been found with collars embedded in their necks, the result of years of neglect at the end of a chain. In one case, a veterinarian had to euthanize a dog whose collar, an electrical cord, was so embedded in the animal’s neck that it was difficult to see the plug.”

Yikes!

This PSA should be on the package of every dog food sold.

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Poetry is a beautiful gift to give someone for a birthday or anniversary.

Poetry about tacos…strange, but still beautiful.

Today is Moby‘s birthday, and he took to his journal to brag about what he received for his 44th, which included a vegan cassoulet (something normally made from sausages and pig fat) and a poem about tacos.

“everyone should receive a poem about tacos on their birthday. but then taco poems might not be so unique. and, for the record again, the poem was about literal tacos involving taco shells, beans, lettuce, hot sauce, and possibly seitan (wheat gluten, not the flesh of the devil).”

Vegan Cassoulet sounds savory-navy beans in a broth of mushrooms with added seasonings of parsley, rosemary and thyme, among others.

Check out the recipe we found for Vegan Cassoulet, after the jump.
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