Vegetarian Star

Foods Not Bombs founder Keith McHenry says the movement was founded with a, “commitment to nonviolence, free unrestricted access to vegetarian food, and an honest attempt to make decisions as a group without hierarchy.”

Ultimately, this translates into Food Not Bombs groups across the globe providing food to those in need during adverse times, such as the Hurricane Katrina tragedy, illustrated in the video above. Who would have thought that providing vegan meals to the hungry would generate so much discontent from authorities? McHenry has been the subject of law enforcement investigations and the group currently has a lawsuit pending before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta defending their right to free expression from arrests that occurred during a food distribution event in Florida. So why has Food Not Bombs persevered? In an interview with Planet Green, McHenry explains.

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Tribe Origins Classic Hummus is one of several flavors offered by Tribe Origins, including Zesty Spice and Garlic, Spicy Red Pepper and Tomato & Veggie. Tribe, from Tribe Mediterranean Foods of Taunton, MA, is brought to you by the same veggie loving folks providing Veggie Patch products this week. We’re featuring Tribe Origins Classic Hummus in this week’s plethora of giveaway items to provide a vegan prize to readers.

Tribe Origins Classic Hummus, like all other Tribe Origins Hummus, is made with no artificial preservatives, kosher-certified, vegan-friendly and free of saturated fats, trans-fats, hydrogenated oils, dairy and cholesterol. It’s not, however, free of taste.

For a chance to win a coupon for this delicious, creamy chickpea spread, you may do the following.

* For 1 chance to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want Tribe Origins Classic Hummus.

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Contest will end when tomorrow’s giveaway is posted and winners will be notified via email daily. Please check your spam box (cough, cough Yahoo users) because if you don’t respond in 48 hours, we’ll pick another winner.

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Actress Emma Stone had Paul McCartney design a matching tattoo for her and her mother to celebrate her mother’s recovery from breast cancer.

While she and Woody Harrelson were at McCartney’s home dining on veggie burgers, Stone asked McCartney to draw a tiny Blackbird, symbolizing the famous McCartney song that’s a favorite by both Emma and her mother.

The Easy A actress, who described the veggie burgers as “so good,” recently appeared on The Late Show and told David Letterman the decision to decorate her body was the first–and probably the last.

“We’ve never gotten tattoos before and probably never will again. Two years ago tomorrow she got diagnosed with breast cancer, and she’s out of the woods now, which is amazing. I wrote a letter to Paul McCartney asking him if he would draw two little bird feet – because he wrote the song – and yesterday he sent them to me.”

Just a reminder that continuing to eat those veggie burgers and soy products, as opposed to animal fat laden real ones, may one day spur your recovery from breast cancer. A study recently published in the Canadian Medical Journal found women who suffered from hormone sensitive cancers and were post-menopausal had a significantly lower risk of breast cancer recurrence if they consumed lots of soy isoflavones.

The clip of Stone with Letterman can be viewed below.

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"Easy Green Organic" Anna Getty

Anna Getty‘s cookbook, Easy Green Organic, doesn’t necessarily mirror her own tastes in food or her hard set beliefs about making food purchases. The actress calls herself a flexitarian, but is more comfortable with vegetarian cooking, often eating vegan. She leans so much towards plant-based cooking, she was forced to ask for help in creating meat dishes because the publishers of Easy Green Organic, Chronicle Books, didn’t want the book to be vegetarian.

And just because “organic” is in the book title, doesn’t mean she looks down upon those who aren’t flocking to Whole Food every Saturday.

“I like Jamie Oliver’s approach, because his focus isn’t on organic, it’s on getting people off really toxic food, like fast food and preservative-filled processed foods,” said the great-granddaughter of J. Paul Getty in an interview with Organic Authority.

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Brigitte Bardot is considering running for French president, stating she’s unhappy with Nicolas Sarkozy‘s policies on animal welfare. According to the Washington Post, Bardot told the Associated Press, “Sarkozy took me for an imbecile by making promises he didn’t keep.”

The 76-year old former actress, vegetarian and animal rights activist is considering a bid for the 2012 election on the Ecology Alliance Ticket.

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Mark Bittman has posted some behind the scenes photographs from shooting his “The Minimalist” video series. If you can get past the lamb (remember, he’s vegan until 6 PM and promotes less meat), you’ll see a lovely photo of BabyCakes vegan cupcakes in the background. BabyCakes owner Erin McKenna blogged, “Yep, that’s totally a bunch of BabyCakes all scarfed up in those boxes. Cool, cool.” McKenna also took the opportunity to highlight the controversy among vegans about Bittman’s half veggie diet.

“Now, I know some vegans out there might be critical of this but he has made an outstanding impact on so many peoples lives and because of this more and more people are opening up to thoughtful eating that I think he should win a major huge trophy.”

Kudos to her comment and a congratulations is ultimately in order for McKenna and other cupcake bakers. As Inhabitat informed, while other consumer goods are taking a hit from the economy, cupcakes are experiencing a boom.

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Lady Gaga and her meat outfit is the most popular choice for Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation. Fortunately for fellow Halloween party goers and trick or treaters, most people will shop for synthetic garments instead of the real thing.

From Third Age:

“With costume ideas up 6,696% this month on Yahoo!, searches reveal that 2010’s top searched celebrity Halloween costume is Lady Gaga. Coming in second is Michael Jackson, and Katy Perry takes the third position.”

Groovy Vegetarian has listed a few vegetarian friendly costumes to order for the end of the month, including a very big, green favorite of ours.

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Veggie Patch Spinach Nuggets

We’re so excited about this week’s giveaway, we can’t restrict ourselves to just one day. Every day, from now through Friday, Vegetarian Star will be giving away a different offer for Veggie Patch, a line of frozen dishes and meatless substitutes. Be sure to check regularly for the product of the day!

Today it’s a coupon for 1 free Veggie Patch item and you can pick anything in the patch you’d like. From meatless meatballs to veggie burgers and portobello burgers to falafel to breaded spinach and corn, Veggie Patch has something to entice you in the grocer’s refrigerated or freezer section.

To enter to win today’s coupon, you may do the following.

* For 1 chance to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want a coupon for a free Veggie Patch product.

* For 2 chances to win, leave a comment on this post saying why you want a coupon for a free Veggie Patch product AND RT this post on Twitter (e.g. RT@vegetarianstar Giveaway Veggie Patch Products. All Week Long! If you’re Re-Tweeting this post, you must also include your Twitter handle in the comment. If you’re Re-Tweeting this post and you also want to win Veggie Patch products, you must leave a comment too.

Contests ends daily until the next giveaway offer is posted (with at least 24 hours between posts). Winners will be notified daily and have 48 hours to respond or we’ll pick another winner! Also, PLEASE check your spam box to ensure one of the most important emails of all doesn’t accidentally get dropped in it.

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