rethinking vegan, oil and bombs December 20, 2006
Posted by Jade Barclay in activites, air, bombs, co2, ev, fuel, global warming, goals, leadership, oil, quest, values, vegan, wargames, waste.trackback
Dunno about you, but I really value air. And water. They’re kinda important. Just a bit. So, I was already in the market for a hybrid car, and my imminent seachange has us excitedly planning our vege garden and getting back into wholefoods and baking and all that jazz. I’m also doing things to plant a tree a month (at least, probably more), boycott ethanol fuels (they destroy more water and waste more resources than standard fuels), and continuing to find ways to invest in our future on this planet – enriching our habits and habitats – rather than ignoring important things til we run out of air or water or both.
That in mind, I had a divinely guided themed flight back from DWD (best dwd EVER, just quietly), watching back-to-back movies including: “An Inconvenient Truth”… “Who Killed the Electric Car?” and a bit of “Fast Food Nation” etc
….and then I got emailed this article to boot…. http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/index.html
My new seachange home also happens to be the beef capital of Australia, and pretty much the mining capital as well…….. so, into the belly of the beast, any ideas to help blow it up from the inside??
Speaking of blowing things up, I found out that war games are scheduled to bomb our delightful wonder-of-the-world great barrier reef just off the coast of my new home town in May/June 2007. http://www.peaceconvergence.com/ Are we nuts, people?? I mean, Seriously!?!?!
I can’t help but think I’m getting thrown into the middle of mining-beef-and-bomb-central for a reason… if everything happens for a reason and it serves and it’s guided, then this can’t be an accident, can it?
If you’ve got any ideas or contacts or anything you’re doing or anyone else is doing that may help or even spark an idea or two about any of these issues, please let me know. I would deeply and eternally appreciate anything you’ve got to offer, even just your own thoughts on the matter – even the most innane trivial stuff can be immensely valuable in the right hands.
Many oceans of love, many generations of gratitude, Jade
1. What does a “vegetarian diet” mean? The term “vegetarian” is really a misnomer, since vegetarians eat more than just vegetables. Vegetarian simply means a plant-based diet. There are several kinds of vegetarian diets, defined by what types of foods are consumed.
* A strict vegetarian, a vegan, avoids all foods of animal origin, including meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, and eggs.
* Lacto-vegetarians include dairy products in their diet. Lacto-ovo- vegetarians also eat dairy products and eggs.
* Pesco-vegetarians eat fish, dairy products, and eggs along with plant foods. (We believe this is the healthiest diet for most people).
* Finally, there are semi-vegetarians, who cheat a little and eat a little poultry along with fish, as well as dairy products and eggs. Most veggie lovers are not strict vegans.
oh again, no rissoles, no red meat.
you know what really annoys me when people pretend to be someone their not. like the other day i was out to lunch with my girl friend and she told me that she couldnt eat or drink any dairy porducts what so ever as they made her really sick, i thought ok thats fine, but then when we stopped for a coffee and she downed a chocolate mud cake with double cream and a milkshake, i was standing with her and she didnt ask them if they had soy milk or anything, what really pissed me off was that she never said a word about it.
don’t be fake, don’t pretend that you cant eat something and then go out and eat it.
i truly believe in karma……….
she and i are no longer friends, i can’t stand fake people. if people hate your true self , who cares its their loss at least you know that you have been yourself all along. its better to be hated first up rather than lie and hurt people and end up with no one!