Vegan News for December 2020
An indefensible proposal sponsored by Maui Council Member Tasha Kama to criminalize providing food to hungry people has been rebuffed. This means that groups like Chilis on Wheels and Maui Food not Bombs may continue to provide wholesome vegan meals for people in need without fear of government intervention, at least for now … Closed for almost a year, the Lipoa Farmers Market in Kihei will open in a new location: South Kihei Road in front of the Kukui Mall. A “soft opening” is planned for Tuesday, December 1 at 4 pm. The plan is to also be open on Thursdays from 4 - 8 pm. … Vegan food truck Earth Aloha Eats has moved to the Lahaina Cannery Mall Parking Lot at 1221 Honoapi'ilani Highway.
NEWS AND TRENDS
Nearly 25% of Americans are eating plant-based meats, says new report
New York State Now Has an All-Vegan Community Center
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Vegan Diet Brings Slew of Metabolic Benefits in Randomized Trial
Best Plant-Based Foods to Counteract Gut Health Damage by Antibiotics
Veganism: Vitamin B12 is well supplemented, iodine is a matter of concern
SPORTS AND FITNESS
World renowned vegan sports superstars and why they believe it is the key to performance consistency
Lewis Hamilton Urges 30 Million Fans to go Vegan on Heels of Historic Formula One Win
Saudi vegan bodybuilder slams diet myths
65-year-old vegan bodybuilder credits plant-based diet for ‘very good shape’
Olympic Runner David Verburg Cites Vegan Diet For 'Increase' In Energy
How a Double Amputee Ironman Trained Vegan and Broke a World Record
COOKING AND RECIPES
The VegNews Guide to Making Any Pie Vegan
Many Hawaiian-style vegan recipes may be found here.
RESOURCES
Medical myths: Vegetarian and vegan diet
Top 10 Questions About Being Vegan
CONNECTIONS
If you live on Maui or visit regularly, you might consider visiting three Facebook pages, Vegan on Maui, Maui Vegans and the Facebook companion page to this website, Maui Vegan Life.
THIS MONTH IN VEGAN HISTORY
December 2, 1861: Lewis Gompertz, author of an influential book promoting an early prototype of what is now called animal rights and veganism and a co-founder of the world’s first Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, dies.
December 1931: The full text of Gandhi’s talk on the moral basis of vegetarianism is published in Vegetarian News.
December 1943: British woodworker Donald Watson, founder of the Vegan Society, presented "Should Vegetarians Eat Dairy Produce?" and noted that "the cow feels the loss of her calf in much the same way that a human mother would feel the loss of her child."