Vegan News for March 2023
The mostly vegan Rainbow Kitchen in Haiku offers a variety of creative, animal-free meals.
Like most people throughout the world, most people who live on Maui are not vegan. Is veganism incompatible with traditional Hawaiian culture? We turned to an unlikely source for an answer, which appears in the latest Talk Story.
It’s hard for any restaurant to survive, so we hold a special respect for establishments like the mostly vegan Moku Roots, which interacts with the community beyond serving food. Check Facebook to see the latest events.
CALENDAR
Friday. March 10, 10:30 am – 12 noon, $45. Injera Making Class. Location: Moku Roots. Reservations required. Details here.
Sunday, March 12, 12 noon. Vegan Society of Hawaii presents a free Zoom lecture. “The Power of a WFPB Diet in Optimizing Hormonal Balance and Fertility for Men and Women,” Richard Schmidt, MD. Go to vsh.org/zoom.
Thursday, March 16, 5:45 pm. Free vegan food at Paia Bay courtesy Maui Food Not Bombs.
Saturday, March 18, 9 am - 1 pm. Fruit tree planting. Kanu Aloha Farm. Details: Kiana, 808-727-9764.
Sunday, March 26, 12 noon. Vegan potluck, Kamaole Beach Park III, Kihei. Details here.
NEWS AND TRENDS
What is the Vegan Land Movement? Meet the Group Buying Land from Farmers
Vegan Options are Now Served at Nearly Half of all US Restaurants
Vegan Diet Better for Environment Than Mediterranean Diet
Vegan Overtakes Keto as America’s Favorite ‘Diet’
FDA rules that soy and nut milks can still be called “milk”
IKEA Looks To Remove Dairy to Meet Climate Goals
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Eating a Plant-Rich Diet May Help Against Endometriosis, Finds New Scientific Review
Keto Diets Found to Undermine Exercise Efforts, Lead to Muscle Shrinkage and Bone Loss
SPORTS AND FITNESS
Sports, vegans and vitamin B12
The Muscle Power, Strength, and Endurance of Vegetarians
Plant-Based diets work for high-performance athletes
RESOURCES
Watch Moby’s new documentary about veganism featuring Dave Navarro, Rob Zombie, Ian MacKaye and more.
Blue Zones Recipes (use the vegan filter at the top left side of the page)
CONNECTIONS
If you live on Maui or visit regularly, you may want to check out three Facebook pages, Vegan on Maui, Maui Vegans and the Facebook companion page to this website, Maui Vegan Life.
THIS MONTH IN VEGAN HISTORY
March 1944 -Woodwork teacher and vegan pioneer Donald Watson published the first of a two-part article, “Should Vegetarians Eat Dairy Produce?”
March 1946 – Fay K. Henderson produces Vegan Recipes, the first recipe book with “vegan” in the title.
March 1996 – The British Government admits a link between contaminated beef and “New Variant CJD,” a condition linked to consumption of beef with Mad Cow Disease.
March 2018 – Alibi, the first hotel restaurant in Australia to serve a 100 per cent plant-based menu, opens.