Vegan News for November 2021
Nancy. Photo courtesy Leilani Farm Sanctuary.
Common Ground Collective has harvested more than 35,000 pounds of food for the year 2021 to date through its foster farming program. More than 10,000 pounds have been given to unsheltered people. Grow Some Good helps schools create or strengthen gardens. Chilis on Wheels brings free delicious vegan meals to people without homes. Good things that rarely make the headlines continue on Maui. Children are taught about growing food in gardens and gain awareness of healthful, plant-based options. Local residents are empowered to sell fruits and vegetables grown in their backyards. Low-income and unsheltered people are enjoying increased access to plant-based food. Although many of the individuals behind these changes may not be vegan, their efforts help build a community in which whole food, plant-based food is accessible to all.
NEWS AND TRENDS
Growing Wave of Plant-Based Protein Products Potentially Making Beef Industry 'Nervous'
The rise of vegan food in unexpected places
Popularity of Veganism Grows in the Latinx Community
‘You Can’t Be a Meat-Eating Environmentalist’ Declares New Campaign Aimed at COP26
vKind App Launches First All-Vegan TV Show to Bust Stereotypes
Plant-based meat was all the rage. Now plant-based seafood is taking the spotlight
New study claims vegan diet just as healthy for pets
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Healthful plant-based diets lower risk for urological conditions in men … Another study links plant-based diet to reduced prostate cancer risk
Why Vegan Doesn’t Always Equal Healthy
SPORTS AND FITNESS
Venus Williams Says Being Vegan For 10 Years Transformed Her Health
Vegan Athlete Takes Home Bronze Medal In Deadlifting At World Championships
NFL Lineman Lawrence Guy: My Vegan Diet Makes Me Fitter and Healthier
Vegan Ultra Athlete to Run 3,000 Miles for Veganism
CONNECTIONS
If you live on Maui or visit regularly, you might want to visit three Facebook pages, Vegan on Maui, Maui Vegans and the Facebook companion page to this website, Maui Vegan Life.
THIS MONTH IN VEGAN HISTORY
November 6, 1910: The New York Times publishes an article about Elmer Lee, M.D.’s advocacy for a plant-based diet.
November 20, 1931: In a speech to the London Vegetarian Society, Gandhi lends support to the emerging vegan movement, emphasizing the moral basis of vegetarianism.
November 1944: British woodworker Donald Watson coins the term “vegan” to denote vegetarians who do not eat dairy and eggs. A group that would later be called the Vegan Society is formed. The first issue of Vegan News is published on November 24.
November 1, 1994: The first World Vegan Day is celebrated. It was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis, then Chair of the Vegan Society in the UK to commemorate the Society’s 50th anniversary. Later November was declared World Vegan Month.
November 16, 2005: Donald Watson, the founder of modern veganism and coiner of the word "vegan," dies at age 95.