New recipes from Dreena Burton? I’m already drooling! I was so excited to hear that Dreena has put out an e-book with a bunch of new recipes that I thought it warranted a VM Daily Action post. In case you are a new vegan or haven’t had the good fortune to sample one or more

Each year in China thousands of dogs are slaughtered for an annual festival called the Dog Meat Summer Festival. Animal rights activists on the ground have worked to stop the festival, but so far to no avail. Humane Society International is going to China soon to do some work on animal protection issues, and they are now compiling

Many people feel strongly about speaking out for animals. I would wager to say that few vegans would ever harm an animal, and many try to help. But there are still not enough of us who are able to stand and look this pain straight in the face, and bear witness to what these animals –

One of the things that helps to raise our interest in protecting the natural world and the non-human animals that share it with us is spending time in beautiful natural settings. In the course of our busy lives it can be hard to find time to do that, and even if we do we’re often

If you’re vegan, it really helps if you like to cook. I’ve met many vegans who disliked cooking before they took the veg plunge, but they have found they actually love to cook as they start to experiment with vegan possibilities. There are several benefits to making things from scratch: First, you know what’s in

You eat vegan food. You wear vegan clothes. You use vegan beauty products. We all know that you can apply veganism to every part of your life to avoid supporting animal cruelty and the consumption of animal products. Are you aware that is also true in your vegetable garden? As veganism is spreading into the

It’s getting to be that time of year – we are dusting off our bikes, getting into summer shape, and cleaning up our homes, shaking out the cobwebs after a cozy winter of hunkering down. I don’t love cleaning, but I definitely take some pleasure in the spring when I can open my windows wide

This month Mercy for Animals Canada, in conjunction with local veg groups across the country, is running an extension of their poster campaign, which started in Toronto, and met with enormous success. The ad series of three featuring the pig, the chicken, and the cow will run on transit systems in Vancouver, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal,

Here at Vegan Mainstream, you may know that we have been working on building an app called Vegan Here: Events Everywhere. We’ve just passed the BETA 1 testing, and we were so blown away by the feedback we got from users, that we are launching a feedback forum to gather more input from you! To

When I made brunch this past weekend, I made one of my favorites – a vegan spanish potato omelet from Bryanna Clark Grogan. It is served with a delicious Romesco sauce, which is a lovely red color. But what I was missing was some green…so I headed to the crisper and found…broccoli. Broccoli for breakfast?