As many of us know good vegan footwear is pretty limited. But I recently bought myself a pair of Simple shoes (vegan of course). I have been looking for these all over the DC area for a while (i prefer to try them one rather than buying online) and there are not really may places that carry a good selection of them, except one. I got my pair a Nest in Clarksville, they carry a selection of mens and womens Simple shoes (they also have Keen and Earth Shoes). Now not all of the Simple shoes are vegan but I think a majority of the line is and they are also green. They use a lot of hemp, organic cotton, post consumer paper, and recycled PET . Simple also has a line of bags which are pretty sweet looking too (i have not got one of these yet). But so far I love my Simple shoes very comfy and they have this cool insole that has these little bumps on it to massage your feet.
June, 2008
28
Jun 08
Simple, Vegan Footwear
27
Jun 08
Vegan Feed-In TOMORROW!!
WHERE: Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in D.C.
METRO: Smithsonian Metro station (blue and orange lines), Mall exit
WHEN: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
RSVP: info@cok.net or 301-891-2458
What better way to encourage people to explore vegetarian eating than offering free samples of delicious animal-friendly fare? That’s why COK hosts a vegan feed-in each month, in various locations around the D.C.-area (time & day also varies each month). In addition to serving free vegan food, we’ll also be distributing literature, including the hot off the press twelfth edition of The Vegetarian Guide to Washington, D.C. and Surrounding Areas!
June’s feed-in will be held on the National Mall during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. This is one of Washington, D.C.’s most popular summer events, and last year we distributed 1,800 pieces of literature in less than an hour! Join us and help us top that number as we offer festival-goers free samples of orange “chicken” and encourage them to transition to a more compassionate diet.
For more info and pics from last years visit: http://www.cok.net/events
Unfortunately I will not make this one, I have to work!
27
Jun 08
New Veg DC Guide
Veg DC has released a new version of their Vegetarian Guide to Washington DC. You can order your free copy here or find it around town (know where to find a copy, share it with us).
26
Jun 08
Herbivore Clothing: New Design…Benefits Woodstock Farm Sanctuary
I am a big fan of of Herbivore Clothing! They have come out with a new t-shirt “Factory Farms Are Mean And Nasty”. Besides it being another cool design! 15% of all sales of this shirt will go to Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary in New York!
26
Jun 08
Poplar Spring Farm Tour
Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary in Poolesville Maryland will be having a farm tour on July 26th. There will be hay rides , ice cold lemonade, veggie burgers and veggie hot dogs. Shop for t-shirts, sweatshirts, and handmade crafts in their gift shop, and for hidden treasures at the giant yard sale in the carriage barn. Poplar Spring is just an hours drive from DC (directions here) and is worth a visit if you have never been. Also check out their Spring 2008 Newsletter, there is more information about how you can help, other events, and sanctuary news (download it here).
23
Jun 08
Taking Action For Animals
Taking Action For Animals (TAFA) is right around the corner, July 19-21. This year its will be held in Arlington Virginia. My wife and I usually volunteer at TAFA but this year we decide not to. This year we wanted to be able to listen to more of the speakers, you always miss that one speaker that you wanted to here while its your time to volunteer. There are going to be more than 75 speakers this year, including
- Gene Baur, president and founder of Farm Sanctuary, author of Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food
- U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), 2007 Humane Legislator of the Year
- Jarrod Cooper, safety for the Oakland Raiders
- Karen Dawn, founder of DawnWatch, author of Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals
- Rory Freedman, author of Skinny Bitch and Skinny Bitch in the Kitch
- Jana Kohl, author of A Rare Breed of Love: The True Story of Baby and the Mission She Inspired to Help Dogs Everywhere
- Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States
- Joe Trippi, political consultant, author of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, the Internet and the Overthrow of Everything
- Stephanie Vance, The Advocacy Guru at Advocacy Associates, author of Government by the People: How to Communicate with Congress
- And many more!
Hope to see you there!
21
Jun 08
COK benefit at Great Sage
Great Sage (in clarksville, md) will be having a benefit for COK (compassion over killing) on June 22nd. Ten percent of all sales from the all-vegan menu will be donated to COK to help animals!
21
Jun 08
Poll: Vegan Pets?
[polldaddy poll="717521"]
Why or why not? (leave a comment below)
Mine are not vegan. Not really sure why. My wife has explained to me why our cats should not be. Our dogs could be I know that there is Vegan dog food (Evolution & V-Dog), It might help the fat one. We have actually given them some in the past, and they loved it, but what would’nt they eat, my fat one eats diapers.
21
Jun 08
Veganic Farming
I came across this artical in the Washington Post, I actually never really thought about what is used to grow my lovely vegetables, like manure. I did’nt even know that organic farming can use animal by byproducts to grow vegetables. Instead of using the traditional manure veganic farmers use “green manure”, which is composed plant matter. According to the Veganic Agriculture Network there are only two farms on the East Coast and United States that are Veganic Farms. One of them is in New York and other in Florida. Maybe this will be the next organic or local, but with only 2 farms in the whole country its going to take some time.
Much like certified organic farmers, veganic farmers use no synthetic chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or genetically modified ingredients. Veganic farmers take it to another level by not using any manures or slaughterhouse byproducts. They don’t even use organically approved pesticides.
Here are some good resources to learn more about Veganic Farming:
Veganic Agriculture Network: http://www.goveganic.net
Vegan Organic Network: http://www.veganorganic.net
Certified Naturally Grown: http://www.naturallygrown.org
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute: http://www.michaelfieldsaginst.org
21
Jun 08
We’re BACK!
Well I giving DC Vegan another shot. I hope to keep posts going on a regular basis and I will except articals and such from our readers if you have something you would like to share.
To tell you a little bit about myself, my name is Tim Meinberg I have been vegan for around 3 years now. I work in IT doing all kinds of stuff from networking to graphic design. I have lived in the DC area my whole life, I love it and hate it here, but I am not going to get into that. I love my bicycles too, I worked in the bike industry for several years before I got into IT, did a some racing too, mostly cyclocross. I hope to provide you readers with some good reading, articles, ramblings, reviews, and the such. I am not the best writer in the world, and I hated English class, so I am sure there will be type-o’s (is that right???) and long sentences, so don’t hate me!
Send your love to keep me going!
Peace
