Fundamentals!
Say a prayer for rural vegans near military bases
Lmao what are you going on about?
Nevermind, I misread I think.
This is so hard. My partner is vegan and I'm grateful for online vegan spaces like this. I went to a local-ish vegan speed friending event more than a year ago and many people were vegetarian 🤮 and/or a cop of some type.
I'm picking up 40 lbs of tomatoes today to turn into tomato sauce over the weekend. I am excite!
Along those lines, but more short term and less intense, lol.
I don't really see us moving - we have good groundwater supply and aren't on a flood plain. Our area has been mapped to a 1-in-350 year event and while I know climate change is unpredictable, I'm not super worried.
Because the first two years here were so bad we spend a considerable amount of money on things like putting a bit of flooring down in the basement so it would be nicer to hide out there in storms (versus the rough and cold concrete floor) as well as generators and battery backups. I'm sure we will be happy when we need them, but we went a little nuts.
Hopefully with the weather station we can be more objective about what we are seeing and as we gather data over time, begin to understand our climate and how it is changing.
You are definitely smarter than I am lol.
We got the ambient weather WS-2000. I think we are most interested in tracking the weather in our local area over time and observing how it changes. We've lived here for 3 full years now and the first two had violent storms and tornados, but this year has been really calm. Maybe if we are tracking data objectively we will better understand our risks.
The rainfall gauge will be helpful in the garden for sure!
I so heartily agree with this. I usually make beans on Sunday for the week.
If people have the space and can acquire one, an electric pressure cooker is a game changer. You can cook beans from dry in one hour (+ pressurize and depressurize time). Dried beans are so cheap and store for a very long time. I buy 10 kg at a time for my two person family and store them in large tub. If I remember correctly chickpeas are the most expensive variety I buy and they are $25 CAD for 10 kg, so $2.50 a kg.
When I make baked beans I use a similar recipe, but it's tomato sauce, veg bullion, mustard powder, and maple syrup. Sometimes oregano.
If people haven't joined already, you can hang out with other bean fans at vegan home cooks <3
We got a weather station and I am fucking stoked about getting it set up.
I wanted to take my husband to a fancy restaurant for his birthday a few years ago and there were a few restaurants that advertised plant based tasting menus...2/3 with fucking honey. Including a restaurant that was totally 'plant based'.
But I only knew because I thought to ask what they meant by plant based.
Serves me right for considering eating at a restaurant.
I see a lot of honey in 'plant based' foods.
This is what plant based capitalism gets us - selling products to a wider audience vs the struggle for animal liberation.
I don't think the meme is making a judgement on whether hunting with traditional weapons is okay or not, it's asking people to stop using other people as excuses for why they are not vegan.
This is an excellent comment! I wanted to add that commercially produced carnist cat food has supplemental taurine added to it already, so switching to a plant based food isn't introducing a new and 'exotic' ingredient.
The reddit comments are so angry and pathetic (as is to be expected, I guess).
Vegans want to BAN meat and people WILL DIE.
Calm down, I just want you to think about what you are doing and then maybe stop?
What a beautiful memory you shared. Sending you peaceful and healing vibes.
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cross-posted from: https://vegantheoryclub.org/post/91530
> Weed time.
People have refused to see the hideous cruelty of animal death factories since they began. I hope that they don't refuse to see the immense suffering that will extend far beyond their walls with zoonotic diseases if they are allowed to continue.
On the other hand, people are also happy to kill themselves slowly for momentary pleasure so my hopes aren't high 😭
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Soak, apply tomato product, pressure cook and BAM - delicious and creamy beans.
I went on a work trip for 5 days. I'm mostly gluten free (not celiac, just intolerant).
My hotel didn't have a microwave (I couldn't find one that did) but it did have a fridge. I brought premade food (pictured) in a cooler as well as snacks.
I was able to microwave food at the rest stops which meant I could eat delicious home cooked food instead of paying $7 for a bag of chips.
A few lunches/dinners were catered and I gave my dietary restrictions. They were fine but they were things like one (1) baby eggplant with some veggies on top, so I was obviously hungry lol. Having a tub of hummus and crackers in the room made sure I was fed and didn't need to go looking for food at restaurants.
I also brought oats which are my normal breakfast and kept my tummy happy. This is beginner level travel food but foundational for a reason!
Things that went well
- bringing food to microwave on the drive, although the final test stop didn't have a microwave.
- bringing a bowl for the oats and soap to clean the bowl out with after using.
- room and purse snacks that didn't need a microwave.
- the cooler stayed cool on the 8 hour drive.
Things to improve
- I lied to myself and said I would go pick up some fresh fruit and veg. I should have just brought some with me. It was chaotic leading up to my departure and grocery stores were a 30 min drive away from where I was staying.
- I should have made my own granola bars/snacks versus buying them. They are expensive!
I am doing a longer (9 day, personal) trip in just over a week and I am bringing my rice cooker lol! I will more than likely have access to a kitchenette and will definitely go to the grocery store, as I am crossing a border and don't want to deal with bringing fresh fruit/veg over that. I'll make a post about that when I get back 🤠
As I understand these lists may be outdated, but they are an excellent resource that can be referred to in order to better understand the reach of animal agriculture companies into "vegan" foods.
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North America focused list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t_9uqbHm7QUORBCvcbGWi3Onc0llHD7nn_wlLSyN3hs/edit#gid=0
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UK Focused List https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zdF8p6iFU77U8CzjAWLu_ni63DsLzyAq8hJ6mA0oP-Y/edit#gid=0
If course, the best way to avoid all this is to come join the Vegan Home Cooks ;) https://vegantheoryclub.org/c/homecooks