Vegan News for November 2024
At Ahonui Foods, a vegan food truck across from Costco at 591 Haleakala Hwy, Kahului, “Our food truck isn’t just a business; it’s a labor of love, a mobile kitchen where we infuse our hearts into every plant-based creation.”
The Vegan Society of Hawaii seeks a Maui volunteer to assist with presentations at the J. Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku. Responsibilities include picking up donated refreshments, assisting with the projector, etc. If you are interested, please contact Lorraine Sakaguchi 1 (808) 255-4117, email: Its@lj.net. Mahalo!
EVENTS
Saturday, November 2, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm: Garden Expo & Tree Giveaway, Maui Nui Botanical Gardens, 150 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului (across from War Memorial Stadium). Plant sales and free educational and cultural presentations.
Thursday, November 7, 7 pm: The Vegan Society of Hawaii presents a free lecture, “Building a Better Brain for Peace, Health and Longevity,” with John Pierre. J. Walter Cameron Center, 95 Mahalani Street, Wailuku. Details here.
Friday-Sunday, November 8-10, 2024: Veganic Summit. Free online event. Learn from leading experts in vegan organic gardening and farming.
Saturday, November 23, 11 am: Wild Mushrooms + Wild Plants Nature Walk, Makawao Forest. Details and tickets here.
Sunday, November 24, 12 noon. The Vegan Society of Hawaii presents a free online Zoom lecture, “Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth Without Using Sugar,” featuring Chef AJ. Details here.
Ongoing: Moku Roots offers vegan meals, yoga and entertainment at its beautiful upcountry farm in Kula. To be placed on the mailing list for upcoming events, email mokuroots@gmail.com.
NEWS AND TRENDS
World Vegan Day: 5 Simple Ways to Embrace Plant-Based Living on November 1 … How World Vegan Day Has Inspired Global Change for 30 Years
Our food system is broken and we only have 60 harvests left, researchers warn
New Study Reveals Plant-Based University Menus Cut Costs and Carbon Emissions
How to Get People to Eat More Plants
Vegan meals should be standard in hospitals
Why Are So Many Vegan Restaurants Closing?
Veganism Growing Across Europe
Scientists who object to animal testing claim they are frozen out by peers
Vegan Brand Launches Casein That Makes Cheese Melt and Stretch Like Dairy
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
New Study Finds 57% of U.S. Adults Consume Pro-Inflammatory Diets
New Study Links Plant-Rich Diet to Slower Biological Aging in Women
Eating More Fruits and Vegetables Really Can Lower Your Heart Disease Risk
Using Plant-Based Diets to Lower Cancer Risk
Every Bit Counts: Research Shows Big Benefits for Swapping Out Even 1 Daily Serving of Meat, Eggs
Are Potatoes Good For You? Everything You Need to Know About Starchy Vegetables
SPORTS AND FITNESS
Vegan Strong Team Wins 48 Gold Medals at Mr. America
How Super Bowl Champ Deatrich Wise Jr. Gets His Protein Without Eating Meat
Vegan Wins Brazilian Mr Olympia Bodybuilding Competition
RESOURCES
The Food Empowerment Project offers vegan recipe booklets for several cultures – Vegan Lao Food, Vegan Filipino Food, Vegan Mexican Food and Vegan Chinese Food.
Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets makes the case for an urgent move away from industrial agriculture towards regenerative farming and the promotion of plant-based diets.
Nutritionfacts.org has posted recommendations on how to cook greens.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine details healthy weight loss with a plant-based diet.
Fit Vegan Coaching Founder: Lessons I’ve Learned From 10 Years of Veganism
Groundbreaking Film ‘Christspiracy’ Available To Stream Worldwide Now
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. Occasionally, the Vegan Society of Hawaii sponsors local presentations.
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.
November 2021: McDonald’s launches its first meatless burger, the McPlant, at select locations across the United States.