Vegan ingenuity in Glasgow

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Times are tough and small business owners are looking for unique and unusual ways to stay afloat.

Hugh of Trusty Buck’s in Glasgow is just one example of this vegan ingenuity.

After being forced to close his location housed inside a pub due to the global crisis, Hugh was desperate to find a way to keep his vegan comfort food business alive.

Hugh got busy organising his festival catering setup so he could run Trusty Buck’s in the garden of his family home. Yes, that’s right. Hugh created a temporary catering kitchen in the garden!

After a lot of back and forth with the council, Trusty Buck’s is all certified and ready to roll. They are now serving delivery and collection.

The menu at Trust Buck’s is intensely delicious looking. Click here to explore the cuisine line up and order.

They are taking orders (live or pre-booked) for delivery around Glasgow’s southside or for collection between 5pm and 10pm between Wednesday and Sunday.

Follow Trusty Buck’s on Instagram for all the latest news and updates.

Vegan Quarantine: Day 43

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Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 43. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.

Links for everything discussed are below.

The Muffinery is making and shipping deluxe vegan muffins around the UK. Order online:
https://www.themuffinery.co.uk/

Trusty Buck’s is a vegan food business on the southside of Glasgow doing delivery and pick up:
https://www.trustybucks.co.uk/

Follow Trust Buck’s on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/trustybucksglasgow/

There is a cooking class happening today (5pm Pacific Time) highlighting vegan Filipino cuisine:
https://www.nicksonmission.com/

The class is curated by my friend George. Follow his mouthwatering Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/theveganstruggleisreal/

The Omni Collective delivering vegan meal boxes to addresses around SE London. See the menu and order via their Instagram page:
https://www.instagram.com/theomnicollective/

Recipe for simple vegan cupcakes:
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/vegan-cupcakes

Music recommendation of the day. No Time For Nowhere by DEF FX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmL93K5HbcI

If you can afford it, please consider donating to my PayPal account to keep these daily videos going:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

Vegan Quarantine: Day 42

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Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 42. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.

Links for everything mentioned are below.

Order vegan honeycomb brownies for UK delivery from the Lux Coffee & Vegan Cakes Etsy page:
https://tinyurl.com/yb6azp6h

TheVeganKind Supermarket has a customer service role up for grabs in Glasgow:
https://www.aai-employability.org.uk/customer_service_coord…

Essential Vegan Cafe has decided to stay closed permanently. Follow them on Instagram for future news:
https://www.instagram.com/essentialvegan/

Easy vegan tomato soup recipe:
https://www.planetveggie.co.uk/easy-vegan-tinned-tomato-so…/

Music recommendation of the day. Watch the NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert featuring Ani DiFranco:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7xWl50pKyo

Listen to Ani’s Righteous Babe Records Radio. An independent radio station:
https://www.righteousbabe.com/pages/radio

If you have any spare cash to help keep my daily videos going, please donate via my PayPal page:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

Vegan cold brew coffee for delivery

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There is a new cold brew coffee company now available in the UK and you can even buy it ready-brewed with oat milk!

Bottleshot Brew is a vegan-friendly brand incorporating as many ethical approaches as possible.

The cold brew comes packed in recycled (and recyclable!) cans and they also have a fantastic partnership with Urban Mushroom, a YMCA company.

Urban Mushroom collects leftover grinds waste from production and uses it to sustainably grow mushrooms while also training and hiring disenfranchised youth.

Check out the full Bottleshot Brew range online and order a case or two for your fridge.

You can also follow Bottleshot Brew on Instagram.

Vegan Quarantine: Day 41

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Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 41. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.

Links for everything discussed can be found below.

If you can afford it, please donate to my PayPal account to help me keep these videos running:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

Make No Bones has their vegan brioche buns back in Tesco stores:
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/305976680

Join the Make No Bones mailing list:
https://tinyurl.com/MNBnews

National Theatre is hosting a virtual pub quiz with Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen. Follow their YouTube and Facebook pages for details:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ntdiscovertheatre
https://www.facebook.com/nationaltheatre/

The Filthy Vegan Takeout is doing limited deliveries around Nottingham. Follow their Instagram for details:
https://www.instagram.com/thefilthyvegantakeout/

Sign this All Out petition to show solidarity with LGBT people in Poland:
https://action.allout.org/en/a/poland/

Get the Mini Moo bars from Moo Free Chocolates for 20% discount when you buy all 7:
https://www.dairyfreechocolates.com

Check out this recipe to make your own tortillas at home:
https://veganmiam.com/recipes/homemade-corn-tortillas

Music recommendation of the day. Angie Hart released this awesome song called I’m Afraid of Fridays about ten years ago. Listen and watch now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R33Oru6N7g

Donate to my PayPal account (if you can) to help me keep these videos running:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

Vegan Quarantine: Day 40

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Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 40. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent businesses, charities, and musicians.

All links for topics discussed are below.

Thank you to the people who have donated to my PayPal page. If you can afford to support these videos, here is the link:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

Buy a copy of the Vegan North cookbook for delivery:
https://tinyurl.com/y89r3eo8

Order vegan groceries including Codigo Morsa ice cream from El Vego.mx for home delivery in Mexico City:
https://www.facebook.com/elvego.mx/

Australian rock legend Adalita Official is teasing some sort of live event on her Instagram account for Sunday:
https://www.instagram.com/adalitax/

Make vegan crumpets with this easy Jack Monroe recipe:
https://cookingonabootstrap.com/…/…/12/vegan-crumpet-recipe/

Purezza and Purezza are delivering via Deliveroo. Follow on Instagram for details:
https://www.instagram.com/purezza/

Buy their Purezza Vegan Pizza cookbook online for delivery:
https://tinyurl.com/y8jkcnkn

Music recommendation of the day. I Don’t Wanna is the new single from Pet Shop Boys. Watch the lyric video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAXGhYLVXXs

Thank you to the people who have donated to my PayPal page. If you can afford to support these videos, here is the link:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

Vegan Quarantine: Day 39

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Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 39. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.

Links for everything mentioned are included below.

If you can afford to donate a small amount to my campaign to keep the lights on and the Internet connected, I will be extremely grateful and here is the link:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

Bottleshot Cold Brew is a new vegan-friendly cold brew coffee company. Buy online for shipping:
https://bottleshotbrew.com/

Feline Friends London is a charity taking care of sick cats and helping to facilitate rehoming. Please donate:
https://felinefriendslondon.uk/

Vegan Sadhu is making and selling vegan curry pastes and you can buy online:
https://www.thevegansadhu.com/

Recipe of the day. Easy vegan falafel by Nora Cooks:
https://www.noracooks.com/easy-vegan-falafel/

Zad’s Manchester is a vegan pizza joint and fast food takeaway still running deliveries around Manchester. Follow on Facebook and Instagram for details:
https://www.facebook.com/zadsmcr/
https://www.instagram.com/zadsmcr/

Music recommendation of the day.
Pick 1: Diagnosis by Alanis Morissette:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAX0rFrkJMA

Pick 2: Eden by Party Nails:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4CpsH78vadlQXjlBX1FWkI

Once again, please donate a few coins if you can to help me keep Vegan Quarantine videos up and running:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

Vegan Quarantine: Day 38

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Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 38. This daily video series is my way of keeping spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.

Links for everything discussed are included below.

Thank you to everyone donating money to help keep this video series alive. If you can afford to donate, please do so here:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

I had a BIG video chat with my buddy Ryan of T.O.F.U. Magazine. Watch the full thing online here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaO7Ike3YZs

Covid-19 One Voice for Animals UK Appeal is a central place to support wildlife and domestic animal rescue centres and campaigns. Follow on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/covid19onevoiceforanimalsukappeal

The Allotment Club in Okehampton is delivering vegan food around nearby villages and Exeter. Read more and order via Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/theallotmentoke/

crazy bean café has a new YouTube channel. Recipe online is for vegan caramel sponge cake:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmciAx1BiaU

My mate Helen is raising money to donate to vegan food banks. Donate here:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/helen-wright-50

S+M Vegan is a food company in the Oakland area of California doing pick up orders every Friday. Follow them on Instagram for details:
https://www.instagram.com/smveganchefs/

What The Pitta vegan food chain in London and Brighton is in survival mode and needs your help. Pre-order food for the future and also donate for great t-shirt and tote bag rewards:
https://payitforward.london.gov.uk/good-karma-kebabs

Music recommendation of the day. Stakker Humanoid. Enjoy this classic acid house track from 1988:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK2U5ziV_Z8

Once again, I appreciate any donation you can make to help keep me housed and fed during the global crisis:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

Vegan Quarantine: Day 37

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Welcome to Vegan Quarantine: Day 37. This daily video series is my way of trying to keep spirits high within the vegan community while also supporting independent business, charities, and musicians.



Links for everything discussed are below.

Thank for to those kind people donating to my fund to keep this daily show on air. If you can spare a few coins, please donate here:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

calm.and.kind is making delivering ready to heat meals around London and they are all vegan. Details here:
https://www.instagram.com/calm.and.kind/

Join in Virtual Reality Trivia to raise funds for Lamb Care Australia:
https://www.facebook.com/events/231530517929013/

Please donate to AKT to help vulnerable and at risk LGBTQ+ young people in the UK:
https://www.akt.org.uk/

You can watch the new Michael Moore executive produced documentary Planet of the Humans for FREE on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch…

GreenBay UK is open in Fulham and for UK delivery with their vegan groceries:
https://www.greenbaysupermarket.co.uk/

Try making your own vegan gnocchi thanks to this recipe from Lazy Cat Kitchen:
https://www.lazycatkitchen.com/vegan-g…/

Join this discussion on April 23 with actor Adrian Grenier. Topic is how our food choices impact our environment. Details here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/520216925534737/

Music recommendation of the day. Ciao by Liberace. Taken from the Cecil B. Demented soundtrack by John Waters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch…

If you can spare a few coins, please donate here to my campaign to keep this daily video series running:
https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oikSipsfP

Vegan International Film Festival

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VEGAN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FREE ONLINE FILM STREAMING ON EARTH DAY, PHOTO CONTEST NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES

Films that could once only be seen by attending one of the festivals’ world tour dates are now available online for streaming until at least June 30, 2020.

Ottawa, Canada (April 20, 2020) — With the spread of COVID-19 and the international quarantine, the International Vegan Film Festival – World Tour has come to a halt. Starting on EARTH DAY, April 22, 2020, until June 30, 2020, eleven of the twelve short films that were available on the world tour will now be free to watch and can be viewed online at the festival’s website.

For the last two years, the International Vegan Film Festival has brought some of the world’s most relevant vegan-themed stories and visual artistry to theaters around the world and in these uncertain times, the International Vegan Film Festival is proud to bring the festival’s world tour to everyone, everywhere.

Most of the films that were scheduled for touring—the only exception being “Planet Vegan”— are now available for free viewing online with no purchase necessary. The total screening time is approximately 90 minutes in length with films covering all of the four Festival categories. 


Festival Director Shawn Stratton said, “Connecting with friends and strangers alike at our theater screenings is at the heart of the World Tour, however, with the current cancellation of the Tour we don’t want our audiences to miss out on viewing these important films. So we are adapting and responding to “social distancing” to offer 90 minutes of films from our World Tour screening, free of charge. This is our hometown, feel-good, theater experience, streamed into the comfort of living room’s around the world.”

The International Vegan Film Festival is an annual film event. Now in its third year, the festival kicks off every October in Ottawa, Canada. The festival showcases vegan-themed films from around the world covering a wide variety of topics. Some of these include animal rights, food choices, ethics, sustainability and climate change.

Since 2018, the International Vegan Film Festival has embarked on a world tour. Anyone can sign up to be a host and then pick where and when they would like to have their own Vegan Film Festival screening. It is a great way to build the local vegan community, interact with friends, and raise money for a cause all while watching great independent vegan films.

Note: The International Vegan Film Festival screenings are primarily intended for older audiences and may include coarse language, mature subject matter, intense scenes, and other adult content. Viewer discretion is advised.

Vegan Photo Essay Contest

While the world tour has been cancelled, the IVFF Vegan Photo Essay Contest is on! Until August 31, 2020, applicants can submit a series of 3-5 images depicting vegan lifestyle, health and nutrition, animal welfare, or environmental protection. Winners will be announced during the festival in October and will also receive a $250 CAD cash prize.

The jury is seeking a sequence of images that conveys a compelling story or message – with each image strong enough to stand on its own while conveying a greater narrative when viewed in the photographer’s desired sequence.

Stratton says “The Vegan Photo Essay Contest is a great way for anyone with a camera and a story, not just professionals, to be involved in the festival.” The contest even has a Youth category to encourage young people to become more involved in sharing vegan-themed stories.

CATEGORIES:

  • Lifestyle – Vegan choices in clothing, travel and highlighting the ways that vegans spread their message through activism, art, community etc.
  • Health and Nutrition – Exploring the positive benefits of a vegan diet, what’s involved in “going vegan”
  • Animal Welfare – How eating plants can break the chain of suffering that is endemic in factory farming and the role of animal activists
  • Environmental Protection – How meat production harms the planet, and how plant-based eating can help to save it
  • Youth – Any vegan-themed subject shot by a person under 18 year of age as of August 31, 2020

Note: During COVID-19, the IVFF does not advise applicants to take photos anywhere that may pose a risk of spreading the virus. Social distancing is still strongly recommended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

http://www.theivff.com/

http://www.theivff.com/photo-essay-contest-info.html

http://www.theivff.com/photo-essay-winners.html