If you find yourself needing to shop for that special vegan in your life but are struggling to come up with exciting ideas, I’ve pulled a few festive ideas together to help you out.
Take a look at the list below.
UK
Vegan snacks on a train
Riding intercity trains in the UK can be an ordeal.
The tickets are outrageously expensive and being on time is a wish, not a reality most of the time.
But today I got a pleasant surprise on my train journey from London to Leeds. There were vegan snacks available!
Read more below.
Ep 66 of the podcast out now
There is a lot of reminiscing on this week’s episode of Tell Me Where I’m Going (Wrong).
Josh and I remember the legendary TV series The Inbetweeners ahead of a rumoured reboot. We chat musical memories including D:Ream and Aqua. And I get to rave about one of the best vampire movies of all time, Blacula.
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You can order my book ‘Fat Gay Vegan: Eat, Drink and Live Like You Give a Sh!t’ online now. It has been out a while now but is still a good read. You can also listen to the Audiobook read by me!
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Do you know about veganic gardening?
The word “organic” sounds like it should already be kind to the planet and animals. But here’s the thing many don’t realise: most organic farming still uses animal products such as manure, bonemeal, and fishmeal to fertilise crops.
That means even your organic carrots might have a little more connection to animal agriculture than you’d like.
That’s where veganic growing comes in. Sometimes called stockfree or vegan organic, this method takes the animals out of the process completely. Instead of bloodmeal or manure, veganic growers use compost made from plants, cover crops, hay, clover, and other local plant materials to enrich the soil. The result is food that’s grown in harmony with nature and free from the hidden ties to animal exploitation.
If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to grow your own food in a fully plant-based way, there’s a brilliant opportunity coming up.
Read more below.
Giving Land Back to Nature: The Vegan Land Movement
There’s something irresistibly radical about the idea of taking land once used for animal farming and handing it back to the animals and plants. It feels like a quiet revolution that is making a real impact.
This exact thing is happening right now through a collective called the Vegan Land Movement.
Read more below.
Eat Vegan And Help People In Need
We already know that making the choice to eat and drink vegan is all about compassion, but how about if your next vegan dining experience helped you to spread your compassion even further?
The good folk at Third Culture Deli have created a special menu item in order to help support an important emergency medical group doing important work.
Read more below.
Vegan School Shoes Are A Thing
It always makes me happy to see companies making it easier for children to live kindly.
Wills Vegan Shoes has a range of vegan school shoes that prove it’s possible for kids to be comfortable and stylish while making cruelty-free choices all at once.
Read more below.
Ep 65 of the podcast out now
This podcast has become enjoyable for me.
Yes, it is another thing to do each week but I truly find it a pleasant experience. I get to chat with Josh once a week about topics of interest and we get to be uncensored in our opinions.
Our viewer/listener numbers aren’t through the roof but that isn’t important to us. The pod has become a hobby and a way for us to genuinely catch up.
If there are a few people out there getting a bit of entertainment from it, that’s a bonus!
Episode 65 finds us discussing the rise of the Green Party of England and Wales, London police involved in bad behaviour, and necrosis.
You can watch or listen via YouTube:
You can listen via Apple Podcasts:
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You can browse older episodes on the YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify channels.
Follow Tell Me Where I’m Going (Wrong) on Instagram and Threads.
If you appreciate my blog posts and the work I do to support vegan business and challenge injustice, please consider making a one time small donation of a couple of quid online here. You might also be in the position to sponsor my work on an regular basis via Patreon.
You can order my book ‘Fat Gay Vegan: Eat, Drink and Live Like You Give a Sh!t’ online now. It has been out a while now but is still a good read. You can also listen to the Audiobook read by me!
Follow me on Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Facebook, and Blue Sky.
Pastrami but make it vegan
If you pop into your local supermarket this week you might spot something new in the chilled section that will make you stop in your tracks.
How about pastrami, but vegan?
Read more below.
Please Consider The Green Party
The Green Party of England and Wales has been a powerful force for years but since Zack Polanski was elected leader in a landslide, the energy has shifted up a few gears.
This isn’t the usual political noise we’ve all grown weary of. It’s a clear, hopeful message that cuts through the mess of greed and despair that has dominated our politics for far too long.
And I’m hopeful that many of you you will will consider voting Green at the next opportunity.
Read more below.