tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post9164531303263027798..comments2024-03-28T16:20:57.446-07:00Comments on The Gardener's Cottage: why i am veganthe gardener's cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-33080324905378178212012-12-18T01:13:01.587-08:002012-12-18T01:13:01.587-08:00Janet,
I have been reading your blog for a long t...Janet,<br /><br />I have been reading your blog for a long time but just joined. I was wondering how you felt about leather. Glad you clarified that. I love the thrifting, the recipes, the general peacefulness of this blog.<br /><br />I became vegan after a trip to the doctor at the beginning of this year. I had injured my knee 6 years ago and lost my job and insurance. I gradually gained weight but didn't really keep up with how much. At the urgent care, I had visited them 2 years before and saw a weight gain of 40 lbs in 2 years. Yikes. So much weight on my knee! I went to the Engine 2 Diet site right away and haven't looked back. I am happy to say I am down the 40 lbs, plus a few more. <br /><br />I saw your link to Forks over Knives and the cast includes Caldwell Blakeman Esselstyn Jr., M.D. <br /><br />I enjoyed the movie and it is what led me to Rip Esselstyn and the Engine 2 Diet. It was actually very easy because I wasn't a big meat eater to begin with. <br /><br />Warm holiday wishes.<br />debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09679909811111335991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-74265816699800467542012-01-20T21:46:49.207-08:002012-01-20T21:46:49.207-08:00Part of the problem of vegan with most people in m...Part of the problem of vegan with most people in my view is they think they will be stuck eating vegetables or expensive pre made frozen vegan items. They need to be taught to think outside the box at foods they already eat that can be easily be tweeted to make it vegan. Think of rice or pasta dishes, vegetable casseroles, bean, and fruits as well. And nut milks and nut butters. Am 90% began with the 10% being vegetarian.MotherLodeBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00869505250312418202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-21504207709818056672011-07-01T08:24:15.197-07:002011-07-01T08:24:15.197-07:00This makes me cry...Oh the evil in the world...Tha...This makes me cry...Oh the evil in the world...Thanks for helping to enlighten people on what is going on. God has been dealing with me on some of this, thank you. This post makes me want to light a match to my leather coat, I had no idea. What has happened to us?<br /><br />God bless you, I enjoy your blog.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093408888499365118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-65002081470246750492011-06-13T08:33:37.572-07:002011-06-13T08:33:37.572-07:00This is an updated post to the last one that I lef...This is an updated post to the last one that I left. I want to thank you for opening my eyes. I am now a full-fledged vegan. I did not think it was possible to give up dairy and eggs but I have found many substitutes (Tofutti) and I have never been happier. I now know that I am not contributing to the pain and violence of this world. I am having lots of fun trying new recipes, sometimes they work, sometimes not, but I am learning, learning. I just wanted to let you know that you have changed at least one person, and I hope someday I will have the honor of returning the favour to someone else. The world needs more kind people like you. Thank you from your ever-grateful blog friend, Lana.LANAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946005009680968861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-20528647321881236682011-05-03T08:37:32.683-07:002011-05-03T08:37:32.683-07:00yep, we have to stick together and spread the good...yep, we have to stick together and spread the good word!the gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-40450001863679940502011-05-03T08:18:38.937-07:002011-05-03T08:18:38.937-07:00I like reading blogs by fellow vegans. None of my ...I like reading blogs by fellow vegans. None of my friends are vegans, and only one is a vegetarian, so it gets lonely sometimes. I live in an area where vegan and vegetarian restaurants are almost nonexistent, so websites are often the only way to interact with like minded people. Keep up the good work promoting a vegan life style.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-76316551633716863462011-04-26T10:47:52.726-07:002011-04-26T10:47:52.726-07:00I did not want to say too much on your most recent...I did not want to say too much on your most recent post about roses. But about Earthlings - I watched the entire movie. I agree with one of the other people who posted - the dog in the garbage truck really got to me - as the fox at the end after being skinned. Yes, I cried through out the movie. I have seen things about slaughter before, and I have gone without meat after seeing them but always went back. I think this movie did it for me. I look at my dogs who I love so much and I think - are they not any different from a calf or a pig? I think it is the fact that they all feel pain regardless of the level of intelligence, and we can do something about it. I probably will not be all out vegan, but most definitely vegetarian for now. I love your blog and we have many, many things in common. So glad to have stumbled upon you. Know that you HAVE made an impact on someone. Lana www.lifeatwildberrycottage.comLANAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946005009680968861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-27200183347088717942011-03-01T08:40:08.003-08:002011-03-01T08:40:08.003-08:00oh this makes me truely bawl my eyes out. I have b...oh this makes me truely bawl my eyes out. I have been vegetarian for 3 and a half years and my husband too. I posted this to my fb. i hate that some people just close their eyes to this cruelty! and you are right it is way healthier to be vegan. I do not drink milk, but still eat cheese occasionally, i guess i'm just as bad as those others out there that say they cannot be vegan, but i am going to start today not eating any animal by products. you just kinda go on with your day to day life and forget about what's REALLY going on in the world and how we as people should REALLY eat, which is a healthy diet that doesn't harm animals. it's better for us too! it's sad because you know there will still be those evil people out there that just want to be mean to animals, they are evil! but we can at least outlaw all the things that they are doing!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-76211121931010374952011-02-10T06:55:59.219-08:002011-02-10T06:55:59.219-08:00Oh boy, I wish I could still be vegan. I did it f...Oh boy, I wish I could still be vegan. I did it for a year and a half and really liked it, but my body HATES all forms of carbohydrates, so I had to stop eventually. The diet doesn't work for everybody, unfortunately, and it made me very sick. But I envy the people it does work for, because I don't like having to eat animals to live! More power to you!Anna Barlowehttp://thepainteduniverse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-24136821579799552852010-11-16T06:20:47.645-08:002010-11-16T06:20:47.645-08:00So glad I went back and found this post Janet. My...So glad I went back and found this post Janet. My husband and I have been eating vegan for several months now and have never felt better. Watching Food Inc. did it for us. I have wanted to watch Earthlings, but just can't bring myself to do it. I don't need to be convinced of the horror out there, but I need to suck it up and watch it, just to remind my myself to stay the course with this lifestyle--however, we are loving it and it is easy to do! Love your blog, and be sure to check out Alicia Silverstone's blog "The Kind Life". She and her book "The Kind Diet" really inspired us, I guess because she figured all of this out at such a young age! Cheers!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644941834464747393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-17858509322917337102010-09-24T18:14:12.712-07:002010-09-24T18:14:12.712-07:00susan - not sure if this is susan or susan's h...susan - not sure if this is susan or susan's husband but i'm so glad you found me and shared your story. i would love to do a link-up type party. sadly i don't know how. do you? i think there are others out there that would participate. we need to spread the word. for every person that stops eating meat, it's estimated that 100 animals lives are spared each year. that adds up. feel free to email me re the link party if you are interested.the gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-53100996899292057452010-09-24T18:11:22.983-07:002010-09-24T18:11:22.983-07:00ms m - i apologize for not answering sooner. than...ms m - i apologize for not answering sooner. thank you for your story. i think all the antibiotics/hormones in dairy is what wreaks the most havoc in our skins. at least that's what i see in my skincare profession. i am so happy you are willing to change.the gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-32490706829157858882010-09-24T17:44:38.234-07:002010-09-24T17:44:38.234-07:00I just found you, and have already forgotten how I...I just found you, and have already forgotten how I got here.<br /><br />My wife and I stopped eating mammals and fowl 3 years ago; we still eat fish and dairy. I've just switched to soy milk, and like it better for most uses. Someday, slowly but surely, we'll get there.<br /><br />I'd been feeling guilty about eating animals for a looooong time, but - like Julie (above) it was my relationship with my dog, my canine soulmate, that sealed the deal for me. He changed everything about my life, even my line of work. <br /><br />I forced myself to watch videos, and read vivid descriptions of the unspeakable horrors of factory farming - Now I can't even see a cattle or pig truck without feeling slightly hysterical, sick and mad and on the verge of tears and like I want to just start screaming and run the truck off the road (hysterical and rational don't exactly go hand-in-hand!)<br /><br />I've had enough of those images to last a lifetime, so i'm skipping the trailer and certainly the film, but I am SO pleased that your post got the reactions it did. This is how change begins.<br /><br />You mentioned somewhere up there that it would be cool to do a linkup of vegetarian/vegan posts. If you decide to go ahead with that I'd love to participate. I've only ever seen those "linky" posts for things like crafts and makeovers and such. This would actually be meaningful...<br /><br />Ok, well, since I'm not saying anything original here, I'll stop. I really just wanted to add my voice to the "yeas" -<br /><br />xox,<br />Susansusan said sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427481695202748942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-90814583431943830402010-09-22T20:12:52.963-07:002010-09-22T20:12:52.963-07:00P.S. It was the cattle trucks that turned me into ...P.S. It was the cattle trucks that turned me into a vegetarian too. I used to commute to work nights and that's when most of the cattle are transported.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-40169160747999413332010-09-22T20:09:10.807-07:002010-09-22T20:09:10.807-07:00You were hoping to change minds and you changed mi...You were hoping to change minds and you changed mine.<br /><br />I've been a vegetarian for 20 years. I was a near-vegan for a while, but gradually slipped back to eating dairy and wearing more leather than I used to. <br /><br />I'd relaxed my views on leather because I figured it was a waste product of meat, and I felt like we might as well use the skins rather than just trashing them.<br /><br />And dairy-- well I'm lactose intolerant, but I keep eating it despite what it does to my skin and my digestion. It's an addiction.<br /><br />The calf story totally changes what I thought I knew about leather. <br /><br />It also reminded me that calves are a product of the dairy industry and that I MUST stop supporting that industry.<br /><br />Thanks, I needed to read this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-55195569713080093012010-09-20T05:15:22.723-07:002010-09-20T05:15:22.723-07:00karen - i am touched by your comment. the disconn...karen - i am touched by your comment. the disconnect that we have between the cruelty to plate is what needs to change. and you explained it so well. your life is about to change in many dramatic ways. and to think your daughter is doing this so young, now i'm the inspired one! tell your daughter that i think she is amazing.the gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-34229458337768134622010-09-20T04:48:13.886-07:002010-09-20T04:48:13.886-07:00I agree the urges WILL go away. I watched this vid...I agree the urges WILL go away. I watched this video with my 14 year old daughter Kendrick, she tossed the idea around a few months ago that she wanted to be a vegitarian. It was more of a attention thing at that point, it lasted about a week. She asked why Auntie Rhonda was a vegitarian? (since Rhonda was 9 and currently 38) I told her it was because of the curelty to animals. A fourteen year old can only visulize this subject so far. When I was reading your blog I came across this post and we both sat down and watched the whole movie..... We both gasped through most of it and were very sadened by what we were seeing. This IS truly what is going on and what we choose to put on our tables in "celebrating" the end of our day as a family. No more! I am haunted but at the same time blessed by this footage...This truly resinates with me and my quest and urgency to live a cuelty-free lifestyles is in full swing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.The White Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16964666450884430833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-68884285444768852632010-08-15T06:48:23.402-07:002010-08-15T06:48:23.402-07:00leah - you answered your own question. you said y...leah - you answered your own question. you said you couldn't watch the trailer, but still have overwhelming urges to eat meat. force yourself to watch the trailer and those urges will vanish. i promise.the gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-9886384788465897422010-08-15T01:55:58.974-07:002010-08-15T01:55:58.974-07:00What a wonderful post, I cried. I couldn't wat...What a wonderful post, I cried. I couldn't watch the movie, I am not strong enough for that. I have been slowly cutting out meat from my diet. I actually want to know, how to overcome the overwhelming urges to eat meat. It doesn't happen all that often, but when I get the craving I can't not eat it. Any suggestions?Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984609947075978961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-49735707207153915502010-08-10T11:47:54.189-07:002010-08-10T11:47:54.189-07:00marion-dee - i do not think it is possible to &quo...marion-dee - i do not think it is possible to "humanely" kill an animal for food. that's why i don't eat any animal or any animal by-products. <br /><br />jayne - thank you for visiting from slim's place. i adore her and i know you must have exquisite taste if you read her blog. so welcome. i love your story and i've heard that happening to others before. it's the eyes. the eyes are so sad.the gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-43754412391189808162010-08-10T04:36:23.791-07:002010-08-10T04:36:23.791-07:00I just found your blog through Slim Paley who is o...I just found your blog through Slim Paley who is one of the first blogs I check, just to brighten my day. I am not a vegan, but I STOPPED eating meat on a cross country trip through TX! I had an epiphany right on the road out of Amarillo TX when a cattle truck (open slats) drove by filled to brimming with cows. Guess where they were going? There was a moment when one struggling fallen over cow looked at me and I thought I would cry. I said to my husband, "I promise I will not eat that cow and I will never eat another cow ever again." Before that I would never eat veal (the Mother cows cry when separated from their babies. ANd I never ate lamb. My mantra was - Don't eat anything you would pet - my mantra is getting wider and louder. great blog!Jaynenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-67404198422682576232010-08-09T16:21:14.708-07:002010-08-09T16:21:14.708-07:00I wasn't going to comment on this post but I w...I wasn't going to comment on this post but I will. I totally agree with you that animals are being treated in a cruel way so we may eat. But that is because some 'humans' have no regard for how a job should be done. Instead of killing animals in a humane way they opt for the cheap and easy way of doing it. They will have a lot to answer for. I am not a vegetarian nor will do I think I ever will be. I can see the benefits of being a vegetarian. A diet full of fruit and veg is very healthy. Whether you become a vegan for health reasons or for the sake of saving the animals, animals will still be killed. Do you eat fish? That is cruel too then isn't it? Look, I believe that everyone is entitled to believe in what they want and I respect your and everyone elses opinion. We are lucky to be free to make choices. There was something you said in one of your comments that sparked me to post this comment.. you said we were not designed to eat meat.. yet, if you believe in God and look in your bible in Levictus, you will find writings about what God says we should and shouldn't eat. I think it's not that we shouldn't eat meat .. it's what KIND of meat we are meant to eat. Do you know we shouldn't eat pork. Do you know that we should only eat fish with scales and fins.. no shrimp, mussels or calamari! Yes it's all written in there! A complete guide by the Master, Creator of our bodies, of what we should and shouldn't eat. I actually wrote a post on this about 3 wks ago but didn't have the guts to publish it. I may do that now. I think lots of people are getting sick because they are eating the wrong types of food and over indulging. Not everything on this earth was meant to be eaten by humans, but certain foods, including certain meats is ok. Yes, again I say that being cruel to animals is totally unacceptable.. so is abusing children, yet I hear so many stories of this happening my heart literally breaks. take care, Maryann ps don't stop writing your blog.. I have always enjoyed reading it and look forward to reading many more..mariondee-designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156439869236962533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-63809678180044716432010-08-09T13:42:49.854-07:002010-08-09T13:42:49.854-07:00I am so glad you posted this. Like you said, not w...I am so glad you posted this. Like you said, not watching it does not make it go away. I think most of us would like to stick our head in the sand and pretend not to know or care what happened to the animals in order for us to be able to eat meat, have leather and so on. I am not a vegan, but I am a vegetarian. I would love to adopt the vegan lifestyle.<br /><br />Perhaps you could follow up with a post with some tips on making the adjustment? I love cheese, for example. I'd love to hear how you make do when you go out to restaurants, dinner parties, etc. with your diet.<br /><br />Thanks again for writing this! Very interesting and very important post.marygracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01332119546149197338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-70051481417521660022010-08-09T05:26:45.671-07:002010-08-09T05:26:45.671-07:00thank you betty. please spread the word.thank you betty. please spread the word.the gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-78766103543040290602010-08-08T21:11:43.784-07:002010-08-08T21:11:43.784-07:00I just watched the trailer. I will never, never, n...I just watched the trailer. I will never, never, never eat meat again. How can humans be so cruel?<br />BettyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com