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Vegan of the Month Club – Victoria Moran

July 25, 2016 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

 Originally posted on 05/28/2012 for Huffington Post Hanging Out At The Intersection Of Magic And Main Street “Being vegan is a glorious adventure. It touches every aspect of my life — my relationships, how I relate to the world,” says Victoria Moran. Head and founder of Main Street Vegan Academy, Moran is the author of…

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Vegan of the Month – Brian Patton (the Sexy Vegan)

June 27, 2016 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

The Sexy Vegan is not Food Network fab, he’s not buff, he’s a dude. He makes dude food. Jalapeno poppers. Barbecued ribz. Spaghetti and balls. Pizza. It’s manly. And it’s plant-based. Not too long ago, the Sexy Vegan (real name Brian Patton) was an overweight, junk food-addicted Trekkie. Now, he’s a vegan vid sensation and…

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VEGAN OF THE MONTH: TRACEY STEWART

February 29, 2016 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

VEGAN OF THE MONTH TRACEY STEWART

Tracey Stewart shares her home and life with two children, a husband (Jon Stewart, “The Daily Show” host — maybe you’ve heard of him), four dogs, a hamster, two pigs, a pair of cows, three rabbits, two guinea pigs, a couple of fish and a parrot. That’s a lot of sharing and a lot of…

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Vegan of the Month – Animal Right Activist Jaya Bhumitra

January 25, 2016 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Compassion Over Killing‘s Jaya Bhumitra won’t take animal abuse lying down. She’s been getting up before dawn to train for the Palos Verdes half marathon this Saturday. Bhumitra is running 13.1 miles to raise money on behalf of the 9 billion animals killed annually for food in this country. She’s also doing it in memory…

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VEGAN OF THE MONTH: Fran Costigan

December 29, 2015 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Vegan of the Month: Fran Costigan

More than 150 pounds of chocolate, 100 pounds of cocoa powder and 20 years of sweet experience went into “Vegan Chocolate,” the bestselling cookbook by pastry goddess Fran Costigan. With tarts and truffles, cookies and creme and shower-stoppers like Sachertorte and Costigan’s childhood favorite, Brooklyn Blackout Cake, it’s a chocolate orgy that’s absolutely plant-based. A…

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Vegan of the month – Gene Baur

November 30, 2015 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Last week, I got to hear Farm Sanctuary founder Gene Bauer at Miami Book Fair International. He’s an ardent and compassionate animal activist — and November’s Vegan of the Month. Small Steps, Big Changes — Gene Baur and ‘Living the Farm Sanctuary Life’ Originally posted on 04/27/2015 for Huffington Post: There was no plan, there…

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Vegan of the Month – Alison Burgos

September 28, 2015 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

For September Vegan of the Month, I’m glad to feature Alison Burgos, founder of Seed Food and Wine, fellow healthy South Florida game changer and Miami’s own vegan force of nature. Get your tix for Seed 2015, coming up in November and here before you know it. Seed began as the brainchild of Alison Burgos…

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Vegan of the Month Club – Dr. Richard Oppenlander

August 31, 2015 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Originally posted on 07/21/2014 for Huffington Post “We’re creating irreversibility in areas of global depletion. If we’re going to make it as a civilization or species, we have to change,” says Dr. Richard Oppenlander. “To move the world in the direction that’s truly more sustainable, the most efficient way possible means adopting fully organic, plant-based…

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July Vegans of the Month — Planted in Miami’s Jeanette and Alex Ruiz

July 26, 2015 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

Wow!  I’m excited to get so many nominations for my new Vegan of the Month feature. Thanks to all who wrote in (and you know who you are).  For July, I’ve chosen not one vegan, but two — Jeanette and Alex Ruiz, better known as that plant-based podcasting pair, Planted in Miami. They’re long-time locals…

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Vegan of the Month Club – JOHN ROBBINS

June 29, 2015 by Ellen Kanner Leave a Comment

One of the best parts of my job is the people I get to meet — driven, fun, inspiring and vegan. I want you to meet them, too. I really want us all to cook and eat dinner together, but you’re busy, I’m busy, they’re busy. So starting this month, I’m introducing the Vegan of…

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