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ARTICLES, ADVERTS and details of your VEGAN EVENTS can also be e mailed to me
using this email address. VEGAN ORGANISATIONS who wish to be listed in the VEGAN DIRECTORY should visit the Directory Page to check the appropriate format and should then e mail their entry to me.

Unfortunately due to the pressure of work, I am no longer able to answer readers'
individual queries.

If you find the url for Vegan News difficult to use, than why not use the new Tiny Url instead? It's http://www.tinyurl.com/vegannews

RECENTLY ADDED ITEMS

NEW PRODUCTS

A new Lemon Curd Cake is now available from Blue Lotus Products - It's a handmade Lemon Cake filled with an amazing lemon curd, topped with a sweet citrusy frosting and finished with optional marzipan decoration. Added 03/07/2010

Product Reviews Added 17/05/2010:

Essential Rocket Pesto

Free & Easy Dairy-Free Cheese Flavoured Sauce

NEW GARDENING PRODUCTS

Downloadable ladybird identificcation sheets now available at: http://www.ladybird-survey.org/ladybirds.aspx Added 02/07/2010

These two new gardening tools are now available from the Organic Gardening Catalogue:

Potato Harvesting Scoop (GTPP) £14.95. Use this handy scoop to lift your potatoes without damaging them.

Asparagus Knife (GTAK) £15.95. This agricultural saw has a carbon steel blade that's made in Sheffield. Added 17/05/2010

NEW BOOKS/ARTICLES/REPORTS/DVDS/DATABASES:

Interesting article at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-499989/The-disturbing-question-posed-IQ-tests--chimps-cleverer-us.html Added 19/07/2010

Is it better to juice your fresh, raw, organic fruits and veggies, or to blend them? In today's must-read article excerpt, nutritionist and deep-tissue cleansing specialist Emma Sgourakis outlines the pros and cons of both and explains why she thinks one is optional but the other is mandatory. Go here to read it. Added 19/07/2010

New book launched in mid June 2010: The Raw Vegan Coach: Answers to Your Questions on the Low Fat Raw Diet. Check it out here! http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/rawvegancoach/ Added 19/07/2010

Download a copy of Animal Aid's The Trouble With Shooting Added 02/07/2010
Download a copy of Animal Aid's The Trouble with Racing Added 02/07/2010

Controversial article on why some former vegans are starting to eat meat at: http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/blog/?p=1208 Added 06/06/2010

Let Food Be Thy Medicine- article at: http://fresh-network.typepad.com/fresh_network_blog/2010/05/let-food-be-thy-medicine.html Added 06/06/2010

Out now! Visit: http://www.ivu.org/onlinenews.php to read the June edition of IVU's Online News. Added 06/06/2010

The Good Beach Guide 2010 - It's all about the water! The Marine Conservation Society's (MCS) Good Beach Guide 2010 recommends beaches with the best water quality for you to swim, paddle or surf in.
Available at: http://www.goodbeachguide.co.uk Added 06/06/2010.

ON THE WEB:

Three Yummy raw food recipe videos (Added 19/07/2010):

Easy Method to Make Sauerkraut: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9yuMoUptpw
Raw Halva: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRq7snknLDI
YUMMY Raw Kale Chips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpy9gbp5KyU

VIVAPURE, a new raw foods online shop now at: http://www.vivapure.co.uk
Added 02/07/2010

Article on butterfly gardening: http://www.tigersheds.com/garden-resources/post/2010/05/18/A-Guide-to-Butterfly-Gardening.aspx Added 06/06/2010

Veggies 'Animal Contacts Directory', the culmination of 20 years' work,
is at: http://www.veggies.org.uk/acd/ Added 19/05/2010

Ethical Voice for Animals Newsletter - Sign up at: http://www.ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk Added 17/05/2010

NEWS ITEMS & PETITIONS

Now there's a totally veggie/vegan menu in a pub in central Manchester. Visit Mod's Café at the Thirsty Scholar Pub. It's under the arches by Oxford Road Railway Station, Oxford Road, Manchester. It's based in the pub but is completely independent and the kitchen and menu are veggie/vegan! Alcohol and veggie/vegan food - what more can one ask for? Open midday - 7pm, Monday to Saturday, possibly longer if things go well. Martin is a non-egg-eating vegetarian and having a vegan partner fully understands the importance of totally veggie provision. Added 19/07/2010

Petition to save Spanish cats at: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-27-spanish-cats Added 19/07/2010

New Vegetarian/Vegan cookery school start up at: http://www.ourlizzy.com. Situated in Malvern and run by Liz Hughes, Our Lizzy offers a wide range of courses to suit all and are run in small and very friendly and informal groups. Added 19/07/2010

Learn more about the horrors of bullfighting and urge everyone you know to sign PETA's petition Added 19/07/2010

New Coal Power Station Threat at -Sign the WWF petition at: http://campaigns.wwf.org.uk/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=14&ea.campaign.id=6830 Added 19/07/2010

The Christian Veg Assoc UK is holding a conference in
Leeds in August. More information at: http://www.caninestyle.co.uk/leeds Added 19/07/2010

Speak out to save whales from slaughter by signing the petition at: http://e-activist.com/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=105&ea.campaign.id=6769 Added 06/06/2010

Find out how to make your own dehydrator here: http://rawreform.blogspot.com/2009/01/make-your-own-dehydrator.html Added 19/05/2010

A new version of stillness buddy was released on the 12th April 2010. You can download a trial copy here:
https://www.stillnessbuddy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33 Added 19/05/2010

Take action to protect the Southern Bluefin Tuna by signing the petition at: http://www.marineconservation.org.au/WhatWeDo.asp?active_page_id=648 Added 17/05/2010