Spring 1983

CONTENTS

The Caring Revolution

The Power of Kindness

What Happens to the Chicken

The Shiners Walk

Also

Recipes

Shopping with Linda

By and About Members

VEGAN SOCIETY LIMITED President: Jack Sanderson: Deputy President: Serena Coles

Vice-Presidents: Eva Batt, Jay Dinshah, Catherine Nimmo Winifred Simmons, Mabel Simmons

Council: Serena Coles, Christopher Hall, Colin Howlett, Kathleen Jannaway, Kath Manners, Jack Sanderson, Grace Smith, Alpay Torgut

Hon. Treasurer: Grace Smith

Hon. Secretary: Kathleen Jannaway, 47 Highlands Road, Leatherhead, Surrey

Asst. Secretary: Laurence Main, 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, nr. Machynlleth, Gwynedd, SY20 9LW, Wales

SUBSCRIPTIONS: Full or Associate Members or Journal Subscribers E2. 00 minimum unless unwaged or sharing journal with member living at the same address, when £1.00 will be accepted. Please send to Membership Secretary, 47 Highlands Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8NQ. Please note Full Membership is given to practising vegans, see definition below.

EDITORS of "THE VEGAN" quarterly journal: Jack Sanderson and Kathleen Jannaway (who do not necessarily agree with all opinions expressed in it or endorse advertisements.)

PUBLISHED: 21st March, June, September, December COPY REQUIRED: 1st of preceding month

The Vegan Society was formed in 1944 by a group of vegetarians who had become aware of the suffering inseparable from the dairy industry and decided to omit all animal products from their diet. Its advantages as regards human health and the wise use of the world's resources became apparent and, in 1964, it was granted Charity status. In 1979 it became a Limited Company, and its Charity status was confirmed. Its declared object is 'to further knowledge of, and interest in, sound nutrition and in veganism, and the vegan method of agriculture as a means of increasing the potential of the earth to the physical, moral and economic advantage of mankind.'

Veganism is defined as a way of living on the products of the plant kingdom to the exclusion of flesh, fish, fowl, eggs, animal milk and its derivatives, (the taking of honey being left to individual conscience.) It encourages the study and use of alternatives for all commodities normally derived wholly or partly from animals. Free from commitment to any religious, political, philosophical, social, dietary or medical group, members of the Vegan Society endeavour to co-operate with all who are seeking a positive way forward for mankind.

Full information in return for s.a.e. to Hon. Secretary, at the above address.

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THE CARING REVOLUTION. Recently, a young short-term visitor to our home was taken to a meeting where she learned for the first time of some of the cruelties that are practised by humankind on the animal kingdom. The effect was electric. On her return she wanted to convert everyone in sight. She was so incensed that, had any offenders crossed her path, she would verbally at least have torn them apart! This feeling is well nigh universal. We feel exasperated and annoyed that we have been kept in ignorance so long. Why did no one tell us? Why was it mostly hidden away and not part of our education?

Reactions to the discovery of the facts of animal suffering vary tremendously according to the age, nature and sensitivity of the person concerned. Some delicate souls just say "I can't bear to think about it" or perhaps "I mustn't look at such films (or pictures) again - they upset me too much". Often there is no desire to change the upsetting conditions - just no wish to have to react. At the other extreme, the feelings of indignation aroused in a quick-tempered person may be so strong as to provoke violence, and violence to animals could be compounded by violence to human beings.

Others may react in a more practical and useful way. One will cease to buy sealskin clothing or animal-fur coats. Another will cease to wear woollen goods or anything made of leather. Many ladies will cease to use cosmetics tested on animals, or cosmetics containing animal products.

Hundreds will turn up at animal demonstrations, thousands will join animal societies, and hundreds of thousands will buy flags on animal flag days.

What is wrong with the imaginations of the devotees of fishing - would they like to jump in the water and be pulled along by hooks stuck in their throats? Yet many fish have a relatively pleasant death compared with that of many crabs and lobsters.

The Romans, who enjoyed the grisly spectacle of the lions and the Christians, and who enjoyed watching gladiators hack each other to death, have had their later counterparts in those taking part in bear-baiting, cockfighting and, in our times, the hunting of stags and foxes and the shooting of birds. Perhaps 'townies' can help their country cousins to eliminate these 'sports' and their obscene rituals.

The food animal trade is full of cruelty, some of it obvious and much of it hidden. Do not accept the story "But the old style farming of our lathers wasn't cruel. " Just talk to any honest vet. There is only one way to stop this cruelty - STOP EATING THE ANIMALS and STOP EATING AND USING THEIR BY-PRODUCTS, e.g. milk, butter, cheese, eggs, and animal fabrics. dried blood, bone meal, etc. As the case for a plant-based economy gradually impresses itself on the western mind then, during the run down of the food animal trade, we can all encourage societies like Compassion in World Farming

to ease the dreadful conditions under which most of the food animals live.

Great Britain led the world in the Industrial Revolution, which greatly ameliorated the physical conditions of life and relieved us of much routine drudgery. But the revolution had its darker, negative side, and this nation can balance things by initiating a new revolution which may be termed by some A CARING REVOLUTION and by others A SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION. Instead of the exploitation and self-aggrandisement of the last two centuries and its essential spirit of "I'm all right Jack and the devil (or means test) take the hind-most", a new spirit of sharing and caring for all the earth's life in all its kingdoms is emerging and beginning to make itself felt.

With any new impulse there is always the problem of how to begin and proceed. Two thousand years ago a great teacher with a similar problem who faced the violence of Rome, reactionary forces in his own country and everyday cruelties of all kinds, e.g. the treatment of all kinds of human handicap, spent 40 days in the wilderness thinking his way forward - the way of violence, the way of partial violence, the flashy way of major miracles, or the slower way of persuasion, loving and caring. He adopted the latter for he realised that there is no other way - it is the onLy way.

Many young reformers at first feel irritated at the slowness of change and, at the same time, appalled by the magnitude of the change that is required in current thinking and practice. Despite the work of that great teacher and others who followed, human slavery was accepted in so-called Christian countries until comparatively recently, whilst the abolition of child slavery in favour of education for all children came into practice not too long ago here and, only In this century, has the idea been adopted universally. In our Caring Revolution we need to initiate ideas and practices that will do away with animal slavery and stop the exploitation of the plant kingdom and the earth itself.

After taking the first and major step of becoming a vegan (a quiet and sustained demonstration of this way of life can be more persuasive than many arguments), we can further the Caring Revolution by taking part in one or more of the animal aid, anti-vivisection, ecology and friends of the earth type of society, encouraging them in all non-violent ways of putting their case.

Slavery is abolished officially and universal education and suffrage have become policy when suitable laws have been enacted and placed on the Statute Book. Similarly, as the Caring Revolution succeeds in its work its fruits will be ex-pressed by the will of the majority, as laid down in new laws. The coming local and national elections and the consequent excitement in the press present a wonderful opportunity for the real friends of all the earth life to invite the candidates and the editors and readers to define their positions and aspirations with regard to animal slavery and the betterment of human conditions and the soil and its life.

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THE POWER OF KINDNESS Frey R. Ellis, M.D. (Lond.)

Firstly, let us consider kindness. Kindness is an actual power which exists in us but does not appear to be part of our'material body. It is an eternal and invisible power, like electricity, which we can, and do use in our everyday life. We recognise this power which we call kindness by its inner effects upon our brain and mind. For example, if we see an animal in trouble, immediate-ly we are aware of a feeling within us of the power of kindness, by which we are led to act in a compassionate manner. There is no compulsion, and we have the ability and freewill to decide whether we will obey this inner instruc-tion, or deliberately ignore and act contrary to it. Should we do the latter, we are guilty of cruelty. Kindness then, is a.positive and great power, perhaps the greatest power that is available for the use pf man. When used properly it produces in the body and mind, the feeling of peace, joy and enthusiasm, as well as enabling us to obtain harmony with all our external affairs, including our relationship with other people. The correct use of kindness is essential for continuous happiness.

How then do we use this power to achieve these results ? The answer is simply to obey without argument and rationalisation whatever demands kindness makes upon us. We must, however learn to distinguish between the inner voice of compassion and the worldly clamour of the brain. This is necessary, because if we follow the demands of the intellect alone, our actions can never be kind, for reasons which I will discuss later.

It is a remarkable fact that man studies and obeys -the laws of electricity, sound, gravity, radiation, etc., in order to gain the greatest possible benefit for himself, and yet throughout his existence he has made little attempt to study and obey the laws underlying the correct use of the power of kindness, yet I have no doubt that to do so would result in such knowledge that man would cease to slaughter and exploit animals. Orthodox medicine as we know it would cease gradually.

At first sight there would appear to be little connection between cruelty and health. However, the more we consider the possibility, the more it becomes evident that there is a very important relationship between the two.

It is necessary to establish what we mean by cruelty, and for the purpose of this talk I will define cruelty as an absence of kindness. Hence it follows that any act of man that is influenced by hatred, callousness, meanness, jealousy avarice, resentment, spite, or a desire to inflict suffering or pain, is a cruel act, and as a result, generates cruelty. The act does not have to be physical, as this is merely the end result of the mental attitude, therefore we must not think of cruelty as being confined to unkind physical actions. As thinking is an active process, which results in the generation of force - this force must have

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an effect on whatever it is directed against, whether this be living or non-living.

Before going any further, I would ask you to consider the intellect and intellec-tual reasoning, as well as science and the scientific method. The intellect is that part of the mind which produces answers to everyday problems. It does this by computing and analysing the information we feed into the brain from our sensory organs. Intellectual or inductive reasoning is performed solely by us-ing this information. Such information is nearly always unreliable in forming correct conclusions, as it is based on the observations and thoughts of others, e.g. books, plays, films, television and conversation, as well as our own im-perfect observations. Imperfect because our observations of the material world are almost always coloured by our particular mood at the time, and so we give our intellect facts perverted by our emotions. Only when our observa-tions are completely impartial and objective can we provide our intellects with their true working material.

The intellect is the executive of our mind, our own personal servant, essential for carrying on our daily affairs. We must be aware of the fact that, because much of the information we give it to work on is imperfect and distorted, its conclusions are often incorrect. The intellect must be treated and respected as a servant, but never allowed to be master: One of the greatest dangers facing the world today is the worship of the intellect and intellectual reasoning.

Let us consider briefly science and the scientific methods. Science means know-ledge ascertained by observation and experiment. The scientific methods are two. The first is simply the acquiring of facts by observation. The second is the formation of a hypothesis and then proving or disproving its validity by ex-perimental methods. By this method, all the wonders of modern living have been developed. There are two types of hypothesis. The first is that formed in the mind of the scientist by his own effort, using only the learning he has ac-quired from outside sources. The second type of hypothesis is a revelation given to the mind of the scientist by universal mind, which may use in this pro-cess that part of his human learning which is necessary. This hypothesis is the one that should be followed by experimental proof - the former man-made hypo-thesis always proves to be untrue. All great scientists have had the humility to distinguish between the two. The scientist who lacks humility is a very dangerous person and produces for the world, false facts and knowledge which lead into a vast wilderness of darkness. Scientific experiment based on the man-made hypothesis is devoid of love, and uses any method, however useless or unkind, in an attempt to prove its validity. This false science is developing into a vast octopus today and doing great harm.

I mention the intellect and science so that we will not be led astray by either, in considering this matter of cruelty and health, or any other matter we may investigate.

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Now let us come back to the consideration of cruelty and its effects. It is necessary to see what may happen to the doer and recipient. A person who consciously or unconsciously is guilty of cruelty is disobeying the universal law of compassion, and it is not possible to act against any law, either divine or human, without suffering adverse effects. Ignorance is no protection in contraversing this great universal law. A person who is ignorant of the danger of electricity is not protected should he touch a live wire. Our bodies and minds are made up so that we may experience love, joy, and peace. If then we allow our minds and bodies to practice the reverse, that is cruelty, we are using them wrongly and inevitably some or all of our tissues will depart from normal activity and hence a disease process is initiated. We all know that be-fore acting in an unkind manner, it is necessary to harden our hearts. The physiology of this process has, to my knowledge, never been investigated. Whatever may be the change brought about in the chemical structure of our body tissues by this process, it is obviously detrimental to our health. If we deliberately allow this process to continue daily, monthly and yearly, we will eventually produce such changes in our body that it will no longer be able to fulfil its normal functions. Joy, love and peace are experienced no more, and disease will result. After a while the warning process no longer works, or else we become impervious to it, and slowly but inexorably the body starts to decay, wither and die. I believe that many of the chronic degenerative diseas-es that beset us today are caused by this process and that we will not be free of them until we learn to act always with compassion.

Thus, when we look impartially at any of man's activity that is not in accord-ance with the laws of kindness, we are slowly but inexorably led to the neces-

' sity of disassociating ourselves from them. This change takes place within us gradually, and each new step forward leads us nearer to the life of perfect joy, harmony and freedom.

The way of compassion has been taught by those men and women who, through-out history, have ascended to a higher degree of consciousness than the rest of mankind. When we examine their teachings, we are aware that they are based upon universal laws and not built upon the temporary structures of human in-tellect. And when we recognise it, we start on a lifelong journey towards a distant land of glory, the reality of which is a mere speck to our human percep-tion. F R E Y E L L I S M. D., F. R. C. Path., was President of the Vegan Society from 1964 until his death in 1978. He was Consultant Haematologist of the Kingston and Richmond Area, Scientific Adviser to the Lawson Tait Medical and Science Research Trust, to the Humane Research Trust, and the R. S. P. C. A. He was on the Editorial Board of two nutritional journals and Co-Editor of one of them. He was responsible for considerable investigation into the health of vegans and did much to transform the attitude of the scientific establishment to veganism. In Spring 1979 an Annual lecture and a Research Fund were established in his memory, (see over).

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VEGANISM, SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS. Dr. Frey Ellis Memorial Lecture

wilt be given on

THURSDAY, APRIL 28th, 1983, AT 7.30 P.M. at

The QUAKER MEETING HOUSE, 52, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, WESTMINSTER near Trafalgar aiid Leicester Squares. Entrance Hop Gardens

by DR. T. A. B. S A N D E R S

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Queen Elizabeth College, University London, who has been engaged in research on vegans during the last ten years.

Vegan refreshments at moderate charges, will be served from 6. 30 p. m.

T R I B U T E S to F R E Y E L L I S :

Frey Ellis was a man with a gentle and philosophical nature, and had read widely in his search for TruLh.

His conviction had led him to become a vegan and then to take a deep interest in problems of human nutrition on which he published numerous papers.

Obituary: "British Medical Journal" Sept. 9th, 1978.

Frey was a vegan because of his great love for animals and to watch him mending a bird's leg or feeding a fledgling was to see his gentleness. I remember too when a baby squirrel was rescued by Frey and then stayed with him for several weeks. The little squirrel would rest on Frey's shoulder while he listened to Beethoven.

Grace Smith

I am sure fellow ve©.ns will join me in assuming that the cause of veganism and compassion; to which Dr. Ellis devoted so much of his time and energy, will gain unprecedented impetus, so that humanity at large will realise that 'the power of kindness' is truly the most potent and beneficial force the world has ever known and which, in our times, is needed as never before.

It will be a fitting tribute to the man we love and respect and knew as Dr. Frey Ellis.

Koh Kok Kiang

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What Happens to the Chicken? I still remember finding in my Sunday paper in January, 1964, a full two-page spread, with pictures, reviewing Ruth Harrison's "Animal Machines." The journalist and editor must have been caught off their guard and stung into action by the revelation of the despicable wickedness of human kind revealed in that book. It changed my life - and many others.

My first reaction was to buy a dozen day old chicks (female) to rear, to enjoy the freedom of my large garden. Some eight years sharing the environment with them convinced me of the wealth of their emotional and intellectual ( ! ) powers, revealed in a great variety of behavioural patterns. Yet not one of those patterns is given scope in the battery house system and most are thwarted in the overcrowded broiler houses. All warm blooded vertebrates share with us the same range of activities developed to differing degrees of complexity. Yet millions of birds are subjected to a completely frustrated existence in batteries and broiler houses, and then are subjected to prolonged and extreme suffering in the process of slaughter.

Chickens are very active creatures. In free conditions they are busy from dawn to dusk, circulating widely in their foraging and scratching for food, fluttering with eagerness to explore fresh possibilities, dust bathing and preen-ing themselves regularly to keep clean and free from parasites; organising themselves in a social group, taking seriously the business of choosing their egg laying areas, making their nests and (as still depicted in the books shown with such hypocrisy to children) caring for their chicks.

In the battery and broiler houses they can do none of these things. They are confined for life in semi-darkness. Laying hens (5 in cages measuring 18' x 20") cannot even spread a wing fully - they have nothing to do except eat and drink (with blunted beaks) and watch their eggs roll away. I will spare readers details; there are many pictures about and those who watched the Animal and similar films are probably still haunted by them.

Death could be regarded as a welcome release if there was any prospect of it coming mercifully. The Farm Animal Welfare Council - a government advisory body - reported in January, 1982, that every stage of the chicken slaughtering process was unacceptable. Many birds are injured by rough handling as they are taken from battery and broiler houses and crammed into transport lorries, others die from stress, from heat, suffocation or cold, .as they wait for as long as 24 hours unattended, unfed, unwatered, for slaughter. Hung by their legs on conveyor belts many, missing the electrical stunning process, have their throats cut while fully conscious and, if the cut is not made efficiently, enter the scalding tank (the purpose of which is to loosen feathers) still alive. Over a year later the Government has done nothing about the Report - yet 7 million birds in the U. K. are 'processed' every week.

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The Eggs Authority has just launched a £2.5 million campaign to increase egg sales. What can we do? I was shocked to hear recently this described as 'not a vegan issue'. Should we not, while keeping our personal practice as 100% free of animal exploitation as possible, work with anyone concerned to alleviate animal suffering? What justification can there be for sitting like Simeon Stylites isolated on a column of self-righteousness ?

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Acquaint ourselves with the facts:

Chickens Lib. 6 Rilling Lane, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, W. Yorkshire, issue regular fact sheets and, among the shocking details, is good news of progress and ideas of ways of bringing pressure to bear on those responsible and those with power. Years of campaigning by the various Anti-Factory Farming groups are having their effect on consumers, most of whom would prefer not to be responsible for cruelty. The big salesmen, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's, the Co-operative Wholesale Society, are beginning to realise that there might be a demand for free range eggs, worth listening to. Support Chickens Lib. with a donation and some of your time and energy.

Consider Joining Demonstrations: - and help to keep them non-violent. There is one being planned for March 26 at Tiverton in Devon. Assemble 12 p. m. at Canal Hill Car Park (entrance to Great Western Canal) and march to the Tiverton Poultry Group processing plant where 60,000 birds are killed every week. Further details from Steve Mclvor, 15 Elmside, Exeter.

(Exeter 213 490). If Devon is too far away seek out the slaughter houses in your own area and plan similar action.

Sympathise With The L iberators who risk their own liberty rescuing imprisoned birds and exposing the appalling conditions in which they are kept. They are pledged to non-violence so do not let them be misrepresented. The Vegan Society cannot in anyway encourage or support illegal acts but we must educate people so that bad laws are changed. Meanwhile we must demand that the RSPCA acts quickly and effectively at every opportunity.

Support F. R. E. G. G. 39 Maresfield Gardens, London, NW3. Most people, if challenged, pay lip service to the need to avoid battery eggs but, since over 90% of eggs sold in the U. K. come from batteries, most people buy them.: Many are misled by wily advertising and less than honest shop keepers. Ann Coghill of FREGG needs help in the campaign to get battery eggs labelled as such, and to get producers, claiming to supply, and shopkeepers, claiming to sell, free-range eggs, properly checked. We must play our part in taking the profit out of cruelty. Write to Ann Coghill (s.a. e. and at least a few stamps) and offer your help in your locality.

Promote the Vegan Way: Of course eggs of any kind are quite unnecessary as vegans of long standing know, and free range eggs are not free of the

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slaughterhouse. Commercial suppliers cannot afford to keep birds when they go off lay. You need fertile eggs to hatch into hens and half the eggs will hatch into cocks which have to be slaughtered. Only veganism is completely free of dependence on the slaughter house. The vegan way of life must be promoted as a completely desirable alternative to that based on animal exploita-tion. To do this effectively we must avoid attacking people and do all we can to persuade them to look at the facts and then to convince them that the suffering is completely unnecessary.

The trend towards veganism is accelerating, not just because it is being recognised as 'to the physical, moral and economic advantage of human kind' but because more and more people are realising that animal exploitation is wrong, and forgetting themselves and their self-indulgencies in the fulfilling and exciting experience of working for Life.

Book Review GUIDE TO VEGANIC GARDENING

The Clean Culture System for Home Gardeners by Kenneth Dalziel O'Brien who is also the publisher. First published 1981. Revised edition 1982. 68 pages paperback £3.25 +25pp&p This excellent little book , of value to the beginner and the expert,gathers to-gether the experience of over forty years work in the production of food by the Dalziel O'Brien family. Whilst working commercially they developed a new and unique method which they have called the VEGANIC system. Their long experi-ence enables them to claim that soils are revitalised, top quality produce is grown with reductions of soil and plant pests and gradually of weeds. The method avoids soils compaction and uses surface cultivation only. Other central feat-ures are composting and layout. Only vegetable compost is used and the special way of dealing with it produces a rich humus in a few weeks. I have seen and admired a demonstration plot and seen the system successfully in action. This method which uses and encourages beneficial soil life and organisms can be vital and instrumental in the coming development of a true vegan culture.

Using the 36 diagrams and photographs the reader will find it easy to set up and work the system. Send for the book to VEGANIC, 36 Granes End, Milton Keynes. MK 14 5DX Bucks. It will be money well spent.

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W A N T E D V E G A N V O L U N T E E R S

Volunteers wanted to participate in a study of factors regulating blood pressure. This would involve a single visit to Queen Elizabeth College, London, W8 for measurement of blood pressure and to provide a urine sample and a small blood sample. For details please write Dr. T. A. B. Sanders, Dept. Nutrition, Queen Elizabeth College, Campden Hill Road, London W8 7 AH * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

K. Jannaway

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THE SHINERS WALK 1983 may well be remembered as the year of the Shiners' Walk! Liz and Steve Shiner plan to walk from John O'Groats to Lands End this summer. • Their original purpose of raising money from sponsors for the Vegan Society, for the Dr. Hadwen Trust for Humane Research and for Vegfam, while enjoying a well earned break in their careers, is now over-shadowed by the impetus that their activities will give to the growing vegan movement. They plan to get maximum publicity for the vegan way of life, to leaflet at least 10,000 houses along their route, and to meet and cheer as many local vegans as possible. Their most important achievement may well be to call attention to the state of our country-side and to launch a campaign for its restoration, which can only be achieved by a trend to veganism.

Bodies concerned about the environment and our right to enjoy it have already recognised the threat to our countryside posed by modern agriculture. Lord Melchett, President of the Ramblers' Association, and a farmer himself, was quoted in "The Guardian" of 17 September, 1982, as saying: "Agriculture is very heavily subsidised; it should be accountable to the public and its needs." Money used to promote animal farming should be used instead to replant our native deciduous trees in a manner that would enhance our environment and pro-vide bio-fuels for the future. The nature of the funding should also protect wildlife and improve public access by foot to our countryside. By releasing the land from the pressure of animal farming, a vegan diet is the cornerstone of an effective "Campaign for a Real Countryside. "

Local vegan groups and individual members can help Liz and Steve spread the vegan message in a number of ways. If you live near their planned route and will be at home when they reach your area, write to them before mid April to

Berkshire, RG3 4DB, offering hospitality (a tent piLch will do), or just to meet them, walk a few miles with them, help them with leafletting, serve as a 'poste restant' address for supplies of vegan food, clothes, walking-boots, maps and route-guides, and to arrange local publicity beforehand. This latter job demands a local person able to contact the local press, radio and television in good time and with the full facts. You would also be valuable as a link with kindred organisations who might like to support our walkers. Why not ask the local group of the Ramblers' Association to share in the publicity (and learn the relevance of a vegan diet to conserving our real countryside) by guiding our walkers along some of the local footpaths which, no doubt, they take pride in ensuring are free from obstructions and are clearly waymarked? Ask at your local library for their address, or demand it from the head office of the Ramblers' Association, 1/5, Wandsworth Road, London, SW8 2LJ.

The Dairy Council has an advertising budget of £ m i l l i o n for 1983, according to "The Guardian" of 25th November, 1982. The Vegan Society has its keen members, exemplified by Liz and aeve Shiner. PLEASE DO YOUR BIT TO

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MAKE THEIR LONG WALK A SUCCESS - DON'T DELAY, WRITE TODAY! Please enclose a s.a. e. Please also contact Laurence Main, 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, Machynlleth, SY20 9LW, Wales. (Tel. 06504 255) for advice on what to tell the press and for free leaflets detail-ing the vegan case. Anew 'Backpacking the Vegan Way'leaflet, incorporating our "Campaign for a Real Countryside" message should be available soon.

Liz and Steve reckon on walking 1272 miles, starting at John O'Groats on 3rd May and finishing at Land's End on 16th September. Obviously, the follow-ing dates can only be taken as estimates as long-distance walkers, facing all weathers, must be flexible. They hope to reach Fort William by 1st June, however, to start the West Highland Way. If you would like to walk this section with them, the guide-book to "The West Highland Way" is published by H. M. S. O. They aim to reach Hadrian's Wall by 1st July, when they will follow the 'Pennine Way' (guide books to which are numerous, but H. M. S. 0. publish a good one, while A. Wainwright's "Pennine Way Companion", published by Westmorland Gazette, is legendary) to within reach of Manchester. After visiting "Vegan Views" on 20th July, they will take the Gritstone Trail (guide from Cheshire County Council, Countryside and Recreation Division, County Hall, Chester, CHI ISF) and the Staffordshire Way (guides to parts 1 and 2 from Staffordshire County Council, County Planning Officer, County Buildings, Martin Street, Stafford, ST16 2LE) to reach Cannock Chase by Ist August. Here our intrepid pair will commence a trilogy of long-distance paths with guide-books published by Thornhill Press, 24 Moorend Road, Cheltenham, Glos. First is the "Heart of England Way", linking with "The Cotswold Way"at Chipping Campden. Mark Richards' incomparable guide to this route will take them to Bath, and yours-truly's "Somerset Way", the guide-book to which is also available from the Vegan Society at Laurence Main's above Welsh address for £1.08 (including postage and packing and copies of our "Backpacking and Hostelling the Vegan Way" leaflets.)

"A Somerset Way" is 108 miles long, from Bath Abbey to Minehead, via Priston Mill, where they have stone ground wholemeal flour since the Domesday Book, Wookey Hole, Wells Cathedral, Glastonbury Tor (where you can camp in an official campsite at the foot of the Tor in the sign of Aquarius, represented on the famous Glastonbury Zodiac as a phoenix, a ressurection symbol of the New Age that is dawning and to which the vegan message belongs - read "The Glastonbury Zodiac" by Mary Caine), and Taunton. We have a strong local vegan group in the capital of Somerset, so our walkers should receive a warm reception here. It just so happens that the final lap into Taunton will involve crossing the Somerset Levels, a prime example of a wildlife sanctuary being threatened by current land and food policies. Between Taunton and Minehead, "A Somerset Way" also crosses part of Exmoor, which has lost 12,000 acres (one-fifth of its total area) to ploughing since becoming a national park in 1954. Liz and Steve will turn south at Taunton to reach Exeter by 1st September, however.

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Their final 150 miles to Land's End will include a reception at the Wellbeing Centre. Old School House, Illogan, Churchtown, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 4SW, (tel. Portreath (0209) 842999) This New Age Centre is run by our Local Vegan Contact for Cornwall, Denise Pyle. Visitors are welcome to join their courses, so why not make it a September holiday in Cornwall and cheer on Liz and Steve to Land's End ? L- Main

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A N I M A L A I D M A R C H E S

Sat. 16th April - March and Rally in Birmingham. A protest against cruel experiments at Birmingham University. Meeting 12. 30 p. m. Cannon Hill Park (Pershore Road entrance). Rally in Churchill Square. Organised by Birmingham Animal Aid.

Sun. 24th April - World Day for Laboratory Animals. National March. Meet Clapham Common, 11. 00 a. m. March to British Industrial Biological Research Association and Medical Research Council Toxicology Laboratories, Carshalton, Surrey. Organised by B. U. A. V.

P la mil Foods Ltd, Bowles Well Green, Folkestone, Kent.

R E P L A C I N G D A I R Y C H O C O L A T E

In the early Seventies a chocolate was made to our Plamil recipe by a chocolate manufacturer until the business was bought out. Now we have acquired our own machinery to make the chocolate ourselves from mid-March in lOOg. bars.

Why are we producing chocolate? Having, years ago in our role as pioneers, produced an alternative pinta at a time when there was nothing on the market to replace dairy milk, and having caused so many to realise the cruelties involved in dairying, we have now pioneered a fine texture quality chocolate as an alternative to the dairy milk chocolate bar, so that every time a Plamil bar of chocolate is consumed, to the exclusion of dairy milk chocolate, an alleviation of animal suffering is achieved.

Arthur Ling

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S E C R E T A R Y ' S P A G E

People are joining the Vegan Society at a greater rate than ever, before - at a steady average of four a day since Christmas - and with more than half claim-ing Full Vegan status. This is the result of the growth in awareness of animal suffering brought about largely by the activities of animal rights groups and the publicity they have succeeded in getting on T. V. and in the press, but also by the commitment of vegans throughout the country and the many thousands of leaflets they distribute and the many events they support and organise. Nearly all new members join on the forms sent out with the Inquirers' Packs (send a s.a. e. if you haven't had one) so they have had opportunities to study the full vegan case. They know, therefore, that they are joining much more than a protest movement; they are pioneering a new way of life, free of all animal exploitation; they are developing a new breed of humans committed to the service of the whole of Life.

Subscriptions for 1983 are coming in well though there are many still to be paid. We must keep the support of past members as well as gaining new. Please send the whole reminder form back with your subscription, please print clearly and give your full name and address and be sure to say whether you are a Full or Associate Member. It will help greatly if you can send your subscription without further delay. Please consider making out Bankers' Orders and entering into Covenants and remember THE VEGAN SOCIETY LTD. in your wills.

RESTAURANT CAMPAIGN: Please let Laurence Main (address Adverts, page) know of any restaurant proprietor whom you can approach with a request to serve vegan meals regularly and he will send you a helpful leaflet - and a window sticker.

GUEST HOUSES CATERING FOR VEGANS: The very helpful list compiled by the Reading Group is being revised. If you know of any addresses to add to it send them to Laurence. The lists should be available at the end of April -price 30p. plus I5p. p. & p.

VEGAN DIET FOR BEGINNERS: A leaflet to help people used to depending on tinned and packaged foods to change to those free of animal products is avail-able in return for a s.a. e. In the Summer "Vegan" we hope to give a nearly all raw food diet.

THE NUTRIENT GUIDANCE AND MENU CARDS: 11" x 8" decorated wipe-clean cards to hang in the kitchen axe being well received but as their size makes special packing necessary the price has had to be increased to 45p. inclusive of p. & p. NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY: The Quarry, Nr. Machynlleth, Wales. It is hoped that the bio-fuels project, sponsored by the Vegan Society, will be installed in time for the summer tourist season.

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FUTURE MEETINGS April 23rd, Saturday. Vegan Diet Course. Richmond Adult College, Surrey. Learn from expert lecturers and demonstrators and enjoy talking with like-minded people in pleasant surroundings. Full details from Vegan Society, 47 Highlands Road, Leatherhead, Surrey. S. A.E. please.

June 12th, Sunday. GARDEN PARTY for members and friends at 47 Highlands Road, Leatherhead, Surrey. B2033 off A24. Station, Leatherhead 15 minutes walk. Trains from Waterloo, Victoria and London Bridge. Please bring food to share. Drinks provided.

October 22nd, Saturday. A. G. M. at the new Quaker Meeting House, Paradise Street. LIVERPOOL. Evening speaker, Margaret Lawson of the Fellowship of Life. Preceded on Friday evening by a public meeting when we hope to show the new Vegan Society film and Jack Sanderson will speak. Full details in the Summer issue of 'The Vegan.1

L O N D O N M E E T I N G S

April 18th & June 6th, Mondays. 6.30-9.30 pm at Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, opposite Euston Station. Social evenings with visiting speakers. Details Alpay TOrgut 01 609 4862 or Jim Hudspith 01 445 9373

VEGAN CAMP 1983 Unexpected objections have arisen to the district in which the 1983 Vegan Camp was to be held. A new district has not yet been decided upon but the dates, August 6th - 13th will probably :be the same. Write to John Strettte, the camp organiser for information. Please do not forget to enclose a SAE. His address is Newcastle-on-Tyne, NE12 8SX

FOR TEENAGE VEGANS, 11-16 years. May 29th-June 23rd and July30th -August 6th 1983. Apply Richard Larkin, , Liverpool.

E U R O P E A N V E G E T A R I A N C O N G R E S S 1983

In Perugia, near Assisi, Italy, from August 25th - 30th. The organisers will arrange for those who wish to extend their stay either before or after the Congress. Further details Mr. Maxwell Lee, Hon. Gen. Sec. I. V. U.

, Stockport, SK6 6 NQ. S. A. E. please.

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BOOKS FOR SALE • (a11 P r i c e s include postage and packing)

B E W E L L I N F O R M E D

These books will help you put the vegan case convincingly:-

INTRODUCTION TO PRACTICAL VEGANISM by K. Jannaway with Vegan Dairy - revised 50p.

PIONEERS - inspiring reminiscences of early vegans (plus menus) 50p.

THE VEGAN WAY - Why? and How? by ten very different vegans 60p. (plus recipes)

FOOD FOR A FUTURE by Jon Wynne Tyson: a comprehensive case for vegetarianism and veganism, vividly expressed, with facts, figures, tables. Paperback. Published Cox & Wyman Ltd. £1.75p.

PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN HEALTH with special reference to the diseases of affluence and the needs of the developing world.

J. W. Dickerson, Professor Human Nutrition, University Surrey 35p.

THE ROLE OF PLANT FOODS IN FEEDING MANKIND by Arnold Bender, Professor Nutrition, University of London 45p.

VEGAN MOTHERS AND CHILDREN by 10 vegan mothers, plus reports on recent research on vegan pregnancy, lactation and under-fives 70p.

VEGAN NUTRITION by Drs. Ellis and Sanders.

Scientific assessments of the diet plus easy to follow tables 90p.

VEGETARIAN HANDBOOK by Rodger Doyle.

Guide to vegetarian and vegan nutrition. £3.35p.

ANIMAL LIBERATION by Peter Singer. Now in paper back £2. 80 These will help yOu to serve health giving and appetising meals :-

W H A T ' S C O O K I N G ? by Eva Batt famous cook book and food guide with over 300 recipes and hints. Now valued in thousands of homes. £3. 50

VEGAN COOKING by L. Leneman. New paper back with many recipes. £1. 75

HEALTHY EATING FOR THE NEW AGE by Joyce d'Silva £3. 35

FIRST HAND:FIRST RATE by K. Jannaway. Simple recipes + gardening hints 65p

The more you can BUY - STUDY - SELL - GIVE AWAY - SUPPLY TO LOCAL SHOPS THE MORE VEGANISM WILL FLOURISH. Help your friends and others to compassionate living - and increase our funds.

Please order from L. Main, 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, MACHYNLLETH, SY20 9LW. NOT from Leatherhead Office.

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APPLE TAHINI FLAN 2-lb. wholemeal pastry Fit. tsp. spice or to taste 1-2" apples 1 tbsp. Tahini* 2 oz. raisins or sultanas 1 dstsp. Sunflower seeds

Line flat tin. Simmer apples and raisins until soft. Stir in spice. Spread in flan case. Dribble Tahini over top and sprinkle with sunflower seeds. Decorate with strands of pastry. Bake 25 - 30 mins. at 400 F. (until pastry ready).

For house bound vegans who depend on margarine for their vitamin D, Adexolin drops could be added to the spread. Care must be taken not to exceed the recommended dose.

Janet ? *

QUICK TOFU FLAN Crust: Filling: 6oz. Mitchelhill's digestive biscuits lOoz. tofu (or I carton Morinaga tofu)

(or vegan oat cakes) 1 small apple 3oz. peanut butter 1 celery stick 2oz. vegan margarine 1 spring onion

2 tbsp. lemon juice

Crush the biscuits to fine crumbs. Melt the peanut butter and margarine in a saucepan, then stir in the biscuit crumbs. Spread the mixture over the base and up the sides of an eight-inch sandwich tin. Chill until f i rm (about half an hour). Dice the apple, chop the celery and onion, and mix together in a bowl with the lemon juice and tofu. Spread the tofu mixture in the flan case. Decorate flan with sliced cucumber, grated carrot, parsley, etc.

NB. For a less sweet flan case use oat cakes rather than digestive biscuits, though these are less easy to crumble.

Eileen Lloyd *

TOFU LEMON TART 8oz. wholemeal pastry 3 - 4 oz. sugar 6oz. Tofu Juice and finely grated rind of large 2oz. porage Oats lemon

Drain off excess water from Tofu and beat smooth. Blend with other ingredients and spread in tin lined with pastry. Decorate with twists Of pastry. Bake 20 - 25 mins. at 400 F. Serve hot or cold with tofu or nut cream.

K. Jannaway

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S P R E A D S

SOYA BUTTER ^ ^ ^ ^ Mix well together 4 tbsp. soya flour and 4 tbsp. water. Cook about 15 mins. in double boiler or in a small bowl within a covered saucepan. Add 1 cup (preferably cold pressed) oil. Blend thoroughly and put to set. If a more flavoursome 'butter' is desired use 4 tbsp. celery juice or other fresh vegetable juice (such as carrot) in place of the 4 tbsp. water.

Forwarded by Jean Maguire from "Vegan Kitchen" by Freya Dinshah.

LENTIL AND MUSHROOM SPREAD 4 oz. red lentils 1 tbsp. chopped parsley 4 oz. mushrooms 1 tsp. lemon juice, or more to taste 2 oz. Vitaquell margarine salt and pepper to taste 1 clove garlic Cook the lentils until soft and the water just absorbed. Meanwhile, fry the mushrooms in the margarine with the garlic for a few minutes. Then puree all the ingredients together in a blender. Turn into a container and chill. Delicious spread on wholemeal bread or toast.

Soak chick peas overnight. Simmer in fresh water until really soft. (2 hours or fhr. in pressure cooker. This time can be shortened if a tsp. of bi-carb. soda is added to the water and peas are simmered for 15 mins., then rinsed thoroughly and simmered for a further period in fresh water.)

* TAHINI is a cream similar in consistency to peanut butter and can be used as a spread or in a variety of ways. It is made of sesame seeds and is very rich in calcium.

* TOFU is soya bean curd,a very nutritious and digestible form of soya free of its distinctive flavour that is now appearing in packets on Health Store shelves. It can be made at home according to the recipes in our ' Introduction to Practical Veganism' Sweetened and flavoured to taste with a little vanilla it can be used as a cream. Thickened with a few porage oats and flavoured with yeast extract and heated in a pan with a little oil it makes a good alter-native to scrambled egg. Serve on toast or use as a spread.

YOGHURT Can be made with Plamil and probably other plantmilks using the the ordinary 'starter' .. The first batch will not be 100% vegan.

Eileen Lloyd

HUMMUS DIP OR SAUCE OR SPREAD ijlb. chick peas juice of £ lemon +

3 flat tbsp. Tahini

2 tbsp. oil clove garlic or to taste seasoning to taste

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LETTERS UNCOOKED FOOD:

I would like to raise a point on the reiteration about cooking food in the magazine, in which the vegans seem to be coercing the flesh-eaters by imply-ing: 'Look! our diet's the same as yours, only the ingredients are different.'

In 'Feeding the Family' specimen school lunches include: soya cheese, sosmix sausages, cornish pasties, with more recipes indicated from "The Vegan Way. " Supper goes into a veritable orgy of firing food, with cooked potatoes, cooked savoury rice, lentil pies, sautered tomatoes and onions, apple dumplings, etc. Granted you advise the eating of a raw carrot or apple after the meal to 'clean the teeth', but I cannot visualise youngsters chewing raw carrots, neither can I see their teeth being put to much use wading through all that boiled, roasted, sautered mush.

Wouldn't it be better if a school lunch was, say, nuts, pears and dates: Avocado, apple and bananas and, to ring the changes, a plastic container with ground nuts, sliced banana and apricot with a little plantmilk: or ground nuts, peaches and Avocado, cut small and sprinkled with corn flakes? All sweet and 'filling' meals.. I would think that a cooked meal would be much better in the evening when all the family is together but, of course, I must stress that, in my opinion, the less cooked, 'lifeless' food, the better.

Wilfred Crone

Editor: The article emphasised the importance of 'a variety of plant foods . . . with good amounts being eaten raw.' An article on a raw diet is being planned for the next issue.

K. J.

COOKING VEGAN DISHES IN SCHOOL

My son Gareth, aged 14, refused to cook with flesh in his first home-economic lesson. His teacher then asked him to provide a substitute recipe and thus began a series of lesson in which Gareth cooks many interesting vegetarian often vegan dishes. Each week he tells me of the planned dish and I supply a recipe, roughly in the same category, for his teacher's approval. On occas-ion I have happily supplied ingredients which I would not expect to be readily at hand in school. Gradually other staff and pupils have become interested and now I have been asked to talk to the class on the wider issues of the vegetarian and vegan diets. Moreover Gareth's teacher has passed on my recipes to an evening class of Mums that she takes.

Marilyn Roberts of the BROOK LINN Guest House -see page 32.

N. B. Veganism now appears on the syllabus of various examining bodies. We would like news of syllabus and exam questions. „ T

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EXTREMISTS:

In the Winter issue D. W. Stewart attacks vegan 'extremists'. I would agree with him that, if a friend has gone to the trouble of preparing an allegedly vegan meal, it does not do to enquire too closely into the ingredients. Similar-ly if one eats out at restaurants one has to accept a certain amount on faith.

However, Mr. Stewart's criterion is supposed to be that he never eats foOd of animal origin when he can avoid doing so. Earlier he had stated that he sees no reason to put back on the supermarket shelf margarine which contains a 'modicum' of whey. I fail to see how this qualifies as avoiding food of animal origin, since there are vegan margarines available if one is willing to take a bit of extra trouble and seek them out.

I do not consider myself an extremist because I carefully scrutinise the ingredients of every packaged food I buy, putting back on the shelf anything with a 'modicum of animal products. I simply consider myself a vegan who does not eat those products. As for being a 'back-slider' because he occasionally fancies white bread - that is nonsence as long as it is vegan white bread. Wholefoods may be allied with veganism, but the only thing a vegan commits himself to is not eating animal products. T i _

Leah Leneman CA LVESIN MA RKET:

I had to go to Hereford market last week - we often go to rescue condemned ducks and hens - and our biggest veal producer was unloading his cargo. Such a sight strengthens the resolve no-end. The trouble is I get so angry that one week I shall punch them (the farmers) in the face. Some of the calves are so weak they can hardly stand and many just collapse on the ramp - only to be prodded by some moron with a jab-stick. My daughter (7) cannot come any more as she just stands there crying. The world could be so beautiful.

Lorraine Walker

LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS:

Sue Berry ("The Vegan", Vol 29, No. 4) should not despair of anyone being able to change any number of attitudes. In a life of over 40 years I have run a riding school, dealt in horses, hunted and worked in the retail butchery trade.

Yet now the very slugs in the garden are safe at my hands. Many times I have scorned vegetarians for their way of thinking; yet here I am now, knocking at your door, (for the Autumn issue of your journal was loaned me by a kind and busy Vegan in Portsmouth.) The whole of life has turned around and I feel strange f.o myself, but I have eaten the last cheese and the last egg, and am trying for the last drop of milk.

You people are like a light in the darkness. Others will come and light their lamps from yours. But if you should despair and hide your light, even one tiny light, how should anyone find their way ?

Kathy Topple

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WARWICKSHIRE and THE WEST MIDLANDS: Our Local Vegan Contact,

B94 6AS (Tel. Knowle 70261) has got this group off the ground with a Christmas Social at the Rainbow Restaurant, Leamington Spa, last December, and a country ramble in January. There will be another Local Vegan Group meal at the Rainbow Restaurant on Friday, 25th March, at 7. 30 p. m., another ramble - this time in the Solihull area, on Sunday, 17th April, starting at 10. 30 a. m., and a cycle ride in the Stratford area on Sunday, 15th May, also starting at 10.30 a. m. Looking further ahead, a picnic and ramble is planned for the Lickey Hills on Sunday, 21st August (11.00 a. m. start). Before then the group will run our stall at the Leamington Festival of International Understanding and Peace on Saturday, 11th, and Sunday, 12th June, in the Pump Room Gardens, Leamington Spa. Please contact Sandra if you can help on the stall or provide food for display.

The local group also intends stocking as many local shops with vegan literature as possible. Please contact Sandra if you can help in this respect in the Wolverhampton and Coventry areas, or contact Laurence Main (see Derby-shire for address) if you could be a Local Vegan Contact to form separate local vegan groups in these areas.

WEST YORKSHIRE: has organised meetings for

Thursday, 21st April, Thursday, 19th May and Thursday, 16th June, at Magpie, Lansdowne Place, Bradford, (room upstairs) starting at 7. 30 p. m. Please be there - with some friends!

WILTSHIRE: A New Local Vegan Group is being formed by

OXFORDSHIRE: gave a talk entitled 'In Place of Dairy Foods' to the

Oxford Vegetarian Society on 12th January. Leaflets, including Paul's own duplicated sheet of dairy replacement recipes, were distributed and the vegan message well received. Robin Bourton is assisting Paul in the Oxford area. Write to Paul for details of forthcoming vegan events in Oxfordshire.

WALES: All interested in forming a Local Vegan Group in the South Gwynedd/ North Powys area are invited to contact Laurence Main, 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, Machynlleth, SY20, 9LW (Tel. Dinas Mawddwy 255) Laurence Main was due to give a talk to Aberystwyth Animal Rights Group ( ) as this "Vegan" went to press. Welsh-speaking vegans are always in demand for vegan stalls at eisteddfods, while we hope to muster enough available and qualified Welsh-speiaking vegans for a vegan stall at the National Eisteddfod at Lampeter in the first week of August, 1984 (yes, 19841). Please write, if you can help, to Laurence Main at the above Dinas Mawddwy address. (N. B. Please write in English although we hope to be proficient in Welsh before too long.) Copies of Iain O'Hannaidh's Welsh translation of our

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introductory 'Food for a Future' leaflet ('Bwyd at y Dyfodol') are available in bulk if you can find a suitable outlet: (local eisteddfod, agricultural show, anti-nuclear and Plaid Cymru meetings.)

YORKSHIRE:

were pictured in their local newspaper giving samples of vegan food to pre-Christmas shoppers. This was part of a national 'Cruelty-free Christmas ' campaign mounted through our Local Ve gan Contacts. Tim and Julia are now actively engaged in setting up a local peace centre, including a creche, book-shop, library and vegan cafe. Support of every kind is desperately needed for this venture, and you are requested to write at least a letter giving your moral support for a peace centre in South Yorkshire to: Sheffield Peace Centre, 94 Surrey Street, Sheffield.

AUSTRALIA: We have a newly-formed Vegan Society in New South Wales. Full details from P. O. Box 467, Broadway 2007, New South Wales.

"VEGANISTENKRING" : We are pleased to hear of the thriving Dutch Vegan Society, whose secretary is Cor Nouws, (Steenderen, GLD), The Netherlands. Nearly all of our leaflets have been translated into Dutch, while Arnold Klomberg wrote a Dutch Vegan Cookery Book, published by Hilarlon Nymegen, in 1981.

HAMPSHIRE: We have a new Local Vegan Contact for Southampton who would like to hear from members interested in forming a local vegan group. Contact Pamela Lucas, , Southampton SOI 6NY.

T H E V E G A N S E L F - S U F F I C I E N C Y N E T W O R K

The Vegan Self-Sufficiency Network was established almost a year ago to pro-vide a focus for all those interested in preparing for, or practising self-sufficient lifestyles based on vegan principles.

The traditional view of self-sufficiency has always included small-holders heavily dependent on animals and animal products. As self-sufficiency has always been an important aspect of the vegan philosophy we felt that the time had come for vegans, interested in a self-sufficient lifestyle, to combine their energies to help prove that vegan self-sufficiency offers a viable and positive choice for the future. Many vegans are already involved in self-sufficient ventures, as individuals, in communities, and even working towards founding future vegan villages.

Asa result of an appeal placed in the Spring 1982 issue of "The Vegan", we received several enquiries from people interested in vegan self-sufficiency.

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Thus encouraged, we produced the first Newsletter during April - this took the form of an introduction to the Network and outlined our plans for subsequent issues. From this small beginning we carried on to produce a bi-monthly issue of the Newsletter. After several advertisements, an article in "Vegan Views", and distribution of leaflets introducing the Network, the number of members continues to increase. The latest Newsletter has been sent to approximately sixty addresses throughout the U. K. (We have also attracted members from the Netherlands and Germany.)

Articles so far have included various subjects relevant to vegan self-sufficiency, such as home production of linen, growing gluten-free grains, preparing for self-sufficient living, drying fruits, vegetables and herbs, growing unusual fruit, soapmaking. seaweed and its use in gardening, seed information, members' own experiences on a city allotment and a ^-acre market garden, plus reviews of Ruth Stout's 'No Work' gardening methods, Prof. M. W. Thring's inventions for the smallholding, and Masanobu Fukuoka's natural farming. We have also produced a comprehensive recommended reading list, and a Contact List to enable members to get in touch with one another.

The active participation of Network members is welcomed: we are always glad of contributions to the Newsletter and do our best to answer questions. We hope that everyone can benefit by sharing ideas and experiences.

Another aspect of the Network which we hope to develop further is 'Vegan Volunteers', a voluntary labour scheme which aims to help those working or developing vegan gardens, allotments and smallholdings by putting them in touch with people willing to exchange a few days labour for the chance to gain some first-hand experience in vegan horticulture. Work need not be restricted to basic gardening - any jobs involved with self-sufficiency, such as clearing new ground, land maintenance (i. e. hedging, tree work, clearing ditches, etc.) wood chopping, building work, helping with alternative technology projects, etc. could be included - in fact any job that does not involve animal exploitation.

Membership of the Network costs £2. 50 per year - this covers any number of people in one household for six copies of the Newsletter. Cheques/P. 0. s should be made payable to A. & E. Garrett (receipts will be given.)

For further information, please write to us, Alan and Elaine Garrett, at 115 Eastern Road, Milton, Portsmouth, Hants., P03 6EJ, enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope or recycling label.

If we all work positively together we can prove that vegan self-sufficiency provides a realistic and desirable alternative. Alan & Elaine Garret.

\tcr> A K i w i P U J C Y » 1 Q An informal magazine for vegans

and sympathisers in which readers 1 -G11S ICRPFT L A N E E D E W l t L D share their views and ideas. Subs. R A M S B O T T Q M - B U R Y - " L X N C S . E 2 - 0 0 f o r 4 issues, 50p single issue.

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Shopping with Linda VEGAN FOOD NEWS (All items listed in CAPITALS below are free from animal products.)

Colmans: MUSTARD POWDER AND PREPARED VARIETIES, FRESH GARDEN MINT, MINT JELLY, CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH WINE, RED-CURRANT SAUCE, APPLE SAUCE, O.K. FRUITY SAUCE, O.K. SPICY SAUCE, O.K. MINT SAUCE, SUNNY SAUCE.

INDIAN CURRY MKES: KORMA, MADRAS, VINDALOO, TANDOORI, MARINADE.

DRY SAUCE MKES: APPLE, BEEF SEASONING, BREAD, BARBECUE, SPAGHETTI, SWEET AND SOUR.

Jif: LEMON JUICE, DESSERT TOPPINGS, ALL VARIETIES.

Gales: PEANUT BUTTER (SMOOTH AND CRUNCHY).

Robinsons: PATENT BARLEY, SOFT DRINKS - ALL VARIETIES.

Golden Wonder: POTATO CRISPS - GOLDEN WONDER, CHIPMUNK, READY SALTED, BEEF AND ONION. Ro.yales: READY SALTED.

Waitrose: OWN BRAND 'NON-DAIRY CREAM'

Tesco: OWN BRAND 'NON-DAIRY CREAM'

Dalgety Spillers: HARVEST GOLD - ONE STEP YEAST: HOMEPRIDE COOK-IN-SAUCE (ALL EXCEPT WHITE WINE): HOMEPRIDE CLASSIC CURRIES: HOMEPRIDE ITALIAN SAUCES: TOP-'N-FILL:

Billingtons: SUGAR - GOLDEN GRANULATED, DEMESARA, LIGHT AND DARK MUSCOVADO, AND MOLASSES SUGARS. (N. B. no white)

Seabrook Potato Crisps: SALT ONLY, SMOKY BACON, TOMATO SAUCE.

Associated Biscuits: PEEK FREAN - TIFFANY WAFERS ORANGE AND LEMON: NEAPOLITAN WAFERS.

Callard and Bowser: BARLEY SUGAR, SOFT MINTS, TURKISH DELIGHT.

C. H. Dempster: KAKE BRAND COOKING CHOCOLATE, PLAIN ONLY.

Co-Op: SLIMMERS SPREAD, RASPBERRY LOLLIES, CHILDREN'S LOLLIES, ORANGE LOLLIES.

Spirulina: PURE MEXICAN - B12 SOURCE AVAILABLE FROM VITA LIFE LTD. 291, CRICKLEWOOD LANE, LONDON, NW2 2 JL. E2.42 FOR 60 x 500 MG. TABLETS.

Jedwells Foods Ltd. ARE INTRODUCING VITAMIN B12 TO THEIR OWN YEAST EXTRACT. AVAILABLE IN 3LB. TUBS AS WELL AS 1LB. JAR.

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N O L O N G E R V E G A N

Terry's Bitter chocolate. Trebor's Refreshers.

T O I L E T R I E S F O R M E N

C. A. Gregory Aromatic Oils: A large selection of soaps and bath oils and skin oils are produced, all of which we have been assured are Vegan. A list of products and information from: C. A. Gregory Aromatic Oils Ltd., 48, Dukes Avenue, London, N10 2PU.

Chandore: A further mention for this company now that some of the products have been tested. The men's products are excellent value for money and are definitely at the top end of the market as regards performance. Strongly recommended, and about time men were catered for so well. For price-list contact: Chandore, Freepost, Mitcham, CR4 9AR.

A wide selection of women's perfumes also available at very good prices.

J A N E H O W A R D C O S M E T I C S F O R W O M E N

At last a firm that has given its principles and assured us they do not intend to compromise themselves even on the use of lanolin, beeswax and honey. Jane Howard states aU ingredients are listed on labels, and also no petro-chemical by-product is used in the creams. Refreshingly honest and open replies received from Jane Howard - she believes she is producing the only entirely Vegan skin care range. It was formulated with that in mind. Competitively priced. So far the range consists of the following: Cleansers, Moisturisers, Hand Treatments, After Shave Balm, Body Oils and Perfumes. For price list contact: Jane Howard Cosmetics, Ltd., 8 Woodburn Drive, Chapeltown. Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S30 4YT.

F O O T W E A R

Essex Boots similar to Derri. Available from Essex, Cutlers Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Essex. A T L A S T TOTALLY SYNTHETIC "CB" WALKING BOOT

Light weight yet robust, maintenance free, non-rot materials. New Klets tread. Cushion insoles for extra comfort. SEND £25. 95 plus £1. 50 p&p and we will rush you a pair. If not entirely satisfied, return unused within 14 days and we will' refund money. Access or Barclay card accepted. FULL SIZES 4-12 ONLY.

ALSO AVAILABLE 80% cotton cushioned walking socks. NO WOOL content. NAVY BLUE ONLY. All sizes £3.25 per pair or £2. 99 per pair if ordering 3 pairs or more. WESTSPORTS 17 Fleet St. Swindon, Wilts. Tel 0793 32588

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Please send to the Assistant Secretary, 9 Mawddwy Terrace, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, Nr. Machynlleth, SY20 9LW, Wales, by April 21st '83, for the next issue. Rate lOp. a word. Advertisers are asked to note that we are unable to deal with box numbers. PLEASE NOTE the following advertisements have been accepted in good faith and the Vegan Society cannot take responsibility in the event of any complaint. Editors reserve the right to refuse advertisements without giving explanations.

AHIMSA - quarterly magazine of the American Vegan Society. Veganism, Natural Living, Reverence for Life. Calendar year subscription $8 or £5. Address: 501, Old Harding Highway, Malaga, N.J. 08328, U.S.A.

VEGFAM feeds the hungry via plant-based foodstuffs, leaf protein, seeds, irrigation, etc. The Sanctuary, Lydford, Okehampton, Devon. (Tel. Lydford 203).

MODERNISED COTTAGE near Portreath, Cornwall. End terraced. One bedroom, new roof. Secluded garden with fruit trees. Large workshop. Quiet semi-rural position near shops, buses. Many local walks: woods, coast, golf course. Rates £88 p. a. £13,950. 6 Wills Row, Park Bottom, Redruth.

NEWCASTLE - Animal Rights new and active group. New members welcome. Contact Helen Walton, Tyne and Wear, for more details.

THE DRAGON PROJECT is breathing f ire! Read all about it in THE LEY HUNTER, the leading international magazine of ley-lines and other Earth Mysteries. Send £3. 75 subscription to "The Ley Hunter", P.O. Box 13, Welshpool, Powys, Wales.

THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY isn't just an award-winning tourist attraction. We sell books through the post too. Please ask for our mail order booklist (25p. + s .a .e . ) , details of our courses and a leaflet for tourists to visit us. Write now to NCAT, Lwyngwern Quarry, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales.

VEGETARIAN MATCHMAKERS: Discreet, inexpensive, postal introduction service exclusively for unattached adult vegetarians/vegans, nationwide. (Clients from diverse walks of life; ages from 18 to sunset years.) Dreams could become reality for you too, by requesting details today from V. M. M. , (Dept. VQ), 34 Bridge Street, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

SIZE 6 Winnit Walking Boots £20. Worn once. Contact: S. Taylor, , Edinburgh.

PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVES lights the way to a conserver economy. S.a.e. for details: Practical Alternatives, Tirmorgan, Pontyberem, Dyfed, SA15 4HP.

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HELP MAKE BRITAIN THE OTHER EDEN. S.a. e. for free fruitarian literature to Wilfred Crone, Dorset, BH23 5LR.

PEACE NEWS is part of the movement to remove nuclear arms, and the oppressions which cause violence. 'A ray of joy and hope' - Ronnie Lee (animal liberationist). 40p. fortnightly. £l2/year. Trial subscription £2. "Peace News", 8 Elm Avenue, Nottingham.

SHOP FOR SALE in Snowdonia. Real bargain at £15,000. Shop, flat, ware-house and double garage. "Nant Newst", Dinas Mawddwy, Gwynedd. Contact L. Main, 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, Machynlleth, SY20 9LW. Tel. 06504 255 for full details.

HIGH QUALITY PERFUMES suitable for vegans produced by Vegan Society member. Send stamp for details or £5. 50 for trial parcel containing if ml. each of 5 different perfumes. , Tamworth, B78 1BZ.

VACCINES ARE NOT VEGAN. Their manufacture and testing involve animals in acute and prolonged suffering. They are all poisonous toxins - causing slight, serious or fatal damage. No vaccine is guaranteed effective. Why submit? They are NOT compulsory. Want to find out more? Write to American Vegan Society, 'Suncrest', Malaga, New Jersey, 08328, U.S.A. Ask for 'Vaccination Condemned' by Elben. Send a money order for $13 (U. S. dollars). Fee only £1. 00 at Barclays.

THE SPROUTLETTER - a newsletter of useful and unusual information on 6prouts, raw foods and nutrition. Send #14 (U. S. dollars) for an air mail subscription to the U. K. or $3 (U. S. dollars) for a sample copy of this bi-monthly journal to: The Sproutletter, P.O. Box 62, Ashland, OR 97520 U. S. A.

RAW FOOD. Send s.a. e. to Vigilex, 18A Bar Street, Scarborough, YOU 2HT for free leaflet describing its great value.

TAO - free leaflet. S.a. e. to Bookshop, 18A Bar Street, Scarborough, Y011 2HT.

MEDITATION - Western Buddhist magazine presents a new and practical form of Buddhism for Westerners. All enquiries to: Western Buddhist, (Dept. C), 30 Hollingbourne Gardens, Ealing, London, W13 8EN.

LIVE ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION, slaughtering of baby seals, wild animals torn to pieces by hounds, innocent animals suffering in factory-farm systems: "Flesh and Blood" magazine will show you how you can help stop these atrocities. To subscribe send £3.40 U. K. , £4. 50 overseas, to : Caroline Publications, Dept. V, P.O. Box 32, Stevenage, Herts. SGI 3SD.

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* PROPERTY WITH ACRES: 9^ acres mixed woodland and one storey * * 200 year old house. Roof still on - inside collapsed. Long tree-lined * * avenue. Secluded spot of peaceful beauty; mountains and lakes 10 miles* * away. Roofless outhouses. Room on avenue for two caravans. J * £28,000. Can b Charleville $ * , Co. Mayo. *

HELP FOR FRAIL ELDERLY VEGETARIANS/VEGANS. THE BEULAH TRUST, registered with the Charity Commission, aims at setting up a spiritually-caring Home for vegetarians/vegans too frail to care for themselves. Your help is needed. Further information from the Secretary, Miss Rebecca Bennett, The Green, Snelsmore House, Newbury, RG16 9BG.

WANTED by young vet/actress couple: a vegan/vegetarian to live in London, NW2, to help look after house, baby, cats, dog. Write 101, Weston Park, Crouch End, London, N8.

NEW AGE SPIRITUALIST CENTRE: This New Age Centre meets at the Youth Hall, Station Road, Bishops Waltham, Nr. Southampton, Hants, every first and third Sunday at 2.30 p. m. Their April/June programme is as follows: April 17th: Earth Healing: Working with Leys, Crystals and the Animal Kingdom. Speaker: Mrs. Elva Adamson. May 1st: Secret of Yoga. Speaker: Edward Resmini of the Kundalini Research Institute. May 15th -Talk by a member of the Gateway Trust on Glastonbury. June 5th: Mini-talks by members - a sharing meeting. June I9th: Johan Quanier 'Cosmic Awareness : the Door to our Inner Freedom'. More information: Mrs. Elsie Starks: Bishops Waltham 5256 or 2474.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER AT MAGPIE! Vegans regularly meet and eat at MAGPIE, 8 Lansdowne Place, Bradford 5, (Tel. 726639). It's simply the best perch around!

HUMANE, HEALTHY, CLEAN, PRODUCTIVE and PLEASANT -that is gardening the Veganic Way. A new and completely revised edition of the "Guide to Veganic Gardening" is now available and gives the fullest informa-tion on how to make a new beginning. Lay out, natural weed control, no-digging technique, compost in three weeks, growing salads and culinary vegetables, herbs and soft fruits, and many more topics are explained in the Guide. The detailed text is profusely illustrated with even more diagrams and photographs than the first edition. Price £3. 50 (includes post and packing). Send cheque or postal order made payable to VEGANIC at 36, Granes End, Great Linford, Milton Keynes, MK14 5DX, Buckinghamshire. FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY - see article in last issue. We have been asked to give address - John Bryant, Ferne House, Wansbrook, CHARD. Som.

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NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING: If you need to manage your fertility, you need not use methods which have involved vivisection, which can harm women's health or kill the human embryo; nor need you use unreliable barrier methods. You can plan your family using scientific and accurate methods of female fertility observation and distinctively human powers of self control. Periodic creative continence is the middle way between letting nature take its course and total abstinence. This highly effective method takes account of all individual cycle patterns and irregularities. Any couple able to study and observe can use it. We offer information leaflets and a wallchart of female cycles in exchange for four first-class letter stamps, to: N. F. P. (V), 38 Hampden Road, Hitchen, Herts.

THE SHAMAN - review of Ancient Skills and Wisdom. £2.00 subscription to Paul Screeton, , Cleveland, TS25 2AT.

THE CAULDRON Pagan journal of the old religion. Details: Myriddin, c/o. Groesfford, Llwyndrain, Llanfyrnach, Dyfed, SA35 OAS. £1.20 sub. Blank P. O.

CHASE SM3 - Liquid Extract of Seaweed. Soil conditioner and Plant Growth Regulator. 4oz. bottle - 94p. to treat 100 sq. yds. 1 litre £5.32; 1 gall. £11. 20.

CHASE Q. R. Compost Activator. Purely herbal and works by stimulation of bacteria already present in all vegetable matter used for compost making. 50p. small pkt. sufficient to treat approx. 2 tons material. £1. 50 large pkt. sufficient to treat approx. 10 ton material.

CWO available from Chase Organics Ltd., Gibralter House, Shepperton, Middlesex, TW17 8AQ.

SPERULINA - Life Source Spirulina - the vegetable plankton superfood, now radionically potentised for extra assimilation. Highest protein and natural B12 source, rich in minerals and trace elements. 100 x 500 mg. tablets pure potentised Spirulina £3. 95 + 25p. p. & p. 4oz. tub pure potentised Spirulina powder £4. 95 + 35p. p. & p. or send s.a. e. for further information and book list to S. Ford, , Coombe Road, Liss, Hants.

SILVER BIRCH REST HOME, 107 Enys Road, Eastbourne, BN21 2ED caters for the aged and infirm (geriatrics). We take care for the elderly when they can no longer do so themselves and they are considering giving up their own home. There are day and night staff and all rooms have bells. For further information please write or 'phone 0323 29666. Matron is a strict vegan over 22 years. We also cater for nOn-vegans.

A SOMERSET WAY goes over Glastonbury Tor. The Mainroutes guide-book is available for £1. 08 by post from The Vegan Society Ltd., 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, Machynlleth, SY20 9LW, Wales. Each order will receive FREE Backpacking/Hostelling the Vegan Way leaflets.

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HOLIDAYS BEXHILL-ON-SEA: Small private house offering vegetarian or vegan bed and breakfast for £5. Evening meal if required. Guests welcomed all year. Peg and Bill Giddings, , Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 4LT (Tel. 042 43 5153).

BRIGHTON: Wholefood vegetarian or vegan bed and breakfast in a very attractive, quiet private house in Regency Kemptown, near the sea, The Marina, wholefood restaurants, good shopping. Brighton is a very good centre for places of interest and beautiful walks over the Downs or along the coast. (Tel. 0273 683819).

HEREFORDSHIRE: The Beacon Guest House, near Kington (Tel. Kington 230182) is highly recommended by our member, Doris Celnik, for a peaceful holiday in beautiful surroundings with good vegan food.

TRY A WALKING HOLIDAY: Laurence Main's guide books to A Somerset Way, a Bristol Countryway, A South Wessex Way, King Alfred's Way, A Wiltshire Way and A South Coast Way are available at £1. 08 each (including postage) from The Vegan Society Ltd., 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, Machynlleth, SY20 9LW, Wales. Each order receives FREE leaflets on Backpacking/Hostelling the Vegan Way.

VEGAN VALLEY offers you a warm welcome! Vegans holidaying near Dinas Mawddwy are invited to contact Laurence Main, 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, Machynlleth, SY20 9LW (Tel.Dinas Mawddwy 255), for local information and FREE GUIDED WALKS. Alight from the S18 'bus from Machynlleth at the Buckley Arms and walk towards the school. Dinas Mawddwy Youth Hostel and Mr. Rees' campsite are both nearby. Stock up on Vegan Society literature whilst passing!

MID-WALES - ORGANIC SMALLHOLDING: Large 4 berth caravan situated in peaceful valley at foot of hill. Farmhouse and out buildings nearby where various crafts are made and demonstrated, including candlemaking, spinning, flowercraft, macrame and rugmaking. Spring water available. Animal free food. Near Centre for Alternative Technology, 30 miles from coast, ample opportunity for walks with lovely views. Special 'Craft Holidays' available. Please contact: Tyddyn Crafts, 'Tyddyn', Carno, Caersws, Powys, Wales. (Tel. Carno (05514) 695.

NEAR RYDE, I. O. W. Self-contained, comfortable holiday flat. Reasonable rates. Vegans/vegetarians only please. Explore this beautiful island -walks, beaches, countryside. Near golf course. Sally and David Burnett,

, Isle of Wight. (Tel. 67199).

RELAX IN WALES: Enchanting peaceful valley setting near Lake Bala. Water-falls, mountains, local walks or ideal touring centre. Friendly atmosphere. Home baking, vegan/vegetarian wholefoods, s.a.e. for brochure: The Rectory Guesthouse, Llanymawddwy, Machynlleth, SY20 9AB (Tel. Dinas Mawddwy 375.)

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NORTHUMBRIA: Vegan D. B. & B. Quiet riverside village, beautiful walking country, convenient Durham, Roman Wall. Children welcome. No dogs, no smoking, s.a. e. Crompton, 19 Beech Grove, Blackhall Mill, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17 7TD. (Tel. 0207 561104).

SCOTTISH BORDERS: Guests welcome in farmhouse for holidays; vegan cooking with home-grown fruit and vegetables. Stamp for details:

Barnhills Farmhouse, Denholm, Roxburghshire.

S. W. SCOTLAND: Self-catering chalet for vegans/vegetarians. Sleeps six. All electric. Peaceful surroundings. 1 mile Solway beaches, golf, f mile village shop. Own vegetables, fruit available. Col vend, Dalbeattie, DG5 4QA (Tel. 055663 394).

INVERNESS: Vegan/vegetarian accommodation in charming cottage on high road between Inverness and Nairn. Good tourist centre, walking, golf-course, sea, beach nearby. Guests welcome all year. Croy, Inverness, IV1 2PG: (Tel. 066 78 352.)

THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY: (Tel. Machynlleth (0654) 2400) offers vegan bed and breakfast. See classified advertisement for full details. Restaurant and shop.

MEXICO ! Villa VegetarianaHolistic Health Spa, Box 1228, Cuernavaca, Mexico. (Tel. 3-10-44). Free brochure and travel directions.

NORFOLK: Vegans are welcome to call on Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3TE, when in locality.

TWO DUTCH VEGANS - Paul and Janneline Reah, of 'Dreamland', , Netherlands,

would welcome any British vegans passing through the Netherlands. They have two boys, aged 3 and 11.

MYSTICAL GLASTONBURY - Stay at the Ramala Centre set in a 200 year old Georgian manor house surrounded by lovely grounds. Close to town centre, the Abbey and the Tor. Wholefood cooking using homegrown produce. Hard tennis court. Indoor heated swimming pool (summer only). Audio-visual and guest information service on mystical Glastonbury provided. Beautiful pine sanctuary available to guests for meditation. Bed and breakfast £10.00. Evening meal by arrangement. Chalice Hill House, Dod Lane, Glastonbury, Somerset. (Tel. 32459).

V E G A N T-S H I R T S in superior white cotton with our sunflower emblem. Sizes 24 - 42 and 46 inch. £3. 50 including postage and packing. Also same design ENVELOPE SAVERS- reuse labels, £1. 20 per 100 incl.p&p from L. Main, 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, MACHYNLLETH, SY20 9LW

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v C O U N T R Y HOUSE ^ Surrounded by the loohs and heather - clad hills of Ihe Trossachs, Scotland's longest established, whole - food vegetarian and vegan guest house o f f e r s you a centre for

relaxation and revltaltsation.

In large, peaceful grounds, our spacious and eleganl Victorian house commands

magnificent views.

Only ten minutes' walk f rom Callander lamous as the Tannochbrae of Dr. Finlay 's Casebook. ' Within easy reach of Stirling, Edinburgh and Gleneagles, whilst the Immediate area abounds with beautiful walks.

Our delicious home - made meals use ingredients f rom our organically cultivated garden. We o f f e r bed, breakfast and evening meal. H. & C. in a l l bedrooms. Central

heattng. Easy motorway access .

Stamp appreciated for brochure from Marilyn and Ian Roberts

Brook Linn Country House, Callander,. Perthshire

Te l . 0877 30103

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TORQUAY ( Queen of the English Riv iera )

BROOKESBY H A L L HOTEL

Exclusively Vegetarian.

Hesketh Road. TQ1 2LN Te l . 0803 22194

350 yards f rom Meadfoot Beach, enjoying glorious sea views across Torbay, the hotel is situated in the exclusive Lincombe Conservation area, generally considered to be the lovel iest part of Torquay. We o f fer restful holidays in beautiful surroundings coupled with imagin-ative and delicious Vegan and V e g -etarian meals. Some rooms have private showers. Fully centrally heated. Full details f rom the

Vegan Propr ie tress Mrs . Hilda Baker

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"WMdcate" The Saltings. Lelant

St. Ives. Cornwall Tel. ( 0736 ) 7 5 3 1 4 7

WHY not visit Britain's oldest established Vegan /V/egetarian Hotel and for once experience a truly relaxing holiday?

Woodcote is a small family-owned hotel standing in its own grounds overlooking the beautiful tidal estuary and bird sanct-uary of Hayle. It is within easy reach of many fine beaches and coastal walks and is the ideal centre from which to explore and discover the beauty of Cornwall.

On a personal note, our cuisine is both varied and imaginative and for good measure is supported by an abundance of old-fashioned personal service — the ingredient so often overlooked in these material times.

For further information and brochure please contact:

J o h n or Pamela Barret t (stamp appreciated)

Also available (May-Sept), self catering chalet, sleeps four.

Lakeland's s t r ic t ly Vegetarian Guest House offers a warm and hospitable welcome to Vegans. Come to us t o relax, to walk and c l imb, t o absorb the t ranqu i l i t y of Orchard House and the Lake Distr ict . We have a peaceful garden, a warm and comfor tab le home, delicious and d i f ferent food, and we are situated in superb Lake Distr ict count ry .

V E G A N S WELCOME

A truly fine STRICTLY VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT, offering a wide range of both Western and Eastern dishes. Open from 8.30 for breakfast thro' til l 8.30 in the evening . . . last orders at 8.00 Morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and Vegan dishes daily. Do come and enjoy.

Brochure from: Monty Alge & Keong Wee Orchard House, Borrowdale Road, Keswick on Derwentwater, Cumbria

Tel. (0596) 7 2 8 3 0

Restaurant just round the corner and next to Fishers at: 31 Lake Rd. Keswick.

(stamp appreciated)

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It's 100% vegetable ... made from the soya bean and packed with protein and goodness. Its production involves no exploitation of animals. The flavour is quite delicious - all the family, particularly the children will love it. You can drink it on its own as a super health drink or use it on breakfast cereals, in coffee or tea or in dishes such as milk puddings and custards.

What's more it will keep in the can just as long as you want to keep it. A wonder-fully versatile and nutritious food .... Golden Archer Beanmilk by Itona. It's at your health food store.

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not instead of breast-milk, but on weaning and through the rest of life provides important nutrients including B12, CALCIUM & PROTEIN. High in polyunsaturates.

All Plarhil products are guaranteed exclusively vegan. List and recipes (SAE please) from Plamil Foods Ltd. Plamil House, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone.