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August 2005—Issue #22
Vegetarian News, Food & More!
Brought to you by VegNews Magazine
**2005 Veggie Award Voting: 14 Days Left!
**Sneak Peak at the September/October Travel issue
**News Snips: All the New Veggie Buzz
**The Drama Continues: Cage-Free Eggs Controversy
**Make Your Dollars Count: Care What You Wear
**Recipe: Raw Strawberry Soft Serve
**VN Seeks Marketing/PR Intern
**Veg Musician: Fiona Apple's New Album Freed At Last
**VegChic: Hot New Products By LUSH
Thanks so much for your interest in VegNews, America's premier vegetarian lifestyle magazine. The popular VegNewsletter arrives in your e-mailbox just once a month and is filled with vegetarian news, tidbits, recipes, products, reviews, and more. It's the perfect accompaniment to a VegNews subscription.
Time is running out to vote for your favorite vegetarian products, people, and places in the fourth annual Veggie Awards. Each year, in the November/December holiday edition of VegNews Magazine, we publish the best of the best as voted by our readers. It's the largest survey of its kind in the world and features over sixty categories, from Best Vegetarian Restaurant to Best Vacation Destination. As always, all ballots are entered into a Grand Prize Drawing with a chance to win these great prizes:
GRAND PRIZE: An all-expense paid six-day/five-night cruise aboard the Wanderbird Cruiseliner off the coast of Maine. Breathtaking scenery and delicious vegan fare await you. (one winner)
SECOND PRIZE: A $100 gift certificate to Vegan Unlimited, one of today's top online vegan shops. (two winners)
THIRD PRIZE: A delicious gourmet vegan cookie basket from Sun Flour Baking Company. (five winners)
Hurry and vote today! The polls close at midnight on the night of September 1.
Click here to vote in the 2005 Veggie Awards
 Summer has begun to wind down, but it isn't too late to get away. Our breathtaking September/October issue unveils our editors' picks for the ultimate veg-friendly travel destinations. And there's more, too.
Here's a peak inside:
**Top Ten Travel Tips
**The Low-Down on Digital Cams
**Mouthwatering Morrocan Food Feature
**Culture: L'Oscar Cafe in Paris
**Culinary Tour of Boston
**New Column: I Can't Believe It's Vegan!
**Donald Watson Turns 95
**Plus... All the usual goodies—the latest vegetarian news, must-read books, the hottest new veg products, celebrity buzz, and so much more.
The magazine is now available on newsstands everywhere. Single copies of this special issue will be available from our website on August 20. Don't miss it!
Click here to discover the world's top 10 veg destinations!
Fruits and Veggies May Lessen Chance of Arthritis
 A study by Dr. Alan J. Silman, from The University of Manchester in the UK, suggests that some cartenoids, antioxidants responsible for the yellow and orange coloration of produce, may cut the risk of developing arthritis. Their research, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, compares 176 healthy subjects to 88 who developed the condition over a eight-year span. The healthy folk took in 20 to 40 percent more beta-cryptoxanthin and zeaxanthin. You can find these antioxidants in:
Pumpkin
Papayas
Carrots
Oranges
Spinach
Kale
Collard greens
Corn
Tangerines
Nectarines
Peaches
Greener Schools
In the Big Apple this fall? The New York Coalition for Healthy School Lunches will be holding its autumn fundraiser at the Art Studio of Peter Max on Tuesday, October 11, from 6:30 to 9 pm. Tickets are $100 each. Contact Amie at amie@healthylunches.org if you’d like to find out more, or call 631-286-8720.
The NYCHSL advocates for healthy school foods in New York State. They want optional healthy plant-based entrées in schools, as well as a host of other changes. Learn more at healthylunches.org.
Karen Dawn in the LA Times
On August 13, DawnWatch.com founder and AR activist Karen Dawn wrote an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times letting the dairy industry know exactly what she thinks. Dawn debunks the numerous advertising campaigns promising that more of the white will shrink your waistline, then explores the link between veganism and a lowered risk of prostate cancer. She also makes a solid point about the connection between dairy cows and pollution. Finally, she divulges that government enjoys exemption from fair advertising laws. Read the juicy op-ed in its entirety at dawnwatch.com.
 The Drama Continues: Cage-Free Eggs Controversy
The plot has thickened in The Humane Society of the United State's aggressive campaign encouraging natural foods chains to discontinue the sale of eggs from caged hens. HSUS has convinced retailer Earth Fare to do just that. The chain of health food stores spans North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia with 13 locations. Of the four million eggs it sells each year, none of them will come from from this unacceptable practice. Accroding to Earth Fare President Mike Cianciarulo, "Because of our commitment to corporate responsibility and the humane treatment of animals, Earth Fare is proud to have a policy against the sale of eggs from caged birds."
Several universities have also jumped on board against this practice, including George Washington University, Marist College, Vassar College, University of Arizona, University of Connecticut, American University, and University of Rochester.
Learn more about HSUS's campaigns for farmed animals here.
Those who support organic farming will find it interesting that cotton crops account for nearly twenty-five percent of the pesticides used in this country. That said, isn't it time to start investing in organic cotton?
The Sustainable Cotton Project spearheads a Care What You Wear Campaign, which educates consumers about how to get in on non-toxic, fair-trade, sweatshop-free threads. A ton of online shops offer up the best in apparel, linens and more of this classic fabric. Some of our favorites include:
sweetgrassfibers.com
bluecanoe.com
rawganique.com
underthecanopy.com
Why not support that small sector of growers, manufacturers and suppliers answering the call to clean cotton grown without exploitation of the land and its workers? Make your dollars count.
Find out how to care what you wear by clicking here
1-1/4 pounds fresh strawberries, hulled
1 cup young coconut water
1/2 cup raw cashews or cashew pieces
3/4 organic pitted honey dates
1. Run the strawberries through a juicer to make 2 cups of juice.
2. Combine the coconut water and cashews in a blender and process on high for at least one minute or until silky smooth. Gradually add the strawberry juice and dates and blend until smooth. Place the blender in the freezer for 40 minutes to 1 hour or in the refrigerator for a minimum of 1 hour or up to overnight.
3. Once the mixture is well-chilled, pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. Serve immediately or transfer to an airtight container and store in the freezer until ready to serve.
Recipe compliments of Jeff Rogers, author of Vice Cream: Over 70 Sinfully Delicious Dairy-Free Delights
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Want to intern for VegNews? Click here for more details!
In the July/August issue of VegNews Magazine, we reported that fans of vegan Fiona Apple have campaigned for the past two years to have her new album, Extraordinary Machine, released. Sony Corporation withheld release of the album because it didn't possess enough mainstream draw. This spawned the infamous Free Fiona campaign, in which relentless fans sent thousands of apples to Sony Corporation.
On August 15, news broke that Epic Records will finally unleash the album October 4, 2005. The album, produced by none other than Brian Kehew (Dr. Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent), contains 12 new tracks.
Visit Fiona's website here
Most people know LUSH Cosmetics for its hunger-inducing blocks of soaps, bath bombs and masks. But not everybody realizes that over 55% of their product line is vegan. In addition, LUSH never tests on animals nor uses any animal ingredients. Get in on some of their new creations.
Skin Sin Hand & Body Moisturizer What do you get when you blend cherry scent, cocoa butter, chamomile, almond, tangerine, and lavender oils? Something sinful, for sure.
Eau Roma Toner Don't let the sun fry your pores during these hot August days. Spritz a bit of this cruelty-free tonic onto your skin to cleanse and restore moisture at the same time.
T Tree Simplex Lip Balm Vanilla, lavender and sandalwood fuse with tea tree essential oils for lips so soft, you'll be picking fights just to kiss and make-up.
Go On, Be a LUSH
You won't want to miss the September edition of the VegNewsletter. We'll have loads of great veggie tidbits and information to arrive in e-mailboxes everywhere in September.
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