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BethM
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Orchid wrote:
I did love The Secret Life of Bees. Have you read the book? Very very good. I also cried when I watched the movie.
I had a friend in college who was vegan. He then lived in France for a year, and decided that he was in the land of good cheese, much of it sustainably raised. He had a lot of difficulties eating dairy at first, but eventually got used to it again.
My freezer currently contains one package each of chicken breasts, beef hot links, bacon, and two small steaks. I will probably use the hot links, in two different batches of red beans and rice, and encourage my husband to have friends over to eat the chicken and steak. I think I have eaten everything from my cabinet that has animal-derived ingredients.
I have also made another compromise: I have abdominal pain and nausea (not diet-related) frequently, and I have found that peppermint and ginger Altoids help me a lot. But they have gelatin in them. I have decided to continue using the Altoids, rather than take medication for it. It was a difficult decision for me to make, and it confuses my husband that I will not eat yogurt with gelatin in it (I make my own yogurt with local milk and nothing else), but I will use the Altoids. *shrug*
I do also still eat fish. It's very tricky. Sushi may be my downfall on that one, I love it too much. I try to choose sustainable wild-caught when possible. (IE, Alaskan wild salmon.)
Sorry, I meant the movie Autumn linked to. Again, I'm not articulating very well!
I did love The Secret Life of Bees. Have you read the book? Very very good. I also cried when I watched the movie.
I had a friend in college who was vegan. He then lived in France for a year, and decided that he was in the land of good cheese, much of it sustainably raised. He had a lot of difficulties eating dairy at first, but eventually got used to it again.
My freezer currently contains one package each of chicken breasts, beef hot links, bacon, and two small steaks. I will probably use the hot links, in two different batches of red beans and rice, and encourage my husband to have friends over to eat the chicken and steak. I think I have eaten everything from my cabinet that has animal-derived ingredients.
I have also made another compromise: I have abdominal pain and nausea (not diet-related) frequently, and I have found that peppermint and ginger Altoids help me a lot. But they have gelatin in them. I have decided to continue using the Altoids, rather than take medication for it. It was a difficult decision for me to make, and it confuses my husband that I will not eat yogurt with gelatin in it (I make my own yogurt with local milk and nothing else), but I will use the Altoids. *shrug*
I do also still eat fish. It's very tricky. Sushi may be my downfall on that one, I love it too much. I try to choose sustainable wild-caught when possible. (IE, Alaskan wild salmon.)
Orchid
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I understand about the peppermint...my female side of the family has a bad history with tummys...my daughter deals with it too sadly...
I keep peppermint every where
I refuse to use things like pepto...but for reasons like the warning thats may turn your tongue black..I do not want to ingest something that can turn anything black...just very disturbing to me..
I give you credit for the effort and making your own stuff...that is something I have wondered about with humanity in general...
No one would really know how to get on without the grocery stores...again a random thought that scares me...
NorthernAutumn
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BethM wrote:
I've been meaning to read the Omnivore's Dilemma for quite some time now... along with a new book I got about species-ism.
No worries... this movie will make both of you cry... I have never felt so fired and so miserable at once as after watching this documentary.
Bee-keeping is permitted in my city, provided that the hive is not within 200 meters of neighbouring property. As for getting laying hens Beth, be sure they don't slip you a rooster! Your neighbours would be thankful for the new alarm clock I believe that there is a large chicken-owning club in Seattle, if I am remembering properly?
Sushi is also my killer.. I have a neat little pocket-guide to sustainably harvest /"good for environment" species...
Sad to say, the most common sushi bar denizens are most certainly not on the list.
I was really tempted to make some sushi here at home, but I started reading the list, and came to the conclusion that I couldn't ethically make the variety that I wanted to, for anything but a very special occasion.
Here is the pocket guide: http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/content/media/MBA_SeafoodWatch_SushiGuide.pdf
Too privileged, I guess. We are all too privileged.
[No worries Beth, I was just trying to clarify where I was coming from :hug:]
I've been meaning to read the Omnivore's Dilemma for quite some time now... along with a new book I got about species-ism.
No worries... this movie will make both of you cry... I have never felt so fired and so miserable at once as after watching this documentary.
Bee-keeping is permitted in my city, provided that the hive is not within 200 meters of neighbouring property. As for getting laying hens Beth, be sure they don't slip you a rooster!
Your neighbours would be thankful for the new alarm clock I believe that there is a large chicken-owning club in Seattle, if I am remembering properly?Sushi is also my killer.. I have a neat little pocket-guide to sustainably harvest /"good for environment" species...
Sad to say, the most common sushi bar denizens are most certainly not on the list.
I was really tempted to make some sushi here at home, but I started reading the list, and came to the conclusion that I couldn't ethically make the variety that I wanted to, for anything but a very special occasion.
Here is the pocket guide: http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/content/media/MBA_SeafoodWatch_SushiGuide.pdf
Too privileged, I guess. We are all too privileged.
BethM
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Although I am interested in beekeeping, I think it would end up being more work than I am up too. A bit concerned about that with chickens, too. I'll be putting in a garden next spring, I haven't had one in years. I am excited, but don't even know what I want to plant!
I worry about the store thing, too. Especially when there are nation-wide e.coli breakouts and such. It kind of scares me, how reliant we all are (myself included) on the supermarket.
I do keep peppermint in a pot outside, and drink lots of peppermint tea. I now recall my grandma drinking tons and tons of peppermint tea when I was small. Makes me wonder if she suffered from similar things that I do...... I get acid reflux, though, so I have to be careful with peppermint. (Which is why I alternate with ginger.)
Wow, I'm a mess, LOL!
I am actually too frightened to make my own sushi, other than a california roll. Since I'm in the middle of the country, there's not much fresh seafood here, except in some restaurants. I'm terrified I'd end up with something that wasn't fresh and safe. I try to use the Monterey Bay Aquarium pocket seafood guide, too.
I worry about the store thing, too. Especially when there are nation-wide e.coli breakouts and such. It kind of scares me, how reliant we all are (myself included) on the supermarket.
I do keep peppermint in a pot outside, and drink lots of peppermint tea. I now recall my grandma drinking tons and tons of peppermint tea when I was small. Makes me wonder if she suffered from similar things that I do...... I get acid reflux, though, so I have to be careful with peppermint. (Which is why I alternate with ginger.)
Wow, I'm a mess, LOL!
I am actually too frightened to make my own sushi, other than a california roll. Since I'm in the middle of the country, there's not much fresh seafood here, except in some restaurants. I'm terrified I'd end up with something that wasn't fresh and safe. I try to use the Monterey Bay Aquarium pocket seafood guide, too.
NorthernAutumn
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^^^ a favourite mess, though
BethM
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:hug:
BethM
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NorthernAu
The Eglu is super-cute. They also make beehives, and an outdoor rabbit house. (The rabbit house wouldn't work in my climate, but it's cute, anyway.) Quite expensive, but fun to look at.
I'd be interested in the book on species-ism, if you could post the title?
I've looked into a company that makes a product called the Eglu. A British company has designed a "modern" sort of chicken house, and can be delivered complete with chickens. They send juvenile hens only, and you can order as few as two. I think I might not be far enough from my neighbors, though, I have only just started looking into this.I've been meaning to read the Omnivore's Dilemma for quite some time now... along with a new book I got about species-ism.
Bee-keeping is permitted in my city, provided that the hive is not within 200 meters of neighbouring property. As for getting laying hens Beth, be sure they don't slip you a rooster!
The Eglu is super-cute. They also make beehives, and an outdoor rabbit house. (The rabbit house wouldn't work in my climate, but it's cute, anyway.) Quite expensive, but fun to look at.
I'd be interested in the book on species-ism, if you could post the title?
Orchid
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NorthernAutumn
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Here it is, Beth!
It's called Animal Liberation, by Peter Singer...
Animal Liberation (Peter Singer)
While some people term it the bible of animal rights, it doesn't appear to subscribe to the extreme rhetoric of PETA. Rather, it looks at the quality of a whole animal life, and the relationship between human and animal from a historical, scientific and religious context. It's a utilitarian philosophy. Really interesting read!
It's called Animal Liberation, by Peter Singer...
Animal Liberation (Peter Singer)
While some people term it the bible of animal rights, it doesn't appear to subscribe to the extreme rhetoric of PETA. Rather, it looks at the quality of a whole animal life, and the relationship between human and animal from a historical, scientific and religious context. It's a utilitarian philosophy. Really interesting read!
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BethM
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NorthernAutumn wrote:
Thanks, I just put a hold on it with my library!
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