Veggin' Out And About

Danielle Bussone Donates Book Profits To PlantPure Nation Kickstarter Campaign Through May 14!

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Apr 28, 2015 in Living Plant-Strong! Profiles & Articles | 0 comments

Through May 14th, Danielle Bussone is donating 100% of the profits from the sale of her book, Time For Change: Whole Foods For Whole Health! to T. Colin Campbell’s and his son, Nelson Campbell’s, Kickstarter campaign for their important new documentary PlantPure Nation.

To date the Kickstarter campaign has received $107,075 towards it’s goal of $150,000. While that is a healthy start, there are only 16 days left to obtain an additional $42,925 to reach their target of $150,000. The project will only be funded if the entire goal is met by May 14, 11:41 am Eastern Daylight Time. (more…)

Tallahassee Vegetarian Community Hosts First Annual VegFest April 4th!

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Apr 1, 2015 in North Florida Veg Fest, Veg Fests | 0 comments

by Danielle Bussone

Tallahassee Vegetarian Community, aka TalVeg, is hosting the inaugural vegetarian festival in Tallahassee, The North Florida VegFest!

Having visited numerous vegetarian festivals, I am always impressed by the coordination that has to happen to bring one of these events to fruition. It’s a daunting task by any measure. So, naturally, my curiosity led me to speak with Julie Sutton, who is one of the many people who have put their heads together and volunteered their time and intellectual resources to make this event happen. And it is happening, this coming weekend, April 4th, at Cascade Park in downtown Tallahassee, Florida! Beginning at 11am, the event will last until 3pm. The weather promises light rain in the morning, drying off just in time to grace Tallahassee’s inaugural vegetarian festival with perfect 70 degree temperatures. It seems the gods are smiling!

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Cookbook Author, LeAnne Campbell Speaks at Whole Foods in Charlotte, NC!

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Mar 30, 2015 in Features, Living Plant-Strong! Profiles & Articles | 0 comments

by Danielle Bussone

Most of us have heard of vegan icon, T. Colin Campbell, author of the controversial book The China Study, which has awakened a nation to the perils of a diet rich in animal protein. In virtually every plant-based venue, be it a vegan pot-luck, a lecture hall or a vegetarian festival, someone (more than likely several someones) will have a story about how reading The China Study was a pivotal point in their decisions to rid themselves of animal dietary products forever, embrace the restorative power of plants, and in the process have turned their flagging health around completely. The story is so commonplace it has become practically banal. We have flocked to his lectures, have attended his seminars and enrolled in his plant-based nutrition program offered by Cornell University. We follow him like star-struck groupies hoping he’ll see our raised hands in the audience and respond to our fevered appeals, “Dr. Campbell, Dr. Campbell…” LeAnne just calls him “Dad,” and commands his undivided attention.

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Tallahassee Florida Celebrates First Annual North Florida VegFest April 4th In Cascade Park Downtown Tallahassee!

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Mar 28, 2015 in I-10, North Florida Veg Fest, Tallahassee | 0 comments

by CD Davidson-Hiers

Julie Sutton and I first met at 101 Restaurant in downtown Tallahassee. I had been put in contact with her as the coordinator for Tallahassee’s premiering VegFest, happening the weekend of April 4th. Julie, along with many other members of the Vegfest committee, were there that night as a social outing, a friendly gathering of vegans and vegetarians alike. The first questions asked were: how long have you been a vegan, and why did you switch?

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LA CUCINA Italian Kitchen, Milano’s Finest In The Most Unlikely Place

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Mar 16, 2015 in Doe Valley/Mountain City, TN, Italian, Vegetarian/Vegan Friendly | 2 comments

by Danielle Bussone

Fourteen years ago Rich and I moved to Butler, Tennessee, a small burg tucked away in the mountains of Appalachia with a population of less than 800. The best place to eat closed down years ago. It was a gas station/restaurant where, from a row of booths sandwiched between the gas pumps in the front and the garage in the rear of the store, one could enjoy a chili dog and at the same time shop for spark plugs or tampons while breathing in oil and gas fumes. A lot has changed since we first arrived. Now vegans, we would not longer consider eating a chili dog and the restaurants that served them are long gone. There is neither a grocery store nor a gas station in the area.

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The Supercharged Athlete — Fulfilling Foods

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Mar 15, 2015 in The Super-Charged Athlete! | 0 comments

Fulfilling Foods

by Kate Strong

Nutrition is a key building block for everyone. We really are what we eat!

In the past, when I ate more processed foods, such as bought patties, pasta, potato chips, biscuits etc. I noticed my energy levels varied quite dramatically: initially I felt a buzz from the processed food and full of energy. My thoughts, however, jumped around and quite scattered. Shortly afterwards, maybe 30-90 minutes later, I’d feel sluggish, tired and unmotivated. I’d also start feeling hungry again.

My old food was filling me, but not fulfilling me.

Today, with better knowledge and understanding how food can work with, or against, your body, I eat only plant-based wholefoods that are rich in all the vitamins, minerals, amino acids and energy I require to maintain my active lifestyle.

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The Supercharged Athlete — Stretching

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Feb 11, 2015 in The Super-Charged Athlete! | 0 comments

by Kate Strong, World Champion, Long-distance Women’s Triathlon

The Importance Of A Great S-T-R-E-T-C-H Routine

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going – Jim Ryun

I am a sucker for books, not downloaded content from iTunes or on your kindle, but the real paper variety. I love visiting independent bookshops and scrolling through the titles randomly selecting my next companion for my trips, to sit loyally on my bedside table and sneak into my handbag whilst out dining alone. I adore the smell of a new book as I turn the first page and the feeling of a well-loved book where the stains and marks on the pages are as completing a story as the content.
I digress… I’m losing myself in another passion!

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Ukrainian East Village – A Ukrainian Christmas on 2nd Avenue, New York City

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Jan 13, 2015 in New York, Ukrainian | 0 comments

by CD Davidson-Hiers

Ukrainian East Village

Ukrainian East Village is situated off 2nd Avenue in New York City, down a starched white hallway and around a corner to the left. On the right is a sign leading to the bathrooms down a set of stairs where the air sits cool, anticipating. The double doors to the restaurant are wood, which open into a room that, true to its name, is similar to a small village where diners can enjoy food as close to the Ukrainian original as possible.

Ukrainian East Village Interior

We waited for a moment before being escorted to a table where we were handed menus full of options: pierogis, kasha varnishkes, blintzes, and nalysnykys. We referred to wikipedia more than once to determine the ingredients of the Ukrainian staples. Though this restaurant did not have any listed vegan meals, there were a couple vegetarian options that the chef, on Christmas Day when the restaurant was slam-packed full of festivity-seekers, was more than happy to tailor to suit our vegan requirements.

Borsht

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How to make Paper Masala Dosa by by Dosa Garden Indo/Sri Lanken Restaurant

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Jan 12, 2015 in I-278, Indian, Staten Island | 0 comments

We are excited to post this video of how to make Paper Masala Dosa from Dosa Garden in Staten Island. We hope to have the full recipe posted soon.

The Super-Charged Athlete — How To Speed Up Recovery

Posted by Danielle Bussone on Jan 12, 2015 in The Super-Charged Athlete! | 0 comments

How To Speed Up Recovery

by Kate Strong, World Champion, Long-distance Women’s Triathlon

Kate Strong completing Austrailia’s Ironman with a new personal best time

It is many athletes’ dream to win every race they enter. Unfortunately, there are many stories where sportspeople lose their way and turn to illegal enhancers to gain that extra edge over their competitors and a higher possibility of winning.

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