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Volume 23, Issue 1, January-March 2012 Vegan diet holds hope Look inside: to stem climate change In the News 2 by Scott Owen Snarr, Editor Health Update 3 Winter Calendar 3 The world raises ten farmed animals for every living person. These livestock Local Happenings 4 weigh eight times as much as all the wildlife on Earth. They graze on an area Oahu & Maui Events 8 of land nearly as large as North and South America combined. For every Kauai Events 9 bowl of eaten by humans, another one is fed to livestock. In the past Calendar of Events 10 sixty years, in which the human population has doubled, meat production has sextupled. The livestock overpopulation is a far greater threat to the cli- Around the World 11 mate than the human population alone, warn scientists at the The World Animal Rights Arena 12 Preservation Foundation in a new Greener Pastures 12 report entitled Livestock Produc- The livestock overpopula- Local Listings 13 tion and Shorter-Lived Climate tion is a far greater threat Book Reviews 14 Forcers. Vegan Tidbits 15 Some scientists have recog- to the climate than the Recipes 15 nized that the goal of limiting cli- human population alone. mate change to a 2°C rise in tem- perature cannot be achieved by reducing carbon dioxide only; other factors must be addressed as well. Many of the shorter-lived climate forcers — Coming up: namely methane, tropospheric ozone, and black carbon — can be traced to meat, milk, and egg production. Although they break down faster than car- bon dioxide, they carry a tremendous warming capacity in the short term. SARAH TAYLOR, MBA Methane has 72 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide over a “VEGETARIAN TO VEGAN” twenty-year period, and at least a third of human-caused methane emissions Saturday, January 21st, 7 p.m. McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park come from livestock. Tropospheric (ground-level) ozone is created when sunlight reacts with CATHERINE BLAKE methane or other elements in the atmosphere. This greenhouse gas currently “THE MAUI LIGHT COOKING DEMO: contributes a fifth as much to global warming as does CO2, though it lasts 7 WAYS TO PERFECT HEALTH” for only twenty days. It also causes smog. Controlling methane emissions by Saturday, February 18th, 7 p.m. reducing livestock numbers is the key to reducing tropospheric ozone. McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park Black carbon particles, which come from incomplete combustion of fos- sil fuels, last only a few weeks but may be responsible for as much as 40% ROBYN OPENSHAW of global warming. Open fires generate 42% of the black carbon in our at- “TEN MINUTES A DAY mosphere, and 80 to 90% of those fires are deliberately lit, mainly for creat- TO SPECTACULAR HEALTH” ing and maintaining pasture or clearing space to grow feed for livestock. Saturday, March 17th, 7 p.m. Open fires also contribute 15% of global CO emissions and are a primary McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park 2 cause of deforestation. See page 10 for more details, including Maui meeting times. (see Climate, page 2) The Island Vegetarian ◆ January-March 2012 Page 1 The Island IN THE NEWS Ve ge t ar ian Shift in diets would Climate from page 1

The Island Vegetarian is published Reducing short-lived climate boost food supply forcers is not a substitute for tackling quarterly by and for the members of the by Scott Owen Snarr, Editor Vegetarian Society of Hawaii. CO2, but it is a feasible, inexpensive course of action that would provide P.O. Box 23208 crucial short-term benefits while Growing crops directly for human Honolulu, HI 96823-3208 consumption rather than for livestock longer-term solutions for CO2 are 808-944-VEGI (8344) devised and implemented. or biofuels could increase global food production by 50% while pro- Visit our website for a restaurant guide, The authors of the report argue that since livestock production is the tecting the environment, according to TV and meeting schedules, new research published in the journal newsletter archives, and more. primary anthropogenic source of methane, black carbon, and ground- Nature. [email protected] level ozone (indirectly) and is also a Consulting crop records and sat- ellite images, the researchers came VSH.org major source of CO2, a wide-scale up with new models to help them VegHawaii.org adoption of a meat- and dairy-free diet is the most achievable means of devise a plan that could double the Board of Directors battling climate change. “Livestock world’s food supply and help to alle- viate widespread hunger and ac- President: Lorraine Sakaguchi reduction offers the most effective, Vice President: Jim Brown least-cost option for reducing both commodate a growing world popula- Secretary: William Harris, M.D. short-lived climate forcers and for tion. Treasurer: Anjie Pham drawing down legacy carbon diox- In addition to redirecting agricul- Directors: Karl Seff, Ph.D. ide.” ture toward direct human consump- Laurelee Blanchard With fewer livestock, pastures tion, the researchers recommended Patrick Moore and savannas now devoted to grazing reducing waste, improving crop James H. Thompson or growing feed could be reforested. yields, halting farmland expansion Scott Owen Snarr The new growth would sponge up and land clearing, and strategically Steve Blake, Sc.D. reallocating water, nutrients, and ag- Ori Ann Li some of the residual carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. ricultural chemicals to places where Advisory Board The report urgently recommends they are needed. “For the first time we have Mark Fergusson that policymakers end “perverse sub- sidies” for animal growers, promote shown that it is possible to both feed Newsletter Committee vegan diets, and manage land by cur- a hungry world and protect a threat- tailing open burning and encouraging ened planet,” says Jonathan Foley, Scott Owen Snarr head of the University of Minne- Alida Rutchick, M.Ed. reforestation of grazing lands. sota’s Institute on the Environment William Harris, M.D. They write, “Even though [diet] seems to be a personal issue, we can and lead author of the study. “It will Mahalo to all our volunteers! no longer consider it to be so when take serious work. But we can do it.” the consequences of consuming meat Source: McGill University Feeding The opinions expressed in this newsletter and dairy are so far reaching and the the World While Protecting the are those of the writers and not necessarily need for action is imperative.” Planet. 11 October 2011. Retrieved those of the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii. G.W. Bisshop & L. Pavlidis. (2011). from www.Eureka.com. The information contained in this newslet- Livestock Production and Shorter- J.A. Foley, N. Ramankutty, et al. So- ter is for educational purposes. It is not Lived Climate Forcers. Retrieved lutions for a Cultivated Planet. Na- intended as medical advice, and it is not from World Preservation Society ture 478, 337–342. 12 Oct 2011. intended to replace the advice of a quali- website: www.worldpreservation DOI: 10.1038/nature10452 fied, licensed medical practitioner. foundation.org

Page 2 The Island Vegetarian ◆ January-March 2012 , veggies, Health Update guard against strokes

Swedish women who ate an antioxidant-rich diet had fewer strokes Eating eggs promotes Veggie diets, exercise regardless of whether they had a pre- lower diabetes risk vious history of cardiovascular dis- prostate cancer ease, according to a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart New research shows that following a Eating eggs is linked to prostate can- Association. vegetarian diet and exercising at least cer, according to a new study funded For women with a history of car- three times a week significantly re- by the National Institutes of Health. diovascular disease, higher total anti- duced the risk of diabetes in African Men who consumed 2.5 eggs a week oxidant capacity (TAC) was related to Americans, who are twice as likely to increased their risk for a deadly form lower stroke rates. Those in the high- be diagnosed with diabetes and more of prostate cancer by 81% compared est three quartiles of dietary TAC had likely to suffer from diabetes-related with men who consumed less than a 46％ to 57％ lower risk of hemor- complications than non-Hispanic half an egg a week. rhagic stroke compared with those in whites. The study was published in Researchers followed 27,607 men the lowest quartile. the October issue of Nutrition, Me- who were part of the Health Profes- Among women without heart dis- tabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases. sionals Follow-up Study from 1994 to ease, those with the highest levels of Compared to nonvegetarian 2008. For men who already had pros- TAC had a 17% lower risk of stroke blacks, vegan blacks had a 70% re- tate cancer, eating poultry and proc- compared to those with the lowest duced risk of diabetes, and ovo-lacto- essed red meat increased their risk of levels of TAC. Consuming fruits and vegetarian blacks had a 53% reduced death. accounted for 50% of high risk. Black participants who exercised TAC levels, followed by whole grains E.L. Richman, S.A. Kenfiel, M.J. three or more times a week had a 35% (18%), tea (16%), and chocolate (5%). Stampfer, E.L. Giovannucci, J.M. reduced risk compared to those who “This means people should eat Chan. Egg, red meat, and poultry in- exercised once a week or less. more foods such as fruits and vegeta- take and risk of lethal prostate cancer The findings used prospective bles that contribute to total antioxi- in the prostate specific antigen-era: data of 7,172 black Seventh-day Ad- dant capacity,” said Susanne Rauti- incidence and survival. Cancer Pre- ventists participating in Adventist ainen, M.Sc., the study’s first author vention Research. Published online 19 Health Study-2. and Ph.D. student at the Karolinska September 2011. DOI:10.1158/ The study also analyzed data of Institutet in Sweden. 1940-6207.capr-11-0354. 34,215 nonblack Adventists and found For the study, researchers used the similar protections against diabetes Swedish Mammography Cohort to for a vegetarian diet. These findings identify 31,035 heart disease-free confirm results from past cross- women and 5,680 women with a his- sectional research that showed a vege- tory of heart disease in two counties. tarian diet offered protection against Winter Calendar The women were 49 to 83 years old. diabetes. Researchers tracked the cardiovascu- January: S. Tonstad, K. Stewart, K. Oda, M. lar disease-free women for an average 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Batech, R.P. Herring, G.E. Fraser, 11.5 years and the women with car- 28: World Day for Abolition of Vegetarian diets and incidence of dia- diovascular disease for 9.6 years. Meat betes in the Adventist Health Study-2. S. Rautiainen, S. Larsson, J. Virtamo, March: Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovas- A. Wolk. Total antioxidant capacity of Meat-free Month (UK) cular Diseases. Published online 7 diet and risk of stroke: a population- National Nutrition Month (US) October 2011. ISSN 0939-4753. DOI: based prospective cohort of women. 15: World Consumer Rights Day 10.1016/j.numecd.2011.07.004. 20: Great American Meatout Stroke: Journal of the American Heart 21: World Forest Day Association. Published online 1 De- 22: World Water Day cember 2011 DOI: 10.1161/ strokeaha.111.635557.

The Island Vegetarian ◆ January-March 2012 Page 3 Sadly, the McDonald’s drive- through was buzzing during her event while the only ones at Kahumana Or- Local Happenings ganic Farm and Café next door were lost reporters asking for directions. The animals need more rowers in this say “yuck” when a spoonful of them canoe named “Let’s Move!” Hope- is put on their plate, and then they fully others will help row, too. First Lady visits grow up to eat more of them. She’s Maʻo Farms also encouraging schools to serve more vegetables. For their part, Maʻo Vegetarian Congress by Frank De Giacomo Farms teaches the kids, sends them to college, and has them go out into the coming to West Coast community to educate others. Perhaps First Lady Michelle Obama recently by Eva Uran, VSH member some of them will grow up to run visited Maʻo Farms in Waianae, a their own veggie farms one day and nonprofit organic farm that takes at- get fresh, affordable produce into If you plan to visit California in 2012, risk kids from other poor commu- you may want to hold off until Octo- poor neighbor- nities that do not yet ber. The International Vegetarian Un- hoods and gives These young activists have access. These ion (IVU) is planning to hold its 40th them money for are bringing vegetables young activists are International Vegetarian Congress in college in ex- bringing vegetables San Francisco October 5th through change for their home to their parents home to their par- 11th. For details visit www.ivu.org/ work. It is the and even going so far as ents and even going congress/2012. genesis of a to cook them. so far as to cook In checking the history sublink, I grassroots vegan them. noted that this is the first time that this revolution — and Mrs. Obama has done it all, not international congress is to take place nobody knows it yet — not the First only with her “eat your veggies” mes- on the West Coast, an easy flying dis- Lady, nor Maʻo farmers. sage, but also by encouraging youth to tance from Hawaii. I was thrilled to Mrs. Obama is reviving the “radi- exercise so they will eat less overall find this out by chance since I plan on cal agenda” that kids should eat more (in other words, get farther away from visiting California this year. vegetables. It’s the same thing that the fridge), thereby eating fewer ani- So far I have attended three dif- today’s great-grandparents were say- mal products. She also promotes local ferent congresses: Jerusalem, Israel in ing to their kids in the ‘50s — an old and organic produce. 1969; Bangor, in 1975; and idea embraced by people from Baltimore, Maryland in 1984. I found across the political spectrum. It all three events exciting and educa- isn’t asking people to ; tional. I met interesting vegetarians it’s asking them to allocate from all over the globe and made a more space on their plate for few pen friends. vegetables — ergo, less space The second one brought me to for animal products. It seems Maine for the first time. I made new that Americans are eating as friends, and we enjoyed a side trip to much food as they possibly the homestead of the late Scott and can, so by default, if they are Helen Nearing, authors of Living the eating more vegetables and Good Life. fruits, they are eating less meat In 1984, at the third Congress I and dairy — weaning them attended, I camped out at the univer- from their meat addictions. sity campus in Baltimore among other The First Lady takes a Photo: WhiteHouse.gov legal campers; it was the cheapest grassroots activist approach. First Lady Michelle Obama works alongside a accommodation. At nights after the She is promoting gardening in young woman on Maʻo Farms in Waianae to lectures we sat around the TV in the schools and at home, commu- promote fruits and vegetables as part of a lobby and watched the Los Angeles nity by community. Apparently, healthy lifestyle. The organic farm helps teens Summer Olympics and enjoyed the kids who raise vegetables don’t earn money for college. (continued on next page)

Page 4 The Island Vegetarian ◆ January-March 2012 (continued from previous page) table visitors, who were amazed at how delicious they were, and we were camaraderie. One night a storm top- constantly asked to point them out on pled several tents. Luckily I wasn’t the store shelves. outside at the time since I had fallen We signed up seventeen new asleep on the couch during an inter- mission in the women’s gold medal members as well, thanks largely to Nyssa, our first-time table staffer, who volleyball match and didn’t wake up signed up more new members than Photo: Jim Thompson until it was over. When I returned to anyone else. the tents, I was glad to find that mine Thanks much to Down to Earth’s was still standing. There were also side trips to Washington, D.C. and to Frank Santana and Saradha Johnson for their help in making this outreach the shoreline. All in all, it was a great event possible. adventure. This year there will be side trips to the city’s monuments including, of VSH joins celebration Dr. Raj Kumar (left) of the Gandhi course, Golden Gate Park. More de- International Institute for Peace wel- tails will follow. October is a good of Gandhi’s birthday comes VSH president Lorraine Saka- month to visit the Bay Area, as it is guchi (right) to the annual celebration sunnier than at other times, thanks to by Lorraine Sakaguchi of at Kapiolani Park. the early autumn Santa Ana winds that VSH president dissipate the notorious summer fog. samples of mock chicken salad, tor- tilla chips, and bananas. Dr. Kumar You can get a gorgeous view of the After having such a positive experi- told me that Mama T. and Andrea’s Bay from the Golden Gate Bridge. ence at ’s birthday table was a highlight of the event. Mark your calendars and take ad- celebration last year, we decided to Although our table was secondary vantage of this rare opportunity. participate again this year. VSH was invited by Dr. Raj Ku- to the formal ceremony and enter- mar, president and founder of the tainment, we talked with many people VSH connects about becoming or being vegetarian Gandhi International Institute for or vegan and signed up two new Peace. He has organized a multicul- with shoppers on members. tural interfaith observance ceremony of Gandhi’s Birthday and the Interna- We got to do all this as the sun set tional Day of Nonviolence in front of over the ocean at Waikiki Beach, cap- by Lorraine Sakaguchi ping a beautiful late afternoon at Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at Kapiolani Kapiolani Park, celebrating peace and VSH president Park for the past six years. the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, one At our tent we gave out free litera- ture and water. VSH treasurer Anjie In celebration of World Vegetarian (continued on page 6) Day VSH staged a table at Down to Pham set out a video Earth on King Street on Saturday, Oc- display and gave out tober 1st. literature and DVDs for That afternoon we set up our VSH World Farm Animals table with the help of Down to Earth Day, which coincided staff member Andy Malin, who also with the occasion. checked on us later to see if we We shared our tent needed any more help. Over the next with the cheerful pres- four hours, Jim and Nyssa Thompson, ence of Trisha “Mama Anjie Pham, and I were thrilled to T.” Gonsalvez and An- speak with many people about becom- drea Bertoli from Down ing vegetarian and invite them to our to Earth. They brought October public lecture with VSH’s with them a beautifully own Dr. Steve Blake. decorated table and a Photo: Lorraine Sakaguchi We bought packages of Go Raw supply of vegan re- Emcees Maleko McDonnell (left) and Ori Ann Li organic carrot cake super cookies to freshments. Hungry at- (right) discuss their introductions before the opening give out individual samples to our tendees ate delicious ceremony at International Day of Nonviolence.

The Island Vegetarian ◆ January-March 2012 Page 5 shipping feed to the islands “humane” meat. Miyun Park, a foun- is one reason. der of Compassion over Killing — a The Jones Act of vegan advocacy organization — and a 1921 prohibits the transport former HSUS employee, is now Ex- of cargo between ecutive Director two American of GAP. One of ports on foreign The corporatiza- GAP’s partner carriers, so cattle tion of the animal ranchers is Dan travel either on rights movement is Probert, owner of 747s or on a Cor- Country Natural ral Lines Danish a disturbing trend. Beef, which pro- multideck special vides beef from cattle transport from Ka- Hawaii as well as other mainland waihae to Canada. They sources for Whole Foods. sometimes also travel on The corporatization of the animal cowtainers (regular 40-foot rights movement is a disturbing trend. Photo: Jim Thompson long containers modified to If your head is spinning, you are not Down to Earth cooking instructors Andrea Ber- carry small cows — up to alone. toli (right) and Mama T. Gonsalves (center) share 52 inches tall) starting on Check out humanemyth.org for vegan pupus with local health expert Terry Shin- the Big Island in barges and more on this issue. tani, M.D. (left) on International Day of Nonvio- then on Matson ships. Mahalo nui to Merritt Clifton, editor lence. Calves sent in these con- and founder of ANIMALPEOPLE for tainers suffer a lot because (continued from page 5) providing invaluable insight and shar- the journey takes up to nine days. The ing his files. His site is well worth vis- interisland containers do not allow for of the world’s most influential vege- iting: www.animalpeoplenews.org tarians, and bringing attention to the feeding and watering; transoceanic farmed animals that he also wished to ships are not allowed to wash down help. the containers within 200 miles of the Thanks to all those who were U.S. coast, so the cows receive no there to assist with this occasion. food or water during the initial and ending stages of the journey. Some members of VSH successfully lobbied Brutishness as usual against the state’s paying for the cow- for cattle exporters tainers several years ago. WANTED The cattle industry is now pushing by Cathy Goeggel for more taxpayer dollars to under- The editor of The Island Vegetarian Animal Rights Hawaii write the building of more slaughter- is looking for an aspiring writer to houses and rendering plants in Ha- cover events on Oahu or Maui for waii. They are also promoting grass- our newsletter’s Local Happenings The ups and downs of the cattle in- fed beef, and the Hawaii Cattle Pro- section and to take on other as- dustry in Hawaii over the past 20 ducers’ Cooperative Association signments. This would amount to years have been huge in scope — and (HCPCA) is marketing “Hawaii Red about six to ten articles over the still the largest ranches (over 1 million Veal” as healthy and humane! course of a year. acres) have survived and are doing Furthermore, there is an interest- There is no pay, but with guid- better than ever. ing nexus between Whole Foods — ance and feedback you will gain Whilst Hawaii continues to import which has promoted its grass-fed beef valuable writing experience and thousands of pigs annually just for relationship — and Maui Cattle Co. start building your writing portfo- slaughter, over 50,000 calves are sent John Mackey, founder and CEO of lio. from Hawaii to the Mainland for pas- Whole Foods, is a member of the If this opportunity interests turage or feedlots and eventual Board of Directors of The Humane you, please send a brief statement slaughter as far east as Texas. What is Society of the United States (HSUS) about yourself to newsletter editor marketed as “Hawaiian beef” will and promotes the Global Animal Part- Scott Owen Snarr. have spent only the first few months nership (GAP) that advocates for of life on the islands. The high cost of [email protected]

Page 6 The Island Vegetarian ◆ January-March 2012 Local Happenings

VSH reached out to students at the University of Hawaii Campus Center on , November 1st. Left to right: Lorraine Sakaguchi, Karl Seff, Anjie Pham, Denise Snyder, Sachin Ruikar. ➡

Loving Hut on King Street opened its doors late to welcome a score of people who came to enjoy dinner in the company of VSH October speaker Steve Blake (seated at far left corner of table). To find out about upcom- ing speaker dineouts, visit the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii page on Facebook. ⬇ Photo: Jim Thompson

Following Ori Ann Li’s December 17th cooking demonstration at McCoy pavilion, an entourage joined her for a vegan dinner at Simple Joy . (Left to right) Back: Kim Case, Xavier Tézenas du Montcel, Tom Tong, Lorraine Saka- guchi, Chin Lin, Karl Seff, Anjie Pham, Craig Twentyman, Leona and Owen Chock, John Cerizo. Front: Sylvia Himeda, Hillery Hanby, Ori Ann Li, Chuck Anthony, Ori Ann Li drew on Zen and Tao wisdom in her medita- S. K. Kamlesh.⬇ tive demonstration of The Tao of Ratatouille at the Still and Moving Center in Honolulu on September 17th. She was assisted by French exchange student Xavier Téze- nas du Montcel, who inherited the recipe from his mother. The video can be viewed at www.vsh.org. ⬆

The twenty-first VSH Thanksgiving Eve dinner at the spacious McCoy Pavilion in Ala Moana Park had the largest turnout so far, with over 300 celebrants. Left to right: Bali Fergusson, Mark Fergusson, S. K. Kamlesh, Photo: Lorraine Sakaguchi Ori Ann Li, Madana Peatross, Sandy Fergusson. ➡

The Island Vegetarian ◆ January-March 2012 Page 7 VSH Events on Oahu & Maui

October November December Photo: Steve Blake Photo: Lorraine Sakaguchi

Ori Ann Li’s holiday treats Steve Blake, Sc.D. explained were delicious, visually appeal- what he found in the scientific Dr. S. K. Kamlesh introduced ing, and packed with nutrition. studies that touched on the die- the audience to a vast array of Among them were Holiday tary risk factors for dementia spices and shared some delec- Tarte, Chocolate and Alzheimer’s disease. table dishes of his own making. Pearls, and pumpkin soup.

See these and other talks online at www.vsh.org.

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Page 8 The Island Vegetarian ◆ January-March 2012 VSH Events on Kauai

In October Petra Sundheim was named the recipe winner for the second month in a row, this time for her Pesto Pasta.

At the October gathering Leonora Orr elucidated “The Palatable Palette: Eating by Color.”

- Nina Monasevitch shares her No vember winning recipe for healthy lentil soup on page 15. In November Gordon LaBedz, M.D. refuted the pros and expounded on the cons of eating fish.

In “What It Means to Be a Vegetarian,” - December speaker Kimie Sadoyama dem onstrated a seaweed dish with ingredients donated from Papaya’s Natural Foods.

Monthly vegan potluck luncheons and lectures are held at 12:30 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month at the Kapaa Neighborhood Center on Tom Eisendrath’s Eggplant and Potato Kauai. Admission is free for those who bring a Stir Fry was judged December’s best recipe. dish. All others are welcome with a $5 donation. Photos: Jim Brown

The Island Vegetarian ◆ January-March 2012 Page 9 Calendar of Events January-March 2012

SARAH TAYLOR, MBA CATHERINE BLAKE

“Vegetarian to Vegan” “The Maui Light Cooking Demo: 7 Ways to Perfect Health” Saturday, January 21st, 7 p.m. McCoy Pavilion Saturday, February 18th, 7 p.m. Ala Moana Beach Park McCoy Pavilion Ala Moana Beach Park Many people have taken the pledge to become vegetarian, whether In this “Maui Light” cooking demo for health, animal rights, environ- you will learn how and why to choose foods that are perfect for mental, or spiritual reasons. Yet few your overall well-being. We all make food choices daily, but have taken the ultimate step of giving up all animal products are these choices good for us in the long run? Learn quick, and becoming fully vegan. In her talk Sarah Taylor will show healthy, yummy recipes to impress your loved ones. Discover you why going vegan can be much easier than you thought. tricks and tips for streamlining meal preparation. Ono taro leaf She will also give you some surprising facts about egg and soup, apple-celery-ginger wake-up juice, Best Friends, and dairy products that will make you think twice about what is on toasty garlic gomasio will delight you and help keep you well. your plate. Create a healing kitchen in your own home.

Sarah Taylor is the author of Vegan in 30 Days, and her Televised chef Catherine Blake has been preparing whole new book, Vegetarian to Vegan, will be available in 2012. She food, -based meals daily for over twenty years. With a holds a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell Uni- background in nutrition and natural healing, she has been a versity and is on the faculty at the Nutritional Education Insti- Kitchen Health consultant since 1990. In 2007 she earned a tute. She has worked as the Motivational Trainer for Joel certificate in nutritional biochemistry. Catherine has been Fuhrman, M.D., author of . She has been inter- teaching healthy cooking classes at the University of Hawaii viewed on countless radio and Internet shows, including on Maui in the VITEC program since 2008. She is author of shows on NPR, PBS, and EarthSave Radio. In her free time Healthy Recipes for Friends, Soothing, Simple, and Pure. She she enjoys playing tennis, race-walking, adventure traveling, lives on Maui with her husband Steve, four cats, twenty hens, and studying spirituality. She is also on the Board of Leilani fifteen roosters, and visiting feral pigs. See natural , a sanctuary for rescued farmed animals on healthwizards.com/about-us.html Maui. Ms. Blake will also be speaking on Maui: Ms. Taylor will also be speaking on Maui: Thursday, February 16th, 6:30 p.m. Down to Earth (upstairs), 305 Dairy Road, Kahului Thursday, January 19th, 7 p.m. Kaunoa Senior Center, 401 Alakapa Place, Paia

GREEN SMOOTHIE GIRL ROBYN OPENSHAW

“Ten Minutes a Day to Spectacular Health”

Saturday, March 17th, 7 p.m., McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park

Robyn Openshaw teaches a high-energy class that educates and inspires people to achieve optimal health through a whole-food, mostly living, plant-based diet. She demonstrates a way to spend ten minutes in the kitchen to beat the Standard American Diet by 750% and see weight loss, energy gains, and better digestion. A mother of four teenage athletes, Robyn Openshaw founded GreenSmoothieGirl.com in 2007, which now gets 80,000 hits monthly. Her mission is to help and inspire people to achieve vibrant health through whole-food nutrition. She has taught at Brigham Young University, and she lectures all over the United States. She has published nine books, including the bestselling The Green Smoothies Diet and the Twelve Steps to Whole Foods course. She has received degrees from BYU and the University of Utah. She is currently on a worldwide tour studying nontoxic cancer treatment. Ms. Openshaw will also be speaking on Maui, Thursday, March 15th, 6:30 p.m. Down to Earth (upstairs), 305 Dairy Road, Kahului

Page 10 The Island Vegetarian ◆ January-March 2012 sion it offered a lovely plate of tomato and feta cheese (slices alternating in a Around the World circle). The waiter understood the in- structions without hesitation: “but no cheese, twice as much tomato, please” half a block away was a Govinda’s. or “aber kein kase, zwei mal tomat, Vegan survival in Altogether Prague had three Loving bitte.” The cumin dressing was super. Huts, two Country Lifes, four Dhaba My friend was truly surprised. Germany and the Beas (Indian cuisine), and two Berlin was much the same. Menus Govinda’s locations. During my three posted outside restaurants usually had Czech Republic days there my hosts took me to a vegan options. Still, to economize, to Country Life and a Dhaba Beas. On by Karl Seff, Ph.D avoid grease and meals high in carbo- another day they sent out for a Viet- hydrates and tiny in veggies, and to be VSH Board member namese lunch, allowing me really vegan-safe, I had most of my to select my fare from an meals, still very German, in my room. I had no trouble being ve- online menu. I could have gotten a vegan sandwich gan during my two weeks In all cities, grocery from Subway; Berlin had them. in Prague, Dusseldorf, and stores are a big resource Berlin in October. I began for people who don’t with a list of twenty-seven need cooked meals all vegetarian restaurants in the time. There you can Prague with descriptions buy foods that you may and ratings from have never seen before HappyCow.com. However, that are imported from in my experience such lists are not various nearby countries, and you needed. One can get by nicely and can read labels. I enjoyed mush- enjoy some positive experiences in rooms, two large apples, radishes one’s own neighborhood without with their greens, a hard pear, many hunting down restaurants far afield. tomatoes from Holland, bananas Around the block from my hotel, from Africa, a cucumber, a for example, was a Loving Hut, and I German-style three-bean salad with Photo: Karl Seff had my first big dinner there. Another potatoes, and some olives from Vegans can get much of their daily fare Greece. With whole- from neighborhood grocers like this grain Czech and German and vegetable stand in Prague, run by a breads from the bakery Vietnamese immigrant family. and something to drink, I had some very satisfying A night in a European hotel gen- fat-free meals in my hotel erally comes with a buffet breakfast. It room. is usually easy to eat vegan at them, My friend in Dusseldorf but I opted out in Berlin. In Prague my host had warned the hotel staff of was very worried that there would be nothing for crazy my dietary needs, and I was provided old me to eat in her city. She each morning with a plate of sliced had located a pizza place tomatoes, radishes, cucumber, and with a option yellow or red bell pepper. I thought it strange initially, but three days later I a long trolley-ride away. However, we ended up hav- was hungry for it. It came with coffee, Photo: Karl Seff ing all of our meals in a and I added some bread and jam to This bruschetta from Café de France in Dussel- bakery and a restaurant just round out the meal. dorf is made from thick, toasted slices of French two blocks from her apart- Don’t underestimate the vegetar- ian and vegan natures of European bread piled with fresh-cut tomato chunks, sea- ment. The restaurant served soned with onion, salt, vinegar, and olive oil, and beautiful bruschetta with countries. topped with lettuce and baby scallion sprouts. salad, and on another occa-

The Island Vegetarian ◆ January-March 2012 Page 11 A sweet and gentle soul, Ned seems to have forgotten his ordeal. He Animal Rights Arena and his goat friends spend their days lounging under fruit trees in an or- chard, grazing on lush grass in the He named him Ned and brought pasture. He loves to eat lychees, star- him to Leilani Farm Sanctuary. Greener pastures fruit, guavas, and mangos, which he On the dairy farm where Ned was reaches with his forelegs. Although born he had no legal protection from Ned is our farm’s biggest, most New kid on the farm abuse. Goats and other animals raised imposing-looking goat with the larg- for meat and by Laurelee Blanchard est horns, he is dairy are ex- by far the gen- VSH Board member cluded from tlest of the herd. state anticru- He always looks One February morning six years ago elty laws and directly into the Bill Giles of Maui went to Foodland from the fed- eyes of his care- to buy some groceries and purchased eral Animal takers and farm a goat instead. Welfare Act. visitors. As he was walking across the Goat farmers Those of us parking lot, he heard a cry coming typically re- who have en- from inside a parked car. In the back gard their goats joyed the rich seat he saw a hogtied goat in distress. as money- Photo: Laurelee Blanchard experience of The car doors were locked, so he fran- making com- The son of a dairy goat on Maui, Ned was spending time tically waited there, making eye con- m o d i t i e s , sold for meat. Thanks to an intervener, he in the company tact with the goat until three men ap- cramming as was taken to an animal sanctuary, where he of goats under- proached. The men explained that many as possi- lives freely on abundant fruit and grass. stand that like they had just purchased the goat from ble into pad- other animals a dairy farm and planned to butcher docks that lack used for dairy and meat production, him that weekend for a barbecue. Bill pasture grass. The goats usually live they are as sensitive, loving, and ca- pleaded with the men to relinquish the on barren dirt, surrounded by flies, pable of suffering as our companion goat, but they refused. Unable to with little room to exercise. They of- dogs and cats. shake the thought of the helpless goat ten suffer from physical and psycho- Goat’s milk and cheese are sold in becoming hunks of roasted flesh, Bill logical disorders. Male kids, like Ned, natural food stores under the guise of decided to buy the goat from the men. are sold for meat. a healthy alternative to cow’s milk. The goat dairy industry gives the false impression that it is a cruelty- Photos: Laurelee Blanchard free alternative. With the wide array of healthy nondairy products avail- able at natural food stores, we can vote with our shopping dollars for compassion over cruelty. Home to over 100 animals, Leilani Farm Sanctuary is located on a lush 8-acre farm in Haiku, Maui. It is an all-volunteer, nonprofit or- ganization created to provide shel- ter and care for rescued animals and humane education to the com- Goat’s milk and cheese are not the cruelty-free products that many consumers be- munity. www.leilanifarmsanctuary. lieve them to be. Typical goat dairies, like the one on the left, are overcrowded and org filthy, offering little or no comfort. By contrast, the rescued residents of Leilani Farm Sanctuary (right) graze to their hearts’ content.

Page 12 The Island Vegetarian ◆ January-March 2012 Egg McMuffins Horse slaughter could stuffed with cruelty make a comeback Television by Mercy For Animals by Cathy Goeggel Animal Rights Hawaii “Vegetarian” VSH lectures A new Mercy For Animals under- cover investigation into a McDonald’s Oahu—Oceanic Cable Ch. 52 Few Americans consume horses, but Wednesday 11 a.m. egg supplier, Sparboe Egg Farms, in Belgium, France, and Japan their First and third Thursdays 6 p.m. exposes the fast-food giant’s secret flesh is considered a delicacy. In 2006 Go to olelo.org and click on ingredient: shocking cruelty to ani- horse advocates persuaded U.S. Con- “Oahu Channel 52.” mals. Hidden-camera footage taken at gress to ban horse slaughter. It would The shows are also on line at Sparboe facilities in Iowa, Minnesota, have been better to also ban the ex- 6 p.m. on Thursdays. and Colorado revealed the following: port of live horses for slaughter, as Maui—Calabash Cable Ch. 52 • hens crammed into filthy wire cages hundreds of thousands of horses have Wednesday 9:30 p.m. with less horizontal space for each been trucked to Canada and Mexico, Thursday 5:30 a.m. bird than a standard sheet of paper where animal protection laws are Maui schedule is at akaku.org even laxer than in the U.S. Long- • workers burning off the beaks of Big Island—Na Leo O Hawaii young chicks and callously throw- distance transport adds misery to the Cable Ch. 54, Saturday 2 p.m. ing them into cages, some missing plight of animals destined to be eaten, and horses are particularly susceptible Kauai—Ho‘ike Cable Ch. 52 the cage doors and hitting the floor Kauai schedule is at hoike.org • workers grabbing hens by their to broken legs when crammed into throats and ramming them into bat- containers. (By contrast, most com- Online—www.vsh.org/videos.htm tery cages panion horses are brought to Hawaii • rotted hens, decomposed beyond by air in specially constructed stalls.) recognition, left in cages with hens Last October President Obama Radio & Internet that were still laying eggs for hu- signed into law a bill reinstating horse “Healing & You” man consumption meat inspection as a function of USDA oversight, thus opening the Terry Shintani, M.D. • a worker swinging a bird around in Dr. Diane Nomura way to re-establishing horse slaughter. the air while her legs were caught in Ruth Heidrich, Ph.D. a grabbing device — described as In his comments the president said “torture” by another worker that it was more humane to have Sundays: 8-9 p.m. • chicks trapped and mangled in cage horses slaughtered here in the U.S. K108 — AM 1080 wire while others suffered from There is really no horse over- Call-in line: 524-1080 open wounds and torn beaks population in America. Mustangs “Vegan World Radio” • live chicks thrown into plastic bags have roamed free on the North American continent for hundreds of Telling the story of the vegan to be suffocated. revolution that’s saving animals, years and mostly live well in their Sadly, not a single federal law the planet, and our health. environment. Sadly, however, the cat- www.veganworldradio.org currently provides protection to birds tle industry, which leases vast tracts at the hatchery, factory farm, or of land belonging to the the govern- slaughterhouse. Furthermore, most ment, sees wild horses as a threat to Community states — including those where this the grasslands wanted for cattle. The investigation was conducted — have cattle industry is a powerful lobby, Free Cooking Classes Honolulu ✦ Kahului ✦ Kailua sweeping exemptions for farmed and the mere mention of “sustainabil- animals, which allows for abuses to Kapolei ✦ Pearlridge ity” sends shivers down the spines of www.downtoearth.org/ run rampant without prosecution. politicians. Consumers hold enormous power free-cooking-classes Contact EquineProtectionNet Or call 947-3249 for info. of their own in preventing animal work.com to see how to help. abuse by adopting a compassionate The Oahu Vegan Meetup vegan diet. www.veganoahu.org See the video at www.mcdonalds cruelty.com

The Island Vegetarian ◆ January-March 2012 Page 13 The Best Book Reviews Veggie Burgers on the Planet Truly appears in the film running, lift- by Joni Marie Newman : ing weights, grocery shopping, pre- paring a dish, and eating, all the while The plant-based way to $19.99 (Paperback & Kindle) telling the story of how this very diet 240 pages health undoubtedly reversed my advanced Fair Winds Press by (Editor) breast cancer and powered me to go May 1, 2011 Forewords by T. Colin Campbell, on to do the Ironman Triathlon a ISBN-10: 1592334768 M.D., , Jr., M.D. number of times.) ISBN-13: 978-1592334766 This book is a helpful guide to $13.95 (Paperback & Kindle) crafting a healthy diet rich in whole Publisher’s Description: 224 pages foods with all the tools needed to ease Hold on to your buns — the Bur- Publisher: The Experiment the transition. It also contains 125 de- ger Revolution has begun! June 28, 2011 licious and easy-to-prepare recipes, The Best Veggie Burgers on the ISBN-10: 1615190457 including two Planet takes the popular veggie ISBN-13: 978-1615190454 of my favor- burger to the next level of ites, Sexy freshness and flavor with more Review by Ruth Heidrich, Ph.D. Raw Carrot than one hundred daringly de- If you’re reading this newsletter, C a k e a n d licious, internationally inspired you probably already know that a Banana Ice vegan burgers — burgers that simple change in diet has the power to Cream. The stack up to any patty around prevent or reverse heart disease, can- recipe con- (meat-full or meat-free) and cer, diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, tributors will wow not only your vege- osteoporosis — and even erectile dys- read like a tarian and vegan friends, but function! The diet put forward in this Who’s Who all the skeptics, too. book — along with its recipes — has of the vegan The incredible recipes the power to do that and more. The community, you’ll find inside have been research that backs up these claims is i n c l u d i n g expertly designed to suit your shown in more detail in its companion previous every craving and desire. Here documentary, Forks Over Knives, now VSH speakers Dr. John McDougall are some favorites: available in DVD. (And if you’ve not and Rory Freedman. Sweet Caramelized Onion Burgers seen the film, please do so, as Yours Although the book is probably • best for newbies, I’m betting that any • Korean BBQ Burgers one of us would glean some tips and • Garlicky Ranch Potato Burgers new ideas from it regardless of how • Jalapeno Cornbread Burgers long we have been on the path to good • Curried Chickpea and Broccoli health. The documentary and this Burgers companion implementation tool to- • Three Pepper Stir-Fry Burgers gether are a powerfully persuasive • BLT and Avocado Burgers guide for those who have not yet • Black Bean Tamale Burgers with made the transition to a healthier way Mole Sauce of life for themselves, for the planet, • Oktoberfest Kraut Burgers and, of course, for the animals. The • Sun-Dried Tomato and Artichoke impetus is there for anyone to try Burgers these delicious, healthy, easy-to- With The Best Veggie Burgers on prepare recipes. the Planet, you’ll find 101 ways of looking at burgers in a whole new way. Let’s get this “patty” started!

Page 14 The Island Vegetarian ◆ January-March 2012 16-kroner levy on each kilo of satu- Vegan Tidbits rated fat, a pack of now costs Lentil Soup by Scott Owen Snarr an equivalent of forty-five cents more by Nina Monasevitch and a pound of ground beef an extra twenty cents. A bag of potato chips Kauai recipe winner World’s toughest woman (see page 9) Twenty-four hours of crawling packs a twelve-cent premium. The government hopes that the through mud, climbing lubricated new tax will help tip the scales in the • 3 cups French green lentils ramps, hauling tires, enduring electric battle against the bulge, but only time • 2 Tbs. olive oil shocks, and diving into icy rivers in will tell whether or not it helps the • 1 sweet Maui onion, chopped freezing weather is not my idea of a 2 carrots, chopped good time. Juliana Sproles has a dif- “bottom line.” • • 3 stalks celery, chopped ferent take on it. Source: www.GlobalPost.com • 4 cloves garlic, minced This 43-year-old Californian won • 1 small bunch of fresh cilantro and the female division of Tough Mudder, parsley, chopped the world’s harshest obstacle course. Artichoke heart, 1 cube vegetable bouillon As other competitors succumbed to • corn & herb salad • 1½ tsp cumin hypothermia, crippling injuries, and • salt and pepper to taste physical and mental exhaustion, Spro- by Leslie Ashburn les and a small minority of others VSH member Rinse lentils and cook in six cups pushed till the end. water. In separate frying pan saute She credits a rigorous training onions slowly till transparent. Add • 2 cups corn, fresh or frozen regimen and a vegan diet for her suc- carrots, celery, garlic, cumin, salt, and • 2 cups locally grown family or cess. Juliana Sproles, here’s mud in pepper. Cook until veggies are tender. cherry tomatoes, sliced in half your eye. Add veggie mixture, bouillon, and ¼ cup red onion, chopped • fresh herbs to lentils. Add more water Google search: Sproles Mudder • ½ cup celery, sliced if needed. Simmer for 10 minutes or • ¼ cup Kalamata olives, drained and more before serving. Vegan supermarket sliced Europe’s first all-vegan super- • 2 Tbs. fresh basil leaves, chopped market is now open for business. Lo- • 1 cup artichoke hearts, cut into bite- cated in Berlin, stocks 6,000 sized pieces completely animal-free products, in- • 1 Tbs. lemon juice cluding locally sourced fruits and • 1 Tbs. olive oil vegetables, gluten-free pizzas, spiru- • dash of black pepper lina algae bars, yogurts, , and • 1 to 2 Tbs. umeboshi vinegar even gummy bears. Icons on the price • ½ tsp dried oregano SUBMISSIONS tags give allergen warnings to con- The Island Vegetarian wel- Blanch the corn by dropping it comes letters to the editor. We also sumers. into boiling water for about one min- welcome book, movie, and restau- ute. Remove it and drain off excess rant reviews and articles about water. Allow to cool. Chop the toma- various aspects of of toes, onion, celery, basil, and Kala- up to 500 words. mata olives. Place all vegetables into All submissions must be ac- a bowl and toss well with the dressing companied by a full name and The number of vegans in Ger- ingredients, including lemon juice, phone number. We reserve the right many may be as many as half a mil- olive oil, pepper, vinegar, and oreg- to edit for accuracy, clarity, length, lion, and the store’s owner, Jan Bre- ano. Serve over a bed of fresh greens. and relevance to the mission of our dack, is one of them. Leslie Ashburn is a Kushi-certified organization. Source: tinyurl.com/veganz-berlin personal chef and cooking teacher. The submission deadline for the She offers a range of vegan whole next newsletter is March 1, 2012. The skinny on the fat tax foods that change stereotypes about Please send submissions (electroni- In an effort to rein in obesity, eating healthfully. Visit her website at cally only) to: Denmark became the world’s first www.macrobiotichawaii.com. [email protected] country to impose a “fat tax.” With a

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