Harold Brown ("Farmer Brown")is the founder of Farm Kind (FarmKind.org), an organization "where everyone can come to learn about issues concerning our food, how it is produced, and the many complex connections it has to our world and our lives." Farmer Brown was born on a family farm and spent half of his life in agriculture, including three years working in the dairy industry.

He devotes his time to FarmKind, which is intended to be a resource for farmers who want to make the transition from animal based to plant based agriculture, for consumers to learn a different perspective on how food is produced, to help those who desire to reconnect with the land and become farmers, to support local food production, environmental and social justice issues, the rights of all living beings to be co-cohabitants of this planet, and how these things have everything to do with creating the peaceful world that all beings desire. Learn all about Farmer Brown and his incredible organization on our show!

Patti Breitman is director of the Marin Vegetarian Education Group and a co-founder of Dharma Voices for Animals. She is on the advisory council of the Animals & Society Institute, an effective not for profit organization that brings science and knowledge together with ethics and compassion. She has been a vegan since 1986 and has been teaching cooking classes for 15 years.

Patti is the co-author of How To Say No Without Feeling Guilty and with Carol J. Adams of How To Eat Like a Vegetarian, Even If You Never Want to Be One. Find out more about Patti at:

www.nevertoolatetogovegan.com

Join Speaking of Vegan as we interview Dr. David Madow, host of the podcast The David Madow LIfestyle Show! Dr. Dave is an energetic and vibrant personality and brings the fun and joy of being vegan to our show! Check out his podcast a www.DavidMadow.com!

SPEAKING OF VEGAN has the honor of speaking with a giant in the vegan world, Dr. Will Tuttle. The publication of Dr. Tuttle's 2005 THE WORLD PEACE DIET was nothing less than a cataclysmic event in the evolution of vegan thought, and that work, along with CIRCLES OF COMPASSION, which Dr. Tuttle has edited, continues to shape the movement today. Join us for what is sure to be only of many conversations we have with Dr. Will Tuttle!

Join SPEAKING OF VEGAN as we interview Leah Duncan, organizer of NOLA Veggie Fest 2016, and Jane Velez Mitchell of JaneUnchained.com! Leah discusses the incredibly exciting and successful Veggie Fest that just happened a few short days ago in New Orleans, and Jane, true to her name, goes off the chain and inspires us with her passionate take on the necessity of a vegan world!

Join SPEAKING OF VEGAN as we visit with award-winning vegan chef, Mark Reinfeld of www.veganfusion.com! Mark is the author of 6 books, co-author of a number of other books, including "The Thirty-Minute Vegan," and has won a whole host of awards for his innovative and top-notch food preparation. Tune in and learn all about Mark and his incredible food philosophy!

Join SPEAKING OF VEGAN as we visit with San Antonio Vegan Matriarch, Kaz Sephton! Hailing from the UK originally, Kaz moved to the US many decades ago and started a firestorm of a vegan movement in none other than San Antonio, Texas! We hear from Kaz, among other things, what it's like to be an "everyday vegan," someone on the front lines who makes one heck of a difference in the world! Tune in!!

Join SPEAKING OF VEGAN as we have an in-depth visit with vegan law professors and authors Sherry Colb and Michael Dorf! Professor Colb is author of, among other publications, "Mind if I Order the Cheeseburger? And Other Questions People Ask Vegans," and Professor Dorf has authored numerous books on the US Constitution, and is a principal contributor to the blog, "Dorf on Law," which discusses veganism regularly. Most recently, both Professor Colb and Dorf co-authored "BEATING HEARTS: Abortion and Animal Rights." Enjoy!

Chosen as “One of America’s 20 Super-Heroes of the Health Movement,” Dr. Hans Diehl is the clinical director of the Lifestyle Medicine Institute in Loma Linda, CA and Clinical Professor in the Dept. of Preventive Medicine at the School of Medicine of Loma Linda University. Offering more than 25 years of leadership in the emerging field of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Diehl has pioneered efforts as an epidemiologically trained lifestyle interventionist with the Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP), showing how simple lifestyle changes can prevent, arrest, and facilitate the reversal of many of our largely lifestyle related diseases. Join us, as we have a detailed and enjoyable conversation with this giant in the health movement!

SPEAKING OF VEGAN releases the SECOND installment in our Vegan Cheese Series with a fun visit with none other than the Vegan Cheese Goddess herself, Miyoko Schinner!

Visit http://www.artisanveganlife.com to learn more about Miyoko and her artful, delectable, compassionate creations. Enjoy!