How did vegans cook before the days of vegan recipe blogs, TikTok clips and YouTube videos? We used cookbooks! In this episode Barbi and Sweta discuss their beloved old cookbooks and even some zines. Hear about their favourites and some of yours as they journey through their baby vegan days.

Links:

Wishbone Lab

Tofu 101 Online Workshop

Family Festival at Wishing Well Sanctuary

Credits:

Hosts: Barbi and Sweta

Editing: Sweta

Episode Summary: Sweta

Theme Music: Matt Judge

Wondering about all those PC Plant-Based products you see in stores? Join us as we discuss what we enjoyed, hated and what could be made a bit better with some adjustments. Listen now!

Links:

Global and Mail: Canada to ban cosmetic testing on animals

CBC: Canada trails other nations on banning animal-tested cosmetics. A new plan aims to change that

Credits:

Hosts: Marni, Jenn and Sweta

Editing: Sweta

Episode Summary: Sweta

Theme Music: Matt Judge

Wishing Well Sanctuary is known as a safe haven for animals, and a place where you can visit and volunteer...but did you know you can also camp at the sanctuary? You can experience this magical place in all sorts of ways - from doing yoga with the llamas to getting a tarot card reading, watching a movie in a rustic barn, or even hosting your birthday, bachlorette party or any other special occasion that you can think of. Stacey Bowman is an animal caretaker at Wishing Well, and she dropped by to speak with us about all the exciting things you can experience at the site, plus we learn about some of the rescued animals like Hector the 40 pound turkey, and Thunder, the Llapaca. 

Wishing Well Experience https://wishingwellexperience.ca/

Credits:

Hosts: Barbi Lazarus, Jennifer Semotok and Jeanette Cabral

Guest: Stacey Bowman

Editing: Jeanette Cabral

Episode Summary: Jeanette Cabral

Theme Music: Matt Judge

If you’ve ever thought about fostering a cat but were scared to take the plunge this episode is for you. We speak with Bonnie Levine, the Executive Director of Toronto Cat Rescue, about what’s required of feline foster parents. Who makes a good candidate? Can you handle the emotional toll of a sick kitty? What if you want to go away for a few days?

Links:

Toronto Cat Rescue: https://www.torontocatrescue.ca/

Valentine and Anti-Valentine meetup: https://www.meetup.com/torontovegan/events/290767318/

Upside Foods and the FDA: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/16/upside-foods-cell-cultured-meat-fda/

New York Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/18/us/new-york-state-bans-cosmetics-animal-testing/index.html

Credits:

Hosts: Marni and Sweta

Guest: Bonnie Levine

Editing: Sweta

Episode Summary: Marni

Theme Music: Matt Judge

We're off this week, but we'll have lots of great content in the new year. In the mean time, have a listen to one of our episodes from 2017 about goal setting. It has lots of good content to get your year started.

Links:

No Meat Athlete New Year's Resolution: https://www.nomeatathlete.com/3-steps-in-december/

Credits:

Hosts: John, Jeanette and Steve

Theme Music: Matt Judge

2022 Intro: Jen and Sweta

2022 Editing: Sweta

Image: Estée Janssens

Wondering how you can meet other vegetarians and vegans in the GTA? Or how you can stay in the loop about new vegan businesses or products on the market? Or where you could host a vegan event or get help with an artistic project? On this episode, we’re joined by Sue Spahr, founder of the new Wishbone Animal Rights Lab, to talk about local vegan groups and resources that can help you get more engaged with the veg community in the GTA.

Links:

Wishbone Animal Rights Lab

Animal Rights Activism: Studio & Streets! Go Fund Me page

Toronto Vegan Meetup

Toronto Vegan Dogs

Vegan Baking Group

Toronto Vegans Group

Credits:

Hosts: Barbi, Steve, Jen

Guest: Sue Spahr

Editing: Sweta

Episode Summary: Barbi

Theme Music: Matt Judge

Image: Samantha Gades

Knives, microwaves, rolling boils and other kitchen things! Learn all about the hidden secrets of your kitchen as Jeanette, Barbi and Sweta discuss kitchen facts and history.

Links

Consider the Fork: Book Website

Social Herbivore: Holiday Wine & Dine Event, December 9, 7-10pm

Vegan Baking Group: Facebook Page

Credits

Hosts: Jeanette, Barbi and Sweta

Editing: Sweta

Episode Summary: Sweta

Theme Music: Matt Judge

This week we chat with Serena McDonnell, a data scientist and quant researcher who, in her spare time, created Foodshake — a web app that converts any recipe to vegan. Inspired by her father’s reluctance to cook for her after she went plant-based Serena realized she could funnel all the conversions she’d figured out on her own (and with the help of testers in the Toronto veg community) into an application that makes adapting old family recipes, or any dish you find online, as easy as plant-based pie.

Links

Foodshake: Foodshakeapp.com

Newsletter about the app: Foodshakeapp.substack.com

Serena’s Tiktok: Tiktok.com/@friendlyveg

Serena’s Instagram: Instagram.com/friendlyveg_

Serena’s Youtube: Youtube.com/@friendlyveg

Credits

Host: Marni

Guest: Serena McDonnell

Editing: Sweta

Theme Music: Matt Judge

Today we’re talking about you. And us. Specifically, you joining us. That’s right, Veg Out is looking for new volunteers. We want new blood and we think you might be a match. If you agree, tune in to this episode to find out how we all joined the Veg Out crew, what we’re looking for, and how you can get in touch.

Credits

Hosts: Marni, Sweta, Steve

Editing: Sweta

Theme Music: Matt Judge

Image: Harry Cunningham

There are few people who like to dole out advice more than vegans coming to the aid of other vegans. Perhaps it’s our do-gooding nature, perhaps we just enjoy spreading the word, perhaps we get too excited about soup. Today we scour the Toronto Vegans Facebook group for questions about all things vegan and attempt to answer them. Who knows, it may become a regular episode.

Toronto Vegans Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/torontovegans

Halloween at the Farm: https://www.veg.ca/local-events/halloween-at-the-farm

A Very Merry Market: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-very-merry-market-tickets-432926784667

Hosts: Marni, Sweta, Barbi

Editing: Sweta

Theme Music: Matt Judge

Image: Towfiqu barbhuiya