They Eat Babies. Happy Mother’s Day.

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Who eats babies? A lot of people. From lamb and veal to suckling pig, like fairy-tale villains with the taste for lambshirtlayoutyoung, tender flesh, this food-fetish is responsible for systematically destroying nature’s bond between mother and child. The dairy industry depends entirely on the exploitation of the reproductive systems of mothers. Can you imagine if you were forcibly impregnated (dare I say raped?) by a farm worker sticking his arm up to his elbow into your anus, threading an implantation device through your cervix into your uterus over and over throughout your life, only to have your baby torn away and shackled so some adults of another specie can drink your milk and devour your baby’s soft muscles? This is beyond any mother’s worst nightmare.

Mother’s Day is a time for honoring motherhood. You can honor the mothers of animal agriculture by not drinking the milk intended for their babies, and not eating their babies. You can show your support by wearing the cow ribbon on Mother’s Day and doing what you can to help them with every meal you eat.

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You can also sponsor a rescued farm animal in honor of motherhood:

For a list of excellent gifts for mom, straight from brand-new-mom Chloe Jo at GirlieGirlArmy, Click here!

Imperial Palace Necklace, $129 -and up- @threesistersjewelrydesign.com

Eco Designers Earth Day Special, Part 2

How will you dress after the 40th anniversary of Earth Day? Go read part 2 of my “20 Designers to Know by Earth Day” special, over at the respected fashion website, Hint Magazine, featuring Kuyichi, Cri De Coeur, Samantha Pleet, NOHARM, and The Hill-Side.

If you missed part 1, click here!

Spring Biker, Best Doc & Easter Candy

Cheap Monday has a nice faux-leather biker vest available at Alter $105
(Shop via text message through or Subports web store.)

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Gilt offers a Rogue poly-cotton faux-leather, asymmetrical zip jacket in black or
(here’s your Invite to be a Gilt member)

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We were THRILLED that The Cove won an Academy Award for Best Documentary last night! If you haven’t seen it, you must! Watch the trailer, buy the movie, then find out what you can do to help!

What’s the best part about Sweet & Sarah’s Easter marshmallows in the shapes of chicks, bunnies, and eggs? There no boiled cow or horse hooves, tendons or cartilage in them! Don’t get me wrong – I love how cute Peeps are as much as the next guy, but there’s something as sinister and creepy as a Zombie-Jesus about disguising nasty slaughterhouse-scraps as yummy candy for kids. Thanks to Sweet & Sarah your celebration of Easter doesn’t have to support factory farming.

Cream EggsAlso, don’t forget to include some vegan Cadbury-style ‘cream’-filled eggs from the Chocolate Wendy House.

Mardi Gras Party & Rhode-Esposito Exhibit

Looking for something to do tonight in NYC aside from staring out the window at the snow? Attend the Rhode – Esposito Art Exhibit and Fundraiser for Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary at the Jivamukti Cafe in Union Square and celebrate Mardi Gras, raw-style, with our friends at Rockin Raw in Williamsburg Brooklyn

Mardi Graw!

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Rockin Raw
6pm onward
178 N. 8th St
Brooklyn, NY 11211

• Featuring $5 sides of New Orleans classics (Rockin’ Raw style): red beans and rice, gumbo, jalapeno cornbread, cajun sweet potato chips, marinated string beans, pistachio crusted tomatoes, southern greens, mashed potatoes and gravy, etc…
• $8 hurricanes all night long.
• King Cake Tradition!w Whomever is to find the baby hidden in the king cake will be crowned the king or the queen of the Mardi Gras with really cool prizes such as very cool beads and dessert on us. And as tradition goes they will also be gifted with great luck all year round.

Rhode-Esposito Exhibit at Jivamukti

JivamukTea Cafe in NYC
7-9pm on Tues, Feb 16th
841 Broadway, 2nd Floor.

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100% of the art sales go to benefit WFAS! (www.woodstocksanctuary.org)
Meet and mingle with the artists and WFAS Co-Founders Jenny Brown & Doug Abel.
Musical performance by Ray Ippolito http://www.rayippolito.com/ (website in progress it seems) but he often plays with this group and this is his sound: http://www.myspace.com/violetsamudra

Would You Be Mine?

Last year I did a Vday crafts segment with the legendary design king, Todd Oldham. Remember?

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Here’s the recipe for the vegan chocolate cake!

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Here’s some more romantic ideas and yummy treats to try (we’ll take any excuse to eat chocolate):

Farm Sanctuary Vegan Valentines Chocolate Heart

Order now and get your heart in time for Valentines Day. The Farm Sanctuary logo chocolate heart was created by Sjaak’s Organic Chocolates.

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Sponsor a Farm Sanctuary or Woodstock FAS animal and share your Valentine’s Day spirit with one of these sweet animals.

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Bluestocking Bonbons are perfect for the sweethearts in your life–particularly the lovely women you’re sweet on, since each one celebrates an inspirational woman.

Sweet & Sara, who was recently featured on Food Network’s ‘Unwrapped’ has some Vegan Marshmallow Hearts dipped in organic chocolate. Three-inch hearts, hand-cut and hand-dipped … for that special someone. Get 20% off with the code FN20!

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Don’t forget to set the mood with some naughty Vday candle scents! Or support a cause with the purchase of a candle.

Chocolate Cashew Brittle by Chocolate InspirationsLimited Edition Truffles Birdie Box By Sjaak's

See the Valentines Gift Ideas pages over at Vegan Essentials, The Vegan Store, and Cosmo’s Vegan Shoppe.