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A Declaration of Love Part. 1

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A Vegan Food Love Story – Roots

 

Photo: Andrea Monica Hug

Anyone who has ever watched me eat or knows me a little better knows what a connoisseur I am. I’d rather not eat anything than eat something I don’t like.

What food – and I mean “real, proper food” – means for me, for my quality of life, for my body, my psyche and my health, I had to experience this winter in Japan.

Because “real, proper food” makes me healthy, happy and satisfied. It can be so simple!

There are two restaurants in Zurich that earned the title “I really LOVE LOVE LOVE your food” last year.

One of them is the Roots. http://www.rootsandfriends.com/

For almost 10 months, the Roots Boys and Girls! (Thanks Angie & Anja!) to make sure I don’t starve, even when I’m on the road. So I flew from Zurich to London with food from Roots.

Centrally located, within walking distance of Zurich main station, in a street parallel to Bahnhofstrasse between the main station and Globus Bahnhofstrasse, at the back of Fielmann, Roots is perfectly situated in my catchment area.

No matter what you order, everything is freshly prepared for you, which leads to short waiting times during the lunch rush. But it’s definitely worth the wait!!!

 

Photo: Andrea Monica Hug

 

Whether it’s breakfast to go, a smoothie, lunch or the finest Italian coffee, the focus here is on sustainability and quality.

The take-away tableware consists mainly of organic and recycled materials.

Since a few days with new SPRING TIME card: Check it out!!!

 

 

Photo: Andrea Monica Hug

Photocredit: the beautiful photos are by Andrea Monica Hug

http://chic-in-zurich.ch/

 

 

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The colors of the Rastafarian movement are red (red for the bloodshed and murders of the abducted slaves)

Red bodysuit, as well as black overbody & red belt from LYN Lingery, gold star medal belt from secondhand, necklace with gold frogs 9Karat (lucky charm) from V-Angle, Kufiya scarf(a Palestinian handicraft) worn once as a headscarf and once as a cape by SEP Jordan to be found in the Geroldgarten at Sanikai. Leggings from the secondhand. Platform pumps from Crie de Coeur to buy online in Switzerland, also at V-Angle.

 

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Green (for the promised motherland Ethiopia or Africa in general, which awaits the return of the abductees)

Gray and black waistcoatjacket by Inti Ferreira, available online at V-Angle. White bodysuit and white overbody from LYN Lingery, leggings-tights from Brocki. Cork bracelets by Artelusa, to be found at V-Angel. High heels sandals from OlsenHaus, also at V Angle.

 

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…and gold ( for the wealth taken from the slaves, Sufferahs, “sufferers”).

 

 

Photos

Prospektivfilm, Matthias Dömötör

Model

Laura Penelope Baumgärtner

Instagram & Facebook

You can find out even more about Laura Penelope in our vegan kitchen tv pilot, which is still in production ->COMING SOON!

The new program booklet is here!

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forum_for_contemporary_nutritionThe most exquisite vegan and organic cooking courses are not available at the Mirgos Club School or at Hiltle.

The most exquisite cooking courses for the refined palate can be found in the new program booklet from the Forum für zeitgemässe Ernährung. Unfortunately, most of the courses take place in Basel – perhaps a little closer for those not from Zurich?

We have picked out three vegan gems from the vegetarian cooking course program for you and are also presenting the course where we ourselves are represented.

 

Sat 23. 4. 16

The green wild ones – Culinary health care // Arlesheim // Wild herb hike in spring

Wild herbs and the first early bloomers harmonize well with the natural
cereal cuisine and provide valuable ingredients for health. So
off to natural meadows and forests! Dorisa Winkenbach guides us
there and guides us in discovering wild plants. We feel
we smell and taste them. How we determine our discoveries
and learn to distinguish between them. After the voyage of discovery
it’s off to the kitchen. There we prepare a wild herb menu together
to. You will learn important and interesting facts about its use,
Quantity, combination and healing effects of wild plants. In addition
You will find recipes for vegetarian or vegan meals, practical
Tips and suggestions. There is room for everything here – not least for
Socializing, when we enjoy together as the crowning glory of the day what
bring us the savages.

Time: 9.30-17 h
Place: Arlesheim
Costs: Fr. 130.-, For members of the Forum für zeitgemässe Ernährung only Fr. 110.-

Management:

Dorisa Winkenbach

 is a wild plant expert, writes books and works artistically.

Register here.

 

Mon 27.06.16

Tofu, seitan and tempeh // Basel // Cooking course

Tofu, seitan and tempeh are more than just an alternative to meat.
modern Western cuisine for some time now and are the
The basis for numerous creative creations. Andreas Bossert – with more
more than 30 years of experience in this field and macrobiotic training
– will explain the production process to you in this course and familiarize you with
different types of preparation. It provides you with imaginative
Recipes from starters to desserts and expand your kitchen knowledge
about these plant proteins. Vegetarian cooking and vegan
Delicacies become pleasurable additions or everyday cuisine.

Time: 18-22 h
Place: Basel
Costs: Fr. 110.-, For members of the Forum für zeitgemässe Ernährung only Fr. 90.-
Management: Andreas Bossert is a self-employed catering chef in Switzerland and abroad.

Registration
here.

 

Tue 27.09.16

Probiotic power – homemade // Basel // Cooking course

A healthy intestinal flora is very important for good digestion. Sugared,
Probiotic yogurts and drinks support the intestinal flora
not effective because sugar inhibits the growth of the “good” intestinal bacteria.
inhibits. Small amounts of raw, fermented foods help a lot
better. Raw sauerkraut, for example. If you want a change,
ferment yourself! It’s not that difficult. In this course
learn about the role of intestinal flora and digestion. We taste
various fermented foods and introduce kefir, kim chi
and kombucha yourself. You will also receive a starter kit for your home!

Time: 19-22 h
Place: Basel
Costs: Fr. 90.-, For members of the Forum für zeitgemässe Ernährung only Fr. 80.-
Management:
Aletta Karsies van Eeden
is a biologist with additional training
as a health coach and nutritionist.
Register here.

 

P.S.

By the way, we are also taking part in the Forum for Contemporary Nutrition this year: Lauren Wildbolz is teaching the cooking course

“Sufficient protein in the vegan kitchen – thanks to clever food combinations”

in the Markhalle in Basel. You can find all information about this course here.

Last minute Christmas gift ideas

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Christmas everywhere.

And presents! As a civilization-tested, urban Westerner, it’s good manners to find all this actually quite terrifying. Dictatorship of commerce, commerce madness instead of charity, ect.

With our vegan last-minute gift ideas, we definitely confess: we love gifts and giving each other presents!

Unfortunately, many people have lost the art of good gift-giving due to a sense of duty and Christmas stress. However, we have a few good last-minute ideas for you so that it doesn’t degenerate into a loveless Christmas consumer terror: Our gift-giving philosophy has three main aspects: Give something sustainable, give something non-violent (
ahimsa
), and best of all, give the gift of life by not eating meat at Christmas.

 

First Christmas gift idea

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Give away an
animal sponsorship
 from one of the sanctuaries* here in Switzerland. At the Tierlignadenhof in Kaisten, for example, you can sponsor deer, oxen, foxes, dogs and donkeys to support these animals all year round.

An animal sponsorship at Tierlignadenhof starts at CHF 30 per month for a cat, for example, and goes up to CHF 60 per month. for larger animals that need more food and recover expensive vet bills. Many sweet and lovely animals are longing for a godmother and/or godfather. As a sponsor, you will receive mail from your protégé twice a year. The great thing is that the sponsored child can be visited at any time. A nice trip to the farm in Kaisten included! Animal sponsorships can be made by e-mail to info@tierlignadenhof.ch or by telephone: 062 874 24 70 just before Christmas.

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Or an
animal sponsorship
 at the “Lebenshof” at Güetlistrasse 45 in Hinteregg and give it as a gift? At Hofnarr, you can sponsor goats, pigs, horses, ducks and many more animals and give them to your loved ones for Christmas.

The jester himself: “Some people call what we do a ‘farm of mercy’. We don’t just do this out of sentimentality. No, we NARREN are convinced that animals are part of our moral sphere. It is not just membership of a species that makes a being worthy of protection, but also its capacity for feeling and suffering. ” With this in mind, the vegan kitchen warmly recommends visiting this great farm, or calling them today ( 043 558 25 41) or emailing zukunft@hof-narr.ch and becoming a sponsor!

http://www.hof-narr.ch/warum-tiere/

 

 

Second (fashion) Christmas gift idea

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The trip to Sihlcity to the Sanikai pop-up store would certainly be worthwhile for a nice fashion gift: A Sanikai Blooming Bay College Denim Jacket (available in women’s sizes S to L // men’s sizes S to XL) is, in addition to an animal sponsorship, our vegan kitchen dream Christmas present!

Incidentally, these jackets were sewn in Switzerland, are made from 100% cotton denim (leftover fabric from a Swiss producer), as well as the inner fabric, 100% organic cotton from Turkey, environmentally friendly digital print, vegan finish!

 

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With the help of this voucher you can save CHF 25 until tomorrow evening (23.12.2016) and shop in the largest vegan online store in Switzerland
V-Angle
 find a fashionable Christmas present for your loved ones? By the way, Swiss Post is still delivering until Thursday morning!

You can find everything here: V ANGLE the vegan Onlineshop

 

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Third and final Christmas gift ideas

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Why not give away a tried and tested gift voucher again? But not just any one, but one to feast on!

A voucher for a vegan brunch with Sandra from Vlowers in GZ Wipkingen, redeemable all year round on Sundays, Njam, Njam.

And this is how it works, just send an email to: info@vlowers.ch

 

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Or how about a tried-and-tested voucher for a little beauty feeling and feel-good factor?

Then give Pretty an Pure a call (+41 43 535 94 07), send an e-mail or drop by in person(right in the center of Zurich) and ask for a voucher for make-up styling, pedicures, manicures, facials, home-made products and much more!

Pretty and Pure

 

 

 

*Wikipediaexplanation of the term Gnadenhof: A Gnadenhof sometimes also referred to as a life farm or animal shelter, is a facility where pets, wild animals or farm animals are cared for by humans for an indefinite period of time. In contrast to an animal shelter, a sanctuary does not pass on animals it has taken in, but sees itself as a permanent sanctuary. Sanctuaries do not serve any commercial purpose. Their self-image is based on animal protection or animal rights positions. The first cases of facilities in which animals were cared for until the end of their lives are known from the beginning of the 20th century. The writer and small farmer Christian Wagner gave all the animals on his farm a reprieve and bought additional animals to save them from being slaughtered.

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From Wednesday, December 9 to Sunday, December 13, 2015, the “Human Rights Film Festival Zurich” will take place at the Riffraff and the Filmpodium. The program reflects the diversity of human rights concerns in different regions and social constellations. The cinemas are showing artistically strong films that convincingly explore urgent human rights issues. These include refugee and migration issues, the Syrian crisis, raw material extraction, women’s rights and LGBTI rights. The subsequent panel discussions expand the program and offer the opportunity to put what has been seen into context and discuss it.

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All info about the
HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL ZURICH
 you can find
here
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Your privilege, what’s up with that?

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Asks
M.I.A. in Borders
her
latest song
in the direction of bourgeois indifference. Look, it’s so easy to sing cleverly and cool about police violence, poverty and the refugee crisis. It’s that easy to create images that couldn’t come from an aid organization’s promotional video and are impressive for that very reason. But “Borders”, the title of the British rapper’s song released last week, doesn’t just have to hurt other artists. But first and foremost: us: the fact that we simply accept what is happening in the world without anger or courage is an issue and should challenge us. Source
Süddeutsche Zeitung

What you can do:
here.

Where you should go:
here.

 

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Lyrics
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whole song
 /
music video
:

Freedom
I don’t need ’em
Where’s your rhythm?
This world needs a brand new rhythm
We done the key
We done them key them to lie
Let’s beat ’em
We them smartphones done beat ’em

Borders
What’s up with that?
Politics
What’s up with that?
Police shots
What’s up with that?
Identities
What’s up with that?
Your privilege
What’s up with that?
Broke people
What’s up with that?
Boat people
What’s up with that?
The realness
What’s up with that?
The new world
What’s up with that?
I’m gonna keep up on all that

Guns blow doors to the system
Yeah f*ck ’em when we say we’re not with them
We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them
This is North, South, East and Western

Guns blow doors to the system
Yeah f*ck ’em when we say we’re not with them
We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them
This is North, South, East and Western

Queen
What’s up with that?
Killin’ it
What’s up with that?
Slayin’ it
What’s up with that?
Your goals
What’s up with that?
Leg’ bae
What’s up with that?
Makin’ money
What’s up with that?
Breakin’ internet
What’s up with that?
Love wins
What’s up with that?
Livin’ it
What’s up with that?
Leg’ real
What’s up with that?

Guns blow doors to the system
Yeah f*ck ’em when we say we’re not with them
We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them
This is North, South, East and Western

We’re representing peeps
Let them play us on the air
When we’re talking in our sleep, does it listen on a system?
We’re sittin’ in the stoop
Where we get our scoop
This is how we keep it cool and this is how we do

We’re representing peeps
Let them play us on the air
When we’re talking in our sleep, does it listen on a system?
We’re sittin’ in the stoop
Where we get our scoop
This is how we keep it cool and this is how we do

What’s up with that?
Your values
What’s up with that?
Your beliefs
What’s up with that?
Your families
What’s up with that?
History
What’s up with that?
Your future
What’s up with that?
My boys
What’s up with that?
My girls
What’s up with that?
Freedom
What’s up with that?
Your power
What’s up with that?

Guns blow doors to the system
Yeah f*ck ’em when we say we’re not with them
We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them
This is North, South, East and Western

Guns blow doors to the system
Yeah f*ck ’em when we say we’re not with them
We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them
This is North, South, East and Western

We’re representing peeps
Let them play us on the air
When we’re talking in our sleep, does it listen on a system?
We’re sittin’ in the stoop
Where we get our scoop
This is how we keep it cool and this is how we do

We’re representing peeps
Let them play us on the air
When we’re talking in our sleep, does it listen on a system?
We’re sittin’ in the stoop
Where we get our scoop
This is how we keep it cool and this is how we do

The song ends with “Gonna keep up on all that,
Gonna be doing it like that”

Therefore, say no to indifference.

What you can do: here.

Where you should go: here.

 

21 years of World Vegan Day

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World Vegan Day turns 21 years old

The first World Vegan Day was launched on November 1, 1994 by the British Vegan Society to mark its 50th anniversary. The organization was founded in 1944 by Donald Watson.

Vegan is the new yoga

 

Is veganism still trendy? In the meantime, there can hardly be any talk of a “vegan trend” anymore, the vegan movement has already made it into the mainstream and is on everyone’s lips. The media report on vegan stars, vegan bodybuilders and take up vegan debates.

Vegan restaurants, catering and food trucks are on the rise and the number of vegan products is also increasing enormously. At the last Zurich Street Food Festival, almost every stall offered a vegan option.

This is ultimately due to the growing interest of consumers in the vegan lifestyle and we hope that interest will continue to grow.

 

Vegan development in Switzerland in figures

1994- World Vegan Day is launched

 

1997- The company Vegusto produces vegan meat and cheese alternatives from its own Swiss production for the first time

 

2005- Vegan online store “Larada” supplies Switzerland from Bern

 

2007- The first podcast is launched on Vegan.ch

 

2009- The first vegan hotel “Swiss Krone” opens its doors

 

2010- The first vegan restaurant “Vegan Kitchen & Bakery” opens in Zurich

 

2011- Around 25,000 vegans live in Switzerland

 

2011- Foundation of the “Vegan Society Switzerland”

 

2012- First vegan street festival “Veganmania” takes place in Winterthur

 

2012- Vegan cooking courses come to the Migros Club School

 

2012- The green Fairy launches the first vegan organic ice cream in Switzerland

 

2013- Pretty and Pure, the first store with vegan cosmetics, brushes etc. opens its doors.

 

2013- Eva Kelemen and her colleague Thomas open the first vegan store in Switzerland

 

2013- Wholesalers expand their vegan range

 

2013- Haus Hitlt opens the first Vegi-Metzg in Switzerland

 

2013- The Vlowers vegan breakfast table takes place for the first time

 

2014- The Swiss label “The No Animal Brand” launches its first vegan fashion collection on the market

 

2014- The first vegan magazine called Vlowers is distributed in Zurich and the surrounding area

 

2014- Vegan food truck “Unmeat” chugs through Switzerland

 

2014- Vegan restaurant “sanus viventium” receives “Best of Swiss Gastro” award for the first time

 

2014- Switzerland has around 80,000 vegans

 

2014- V-Angle is the first vegan online fashion store to dress Switzerland

 

2015- The Alnatura organic supermarket opens in Zurich and floods the market with over 2000 vegan products

 

2015- First vegan canteen opens in Zurich

 

2015- The second vegan magazine in Switzerland, BLAUFUX, is published by the Vegan Society

the story will continue…

 

by Aris Guzman

The vegan queen of extremes

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Fiona Oakes is the vegan queen of extremes

As a teenager, Essex Fiona Oakes underwent several surgical procedures to remove her kneecap and knee joint and was told she would never walk again:

But at the age of 48, she holds three world records, including being the fastest woman to run seven marathons on seven continents, plus the North Pole, with a total time of 31 hours 11 minutes and 53 seconds.

BBC visited Oakes, who is also a vegan and nicknamed the “Queen of Extremes”, and shows why she was willing to walk over 240 kilometers in the Sahara.


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