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Time to get Active Again
As I write this, sitting at a little health and wellness cafe in Cape Town, I smile as I hear a woman who’s probably in her late seventies tell the manager that her meal “was delicious! You know, if you’d told me a few years I’d be a vegan, I would have said NOT ON…

What does “Kindness First” mean?
The tagline of vegan.co.za is kindness first, but what does that actually mean? When we set about creating this space, we wanted to have a clear intention that we could make a touchstone for all the content we provide. Kindness has been at the root of our vegan journey and it is an ideal that…

Pledge to go vegan this January with Veganuary
Some people may find making the switch to a vegan lifestyle to be a bit daunting, especially if they have never thought about cutting meat and dairy out before. “What will I eat?” is the most common concern. To be honest, this question arises when changing any eating habit. We usually stick to about nine…

The Other Vegan Heartbreak
As I sit writing this, tomorrow will be my five year veganniversary. It’s been half a decade since I turned on the proverbial “conscious” light switch and on some days it feels like yesterday and other days it feels like it’s been half a century. I remember the first piece I wrote about my decision…

The Rise of Veganism on eNCA
On the 19th October 2019, Garth Tavares aka Cape Town Vegan and Dr Lize Berkley (PhD), Senior Lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch Business School in Futures Studies and Systems Thinking were interviewed live on ENCA on the rise of veganism in South Africa and around the world. The interview was conducted by Jeremy Maggs…
Time to get Active Again
By Keri Bainborough |
As I write this, sitting at a little health and wellness cafe in Cape Town, I smile as I hear a woman who’s probably in her late seventies tell the manager that her meal “was delicious! You know, if you’d told me a few years I’d be a vegan, I would have said NOT ON…
What does “Kindness First” mean?
By Veronica Ridderhof |
The tagline of vegan.co.za is kindness first, but what does that actually mean? When we set about creating this space, we wanted to have a clear intention that we could make a touchstone for all the content we provide. Kindness has been at the root of our vegan journey and it is an ideal that…
Pledge to go vegan this January with Veganuary
By Veronica Ridderhof |
Some people may find making the switch to a vegan lifestyle to be a bit daunting, especially if they have never thought about cutting meat and dairy out before. “What will I eat?” is the most common concern. To be honest, this question arises when changing any eating habit. We usually stick to about nine…
The Other Vegan Heartbreak
By Keri Bainborough |
As I sit writing this, tomorrow will be my five year veganniversary. It’s been half a decade since I turned on the proverbial “conscious” light switch and on some days it feels like yesterday and other days it feels like it’s been half a century. I remember the first piece I wrote about my decision…
The Rise of Veganism on eNCA
By Veronica Ridderhof |
On the 19th October 2019, Garth Tavares aka Cape Town Vegan and Dr Lize Berkley (PhD), Senior Lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch Business School in Futures Studies and Systems Thinking were interviewed live on ENCA on the rise of veganism in South Africa and around the world. The interview was conducted by Jeremy Maggs…