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Re: Hello 7 Jam said Aug 12, 5:41 AM: Hey all, I just joined as well, my name is Andrew, and I'm twenty-five and I life in China.
Just started a blog for various reasons and I recently wrote two posts on vegetarians: hope you like them:
http://straightforthesun.blogspot.com/2008/08/eatin-meat.html
http://straightforthesun.blogspot.com/2008/08/notes-on-comments-from-eatin-meat-and.html
Enjoy!

Jessica: Thank you! Your blog is fantastic!
I think it is so important for people to learn about being vegetarian and know the facts. I truly believe that a trend towards a vegetarian/ plant-based diet is the best thing we can do for the Planet; and, the statistics and research support that.

I recently attended a lecture about vegetarianism by the owner of Zen Palate and Zen Burger, two vegetarian restaurant chains in New York City. He said that 50% of the water supply is used for farm animals and 80% of agricultural land. And, animal agriculture causes an estimated 18% of greenhouse gas, which is 40% more than all transport combined. So, a vegetarian diet would help the earth a lot more than even hybrid cars. Here's a blog I wrote a while back with some more links and resources.

Also, he said that a cow gets approximately 1000 shots in its lifetime before it is slaughtered, and we consume the stuff it was injected with.

Cindy said Oct 31, 2:05 PM:

I'm fairly new too, both to Gaia and to veganism, and I'm really happy to have found this pod

   
Re: Hello Denim said Oct 31, 11:16 PM:
Hello to everyone!
I still consider myself new to Gaia as well and definately new to a meat free diet…I have been enjoying the older threads on here…lots of information so far.
Denim

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Hi Denim,

Welcome to Gaia and a veggie-life! I'm glad you found good info here. Also, congratulations to you. That is very exciting. A world of deliciousness awaits you :)

I found becoming vegetarian inspired me to expand my diet and try new things. I discovered many wonderful foods I'd never tried on the standard American diet. And I felt so good because I knew I was living in more alignment with my values.

By the way, I just opened an Introductions board for our Group. You can reply to this post there.

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Hi Jess…All fixed!
good job!

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Hello,  My name is Mary, aka Mother Mary here on Gaia. I give more of an intro in the discussion “how long?”  A little fyi~i share about being vegetarian on my profile at the bottom.  I look forward to connecting with other like-minded folks.

Now that it is Thanksgiving week & turkeys are being consumed my the multi-millions, I shudder at the thought, but am so thankful that there are so many more of us vegetarians & vegans!

I have little tradition here at ZNG I am continuing. Please see the poster below that was made by Native Americans for this take on and feeling about the holiday. Thing is, I really like Thanksgiving because of the spirit of unity behind it, yet I abhor the lies perpetuated about our true history. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere!

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I am updating the Hello page and would like to say hello to new members:

Welcome Meenakshi

Welcome moonmyst

Welcome Samasati

Welcome Niki

Welcome Karen

Welcome Alisha

Welcome vertegreen


HummingBird and ~KES and Steph will help moderate this amazing group
We look forward to your postings in any of our rooms and threads cultivated by Jessica
our evolutionary connector and on the Gaia Team
Please stop in - say hello and add your favorite recipe for starters.   I am hungry and just reading about the delicious things posted in this group gives ideas of wonder to whet the appetite.
Bring in some more friends when you get a chance.  Namasté

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Happy to see everyone here! Looking forward to sharing experiences and recipes

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Thank you for the welcome, ~KES and HummingBird. I'll spend some time looking around! I'd love to see this special group have a thread on Groups / Pods we Love on Gaia   at Gaia Networking!

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I have a question -is this group like the other Integral groups on Gaia? [only] For those who read Ken Wilber's and related works? I was wondering at the name.

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Meenakshi, I havent read the works you refer to so I'll leave your question for wiser and more knowledgeable beings!

Thank you for your other suggestions we'll get to it!

love

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Hey everyone!! 
My name is Jacque i'm 26 and from NYC … i'm new to this group as well as gaia … give me sometime to figure it all out and i'll have my page all set up! if you want to know a little more about me you could also check out my page … www.pure-conscience.webs.com

I was a vegetarian on and off for years (about 10 years) !! … and the weird thing is when i ate animal products for one i didn't really enjoy it and secondly i was always left with indescribable guilt … so than, more recently i decided to go vegan … and now i eat in peace. nothing has ever been so easy and i've never felt so good!! :)

hopefully i'll get to know some of you better!

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Welcome Jacque!!!  Your website is beautiful.  Did you build it?
I love the top picture of the path - very inviting.

Please - once you settle in over at your profile page, come back!  We would love your input.  I stopped by your profile page and invited you as a friend and if there is anything I can do to help you navigate this site, just ask.

Thanks,
Kathy

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Jacque - I enjoyed the video on How To Buy Organic Produce.
Thanks for sharing it.  I look forward to more of your gems.
Lee

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Welcome to Integral Veg*n regan
Feel free to browse any Room or Thread.
Even though they are dated, they are all
very workable now so join on any posting.
Thanks!
The Mods