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Pigs Peace Revolution

Posted by Dawnee on December 15th, 2009 in Articles, News

Another chance to bake for the pigs! I get an email alert every few months from Bethany at Sidecar for Pigs Peace asking for a donation of baked goodies for their weekend bake sales. I’m always happy to oblige, because 1.) I’ll take any excuse to bake and 2.)I’ll do anything I can to help sustain the Pigs Peace Sanctuary.

Cowgirl Cookies were in order:

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The stickers on the back were contributed by Casey.

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I’ve been reading Food Revolution by John Robbins. With the exception of this blog, I don’t go didactic about veganism with the people I interact with. I simply do my best in my daily life to eat, shop, and live sustainably and cruelty-free. But this book makes me want to liberate livestock from factory farms, chain myself to old growth trees in endangered-soon-to-be-clearcut rainforests, and pelt the headquarters of U.S. agribusiness giants with their own toxic genetically modified frankenfoods. Which is funny, since Robbins isn’t a rabble-rouser. His writing is quiet, factual, and behind every word is a deeply felt sadness for the state of our planet. Yes, he’s preaching to the choir when vegans read his book (although there’s plenty for vegans to learn to reinforce their commitment to the lifestyle), but everyone has so much to learn from Food Revolution. If I had just one wish, I’d use it to get everyone in the world to read this book and take its lessons to heart.

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