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Compassion & Cucumbers Vegan Podcast Compassion & Cucumbers
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5.0 • 16 Ratings
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A vegan podcast about food, lifestyle & animal liberation. Join us for restaurant reviews, shopping tips, advocacy and all things vegan!Are you a new vegan? Do you want to go vegan? We have episodes for you!
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Ep 138 Pittsburgh VegFair - Vegan Cheese Scandal - Another Vegan Business Abandons Their Ethics
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Hey Pickles!
This week, we take you with us to the Pittsburgh Vegfair. We'll tell you about the food, the vendors, and the wonderful people that we met!
Our Noteworthy segment is a vegan cheese scandal. After winning a cheese competition, the vegan cheese is disqualified from the prestigious Good Food Awards!
Oh dairy, your jealously is showing!
In our Main Topic, we are sad to announce yet another vegan restaurant owner that is abandoning their ethics and adding animal flesh to their menu. In the name of environmentalism, Sage Plant Based Bistro is adding animals and changing their name to Sage Regenerative Kitchen.
Our second installment of Restaurant SOS goes out to Aurora's Cafe & Gifts in Syracuse NY. If you're in their area, please support them as much as you can.
Find out more about Aurora's here: https://www.aurorascafeandgifts.com
Our Vegan Org of the Week is Friends of Animals. This is a wonderful vegan organization!
Learn more about their work here: https://friendsofanimals.org
We also have a new Listener Shout Out, and more!
Thanks for listening!
Love, Sam & Christine
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Ep 137 Hunting & Veganism - Assignment: Save Our Vegan Restaurants - Animal Facts
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well.
Happy National Animal Advocate's Day!
This week, we'll tell you about a vegan panel that we moderated for Syracuse Vegan Living Program.
You can learn more about their program here:
https://www.veganlivingprogram.org/syracuse
We have some fun facts about non human animals!
You'll hear our first installment of our new segment , Assignment: Save Our Vegan Restaurants.
This week's restaurant that needs our support is Eden A Vegan Cafe in Scranton & Wilkes Barre PA.
Check them out here: https://www.facebook.com/edenavegancafe/
Our Main Topic this week is Hunting & Veganism. We'll give you facts about hunting that will give you some ammunition if you find yourself trying to convince someone to stop hunting animals.
We also have a new Listener ShoutOut, a Vegan Org of the Week, & more!
Thank you so much for spending some of your time with us!
Love, Sam & Christine
Support the Show.
Join Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Compassionandcucumbers
Sign Up For Our Newsletter
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Our YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos
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Visit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com
Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
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Ep 136 Vegan Headlines That Make Us Go GRRRRRR! A New Listener Recipe!
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Hey Pickles!
We hope you're well.
This week we bring. you some fun facts about cucumbers in our Noteworthy segment. You know we love cucumbers. Hey! It's in our name!
We have a new Listener recipe from Listener, Sarah W. It's Loaded Greek Falafel French Fries!
Here's her recipe, if you would like to make it for yourself!
Sarah Woodard’s Greek Falafel Fries
I figured this out trying to recreate one of my favorite delivery items because $30 for one dinner gets nuts quickly!
Ingredients:
Frozen fries. I like the “golden fries” size for this. Read packages! You wouldn’t believe how many brands have potato as the LAST ingredient 🤦🏻♀️
Cabbage - buy whole or pre-chopped
1 3-oz can of sliced black olives (as you’ve told us before, read the ingredients to be sure they’re actually vegan)
Hummus (oddly, some brands of hummus aren’t vegan either, so be careful…)
Falafel balls (I again like the Franklin Farms ones)
Banana peppers (as with olives, read to be sure they’re vegan)
Directions:
Prepare a serving of frozen fries per the package instructions (or be like me and play around with microwaving them)
Ditto on the falafel balls
Chop cabbage - however much you want.
When fries are cooked, top with the chopped cabbage, hummus, olives, falafel balls, olives, and banana peppers
Serve and eat
For a variation, if you can find vegan feta that would be fun, too!
ENJOY! 😀
Our Main Topic is Vegan Headlines That Make Us Go GRRRRR. There's a ton of misinformation out there about veganism & plant based eating. We'll share some headlines & articles that just might make you a little miffed!
We have a new Vegan Org of the Week: Generation Vegan!
Lear more about their work here: https://genv.org
We also have a new tip To Help You Help Others to Go Vegan & Stay Vegan!
All that and a healthy dose of our usual shenanigans!
Thank you so much for spending some of your time with us.
Love, Sam & Christine
Support the Show.
Join Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Compassionandcucumbers
Sign Up For Our Newsletter
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Our YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos
72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsU
Visit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com
Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Join the AFA Vegan Voter Hub https://agriculturefairnessalliance.org/vegan-voter-hub/ -
Ep 135 VegNews Veggie Award Winners! We Bust Some Animal Rights Myths
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this week's episode finds you well.
This week, we dive into the VegNews Veggie Awards, and tell you who won 1st, 2nd & 3rd place! Let us know if you voted in this year's awards & if your favorites. won!
You can look at the results here: https://vegnews.com/2024/4/2024-veggie-award-winners
In our Noteworthy segment, we debunk some common myths about Animal Rights Advocacy.
Find out more here: https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/9-myths-about-animal-rights-debunked-get-the-facts-straight/
Our Vegan Org of the Week this week is Apex Advocacy.
Learn more about their work here: https://www.apexadvocacy.org
We have a new Listener Shout Out, a Tip to Help You Help Others to Go Vegan and Stay Vegan, and much more!
Thanks for listening! We're always grateful that you're willing to spend some time with us.
Love, Sam & Christine
Support the Show.
Join Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Compassionandcucumbers
Sign Up For Our Newsletter
https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com
Our YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos
72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsU
Visit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com
Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Join the AFA Vegan Voter Hub https://agriculturefairnessalliance.org/vegan-voter-hub/ -
Ep 134 Movie Review! We Review The Smell of Money - How To Join The PETA Summer Outreach Team!
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Hey Pickles!
This week's episode is coming to you from the path of totality! Did you see the solar eclipse? We had cloud cover so only got to experience the darkness, then saw some of the end of the eclipse. It was fascinating regardless!
This week we're reviewing the documentary, The Smell of Money. This film takes you to North Carolina where the fight against Smithfield hog "farming" operations are poisoning the people who live near these horrific facilities.
The documentary follows the lives and struggles of several residents as they take Smithfield to court in an attempt to stop the poisoning of their land, water and the air that they breathe.
We highly recommend that you watch this film for yourself, and share it with anyone you know that consumes animals. so that they can better understand the human cost of supporting the animal farming industry.
Here is a link to the film. You will have to rent it. https://youtu.be/-qYiDKkV5Dg?si=oU3d2hyXvTmn0cxw
In our Noteworthy segment, we tell you about PETA's upcoming Summer Outreach Tour, and how you can join in the action!
Here's the link https://www.peta2.com/help-animals/apply-outreach-crew/?en_txn7=Home-Featured::homepage-x-post
We also talk a little about VegNews' Vegan Best of issue!
Our Vegan Org of the Week this week is Sea Shepherd. While not technically a vegan org, Sea Shepherd does great work in marine conservation.
Learn more about them here https://seashepherd.org
We have a new tip to help you help others Go Vegan & Stay Vegan, a new Listener Shout Out, and more!
Thank you so much for listening!
Love,
Sam & Christine
Support the Show.
Join Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Compassionandcucumbers
Sign Up For Our Newsletter
https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com
Our YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos
72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsU
Visit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com
Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Join the AFA Vegan Voter Hub https://agriculturefairnessalliance.org/vegan-voter-hub/ -
Ep 133 Would You Rather - Vegan Travel Edition! A New Vegan Recipe! When Dropped Charges Disappoints Vegans
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Hey Pickles!
We hope this episode finds you well!
This week, we tell you all about our holiday weekend, and what's new here at the ol' Compassion & Cucumbers studio!
In our Noteworthy segment, you'll hear why charges dropped against animal advocates is not a good thing.
You can read all about it on Wayne Hsiang's blog here: https://blog.simpleheart.org
Our Main Topic is a round of Would You Rather with a twist! It's a Vegan Travel Edition.
Play along at home & let us know what you would choose!
Our Vegan Org of the Week this week is Pigsburgh Squealers pig rescue.
Learn more about their work here: https://www.pigsburghsquealers.com
We have a new tip to help you help others to go vegan & stay vegan, a new Listener Shout Out, and much more!
Thanks for listening!
Love,
Sam & Christine
Support the Show.
Join Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Compassionandcucumbers
Sign Up For Our Newsletter
https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com
Our YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos
72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsU
Visit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com
Sam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks
Join the AFA Vegan Voter Hub https://agriculturefairnessalliance.org/vegan-voter-hub/
Customer Reviews
The pod is mightier than the sword…
Sam and Christine have a knack for finding the proper balance between substance and silliness. They address weighty issues in a manner that is both informative and accessible, void of pretense or judgement. My dog Solomon and I enjoy our Tuesday morning walks that much more when our partners in compassion provide the soundtrack. Congrats on hitting the century mark, and keep up the great work! Peace.
Entertaining, informative and fun!
Christine and Sam have a great podcast. Listening to their show feels like sitting with your friends chatting and yet at the same time they seem like a professional radio show. Seems like they have been doing it for much longer than they have.
Great show for new to vegan, or also for those without other vegans around them. Also great for Omni parents with vegan kids.
Five Stars+++!
These wimmin bring me such joy. They’re fun, entertaining, and share such great resources. Positive, nonjudgmental conversation about living vegan. Highly recommend!
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