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Tim Barford - founder VegFestUK
Save the
elephant
Exclusive report
by Stephen Ward
Vegan politican wants
Teresa May to ban the
illegal ivory trade - now! An African elephant in Botswana with its keeper.
A POLITICAL hopeful power in 2015 on the back maimed and tortured and
with an ear to of an environmental either too badly injured to Think Jewish
Parliament is hoping promise to totally ban the survive or without the
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hunting down of innocent implements they need to
the prime minister
elephants in Africa in an forage for food and
will crack down on a
illegal bid to harvest them sustenance in order to live.
horrific trade which is for their tusks. MPs are set to debate the
endangering the Campaigners claim issue later this month.
future of one of the 30,000 of the creatures Now Lina Joseph, 30, a
worlds iconic and are slaughtered annually to committed vegan, who
most beautiful supply a lucrative and hopes to become a
beasts. growing ivory trade. Conservative county
The Conservative The animals, both male councillor for the Hardwick
government came to and female, are left division in Cambridge- (p.7)
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SO WHATLL
YOURS BE MR THE FUTURES
PRESIDENT?
BRIGHT THE
FUTURES
Fruit pectin might just help battle cancer
ORANGE juice could be the
next big thing in the fight
against cancer, an alternative
medical magazine has
reported.
Modified citrus pectin, contained in
oranges and other citrus fruits, can
block possible pre-cancer cells which
may be responsible for triggering
Donald Trump sips from a glass of water the condition itself, they say.
during the presidential debates. And Alternative Medical News
goes on to claim that mainstream
YOU MAY think new US
President Donald Trump's scientists who have tried to come up with
Global warming doubt
policies are reminiscent of a a conventional drug which can do the A FORMER OBAMA boffin has claimed
powerful tycoon whos had same thing have, so far, failed. that 2016 might not have been the
one too many, but you'd be Recent research seems to suggest hottest year on record, as reported.
wise to remember the man that modified citrus pectin (MCP) may Steven Koonin, under secretary for
himself is a tee-totaler. help to inhibit the expression of galectin- science from 2009 to 2011 blamed
He has gone on record to state, 3 a type of protein that has been the media for the dubious claim.
Ive never understood why recognized as a biomarker of cancer. Official American figures show that the
people dont go after the alcohol Scientists have struggled to create a worldwide temperature increased in
companies like they did the pharmaceutical product that can 2016 by just 0.04C and British Met Office
tobacco companies. combat the overexpression of galectin- reported an even lower rise, of 0.01C.
Alcohol is a much worse 3, but evidence of modified citrus Both increases are well within the
problem than cigarettes. pectins ability to prevent it continues margin of error for such calculations,
The new POTUS took a vow not to mount, the report on the widely approximately 0.1 degrees, and
to touch the demon drink after he read website claims. therefore are dismissed by many sci-
lost his brother, who was his Galectin-3 is naturally produced by entists as meaningless, according to
fathers namesake, to alcohol the human body and is necessary for the Real Clear Investigations site.
related illness. tissue growth and repair.
His abstenance is a well-known But excessively high levels can
indicate cancer as well as heart and Think you can tell a
fact on the Hill and according to
website Bon Apptit: He drinks kidney disease. feature story from a
It is the explosion of growth of
diet sodas but avoids coffee and
galectin-3 which MCP holds back, the
cigar rolling Cuban?
tea. He has been a strict tee-
totaler his entire life despite magazine reports.
having launched a line of Trump- In an animal study, MCP not only
branded pale ales and vodka- inhibited the levels of galectin-3, it also
cranberry-champagne cocktails. reversed inflammation, fibrosis and
thickening of blood vessel walls.
GAME OVER T
within the rhino sanctuary at the Ol
Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.
heir demise wasn't natural
selection, it wasn't nature, it
wasn't a meteorite.
The white rhinos days are numbered - Dan Richardson reports Mankind did this.
And for what?
Greed, myth, status.
Nothing.
S
udan is now 43 which is very
old for a rhino. He's expected to
live for only 2 or 3 more years.
When he's gone, that's it, game over.
Imagine if that was you. Imagine if
some other species had plundered
humankind to the point that you were
the last man standing.
It's incomprehensible.
F
or me, the significance of being
there and sharing a few minutes
with Sudan was so poignant and
profound and I'm honoured to have
had that opportunity, but it hurt my
heart so very much and completely
Dan Richardson with Sudan overwhelmed me.
I feel so deeply ashamed of my
FROM THE first moment I Sudan is the last remaining male species.
northern white rhino on earth. Dan Richardson is an actor and
saw Sudan, I just cried.
T
HE last one. Having spent most producer, currently filming for a
I
realise the impact of this won't of his life in a Czech Republic Disney TV drama called The Lodge.
be the same for you now as it was zoo, Sudan and the last two He is a keen environmentalist,
for me being there, but just stop remaining females (his daughter and activist and vegan. Here he shares a
for a moment and let this sink in - granddaughter, both born in that recent blog post with FG readers.
A model strikes a
Yin Yoga pose
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NEWS IN BRIEF
has been appointed a
Vice-President of the
National Churches Trust,
the UK's church build-
DIARY
ings support charity. WE DONT like to put
Bryson, an American by down fellow veggie
Minestrone birth but now an enthusi-
astic Anglophile, said: "It is
enterprises its a
struggle, we know, but
warning impossible to overstate the
importance of churches to
isnt Vegetarian Express
the veggie distributor
HIGH street giant, this country. Nothing else in pushing it a bit when
Waitrose, is pulling its the built environment has they blatantly namedrop
Hearty Minestrone Soup the emotional and spiritual Yotam Ottolenghi?
because blue plastic resonance, the architectural Yotam, bless his cotton
pieces have been found distinction, the ancient, socks, is a famous London-
in it. reassuring solidity of a par- based Israeli chef.
The popular soup, the shop ish church." (ICN) But one thing he
suitable for vegetarians, where bought for a full absolutely aint, is
comes in 600g plastic tubs refund, the FSA said. VEGETARIAN!
with a removable lid for
easy storage in the fridge
Co-operation
or elsewhere. VEGFESTUK, one of the IT SEEMS the anti-veggie
But the UK foods Bryson role biggest vegan festival French dont only hate
watchdog, the Food organisers in Europe, us but use one of our
Standards Agency, said: Bill has issued a veg fest favourite ingredients as
The product may contain Bryson, guide in a spirit of a put-down! So, does
pieces of plastic which could best cooperation and mutual anyone know what the
represent a safety risk. selling respect. French phrase for thick
Affected containers bear a author The guide gives details of as two short planks is?
use-by date of 29/1/17 and of books the massively growing Our best translation is as
could still be found in on trav- number of vegan events in follows: Hes got a couple
cabinets and fridges. If so el, the the UK. of chick peas for a brain!
they should be returned to English Get it here. So unfair!
Electricity-from-plants
company seeks funding
A PIONERING technology
company is seeking funding
from a source which helped
get Spotify and Twitter on the
road to success.
The World Economic Forum funds
innovative technological projects and
describes itself as a visionary team
with the capabilities to drive compa-
nies towards success.
Its technology pioneer community
recognises 30 companies a year.
Now Plant-e is looking to be one of
the lucky ones to cash-in (literally) on
the forums vision.
The company, based in Holland,
produce electricity from plant waste, Click on picture to play video
and preliminary projects have already
proved successful.
crete organic matter into the soil, two of these systems have been in
Nanda Schrama, chief marketing
which is broken down by bacteria. In operation in the Netherlands, both
officer, said: In simple terms, elec-
the breakdown process electrons are powering outdoor lighting.
trons are a waste product of bacteria
released. It is possible to harvest They can also be used for other
living around plant roots plants ex-
them using inert electrodes and turn small-to-medium scale applications
them into electrici- such as WiFi or charging mobiles, or
ty, without affect- incorporated into a green roof to gen-
ing the plants erate electricity for a building as well
growth in any as insulating it.
way.
While the princi-
ple may sound
straightforward, the
ILL BET THE
challenge is gener-
ating useful FARM ON IT
amounts of electric- AN AUSSIE farmer is hoping
ity cost-effectively. hes found the next big thing
Schramas col- in ancient grains, teff!
leagues Marjolein His discovery comes as ex-
Helder and David perts say eating bread made
Strik are develop- with ancient grains could
ing the technology help in the fight against
at Wageningen Uni- heart attacks and strokes.
versity in the Neth- Fraser McNaul a New South
erlands, based on Wales farmer, who wants to
the ideas of assis- adapt the grain for western
tant professor Bert tastes, told the Australian
Hamelers. Broadcasting Company:
Our first com- Teff is an ancient grain
mercial product is a from Ethiopia, it's gluten
modular system, free and its main use over
consisting of 100 there is in injera [a sour-
square-metre in- dough flatbread].
stallations, each "We want to develop some
comprising 400 products out of it that are
individual modules more in line with the west-
equipped with our ern palate. We think it's got
technology and great qualities to it, it's very
plants. nutritious, he said.
Since November
last year the first
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Living in veggie-friendly London or some other big English cities can lull veggies into a
false sense of security. Here Angelo McGrath tells it like it is in County Kildare, Eire. Angelo McGrath
I rarely eat out these was just boiled vegetables, risotto and really doesnt As an alternative to the
days, and its not the it became known as a care if the mushrooms are ever-present goats cheese
only recession thats medley of vegetables. wild or tame, this is a major starter, my wife once got
Next trend was the restriction. offered an avocado that the
driven me indoors, its
vegetarian lasagne. Vegetarians rarely get a chef helpfully cut in half, no
mainly being choice in restaurants,
The only enticement in dressing no filling, he
vegetarian, or a this was guessing whether sometimes the person obviously felt cutting it in
fussy, awkward eater it was going to be a hard taking the order will have to half was keeping up his end
as it still seems to be brick with curled up crispy check with the chef to see of the deal.
viewed. edges, or a slushy mess. what he can cobble There are, of course,
Vegetarian food, as with In the 1990s came the together, pasta being the exceptions to all of this:
all other food, comes in vegetarian stir fry. most common offering. ethnic eateries are generally
waves and is driven by This again varies in style But I cook pasta when Im better than Irish, and there
trends, and in the case of from soup with some hard too busy to cook. is in fact a good restaurant
vegetarian food, the trends vegetables floating in it to a in Naas that has a separate
are rarely good. soggy unpalatable heap of vegetarian menu.
The first I remember back vegetables held together by When the next trend
in the 80s was the plate of a sauce poured from a jar. comes along, Ill venture
boiled vegetables, Today, its generally out again . . . unless that
sometimes with the something with goats trend turns out to be goats
remnants of the recently cheese in it, or wild cheese risotto on a medley
scraped-off meat still stuck mushroom risotto. of vegetables.
to the edges of the plate. As my wife is also This article first appeared in
To hide the lack of vegetarian, and likes The Irish Times Food and Drink
protein, and the fact that it neither goats cheese nor section in November 2013.
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Save the elephant From page 1
And unlike many a
politician who prefers not
to enter the fray, Lina, who
runs vegan business
Gourmet Vegan has signed
the petition calling on the
government to join others
like the US, France and
even China and ban the
Lina Joseph
trade outright.
shire in May wants her Shut down the domestic
government to take the ivory market in the UK, has
initiative and clamp down, already gained well over
once and for all, on this cruel 300,000 supporters, enough
and unacceptable trade. support for a debate in
In an exclusive Parliament this month.
interview with Friends It states: The
Gazette, Lina, who hails Conservatives pledged to
originally from Columbia shut down the UKs domestic
in Latin America, said: I ivory market in their
think its a good initiative manifesto for the past two
[the petition]. Animals elections. 30,000 African
dont need to suffer. elephants are slaughtered a
And Lina, who meets year for their tusks, yet the
regularly with Heidi Allen, government has still not
the south Cambridgeshire outlawed the trade.
MP, pointed out that A government
contrary to perceptions spokesperson said: We
the ivory trade was not have been actively
yet totally banned in the exploring options to
UK, although a partial ban implement the
on ivory younger than 70 governments manifesto
years old was introduced commitment to press for a
last September. total ban on ivory sales.
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Brutish time
Rosemarys of the Nazis
Lime
Marmalade
TRADITIONALLY a breakfast food,
Generic picture
T
his lovely book by Treska
invented by the Scots by way of l 1 pint water + extra 2 fluid oz
Lindsey now 90 years old,
Spain and Portugal. How come?
tells the day-to-day
Well, according to legend a Spanish METHOD
events of her life as a
ship was struck by a storm way back Scrub fruit, removing any stalky bits.
refugee in war torn France.
in the 1700s and ended up in Halve. Place in pressure cooker with 1
For Europeans who opposed the
Dundee harbour? What it was doing pint water.
Nazi jackboot it was a time of
there is anybodys guess. Bring to pressure and cook 15
terrible danger.
The thing, though, is that it was minutes, cool quickly by using cold
But The Brutish and Magical
carrying a cargo of Seville oranges. water on lid.
Years: 1940-44 is lit by the light,
The cargo was sold off cheaply to Place the limes and most of the
love and optimism of youth.
James Keiller, a down-on-his-luck water in a liquidiser and liquidise to
It is full of beautiful, sensitive
local merchant, whose thrifty wife the texture you prefer.
drawings done contemporaneously
turned it into a preserve. Voila! Pour into a preserving pan (or large
on treasured scraps of paper.
As to Portugal? thick-bottomed pan) with the rest of
Astonishing things a sharp intellect
Well, there was already a the lime water and the two fluid oz
and artistic skill can capture glow
Portuguese desert made from quince. and the sugar.
from the pages: owls and hawks,
These bitterish fruits were cooked Heat gently to dissolve sugar, taste-
delicate studies of orchids, pigs,
with honey and ended up as a sweet test; limes vary as to their ripeness
snails, domestic scenes, bathers in
pink paste, slices of which were and more sugar may be required
the local pond, felling trees.
served after meals. according to taste.
Some are fragile renaissance
The Portuguese word for quince is Bring to the boil (gently) then
sketches of figures, still stained with
marmelo hence this sweet preserve bubble-boil for 10 minutes, stirring
acorn coffee or herb tea, others
was, called, yes, youve got it occasionally. Cool for 10 minutes and
veritable Gaugins, of oxen
marmelada! pot into warmed jars. RL
ploughing, log hauling, figures in a
violent, fertile landscape.
I recognise instantly the local
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