Why I Started This Blog

I was raised to eat meat, but I have always loved animals. I was a vegetarian for about 27+ years and am now returning to being a lacto-ovo-vegetarian. I was never able to just eat meat the way others do. I always saw an animal.



When I was preteen, I used to enjoy visiting my paternal grandmother. She had a Jersey cow that we called "Old Jersey." She was so gentle. She let me and my cousins hang all over her and pet her.



I have been reluctant to share this story because, to me, it is gory, but here goes. Old Jersey had a calf and my dad and my uncle, who saw it as meat, slaughtered it right in front of old Jersey and me. She was penned up just out of reach while she watched her calf be killed. Her bellows of painful grief are forever burned into my memory. I remember standing there helpless and dumbfounded--shocked that anything like this could really be happening.



My family hunted and fished and I always cried when a deer was shot and when a fish was caught and allowed to suffocate out of water.



These stories may be self-indulgent, but they explain where I am coming from on this blog.



I want to share information to others who would like to make kinder choices even if they won't consider vegetarianism. The information is also for those who want to consider vegetarianism but don't know where to start. It's not about finding meat substitutes, it is about finding the incredible variety of vegetables that can make your meals more delightful than you could ever imagine. It is also about making kind choices if you want to add eggs and dairy to your diet.

