Easy Vegan with JL Fields
Summary: Easy Vegan is produced and hosted by author and cooking coach JL Fields. Each week JL interviews local, national, and international activists, authors, chefs and plant-based leaders. Learn simple strategies – from the kitchen and beyond – that are good for your health, the environment, and the animals. Why “Easy Vegan”? Because it’s not that complicated. Theme song Talking Vegan Blues graciously donated by Daniel Redwood.
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Podcasts:
Miyoko Schinner, the woman who has revolutionized vegan cheese, shares her take on artisan vegan cheese her new book The Homemade Vegan Pantry, and the future of veganism. October 26, 2015
KCMJ and Easy Vegan celebrated World Vegan Day 2015 with 100 community members at the Tim Gill Center in Colorado Springs. Interviews with Colorado Springs Vegan & Vegetarian Group, Vegetarian Society of Colorado Springs, VegFest Colorado, Adam's Mountain Cafe, Burrowing Owl, Chef Stevie, McCabe's Tavern, Nourish Organic Juice, Ola Juice Bar, and more! November 2, 2015
Director Allison Argo on her latest film. The Last Pig chronicles the journey of humane farmer Bob Comis' last year of farming pigs as he grapples with death, searches for compassion, and finally finds the courage to change. November 9, 2015
Steve Jenkins, one of the men who rescued Esther the Wonder Pig, talks about how one pig changed the way two men eat and how she helped launched a farm animal sanctuary. Plus Ethan Ciment and Michael Suchman - the Vegan Mos - on the perfect vegan Thanksgiving. November 16, 2015
'Tis the season for gift-giving and delicious food! Stephanie Boyd of The Compassionate Closet shares her tips on holiday shopping for the vegans in your life (and will offer suggestions for what to do with the non-vegan gifts you may receive). Lorena Jakubczak of Azteca Gourmet talks about her sweet and savory vegan tamales locally made in Colorado Springs. November 23, 2015
The vegan diet trend I can get behind: The Taco Cleanse. Meet Jessica Morris and Stephanie Bogdanich, two of the authors of The Taco Cleanse (who want you to rethink what a vegan "diet" really is). A group of Austin-Based Taco Scientists went on a 30 day all taco cleanse. After the initial experience went so well they created a book so other people could embark on the Taco Based Lifestyle. Meet Jessica Morris and Stephanie Bogdanich, two of the authors of The Taco Cleanse. Plus, as part of the Easy Vegan Give! Campaign Spotlight on Animals, learn about the Teller County Regional Animal Shelter and their upcoming Jingle Paws 2015 5k Run & Dog Walk in Woodland Park. November 30, 2015
Kat Mendenhall is a Texas vegan activist on a mission to mend the world through whole-food, plant-based nutrition and cruelty-free products. She is a vegan culinary nutritionalist and avid boot maven whose company, Kat Mendenhall is giving leather the boot by designing the first handmade vegan cowboy boots. And as part of the Easy Vegan Give! spotlight on animals: The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region says, "84 is the new 12 (in dog years anyway)". From grey muzzles to kitten cuddles and anything in between, they serve as the life-line for 17,000 animals each year. December 7, 2015
Volunteers from A Safe Place for Pets share how they assist terminally ill individuals in finding new homes for their animal companions. Then Chef Stevie Winsborrow shares simple ways to eat healthy during the holidays. December 14, 2015
Marjorie Fischer talks about the new vegan edibles from Auntie Dolores. These cannabis oil vegan brownies are non-psychoactive and available throughout the U.S. and the world. Then JL and her husband Dave talk about how they veganize their family holiday recipes. December 21, 2015
Chef Crystal Alves reveals the special vegan menu available at NOSH on New Year's Eve (and share's her umami tips for home cooks) + Lauren Fox of All Breed Rescue & Training. December 28, 2015
Ready to get healthy in 2016? Kickstart your health with PCRM and a vegan / plant-based diet. Dr. Stephen Neabore tells us how! January 4, 2016
Meet the brother-sister duo behind The Herbivorous Butcher, an all-vegan butcher shop in Minneapolis, MN. And Ginny Messina is back; this time she's sharing her thoughts on health at a variety of sizes and why veganism isn't a diet. January 11, 2016
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau shares how she offers daily doses of compassion, meeting people where they are, to awaken us to our inherent desire to be compassionate and to be vegan. January 18, 2016
A week before the release of Jasmin Singer's memoir, "Always Too Much and Never Enough," JL and Jasmin talk juicing, veganism, body image and how to change the world for animals. January 25, 2016
Dr. Michael Greger, the physician behind NutritionFacts.org, wrote the book How Not to Die to translate mountains of scientific evidence to support the health benefits of a plant-based diet. During this interview, Dr. Greger responds to crowd-sourced social media questions! February 1, 2016
