Welcome to the Autumn issue of the Jewish Vegetarian Quarterly. The past few months at JVS have been eventful. We welcomed a new patron, launched our pop-up café and film club, and renovated our office.
In this issue’s ‘JVS Meets…’ column, we talk to the founder of Hen Nation, which supplies us with cruelty-free eggs, to find out what makes their product so unique. We also meet Natasha Corrett, the woman behind ‘Honestly Healthy’ in ‘My Life as a Vegetarian’.
Despite the government’s 2010 commitment to reduce the number of animals used in scientific research, the past four years have seen an increase, prompting Vanessa Hudson, Leader of the Animal Welfare Party and Dr. Andre Menache, veterinary surgeon and scientific advisor to ask if we are accepting the unacceptable when it comes to animal experiments.
You’ll notice a brand new feature called ‘Members’ Montage’ on page 12. We invite you to send us news and photos of activities and projects you are involved in, wherever you are in the world, for the future issues.
As always there are lots of fantastic events coming up, see page 36 for full details.
We are also in the early stages of planning our first retreat for late 2015. This will be a three-day adventure of cooking together, learning, foraging and lots more. Each participant will contribute to the retreat. Please get in get touch if you’d like to get involved.
Wishing you a
Shana Tovah U’metukah,
Lara Smallman
Director, The Jewish Vegetarian Society