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The VivaVine:
The Vegetarian-Issues Magazine
(since Jan.,'92)

The VivaVine, Fall 2002

Inside factory farming, by Miyun Park
New organic guidelines: Are humane stipulations to be trusted?
Commentary from the editor: TIME is not always on our side
Sound solution: Ultra bombardment of hog urine and feces
Photo essay: VivaVegie reaching the public, helping vegetarians
Marketing meat: Even meat producers can't agree on this game

The VivaVine, Winter 2002

The VivaVine to suspend publishing for a year: The year for "101 Reasons," the book
Resource guide to the Veggie Ctr.: VivaVegie prints 15,000
The push is on: VivaVegie puts emphasis on street outreach
Fuel-efficient: VivaVine distribution via human propulsion
Vegetarian News: USDA secretary Ann Veneman stands up to entrenched subisidies, and other stories
To-do list for VivaVegie Volunteers

The VivaVine, Fall 2001

Robert Byrd: The animals' angel speaks out in the U.S. Senate
Commentary: Pamela Rice on those intimate and personal reasons to go vegetarian
Butchered, alive: Humane Farming Association sets the record straight about the slaughterhouse that gets government protection
Meat and the environment: Megafauna hunted to extinction in ancient times
Think love first before social change, by Evelyn Gilbert
Hope looms for an end to livestock cruelty:Test-tube "meat" holds promise
Veg'ns embody anti-heart-attack chemical
Upstate Hatchery: Ponds of hapless, confined trout, and a boondoggle for sport fishermen
Terrorism and meat; also, Oil and war do mix

The VivaVine, July / Aug 2001

For the health of it: The folly of the protein diets
Hoof-and-mouth disease: It's what's for dinner
Commentary: Phoenix, making it all better again by way of an adorable calf
Local vegetarians stand up to meat people
Vegetarian News: We dig out the stories and impose the slant only we can offer
Vegan Liberation: It's not nice to fool vegetarians with beef extract in French fries

The VivaVine, April / May 2001

Our Federal Public Lands: For ranchers or wildlife?
The Vegetarian Center's survival is suspended in the balance. Support is needed.
Open Letter to Our New Senator
Commentary: Separation of Meat and State
Mad Cow Debacle
Yellowstone Held Hostage!
Courier Epiphany: Deliverance for Vine messenger

The VivaVine, February 2001

Cyanide Eco-Suicide: Rainforests of the sea undone
Matching Fund a Success, but support still needed
Jacksonian Veg: What vegetarians endured in the 19th century
Crazy Humans in the EU: Europeans freak at cow menace
Vegetarian News: News from a vegetarian standpoint

The VivaVine, November/December 2000

Calendar events for a cruelty-free Thanksgiving
Drugless doctor: Civil War-era Russell Trall, still ahead of his time
Animal disease: Today's microscopic menaces, here thanks to meat
Agriculture and fishing: Major forces in species extinction
$28 billion in subsidies: Meat producers rake it in this year
Getting real about veal: Face the ugly facts before you decide

The VivaVine, September / October 2000

For the Health of It: Return of the vegi: Docs Barnard, Fuhrman debunk fiber study
Oops! Meat handling in typical kitchen leaves much to be desired
Sea Rage: Illegal fishing: Hunters who become the hunted on the high seas
Commentary: Vegan & Overweight : Hey, this isn't supposed to happen to me! by Pamela Rice
Vegetarian News: Antibiotics abuse, Chinese foie gras, and other stories
Eco-Veg Report: Egg producer has community by the gonads
Vine Index:List of all back issues of The VivaVine!
File-folder references: File-folder subjects housed at the Veggie Center

The VivaVine, June / July 2000

Commentary: What are we waiting for? We've got the power! by Pamela Rice
Cover story: Fishing to extinction (part 2 of a 2-part story)
Vegetarian news: Accidental microbes could cost billions to U.S. livestock industry, and other stories
Forced molting: Slipping through the egg-safety cracks
For the health of it: Rave reviews for apples, beans, broccoli & nuts
Vegetarian Roots: Johnny Appleseed was a happy wanderer with a fruity mission, by Karen Iacobbo
The x-crement files: The manure hits the fan when federal ruling on nutrient runoff dumps on factory

The VivaVine, March / April 2000

Current programs: Veggie Center hosts Earth Day open house, workshops, lectures, rap sessions
Commentary:Does meat contribute to world hunger? by Alex Press
Cover story: Fish stories, A-Z, we wish were only tall tales
Vegetarian news: George W. Bush and John McCain face vegetarian voters (and other stories)
Project for economic justice for vegetarians: Taxpayers fleeced, milked for a total of $225 million for sheep and dairy industries
Health beat How to reduce your risk for heart disease by 82 percent; also, U.S. diet guidelines, a timid take on meat and dairy, draw fire (and other stories)
VivaVegie news: Matching-fund grant lives on with new donor; volunteers take over distribution, via tricycle (and other updates)

The VivaVine, January / February 2000

Commentary: Econ 101, not for vegetarians only
Hunger: Why do some charities feed meat and other dubious foods to the poor?
Vegetarian News: Meat and dairy are prime sources of dioxin (and other stories)
Welfare for meatmongers: Our latest rundown
Health news: Obesity epidemic, phytochemicals and cancer
Fundraiser for the veggie center: Big Apple Vegetarians comes through for VivaVegie by sponsoring a fundraiser

The VivaVine, November/December 1999

Commentary: Why we need a vegetarian center
Heartburn and constipation cured by veg diet
Economic justice for vegetarians: The latest government giveaways
Animal Rights: Legal scholars spark new public debate
Floyd's flood: Ag waste slimes North Carolina and marine nurseries
Downers: What they are; what you can do
Animal Companions: Pet-food slumgullion: Fluffy, Fido, it's time for dinner!
FAQs: Frequently asked questions about VivaVegie and the vegetarian center

The VivaVine, September/October 1999

VivaVegie launches 4 new programs: Fortnightly videos, a book-discussion club, a lecture series and workshops for new vegetarians
Trick or treat for the Veggie Center: Fundraising bash in October
Carnivore Conflicts: EU snubs hormone-injected U.s. beef
The Slaughter King: How IBP exploits immigrant workers
Enviro-disaster: Meat number 2 on baddie list, scientists say
Euro-dioxin: Deadly substance contaminates meat by the ton

The VivaVine, May / June 1999

The Vegetarian Center of New York City: VivaVegie's long-wished-for center is now a reality!
Milk Cartel: The vegan view of a dubious dispute
PETA Lockdown: It's the USDA versus the vegetarians
Government Pork Pals: U.S. government breaking down trade barriers for pork mongers
Traceback Tool: Determining the source of food poisoning with PulseNet:
Vegetarian Roots: A glimpse at our vegetarian heritage in Bronson Alcott

The VivaVine, March / April 1999

Listeria on the Attack: Heat up your cold cuts
Foreign Trade in Meat: Wasteful, unhealthful, cruel & useless to the core
Pork Aplenty: Hog Farmers in Crisis and the USDA goes to the rescue
Teff: Scrumptious flapjacks from VivaVegie's test kitchen
Bacteria's Playground: Technical Fixes are antidotes to industrial pathogens

The VivaVine, January / February 1999

Commentary 1: Loving animals for their own sake
Commentary 2: A vegetarian acid test the next time you're embroiled in a meaty dispute
Pandora's Pigs: Hog glut unleashes a host of ills
Touching the Elusive: Mind meld with the primal and earthy
Views on News: Zero tolerance for milk
Volunteer with the VivaVegie Society: For fun and profit.

The VivaVine, November / December 1998

Henry Spira: He had a way of changing lost causes into winning campaigns
The X-crement Files: The government goes easy on agricultural waste
Holiday Message: Peace on earth is a bitter pill for animals
Project for Economic Justice for Vegetarians: Meat-monger bailout is bad news for taxpayers, farm animals
For the Health of It: An innovative school program makes kids love healthful vegan food
Pathogen City: No wonder eggs are contaminated
How to Make a Turkey: Start with a vacuum, a straw and some angry, desperate men
Exotic Meat: Designer meals spreads animal suffering around

The VivaVine, September / October 1998

Seafood Frenzy:Fish species face extinction
Tyson to turn guts and feathers into animal feed
USDA spends millions on beef, pork, lamb, turkey and salmon
Animal products feed America's widening obesity epidemic
Legislation for Animals: Compared with other countries, the U.S. is still in the dark ages
Seven million chickens broiled alive in a heatwave over a 4-week period

The VivaVine, May / June 1998

How not to heal a heart: Doctors, preferring surgery and pills, ignore vegetarian option
Review: Slaughterhouse--The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry
Project for Economic Justice for Vegetarians: Government dollars keep meat and milk producers fat and happy
Overfishing threatens marine food web
Trickle-Up Violence: Cruelty to Animals--It doesn't always end there...
Two savory recipes by Laurie Jordan: One light, one hearty

The VivaVine, January / February 1998

Ranching (Anachronistic Cattlemen Ravage Public Lands on Taxpayers' Dime)
Farm Runoff: Eco-criminals rake in $250 million (Pollute your land, get paid to stop)
Cross-species flu: Flu viruses--They originate on livestock farms in China; ducks and pigs combine forces to infect humans
Population, meat eating up: Poor to suffer
Battery People: Two live like hens, see how it feels
VivaVegie publicizes World Vegetarian Day from outside the Today show
Foie Gras: A story bursting to be told
Take Heart: Time to ditch those hydrogenated oils

The VivaVine, November / December 1997

Biosecurity down on the factory farm
Fecal Cuisine: Pass the poultry poop, please
The Grapevine: Letters from readers
Vegetarian News
Food Police: Watch what you say about meat
For the Health of it: Dairy is not the answer to calcium deficiencies
"Free-Range": Meaningless term, used to deceive
New York City gathers to honor animal rights pioneer Henry Spira

The VivaVine, September / October 1997

Animal Food Fights: Senseless threat to world peace
USDA secretary Dan Glickman: The best pal to the meat industry
Biotech-made Roundup-Ready crops: Stands up to the neutron bomb of the herbicides.
Extinct if Forever: Fishermen on dole imperils 100 ocean species
Salmonella Solution: Don't worry, be filthy
Animal Abuse per the Law: If it isn't unusual, it isn't cruel
For the Health of It: Diet studies incorporate veg-diet to get the "right" results

The VivaVine, May/June,1997

One egg producer, 15 million hens
Penelo Pea Pod makes a sensation at The Easter Parade
Killer microbe kills half a billion ocean fish, tied to hog manure spills and runoff
And iside look at that festering world of rendering
Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs: seminal work from United POultry Concerns

The VivaVine, Mar./Apr.,1997