Veganomics

I apologise for putting this site down for the past few months. The blog is now up and running though posts will be less frequent than they were at the beginning of the year.

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I just uploaded a new facebook album called ‘vegetarian’. It contains a load of thought-provoking pictures that I found on vegan facebook groups. They are broadly to do with veganism, vegetarianism, capitalism and animal testing. I have put some of the pictures below so you can have a look.

I tagged quite a few of my friends in the album. I have a feeling that this group is going stir up some tensions – especially amongst people who feel uncomfortable about the pictures I have put up. Hopefully no one will react too badly. I just hope they will make a difference to the actions of at least one person. Even if my friends get annoyed with me, it will all be worthwhile if only one person thinks more about where food comes from and cuts down their meat / dairy consumption by a small percentage.

The average non-vegetarian consumes about 70 animals per year. Over the course of a lifetime, they may consume almost 5,000 animals. If my album makes one person cut down their animal consumption by just 1%, that will mean that potentially 50 animals whose lives won’t be ruined by the meat industry.

I just got a press release e-mail this morning – Exciting News. A Vegan footwear store is opening in London very soon!

Bourgeois Boheme, Bourgeois Boheme, one of the UK¹s most well-known online and animal-friendly fashion companies is opening London¹s very first animal-friendly footwear and accessories retail outlet.

On May 17th 2008, just a couple of days ahead of UK National Vegetarian Week, Bourgeois Boheme will celebrate the official opening with an open day at the shop in Richmond, London.

Known for its quality and stylish vegan footwear and accessories, Bourgeois Boheme is responding to customer requests for a physical retail location.  Bourgeois Boheme founder and Director, Alicia Lai and has found that 90% of returns from online sales relate to shoe-fitting issues.

Alicia says, ³Unless you shop online, vegetarian footwear is difficult to find: it¹s a dismal choice of either low-quality, cheap and environmentally-challenging shoes or Stella McCartney ­ gorgeous fashion no doubt, but very much beyond the pocket of many a style-conscious vegetarian/vegan.²

Its an environment that has served online sales well and, having already built up a dedicated and growing following of online and mail order customers, Bourgeois Boheme is giving shoppers what New York and other fashion capitals around the world gave their consumers years ago ­ a stylish home for animal-friendly fashion.

Bruce Friedrich, Vice President at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) says, ³All of us at PETA welcome the news of a Bourgeois Boheme storefront. We enjoy ordering from BoBo online, but we¹ll be even more delighted to have a place where we can try on the shoes, examine the bags, and have a compassionate shopping experience.
Visitors will be able to buy Bourgeois-Boheme¹s exclusive labelled styles as well as ethically sourced products from other companies; not only footwear, but also bags, wallets and belts for women and men, and cosmetics.

Alicia says, ³Our shop is an extension within our office premises, it¹s a humble start but it¹s a first step towards our greater dream of having lush and exclusive Bourgeois Boheme boutiques in the world¹s fashion capitals²

Now customers can find a perfect fit in every sense- true to their size, philosophy, style and ethics.

Shop open day: Saturday 17th May, 1pm – 4pm.

Refreshments and appetisers will be served.

Please RSVP by Friday May 2nd May, info@bboheme.com /0208 8788 388

Press discounts are available upon request at the shop open day.
Address: Hydrex House, Garden Road, Richmond TW9 4NR
Shop hours: Mon-Fri 9am – 5pm; Sat 10am – 2pm; by appointment.

Did you see anything this time?

Did you see this gorilla?

Very few people actually see the gorilla, partly because you are asked to watch the people in white, but mostly because you are too busy focusing on the ball. Now you can ask yourself how much else are you missing every day because you are too busy concentrating on other things?

A book was written about this very concept. We are generally so busy in our day to day lives that we fail to see things that are blindingly obvious (but are only blindingly obvious once we notice them). Entrepreneurs and inventors often have that ability to find solutions to problems that everyone else just deals with.

Send this page to your friends and see if their minds are more observant than yours!

If you can’t get them to sit with you. Have a go at sending them this youtube link..its not quite as good, but it still works.