Eden Farm Animal Sanctuary

Helpful Vegan Web Sites:

• vrg.org/nutshell/faq.htm Vegetarian Resource Group. Vegetetarian Frequently Asked Questions.
  
• vegweb.com Browse extensive collection of user-created and reviewed vegan recipes. Plus, 13000 VegFriends profiles, articles, and more!
• veganoutreach.org An organization working to end animal exploitation through the promotion of a vegan lifestyle.
• vegfamily.com Comprehensive resource for raising vegan children, including pregnancy, vegan recipes, book reviews, product reviews, message board & more.
• happycow.net A searchable dining guide to vegetarian restaurants, natural health food stores, information on vegetarian nutrition, raw food, veganism & vegan recipes.
• naturallyvegetarianrecipes.com Naturally Vegetarian: Vegetarian, vegan and raw food recipes. Tried and true from our family to you.       

Local Vegan Resources

• Northern Vegans - Located in the beautiful Upper Peninsula, advocating a vegan lifestyle through educational outreach and providing a community for those who share this vision of healthy, compassionate, and sustainable living in the North.
• Dancing Crane Farm -  A vegetable farm and educational center located in Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula. At Dancing Crane Farm, we are devoted to living our lives in harmony with, and not at the expense of, the Earth and other forms of life.  We do not use any outside animal products in any part of our diets or in our agricultural production, nor do we employ practices that kill or harm wildlife, including animals usually seen as pests.*

Veganism:

Veganism is a diet and lifestyle that seeks to exclude the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose.

Vegans endeavor not to use or consume animal products of any kind. An animal product is any material derived from animals. Notable animal products include meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, dairy products, honey, fur, leather, wool, and silk. Common animal products also include gelatin, lanolin, rennet, whey, casein, beeswax, isinglass, and shellac.

The most common reasons for becoming a vegan are ethical commitment or moral conviction concerning animal rights or welfare, the environment, human health, and spiritual or religious concerns.

Of particular concern to many vegans are the practices involved in factory farming and animal testing, and the intensive use of land and other resources for animal farming.

Vegan diets (sometimes called strict or pure vegetarian diets) are a form of vegetarian diets. Properly planned vegan diets are healthful and have been found to satisfy nutritional needs.