As you begin your journey towards a vegan lifestyle, it doesn’t mean giving up the foods you love – unless your favorite thing is meat of course.  Too many people view a vegan diet as a plate full of raw vegetables, salad with no dressing Read More….

Now that you have decided to start your vegan journey, let’s stock your New Vegan Kitchen.  But, where do I start?  What do I need?  Building a well-stocked vegan kitchen is the foundation of successful plant-based cooking. In this blog, let’s explore the essentials of Read More….

So now that you are considering starting your own Vegan Journey, let’s talk a bit more about it.  The vegan lifestyle has gained immense popularity in recent years, and for good reason. More and more people are making the switch to veganism to align their Read More….

I get asked a lot about how to start being vegan.  It can be overwhelming, confusing and scary.  But it really isn’t.  There is so much information available, so many resources to review and so many options to consider, it can be relatively easy.  Let’s Read More….

WHY START A BLOG? So why did I, a self described average vegan dad/guy decide to blog? GREAT QUESTION!  To be honest, I am not really sure myself. Do I have knowledge or information that I think is relevant to a large audience? Am I Read More….

If you have never been to Santa Barbara, you are missing out big time!  For some reason, I always pictured Santa Barbara as just another California city, a smaller version of LA, or San Diego or Sacremento.  Boy, was I wrong!  Santa Barbara is a Read More….

Plan, Plan, Plan The key to any successful trip is to plan, plan, plan.  This is pretty common sense, right?  When you add in the fact you are a vegan or eat a plant based diet, this becomes that much more important.  Whenever we plan Read More….

The Why The Why is so important to understand.  Whether you are starting a business, a blog, a website, embarking on a new adventure or whatever direction you are heading, you must know Your Why.  Your Why is what will drive everything that comes next.  Read More….

Life’s journey is such an interesting and ever evolving path that we all go through.  Sometimes, it is difficult to look outside of your own journey.  I think some of that is due to being self absorbed and in other ways, it is your journey Read More….

As I was thinking about my next Blog post, a number of topics came to mind, but none seemed to really motivate me.  Then, out of nowhere, I thought why not write about our hometown of Grand Rapids and all the great vegan food options Read More….