Vegan's Almanac

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By: Sarah Hale

The Vegan's Almanac is a five-minute daily show highlighting some good news in the world of veganism. And it will end with a moment of beauty, a prayer, a poem, a meditation, a hymn, something that will inspire you each day with the hope of a nonviolent world.

October 23, 2025
#427
Today at 6:05 AM

Swallows Depart From San Juan Capistrano Day; International Snow Leopard Day; Publication of Ethical Vegetarianism and Veganism, edited by Andrew and Clair Linzey; Swallows, by Leonora Speyer.


October 22, 2025
#426
Yesterday at 6:10 AM

International Wombat Day; National Nut Day; Publication of Consider the Turkey, by Peter Singer; Prayer by Carol J. Adams.


October 21, 2025
#425
Last Tuesday at 6:10 AM

Reptile Awareness Day; National Apple Day; After Apple Picking, by Robert Frost.


October 20, 2025
#424
Last Monday at 6:10 AM

Birthday of Rich Roll; Publication of Rewilding Our Hearts: Building Pathways of Compassion and Coexistence, by Marc Bekoff; Publication of Why Vegan?: Eating Ethically, by Peter Singer; Proverbs 12:10.


October 19, 2025
#423
Last Sunday at 6:10 AM

National Wolf Awareness Week; Birthday of John Woolman; Protest, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.


October 18, 2025
#422
Last Saturday at 6:10 AM

World Okapi Day; International Sloth Day; Release of Propagandhi’s album, Potemkin City Limits; A reading from Matthew 25.


October 17, 2025
#421
Last Friday at 6:10 AM

International Sawfish Day; National Pasta Day; Publication of Vegan Kochen fur Alle, by Bjorn Moschinski; Release of Lucent documentary; The Quality of Mercy is Not Strained, by William Shakespeare.


October 16, 2025
#420
10/16/2025

World Cat Day; World Food Day; A Prayer from Dr. Andrew Linzey.


October 15, 2025
#419
10/15/2025

Pheasant Day; The VOSD begins rescuing dogs; Publication of Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death, by Susana Monso; I am the Voice of the Voiceless, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.


October 14, 2025
#418
10/14/2025

Birthday of Chloe Coscarelli; Release of The Big Year movie; The Dew and the Bird, by Alexander Posey


October 13, 2025
#417
10/13/2025

Publication of DecolonizeYour Diet: Plant-Based Mexican-American Recipes for Health and Healing by Luz Calvo and Catriona Rueda Esquibel; Climate Healers Moovement Mondays, Vegan Mentor Support Group; Every Day a Vegan Saves; The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost.

https://connectforanimals.com/event/1759906861626x455296771649306400

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y_zPmclWRmOdr8oB7POYvw#/registration


October 12, 2025
#416
10/12/2025

Birthday of Dick Gregory; Birthday of Martin Balluch; First Episode of the Simply Vegan Podcast; Publication of The Korean Vegan Cookbook, by Joanne Lee Molinaro; Publication of VEGANS VERSUS THE VERSES: A Bible Handbook For the Vegan Activist by Steven Lee August; Jonah 4:11.


October 11, 2025
#415
10/11/2025

Birthday of Thich Nhat Hahn; Please Call Me by My True Names, by Thich Nhat Hahn.


October 10, 2025
#414
10/10/2025

Publication of How to Care About Animals: An Ancient Guide to Creatures Great and Small: Porphyry and Friends, Selected, Translated, and Introduced by M.D. Usher; Publication of I Hope You Fail: Ten Hater Statements Holding You Back from Getting Everything You Want, by Pinky Cole; A portion of William Blake’s poem, Auguries of Innocence.


October 09, 2025
#413
10/09/2025

Birthday of NIsha Vora; Communicating Effectively with Non-Vegans with Anita the Vegan Mindset Coach; Prayer by Carol J Adams.

https://rainbowplantlife.com/vegan-chili/#recipe

https://www.youtube.com/live/rST3UMSiRVs


October 08, 2025
#412
10/08/2025

World Octopus Day; National Salmon Day; Birthday of Pelle Strindlund; Birthday of Ali Trabizi; Robinson Jeffers’ poem, Salmon-Fishing.


October 07, 2025
#411
10/07/2025

Birthday of Myq Kaplan; Publication of Animal Liberation and Atheism: Dismantling the Procrustean Bed, by Kim Socha; The Cat and the Moon, by William Butler Yeats.


October 06, 2025
#410
10/06/2025

National Badger Day; Birthday of Alfoncie Austin; Publication of Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession with Meat Is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It, by Garth Davis, MD, If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking, by Emily Dickinson.


October 05, 2025
#409
10/05/2025

National Do Something Nice Day; Publication of The Visionary Vegan: A Guide to a Vibrant, Vegan Lifestyle, by Kristina Reslin; Leisure, by William Henry Davies.


October 04, 2025
#408
10/04/2025

Feast Day of St. Francis; World Animal Day; Birthday of Alicia Silverstone; Publication of For Love of Animals: Christian Ethics, Consistent Action, by Charles Camosy; Publication of Cooking from the Spirit: Easy, Delicious, and Joyful Plant-Based Inspirations, by Tabitha Brown; Portion of a prayer by St. Francis of Assisi.


October 03, 2025
#407
10/03/2025

Birthday of Morgan Mitchell; Birthday of Ellsworth Edwin Wareham. Publication of All Creation Waits: The Advent Mystery of New Beginnings, by Gayle Boss; Publication of Happy Vegan, by Fearne Cotton; Reading from Romans 8.


October 02, 2025
#406
10/02/2025

Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi; World Day for Farmed Animals; Six Vows to Our Dear Animal Friends, by Robert Ryugen Doshin Yamada.


October 01, 2025
#405
10/01/2025

Publication of The Parrot's Lament and Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity, by Eugene Linden; Publication of Why Dogs Hump and Bees Get Depressed: The Fascinating Science of Animal Intelligence, Emotions, Friendship, and Conservation, by Marc Bekoff; Publication of Meatsplaining: The Animal Agriculture Industry and the Rhetoric of Denial, edited by Jason Hannan; Release of Eating Our Way to Extinction; God’s World, by Edna St. Vincent Millay


September 30, 2025
#404
09/30/2025

Feast Day for St. Jerome; Founding of The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom; Release of 93 Cows documentary; The Plant Powered People Podcast; A prayer by Dr. Andrew Linzey.


September 29, 2025
#403
09/29/2025

International Goose Day; The Wild Geese, by W.S. Merwin


September 28, 2025
#402
09/28/2025

Birthday of Caroline Earle White; Birthday of Brigitte Bardot; Birthday of Peter Egan; Publication of Teaching Liberation: Essays on Social Justice, Animals, Veganism, and Education, edited by Agnes Trzak; Poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar, Conscience and Remorse.egan


September 27, 2025
#401
09/27/2025

National Hunting and Fishing Day; Fish Amnesty Day; The Fish Turns Into A Man, And Then Into A Spirit, And Again Speaks, by Leigh Hunt.


September 26, 2025
#400
09/26/2025

World Cassowary Day; Release of Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home; Publication of Animals in Heaven?: A Catholic Pastoral Response to Questions about Animals, by Terry Martin; portion of a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Queen Mab.


September 25, 2025
#399
09/25/2025

National Lobster Day; Birthday of Rashad Evans; Prayer for the Health and Happiness of All Beings.


September 24, 2025
#398
09/24/2025

World Gorilla Day; Birthday of Linda McCartney; Birthday of Jesus Mosterin; Release of Earthlings documentary; Arthur Schopenhauer quote.


September 23, 2025
#397
09/23/2025

Birthday of Joshua Evans; Birthday of Jermaine Dupri; Publication of Seeds of Change: The International Vegan Rights Alliance and the Vegan Rights Revolution, by Jeanette Rowley; Pied Beauty, by Gerard Manley Hopkins.


September 22, 2025
#396
09/22/2025

World Rhino Day; Birthday of Miyoko Schinner; Birthday of Joan Jett; Birthday of Kristi Funk, MD; Birthday of Ludvig Lindstrom; A Song For Harvest, by John Greenleaf Whittier.


September 21, 2025
#395
09/21/2025

Sea Otter Awareness Week; Birthday of Cass Sunstein; Release of The Milk System documentary; The End of Summer, by Edna St. Vincent Millay.


September 20, 2025
#394
09/20/2025

International Red Panda Day; Birthday of Henry Stephens Salt; Birthday of Lizzy Lind af Hageby; Quote from Fred Rogers.


September 19, 2025
#393
09/19/2025

Publication of Reading the Hebrew Bible with Animal Studies, by Ken Stone; Publication of The Buddhist Chef’s Homestyle Cooking: Simple, Satisfying Vegan Recipes for Sharing , by Jean-Philippe Cyr; Quote from the Buddhist text, The Lankavatara Sutra.


September 18, 2025
#392
09/18/2025

Publication of Radiant; Farm Animals Up Close and Personal, by Traer Scott; Thrive Alive Vegan Fest; a prayer, written by Carol J. Adams.

https://veganlinked.com/events/thrive-alive-vegan-fest/


September 17, 2025
#391
09/17/2025

World Manta Day; National Pet Bird Day; Sympathy, by Paul Laurence Dunbar.


September 16, 2025
#390
09/16/2025

Birthday of Dr. Anna Kingsford; Release of Game Changers documentary; Publication of The Vegan Creamery: Plant-Based Cheese, Milk, Ice Cream, and More, by Miyoko Schinner; Reading from Daniel Chapter One.


September 15, 2025
#389
09/15/2025

Adopt a Less-Adoptable Pet Week; Publication of Divinanimality: Animal Theory, Creaturely Theology, edited by Stephen D. Moore; a reading from Jacques Derrida’s, L'animal que donc je suis, The Animal That Therefore I am.


September 14, 2025
#388
09/14/2025

Farmed Animal Awareness Week; Release of the End of Meat documentary; The Triangle VegFest; a meditation for the well-being of the world.

https://vegfestexpos.com/triangle-vegfest-137/