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.

March 31, 2026
#626
Today at 6:01 AM

National Farm Workers Day; Birthday of Alasdair Cochrane; Publication of The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force that Undermines Health & Happiness, by Doug Lisle and Alan Goldhamer; The Farmer, by Amelia Barr.


March 30, 2026
#625
Yesterday at 6:01 AM

Birthday of Donna D’Errico; Birthday of Matthew Pritchard; Publication of The Routledge Handbook of Vegan Studies, edited by Laura Wright; Publication of When Animals Rescue: Amazing True Stories about Heroic and Helpful Creatures, by Belinda Recio; Launch of TV Series, Evolving Vegan; A Prayer In Spring, by Robert Frost.


March 29, 2026
#624
Last Sunday at 6:01 AM

Palm Sunday; Release of the documentary film, Dominion; Hymn of Pity for Broken Birds and Beasts, by M. Frida Hartley.


March 28, 2026
#623
Last Saturday at 6:01 AM

Birthday of Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, Publication of SALT: A Confessional Animal Liberation Narrative, by Coyote Jacobs; Publication of Plant-Powered Protein: Nutrition Essentials and Dietary Guidelines for All Ages, by Brenda Davis, Vesanto Melina, and Cory Davis; March, by Madison Julius Cawein.


March 27, 2026
#622
Last Friday at 6:01 AM

Birthday of Romesh Ranganathan; Publication of the first edition of Dialogues on Ethical Vegetarianism, by Michael Huemer; Joshua Katcher Interviewed on Main Street Vegan; March, by Elizabeth Drew Stoddard.


March 26, 2026
#621
Last Thursday at 6:01 AM

National Spinach Day; Bloomsbury Lecture: Carol J Adams on "The Sexual Politics of Meat in Authoritarian Times;" A Reading from, Great Precepts of the Highest Ranks.

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Gb2528lTTkKPWgUQkQpjIA#/registration


March 25, 2026
#620
Last Wednesday at 6:01 AM

Manatee Appreciation Day; Whole Grain Sampling Day; Publication of Tongue-Tied: Breaking the Language Barrier to Animal Liberation, by Hanh Nguyen; Bhagavad Gita 2: 49.


March 24, 2026
#619
03/24/2026

Release of the documentary film, Seaspiracy; Birthday of Jessica Chastain; Publication of Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish, by John Hargrove and Howard Chua-Eoan; Prayer for our Dear Aquatic Animal Friends, by Ryugen Doshin Yamada.


March 23, 2026
#618
03/23/2026

National Coyote Day; Birthday of Josh Tetrick, Founder of Eat Just, Inc.; Coyote, by Bret Harte.


March 22, 2026
#617
03/22/2026

International Seal Day; National Broccoli Day; Birthday of Baroness Muriel Dowding; Founding of PETA; The White Seal, by Rudyard Kipling.

Dr. Michael Gregorā€˜s website, nutritionfacts.org

Recipe: https://www.loveandlemons.com/vegan-broccoli-soup/


March 21, 2026
#616
03/21/2026

Birthday of Victoria Moran; Birthday of Sunaura Taylor; Publication of The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice 2nd Edition, by Tom Beauchamp, et al.; Publication of How Animals Grieve, by Barbara J. King; A Moment to Imagine.


March 20, 2026
#615
03/20/2026

World Sparrow Day; World Frog Day; Great American Meatout Day; Birthday of Fred Rogers; Matthew 10:29.


March 19, 2026
#614
03/19/2026

National Poultry Day; Publication of Defiant Daughters: 21 Women on Art, Activism, Animals, and The Sexual Politics of Meat, by Wendy Lee; First Episode of Think Like a Vegan Podcast, with Emilia Leese; Publication of Secrets of the Octopus, by Sy Montgomery and Warren Carlyle IV; I Asked My Love, by Abu Said.


March 18, 2026
#613
03/18/2026

National Agriculture Day; Publication of Comida Casera: More Than 100 Vegan Recipes, from Traditional to Modern Mexican Dishes, by Dora Ramirez; Unpaid TSA Workers will Receive Free Vegan Groceries From PETA; Bread, by H.E. Wilkinson.


March 17, 2026
#612
03/17/2026

Birthday of Barry Horne; First Episode of Plant Based Eating For Health Podcast, with Kathleen Gage; A Reading From Matthew 5.


March 16, 2026
#611
03/16/2026

National Panda Day; National Artichoke Day; Birthday of All Vegan Franks; A Painting of Bamboo, by Yang Chi.


March 15, 2026
#610
03/15/2026

Buzzards Day; Birthday of will.i.am; First Episode of The Korean Vegan Podcast with Joanne Molinaro; Hopi Folktale.


March 14, 2026
#609
03/14/2026

National Save a Spider Day; Birthday of Dr. T. Colin Campbell; Birthday of Preacher Lawson; The Spider, by H. P. Nichols.

https://www.montessoriservices.com/bug-catcher


March 13, 2026
#608
03/13/2026

National Good Samaritan Day; Launching of The Vegan Gym Podcast; A Hindu Story.


March 12, 2026
#607
03/12/2026

Popcorn Lovers Day; Publication of Animal Architects: Building and the Evolution of Intelligence, by James and Carol Gould; Publication of Mama's Last Hug, by Frans de Waal; The Popping Corn Song, Author Unknown.


March 11, 2026
#606
03/11/2026

Key Deer Awareness Day; Birthday of David Olivier; Fabliau of Florida, by Wallace Stevens.


March 10, 2026
#605
03/10/2026

National Wildlife Rehabilitators Appreciation Day; International Lime Day; Salvation Army Day; Birthday of Tom Scholz; Birthday of Colin McGinn; Corporate America, by Tom Scholz.


March 09, 2026
#604
03/09/2026

National American Paddlefish Day; National Aardvark Week; World Kidney Day; Publication of Animal Intelligence: How Much Animals Know, by George Romanes and Frederik Fernald; A Blessing, by Muhammad Muwakil.


March 08, 2026
#603
03/08/2026

Birthday of Colleen Patrick-Goudreau; Birthday of Beyond Meat; Publication of Beating Hearts: Abortion and Animal Rights, by Sherry Colb and Michael Dorf; a portion of Psalm 30.


March 07, 2026
#602
03/06/2026

Plant Power Day; Birthday of Muni Shri Viharsh Sagar; Publication of Clever As a Fox: Animal Intelligence And What It Can Teach Us About Ourselves, by Sonja Yoerg; Publication of Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation, by Sunaura Taylor; Release of What the Health Documentary; a Jain Prayer.


March 06, 2026
#601
03/06/2026

International Festival of Owls; Birthday of Marianne Thieme; Birthday of Dotsie Bausch; A Wise Old Owl, Author Unknown.


March 05, 2026
#600
03/05/2026

Dolphin Awareness Month; Berries and Cherries Month; Dear March - Come In, by Emily Dickinson.


March 04, 2026
#599
03/04/2026

Words Matter Week; National Salt Awareness Week; Publication of Farm Sanctuary, by Gene Baur; Matthew 5:13.


March 03, 2026
#598
03/03/2026

World Wildlife Day; Publication of The Politics of Animal Experimentation, by Dan Lyons; Publication of Christianity and the Rights of Animals, by Andrew Linzey; Publication of Voices for Animal Liberation: Inspirational Accounts by Animal Rights Activists, by Brittany Michelson; Publication of Farmed Animals on Film: A Manifesto for a New Ethic, by Stephen Marcus Finn; A Prayer by Yunus Emre.


March 02, 2026
#597
03/02/2026

International Rescue Cat Day; National Celery Month; Birthday of Robert Cheeke; Birthday of Nathalie Emmanuel; Quote from George Eliot.


March 01, 2026
#596
03/01/2026

National Pig Day; Saint David’s Day; Birthday of Conrad Beissel; Birthday of Brendan Brazier; Birthday of Daniella Monet; Birthday of Ahmad Noori; A Reading From E.B. White’s, Charlotte’s Web.


February 28, 2026
#595
02/28/2026

National Vegan Lipstick Day; Birthday of Rukmini Devi Arundale; She Walks In Beauty, by Lord Byron


February 27, 2026
#594
02/27/2026

International Polar Bear Day; National Protein Day; Publication of Love and Liberation: An Animal Liberation Front Story, by Sarat Colling and Anthony Nocella; Fire and Ice, by Robert Lee Frost.


February 26, 2026
#593
02/26/2026

National Pistachio Day; Grapefruit Day in Japan; Birthday of Dr. William Lambe; Birthday of Erykah Badu; Publication of Animal Wise: How We Know Animals Think and Feel, by Virginia Morell; Publication of Tarsier Sings His Song: Endangered and Misunderstood Animals, by Terri Tatchell, illustrated by Ivan Sulima; Publication of Beauty of the Beasts: Rethinking Nature's Least Loved Animals, by Jo Wimpenny; Young Singer, by Langston Hughes.


February 25, 2026
#592
02/25/2026

Inconvenience Yourself Day; Publication of Power Foods for the Brain: An Effective 3-Step Plan to Protect Your Mind and Strengthen Your Memory, by Neal Barnard, MD; Publication of On Their Own Terms: Animal Liberation for the 21st Century, by Lee Hall, foreword by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson; On Friendship, by Kahlil Gibran.


February 24, 2026
#591
02/24/2026

Whooping Crane Festival; Birthday of Dick Goddard; Publication of Creaturely Theology: God, Humans and Other Animals, by Celia Deane-Drummond and David Clough; A Reading from Hebrews 12.


February 23, 2026
#590
02/23/2026

Birthday of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi; Birthday of Brahmarishi Mohanji; Birthday of Mirco Bergamasco; Publication of Animal Rights Law by Raffael Fasel & Sean C Butler; Mantra: Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu.


February 22, 2026
#589
02/22/2026

National Justice for Animals Week; National Cook a Sweet Potato Day; Birthday of Willie Smits; Release of Food For Profit Documentary; Micah 6:8.


February 21, 2026
#588
02/21/2026

World Pangolin Day; Birthday of Sue Coe; A Prayer, by Carol J. Adams.


February 20, 2026
#587
02/20/2026

Birthday of Angelina Grimke; Birthday of Lucy Watson; Publication of Animal Liberation Temple Prayer Book, by Robert Ryugen Doshin Yamada; The Six Vows to Our Dear Animal Friends, by Ryugen Doshin Yamada.