Peace, Nature and Vegetarianism

Ashley Carlson, Miss Dee’s sister, and Peeper the hen

Chickens can be trained like other birds. Pet chickens are friendly.

Miss Dee• I was born on the Farm.• My mom gave birth naturally.• My mother has been a vegetarian since she

was 16 years old.• She was a vegan (no animal products) when

she was pregnant and until I was about six years old.

• I have been vegan/vegetarian my whole life.• I am kind to animals, and I have a lot of pets.

The Farm Community• Summertown, Tennessee• Founded by a group from San Francisco

(Berkley) including Stephen and Ina May Gaskin

• Non-violent = Peaceful• Natural = no chemicals, organic• Vegetarian = Better for the Earth, peaceful for

animals, fight pollution, farm own vegetables, tofu

• Natural Birth = Better experience for family

Useful links about the Farm

• http://www.thefarm.org/• http://thefarmcommunity.com/• Plenty - the Farm's charity organization• Ecovillage• Earth Matters Tennessee and the Kids to Coun

try Program• Mushroom Growers and suppliers at the Farm• The Farm School Homepage• Article about the Farm School

The Farm School Values and Goals• Alternative Education taught by Qualified

Instructors• Values: Social consciousness, creativity, honesty,

democracy• Goal: To create socially conscious, creative, life-

long learners.• Children choose what they want to study and

apply what they have learned.• Teachers, students and parents hold regular

meetings and all decisions are made by consensus voting. Students get equal votes to teachers.

Primary = Grades 1-5

• Core Subjects:• Spanish• Dance• Social Studies• Science• Communication Arts• Math• Art• Meditation• Taught Monday,

Wednesday and Friday

• Optional Lessons• Tuesdays and Thursdays• Students can choose

what they want to study.• Apply subjects to:• Peace• Sustainability• Equality

Why vegetarian?• Animals are not hurt and killed.• It’s healthy.• Raising animals takes more energy, water and

land than growing vegetables.• We can feed more people.• It’s better for the environment.• It’s better for health.• No Bird Flu and Swine Flu.• No Farm Factories pollution.

Where does your meat come from?How about bird and swine flu?

• Cruelty of Factory Farming video• Swine Flu and Factory Farming news video

Famous Vegetarians/Vegans

• Leonardo Da Vinci, genius, painter• Samuel L. Jackson, actor• Ben Franklin, scientist, politician• Thomas Edison, inventor• Pythagoras, Greek mathematician• Maybe Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan• Seventh Day Adventists (Christians) • Miss Dee and Miss Jeri• Everyone on the Farm is vegan.

Hong Kong Vegetarian

• 7th Century, Tang Dynasty’s physician, Sun Simiao promoted vegetarianism.

• Taoist philosophers are vegetarian.• Buddhists are vegetarian.• Vegetarian Hong Kong• Vegetarian Restaurants in Hong Kong• Hong Kong Vegan Society

What do vegetarians eat?• 100% vegetarian = vegan = no animal products• Some eat dairy and/or eggs.• I eat dairy (milk, cheese, yoghurt), but I don’t

like to because it is cruel to cows. Dairy cows are killed and eaten after six years and their male calves are killed and eaten. In the USA, I am vegan.

• My mom eats eggs from her pet hens, but it doesn’t hurt the chickens to eat eggs.

• She doesn’t eat eggs if they are fertilized (chick inside).

Breakfast items at my house*We only have a few each day.

• Adults have coffee.• Juice or tea• Toast, muffins, bagels, or banana bread• Cereal (corn, rice or wheat-based), granola,

oatmeal, cream of wheat• Pancakes or waffles• Yoghurt (soy if possible)• Vegetarian sausages or bacon, fried tofu• Eggs (omelettes or scrambled)• Fruit• Smoothie (fruit and soy or yoghurt shake)

Common Vegetarian lunches• Sandwiches (Vegetable and cheese or tofu)• Mediterranean food (hummus)• Vegetarian hotdogs or burgers• Soup, salad and bread• Vegetarian pizza or pasta• Tacos or burritos (Mexican food)• Rice, vegetables and tofu• Salads (Vegetable, potato, macaroni)• Leftovers from the previous night’s dinner

Common dinners at Miss Dee’s house• Similar to lunch• Vegetables: Broccoli with cheese sauce (can

be vegan), Mashed potatoes, Brussel sprouts, asparagus, green beans, sweet potatoes, greens (collard, spinach or mustard), field peas, corn, squash

• Pasta: Spaghetti with tomato sauce, vegetables and cheese or Vegetable lasagna

• Vegetarian Mexican, Chinese food• Bread: Garlic bread, rolls• Rice: Italian, American or Asian style

Meals for USA Study Trip• Mostly vegetarian• Airline food includes meat.• Meals at the Farm School are vegetarian.• Meals at Miss Dee’s farm are vegetarian.• Barbeques with neighbours and at David

Crockett State Park include meat.• Brunch at Soda Pop Junction includes meat.• A few fast-food lunches/dinners will include

meat.• The food will be healthy and plentiful.