Vegan's Almanac

June 23, 2026

23 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Flamingo Day; Birthday of Yosvani Ramos; Release of Chicken Run; Publication of Animal Rites: Liturgies of Animal Care, by Andrew Linzey; A Reading fr...

Jun 22, 2026

22 Jun 2026

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World Camel Day; World Rainforest Day; Fish are Friends Not Food Week; Publication of I Will Abolish the Bow: Christianity, Personhood, and the End of...

June 21, 2026

21 Jun 2026

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Father’s Day - Great Dads of the Animal Kingdom; Only a Dad, by Edgar Guest.

June 20, 2026

20 Jun 2026

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American Eagle Day; First Episode of The Main Street Vegan Podcast, hosted by Victoria Moran; The Eagle, by Thomas William Hodgson Crosland; The Eagle...

June 19, 2026

19 Jun 2026

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Juneteenth, World Albatross Day; Birthday of Henry Spira; A Few Stanzas from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

June 18, 2026

18 Jun 2026

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Publication of The Oxen at the Intersection: A Collision (or, Bill and Lou Must Die: A Real-Life Murder Mystery from the Green Mountains of Vermont), ...

June 17, 2026

17 Jun 2026

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World Croc Day; Publication of Animals as Persons: Essays on the Abolition of Animal Exploitation, by Gary Francione; The Vegan Pod’s First Episode;...

June 16, 2026

16 Jun 2026

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World Sea Turtle Day; Publication of Ninety-Five: Meeting America’s Farmed Animals in Stories and Photographs, by Davida Breier (photography by Dere...

June 15, 2026

15 Jun 2026

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Turkey Lover’s Month; Release of Eating Animals documentary; Publication of This Is Vegan Propaganda: (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You), ...

June 14, 2026

14 Jun 2026

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National Cucumber Day; Publication of Raccoon, by Daniel Heath Justice; Numbers 11:4-9.

June 13, 2026

13 Jun 2026

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Pigeon Appreciation Day; Birthday of Zoe Rosenberg; The Carrier Pigeon, by Victor-Marie Hugo.

June 12, 2026

12 Jun 2026

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National Cougar Day; International Falafel Day; And Then They Stole the Falafel, by Gideon Polya.

June 11, 2026

11 Jun 2026

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International Lynx Day; Birthday of Ingrid Newkirk; Publication of Just Enough: Vegan Recipes and Stories from Japan’s Buddhist Temples, by Gesshin ...

June 10, 2026

10 Jun 2026

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National Herbs and Spices Day; Birthday of Esther Ouwehand; Release of Behind the Mask: The Story Of The People Who Risk Everything To Save Animals; G...

June 09, 2026

09 Jun 2026

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National Lettuce Day; National Meal Prep Day; Birthday of Natalie Portman; The End of Medicine Documentary; A Mantra For Loving Kindness.

June 08, 2026

08 Jun 2026

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World Oceans Day; International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos; Birthday of Roger Fouts; The Elephant, by Rudyard Kipling.

June 07, 2026

07 Jun 2026

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National Animal Rights Day; Publication of Vegangelical: How Caring for Animals Can Shape Your Faith, by Sarah Withrow King; Publication of What a Fis...

June 06, 2026

06 Jun 2026

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American Black Bear Day; International Tempeh Day; Spring, by Mary Oliver.

June 05, 2026

05 Jun 2026

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Presumed Birthday of Socrates; International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing; National Veggie Burger Day; Birthd...

June 04, 2026

04 Jun 2026

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Philippine Eagle Week; National Cheese Day; Release of Vegan: Everyday Stories; A Meditation for Understanding.

June 03, 2026

03 Jun 2026

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Birthday of Nathaniel Peabody Rogers; Birthday of Charles R. Magel; Publication of Mad Cowboy: Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher Who Won't Eat Meat,...

June 02, 2026

02 Jun 2026

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National Rotisserie Chicken Day; Birthday of Stevan Harnad; Publication of Leo Tolstoy: A Vegetarian’s Tale: Tolstoy’s Family Vegetarian Recipes A...

June 01, 2026

01 Jun 2026

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World Reef Awareness Day; National Olive Day; World Milk Day; The Truth Teller, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

May 31, 2026

31 May 2026

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World Parrot Day; The Merchant and the Parrot, by Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rumi.

May 30, 2025

30 May 2026

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International Day of the Potato; Publication of An Introduction to Animals and Visual Culture, by Randy Malamud; The Potato, by Joseph Stroud.

May 29, 2026

29 May 2026

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National Alligator Day; Spoon River Anthology, by Edgar Lee Masters.

May 28, 2026

28 May 2026

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World Hunger Day; International Burger Day; Whooping Crane Day; Publication of Animal Rights/Human Rights: Entanglements of Oppression and Liberation,...

May 27, 2026

27 May 2026

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World Otter Day; National Grape Day; Exodus 23:10-12.

May 26, 2026

26 May 2026

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Feast Day for St. Philip Neri; Birthday of Chrigel Glanzmann; Birthday of Richa Moorjani; Arrest of Jake Conroy; Publication of Yoga and Veganism: The...

May 25, 2026

25 May 2026

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Birthday of Cilian Murphy; Publication of Joyful, Delicious, Vegan: Life Without Heart Disease, by Sherra Aguirre; Publication of Heart Disease Cookbo...

May 24, 2026

24 May 2026

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Buddha’s Birthday; Birthday of Gary Francione; Publication of Ask the Animals: Developing a Biblical Animal Hermeneutic, edited by Arthur Walker-Jon...

May 23, 2026

23 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

World Fish Migration Day; World Turtle and Tortoise Day; A Passage from Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It.

May 22, 2026

22 May 2026

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International Day For Biological Diversity; Birthday of Maggie Q; Birthday of Novak Djokovic; A Prayer, by Carol J. Adams.

May 21, 2026

21 May 2026

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National Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day; Publication of Being Animal: Beasts and Boundaries in Nature Ethics, by Anna Peterson; Publication of Mor...

May 20, 2026

20 May 2026

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World Bee Day; Morning Song Of The Bees, by Louisa May Alcott.

May 19, 2026

19 May 2026

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Birthday of Derick K. Grant; Airing of Becky Sandstedt’s Footage on NBC’s Nightly News: “The Down Side of Livestock Marketing”; Genesis Butler...

May 17, 2026

17 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

World Eel Day; Birthday of Dr. John McDougall; The Mystery, by Gilbert Keith Chesterton

May 18, 2026

17 May 2026

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National Vegetarian Week; Birthday of Brigitte Gothiere; A Prayer For Our Dear Farmed Animal Friends, by Ryugen Doshin Yamada.

May 16, 2026

16 May 2026

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National Love a Tree Day; Birthday of Norman Phelps; Birthday of John Salley; Birthday of Candice Hutchings - The Edgy Veg; Birthday of Carleigh Bodru...

May 15, 2026

15 May 2026

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Publication of What Would Animals Say If We Asked the Right Questions?, by Vinciane Despret, translated by Brett Buchanan; Publication of The Three Et...

May 14, 2026

14 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

International Chihuahua Appreciation Day; National Duckling Month; National Vinegar Month; National Salad Month; Jack and Jill, by Mother Goose.

May 13, 2026

13 May 2026

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International Hummus Day; Birthday of Nina Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton; Birthday of Stevie Wonder; Publication of The Abyss Stares Back: Enc...

May 12, 2026

12 May 2026

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International Day of Plant Health; Publication of Fiber Fueled, by Dr. Will Bulsiewicz; The Seedling, by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

May 11, 2026

11 May 2026

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World Ego Awareness Day; Birthday of Roberta Kalechofsky; Ozymandias, by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

May 10, 2026

10 May 2026

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Mother’s Day; National Veal Ban Action Day; Mother o’ Mine, by Rudyard Kipling.

May 09, 2026

09 May 2026

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Birthday of Alexy Voevoda; Publication of Plants Saved My Life: How Going Vegan Transformed My Health, by Kelley Gilberry, CHN; Publication of The War...

May 08, 2026

08 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

World Donkey Day; The Legend of the Jerusalem Donkey.

May 07, 2026

07 May 2026

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Birthday of Oscar Horta; Publication of Animal Oppression and Human Violence: Domesecration, Capitalism, and Global Conflict, by David Nibert; Publica...

May 06, 2026

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Release of the Documentary Film, Forks Over Knives; Publication of Dix Questions sur l'Antispécisme, by Jérôme Segal; Publication of Animals, Empat...

May 05, 2026

05 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Amphibian Week; Totally Chipotle Day; Publication of Crows: Encounters with the Wise Guys of the Avian World, by Candace Savage, the {10th anniversary...

May 04, 2026

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

International Respect For Chickens Day; A Prayer, by Carol J. Adams.

May 03, 2026

03 May 2026

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International Leopard Day; Wild Koala Day; Publication of Solidarity with Animals: Promises, Pitfalls, and Potential, edited by Alasdair Cochrane and ...

May 02, 2026

02 May 2026

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World Tuna Day; Ode to a Large Tuna in the Market, by Pablo Neruda.

May 01, 2026

01 May 2026

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Save the Rhinos Day; Gardening for Wildlife Month; Release of the documentary film, Meet Your Meat; Publication of When Elephants Weep: The Emotional ...

April 30, 2026

30 Apr 2026

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National Animal Advocacy Day; National Raisin Day; Publication of The Internet of Animals: Discovering the Collective Intelligence of Life on Earth, b...

April 29, 2026

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

National Shrimp Scampi Day; Publication of Suffering, Empathy, and Ecstasy: Animal Liberation as the Furthest Reaches of Our Moral Evolution, by Jerem...

April 28, 2026

28 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Save the Frogs Day; The Frog Pond Haiku, by Matsuo Bashō.

April 27, 2026

27 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

International Crow and Raven Appreciation Day; World Tapir Day; International Hyena Day; Birthday of Coretta Scott King; The Flight of the Crows, by E...

April 26, 2026

26 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Publication of Atlas of Extinct Animals, by Radek Maly; Presentation by Professor John Sanbonmatsu: The Omnivore's Deception: Veganism in Defense of T...

April 25, 2026

25 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

World Penguin Day; Birthday of Michael Aufhauser; Publication of Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, by Frans de Waal; Publication of ...

April 24, 2026

24 Apr 2026

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World Day for Animals in Laboratories; Birthday of Lord Hugh Dowding; Birthday of Joanne Molinaro, aka, The Korean Vegan; Publication of Vegan Is Love...

April 23, 2026

23 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

International Pallas Cat Day; A Daoist Poem, by Meng Haoran.

April 22, 2026

22 Apr 2026

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Earth Day; Birthday of Dina Zulfikar; Peter Young’s Speech at University of Wisconsin; Genesis 1:26-30.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewKZbA9ErLk

April 21, 2026

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Tuna Rights Day; World Curlew Day; National Chickpea Day; Birthday of Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud; A Meditation.

April 20, 2026

20 Apr 2026

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Animal Cruelty and Human Violence Awareness Week; Lima Bean Respect Day; Publication of Comparative Cognition: Experimental Explorations of Animal Int...

April 19, 2026

19 Apr 2026

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National Garlic Day; Mahavir Jayanti; Announcement of The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness; Surah Al-Baqarah 2:61.

April 18, 2026

18 Apr 2026

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Birthday of Leslie J. Cross; Publication of The Animals' Agenda, by Marc Bekoff Ph.D. and Jessica Pierce; Launching of the Awesome Vegans With Elysabe...

April 17, 2026

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

International Bat Appreciation Day; Birthday of Dr. Angie Sadeghi; Birthday of Rooney Mara; Birthday of Max La Manna; B Was A Bat.

April 16, 2026

16 Apr 2026

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Save the Elephants Day; Birthday of Sadie Sink; Release of Gunda; Psalm 8:3-9.

April 15, 2026

15 Apr 2026

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National Banana Day; Birthday of Leonardo Da Vinci; Birthday of Benjamin Zephaniah; Vegan Steven, by Benjamin Zephaniah.

April 14, 2026

14 Apr 2026

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National Dolphin Day; Publication of Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace, by Carl Safina; The Dolphin,...

April 13, 2026

13 Apr 2026

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Birthday of Alan Clark; Birthday of Milo Runkle; Publication of Why Veganism Matters: The Moral Value of Animals, by Gary Francione; April, by Sara Te...

April 12, 2026

12 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Hamster Day; National Licorice Day; Publication of Green is the New Red: An Insider's Account of a Social Movement Under Siege, by Will Potter; The Li...

April 11, 2026

11 Apr 2026

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National Catch and Release Day; Publication of Beyond Cages: Animal Law and Criminal Punishment, by Justin Marceau; Fish, by Elizabeth Bishop.

April 10, 2026

10 Apr 2026

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National Farmed Animals Day; Birthday of Daisy Ridley; Humanity, by William Wordsworth.

April 09, 2026

09 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jumbo Day; A Prayer, by Saengduean Lek Chailert.

April 08, 2026

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

National Dog Fighting Awareness Day; National Zoo Lovers’ Day; Forget the Camel: The Madcap World of Animal Festivals and What They Say about Being ...

April 07, 2026

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

International Beaver Day; Publication of In Search of the Wild Tofurky: How a Business Misfit Pioneered Plant-Based Foods Before They Were Cool, by Se...

April 06, 2026

06 Apr 2026

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Fresh Tomato Day; Birthday of Mariann Sullivan; Birthday of Regan Russell; An Early Martyr, by William Carlos Williams.

April 05, 2026

05 Apr 2026

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Publication of The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them, by Wayne Pacelle; Publication of The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Expl...

April 04, 2026

04 Apr 2026

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World Rat Day; International Carrot Day; The City Rat And The Country Rat, by Jean de La Fontaine.

April 03, 2026

03 Apr 2026

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World Aquatic Animal Day; Birthday of Jane Goodall; Release of the documentary film, The Smell of Money; Psalm 42.

April 02, 2026

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

First Episode of Plantstrong Podcast, Hosted by Rip Esselstyn; Publication of Plant You Scrappy Cooking: 140+ Plant-Based Zero-Waste Recipes That Are ...

April 01, 2026

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

International Bird Day; Be Kind to Spiders Week; National Sourdough Bread Day; Publication of The Inner World of Farmed Animals: Their Amazing Social...

March 31, 2026

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

National Farm Workers Day; Birthday of Alasdair Cochrane; Publication of The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force that Undermines Health & Ha...

March 30, 2026

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Birthday of Donna D’Errico; Birthday of Matthew Pritchard; Publication of The Routledge Handbook of Vegan Studies, edited by Laura Wright; Publicati...

March 29, 2026

29 Mar 2026

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

March 28, 2026

28 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Birthday of Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, Publication of SALT: A Confessional Animal Liberation Narrative, by Coyote Jacobs; Publication of Plant-Powere...

March 27, 2026

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Birthday of Romesh Ranganathan; Publication of the first edition of Dialogues on Ethical Vegetarianism, by Michael Huemer; Joshua Katcher Interviewed ...

March 26, 2026

26 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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

March 25, 2026

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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

March 24, 2026

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Release of the documentary film, Seaspiracy; Birthday of Jessica Chastain; Publication of Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth ...

March 23, 2026

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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

March 22, 2026

22 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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

March 21, 2026

21 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Birthday of Victoria Moran; Birthday of Sunaura Taylor; Publication of The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice 2nd Edition, by Tom Be...

March 20, 2026

20 Mar 2026

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

March 19, 2026

19 Mar 2026

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National Poultry Day; Publication of Defiant Daughters: 21 Women on Art, Activism, Animals, and The Sexual Politics of Meat, by Wendy Lee; First Episo...

March 18, 2026

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

National Agriculture Day; Publication of Comida Casera: More Than 100 Vegan Recipes, from Traditional to Modern Mexican Dishes, by Dora Ramirez; Unpai...

March 17, 2026

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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

March 16, 2026

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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