The semi-vegan!

The vegan guide to ironing!

This pdf gives an idea of what is in the issue. If it temps you to want to read it, see order info on page 30. (Norwegians, see info on page 29.)
Iss

ue #2

Letters
I need advice, please!

Your letter made me cry myself to sleep. I can only do my best, but if my best is not good enough, what is? I will look up Motorcycle magazine to see if they print info on cars, but how it relates to me I am more unsure about, as I do not like motorcycles. But I am willing to take a short term interest in it.
Short letter!

I can understand why you turn to me for advice. My main concern are your sheep. While the hens might have a large enough space to roam around in, but the sheep will have a feeling of being landlocked. Given a choice many sheep and especially young lams would prefer life to death. Maybe it is time for you to move on, and set the sheep free? You can produce a massive amount of veg on the land the sheep previously used. (If you wish to farm vegan organically you must first remove all the sheep manure.)
I am NOT semi!

I do hope you get round to writing something. So many people would love to read your views, but I fully understand if you do not have time to dot them down.

The semi-vegan

Editor: Knut Caspari Contributors: Emma Attwell Polly Buttons Sophie Christopher-Bowes Janne Eikeblad Martin Field Ann James Andrew Knight Julia Langley Pete Ryan N.C. Sweeney Address: Knut Caspari, Longridge, Bankend Road, Dumfries, DG1 4TP. E-mail: knut.caspari@gmail.com Phone: 01387 265 348 Printer: Short Run Press Print run: 100 Editing concluded: 05.2.12 Copyright: If quoting from this magazine, please acknowledge the source and do not distort the sense. Published by: Knut Caspari This is a not-for-profit magazine without paid help. So if you would like to help, please do not expect to get paid! Paying subscribers: Norway 6 UK 2 France 1 Total: 9

From the editor

I was going to give this issue away for free, but the cost is to high. While the last issue cost 32p to print per copy, this one cost 1.62! It actually cost more to print this issue than the Vegan Views book with over 200 pages! Weird!

Text: Knut Caspari

o I have decided to be sensible. I will sell subscriptions and then once in a while I will publish a big book, which will be sold cheaply or given away for free. It will look like the Vegan Views book I published and contain the best articles from this magazine and maybe other articles that come my way.

My journey to abolitionism
I was raised in an environment where I was encouraged to be inquisitive. If I didnt question everything and learn from the responses I received, then my parents would be disappointed in me.

Text: Emma Attwell

What is welfarism and what is abolition: A comparison

Welfarism Abolitionism

Ask yourself now, where your views mostly align with. How many welfarist and how many abolitionist statements do you agree with?

The semi-vegan

The semi-vegan

In quiet contemplation
Having been a vegan for 30 years, I am now at retiring age, but never tiring of making this world a more peaceful place, where we can all live in harmony and without killing or harming.

Text: Ann James

The semi-vegan

New year
So, New Year came & went like a flash & before you knew it you were well into 2012 but, didnt you have all those plans? Wasnt this going to be the year you finally got in shape, wasnt January 1.st THE DAY you were starting with the new diet, the new look, the new you!

Text and photos: Pete Ryan Dip ISSA CFT SPN

Top: Push-up start and end. Above: Plank.

The semi-vegan

Inverted row start and end.

Above: Side plank. Under: Shoulder bridge.

Animal rights and human wrongs

The relationship between animals and law is a cycle of cruelty caused and controlled by and for man. Where mans benefit is balanced against a beasts burden, the human animal usually wins. Even such limited legal rights as animals have are subject to human interests.

Text: N. C. Sweeney .

10

The semi-vegan

Nol Sweeney has written the book Hellsucks published by Alibi. If you would like to read this book, the ISBN number is: 978-1-872724-06-5. For more information, contact: Alibi, PO Box 1615, Langford, Bristol, BS40 5WF.

The semi-vegan

11

Cohousing in Britain
For two decades Diggers & Dreamers has extolled the virtues of communal living. But this has largely been through the eyes of hard core communards who are prepared to share many facilities and live very closely with their fellow co-operators on a day-to-day basis.

Text: Martin Field

The semi-vegan! in the news

The text below was taken from the website: veganbodybuilding.org

We also gave some room on the stall to Knut, the ex-editor of the ever popular Vegan Views magazine for his new project. Now bear in mind Knut comes from Norway, but he named his new magazine The semi-vegan! Now before you send an email off to me complaining, its him that named it & yes it is awful! The magazine itself follows a similar format to Vegan Views, but one article did have honey in it (as one person said Why not use golden syrup?). I think you, being much brighter than Knut,

should be able to come up with a better name than The semi-vegan!, so Ill set you a challenge! Send Knut a new magazine name to knut.caspari@gmail.com with the subject title A better name for your magazine & if he picks that name you will win a DVD I will send you & any other goodies we can find. This is open to anyone in any country, help out poor old Knut, get his magazine a decent title. So what are you waiting for, get your thinking caps on & win some goodies!

Healing
I am starting a regular column, answering questions of a spiritual nature. I give Angel Card/clairvoyance readings, both one-to-one and group sittings, as well as postal/telephone readings.

Text: Julia Langley

The semi-vegan

13

Eco-village in Slovakia
Photos by: Janne Eikeblad

The vegan gui

After fervent prayers and prolonged effort, my attempts to get myself fired were finally successful. Well, maybe not quite fired, but at least the next best thing: my services were not required for a while. Such is the nature of locum work.

Ironing on the summit of Mt Snowdon, the highest poin stay for seconds on the top of the summit cairn.

Text and photos: Andrew Knight.

This interesting Chinook kept circling and seemed to be doing mock landings. Either they wanted to borrow my ironing gear and have a go themselves, or were practicing for mountain rescues.

ide to ironing!

Whilst waiting, and waiting for someone (anyone!) to come and help take photos, I admired these mountain sheep across the valley. They are the ultimate climbers, leaving humans for dead. I watched one fearlessly traverse the face of an almost-cliff to reach a small grassy ledge where it continued to graze.

nt in Wales and England. In gusts so strong I could only

Finally, after a freezing half hour waiting, an entire group of about 15 undergrad guys appeared. They took some pics for me, and then all had a go themselves! They loved it, as did everyone I met! Some of them had never even ironed before!!

Vintage vegan views

Typed and edited by: Knut Caspari and Polly Buttons

A view of liberation
I am more concerned with liberating myself than with liberating animals (not that this isnt worthwhile) and I believe that such a general liberation of people is a necessary condition before all the worthwhile causes such as veganism become redundant.

Text: James Okell Reprinted from issue 4 of Vegan Views, 1975.

Vintage vegan views

19

Auto-nomadic way of life

Many people are now looking for freer, simpler ways of life, which can be enjoyed on a very moderate income, and so release them from the rat race.

Text: Celia Barrie Reprinted from issue 3 of Vegan Views, 1975.

Pacifism
This is a subject I have always felt I should know more about. When confronted with war all thinking people must realise its horror and futility. Yet, understandably, no one wishes to give away his possessions to any ruffian who throws his weight about.

Text: Harry Mather Reprinted from issue 3 of VV, 1975.

Personal approach to veganism

I have been struggling for the past 3 months to redirect myself towards the goal of as-practicalas-possible veganism.

Text: Allison J. Spears Reprinted from issue 3 of Vegan Views, 1975.

Random thoughts on a Finnish roof

My initial impression as I surveyed the precarious ascent to the summit was that my nerve would fail and I would find it impossible to make the climb.

Text: Keith Bryan Reprinted from issue 3 of Vegan Views, 1975.

22

Vintage vegan views

Seasonal fruit & vegetables:

Text: Richard Sudell

Fruits in season

23

Letters

reprinted from Vegan Views # 3 and 4, 1975

24

Vintage vegan views

Vintage vegan views

25

26

Vintage vegan views

Vintage vegan views

27

Sprout to life
Please sprout to life. Do it this way. Live foods build live cells. Dead foods congest cells. So think, feel, breathe, move, rest lively and eat live foods.

Text: Paul Reps Reprinted from issue 4 Vegan Views, 1975.

Seeds or grains are:

Alfalfa, fenugreek, sesame, sunflower, rice, millet, wheat, buckwheat, soy and mung beans, lentils, oats, rye, barley, chia and many others. They usually found in health food stores.

28

Vintage vegan views

organisk hus
av jord og hamp!

Slik bygget jeg et

Bker for salg!

Under finner du boklisten til Stiftelsen Markens Grde. Hvis noen av bkene faller i smak, gjr du lurt i kjpe de. Ta kontakt eller overfr rett belp til bankkontoen.
Abonner p Semi-vegan!

Teresa Berub

Bygg ditt eget

Liker du bladet du n holder i hnden, br du abonnere. Det koster kun 75 kr for 3 nummer.
Send kupongen til: Bankkonto:

Bygg ditt eget jordhus! Michael G. Smith

kubbehus!

Det enkle og gode liv

Longridge, Bankend Road, Dumfries, DG1 4TP, UK.

Telefon:

0530 30 49616 (Konto-eier: Stiftelsen Markens Grde)

E-post:

sjolberg@online.no 00 44 1387 265 348

Tony Wrench

Du kan lese boklisten her:

Helen og Scott Nearing

Bestillingskupong!
Under flger Stiftelsen Markens Grdes bokliste. Alle prisene inkluderer porto! nsker du noe s vennligst sett kryss ved det du nsker.
" Abonnement p The semi-vegan! 3 nummer for 75 kr. (Nummer 2, 3 og 4) Bker og hefter: (Alle prisene inkluderer porto!) " Bygg ditt eget jordhus! av Michael G. Smith for 198 kr. " Bygg din egen jordovn! av Kiko Denzer for 250 kr. (F eks igjen!) " Det enkle og gode liv av Helen og Scott Nearing for 200 kr. " Kunsten g p do av Joseph Jenkins for 225 kr. " Slik bygget jeg mitt hjem av jord og hamp! av Teresa Berub for 48 kr. " Bygg ditt eget kubbehus! av Tony Wrench for 148 kr. " Melk og honning av John Seymour for 150 kr. " Gutten p bomullsgrden av Merritt Mauzey for 160 kr. " Bygg din egen husvogn! av Walter Lloyd for 68 kr. " Vegan Views/Self-sufficiency bok p 224 sider: 100 kr. Mitt navn: Min adresse: Mitt postnr./poststed: Fast telefon: (Dag/kveld) Send kupongen til: Longridge, Bankend Rd, Dumfries, DG1 4TP, UK. E-post: sjolberg@online.no

Be a supporter!
If you liked this magazine, you might wish to receive the next issue. This is easy, just return the order form below.

Vegan Views
Food Health Low impact living Self-Sufficiency

Text: Knut Caspari

t costs 7 to subscribe for 3 issues, starting with this issue. (Or you can pay 5 to recieve the next 2 issues.) The cost of printing this issue is 1.62 and when you add postage the profit margin is not high. (I only mention this, in case people are wondering why it costs a lot to subscribe.)

Buy the Vegan Views book! This magazine only contains 32 pages. If you would like to read much more, then buy the Vegan Views book it is full of interesting articles. It only costs 4 including postage for 224 pages! Normal price is 7.

or

0 g e : 14

Order form
Please make cheques/postal orders out to Knut Caspari. All prices include postage within UK and Europe.
Become a supporter!

You can support The semi-vegan!, by subscribing. It only costs 7 for 3 issues or 5 for 2 issues.
" Subscription: 7. (You will recieve issue 2, 3 and 4) " Subscription: 5. (You will recieve issue 3 and 4)

Magazines and books: " Vegan Views number 117: 2.00. " Sunshine and shadow by Wilfred Crone at 5.00. " One copy of the Vegan Views book at: 4.50. (See cover over.) " Two copies of the Vegan Views book at: 8.00. (See cover over.) " Three copies of the Vegan Views book at: 11.00. (See cover over.)
Name: Address: Post code: Landline phone no: Post: VV, Longridge, Bankend Road, Dumfries, DG1 4TP. E-mail: knut.caspari@gmail.com

,-

7
N

The Vegan Views book. 4 incl. postage.

Notes on fasting
First of all most of you will probably ask: Why the hell should one bother to fast?! After all, it only seems to make us feel uncomfortably hungry, and whats the point of that?

Text: Veran Van Dam Reprinted from issue 3 of Vegan Views, 1975.

Vintage vegan views

31

The organic gardener

The air is full of excitement as the first seeds for indoor and outdoor planting can be prepared.

Text: Sophie Christopher-Bowes

Sophie Christopher-Bowes is based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire and runs EcoArchitecture and Permacultural Planning CIC and is a keen grower and gardener.