Vegan Posse VP#70: Another “Sensitive” Vegan! WFPB Health Coach Anita Lupp on Self-Acceptance, Raising Health-Conscious Kids, and the Sacrilege of Forgoing Olive Oil

by christinembenson | Mar 22, 2024 | Vegan Posse

Anita Lupp’s vegan journey spans several countries and continents! Originally from the U.K., Anita lives with her family in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Wauconda, Illinois (not be be confused with the fictional kingdom of Wakanda from the Marvel movies)....

Vegan Posse VP#69: The Veteran Doc with Vegan Ninja Skills! West Point Grad Dr. Scott Harrington, Founder of Vegan Primary Care

by christinembenson | Mar 15, 2024 | Vegan Posse

Even for docs, losing weight isn’t easy! Scott Harrington, D.O., is a board-certified Family Medicine physician with over 17 years of experience. He started his medical career using standard treatment methodologies. Then, in 2012, Dr. Harrington personally...

Vegan Posse VP#68: Questioning Everything! Former Big Pharma Macrobiologist JoAnn Farb on Her Animal-Lab-Inspired Vegan Path, Raising a Vegan Family, & Why “Good” People Do Animal Testing (Hint: Cheap Meat)

by christinembenson | Mar 8, 2024 | Vegan Posse

Working as a microbiologist with a global pharmaceutical company in the early 1990s, JoAnn Farb toured lab animal testing facilities, pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, and factory farms and came face-to-face with the fact it was her own (and all of our) food...

Vegan Posse VP#67: Congruence over Convenience: Jazz Singer, Reiki Master, & Feline Entrepreneur Risa Branch on Going Vegan in TX, the Myth of Vegan Non-Diversity, Tough Truths about Finding a Vegan Mate, & More!

by christinembenson | Mar 1, 2024 | Vegan Posse

Risa Branch is a jazz and blues singer, Reiki Master, and professional cat-sitter based in New York City. She’s also a dedicated, longtime vegan, having adopted the lifestyle as a teenager, and she’s been advocating for animals and veganism for all of her adult life....

Vegan Posse VP #66: Rey Ortega, The Mad Cookie Man! From Fat, Sick, and Fooled to Mad, Glad, and Buliding a Cookie Empire

by christinembenson | Feb 23, 2024 | Vegan Posse

Rey Ortega is bulidng a vegan cookie empire! With over 30 years’ of baking experience, Rey is a pioneer in the plant-based sector. In 1994, he founded the Alternative Baking Company, one of the first vegan cookie brands on the market, which generated $1 million...

Vegan Posse VP#65: :”I don’t do protein.” Nashville Guitarist Shan Kenner on Consciousness, Energy, and His Love Affair with Apple Cider Vinegar!

by christinembenson | Feb 16, 2024 | Vegan Posse

Shen Kenner has been a professional guitarist for over three decades, dazzling audiences in Casablanca, San Francisco,  Greece, Finland, New York City, and many points in between. Shan is also a licensed realtor. He authored his own book SK Real Book, a physical book...