S3, Ep11: Kicking off Veganuary with Toni Vernelli

<p><strong>This season of The ChickPeeps is brought to you by our friends at Vivo Life! Use our code 'chickpeeps10' to get 10% off your order at</strong> <a href="https://www.vivolife.co.uk/?rfsn=3316041.f04d74&amp;utm_source=Refersion&amp;utm_medium=Affiliates&amp;utm_campaign=3316041"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">vivolife.com</span></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Happy New Year, and Happy Veganuary! Yes, it's the most vegantastic time of year when veganism gets a signal boost and companies wise up to the power of plant-based eating! To celebrate the beginning of this most wonderful month, Evy and Robbie are chatting to Toni Vernelli, Head of Communications at Veganuary. A vegan of 30 years, Toni's welcoming and supportive style of activism exemplifies Veganuary's message and she is a reminder why Veganuary is the best thing to hit the vegan movement since oreos!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While you're listening, please take a moment to check out the link to our sponsor. Not only are Vivo Life a great, vegan company, but their support also allows us to continue to produce The ChickPeeps for you! We love them and their products and we think you will too.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also in this episode…</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Toni tells us about how many sign-ups Veganuary are expecting this year and why that is just the tip of the iceberg!</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Of course we talk about all things Veganuary and Evy shares which recipe she contributed to the free Veganuary Cookbook!</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Toni shares the #1 reason people 'fail' at Veganuary and how to avoid the most common pitfalls.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Toni talks about her early experiences within the animal rights movement, working with PETA and Ingrid Newkirk.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Toni has great advice for new (and existing) vegans regarding self-care and why it's important not to hold oneself to unrealistic standards.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We learn about Toni's 'vegan origin story' and discover that she grew up in a</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">very</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">non-vegan household.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evy and Toni discuss the challenges of trying to share veganism with family members.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We discuss why a sustainable diet for the future must be a plant based one.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you have to be an animal rights activist to be a vegan? Toni answers this and several listener questions.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sign up to</span> <a href="https://veganuary.com/try-vegan/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Veganuary!</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Veganuary on</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/veganuary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/weareveganuary/?hl=en"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Toni Vernelli on</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/ToniShephard?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Study suggests organic meat production</span> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/23/organic-meat-production-just-as-bad-for-climate-study-finds?CMP=share_btn_tw"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">just as bad for climate</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">as conventional methods</span></p> <p><strong>Get In Touch:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bonus Content:</span> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ChickPeepsPod"><span style="font-weight: 400;">ChickPeeps Patreon</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram:</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chickpeepspod/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@ChickPeepsPod</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Facebook:</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChickPeepsPodcast/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@ChickPeepsPodcast</span></a></p>