Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Can the CH Kitchen Be Purely Vegetarian or Vegan

[John Beutler (jabeutler]

If purely means no animal products used for anything, I suppose so. But no one 
I know eats plastic bags, and as a chemist, I think I can say there are no 
animal products in plastic. Petroleum products, yes, and of course petroleum 
comes from plants which died a long time ago. I have personally not met 
vegans/vegetarians who are quite that fussy. I suspect Someone demanding that 
level of purity would have a hard time living in cohousing for a lot of other 
reasons.

Cheers

JAB
Liberty Village
MD

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> On Dec 10, 2016, at 9:28 AM, Sharon Villines <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Every few years we get a question about whether the CH kitchen can be purely 
> vegetarian or vegan. That way omnivores and omnivore at home but still 
> participate in CH meals.
> 
> Well, TreeHugger has an article that will pretty much put “purely” to rest.
> 
> Which of these items contain animal products:
> 
> 1. Plastic Bags
> 2. Car and Bike Tires
> 3. Glue in Woodwork and Musical Instruments
> 4. Biofuels
> 5. Fireworks
> 6. Fabric Softener
> 7. Shampoo and Conditioner
> 8. Toothpaste
> 9. White or Brown Sugar
> 
> Of course you guessed it, all. Who knew? Given this I think that trying to 
> have a pure kitchen would be a major commitment to researching ingredients 
> and their sources as well as financially prohibitive because residents 
> wouldn’t be able to contribute many things to the CH.
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/b43lt27
> 
> Sharon
> ----
> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
> 
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