by Sandra Nomoto | Books and reviews, Family, Health, Lifestyle, Ponderings, Self-Development, Spirituality
1. Where did I thrive? I wish I could say I thrived financially, but this was not that year, despite all the predictions of 42-year-olds thriving in 2024. This year also marked my 6th veganniversary (4+2=6), but I recently realized my birth number is 8, so maybe 2026...
by Sandra Nomoto | Animals, Books and reviews, Business & Marketing, Lifestyle, Social good, Vegans
The quintessential book about how a vegan can have even more impact I had the pleasure of seeing Robert Cheeke hit up the dance floor at Vegan Women Summit before we met about a month later at the Planted Expo in Vancouver. I knew he had written a new book, but it...
by Sandra Nomoto | Animals, Books and reviews, Business & Marketing, Events, Food, Lifestyle, Vegan food, Vegans
‘Cause everyone’s a marketer, whether they like it or not. Stevan Mirkovich, Partner & Chief Relational Officer of Planted Expo—which celebrated its 10th year in Vancouver in 2024—sent me this text message at the end of September 2023: I was surprised...
by Sandra Nomoto | Books and reviews, Food, Lifestyle, Vegan food, Vegans
What food history would look like if we ignored animal products Published by Beacon Press in 2023, Alicia Kennedy’s No Meat Required: The Cultural History and Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating, is exactly what its subtitle describes. Kennedy was a vegetarian...
by Sandra Nomoto | Books and reviews, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Social good, Vegans
The most badass and fun book on going vegan I recommend so far! I’m stoked my local library had a copy of John Lewis’s first book, Badass Vegan, which I’ve wanted to get my hands on for a while. I’ve followed John on Instagram for a while;...
by Sandra Nomoto | Animals, Books and reviews, Buy local, Eco fashion, Environment, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Self-Development, Social good
A crash course on mindful living and aligning your life with your values I recently learned about Zoe Weil (pronounced “Zoh While”), co-founder of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE), and the books she’s written. Atria Books (a division of Simon...
