The Veganuary Story
The premiere of the “The Veganuary Story” took place on Friday the 17th November 2023.
We watched the video and learnt a lot about where and when the idea for Veganuary came from.
It is amazing of how a an idea discussed at a kitchen table in Yorkshire, England has developed in a moment and an idea that such a large amount of the UK population knows about. Starting with around 3,300 participants in 2013 the numbers now are really phenomenal.
Now an international movement it was great to hear how strong Veganuary is in Germany. The US and South American is a vast market where the Veganuary team is making significant inroads.
Veganuary is supported by a range of well known Ambassadors including musician Sir Paul McCartney, wildlife presenter Chris Packham , Author and Poet Benjamin Zephaniah and Actor Evanna Lynch which helps highlight the cause.
We don’t want to spoil your enjoyment of this video and would recommend that you click on the video below to watch the program for yourself.
Watch the Veganuary Story - YouTube Video
We would also recommend that you subscribe to the Plant Based News You Tube channel as there was subsequently a question and answer session which I am unable to post on this article. There is also the Plant Based Website for more information.Â
GlenMyu Estate and our Veganuary Story
Like many other mentioned in this video we had an awareness of Veganuary. Well done to the Veganuary team!
Sri Lanka is an easy country to be a Vegan or Vegetarian as much of the local cuisine is plant based.
Having come to Sri Lanka from the UK we were more confident with the sources and quality of the the produce we eat there.
Also, eating meat was convenient, easy and affordable.
We were sceptical about the conditions and the treatment of animals here and we could not be sure that they were free range and organic. Our thoughts were not as a result of seeing evidence of bad practices ourselves and there may well be good organic producers that treat their animals well.
However, the simple solution to this was to reduce our meat, poultry and fish consumption and we moved naturally to a plant based diet.
Ru was able to experiment with the organic produce we grow at the estate. Over time, she has also developed contacts with good suppliers of mushrooms, vegetables (that we can’t grow) and fruits. Â And, actually Tofu can be delicious if it is cooked the right way.
After a while, we didn’t miss eating meat and really prefer to eat mainly a plant based diet.
One step at a time.
Ultimately, we would really like to only offer Vegetarian and Vegan cuisine.
Our plan is the fully establish the business, have enough guests write reviews about the Vegetarian and Vegan food we serve which will give us enough confidence to remove the fish and chicken items from our menu.
Until then we need to offer alternatives to our guests.Â
The good news is that when we serve our Vegetarian and Vegan options to our guests they are wowed and happy to choose their next meals from those menus.
Read our articles about our Vegan food and Veganuary.
Find out more about Veganuary
You can find out more about Veganuary and try some Vegan dishes yourself from the recipes on the Veganuary website.
Vegan Social Media Influencer in Sri Lanka.
Recently social media influencer Maya from @FitGreenMind visited Sri Lanka. She travelled around the island and found out more about Vegan cooking and the cuisine in Sri Lanka.
You can watch the interview by Good Life X here.Â
Holiday in Sri Lanka at GlenMyu Estate.
Ideally located to take day trips to Ella, Nine Arch Bridge, Upper Dityaluma Waterfall, Lipton’s Seat, Horton Plain National Park and many more.
A luxury Bed & Breakfast with only three bedrooms with spectacular views of the Sri Lankan countryside.
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