Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Giveaway: Sunny Days in Texas Zine!

I have nothing to say that can rival the heart involved in the creation of this giveaway item or the cause it supports, so I won't post anything else today. Here you go.


Today I am so happy to host a giveaway for the Sunny Days in Texas vegan cook zine! Have you heard about this zine yet? It's full of excellent recipes compiled by some of your favorite Texvegans, and it was created to raise funds for Sunny Days Farm Animal Sanctuary, the largest farm animal sanctuary in Texas. You want this zine. A resident cutie basks with his copy above.

Sunny Days has come upon very hard times this year. Texas has been experiencing its worst drought in decades combined with a record-breaking heatwave. Sunny Days has lost its grazing grass, and have to buy more hay than ever. The cost of hay has doubled. It's much harder to find water for the animals. You get the picture. Things are not good. Three hundred animals and those yet to be saved are at risk. Says Lazy: Because of the record-breaking drought, Texans from all over the state have been trying to raise money with bakesales, garage sales, auctions, marathons, and anything else we can think of. One of the contributors to the zine has even been training for a marathon along with Team Sunny Day and are also looking to raise as money that way. If you aren't interested in the zine, please consider donating that way http://www.crowdrise.com/sunnydaysarnr2011 .

Lazysmurf is blogging recipes from the zine all MoFo'in month if you'd like to have a look at the delectable recipes in this zine. Also, you can purchase your own copy on etsy or go fancy with a full-color copy here, or (/and) you are most, most welcome to enter a giveaway for your own copy right here! I think it's a classic in the making.

Here is the description straight from Lazysmurf's post: The zine has been a labor of love for sure. It is packed with fabulous recipes for everything from Ranch Dressing to Mexican Hot Dogs to Cowboy Cookies to Raw Tacos to Jackfruit Brisket. There are healthy recipes like Tex Mex Stuffed Peppers and Blackened Caeser Tempeh Wraps and then there are recipes for 40 pounds of battered and deep-fried Popcorn Tofu, Oatmeal Cream Pies and Homemade Oreos. It is also illustrated with pictures of Sunny Day Farm’s most adorable residents.

I am told that Winky, Peanut, Millie, Baby, Nod, Willow, Sugar, Dinger, Milo, Sky, Desmond and Trixie may have had a paw in creating and/or have pawfully endorsed this fine page-turner.




To enter the giveaway, comment on this post. Tell me about the animal sanctuary you love the most, or (and/or) tell me about the animal(s) you love the most, or anything at all. I am so happy to say that this giveaway is open to everybody everywhere, no matter where you live! The winner will be chosen by random number generator and posted tomorrow after tomorrow's giveaway. Good luck! And to Sunny Days, I wish you adequate funds and support and glorious moderate weather for decades and more!



Lady Marmalade had a peek at the zine, and she too couldn't put it down. She fell asleep perusing it.

Would you like to donate to Sunny Days directly? Lazysmurf says if you would like to just help out without purchasing the zine please make a donation to Sunny Day on paypal to the email info@sunnydayfarms.com or sponsor an animal for a few dollars each month. Also check out the indomitable Molly’s Lonestar Plate post that includes other ways to help as well.

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The winner of yesterday's Rancho Gordo Desert Island Sampler is Luciana! Congratulations! Please send your name and address to me at miso...@yahoo.com. (Be sure to click on the . . . to get the rest of the email address. Alternatively, you could use your best thinking skills and possibly figure it out.)

24 comments:

  1. I love monkeys and apes the most. I am a supporter of 2 UK santuaries Monkey World which and The Monkey Santuary. Monkey World even has it's own tv show!

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  2. I have a copy, it looks so good! I can't wait to cook from it.

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  3. I already have this but want to comment in support of the people who put it together. Great cause!

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  4. Oh my goodness, thank you for such a fabulous write-up. I wish I could give you a giant hug.

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  5. Its hard for me to say which animals I love the most! I think I might genuinely love them all. What I can tell you is what animals I would like to meet the most, a cow, a monkey (any kind), and a goat!

    I haven't heard about Sunny Days Farm, but I'm glad to learn a little more about it! Thanks for providing the link in your post (as well as the whole post!!)

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  6. I love my 3 rescued cats the most! They are important members in my little family!

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  7. Reading Lazy Smurf's blog has made me want this zine so bad.
    I love my rescued kitteh Apollo the most, I can't imagine anyone else greeting me at the door when I get home.

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  8. I love my rescued Siberian Husky Shelby the most. I have no idea what she encountered when on the run, but thanks to www.adoptahusky.org in Plano, Texas, she came to live with my family. It took a little over a year to win her trust and heart and now she is the most amazing girl ever, much loved, and much adored. I would love to win a copy of this zine!

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  9. What a great write-up and a worthy cause! I have a special place in my heart for Animal Acres, where I used to volunteer, and Farm Sanctuary, which has such beautiful rolling hills that its 300 acres feel like heaven on earth.

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  10. I have to say I really like my youngest cat, who is bad-tempered, but yet so adorable.

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  11. I love all of the pic's of cute animals with the zine! My favourite animal sanctuary would have to be The Monkey Sanctuary in Looe Bay. It has a vegetarian, mostly vegan, cefe & looks after hundreds of monkeys that have been rescued from animal testing labs & the pet trade. They also have loads of anti animal testing information around the place which is great as I think a lot of people don't even consider that their washing up liquid / deodorant would have been tested on animals.

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  12. My favourite animal is my mother's dog Goliat. He is a french bulldog who is a bit peculiar and likes to hang out on his own. He also have some breathing troubles, but it get's easier for him to breath if he sleeps with a ball in his mouth. Very cute.

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  13. My favorite animals are my pets. <3 I have a cat and a dog and they've been with me since I was in elementary school. I don't currently know of any animal sanctuaries, but me and my Dad both support an organisation which trains dogs for the blind. They send a newsletter every few weeks on the dog's progress (as they grow up in a family who hosts them) and then when they are fully trained and ready to go they get to lead a blind person. :)

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  14. I love Farm Sanctuary and Best Friends. I have secret dreams of just packing up and moving near either one, to spend my days surrounded by the amazing animals and amazing people.

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  15. What a great cause. I also just checked out Lazy smurf's blog and the zine recipes look fabulous. As for farm sanctuaries I don't think we really have the same thing in the UK unfortunately, as far as I can tell from what I've heard on Colleen's podcasts anyway. I've been looking into something similar in my area and just found a wonderful donkey sanctuary I'd love to volunteer at :)

    It's not letting me post with my URL for some reason, but this is me!
    http://coconutandberries.tumblr.com

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  16. omg.. such super cute pictures!!. will check out lazysmurf;s blog too.
    there are so many sanctuaries to choose from. Every month we try to support any new ones i happen upon. the ones I always stick to though are
    Animal Aid rescue and Sanctuary in Udaipur, India http://www.animalaidunlimited.com/
    Old Dog Haven, senior dog Sanctuary in Seattle. http://olddoghaven.org/
    HUA, national no kill sanctuary(US). http://hua.org/
    Karuna Society in Andhra pradesh India http://www.karunasociety.org/
    and the CUPA Wildlife rescue and Elephant sanctuary http://cupabangalore.org/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=113
    :)

    I wrote about an abused elephant Menaka and the supporting charity on my round up post here http://hobbyandmore.blogspot.com/2011/10/week-2-veganmofo-round-up-and-rescue.html . Do check out her story.
    Have a great day.

    Richa @Hobby And More Food Blog

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  17. My Baby Boy Chihuahua. We got him from a family that didn't want him anymore. They don't know what their missing:)

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  18. My favorite animal is the elephant - because he's so intelligent and looks adorable. But to live with me, in my home, I would love to have a dog again.

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  19. My favorite rescues are Orange County Cavy Haven and Wee Companions in Southern California. They both do an awesome job rescuing guinea pigs and other small animals that are usually overlooked. Thank you for the giveaway!

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  20. That looks great. Does the zine come with a fluffy friend? :)

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  21. I've already purchased the pdf version of the zine, so I'm not entering, but I wanted to let you know that I passed on the Liebster Blog award to you. You can get directions on how to pick it up and award it to others on my post for today.

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  22. I am involved with a group called Charlie's Angels Horse Rescue, who takes unwanted horses as well as rescuing horses from the doggers. It is a wonderful group!

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  23. Hey Celyn, I just wanted to tell you I love your blog and I wanted to pass on the love with a Liebster Award. Check out how it works on my blog post http://threeandahalfvegans.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-first-double-post-in-one-day.html and pass on the blog love!

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