The Temporary Vegan.

As part of my research project I have adopted the vegan eating plan for the duration of the time I spend working on the project. I estimate approximately 6 to 7 weeks. I call it a bit of practical research since it is always easy to come up with academic theories...sometimes not so easy to implement them. It is not that I have any doubt that a healthy vegan diet is possible, but is it actually doable for the average person (like me) in todays vertically integrated, corporate controlled food production and distribution system?

I set out to discover the shortest route to the East side food co-op. The West side co-op is closer but it is more limited so I wanted to have routes to both locations. My usual strategy is to use the car to find the place the first time so I know where it is, and then cycle it from then on.

Here is the car route/bike route from west Olympia to east.




My first grocery bill looked like this (below)...
There are several items on it that I could have done without if I had a few kids and needed to spend that money on other items. The trail mix, for instance, could have been an extra few pounds of whole grain hot cereal.