The Vegetarian Society UK -Moby 'Plays' for new Vegetarian Society video

Moby 'Plays' for new Vegetarian Society video

PRESS RELEASE
October 2000

The Vegetarian Society is delighted to announce the launch of its new video Vegetarian Nutrition, aimed at secondary school students and their teachers, which has the support of vegan musician Moby.

Vegetarian Nutrition offers a lively introduction to vegetarian issues. Designed specifically with Food Technology students in mind, the film focuses on nutrition, food preparation and recipe suggestions. The soundtrack for the video features several tracks from Moby's best selling album Play, which Moby has generously allowed the Society to use, including: Honey, Body Rock, Machete, Run On and Inside.

Moby's support for Vegetarian Nutrition is particularly appropriate. The sleeve notes to Play contain an essay on veganism by Moby in which he explains why he is a vegan. He also stresses,

"If for some reason you ever decide to become a vegetarian or vegan, please do so carefully. Most of our conventional diets are so meat and animal product based that when we give up meat we don't know what to replace it with. Although a vegetarian or vegan diet is a million times healthier than a carnivorous diet, making the transition away from eating animals needs to be done wisely".

Vegetarian Nutrition succeeds in meeting this need by helping young people to understand what constitutes a balanced vegetarian diet and just how appetising and exciting it can be. The video complements the GCSE project pack already available from the Society. Working in partnership with schools, parents and pupils, The Vegetarian Society has a lively youth education programme. Services include project packs, leaflets, posters, a video lending library and a virtual schoolroom on this website The video is available from The Vegetarian Society and costs Ł5.00 plus Ł1 postage and packing (cheques should be made payable to The Vegetarian Society or phone/fax your credit card details).

The Vegetarian Society, Parkdale, Dunham Road, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 4QG
Tel: 0161 925 2000, Fax: 0161 926 9182, email: info@vegsoc.org

The Society has a national network of experienced speakers available to discuss a range of vegetarian issues from nutrition and healthy eating to animal welfare and vegetarian cookery. In addition the Society can help schools to cater for vegetarian pupils, with advice, menu planners and catering packs.

Notes to editors
(contacts for press only, public see Contacts page)

The Vegetarian Society, a national registered charity, is the oldest vegetarian organisation in the world. It offers an independent voice able to promote and provide information on vegetarianism. The Society operates its own 'V' Symbol trademark, The Cordon Vert Cookery School, a membership scheme and publishes The Vegetarian magazine quarterly. The Society is dedicated to promoting a diet that is good for animals, health and the environment.

* The video was made possible thanks to the generous support of The Vegetarian Charity.

For more information or to obtain a VHS review copy of the new video contact Su Taylor, Press Assistant on 0161 925 2012 - email: su@vegsoc.org - or Samantha Calvert, Head of Public Affairs on 0161 925 2009. Out of hours please call 0973 108167.