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Earth Day Presentation: "Save the Planet, One Bite at a Time"

Mark Fergusson, Down to Earth's Chief Vegetarian Officer, cordially invites you to attend a free Earth Day Presentation entitled "Save the Planet, One Bite at a Time!"

40% Off Meatless Mondays To Launch April 26th

Down to Earth will launch "Meatless Mondays" beginning on Monday April 26th, and every Monday after that. Customers will get up to 40% off the regular price of selected ALL VEGETARIAN Preferred Brand items. Meatless Mondays will become one of Down to Earth's signature events. "The idea behind Meatless Mondays is to encourage everyone to go meatless once a week," explains Mark Fergusson, Down to Earth's Chief Vegetarian Officer.

Down to Earth to Hold 30% Off Earth Day Sale

This Earth Day, Down to Earth will hold a special sale offering 30% off the regular price of more than 100 best-selling products. The event will be held Thursday, April 22nd at all Down to Earth locations.

Down to Earth Launches ALL VEGETARIAN Preferred Brand Program

Honolulu, HI (March 10, 2010) -- Down to Earth ALL VEGETARIAN Organic & Natural has launched a new program that gives preferred treatment to ALL VEGETARIAN brands that meet stringent criteria to set them apart from other products. To be recognized as an "ALL VEGETARIAN Preferred Brand" at Down to Earth, the manufacturer must exclude meat and meat-based ingredients from their entire product range, and make them from natural, organic, and GMO-free ingredients.

30% Off Great American Meatout Sale!

Down to Earth will celebrate the upcoming Great American Meatout on Saturday March 20th with a special sale featuring 30% off 20 best-selling meat substitutes. The sale will be held all day at all its stores. Meatout is an international observance that encourages everyone to kick the meat habit for one day and evolve to a wholesome, compassionate diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes.

Aloha, and a Happy New Year

Aloha, and a Happy New Year.

As we announced in our last newsletter, our newly revamped website launched at the end of last year. The website has great resources to help you live a healthy lifestyle, and I encourage you to check it out and use it; there are articles, recipes, links, and more.

Down to Earth Launches New Website

Honolulu, HI (Dec. 11, 2009) -- Down to Earth ALL VEGETARIAN Organic & Natural has updated and enhanced its website with a new design that more effectively promotes a vegetarian lifestyle. It is now on line at www.downtoearth.org. The improved site makes it easier to find information that helps improve health, contribute to a cleaner and safer environment, and protect the welfare of all living beings, including the innocent animals.

Goodwill to All Living Beings

Aloha. ‘Tis the holiday season, a time of goodwill to all.

Despite this noble spirit, somehow the holidays are also the season for the consumption of even larger numbers of chickens, turkeys, pigs and cows! Approximately 10 billion animals a year, which is over 30 million animals a day, are cruelly slaughtered in the USA alone. I am not sure how many are slaughtered for the holidays, but the numbers are likely astounding. So, this Christmas season, as we think of goodwill to all people, let’s also show compassion and goodwill to all living beings, including the innocent animals.

Slaughterhouse closed for inhumane treatment

MONTPELIER, Vermont - A Vermont slaughterhouse ordered closed after video showed calves kicked, shocked and cut while conscious had its operating license suspended three times earlier this year for similar conduct.

U.S. Department of Agriculture records show Bushway Packing Inc. of Grand Isle, which was ordered closed Friday, was shut down for a day in May, again in June and again in July after an inspector cited it for inhumane treatment of animals.

Climate chief Lord Stern: give up meat to save the planet

People will need to turn vegetarian if the world is to conquer climate change, according to a leading authority on global warming.

In an interview with The Times, Lord Stern of Brentford said: “Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world’s resources. A vegetarian diet is better.”

Direct emissions of methane from cows and pigs is a significant source of greenhouse gases. Methane is 23 times more powerful than carbon dioxide as a global warming gas.