Easy Vegan with JL Fields

Vegan cookbook author Joni Marie Newman shares ideas for adding more nuts and seeds to delicious vegan meals + tips for new cooks and vegans who hate to cook. July 22, 2016

Seth Tibbott founded Tofurky 35 years ago. Today on Easy Vegan he reflects on the evolution of vegan meat and the future of plant-based foods. July 4, 2016

The episode in which JL introduces Leila Vaughan from Peace Advocacy Network live on air and then the computer freezes! So JL used the air time to highlight the good work of local vegan activists throughout the U.S. and Canada and shared ways to get involved in your own local vegan activism. (Good news: Leila will be back on the show July 25, 2016!) June 27, 2016

The premiere show of Easy Vegan features Victoria Moran, author of The Good Karma Diet, Main Street Vegan, The Charmed Life, and many more. JL and Victoria talk about veganism and how Victoria's book ​Main Street Vegan​ launched a worldwide movement. Each week Colorado Springs author and cooking coach JL Fields interviews a local, national, or international activist, author, chef or other plant-based leader. Learn about local vegan and animal welfare events and simple lifestyle and cooking strategies that are good for your health, the environment, and the animals. Why “Easy Vegan”? Because it’s not that complicated. August 8, 2015

Well folks, this was my second show and wow did we hit a Skype connectivity snag! But we powered through! This recording is an abbreviated version of our live show with author Nick Cooney, director of education for Mercy for Animals. He offered some terrific insight into giving to vegan and animal rights/welfare charities. August 10, 2015

Dreena Burton, author of Plant-Powered Families and Let Them Eat Vegan, on raising and feeding vegan children, plus Hillary Rettig, author of The Lifelong Activist and The 7 Secrets of the Prolific, on "nonperfectionist" veganism and sustainable vegan activism. August 17, 2015

Gene Baur, co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, on his latest book Living the Farm Sanctuary Life: The Ultimate Guide to Eating Mindfully, Living Longer, and Feeling Better Every Day. August 24, 2015

Cookbook author Kathy Hester on her latest creation: The Easy Vegan Cookbook. August 31, 2015

Host JL Fields and Alison Mercer answer your common questions about going vegan: cheese, protein, humane farming, living with non-vegans, and more! September 7, 2015

Ayinde Howell talks about his latest book, The Lusty Vegan, and offer strategies for vegans and non-vegans in "multivore" relationships. September 14, 2015

Ginny Messina - The Vegan RD - shares three simple things we can do to stay vegan for life and avoid becoming an "ex-vegan." September 21, 2015

Business owners Greg Howard and Jewels Burdick talk about how non-vegan business owners can cater to vegans. September 28, 2015

We’ve made the excuses. We’ve heard the excuses. All the reasons we can’t go vegan. Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan, co-founders of Our Hen House, have heard them, too. On this episode of Easy Vegan, they give us reasons to go vegan! October 5, 2015

Social media is a great way for new vegans and the veg-curious to discover delicious vegan food, engage with plant-based celebrities and chefs, and learn about animal rights. Brian Patton, The Sexy Vegan, talks us through the various social media platforms and great accounts to follow. October 12, 2015

Cody Rilo and Tyler Schiedel, restaurant veterans, went vegan and wanted to open a business that reflected their ethics. They did, along with Aspen and Mike Nipp, and the 100% vegan Burrowing Owl in Colorado Springs is thriving - and winning awards - after being open for only four months. (Great tips for vegan entrepreneurs!) October 20, 2015