By Reannon Branchesi on November 1, 2017
Before I get to the point of this article, I’d like to attempt to cut the hordes of angry commenters off at the pass: I don’t really think vegans must have kids. If you don’t like kids and don’t want […]
By Reannon Branchesi on July 12, 2016
Wisconsin summer is in full swing, and my Facebook newsfeed is slowly populating with pictures of small children smiling broadly while holding suffocating (or already dead) fish. Fishing – at least in the Midwest – has become synonymous with both […]
By Reannon Branchesi on June 17, 2016
We are excited to announce that Generation Veggie has partnered with Carlos Patino, author of “Dave Loves Chickens,” to create two coloring sheets that your plant-powered kids will love! These coloring sheets are available for free, and you can download […]
By Reannon Branchesi on June 2, 2016
As a child growing up in Wisconsin, I was taught from a very young age to believe that cow’s milk and the dairy industry were wonderful, wholesome, and one of the best parts of our state. Each year, my elementary […]
By Reannon Branchesi on April 14, 2016
Last night, a parent from my girls’ preschool made me cry. She invited all the kids in my girls’ class to her son’s fourth birthday party, and Abby and Izzy were very excited. I work in the same building as […]
By Reannon Branchesi on November 12, 2015
We are excited to offer limited edition T-shirts for sale for your whole veggie family! Click here to view all the T-shirts available. Generation Veggie is a nonprofit organization run entirely by volunteers, and we have big plans for 2016. […]
By Reannon Branchesi on October 26, 2015
Earlier today, Slate’s “Dear Prudence” advice column took on the challenge of a non-vegan grandma refusing to provide vegan snacks to her grandchildren while watching them after school. Rather than providing helpful advice, Prudence chose instead to chastise the mother […]
By Reannon Branchesi on September 25, 2015
Last weekend, I had what will surely be just one of many vegan parenting fails. My 3-year-old, twin girls recently started attending the religious education program at a Unitarian Universalist church near us. It’s just once per week, and this […]
By Reannon Branchesi on August 13, 2015
We launched Generation Veggie earlier this year as the first nonprofit organization focused exclusively on vegan and vegetarian families. We are small group of volunteers across the United States who manage and write content for the site in between our […]
By Reannon Branchesi on August 5, 2015
Tomorrow marks the start of the annual Wisconsin State Fair. Like so many events of its kind across the United States, the Wisconsin State Fair is a 11-day gathering centered on greasy, sugary foods like cream puffs, deep fried cheese […]
By Reannon Branchesi on May 12, 2015
The idea for Generation Veggie was born when my now 3-year-old twins were still in utero. I remember being five months pregnant and feeling frustrated with the lack of information about vegan pregnancy online. There were a few articles and […]
By Reannon Branchesi on April 8, 2015
Hospitals are not well-known for having great food—mystery meats, blobs of gelatin, bland noodles, and bowls of dull applesauce may come to mind. Having a baby is hard work, and whether you birth vaginally or via C-section, you are going […]
