Farm Animal Sanctuaries

In this longer-than-usual episode, The Tofu Trio discusses farm animal sanctuaries, but not before Joey hijacks the mic yet again to review all the movies he's watched recently. He gives his unsolicited thoughts on "The Mandalorian and Grogu," "Masters of the Universe," "Disclosure Day," and "Supergirl" before Vanessa reminds him that this episode is actually supposed to be about animal sanctuaries. Joey begrudgingly drops his film critic persona and pivots to his experience volunteering at an Oregon farm sanctuary, eventually bringing up SASHA Farm, which vegan warrior Gary Yourofsky has been promoting. Joey highlights a few sanctuaries down in Florida, and Vanessa shouts out Sweet Olive Farm in Georgia. The conversation eventually derails into the frustration of attending events with zero vegan options, which triggers Joey into a full-blown rampage about his most recent trip to The Cheesecake Factory, which will almost certainly be his last. Jon points out that the lack of good vegan options at places like that dissuades people from going vegan because they assume it's impossible or that the lifestyle's just sad salads and raw tofu. Vanessa chimes in to add that restaurants lacking plant-based options make things just as stressful for non-vegans trying to dine with their vegan friends and family members. Jon then talks about the complexities of traveling while vegan before pivoting to a passionate defense of that rare culinary vegan delicacy known as the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The trio finally closes the show in the classiest way possible, by begging their listeners for cash. Jon suggests they create a Patreon account to help cover the expenses of running the podcast, soooooooo maybe? In the end, listeners are getting a full tour of animal rescues, terrible restaurant menus, and blatant financial desperation, proving that staying on topic is still a massive work in progress for this crew.Learn more about the farm animal sanctuaries mentioned in today's episode:Farm Sanctuary, widely known as the first and largest farm animal sanctuary in the United States, with locations in Watkins Glen, NY and Los Angeles, CASASHA Farm in Manchester, MILittle Bear Sanctuary in Punta Gorda, FLFlorida Rescue Farm in Duette, FLKindred Spirits Sanctuary near Ocala, FLSweet Olive Farm in Winterville, GABuy some Vegans Talking Shit merchandise! Visit https://vegans-talking-shit.myshopify.com to buy Vegans Talking Shit t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs, and more.Vegans Talking Shit is hosted by Joey Di Girolamo, Jon Missirlian, and Vanessa Silva. Main podcast image artwork by Diego Orellana. Theme song "Flying" by TrackTribe. Visit @veganstalkingshit on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube and @vegans.talking.sh on TikTok. Send questions, comments, and topic ideas to veganstalkingshit@gmail.com, and you may get your email read during the show.