Grace and I are going to take part in Veganuary, which is next month, and I'd like to share our experiences of it. We're going to be doing it unofficially as we'd rather 'do our own thing' at the moment.

This is Veganuary                 http://www.veganuary.com/         it's a recruitment drive for veganism, if you like, that aims to raise funds for animal charities.

We're joining in out of curiousity, to try a new experience, gain new insights, and support our friend Matt Glover who's one of the creators of the Veganuary thing.

I'm not convinced about veganism, but there is a good argument there, no doubt about it, and so we'll know a bit more at the end of January, and will be better qualified to go on about it down the pub.

Right now I find people's appetite for a lot of meat, every day, a bit gross, and I think that many of us would be better off cutting right back on their consumption.  Native Americans were notably reverential towards the beast they were about to eat, and I think that's a good attitude to have towards eating a creature, if you must eat it at all.

There's no doubt that the meat industry is increasingly bad for the planet too, and needs to be put in its place.

Like many, we both love dairy products, and are expecting to find it hard to forgo them, but it's only a month......we'll see how it goes and let you know.