This page is for you to showcase your pictures or poems.......or anything else creative that has a link to vegetarianism. We'll also post any useful information we think might be of help to you (such as the forms for our fantastic cookery competition below!)

If you would like to have your work displayed on the Young Veggies website please send it to education@vegsoc.org

We cannot guarantee to use all creative work we are sent but will acknowledge everything we receive.

Fantastic illustrations for National Vegetarian Week!

Student illustrator Emma Ridgway created her own superb illustrations to celebrate National Vegetarian Week. You can see them below (click on the images for full size versions!)

Emma's website can be found at www.emma-ridgway.co.uk

Getting Fruity (and Veggie!)

As part of their work during National Vegetarian Week students at Clatterford Tuition Centre in Newport, Isle of Wight each created an individual fabric square representing a fruit or vegetable using collage techniques, fabric paint or fabric pens. These were then sewn together to create a wall hanging which is now proudly displayed in their Food Technology Room.

 

Top Ten Veggie Film Titles

Not that we haven’t got much work to do or anything, but we’ve been wondering what the world would be like if vegetarians took over the film-making industry…

These are our current favourite veggie films. Can you work out which titles we’ve been messing about with? Ask a sensible adult if you’re stuck… (if they can’t help and you simply must know the answers just send us an e-mail!)

1. Barley & Me (2)
2. Cool Hand Leek (7)
3. Swedey Pod (3)
4. Haricot Potter and the Half Blood Quince (new entry!)
5. Planet of the Grapes (1)
6. Tofu Panda (4)
7. True Lychees (new entry!)
8. Quorn of the Dead (6)
9. Mad Flax (8)
10. Cheesy Rider (5)

Think you can do any better…? E-mail any suggestions to education@vegsoc.org

Dressed to Impress!

Year 9 students at Channing School, Highgate, London were responsible for designing and creating these superb dresses that were inspired by fruit and vegetables in the run up to National Vegetarian Week 2008.

 

Calling all young veggie film makers!

If you’re a student involved in making films and are struggling to find a decent soundtrack to accompany them, it might be worth having a look at Moby's website

Here you’ll find music from Moby that is available to all independent and non-profit filmmakers, film students, and anyone in need of free music for their independent, non-profit film, video, or short. If you want to use any of the music in a commercial film or short then you can also apply for an easy license, with any money that's generated being given to the Humane Society in the US.

Veggie Newsround

Have you ever thought that you’d like to write a veggie based report for CBBC’s Newsround? To find out more click here or have a look at their press pack, and whilst you’re there why not have a look at the 'Reports' section or Press Pack Club website too! Happy writing…

This poem from Alex Mills was a recent winner in Animal Aid’s nationwide youth art and poetry competition which asked for submissions on the theme of factory farming.

Dear Diary...

Dear Diary...
I couldn’t sleep last night,
Too many thoughts inside my head,
Swirling round.
I swayed from side to side instead,
Slowly, rhythmically, it’s relaxing,
And makes me feel safe.

Dear Diary...
Someone stopped and looked at me today,
I made them stop and think,
For a while.
It was a young one, as you might expect,
Not too bad as they go,
Seemed to understand me.

Dear Diary...
I feel daft writing this,
Ok, thinking it. I feel like a traitor,
Like them.
You can’t trust any of them,
The others always say,
If only they knew.

Dear Diary...
The others don’t think like me,
They don’t seem to think much at all,
As far as I can tell.
All they want to do is eat,
It’s sad but true,
Sometimes, I feel so powerless.

Dear Diary...
I don’t sleep much nowadays,
There’s scarcely the room to in here,
But when I do sleep, oh, the dreams I have.
Green grass, fresh air, a blazing sun,
Too joyous for words. I never want to wake up,
I always do.

Dear Diary...
I can’t help thinking there must be something more to life,
Something better, something beyond this dark and lonely stall,
Is that so wrong?
The sty is restless today, the others are grunting,
I’ve never understood why they make that noise,
It ’s so human.

Dear Diary…
I mustn’t daydream for too long today,
The others have told me we’re leaving,
We’re going out!
I’ve never been out before, it’s a dream come true,
I’ll have to go now, but when we get back,
I’ll tell you all about it …

Alex Mills (17)

I am a veggie
How about you
Pig and sheep I won’t eat you
I’ll have some pasta
With veg inside,
While my friend will have beef outside
My family helps
We’re all the same
But for some we’re just insane
Become a Veggie
Just like me
It ’s just as easy as ABC!
Sent in by
Brodie Evans

When I say that I’m a veggie

When I say that I’m a veggie the people they look at me strange,
When I say that I ’m a veggie the people they stay out of range.

When I say that I’m a veggie the people they say how do you live?
When I say that I’m a veggie they feel that they need to forgive.

When I say that I’m a veggie the people say what do you eat?
When I say that I’m a veggie the people say don’t you eat meat?

When I say that I’m a veggie the people say do you eat lettuce?
When I say that I’m a veggie at barbies they always forget us.

When I say that I’m a veggie they think I come down from the moon.
When I say that I’m a veggie they think I sip soup with a spoon.

When I say that I’m a veggie they say man needs meat to survive,
When I say that I’m a veggie they say how can you still be alive?

When I say that I’m a veggie I probably eat better than you,
When I say that I’m a veggie and my veggie is far more than two.

When I say that I’m a veggie my food is class one cordon bleu
When I say that I’m a veggie and it’s you that belong in a zoo.

When you too can say you’re a veggie you too will then understand
The world was created for sharing all life to walk on this land.

I don’t know if our lord was veggie, he created us plenty to eat,
Fruit and nuts nature’s best and I’m sure it did not include meat.

John

 

 

Harry Pearce (8)