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Year of Compassion: 52 Weeks of Living Zero-Waste, Plant-Based, and Cruelty-Free [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 256 pages
  • Ilmumisaeg: 25-Mar-2025
  • Kirjastus: Island Press
  • ISBN-10: 1642833460
  • ISBN-13: 9781642833461
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 256 pages
  • Ilmumisaeg: 25-Mar-2025
  • Kirjastus: Island Press
  • ISBN-10: 1642833460
  • ISBN-13: 9781642833461
Affectionately known as the Joyful Vegan, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau has been a leading voice in compassionate living for over two decades, guiding countless people to achieve lasting health and purpose. Now, with A Year of Compassion, she shares simple, effective, and impactful actions we can all take to make humankind a little kinder—by protecting animals, supporting the planet, and optimizing our own health.  

One week, you might explore eating by color to boost your nutrient intake, while the next, you could store some basic supplies in your car to help an injured animal or stop junk mail in its tracks. Feel free to skip around, choosing your own sustainable adventure. Whether you read A Year of Compassion cover to cover or take it week by week, Colleen is there to encourage, inspire, and motivate, helping you become the change you want to see in the world.

Affectionately known as the Joyful Vegan, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau has been a leading voice in compassionate living for over two decades, guiding countless people to achieve lasting health and purpose. Now, with A Year of Compassion, she shares simple, effective, and impactful actions we can all take to make humankind a little kinder—by protecting animals, supporting the planet, and optimizing our own health.  

Colleen lives by the motto: Don’t do nothing because you can’t do everything. Do something. Anything. She knows we’ll never be perfect in this imperfect world, but with small, incremental changes, we can each contribute to big change. One week, you might declutter your fridge to cut down on food waste, while the next, you could store some basic supplies in your car to help an injured animal. Another week, you might explore eating by color to boost your nutrient intake, while the next, you can take steps to stop junk mail in its tracks.  

Feel free to skip around, choosing your own sustainable adventure. Whether you read A Year of Compassion cover to cover or take it week by week, Colleen is there to encourage, inspire, and motivate, helping you become the change you want to see in the world.
Preface: A Means, not an End

 Introduction: Compassion and Connection
 How to Read this Book
 Week One: Conduct a Personal Waste and Consumption Audit (zero waste)
 Week Two: Eat Less Meat (plant based)
 Week Three: Be Prepared to Help Sick, Injured, or Lost Animals (cruelty
free)
 Week Four: Adopt a Zero Waste Mindset: Stop Seeing Food as Garbage (zero
waste)
 Week Five: Eat by Color: Boost Nutrient Density (plant based)
 Week Six: Keep Flowers Not Bees (cruelty free)
 Week Seven: Recycle. Dont Wish Cycle. (zero waste)
 Week Eight: Eat Your Vegetables: Make Them Edible! (plant based)
 Week Nine: Provide a Wildlife Habitat (cruelty free)
 Week Ten: Go Back to Basics. Retro Reusables for a Greener Tomorrow (zero
waste)
 Week Eleven: Skip the Middle Animal: The Nutrients We Need Are Plant Based
(plant based)
 Week Twelve: Embrace Ethical Entertainment: The Case Against Animal
Captivity (cruelty free)
 Week Thirteen: Declutter Your Fridge (zero waste)
 Week Fourteen: Take a 30 Day Vegan Challenge (plant based)
 Week Fifteen: Humane Critter Control: Managing Uninvited Guests (cruelty
free)
 Week Sixteen: Drive Change: Choose Sustainable Transportation (zero waste)
 Week Seventeen: Bake Better without Animal Products (plant based)
 Week Eighteen: Provide Temporary Shelter: Foster Animals (cruelty free)
 Week Nineteen: Let it Go: Downsize and Discard (zero waste)
 Week Twenty:  Hydrate for Health: The Best Beverages for Your Body (plant
based)
 Week Twenty one: Wildlife Intervention: How to Know When Wild Animals Need
Help (cruelty free)
 Week Twenty two: Play the Dating Game: Understanding Sell by Dates (zero
waste)
 Week Twenty three: Build Muscle. Dont Eat It. (plant based)
 Week Twenty four: Stop Acting Like a Baby (Cow) (cruelty free)
Week Twenty five: Your Fridge is Not a Compost Bin: Eat Leftovers (zero
waste)
 Week Twenty six: Dont Supplement. Complement. (plant based)
 Week Twenty seven: Conscious Companion Animal Care: Choosing Sustainable
Products  (zero waste)
 Week Twenty eight: Reduce Non Essential Plastic Packaging (zero waste)  
 Week Twenty nine: Cultivate Knowledge: When to Choose Organic (plant based)
 Week Thirty: Garden for Good: Growing Plants without Animal Products
(cruelty free)
 Week Thirty one: Choose Clean Energy for Your Home (zero waste)
 Week Thirty two: Know Your Numbers: Measure What Matters (plant based)
 Week Thirty three: Buy Cruelty Free Personal Care Products (cruelty free)
 Week Thirty four: Remove Labels: Transform Glass Jars (zero waste)
 Week Thirty five: Eat Affordable (Not Cheap) Food (plant based)
 Week Thirty six: Avoid Animal Cruelty When Traveling (cruelty free)
 Week Thirty seven: Eat Local (for the Community not the Climate) (zero
waste)
 Week Thirty eight: Cook from Scratch (plant based)
 Week Thirty nine: Step Into Compassionate Fashion: Leather without Animal
Skins (cruelty free)
 Week Forty: Zero Waste Entertaining (zero waste)
 Week Forty one: Embrace Imperfect Produce (plant based)
 Week Forty two: Take Part in Citizen Science: Join the Annual Bird Count
(cruelty free)
 Week Forty three: Reduce Junk Mail: Just Say No (zero waste)
 Week Forty four: Try New Foods (plant based)
 Week Forty five: Choose Animal Free Textiles: Alternatives to Fur, Wool,
Silk, and Down (cruelty free)
 Week Forty six: Vote for Animal Friendly Legislators (or Become One
Yourself) (cruelty free)
 Week Forty seven: Compost: The How Tos and the What Nots (zero waste)  
 Week Forty eight: Eat What You Have: Planning for Success (plant based)
 Week Forty nine: Volunteer for Animals (cruelty free)
 Week Fifty: Prolong Shelf Life: Properly Store Fruits and Veggies (zero
waste)
 Week Fifty one: Eat Processed Foods. We All Do! (plant based)
 Week Fifty two: Make Every Dollar Count: Donations with Impact  (cruelty
free)

 Afterword: Why Im Hopeful
 Acknowledgments
 Resources and Recommendations
 Endnotes
 Index
 About the Author