Maine's Untold Vegetarian History w/ Avery Yale Kamilla

Propaganda By The Seed

In this episode we sit down with Avery Yale Kamilla, Tilly Laskey and John Babbit to discuss Maine's Untold Vegetarian History. This is an exhibit at the Maine Historical Society / Longfellow House that was spearheaded by Avery's deep research into historical documents pertaining to veganism spanning hundreds of years back. In this episode we talk about Christianity's influence on early vegetarians in Maine, the contraversial work of John Graham, the Neerings/ Good Life movement, Wabanaki use of nuts and seeds, the back to the land movement and so much more. Avery is a writer for the Portland Press Herald who covers vegan food and she has unearthed so many fascinating and illuminating nuggets of Maine vegetarian history. For more information on Avery you can follow her on Instagram or check out her bi-weekly column in the Portland Press Herald. For more info on this exhibit you can grab tickets or view elements of it here.

Photo Credit: Carol Bousquet / Maine Public