And I'm and Welcome to Food for Thought. This is Colleen with Compassionate Cooks. I founded Compassionate Cooks to empower people to make informed food choices and

to debunk myths about vegetarianism and animal rights.

I do this through cooking classes, an online cookbook, lectures, and workshops, and essays, this podcast, a cooking

DVD and a cookbook that's coming out in the fall of 2007.

To keep abreast of such events and happenings, you can join our mailing list as well as learn more about what we do and who we are by visiting our website Compassionate cooks.com.

I hope you're all doing well out there. It's so nice to hear from

so many of you and I'm proud to say that subscriptions have gone up so keep up the

great work pass along this podcast of friends and encourage them to

subscribe.

I'll keep challenging you though.

So don't think you can rest on your laurels now that they've gone up a little bit.

We still want to see them increase a lot.

So again, we can help spread the word

and just get this podcast out to as many people as possible. I first want to thank

today's sponsor. Today's sponsor is Suzanne Martin. Hi Suzanne wrote to me a couple of months ago a very heartfelt note

and I'll just read a little bit of what she said. She said I wanted to let you know how much

I enjoyed your podcast called Speaking Your Truth.

The topic couldn't have come at a better time for me.

You made me realize how important speaking your truth is and how it can empower other people as well as yourself.

Your words have given me the courage to stand up for my beliefs and to honor my own truth.

Thank you so much, Suzanne.

I've actually heard from a number of people about that

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