Valentine’s Day: A Love Story Written by Birds

Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Arts, Zerowaste, Eating, Recipes, Vegan, Humane, Society & Culture, Meat, Food, Vegetarian, Colleen, Cook, Animals, Patrickgoudreau, Ethical, Cooking, Sustainable, Compassionate, Compassion

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🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Love is for the Birds! In this episode, we explore the fascinating (and feathered) origins of Valentine’s Day. Long before Hallmark, medieval poets and BIRDS played a role in shaping this holiday of love.

From Chaucer’s Parliament of Fowls to the first handwritten valentines and the rise of mass-produced cards, discover how nature, animals, poetry, history, and tradition intertwined to create the celebration we know today.

Plus, a special thank-you to Plaine Products for sponsoring this episode! Tune in for a story of love, poetry, and—of course—birds.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Food for Thought now in its 18th year.
0:20.7	Thank you for listening if you're new. Thank you for listening if you're new.
0:22.6	Thank you for listening if you've been listening for years.
0:25.6	Today's episode is Valentine's Day, a love story written by birds.
0:30.6	What does that mean? So mysterious.
0:32.6	My name is Colleen Patrick Adrow.
0:34.6	You can find me at joyfulvegan.com.
0:42.7	If you'd like to join our incredible community and get perks and personal connection,
0:49.9	you can go to patreon.com slash Colleen Patrick Goddrow to become a supporting member at your chosen level.
0:54.0	You can also get there by going to joyfulvegan.com. Everything is at joyfulvegan.com,
0:57.1	including the link to pre-order a copy of my new book, a year of compassion, 52 weeks of living
1:05.1	zero waste, plant-based, and cruelty-free. And related to that, you can get free tickets to the book launch celebration
1:11.8	if you're in the San Francisco Bay Area. Related to that, you can also find anything. I have a
1:18.9	conference coming up, an online conference called Compassion and Action, Cultivating Joy and Hope
1:24.0	in Difficult times. I have one-on-one sessions. I have on-demand cooking classes.
1:30.0	I have recipe e-books, including a new one for Valentine's Day. I'm calling it recipes for romance,
1:35.8	because of course the recipes and romance can be celebrated any time of the year. But if you are
1:43.1	looking for something specifically for
1:44.7	Valentine's Day I chose the recipes specifically for this holiday for decadent
1:53.2	intimate dining is what I'm calling it so you can go check that out at joyful
1:59.2	vegan.com everything's over there.
2:02.6	And thanks so much.
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