Remeniscence of Becoming a Vegetarian.

First I have to apologize for the delay in posting, but as usual my excuse is computer related. The operating system decided not to work and I had to reinstall windows, which for some reason took several days. The joys of computers.

Anyway I was going to travel back in time to 30 years ago when I first became a vegetarian.
Things have changed a lot since then, mainly with the Internet. Information is now easier to come by. All you have to do to find out about different vitamins or certain foods is do a Google search or join a forum on the topic of interest.

Thirty years ago, or even ten years ago, I never even had a computer. When it came to gathering information it was books in libraries or other vegetarians.

The first vegetarians we met was in 1979. They have made a lasting impression on us, not only by their knowledge, but by showing us how to make Tofu and Tempeh, which we still make today. There is nothing like fresh Tofu and Tempeh.
Cyril and Ellie also taught us a lot about gardening and vegetable growing.

In 1982 we met a family running a restaurant in country Victoria.
From Murray and Dianne we learnt a lot about cooking and about bringing up children on a vegetarian diet. Later on about 1988 we helped Murray in the restaurant for a while and used to supply him with Tofu in exchange for his vegetable scraps which went into our compost bin. One of the quickest ways to gather information on how to become a vegetarian is by finding someone to mentor you and help you along the way.