Life Audit – Running a Vegan Business

Is a ‘Life Audit” a thing? In 2014 I don’t think my accountant thought opening a vegan business was a particularly smart move.  But 9 years on, though it’s not ‘secure’ like a government job or comes close to matching my old wage, I...

Going Vegan? Could you?

Hippies, Anarchists and Hipsters. Going Vegan?  Could You? Wait, what!? It’s one of those love/hate things.  Even the word, “Vegan”, can stir up a lot of stuff in people.  Until you love it, you probably hate it and you’re likely to know plenty...

Why Vegan? (Part 3)

The Beet Retreat grew organically from that process….Beet Fitness likewise. The only things that last within us and that truly serve us are the things we do or feel that are authentic. That come from our heart and soul. I knew I wanted to live according to my...

Why Vegan? (Part 2)

I share this space I call home with many other species and their presence is as constant in my life as the grass, the trees and the warming sun. Each day, I see us all going about our lives, simply doing what we need to do in order to survive. For the most part and as...

Why Vegan? (Part 1)

The Beet Retreat started almost by accident with the “see what happens” approach of offering one of the big rooms to guests through the Air BnB website. It just so happened that I put the ad on a week before Easter 2014 so ended up booked solid within a...