“My food is grown, not born”

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.

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Entry from September 30, 2020

“My food is grown, not born”

“My food is grown, not born” is a vegan saying that has been printed on many images.

“Make a statement with this 100% cotton canvas tote bag! ‘My food is Grown not born’ - http://goo.gl/hKalA #vegan” was posted on Twitter by Meat Free Athlete Ⓥ on September 11, 2012. “Our newest design ‘My Food is GROWN Not Born’ has become crazy popular this month! Get yours at http://goo.gl/LdD8F #vegan #vegetarian” was posted on Twitter by Meat Free Athlete Ⓥ on October 14, 2012.

“My food is grown and harvested, not born and killed” is a similar version of the saying from 2015.

Twitter
Meat Free Athlete Ⓥ
@MeatFreeAthlete
Make a statement with this 100% cotton canvas tote bag! ‘My food is Grown not born’ - http://goo.gl/hKalA #vegan
9:08 PM · Sep 11, 2012·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
Meat Free Athlete Ⓥ
@MeatFreeAthlete
Our newest design “My Food is GROWN Not Born” has become crazy popular this month! Get yours at http://goo.gl/LdD8F #vegan #vegetarian
1:35 PM · Oct 14, 2012·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
Meat Free Athlete Ⓥ
@MeatFreeAthlete
my food is GROWN not born. How about you? -> http://tinyurl.com/mfashop <- https://pic.twitter.com/RKPSRgTD #vegan #plantstrong #tshirt

5:27 PM · Dec 3, 2012·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
RaisingAVeganChild
@RaisingAVeganCh
My food is GROWN, not BORN!
Go Vegan. http://fb.me/2dP7t1ups
8:00 AM · Mar 12, 2013·Facebook

Twitter
Being Vegetarian
@Be_A_Vegetarian
My food is grown,not born.
#NoticetheDifference
9:53 AM · Jul 18, 2013·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
VeganPics
@VeganPics
My food is grown, not born.
11:11 AM · Oct 18, 2013·Twitter for iPhone

Google Books
The Cotswolds Cookery Club:
A Taste of Spain - Book 2, Book 2
By Alice Ross
London, UK: HarperCollins
2017
Pg. ?:
Amber sashayed barefoot into the room – sporting black skinny jeans, a My food is grown not born T-shirt, a side plait and a huge grin

Twitter
Vegan Paradise
@VeganAddicted
My food is grown not born
7:43 PM · Dec 7, 2017·Twitter Web Client

Google Books
Title My Food Is Grown Not Born: A Vegan Inspired Weekly Meal Planner
Author Bowes Publishing
Publisher Independently Published, 2018
ISBN 1729044042, 9781729044049
Length 52 pages

Twitter
Anjali Singh
@AnjaliSingh303
Replying to @srinivasa_farms
My food is grown not born.#eggsarenotfood
8:25 AM · Sep 29, 2020·Twitter for Android

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