With the air growing chill, the trees transitioning to orange, people in other parts of the world talking about pumpkins and ghosts for some reason, you can expect to be jumped by Leafbiting venturing in the tall grass~

LeafBiting? The heckie is all this?! Scroll down to the conveniently highlighted frequently asked questions :3

To those that know the next challenge is about to begin, please leave a comment on this journal (so that I can keep track of everyone joining in one place). Make sure it includes how many days (1 to 61) you are pledging and if there will be days of exempt. If you aren't part of the LB Discord channel, let me know if you want an invitation to it as well :3

I STILL haven't gotten around to creating the reward for honorary Leafbiter of 2023 due to being hard stuck on a commission and having a guilt complex over it, I'll try to finish it before Leafbiting starts this year and keep you all a little more motivated to join, share your experiences and recipes and being active and encouraging to your fellow Leafbiters. I intend to keep doing these raffles until I lose the ability to do art/cooking, so no worries!

Let's chomp some leaves!

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2024 POWER LEVEL: 491 Champion: TBD
2023 POWER LEVEL: 416 Champion: Claude! (recipe soon!)
2022 POWER LEVEL: 521 Champion: GreenGuy212
2021 POWER LEVEL: 733 CURRENT RECORD! Champion: GhostDraggy
2020 POWER LEVEL: 448 Champion: KeatonDawner
2019 POWER LEVEL: 597 Champion: DarrickVoreMouse

Commonly asked questions:

Wtf is Leafbiting?
October 4th is World Animal Day, something that doesn't seem to be a very well known fact around the world, oh well. As my gesture towards all the tasty animals I love to eat so much, including fish and other seafood, I refrain from eating any meat for 2 months (until December 4th, my birthday). It helps me appreciate eating meats even more so, I think anyway.

Can I join?
Yes! Please do~ You don't have to do it for the sake of the tasty animals we love to eat, it's simply a challenge you can set yourself.

How do I leafbite then?
Starting the 4th of October, we all stop eating meat for any period of time up to 2 months. It sounds simple enough, but if you're not used to a vegetarian diet, you need make sure you properly substitute all the animal foodstuffs you cut out. Think of beans, soy products, eggs, nuts, mushrooms, cheese and other dairy, readily available meat substitutes are usually found in most supermarkets. It's a good idea to think ahead of time and plan the meals for your days/weeks/months of leafbiting, find vegetarian recipes from around the webz and ask your fellow leafbiters or vegetarians you know for suggestions.

How do I join?
Leave a comment on this journal, stating you want to join. Tell me for how many days you'd like to participate, anywhere from 1 day to 2 months (61 days). I will then send you an invitation to the Discord server where you can share your experiences and recipes with other Leafbiters :3 If your period overlaps with special holidays (like Thanksgiving or maybe family birthdays) and you don't want to put out your family by having them put out vegetarian meals for you, you can ask for a day of exempt. These days won't count towards your total, but at least you won't have to sit around people eating meat while you chew away on a salad.

What's the Discord Channel about?
Once you have applied, I will extend an invitation to the Discord channel. Here it's easy to share our experiences, recipes and progress, so we immediately get feedback and support from fellow Leafbiters and maybe make a new friend :3. It is by no means mandatory to join the Discord and Leafbiters are free to leave at any time during or by the end of their challange.

It is IMPORTANT to
- make sure you eat properly, get all the nutrition you need. I can't say it enough, just leaving meat off of your plate isn't healthy. Talk to your roommates or parents if they're the ones usually cooking for you to see if they want to help you or even cook for you through this period.
- have fun! Don't suffer through meat withdrawal or malnourishment just for the sake of joining. If you don't know your limits, just go for a few days or maybe a week at the most to be sure you can handle it.

I'm already a vegetarian
That's great! I hope you appreciate what we're trying to do here then, even though you can't really join.

I don't want to Leafbite
That's fine. The reason I do this is BECAUSE I like eating meat after all, so I see where you're coming from. If you still want to do something for World Animal Day, you could spend the day spoiling your pets rotten, help out at your local animal shelter or give them a donation of pet foods or monies you can afford to give to charity, anything to show your love and support for the animals living with us on this planet :3

I think Leafbiting is stupid because *insert reasons*
Honestly I've heard them all by now. Even so, if you really object to any of this or need to say something unproductive, send me a note instead. I want to keep this journal an encouraging environment for those that do want to join. I have had to block people before that didn't seem to understand this.

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