OUR VEGGIE (oil) ROAD TRIP BLOG

About Us

img_0681We are Jon & Amy and this blog is about us and our journey we are about to go on. We have been married for about 2 and a half years now and have already shared a few great travel experiences since we’ve met. We are now ready to embark on yet another great adventure. We have purchased a 1995 Chevrolet Suburban and are about to convert it to run on waste vegetable oil… But that’s not all… this blog will not only take you thu the process of converting, but you will also join us as we set out to travel across the states.

Our mission & goals of the (wvo) conversion, trip, and blog are:

1. Educate ourselves and others about the use of alternative fuel sources.
2. Learn specifically more about the waste vegetable oil conversion process.
3. (Re) use as much waste vegetable oil to power our vehicle on our trip.  this will allow us to travel cheap and to reuse oil that will most likely be discarded.
4. Live on the road cheaply and economically while maintaining a healthy and vegetarian lifestyle.
5. To have a truly spiritual experience and become closer to the land the the people that live here with us.
6. To share our experiences and knowledge we gain from this trip with you, the people of this great planet.
7. LOVE ALL, SERVE ALL

Besides visiting with friends and family and seeing the great sights of this country, one of our main goals will be to use our time on the road to give back to this land that we have lived off of this far.  We hope to stop and volunteer our time and skills at various organic farms, meditation centers, and other types social and spiritual organizations and programs. We will also be filming and documenting the trip to create a short film and possibly write a book or travel journal.

We hope this trip will be a positive experience for both of us and the people we meet along the way.  If you have any recommendations for us, we would love to hear them… We may be coming your way, we would love to meet you, so feel free to email us and maybe we will see you!

Thanks!
Jon & Amy

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  • jamie macdonald // April 7, 2009 at 3:01 pm | Reply

    even though i am not to educated in the green system i think what you both are doing is great. hopefully your planning on visiting us on your journey. i still work at the same restaurant so i would love to help. i could only imagine how much oil comes out of that wing shack a night. i love you both. xoxox

  • sara // June 11, 2009 at 2:54 am | Reply

    hi.

    thanks for posting your story. chris and i are planning a similar journey across the country using our veggie vehicle. we have a couple of questions and might have more so feel free to answer if you’d like.

    how has it been finding oil along your route? have you had positive experiences with couch surfing?

    i would love to email you when we think of some other questions.

    have a great journey and if you are in MASS let us know, we have a place for you to stay.

    -sara

    • Jon // June 12, 2009 at 12:08 am | Reply

      Thanks for writing Sara… couchsurfing has been awesome for us… all postitve!!! and about the grease… finding oil can be very difficult at times… i can go into it more so feel free to write to me at my email… jon@itsmysoul.com, We have limited internet access at the moment. We would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thanks for reading.

  • Kev // July 4, 2009 at 12:44 pm | Reply

    Thanks for starting this blog. I’ll be interested to see how it goes for you. I’m a road trip nut myself, but have never taken a trip using alternative fuels. Maybe it’s won’t be too long….

  • Mareya Steinbacher // July 12, 2009 at 7:38 pm | Reply

    HI!!! Ben and I miss you and we hope you guys are having fun! We will be keeping up to date on your travels. Eva wants to meet you!! The “hi im new here” onesie is the best! Im going to the spa you told me about one of these days soon – Ill tell you all about it when I get to it. Love you guys!

  • Deb Overholt // August 3, 2009 at 1:15 pm | Reply

    Hey Amy and Jon! What an incredible jouney you’re on! Continued safe and good travels, good fun and food. With Love, Deb

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