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Monthly Meetings

Information about monthly activities and meetings can be found in our newsletter. 

Directions to our most frequent meeting room:  La Plaza Office Complex: 4340 Redwood Highway, San Rafael  (at the very back of the complex in the Conference Room).  Take Freitas Parkway/Terra Linda exit from Hwy. 101. Go to the EAST side of the freeway, and go 

NORTH on the frontage road (also called Redwood Highway). Pass the traffic light at Professional Parkway and continue one half mile on Redwood Highway to the second office complex on the right, La Plaza, #4340. Drive to the very back of the complex and look for 

the well lit conference room.  Thanks to Dr. Rick Dina, nutritional counselor and Doctor of Chiropractic extraordinaire, for sharing his office conference room with us for our meetings.  (To reach Dr. Dina for an appointment, call 415-472-7070.) 

Pot-Luck Dinners

Most of our meetings begin with a shared dinner party (formerly known as a pot-luck dinner).  We'd love for you to join us! See our newsletter for current month’s pot-luck. 

Here are the guidelines for the dish you bring: 

1.             Please bring a vegan dish large enough for eight others to share. Vegan means the dish should not include any animal products (no eggs, no dairy, and nothing 

made with them, such as mayonnaise or cheese). 

2.             Please write down the ingredients of your dish so that people with allergies can avoid what they should. While we always have paper plates and plastic forks for 

those who forget, we encourage you to bring your own plate, utensils and a serving utensil for the dish you are sharing.  Filtered water is provided, so bring your own 

drinking cup as well.

3.             If you don't know how to cook, or don't know what to bring, we always appreciate a simple green salad or a simple fruit salad. Lemon or lime slices can serve as 

dressing. Keep it simple! You may also call Patti for suggestions (415-459-1666)

4.             There is a section of the table set aside for those who are following a whole foods, low-fat diet (according to Dr. Dean Ornish's, Dr. Alan Goldhamer's or Dr. John 

McDougall's guidelines).

5.             Attending a vegan dinner party with us is the best way to see the variety of beautiful, delicious, creative dishes that vegans like to eat. We're a friendly group of 

compassionate, healthy people, and we hope to see you at one of our dinner parties and meetings soon!

Guest Speakers

See our newsletter for current guest speakers 

Cooking Classes

Founder and Director of Marin V.E.G., Patti Breitman offers cooking classes four times a year. Each class takes advantage of the best available produce to show off the 

flavors, colors, and creative recipes of the changing seasons. The focus of her classes is on easy preparations, and nutritionally powerful foods that taste delicious.

Here is the announcement for her next class (Please check back for information on her upcoming classes):

FAST, EASY, DELICIOUS VEGETARIAN MEALS

Check back for upcoming classes

Patti Breitman was a food columnist and book review editor of VegNews magazine.  She has also been an editor of health and cookbooks. During the class she will demonstrate preparation of simple, 

delicious, healthful, seasonal foods which participants will taste at the end of the class.  Additionally, she will display and critique a wide array of cookbooks and vegetarian convenience 

foods that are available in most local stores. Participants will go home with recipes, cookbook recommendations, a new understanding of plant-based nutrition, and the confidence and skills to

prepare scrumptious meals quickly.


To register call 258-4640 or fax: 455-8229 or e-mail: D.Gibson. For more information, call Patti Breitman: 415-459-1666.


*The class is free for cancer survivors and anyone who cooks for them. However, registration is still necessary. Just tell the people at San Anselmo Rec. that you are a 

cancer survivor.

LINKS TO OTHER VEGETARIAN SITES

Health * Eating * Helping Animals * Non-leather Clothing, Shoes, Vitamins, etc. * Other Info

Health Information:

www.pcrm.org    Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine promotes nutrition, preventive medicine, ethical research practices, and compassionate medical policy. Founder and director 

Neal Barnard, M.D. is the author of FOOD FOR LIFE, FOODS THAT FIGHT PAIN,  BREAKING THE FOOD SEDUCTION and many other books about food and health. They host two other 

excellent websites as well: strongbones.org and safediets.org



PCRM recently launched NutritionMD.org, a new Web site with vegan recipes, nutrition tips, and information about diseases.


drgreger.org    Michael Greger is a physician and author who offers a free, monthly on-line newsletter about vegan nutrition and optimal health.  His new book is Carbophobia: The Scary 

Truth about America's Low-Carb Craze. His DVDs, Stopping Cancer and Maximum Nutrition are highly recommended.

http://www.drmcdougall.com/ Dr. John McDougall is a physician and bestselling author who offers a free monthly on-line newsletter, adventure vacations, and a 10-day live-in program to help learn 

how to regain health through healthy lifestyle choices.


http://www.truenorthhealth.com/True North Health is the website of the residential health education program run by Dr. Alan Goldhamer in Penngrove (in Sonoma county). 

In addition to the live-in program that specializes in water  fasting and health education, Dr. Goldhamer is the coauthor with Dr. Douglas Lisle of THE PLEASURE TRAP, a 

terrific book about why we love processed, high-fat foods, and how to learn to love health promoting whole foods.

Eating:

http://www.marinrawfood.com/ This group hosts a monthly raw food speaker and potluck gathering, usually in San Rafael.

http://www.vegdining.com/ Helps you locate vegetarian-friendly restaurants in cities in the U.S. and all over the world.

http://rawveg.info/  Raw Vegan Information

Vegan Recipes: click here for tasty recipes!

Helping Animals:

http://www.indefenseofanimals.org/ In Defense of Animals works to protect the rights, welfare and habitats of animals.

http://www.animalplace.org/ Just one hour from San Rafael, Animal Place is a farm sanctuary that saves lives and promotes compassion. They have volunteer work parties throughout the year where you can get dirty with the animals and meet other compassionate people.

http://www.farmsanctuary.org/ This farm sanctuary - with one campus in California and one in upstate New York - specializes in rescue, education and advocacy for animals raised for food. They have a vegan Thanksgiving dinner every year where visitors can feed the turkeys from silver platters. 

http://www.farmusa.org/ This is the website for the Farm Animal Reform Movement, advocates of a plant based diet and creators of the Great American Meat Out and World Farm Animal Day.

http://www.vivausa.org/ Viva USA investigates factory farming and follows up with campaign materials for activists. This is the group that helped get Whole Foods Markets to 

insist that the animals sold there were humanely raised. They also helped get the founder of Whole Foods to go vegan.

http://www.veganoutreach.org/ Vegan Outreach publishes effective posters and brochures for activists, including Why Vegan, Try Vegetarian, and Even If You Like Meat.

http://www.peta.org/ The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is the best known and largest organization working for animal rights.

Non-leather Clothing, Shoes, Vitamins and More: These websites sell merchandise for the compassionate consumer who wants to stay well:

http://www.veganunlimited.com/

http://www.alternativeoutfitters.com/

http://www.veganwares.com/

http://www.mooshoes.com/

Other Vegetarian Resources:

http://www.vrg.org/ The Vegetarian Resource Group provides reliable information, recipes, and answers to any question regarding vegetarian diets to the media and others. 

They also offer two $5000 college scholarships every year to high school seniors who work to promote compassion in their school or community.

http://www.sfvs.org/ The San Francisco Vegetarian Society is more than 30 years old and still going strong. They sponsor speakers, pot-luck dinners, restaurant outings and 

more.

http://www.bayareaveg.org/

Bay Area Vegetarians is an active organization with 15-20 monthly events, including social, advocacy, and educational activities. This non-profit offers 

free membership and a monthly newsletter, as well as the Ultimate Guide, Veg Mentor Program, and more 

http://www.compassionatecooks.com/   Compassionate Cooks offers cooking classes, nutrition workshops, and a helpful and fun instructional DVD called Vegetarian Cooking.

http://www.healingcuisine.com/  Healing Cuisine is Meredith McCarty's health-supporting not for profit organization. They offer lectures, cooking classes cookbooks, educational 

field trips to farmers' markets, and more.

http://www.informedeating.org/ This is the website of the Center for Informed Food Choices. This group works to expose and fight back against the corporate influence on food 

policy.  They offer a free, on-line monthly newsletter.

http://www.vegsource.com/ Support for a healthy vegetarian lifestyle, with links to many other national groups working for health, the planet, and animals.

http://www.eecom.net/ The environmental Education Council of Marin works to educate educators and communities about healthy school lunches and other wise choices for the planet.

http://www.earthsave.org/ Founded by John Robbins in the 1980s, EarthSave promotes a healthy, plant-based diet.

To Make a Contribution:

Your generous financial support makes Marin V.E.G. able to offer brochures and other educational materials at our meetings and at public events throughout the year.  Additionally, your 

contributions help us to invite the general public-free of charge- to seminars and speaking events a few times each year.  There is no better way to attract others to a plant-based diet than to offer 

them at no cost the cost up to date information from leading experts in nutrition and health.

Marin Vegetarian Education Group is a project of Veg News Network. Contributions of any size are welcome and appreciated.  For a contribution of $20 or more you will receive in addition to 


our gratitude, a one year subscription to VegNews magazine. We are a 501(c)3) not for profit corporation. Send contributions to: Marin V.E.G., 12 Rally Ct., Fairfax, CA 94930.

Contact Us:

Marin Vegetarian Education Group

12 Rally Ct., Fairfax,

CA 94930

(415) 459-1666

VegetariansInMarin@Earthlink.net

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