August, 2017
Marin Vegetarian Education Group
Thee was good news about vegan food from Canada, Argentina, and
India recently. New ice cream flavors, vegan meals in Fairfax, a
surprising review of What the Health, and much more are all featured
below. Be sure to mark you calendar for VegFest on Saturday, August
12. This popular, annual , celebration of vegan living is sponsored
by Sonoma County's Compassionate Living, and you won't want to miss
it.
Saturday, August 12
Sonoma VegFest
The fourth annual Sonoma County Veg Fest will be held from 11AM to 5
PM on Saturday, August 12 at the Luther Burbank Center for The Arts
(50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa). You will not want to miss
this stellar celebration of healthy, ethical eating. Learn more
about the speakers, sponsors, cooking demos, films and more at http://www.socovegfest.org/
Saturday, August 19
Michael Goldberg's New Novel and
Virtual Reality Helping Animals
Long time animal rights activist Michael Goldberg will be
reading from his new rock and roll novel, Untitled, at the Octopus
Library Salon (2101 Webster St., Oakland) from 7 to 9 PM on
Saturday, August 19. When not writing, Michael has been
participating in weekly vigils at Petaluma Poultry. He shared this
link to a story from the NY Times about how virtual reality is being
used to call attention to the cruelty in animal agriculture. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/dining/animal-welfare-virtual-reality-video-meat-industry.html?
Thanks, Michael, and good luck with the book!
Taste Kitchen and Table in Fairfax Offering Vegan Dinners on
Thursdays
Taste at 71 Broadway in Fairfax is mostly a breakfast and lunch
restaurant. If you tell them to hold the egg, the Popeye bowl is a
good vegan option there, although there aren't many. Starting in
July, they began offering vegan dinner on Thursdays. (And Paleo
dinners on Wednesdays). The menu will change weekly, according to
the Marin IJ. Here's the whole story, but you have to read past the
part about eating fish in Tiburon: http://www.marinij.com/article/NO/20170718/FEATURES/170719814
Corporate Lobbyists Not Welcome in Canada Food Policy Making
The Canadian government released a draft of its new food guidelines,
and there is an explicit move away from the influence of industry.
Unlike the U.S. dietary guidelines, these proposed guidelines urge
more plant based foods and recommend cutting back on meat and
dairy. Thanks to The Food Revolution Network for sending this
exciting news. Read more here: https://foodrevolution.org/blog/canada-plant-based-food-guide/
Argentina Goes Vegan on Mondays
In Argentina, the Casa Rosada,or Pink House is the equivalent of
the White House in the U.S. The Pink House announced last month that
it would observe vegan Mondays. This is surprising and exciting
news from Argentina,? where a love of meat and cowboy culture are
enmeshed in the country's self image. Thanks to Plantbasednews.org
for sharing this story:?https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/argentinas-pink-house-commits-to-serving-only-vegan-food-on-mondays
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Air India Going Vegan in Coach
Thanks to Mercy for Animals for this great news. All meals
served in coach on Air India will now be vegan. This is a very big
airline, and this means a great number of animals' lives will be
spared. Here is the story: http://www.mercyforanimals.org/air-india-will-serve-only-vegetarian-meals
Vegan Vending Machines on the Way
Thanks to Judith G. for sharing the good news that vegan vending
machines are on the way. Vegnews reported that healthy snacks are
now available from machines at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown,
PA, and San Francisco can expect healthy meals from machine as soon
as this month. Read more at these two sites:
http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=9809&catId=1
https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/vegan-vending-machines-poised-to-sweep-across-us
Miyoko's Move to Petaluma
We send our best wishes and congratulations to Miyoko Schinner
as her cheese making facilities for Miyoko's Kitchen move to
Petaluma. Here is a short video of Miyoko showing off the new
space.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvnsLINNKbc&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=Miyoko%27s+Kitchen+Valued+Customers&utm_campaign=027cad85e3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_21-newfacility&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9c58ff2265-027cad85e3-168992097&mc_cid=027cad85e3&mc_eid=c1d68dd174
Vegans on the Rise
Gratitude to Jack Norris for sending this happy report recently.
In his own words: The number of adult vegans in the U.S. has
gone up about 7-fold since the mid-90s, from about half a million
to about 3.7 million. The numbers are based on the VRG
[Vegetarian Resource Group] polls which have shown a consistent
increase in? vegans over the 22 years they've been conducting
them. They are the most reliable polls, in my opinion, and
definitely the most reliable in tracking the change in numbers
over time given how consistently they've been conducted. ?
Jack's excellent website is www.JackNorrisRD.com
A Brief History of Veganism
Victoria Moran, one of my favorite authors and people, wrote an
essay about how veganism has changed over the decades, and how the
tension between plant based advocates and vegan advocates sometimes
threatens to split the vegan community instead of uniting it. See
what you think. http://mainstreetvegan.net/veganism-place-ethics-health-can-meet/
Ginny Messina, The Vegan RD Reviews What the Health
Speaking of the tension between plant based advocates and
vegans, Virginia Messina, The Vegan RD explains why she and other
vegan dieticians? do not approve of the message being shared in What
the Health. She wasn't going to review the film, but saw so many
non-vegans criticizing the movie, that she thought that she should
weigh in as a vegan. If you've read Even Vegans Die,? you won't be
surprised by her message here:? https://www.vegan.com/posts/vegan-dietitian-review-what-the-health/
VegReady Meals Soon to Be Available
Bay Area local Mark Perlmutter has a new vegan start up that
will be offering ready to eat vegan meals delivered to your home or
office. But this is different from other vegan food delivery
services. You will be able to custom order meals to taste, or
doctors can prescribe meals for health conditions. You will be able
to use their proprietary algorithm to get recommendaions of which of
their 200 meals match your individual DNA. These meals will be shelf stable and need no
refrigeration. Learn what others are saying about VegReady and
sign up to be the first to know when it's available.
http://vegready.com/
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More Vegan Ice Cream Options
Haagen Dazs Adds Four Vegan Flavors
Now that Ben and Jerry's ice cream includes dairy free options
in their line up of frozen desserts, Haagen Dazs lost no time in
joining the vegan trend. The giant ice cream company just added four
new vegan flavors, but for now they are available only at Target
stores. Discover what the new flavors are at http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/haagen-dazs-released-vegan-ice-cream/
Jewish Vegan Activism
A Jewish organization in Phoenix is offering $5000 to synagogues
that will go vegan for a year. And check out the wonderful
organization JewishVeg.org,? a terrific resource whether or
not your synagogue signs up for the vegan challenge. Here's the
scoop on the grant for going vegan:
https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/07/17/the-synagogue-vegan-challenge/
World School Milk Day Meets Resistance
Hold the Date: Saturday, September 30
Since 2000 there has been a World School Milk Day sponsored by
the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization. This year for
the first time, people are countering the pro dairy message. Thanks
to Seed the Commons, on Saturday, September 30 from 10 AM until 4 PM
there will be a counter celebration promoting nondairy alternatives
at the Eric Quezada Cultural Center (518 Valencia, San Francisco).
For more information and to sign up go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1966912183541387/
New Book Edited by Paul Hawken called Drawdown
Highlights Dietary Changes to Fight Climate Change
Paul Hawken's new book Drawdown explains the science behind 80
recommended ways to stop climate change.Switching to a plant based
diet is listed at number 4 in effectiveness.? Read more about the
facts behind this dietary method for slowing climate change at http://www.drawdown.org/solutions/food/plant-rich-diet??
And read a review of the book at http://therevelator.org/drawdown-solutions-global-warming/
Good Web Site; Good Information
Backyard Chickens and Ethical Choices
I just discovered All American Vegan, and I like their website.
This is a link to a blog on that site, about eating animals raised
in your own backyard. It is very well written and covers the topic
thoroughly.
http://allamericanvegan.com/ask-a-vegan/is-it-ethical-to-eat-eggs-or-dairy-from-backyard-animals/
More In August
Check out these sites to see what else you can do in August: http://www.bayareaveg.org/events.htm?
and http://www.meetup.com/marin-vegan/??
There is a vegan book group, restaurant outings and more. Also,
check out Compassionate Living in Sonoma County. Their web site is
www.socoveg.org/ and
The San Francisco Veg Society at www. SFVS.org.
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