Archive for November, 2009

December VegWorcester General Meeting [Dec 3]

We’re having the December VegWorcester General Meeting on Thursday, Dec 3 from 7pm-8:30pm.  Feel free to bring a vegan snack to share, but no worries if you can’t. This is a great time to find out what projects we’re working on and how you can get involved. We will have report-backs on the various projects, [...]

November 29, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Misc  One Comment

Making room at the table (for vegans) [T&G]

Yesterday’s Telegram & Gazette featured a piece on locals opening up their homes to guests during Thanksgiving (Making room at the table). The article is a pretty standard feel-good holiday piece, but the neat thing is that Jacqueline Reis (the author) included a mention of some staff at Atlantic Union College hosting who are having [...]

November 27, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Misc  No Comments

Remember Sarah Palin’s Thanksgiving Massacre?

Remember last year when Palin did that post-election interview on a turkey farm? Just wanted to revisit that again this Thanksgiving. Turkey farming and slaughter is brutal and violent, but I can’t help but laugh at Mrs Palin’s political ineptitude. Why would she think it was a good idea to give her interview on a [...]

November 26, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Misc  One Comment

Have a Vegan Thanksgiving in Worcester [Events, Photos]

Lots of stuff going on this Thanksgiving. Hope you have a rocking vegan Thanksgiving in Worcester! SAVVY’s vegan Thanksgiving was seriously over the top Last Monday, SAVVY, the veg group at Clark, held their annual vegan Thanksgiving. It was huge, with somewhere around 200 people. The line was out the door.  Crazy. If you missed [...]

November 25, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Artichoke Food Cooperative, Buddha Hut, Events  No Comments

Worcester’s Vegan Feed-in’s Just Keep Getting Better [Photos]

Our second “feed-in” demonstration was pretty sweet! This past Saturday, members of VegWorcester gave out a handful of vegan “chicken” samples along with literature about becoming a vegetarian. We setup outside the McDonald’s on Shrewsbury Street. There wasn’t a ton of foot-traffic, but there were plenty of people in cars who saw our signs. This [...]

November 23, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Activism, Buddha Hut, Events, Veg Advocacy  2 Comments

Tonight! Free Vegan Cupcakes at Clark University (And a talk by Johnny Cupcakes)

Today at Clark University, Johnny Cupcakes–T-Shirt designer from Hull, MA–is giving a talk about his biz and there will be free vegan cupcakes from Barely Legal Treats. Get there early, because I expect the cupcakes are going to go fast. It’s in Razzo Hall (in the Traina Arts Building) and doors are at 5:30pm. Here’s [...]

November 20, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Barely Legal Treats, Events  No Comments

Vegan Feed-in Number Two [Nov 21]

We’re Doing Another Vegan Feed-in This Saturday This Saturday, November 21, from noon to 1pm, join VegWorcester at the McDonalds located at 465 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester (map) for our second ever vegan feed-in. We will be giving out free samples of veg chicken along with information about becoming vegetarian. This is a great way to [...]

November 17, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Events, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach, Veg Advocacy  2 Comments

Price Chopper in Worcester Offers Vegan Cookies

Apparently Price Chopper now offers vegan cookies. Do you know what the story is? I plan to call the manager on Monday to see if I can find out if this is a company-wide thing, or just at the Price Chopper near Webster Square. In any case, you should stop by and give them a [...]

November 15, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Grocery Stores, Misc, More Veg Options  No Comments

Buddha Hut Buffet Fundraiser Today!

Come to Buddha Hut (415 Chandler Street) today for the monthly all-you-can-eat buffet fundraiser. For ten dollars you get a vegan buffet and 10% of your bill will be donated to VegWorcester. If you’re shy about going on your own, come at 2pm for the Worcester vegan meetup. Just sit down with the big group [...]

November 14, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Buddha Hut, Events  No Comments

Buddha Hut Makes The Top 10 Vegan Meatball in America

Earlier this month, the VegCooking blog rated Buddha Hut’s veg Italian Meatball soup in the top ten in all of the United States. Personally, I think their Heavenly Chicken greatly overshadows their meatball soup but it’s good to see this all-vegan business getting some national attention. From the VegCooking Blog Top 10 Vegan Meatballs in [...]

November 13, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Buddha Hut, Misc  No Comments