Archive for March, 2012

We are on TV, talking about #WorcesterVegFest [Video]

Worcester VegFest is on TV now. Heck yeah. In addition to our radio PSA that is running on WCHC 88.1FM and WCUW 91.3FM, we have an interview airing on WCCA TV Channel 13 in Worcester in April. Mike Benedetti (person to watch 2010, creator of the 508 podcast) and I went on Soapbox to talk to Mauro about [...]

March 30, 2012   Posted in: Activism, Events, Worcester VegFest 2012  One Comment

Can you help us get our VegFest public service announcement on the radio?

Three awesome VegFest volunteers, Julia, Kaylee and Pat have created a short audio PSA to be aired on local radio stations to promote the VegFest. You can download the mp3 here or click play on the audio widget below. Can you help us get this bad boy played on the radio? [Audio clip: view full [...]

March 29, 2012   Posted in: Misc, Worcester VegFest 2012  No Comments

Vegan Bake Sale this Wednesday at 9pm [Event]

Last year we had a vegan bake sale to raise some money for VegFest and the city shut it down. Yeah, for real. Can you believe it? Then we met with city officials and legalized bake sales in the city of Worcester. So this year, we are celebrating the first anniversary of legal bake sales [...]

March 26, 2012   Posted in: Events  No Comments

Jasmin Singer & Mariann Sullivan of Our Hen House at Worcester VegFest 2012

Worcester VegFest is Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Worcester Tech High from 11am-5pm. Check out WorcesterVegFest.com for more info. RSVP to the facebook event. Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan will be speaking at the 3rd Annual Worcester VegFest!  Our Hen House, named the 2011 Indie Media Powerhouse by VegNews Magazine, produces multimedia resources that you [...]

March 21, 2012  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Events, News, Worcester VegFest 2012  No Comments

Does meat kill more Americans than cigarettes do?

Kathy Freston, a presenter at our upcoming Worcester VegFest 2012, has an interesting piece on the front page of Alternet right now. She asks, “Does meat kill more Americans than cigarettes do?” From “Does meat kill more Americans than cigarettes do?” on Alternet by Kathy Freston: The West’s three biggest killers — heart disease, cancer, [...]

March 15, 2012   Posted in: News, Worcester VegFest 2012  No Comments

Are speciesists stupid? [InCity Times]

I love the InCity Times. The editor always prints articles and editorials about animal rights and vegetarianism. This week InCity ran an article that stuck out because of it’s bold title: Are speciesists stupid? From InCity Times article, Are Speciesists Stupid? Excuse me for stating the obvious, but racists are dumb. That’s not just my [...]

March 13, 2012   Posted in: Animal Rights, Misc, News  No Comments

Exclusive Interview with 2012 Vegan Macaroni World Champion – MacDaddy [Video]

Mike Benedetti from the 508 video podcast has an exclusive interview with Gail Witham, the winner of the 2012 Vegan MacDaddy Competition. Check it on the 508 podcast:

March 12, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: Food Love  No Comments

Kathy Freston at Worcester VegFest 2012, author of “The Lean”, “Veganist”, “Quantum Wellness”

Worcester VegFest is Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Worcester Tech High from 11am-5pm. Check out WorcesterVegFest.com for more info. RSVP to the facebook event. Kathy Freston is the author of best sellers like Veganist and Quantum Wellness. She’s been a guest on Oprah and Ellen a few times. Freston will be at Worcester VegFest on [...]

March 8, 2012   Posted in: Worcester VegFest 2012  No Comments

“Will Travel for Vegan Food” visits Worcester, Reviews Loving Hut [Blog-o-log]

Kristin is on a year-long trip across the country. She is eating at tons of vegan restaurants and blogging all about it. A few days ago she stopped in Worcester and wrote a neat little review of one of our city’s Loving Huts. During her visit she visited Belmont Veg, Loving Hut and Acoustic Java. [...]

March 4, 2012   Posted in: Acoustic Java Cafe, Belmont Veg, Buddha Hut, Food Love  2 Comments

Winning Recipe from the 2012 Vegan MacDaddy Competition [Photos]

The 2012 Vegan MacDaddy is Gail Witham! She won with her vegan mac & cheese version of the green bean casserole. More photos on flickr.  

March 1, 2012   Posted in: Food Love  No Comments