Archive for August, 2012

Spanish Rice – September’s Recipe of the Month

This recipe is a really cheap and easy way to make a delicious meal. I made a huge batch of it a few weeks ago and my family loved it! I added beans to it to add some protein to it, and it turned out really great Spanish Rice 1 1/2 cups rice, cooked 2 [...]

August 31, 2012   Posted in: Misc  No Comments

Lab-Grown Meat explained in less than 4 minutes. Would you eat it?

Lab-grown meat? What’s that all about? Hank from SciShow youtube channel explains it in less than 4 minutes. Watch the video below and tell me what you think. This discussion has been going on for a while. Back in 2008, Wired magazine ran an article suggesting that lab-grown meat may soon be a reality. PETA [...]

August 31, 2012   Posted in: News  4 Comments

Vegan Daycare Coop is Really Happening – video interview with the founding moms [508]

This week on 508, a TV show about Worcester, Mike Bennedetti interviews Alfee and Angela, the two moms who started Taking Turns Daycare Co-op. Watch the video now.   The vegan daycare bit starts at 10:30, you can click here to start the video right at that point. This week’s show covers a couple other [...]

August 23, 2012   Posted in: News  No Comments

USDA shuts down meat company after investigation by Compassion Over Killing

After an animal rights organization released video footage from an undercover investigation, the USDA shut down a California slaughterhouse. This is big news. The investigation by Compassion Over Killing found, “rampant animal abuse and suffering inside Central Valley Meat Co. (CVM), a slaughterhouse in Hanford, California. CVM is a major supplier to the USDA’s National [...]

August 22, 2012   Posted in: Animal Rights, News  One Comment

Taking Turns – A Vegan Daycare Cooperative Starting this September in Worcester

Listen up parents! Want to put your little ones in daycare, but can’t find a vegan day care? Join Taking Turns, a vegan daycare cooperative right here in Worcester. Alfee Westgroves is a mom in Worcester who needs affordable daycare for her two vegan kids. She couldn’t find one, so she’s starting one. Next month [...]

August 21, 2012   Posted in: Misc  No Comments

Loving Hut Vegan Buffet this Saturday Counts Double! [Event]

The monthly Loving Hut Vegan Buffet Fundraiser is happening again this Saturday, August 11th. It is a $10 all-you-can-eat buffet, where 10% of your bill is donated to VegWorcester to support our fundraising efforts. This helps us with printing outreach materials and tabling supplies to get the word out about going veg in Central MA. [...]

August 10, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Buddha Hut, Events, Food Love, Restaurants & Businesses  No Comments