Manda Rose

Manda Rose started volunteering for VegWorcester in preparation for the 2010 VegFest and now has now stepped up to be a regular contributor to the VegWorcester blog.

Manda is a local photographer- (Have you seen her shots of the 2010 VegFest?), and she also makes a pretty impressive vegan cupcake.

Some of her interests include: vegan cooking, raw foods, organics, cruelty-free cosmetics, animal rights, and of course all things Worcester! If those things are up your alley, look out for her posts here. Or check out her personal blog, vegpanda.blogspot.com, where she has been sharing her experience with local veg restaurants and documenting her experiments in the kitchen.

DISCLOSURE: Manda lives outside the Worcester
city limits (but she's still in Worcester county.)



Recent Posts by Manda Rose

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

Happy New Year and VegWorcester 2011 In Review

So, the new year is already in full force and you’ve likely started your new year’s resolution of cutting cheese out of your diet or turning your Meatless Mondays into Meatless Everyday. Heck, maybe you’re already vegan and your goal is to finally make that taco recipe from Terry Hope Romero’s Viva Vegan or spend [...]

January 16, 2012  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: 2011 Veg Dining Guide, Activism, Animal Rights, Events, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach, Misc, Worcester VegFest 2011  One Comment

“Sugar Mama” Bakers Swap Over 1,500 Vegan Cookies!

Coooooooookies!!! If some of you are still in a sugar-induced coma following the  Sugar Mama Vegan Cookie Swap we won’t blame you. We asked entrants to bake 6 dozen vegan cookies each. There were a few entrants with less than 6 dozen and a few with more than 6 dozen, but with 24 entries, the [...]

December 19, 2011  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Events, Food Love, Misc, Vegetarian Recipes  No Comments

Happy “Thanksliving!”

According to Mercy for Animals, “More than 300 million turkeys are killed in the U.S. every year – 40 million for Thanksgiving dinners alone. “ Thankfully, we individually have the power to choose whether to continue this horrific tradition or to start a new tradition of compassion for animals. There are tons of options for [...]

November 15, 2011  Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Events, Food Love, More Veg Options  No Comments

“Flesh is for Zombies!” Protest @ McDonalds (event)

Halloween is coming up, and we’ve got quite the fun action planned for all of you! Get into the holiday spirit and join local activists for a fun, light-hearted demonstration outside of McDonald’s on Saturday, October 22, at 12:00 p.m. in order to remind passersby that flesh is for zombies. That’s right: Eating corpses is [...]

October 20, 2011  Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Activism, Events  3 Comments

Local activists protest Circus Cruelty in Worcester, MA

Members of VegWorcester, Private Citizens for Pets in Peril , and Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition (MARC) met up on Saturday, October 8th to protest Ringling Bros Circus Cruelty. The peaceful protest included sign-holding and leafleting to circus-goers in front of several Worcester DCU Center entrances to a Ringling Circus event. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & [...]

October 11, 2011  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Animal Rights, Events  No Comments

October Loving Hut Buffet [event]

Loving Hut Chandler’s monthly vegan buffet fundraiser is this weekend– Saturday, October 8th, from noon-5pm, 415 Chandler St. Worcester, MA. As always – ALL VEGAN! ALL TASTY! ALL YOU CAN EAT! Its only $10, and 10% of proceeds are donated to VegWorcester to support local events and outreach. This week, some members of VegWorcester will be attending the [...]

October 7, 2011  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Buddha Hut, Events, Food Love, Restaurants & Businesses  No Comments

Say NO to Circus Cruelty in Worcester [event]

  WHAT: Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition (MARC) is hosting the Ringling Bros Circus Protest in Worcester again this weekend. VegWorcester members have participated in this demonstration in previous years and will be joining again to send the message that animals used in circus entertainment is cruel and unnecessary. WHEN: Saturday, October 8th (1:00-3:30pm) WHERE: Worcester [...]

October 7, 2011  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Misc  No Comments

Michael Budkie – Stop Animal Exploitation Presentation (Event)

Michael Budkie of  Stop Animal Exploitation Now!  will give a presentation at Loving Hut Chandler  tonight, Monday, September 26th on animal exploitation and exposing the truth of animal experimentation in laboratories.  Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! (SAEN) was founded in 1996 to force an end to the abuse of animals in laboratories. The event will begin [...]

September 26, 2011  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights  No Comments

Visit VegWorcester’s table this weekend at Pride & StART! [Events]

We had an awesome time at Open Road Festival, King St. Block Party and Pet Rock Festival last weekend! We met a ton of veg-friendly folks, gave out 800 Worcester Vegetarian Dining Guides throughout the weekend and even met a few vegan dogs at Pet Rock. Also at our Pet Rock table, we met a [...]

September 16, 2011  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: 2011 Veg Dining Guide, Events, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach  No Comments