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Have you seen the TV program about our VegFest? [Video]

UPDATE: WCCA’s webiste is having problems. I removed the direct links to their site, but the embedded video on this blog post should still work. (If you’re reading this on facebook, click here to see the original blog post.) Throughout April, Worcester’s WCCA TV is airing a short video program about the upcoming Worcester VegFest. See [...]

April 6, 2011  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Misc, News, Worcester VegFest 2011  2 Comments

Countdown to Worcester VegFest: Sunday April 17th!

    We’re starting the countdown to Worcester VegFest 2011! Are you ready? Are you pumped? Have you RSVP’d to the VegFest Facebook event and invited your friends? Worcester VegFest 2011 is coming up in less than two weeks and we’d love it if you helped us spread the word via  twitter, facebook, email, or [...]

April 5, 2011  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Events, News, Worcester VegFest 2011  One Comment

Sweet Avenger – Vegan Reality TV Show Comes to Animal Planet

Whale Wars must have gone over well, because Animal Planet is now producing a 12 episode reality TV show about Vegan Treats. The show is called Sweet Avenger and it follows the work of Danielle Konya, the 36-year-old founder and owner of Vegan Treats bakery in Pennsylvania. Danielle said in the Hollywood Reporter: “I want to show [...]

April 3, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Misc, News  No Comments

Vegfest Ad in Spirit Of Change Magazine

Check out VegWorcester’s VEGFEST 2011 advertisement in the Spring issue of Spirit Of Change ! (You can grab a copy of Spirit Of Change Magazine at The Living Earth/Evo or a bunch of other locations in Worcester!)

March 9, 2011  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Events, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach, News, Worcester VegFest 2011  One Comment

Worcester VegFest Returns!

The snow has been piling up in our city this winter but VegWorcester is already thinking Spring, working behind the scenes to make plans for the 2nd annual Vegfest! Are you ready for the big news?  The 2011 Worcester Vegfest will be returning  to Worcester State University on Sunday, April 17th from 12pm-5pm! New to [...]

January 15, 2011  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Events, News, Worcester VegFest 2010  No Comments

The China Study Gets Some Play in the NYT

The New York Times recently published a short interview with T. Colin Campbell M.D. about his book The China Study. Remember when Bill Clinton went on CNN and talked with Wolf Blitzer about he switched to eating a plant-based diet and lost 24 pounds? Well, it was because of Doctor Campbell’s research and this book. From the [...]

January 11, 2011  Tags:   Posted in: News  No Comments

Veganism Going Mainstream, It’s Official

Washington Post published a story called “Vegan diets becoming more popular, more mainstream“. Sweet! The WaPo uses as evidence the fact there are tons of great vegan cookbooks and TV shows coming out these days. But for me, the fact that The Washington Post is talking about veganism is enough proof that veganism is catching on. [...]

January 6, 2011   Posted in: News  No Comments

PETA Ad in Worcester Getting a Lot of Coverage: WoMag, NECN, InCity Times

Have you seen PETA’s pro-vegan wallscape ad on Pleasant Street? For a single banner, this thing is getting a lot of play. NECN, Worcester Mag, and InCity Times have all run pieces on it. The Coverage NECN aired a story called “PETA Criticized for Racy Billboard”. You can watch the 5 minute piece on their [...]

December 13, 2010   Posted in: News  3 Comments

Prominent Pro-Vegan Ad to Appear in Downtown Worcester

PETA recently announced that they will be placing a pro-vegan ad on Pleasant Street in downtown Worcester. The ad features a young woman in a doctor’s outfit with some deep cleavage. PETA is using the recent news about a doctor shortage in Massachusetts as opportunity to bring up the vegan message, with the ad’s text [...]

November 23, 2010   Posted in: Misc, News  4 Comments

San Fran Mayor Vetoes “Happy Meal Ban”

San Fransisco’s Mayor, Gavin Newsom, decided to veto the city’s effective ban on happy meals. Bummer. Last week I wrote about San Fransisco’s “ban on happy meals”. I was pumped about it, but it looks like the Mayor has already vetoed the ban. What’s the deal? Calling it a ban was a bit of a [...]

November 18, 2010   Posted in: Misc, News  One Comment