Archive for the ‘Misc’ Category
Veg Books Take Over Amazon Bestseller List
Take a look at the Amazon.com bestseller list, vegan books are once again topping the list. On Sunday, March 14 World Peace Diet sat at #1 for 12 hours. The Kind Diet (Alicia Silverstone’s vegan cookbook) and Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes are right up there too. Both advocate eating a vegan diet for health [...]
March 15, 2010
Tags: books Posted in: Misc, Veg Advocacy
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March Buddha Hut Buffet Fundraiser Tomorrow
Tomorrow Buddha Hut is holding their monthly all-you-can-eat vegan buffet fundraiser for VegWorcester. Come check it out anytime noon-7pm. It’s only $10 and 10% of sales are donated to VegWorcester.
The Worcester Vegan Meetup group is going to be there at noon!
Here is the facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=363724580126
March 12, 2010
Posted in: Misc
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VegWorcester March E-news Now Online
The March 2010 VegWorcester e-news is now online.
In this month’s e-newsletter:
Upcoming Events
Worcester VegFest – Saturday, April 17, 2010
Speakers
Music
Sponsors
Upcoming VegWorcester Events
Wednesday, March 3, 5:30pm-7pm – VegFest volunteer party. Join us for a fun evening of volunteer tasks like preparing literature and making signs. Contact: kaylee@VegWorcester.com. (facebook event)
Thursday, March 4, 6pm-8pm – Free screening of The Cove at [...]
March 1, 2010
Posted in: Misc
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Today on WBUR 90.9: Melanie Joy Discusses Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows
Were you listening to 90.9 today?
On today’s edition of WBUR’s program Here and Now, Robin Young interviewed Melanie Joy, the author of Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows.
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Download the interview.
Earlier this year Joy released a video promo for the book. Her video points out the [...]
February 22, 2010
Tags: books, theory Posted in: Animal Rights, Misc
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VegWorcester’s February E-New Now Online
If you aren’t on the VegWorcester email list, you may not have seen this yet. The February VegWorcester E-News is now online.
Here’s what you’ll find in this month’s e-newsletter:
Upcoming Events
Why did VegWorcester give away free vegan donuts in downtown Worcester?
New Book by Melanie Joy: Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
The Prizing-Winning Vegan [...]
February 8, 2010
Posted in: Activism, Events, Misc, News, Restaurants & Businesses, Vegetarian Recipes
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The Vegan Mac Daddy Explains TVP, Shows Off His Belt On This Week’s 508 Podcast
On this week’s 508 podcast, Mike Benedetti and Brenden Melican talk to Tracy Novick about local education policy then talk to Greg Opperman about winning the Mac Daddy competition and creating the world’s best vegan mac & cheese recipe. Greg also talks up the upcoming Worcester VegFest is going to be. If you’re just watching [...]
February 7, 2010
Tags: 508 podcast, Mac Daddy Competition, mock meats, videos Posted in: Artichoke Food Cooperative, Misc, The Living Earth, Worcester VegFest 2010
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Announcing the Winners of 2010 Mac Daddy Competition [Bling]
The 2010 Mac Daddy Competition was a tremendous success, with over 15 entries and a packed room of vegan mac & cheese lovers. We raised around $150 for the 2010 Worcester VegFest! Let’s cut to the chase, who won? The fancy, mock-meat filled, cheesy casserole from Mr Gregory Lee Opperman won him the belt. His [...]
February 4, 2010
Tags: food, fundraiser, gear, Mac Daddy Competition, mock meats, vegan cheese Posted in: Belmont Veg, Events, Misc, Worcester VegFest 2010
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Avoiding Cargo Cults [508 podcast]
On this week’s 508 podcast, Mike Benedetti–the blogging king of Worcester–and Brenden Melican talk about VegWorcester’s recent vegan donut feed-in (see photos).
Mike and Brendan discuss how Richard Feynman’s concept of cargo cults relates to activism and Worcester’s vegetarian renaissance. Mike’s analogy raises a question that we need to be constantly asking ourselves about VegWorcester’s [...]
February 3, 2010
Tags: 508 podcast, theory, Vegan Feed-in, VegWorcester, videos Posted in: Activism, Events, Misc, Veg Advocacy
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What’s Wrong with Dairy? ABC Airs a New Investigation into the Dairy industry
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.” -Albert Schweitzer
Last night ABC aired a shocking new investigation that shows some of the animal cruelty that is common the dairy industry. Did you see it? The footage was taken by Mercy For Animals on one of New York’s largest dairy farms.
The [...]
January 29, 2010
Posted in: Misc
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Photos & Quick Reportback from Today’s Vegan Donut Feed-in [Photos]
Today’s vegan donut feed-in went really well! We gave out about 100 donut samples and flyers about the campaign to get Dunkin Donuts to add vegan donuts. We were out there urging Dunkin Donuts to quit supporting animal cruelty at egg factory farms. We met some vegetarians and vegan who were excited to see us [...]
January 27, 2010
Tags: baked goods, Dunkin' Donuts, photos, Vegan Feed-in, Worcester Posted in: Events, Misc, More Veg Options, Veg Advocacy
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