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Worcester VegFest this Sunday at the Airport!

Worcester VegFest is here! This Sunday, April 14 from 11am-5pm, join VegWorcester for our big annual vegetarian food festival. We have a beautiful website featuring all the info about the event please check it out: WorcesterVegFest.com Join us from 11am -5pm at the Worcester Regional Airport. Free admission, free parking, inspiring speakers. Fun, Fun, Fun

April 10, 2013   Posted in: Misc  No Comments

Did you know Clark University runs a Meatless Monday program?

Did you know Clark University participates in Meatless Mondays? Maybe it’s not surprising for a school whose motto is “Challenge convention. Change our world”. Check out Erica Meier’s recent letter published in Clark’s newspaper. Erica Meier, executive director of Compassion Over Killing and Clark Alumna (Class of ’96) just published a letter entitled, “Meatless Mondays: [...]

March 14, 2013   Posted in: Misc  No Comments

Worcester VegFest 2013 lands at Worcester Airport on Sunday, April 14th!

VegWorcester’s 4th Annual Worcester VegFest is landing at Worcester Regional Airport on Sunday, April 14th! What is Worcester VegFest? A FREE festival that brings together Worcesterites to celebrate vegetarianism–an animal-friendly, environmentally sustainable, and healthy lifestyle. Our event features socially responsible businesses, inspiring speakers, performers, and free samples of vegan food and products. This year’s event will [...]

February 13, 2013   Posted in: Misc, WorcesterVegFest2013  No Comments

January Recipe of the Month – Vegan Chili

It’s well into winter now, and I like to have chili to warm me up when the temperature drops. This recipe is from the moosewood cookbook, which was a cookbook printed by a resturant in upstate New York. I’ve made this chili before and it came out really great, and really spicy but that might’ve [...]

January 27, 2013   Posted in: Misc  No Comments

2nd Annual “Sugar Mama” Vegan Cookie Swap (Review)

 The 2nd Annual Sugar Mama Vegan Cookie Swap was a couple weeks back, though some of us may still be emerging from our cookie comas. Last Year’s event was amazing, and again this year, Sugar Mama Bakers submitted everything you can imagine that a vegan cookie could be. Vegan Peanut Butter-Almond, Chocolate Thumbprints, Spritz, Oatmeal-Chocolate [...]

January 7, 2013  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Events, Food Love, Misc  No Comments

Rip Esselstyn’s TED talk – Plant Strong & Healthy Living

Rip Esselstyn shares his story about how he made his Austin, Texas firehouse go all vegan. Check out his TED talk.

December 14, 2012   Posted in: Misc  No Comments

December’s Recipe of the Month – Warcake

This blog hasn’t done a dessert in a while, and I feel that everybody is due for a dessert in December, so on that note I’m going to post this recipe, war cake. War cake is a cake made without milk, eggs or butter, as those baking ingredients were scarce during times of war. This [...]

November 30, 2012   Posted in: Misc  No Comments

Jackass Give His Opinion on Giving Up Meat

While many people know Steve-O from his wildly popular Jackass series, this video shows his compassionate side. Rather than making a fool of himself by being hurt for the cameras, Steve-O narrates the stories of some of the animals from Farm Sanctuary. This video not only tells the heartwarming stories of some of the animals [...]

November 28, 2012   Posted in: Animal Rights, Misc  No Comments

Worcester Newspaper Showcases Veganism this Thanksgiving [Telegram & Gazette]

The Telegram & Gazette ran a different kind of Thanksgiving story this year: Some cook free-range turkeys, others “adopt” but don’t eat turkeys. The story features a photo of Tracy A. Schulz from Paxton, a vegan student from Northeastern University, who “adopted” a turkey from Farm Sanctuary on Turkey Adoption Day. The first half of the article [...]

November 22, 2012   Posted in: Misc  No Comments

Got milk? You don’t need it [infographic]

Check out this sweet infographic about dairy consumption, sent to us by Hannah at LearnStuff.com. Dairy was made for growing calves, not adult humans. From Hannah at LearnStuff.com: For years, we’ve been told that milk does a body good. But does it really? Though touted as the healthier option at home and in restaurants, milk [...]

November 4, 2012   Posted in: Misc  No Comments