By Marissa Thobe, VRG Volunteer

Although German food is traditionally not vegan or vegetarian friendly, vegan Germans deserve to be able to enjoy cultural events without feeling left out. That’s why this year the Zion Church of Baltimore will be featuring vegan sausages (made by the company Tofurky) at their “Beer and Brats” event on Friday, August 26th, 2016 thanks to the advice of one of our volunteers. Next to the beautiful Baltimore City Hall, Zion’s Garden is the perfect place to eat vegan sausage on vegan rolls, drink beer (if you’re over 21, that is), enjoy music, and celebrate the closing of the summer season, regardless of your ethnicity or religion. Zion welcomes people of all diets, backgrounds, faiths, and sexualities. It is a great community event in Baltimore that can be very educational to those unfamiliar with vegetarianism or veganism. The event begins at 4 pm and lasts till 8 pm, rain or shine. Zion Church of Baltimore is located at 400 E. Lexington Street. You can RSVP to the event at zionbaltimore.org.