Notes from The VRG Scientific Department
In the News
Vegan Journal Senior Editor Rissa Miller was interviewed by Gray Television's Local News Live anchor Amber Sipe for her Feed the Press segment, which airs on more than 90 stations nationwide. Miller also did VRG YouTube videos featuring 50 vegan lunch ideas, vegan Halloween treats, and recipes such as Vegan Tacos al Pastor, Tofu con Rajas Poblanos, and a Hash Brown Sheet Pan meal. Subscribe to the VRG YouTube channel at youtube.com/user/VegResourceGrp
A new HBO miniseries called We Own This City, produced by David Simon who created The Wire, asked for back issue copies of Vegetarian Journal to use as a prop in a bookstore scene.
Vegan Education
The Vegetarian Resource Group had a virtual booth at the annual meeting of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (FNCE). Thank you to Chef Nancy Berkoff EdD, RD, Catherine Conway, MS, RD, Julie Covington, EdD, RD, Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, and Elsa Spencer, PhD for staffing the booth.
See VRG Researcher Jeanne Yacoubou's kosher gelatin update at vrg.org/blog/2021/07/02/kosher-gelatin-update-for-vegetarians-and-vegans-2021/ And also see Jeanne's Genetically Modified Microbial Rennet: How Vegetarian Is It? at vrg.org/blog/2021/09/03/genetically-modified-microbial-rennet-how-vegetarian-is-it/
Vegan Journal Senior Editor Rissa Miller presented virtual talks to vegan pledge groups for Animal Advocates of South Central PA, Peace Advocacy Network, and Pittsburgh Vegan Society, covering living as a vegan in a non-vegan world after the course is over. Attendees were gifted subscriptions to the magazine.
