July/August, 2022
By VRG Staff
It's 40 years since 1982, when The Vegetarian Resource Group started promoting vegetarianism and veganism. We've gone from under one percent vegetarians in the U.S., with the word vegan pretty unknown, to over 6% of the country vegetarian, and half of those being vegan. We've come a long way, but still have much more to do. Thank you to all the donors and volunteers who support these efforts.
Thanks to the following volunteers for all your hard work with The Vegetarian Resource Group, including posting to social media, writing blog posts, research, presentations, restaurant research, clerical work, writing HTML, contributing to our vegan parents group, doing media interviews, editing, photography, performing nutrition analysis, helping with our newsletters, reading scholarship essays, and more! To volunteer at VRG, please contact us at [email protected] To support The Vegetarian Resource Group's outreach, donate at [ https://www.vrg.org/donate ]
Welcome to high school volunteer Alexis, who is doing a great job of researching frozen vegan grain-based bowls. We will be reporting on this in a future Vegan Journal.
Thank you to Whitney and her volunteers who are responding to our video contest submissions. Look to future newsletters for the winners.
Here are our college scholarship winners. Good luck to all of them as they start college in the fall. [ https://www.vrg.org/student/scholar.htm ]
Next deadline for graduating high school seniors is February 20, 2022. If you would like to help judge, contact volunteer coordinator [email protected]
The Vegetarian Resource Group Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels has been selected for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2022 Excellence in Community and Public Health Practice Award. The award will be presented to Dr. Mangels at the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo - (FNCE®), October 8-11, 2022, in Orlando, FL at the "SNAP Benefit Modernization: Historical Context and Community Stories" session on Monday, October 10 at 1:30 p.m
VRG intern Nadely Requena led a vegan cooking class at Christopher Place, a residential program for previously homelesss men. See [ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2022/07/25/more-than-just-a-class-intern-leads-vegan-cooking-class-at-christopher-place-enjoy-her-recipe-for-korean-mexican-styled-bulgogi-tacos/ ]
VRG is scheduled to exhibit at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetic Annual Conference FNCE in fall 2022 in Orlando, Florida.
To suport veg education and research, join at [ https://www.vrg.org/member/2013sv.php ]Support VRG education and outreach at [ https://vrg.org/donate ]
Or join at [ https://www.vrg.org/member/cabdacae.php ]
See details at [ https://www.vegansoulfest.com/ ]
Tickets at: [ https://www.vegansoulfest.com/tickets/ ]
The Earthsave Veg/Vegan Meetup restaurant gatherings are back! After a long absence, the group is meeting in-person again. They invite all who are up-to-date with Coronavirus shots and are interested in moving toward healthier, sustainable, peaceful ways of eating and living. Most meetings will be hosted by registered dietician and educator Mark Rifkin, and will be at Taj Palace restaurant in Owings Mills. The series will continue to meet on the second Sunday of each month at the same time.
The Taj Palace Vegan Buffet is $19 and will include Vegetable Pakoras, Dal Tadka, Channa Masala, Aloo Gobi, Aloo Palak, Jackfruit Karahi, Roti, Papadum, and white rice. Or you can opt to order vegetarian dishes from Taj Palace's extensive menu.
Members and guests are invited to introduce themselves and tell something about your progression or any challenges with lifestyle change. Success stories are especially appreciated!
Taj Palace is located at 9419 Common Brook Road, off Lakeside Blvd, Owings Mills, not far from the end of the Metro line. RSVP is helpful and appreciated, though not required. You can RSVP on the Earthsave Baltimore Facebook group, and on the Baltimore Vegan Meetup group.
Three Days of Lodging, Nutrition Instruction, and Whole-Food Plant-Based (WFPB) Food
Are you interested in moving toward a whole-food plant-based vegan lifestyle but aren't sure about the pragmatic steps? Enjoy 3½ days this September on the North Carolina beach. Show up, relax, soak up evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle information, and enjoy healthy meals and their recipes.
For information, see [ https://rochesterlifestylemedicine.org/immersion/ ]
For information about online vegan cheesemaking classes, see [ https://deli-devi.teachable.com/p/plant-based-cheese-masterclass ]
I'm Cloe, a summer volunteer for the non-profit Empathy For All Animals, and I would like to share one of EFAA's most recent initiatives with you: New to Veganism. It is a personalized mentorship program designed to help new vegans or people interested in a plant-based lifestyle - and it comes in 4 different languages (English, Italian, French, and Spanish)! The program pairs mentees with mentors who will guide them in whatever they need for 4-6 weeks. The best part is that it is 100% free! In fact, the first 15 people to complete the program will receive US$50 each!!!
I thought that perhaps you could help to advertise New to Veganism by sharing as a resource to those who could benefit from it y posting on your social media. The other details are in this link, where the mentees can also sign up: [ https://www.efaanimals.org/mentorship ]
Our Videos can be found here: [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvSyCToa_i9fA4D5CLCAFWw ]
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Our health professionals, activists, and educators work with businesses and individuals to bring about healthful changes in your school, workplace, and community. Registered dietitians and physicians aid in the development of nutrition-related publications and answer member and media questions about vegetarian diets. The Vegetarian Resource Group is a non-profit organization. Financial support comes primarily from memberships, donations, bequests, and book sales. The Vegan Journal (formerly Vegetarian Journal), a print magazine, is a benefit of membership in The VRG.
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