1) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
After several years of the pandemic, some in-person activities are starting to appear again. If you are attending the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Meeting in Orlando, please visit us at our booth 1044. Our Vegan Journal will be available at the Boston Veg Food Fest Saturday and Sunday, October 1 and 2, 2022. BVS was one of the pioneers in putting on large Veg Fests more than 25 years ago. Thank you to Elsa Spencer and Julia Comino who did a VRG booth at the Richmond VegFest. May everyone stay healthy.
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3) A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS
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 ]
- Nancy Berkoff, EdD, RD
- Ksheetisha Bhat
- Alexis Brown
- Simon Brown
- Julia Comino
- Cathy Conway, MS, RD
- Keryl Cryer
- Carole Hamlin
- Nicolette Joseph
- Jessica L. Langenhan, MD, MBA
- Reed Mangels, PhD, RD
- Laura McGuiness, MLIS
- Whitney McVerry
- Julie Neild
- Odette Olivares, MSN
- Marcia Schveibinz
- Cheryl Van Beek
- Kimberly Webster
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4) VRG HIGHLIGHTS
The Vegetarian Resource Group Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, 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 is scheduled to exhibit at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetic Annual Conference FNCE in fall 2022 in Orlando.
Thank you to Elsa Spencer, PhD, and Julia Comino, who tabled for The Vegetarian Resource Group at the Richmond VegFest.
VRG Nutrition Advisor Cathy Conway, MS, RDN will present on plant-based options at the Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Maryland Dietetics in Health Care Communities annual fall conference.
To suport veg education and research, join at [ https://www.vrg.org/member/2013sv.php ]
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5) VRG BOOTHS
Come visit us at our Vegetarian Resource Group booths.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics FNCE Conference
Sunday/Monday/Tuesday, October 9, 10, 11
Orlando, FL
Orange County Convention Center
Support VRG education and outreach at [ https://www.vrg.org/donate ]
Or join at [ https://www.vrg.org/member/cabdacae.php ]
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6) EVENTS IN MARYLAND
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.
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7) OTHER NON-VRG EVENTS
PLANT BASED IMMERSION RETREAT - North Carolina Beach
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/ ]
The 17th annual Central Florida Veg Fest will happen on Saturday, October 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Orlando Festival Park near downtown Orlando!
[ http://www.cfvegfest.org/ ]
Boston Veg Fest Saturday, Sunday, October 1/2, 2022
[ https://bostonveg.org/foodfest/ ]
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8) VRG VIDEO CONTEST WINNERS
See:
My Vegetarian Journey
[ https://www.vrg.org/veg_videos.php#nasynbellard ]
The Truth About Factory Farming
[ https://www.vrg.org/veg_videos.php#estherwilson ]
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9) JAIN VEGAN COOKBOOK
All have worked tirelessly to compile this cookbook with one vision, to minimize violence against all living beings. Its publication is also a humble effort to realize the dream of Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanu on his 100th birth anniversary. Our goal is to ensure that every Jain family in North America has this cookbook to further progress on our path of achieving non-violence toward all living beings.
Go to [ https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.jaina.org/resource/resmgr/01_paryushan_mahaparv_2021/Vegan_Paryushan_Cookbook_202.pdf ]
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10) A LEATHERWORKER'S DAUGHTER WORKS FOR A VEGAN COMPANY
By Cat Webling
The conflicting story of a leatherworker's daughter joining forces with an innovative vegan brand.
It's funny to me how life works out. It's never quite what you expect - the plans that you have don't match the outcomes, and often, what actually happens is better. I think this might be the case for my working with Paras and the rest of the crew at Doshi, especially considering my background. Story continued at [ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2022/09/21/a-kansan-cobblers-daughter-works-with-doshi/ ]
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11) FOLLOW VRG'S SOCIAL MEDIA
Our Videos can be found here:
[ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvSyCToa_i9fA4D5CLCAFWw ]
You can keep up with us on ~
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12) ABOUT VRG
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.
(For more information, please see the Vegan Journal online ( [
http://www.vrg.org/journal/ ]
)
If you would like to make a donation, become a member, volunteer, or find out more about The VRG, contact us at:
The Vegetarian Resource Group
P.O. Box 1463
Baltimore, MD 21203
Phone: (410) 366-8343
FAX: (410) 366-8804
E-mail: [email protected] to volunteer
Website: [ https://www.vrg.org/ ]
To donate: [ https://www.vrg.org/donate ]
Donate crypto: [ https://every.org/vrg/donate/crypto ]
Or text 'give' to 80660vegan (80660 83426)
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Copyright The Vegetarian Resource Group 2022 The contents of this newsletter, and our other publications, including Vegan Journal and Vegetarian Journal, are not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. We often depend on product and ingredient information from company statements. It is impossible to be 100% sure about a statement, info can change, people have different views, and mistakes can be made. Please use your own best judgment about whether a product is suitable for you. To be sure, do further research or confirmation on your own.
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