1) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
If you are in Maryland, visit our VRG booth at Vegan SoulFest on August 19th and 20th, 2023. Elsa Spencer will be doing a booth in Virginia at the Richmond VegFest on October 7th, 2023. If you are a dietitian attending the national dietetic FNCE conference in Denver, Colorado, October 8th, 2023, come by The VRG booth and say hello. And we'd love to see you at our Denver networking dinner the evening of October 8th, 2023. For info go to [ https://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/2023june.php#s5 ]
We're very sad to see our Vegan Journal Senior Editor of five years Rissa Miller leave the position. Though we're excited as the new Senior Editor Hannah Kaminsky learns the ropes. Here's a vegan taco article she did before taking over as editor. [ https://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2022issue2/2022_issue2_tacos_any_day.php ]
This summer we are enjoying interns Mihika from California, Jazz from Virginia, and Priscila from Brazil. We look forward to sharing some of their articles in future newsletters.
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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 ]
- Jeff Bourdier
- Amy Burger
- Mihika Chechi
- Cathy Conway, MS RD
- Keryl Cryer
- Carole Hamlin
- Jessica L. Langenhan, MD, MBA
- Reed Mangels PhD RD
- Jason Mathias
- Laura McGuiness, MLIS
- Wendy McPherson
- Phyllis McShane RD
- Whitney McVerry
- Jazz Miles
- Julie Neild
- Odette Olivares MSN
- Marcy Schveibinz
- Mae Seon
- Elsa Spencer PhD
- Cheryl Van Beek
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4) VRG HIGHLIGHTS
VRG will be at Maryland Vegan Soulfest Saturday and Sunday, August 19 and August 20, 2023. [ https://www.vegansoulfest.com/ ]
. Elsa Spencer, PhD will be doing a booth at Richmond, Virginia VegFest October 7, 2023 [ http://www.veggiefest.org/ ]
Marcy Schveibinz will be having a table at North Park Vegan Pop Up on August 12 in San Diego, California [ https://Veganfoodpopup.com ]
She will have Vegan Journals and other VRG materials. We will also be doing a booth at the annual meeting of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics October 8-10, 2023 in Denver, Colorado reaching thousands of dietitians.
VRG sent in this testimony to FDA and USDA
Concerning Dietary Guidance Statements On Food Labels [ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2023/07/11/the-vegetarian-resource-group-testimony-concerning-dietary-guidance-statements-on-food-labels-submitted-to-u-s-food-and-drug-administration-fda/ ]
School Food Lunch [ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2023/04/17/the-vegetarian-resource-group-testimony-submitted-to-usda-on-proposed-revisions-to-child-nutrition-programs-including-school-lunch/ ]
Labeling of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives [ https://www.vrg.org/nutshell/31projects.php ]
To suport veg education and research, join at [ https://www.vrg.org/member/2013sv.php ]
Donate at [ https://www.vrg.org/donate ]
If you have to make Required Mininimum Distributions from your IRA, you may want to consider making a donation through a Qualified Charitable Distribution.
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5) VEGAN NETWORKING DINNER IN DENVER, COLORADO SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2023, 5:45 PM
The Vegetarian Resource Group will host a networking dinner in Denver, Colorado, during the annual FNCE meeting of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Within one mile of the Colorado Convention Center. All are invited. Participants from Denver and places from around the country will have a chance to share veg related activities they have coordinated.
RIO GRANDE MEXICAN RESTAURANT BUFFET:
- Chips and Salsa
- Guacamole
- Black Beans
- Portabella and Squash
- Grilled Peppers and Onions
- Plain Rice
- Pico de Gallo
- Selection of Salsas
- Flour Tortillas
- Soft Drinks, Coffee, Tea
PLEASE RESERVE IN ADVANCE. SEATING IS LIMITED
$30 for The Vegetarian Resource Group and Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group members. $35 for nonmembers. Includes tax and tip.
Please prepay at [ https://www.vrg.org/donate ]
Write in the comments section names of participants and that it is for the Denver dinner.
Or call (410) 366-8343, or mail payment to The Vegetarian Resource Group, P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203.
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6) MARYLAND HAPPENINGS
Vegan Soulfest is Saturday and Sunday, August 19 and 20, 2023. [ https://www.vegansoulfest.com/ ]
Please visit the VRG booth and say hello.
Vegan Restaurant Month is happening throughout Maryland August 4-27, 2023. [ https://www.mdveganeats.com/ ]
Mr. Chan Restaurant [ https://www.mrchanrestaurant.com/ ]
Located in Pikesville is now open for in restaurant dining again. Enjoy vegan hot and sour soup, tempeh, seitan, tofu dishes, and more.
You can pick up copies of Vegan Journal at Wild Heart Bistro [ https://wildheartbistro.com/ ]
vegan restaurant at Belvedere Square.
It was fun greeting visitors Dilip and Anu from the Triangle (North Carolina) Vegetarian Society [ https://www.trianglevegsociety.org/ ]
and going out to eat for vegan meals and treats at One World Cafe [ https://www.facebook.com/people/One-World-Cafe/100063530110691/ ]
in the Roland Park area. Vegan enchiladas were delicious and our young guest greatly enjoyed vegan garlic bread and a slice of vegan cake to top off her meal. Our guests also bought some bountiful vegan bowls from MOM's ORGANIC MARKET [ https://momsorganicmarket.com/maryland/hampden/ ]
to enjoy at a conference they were attending.
Waverly Farmers Market in Baltimore on Saturdays besides locally grown produce is becoming a vegan haven with vegan Ethiopian food, Tom Cat's vegan delicacies [ https://www.tomcatskitchen.com/weekly-meal-subscription ]
, a "vegan friendly" pretzel, vegan samosas, and much more. And of course not far away is Red Emmas, a vegan restaurant [ https://redemmas.org/ ]
Let us know your favorite vegan treats in Baltimore and Maryland.
For monthly Earthsave vegan meetups, see: [ https://earthsavebaltimore.org/ ]
Call 410-252-3043.
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7) 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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8) 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/ ]
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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 2023 The contents of this newsletter, and our other publications, including Vegan 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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