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Cooking With Gallagher…I mean Isa Chandra at the D.C. VegFest

Sarah

At this past weekend’s D.C. VegFest, there were many treats. One of my personal highlights came late in the afternoon and I’m so happy I stuck around for it. Just after 4pm, veg*n darling, Isa Chandra Moskowitz took the stage for a cooking demo/comedy show. Moskowitz is the well-known author/co-author of Vegan With A Vengeance, Veganomicon, and Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar. A Brooklyn gal, Moskowitz commented on how she brings the cultural influences of NYC and her Jewish roots together in everything she does. On this day, she showed the crowd how to make gumbo and pumpkin cheesecake … Continue reading Cooking With Gallagher…I mean Isa Chandra at the D.C. VegFest

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A Well-Fed World’s Supply and Demand

Sarah

Over their lifetime and beyond, livestock are an energy intensive commodity. From feeding, through slaughter, to refrigeration, and in resultant human ailments such as heart disease, maintaining animals as a food source is an inefficient use of resources. ‘Yeah, yeah,’ you might reply, ‘but what does that really mean?’ At the D.C. VegFest on Saturday, Dawn Moncrieffe, founder of A Well-Fed World, took the stage and illustrated her point with a hot button topic: gas prices. Currently, Americans consume more meat than any other country in the world. However, globalization has promoted a rise in meat consumption around the globe, … Continue reading A Well-Fed World’s Supply and Demand

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Vegetarians Let Loose In the Nation’s Capital

Sarah

The odds were in favor of the 2011 D.C. VegFest, held this past Saturday at George Washington University. Those dreading the onset of fall and dropping temperatures, a prelude to winter, were actually treated to a balmy afternoon. Organized by Compassion Over Killing and the Vegetarian Society of D.C., this free outdoor festival featured well-known speakers presenting on topics such as cooking, health, environmental issues and animal cruelty. Umbrellas stayed closed as veg*ns and passersby alike made the rounds to the tents of dozens of food vendors and non-profit organizations. To fully explore all the VegFest had to offer, took some … Continue reading Vegetarians Let Loose In the Nation’s Capital

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Dear D.C. VegFest, Thank You.

Sarah

Coming back via train from the D.C. VegFest and I wanted to post a big thanks to Compassion Over Killing and all those who made this event. From Sticky Fingers‘ vegan stromboli to chatting with good + kind lip balm maker, Heather, and her family, I had such a great time snapping pics and getting to know some really amazing people. More to come in the following days. Continue reading Dear D.C. VegFest, Thank You.

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Pre-game for the D.C. VegFest

Sarah

The D.C. VegFest begins in t-minus 24 hours. Get yourself pumped with pre-game ritual: check your equipment. Reusable bag. Plastic bags multiply…then get tossed. They’re an extra cost to the vendors and they kill the environment; nix the waste. Reusable water bottle. The event is on a college campus, so there will hopefully be a water fountain to fill up at. Keep yourself hydrated and energized through all the day’s events. Drink up. Card and cash. Some vendors only take cash (I learned that the hard way at the NYCVFF). Umbrella. Come prepared cause the festivities are outdoors and the weather’s … Continue reading Pre-game for the D.C. VegFest

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Welcome Autumn at the D.C. VegFest

Sarah

If there was one resonating complaint about the first NYC Vegetarian Food Festival, it was that it wasn’t held outdoors. East coasters, here you go. The D.C. VegFest is a free, outdoor festival being held this year on Saturday, September 24, 2011 from 11am-6pm at George Washington University. Organized by Compassion Over Killing and The Vegetarian Society of DC, the event will feature a talk with Wayne Pacelle, President & CEO of The Humane Society of the United States and a cooking demonstration by vegan chef, Isa Chandra Moskowitz among its numerous speakers slated to appear. With food vendors, like Sunflower Vegetarian … Continue reading Welcome Autumn at the D.C. VegFest