About a month from now, Portland VegFest will be rollin’ into the Oregon Convention Center. That’s right, it’s gotten too big for the high school. Why am I bothering you with this now? Because they still need volunteers. Can you spare a few hours to help set up, clean up, or hand out samples? You’re [...]
Archive for August, 2009
call for volunteers: portland vegfest 2009
Posted in general, tagged Vegfest on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
vegan on a train
Posted in general on August 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Behold the glory of the Amtrak Empire Builder cafe car, where you can sip your coffee while waiting for your cell phone to charge AND get trapped alone with the chanty-ranty guy who is probably just autistic and off his meds but scares enough people that he’s escorted off the train and into the back [...]
veggie fest
Posted in general, tagged Chicago, chocolate, flax, hemp, sushi, Veggie Fest Chicago on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here we go! I just got home from Chicago so I’ve got some catching up to do. I don’t like doing big round-up posts, so you’ll see a series of posts covering vegan Amtraking, Chicago restaurants, and this one, Veggie Fest Chicagoland. This is just a little slice. Even in 92° (and remember, with the humidity [...]
veggie fest chicagoland
Posted in general on August 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Just got to Chicago (I’ll fill you in on the veg-friendliness of the train ride later), and my mom informed me that Sunday we’re going to Veggie Fest, which just happens to be happening while I’m here. It’s a 2-day event, their fourth annual, and they’ve got what you’d expect: food demos, vendors, information, and [...]




