Just attended Veggie Fest in Ottawa yesterday. Totally enjoyed it even with the hoards of people everywhere. I'm so happy for the NCVA for having been so successful at their event. About 3000 people showed up!
For me, being from a small Northern town, being in the company of other vegetarians and vegetarian curious was a thrill in itself. The fact that the hall was filled with delicious vegan treats everywhere was the icing on the cupcake.
I had a tempeh cheeseburger for lunch, a vegan double chocolate cupcake for dessert and countless taste samplers of a variety of vegan foods.
I went to a cooking demonstration by Judy from Credible Edibles. She made everyone feel at ease with her relaxed and humorous approach to cooking and to feeding a family. She prepared fried kelp to be eaten instead of popcorn, chocolate avocado pudding and cranberry chocolate chip cookies. All were delish!!
What totally blew me away at Veg Fest was Joanne McArthur's press
of her We Animals project. She is a photojournalistic activist capturing the essence of animals and the way humans treat them, for better and for worse. She says that it's hard to care about billions of animals for most but easy for all to care about 1... And so, she photographs these amazing animals all over the world in order to bring awareness to the people and to save animals in doing so. I cried for most of her hour and a half presentation. It motivated me to want to start my Furry Friend Foundation asap.
www.weanimals.org
For me, being from a small Northern town, being in the company of other vegetarians and vegetarian curious was a thrill in itself. The fact that the hall was filled with delicious vegan treats everywhere was the icing on the cupcake.
I had a tempeh cheeseburger for lunch, a vegan double chocolate cupcake for dessert and countless taste samplers of a variety of vegan foods.
I went to a cooking demonstration by Judy from Credible Edibles. She made everyone feel at ease with her relaxed and humorous approach to cooking and to feeding a family. She prepared fried kelp to be eaten instead of popcorn, chocolate avocado pudding and cranberry chocolate chip cookies. All were delish!!
What totally blew me away at Veg Fest was Joanne McArthur's press
of her We Animals project. She is a photojournalistic activist capturing the essence of animals and the way humans treat them, for better and for worse. She says that it's hard to care about billions of animals for most but easy for all to care about 1... And so, she photographs these amazing animals all over the world in order to bring awareness to the people and to save animals in doing so. I cried for most of her hour and a half presentation. It motivated me to want to start my Furry Friend Foundation asap.
www.weanimals.org
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