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EPIC 2008: The SUSTAINABLE LIVING EXPO

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 02:01:32 -0800

EPIC 2008: The SUSTAINABLE LIVING EXPO

Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre at Canada Place

Vancouver, BC

April 18-20, 2008

www.epicvancouver.com

For inquiries, call 604.775.7300

The Vancouver Sun Sustainable Living Expo is Vancouver’s largest green consumer show and eco-marketplace. Visit EPIC to learn about environmentally-friendly products and companies that mix style and quality with sustainability.

Greening your life is easy - all you need is a little education and inspiration. EPIC has lots of both. Join us for this three day celebration of green living, and surround yourself with truly inspiring people and environmentally innovative products.

Green Living Show 2008

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:11:58 -0800

The Green Living Show is scheduled to take place February 29 – March 2 at BC Place, Vancouver. The event offers attendees an interactive and enjoyable experience through a high-profile, three-day show dedicated to learning about and purchasing green products and services. Our Mission is to bring together A-List Eco-Celebrities and over 200 earth-friendly companies in the following categories: energy, home & garden, building, fashion & beauty, transportation and automotive and organic foods.

The Green Living Show will showcase an extensive organic food & beverage section. This section will be promoted to people who are concerned about the environmental impact and quality of the foods and beverages they consume. In all, we expect roughly 20,000 green focused attendees over the weekend including trade representatives, associations and members of the general public.

Earthsave Halloween Youth Vegan Potluck Party

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:02:31 -0700

Come dress up and eat up!

Date: Saturday, October 27, 2007
Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Location: SPEC Building in Kitsilano at 2150 Maple Street (Corner of 6th and Maple) in Vancouver, BC

Come join the Earthsave 25 and Under Group for a vegan Halloween potluck party! This event is open to all youth – you don’t have to be a vegan (or even a vegetarian!) to come; only your dish has to be. Costumes are encouraged (but not one hundred percent necessary) and there will be prizes for the best dressed, the best themed dish (chocolate orange Halloween cupcakes anyone?) and plenty of awesome vegan food. Doors open at 6:30 and we'll load up our plates at 7:15 at the latest, so please try and be on time! Feel free to drop in for a great meal before going to your Halloween party!

Bo Kong Vegetarian Restaurant, March 1st, 2007 - Free Vancouver Vegetarian Community Event

Sun, 4 Feb 2007 01:34:17 -0800

VanVeg has had a tremendous growth over the last couple years, and I, Nathaniel, would like to thank all the new friends of mine that made it happen. There have been lots of new faces, each event gets a bigger and bigger turnout, and as we fly into 2007, we start the year off with what I hope to be our biggest event yet to be held at Bo Kong.

The restaurant is renown for it's vegetarian food that can satisfy even the most avid carnivore friends of ours while having a taste of the vegetarian life.

That being said, I invite you to join the members of VanVeg for this free event. You simply pay for what you decide to eat and drink. There is no entrance fee, membership fee, or any other sort of fee to come enjoy a night out with us for any VanVeg event.

When: Thursday, March 1st, 2007 - 6:00pm
Where: Bo Kong Vancouver, 3068 Main Street
Who: Anyone and everyone (vegetarian/vegan or not!)
How much?: Free! You only pay for what you eat and/or drink

Please RSVP for this event here. If you don't you may find yourself without a seat (or even source someone else without a seat!)

New Vegetarian Mailing List

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:54:35 -0800

I just created a new mailing list for the VanVeg community. Everyone who subscribed to the newsletter on this site has been imported into the new database as that's where any newsletters will be sent when they are made available.

If you are interested in discussing with other Vegetarians and Vegans, please do sign up and share your ideas, insights, and experiences with everyone on the list.

For more information, please fill out this form.

Radha Yoga & Eatery is looking for a Vegan Chef

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 23:17:11 -0700

radha yoga & eatery is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic chef to help develop our vegetarian/vegan restaurant.

As a chef you have/are…

* Passionate about vegetarian & vegan cooking
* Previous experience cooking in a restaurant kitchen and catering for large groups
* Food Safe Certificate
* Awareness of sustainable food practices and an interest in bringing them into practice
* Culinary arts training (preferred but not required)
* Enthusiastic and interested in developing radha’s eatery. You have good ideas and the patience and perseverance to see them through to completion

VanVeg Special Event on Sat, August 19th @ Radha Yoga & Eatery (50% off entree's)

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:48:16 -0700

This is one of the best events yet. Radha is offering VanVeg members a 2 for 1 discount for this dine-out, and with the last event at the Naam being the largest yet, this one is sure to be packed.

The last event was excellent, everyone that went had an excellent time, and as I have heard so far on the reviews, the discussions were very diverse.

The amazing people at Radha Yoga & Eatery have been extremely generous, and have given me a number of 2 for 1 entree tickets for this event. Enough so that everyone that comes will be able to split the cost with someone else.

We welcome you to join us for this special event and try out the menu at this new venue. Hope to see you there!

View the full details or to RSVP if you would like to come

The time has changed for our Dine-out this Saturday at the Naam to 6pm

Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:49:23 -0700

I just called the Naam, and I we spoke about how it would be best to organize us to get the table with all of us sitting together, and we need to all show up for 6pm.

I will be there a bit earlier to get the table booked, but unfortunately they will only hold the table for 15minutes, so if you can, please show up a bit early if possible.

For more details on the event, or to RSVP, visit:

http://vegetarian.meetup.com/110/events/4974068/

See you all there!

Nathaniel.

Radha Yoga and Eatery hours have changed

Sat, 1 Jul 2006 14:35:14 -0700

radha yoga & eatery is a combination yoga centre and vegan eatery. The eatery recently opened for dinners Thursdays through Saturdays from 6 – 10 pm. Live music (singer-songwriters, world music groups, crystal bowls, electronic) is performed once a week, usually Friday nights. Lunches are served from 11:30 – 3:30 weekdays.

The eatery will be featured as “the most interesting vegetarian restaurant in Vancouver” in an upcoming Food Services & Hospitality magazine. The new dinner menu, created by head chef, Kali Saltibus, features delicately blended southeast Asian flavors—including a wonderful adaptation of pad thai, featured in the winter 2005 Food Issue of ascent magazine—and extraordinary Western alternatives, such as tofu steaks with a peppercorn sauce. An array of organic salads, appetizers, varieties of organic iced teas, fresh juices, local beer and organic BC wines complement the entrees. For dessert try whole fruit iced dream or an organic fresh fruit of the day crumble.

Join us at the Naam for the VanVeg Dine-out

Mon, 3 Jul 2006 19:46:08 -0700

This is the first meetup we have had in a while, and I would like to invite everyone back to one of the first restaurants we went to, The Naam.

It is located in Kits, and we had a great evening the last time we went. Great covered patio, which I hope to enjoy again.

What: VanVeg Meetup
When: Saturday, July 8, 7:00 PM
Where: The Naam, in Kits

For more information, and to RSVP, visit:

http://vegetarian.meetup.com/110/events/4974068/

Animal Voices Film Festival

Wed, 24 May 2006 14:18:58 -0700

June 3 and 4, 2006

Presenting two days of thought provoking films, celebrating the glory of the animal kingdom and exploring the use of animals in modern day farming practices.

“The Emotional world of Farm Animals” is a delightful documentary for viewers of all ages about the thinking and feeling side of farm animals.

The Canadian premier of “Mad Cowboy” based on Howard Lyman’s book linking contemporary farming practices with the current threat of Avian flu and mad cow disease.

A rare appearance and book signing by author and renowned activist Howard Lyman to promote his new book "No More Bull"

This site is organically driven by all of us

Tue, 16 May 2006 01:41:57 -0700

If you haven't noticed, this site is 100% driven by it's members. I have seeded as much content as I can find, but there are many other areas which I would love to see this site grow into.

Earthsave has been publishing their events on this website free of charge, along with other members posting their favourite vegetarian websites. Greenveg has also been so kind as to share their favourite Old-fashioned Baked Bean recipe.

If you haven't already done so, be sure to register and sign up, and help us grow this site into the vegetarian community I know it can be.

Help raise some money for the Vancouver Humane Society

Wed, 8 Feb 2006 20:07:59 -0800

Celebrate 'Kissing Day' and Raise Funds for the Vancouver Humane Society. Share some love and help animals!

Join us for some prizes and LIVE entertainment with British rockers, Radio One, who will cover some of Britain's finest exports including The Beatles, Radiohead and Coldplay.

Astrological love readings and a kissing booth will also be available for your enjoyment (by donation).

March 2, 2006 (Thursday)
The Cellar, 1006 Granville St. (at Nelson) Doors open at 9:00 pm

Tickets are only $10 each, include one free drink and must be sold in advance. Space is limited so book your tickets today.

[Special Event] Complementry EFT Workshop with Springs Eternal on Feb 17th

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 22:05:36 -0800

One of the most effective personal techniques to heal your body!

On Friday, February 17th at 7pm, two doctors (Drs. John and Nari Pidutti) from Springs Eternal Natural Health Clinic are presenting a FREE workshop training you the simple steps on how to use Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). These two naturopathic doctors will teach you the secrets involved to utilize this simple and successful exercise that will empower and heal your body for such areas as: Stress, Fears and Phobias, Depression, and even Weight Loss! This self help method often works when nothing else does.

PETA Declares Victory as Retail Giant J.Crew Yanks Fur From Its Racks

Thu, 1 Dec 2005 19:12:26 -0800

For 11 weeks, PETA supporters have hammered retailer J.Crew with demonstrations, letters, and phone calls, demanding that the chain stop selling fur. This pressure paid off on November 30, when J.Crew confirmed that it will pull fur from its stores and never sell it again. Most fur sold in the United States comes from China, where investigators found that fur farmers swing animals by their hind legs and smash their heads on the ground—breaking the animals’ necks or backs but leaving them panting, blinking, and conscious as they are skinned alive. So this is a huge victory for animals throughout the world, and we hope that you will celebrate with us!