1) VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP RESEARCH AND NEWS

• FEEDING YOUR NONVEGAN SIGNIFICANT OTHER
• MELLOW MUSHROOM
• VEGAN DESSERT SMOOTHIES
• CREATING A VEGANIC GARDEN
• VEGGIE RESTAURANTS IN BERLIN
• VEGAN RECIPES FROM NORTHERN GERMANY
• VEGAN CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER
• AND MORE

MELLOW MUSHROOM OFFERS DAIYA CHEESE AS AN OPTION

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/08/22/mellow-mushroom-offers-daiya-cheese-as-an-option/ ]

VEG DINING CARDS

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/08/23/veg-dining-cards-3/ ]

NEW RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUPS ONLINE GUIDE TO VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN RESTAURANTS IN THE USA AND CANADA

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/08/23/new-restaurants-have-been-added-to-the-vegetarian-resource-groups-online-guide-to-veganvegetarian-restaurants-in-the-usa-and-canada-2/ ]

MEETING OF THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ALTERNATIVE TOXICOLOGICAL METHODS

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/08/24/meeting-of-the-scientific-advisory-committee-on-alternative-toxicological-methods/ ]

THE LATEST ISSUE OF VEGETARIAN JOURNAL IS NOW ONLINE ENJOY DESSERT SMOOTHIES

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/08/24/the-latest-issue-of-vegetarian-journal-is-now-online-enjoy-dessert-smoothies/ ]

SUPPORT FOR DAIRY FARMERS PARTIALLY DUE TO SLUGGISH MARKETPLACE FOR DAIRY PRODUCERS

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/08/25/support-for-dairy-farmers-partially-due-to-sluggish-marketplace-for-dairy-producers/ ]

CREATE A VEGANIC GARDEN IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/08/26/create-a-veganic-garden-in-your-own-backyard/ ]

VEGGIE RESTAURANTS IN BERLIN, GERMANY

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/08/29/veggie-restaurants-in-berlin-germany/ ]

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOME QUICK AND EASY FRESH PEPPER DISH IDEAS

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/08/30/are-you-looking-for-some-quick-and-easy-fresh-pepper-dish-ideas/ ]

VEGAN FOODS AT SHOPRITE IN MIDDLETOWN, NJ ON ROUTE 35 AS OF AUGUST 2016

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/08/31/vegan-foods-at-shoprite-in-middletown-n-j-on-route-35-as-of-august-2016/ ]

SHOULD VEGANS TAKE A MULTIVITAMIN

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/08/31/should-vegans-take-a-multivitamin/ ]

VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP VEGAN THAI DINNER IN BOSTON AT MY THAI VEGAN CAFE SUNDAY OCTOBER 16, 2016 6PM

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/01/vegetarian-resource-group-vegan-thai-dinner-in-boston-at-my-thai-vegan-cafe-sunday-october-16-2016-6-pm/ ]

SUPPORT THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP PURCHASE GOODIES FROM THE VEGETARIAN SITE INCLUDING ONE CENT SAMPLES

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/02/support-the-vegetarian-resource-group-purchase-goodies-from-the-vegetarian-site-including-one-cent-samples/ ]

CHIPOTLE VEGAN OPTIONS

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/02/chipotle-vegan-options/ ]

VEGETABLES AND PULSES OUTLOOK- THE USDA ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICERS HAS RELEASED ITS LATEST REPORT

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/05/vegetables-and-pulses-outlook-the-usda-economic-research-service-ers-has-released-its-latest-report/ ]

MY EXPERIENCE INTERNING FOR THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/06/my-experience-interning-for-the-vegetarian-resource-group/ ]

VEGGIE ACTION MEET THE OWNERS OF LIKE NO UDDER

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/06/veggie-action-meet-the-owners-of-like-no-udder/ ]

24TH INTERNATIONAL VEGETARIAN FOOD FAIR

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/07/24th-international-vegetarian-food-fair/ ]

VEGAN SOULFEST

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/07/vegan-soulfest/ ]

GRANTS PROMOTE K-12 SCHOOL GARDENS WHOLE KIDS FOUNDATION: SCHOOL GARDEN GRANT PROGRAM

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/08/grants-promote-k-12-school-gardens-whole-kids-foundation-school-garden-grant-program/ ]

VEGAN RECIPES FROM NORTHERN GERMANY

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/09/vegan-recipes-from-northern-germany/ ]

FEEDING YOUR NON-VEGAN SIGNIFICANT OTHER

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/12/feeding-your-non-vegan-significant-other/ ]

21ST ANNUAL BOSTON VEGFEST TO BE HELD OCTOBER 22-23, 2016

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/13/21st-annual-boston-vegfest-to-be-held-october-22-23-2016/ ]

VEGAN CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/13/vegan-cross-country-runner/ ]

COUPON FOR RELAY FOODS IN BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON DC, VIRGINIA, AND NORTH CAROLINA

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/14/20-coupon-for-relay-foods-in-baltimore-washington-dc-virginia-and-north-carolina-4/ ]

VRG'S NUTRITION ADVISOR REED MANGELS PHD RD SPOKE AT THE TORONTO VEG FEST

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/14/vrgs-nutrition-advisor-reed-mangels-phd-rd-spoke-at-the-toronto-veg-food-fest/ ]

JOIN US AT THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP VEGAN THAI DINNER IN BOSTON AT MY THAI VEGAN CAFE

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/15/join-us-at-the-vegetarian-resource-group-vegan-thai-dinner-in-boston-at-my-thai-vegan-cafe/ ]

SCREAMERS PIZZERIA VEGAN PIZZA IN BROOKLYN, NY

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/15/screamers-pizzeria-vegan-pizza-in-brooklyn-new-york/ ]

SUPPORT THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP PURCHASE GOODIES FROM THE VEGETARIAN SITE INCLUDING ONE CENT SAMPLES

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/16/support-the-vegetarian-resource-group-purchase-goodies-from-the-vegetarian-site-including-one-cent-samples-2/ ]

NEW RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUPS ONLINE GUIDE TO VEGAN

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/16/new-restaurants-have-been-added-to-the-vegetarian-resource-groups-online-guide-to-veganvegetarian-restaurants-in-the-usa-and-canada-3/ ]

LEXVEG FEST OCTOBER 1, 2016 IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY

[ http://www.vrg.org/blog/2016/09/19/lexveg-fest-october-1-2016-in-lexington-kentucky/ ]

2) VRG THAI DINNER IN BOSTON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2016 AT 6 PM

Vegetarian Resource Group Vegan Thai dinner in Boston at My Thai Vegan Cafe Sunday, October 16, 2016, 6 PM

The Vegetarian Resource Group will host a vegan Thai dinner at My Thai Vegan Café in Boston on Sunday, October 16, 2016 during the annual meeting of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Meet VRG advisors Reed Mangels PhD RD, Catherine Conway MS RD, Debra Wasserman, Charles Stahler, and vegetarian dietitians from around the country. All are welcome.

MENU:

• Tom Kha, Thai Coconut Soup with tofu
• Thai Mango Salad
• Nam Prik Kaeng Kari with tofu (Yellow Curry) and brown rice
• Pad See Ew. Wide rice noodles with Chinese broccoli and vegan gluten.
• Fruit cocktail for dessert or other fruit
• Tea and cold waterVegetarian Resource Group Vegan Thai dinner in Boston at My Thai Vegan Cafe

This will be a plated sit down dinner.

TO RESERVE:

Send $30 person (includes tax and tip) (Under eight is half price) with names of attendees to

The Vegetarian Resource Group
P.O. Box 1463
Baltimore, MD 21203

Call (410) 366-8343.

You can also pay at www.vrg.org/donate and write "Boston Dinner" in the Comments.

Hope to see you there!

3) VRG BOOTHS

The Maryland Dietetics in Health Care Communities Fall 2016 Workshop

Clarksville MD 21029
Wednesday, October 5th

The Vegetarian Resource Group Boston Thai Dinner

Sunday, October 16th 2016, 6 PM
$30/person (including tax and tip)

Please call 410 366 8343 to register or mail $30 per person to

VRG
Box 1463
Baltimore, MD 21203

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Conference

Boston, MA
Sunday, October 16th, 2016 — Tuesday, October 18th, 2016
[ http://www.eatrightfnce.org/FNCE/ ]

Pre-Thanksgiving Potluck With The Vegetarian Resource Group

North Baltimore Mennonite Church
4615 Roland Ave
Baltimore, MD 21210
Sunday, November 20th 2016, 5 PM

4) A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE VRG VOLUNTEERS

Thank you to the following VRG Volunteers, for all of your hard work with The Vegetarian Resource Group's activities such as HTML work, restaurant guide entries, doing blog postings, staffing booths etc.:

• Matt Baker RN
• Whitney Blomquist
• Casey Brown
• Suzanne DeFelice
• Zeke Frost
• Whitney Gray
• Alicia Hückmann
• Savannah Lawrence
• Reed Mangels
• Laura McGuiness
• David Milner
• Carl Robbins
• Eveian Salmon
• Elsa Spencer
• Shani Stewart

5) DONATE TO VRG

Please show your support for all the good work the vegetarian resource group does year-round by donating to VRG through the Combined Federal Charity Campaign or other workplace campaign.

2016 has been a very productive year so far for The Vegetarian Resource Group. Here's a sampling of some of our accomplishments and outreach:

• Nancy Berkoff's Vegan in Volume published by VRG has been distributed to thousands of food service personnel in different settings. This encourages chefs to serve more vegan food options in universities, hospitals, employee cafeterias, nursing homes, and other places. Nancy also developed vegan recipes for Our Daily Bread in Baltimore, which serves over 700 meals per day to homeless and low income individuals. About 10% requested veggie meals. VRG interns prepared and donated 9 foodservice size trays of vegan food using Nancy's recipes.
• We continue to work with numerous High School and College interns in our Baltimore office including three future Registered Dietitians and a student visiting from Germany. VRG Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, mentors those interns who are interested in pursuing a career in nutrition. VRG staff also works with students that are majoring in English, Journalism, Business, and other subjects. These students are the future of the vegan movement and we should all be excited about what they will bring to the cause once they graduate.
• The Vegetarian Resource Group assisted media (print, web, radio, tv, etc.) including Family Circle magazine for an article on children who decide to go veggie; NPR member station KUT in Austin, TX about the public's increased interest in vegan diets and PBS 8 in Phoenix Arizona about vegan options for Thanksgiving; Consumer Report on Health about reducing meat for health benefits; Dr. Don Radio Show about veggie pregnancy and lactation; On the Menu, a radio podcast, on the topics of why people go veggie and VRG poll information; Grocerant magazine about what vegans would like to see in the prepared section of grocery stores; and Baltimore Business Journal about the history of The Vegetarian Resource Group.
• VRG has done numerous outreach booths including at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in Boston, MA; GreenFest in Washington, DC; Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore, MD; Taking Action for Animals in VA; Charlottesville and Richmond, VA VegFests; Vegan SoulFest in Baltimore, MD; Albany VegFest in NY; NH Dietetic Meeting in Concord, NH; Veggie Pride Parade in NYC; New England VegFest in Worcester, MA; etc. VRG Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, spoke at state dietetic meetings in NH, FL, and AZ and gave a webinar on “Vegetarian Diets for Older Adults” for members of the Healthy Aging Dietetic Practice Group.
• The Vegetarian Resource Group provided vegan handouts free-of-charge for outreach in a wide variety of locations including a box of literature to be shared with a High School women's basketball team in California; 500 Save our Water Brochures for tabling at an Earth Day event in Houston, TX; several hundred handouts to Animal Advocates of Western New York for a local Health Expo; a thousand brochures for leafletting in NYC; and hundreds of handouts for state dietetic meetings in NH, WA-OR, and NE.

Your support is greatly appreciated! You can also donate directly to VRG at [ http://www.vrg.org/donate ]

6) AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION SEEKS CANDIDATES FOR SOY SCHOLARSHIP

ST. LOUIS, MO (Sept. 12, 2016) – The American Soybean Association (ASA) wants to give a scholarship to a high school senior interested in pursuing agriculture.

The Soy Scholarship is a $5,000 one-time award presented to a high school senior who plans to pursue agriculture as an area of study at any accredited college or university in the 2017-18 academic year. The scholarship is managed by ASA and made possible through a grant by BASF Corporation. High school seniors may apply online Sept. 12 through Nov. 21, 2016.

"ASA is thankful to once again partner with BASF and offer this opportunity to an exceptional student pursuing a career in ag," said ASA President Richard Wilkins, Greenwood, Del. "It's important to encourage young people who are interested in agriculture and provide them with tools to help them succeed."

ASA and BASF have rewarded students for their hard work and interest in agriculture since 2008.

Laura Thompson, ASA's first Soy Scholarship recipient, now works as cropping systems and agriculture technologies extension educator for the Nebraska Extension. She said the scholarship helped her on the path to her career in agriculture.

For more information contact:

Kathie Mullen
Program & Project Coordinator
314-754-1302
[email protected]

7) 21ST ANNUAL BOSTON VEGFEST TO BE HELD OCTOBER 22-23, 2016

The annual Boston VegFest will be held on Saturday October 22 (11 AM to 6 PM) and Sunday October 23 (10am to 6pm) at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center, 1350 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Admission is free and you will find a wide variety of non-profit groups exhibiting, as well as veggie food vendors and more. There are also numerous speakers each day.

For details, visit: [ http://www.bostonveg.org/foodfest/index.html ]

8) SCREAMER'S PIZZERIA -- VEGAN PIZZA IN BROOKLYN

By Heather Francis, VRG Volunteer

Traveling to Screamer's Pizzeria went smoothly; from Penn Station we headed to downtown Brooklyn. We jumped on the A train heading downtown on 8th Avenue express and got off at Hoyt-Schermerhorn Street and then transferred to the G train heading up to Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown. When we reached Nassau Ave/Manhattan Ave, we got off and headed up the stairs. Immediately in front of us was a huge Blue Sign that had a vertical sign saying “Vegan,” with Screamer's in small print.

I walked into the Pizza shop starving, ready to dig into pizza. The pizza shop is small, but had a lot of character. The pizza shop is identical to a hole in the wall pizza shop you may stop in. We glazed over the menu which was on a huge mirror stretching from the door to the cash register. My girlfriend and I wanted to purchase an entire pie and we decided on Buffalo Cauliflower and a vegan take on Hawaiian Pizza.

After waiting twenty minutes, we were handed a glorious box filled with pizza. The toppings filled almost every space mounting over gooey vegan cheese and red pizza sauce. We devoured the freshly baked pizza pie. My first slice was the Hawaiian pizza and it was superb. The pineapple and vegan ham had the perfect amount of sweet and savory. The buffalo cauliflower one I decided was my favorite. I had never had buffalo chicken with ranch, and trying the buffalo cauliflower pizza topped with ranch, was a new experience itself along with trying this 5 star rated pizzeria. The crust on any pizza is a factor in deciding whether or not it's worth to come back, and I know that I personally will be traveling to Brooklyn again to one day try another one of their specialty flavored pizzas. They even have vegan cannoli's on the menu, which is something I'm dying to try.

A cool part about the location of this place, is the ice cream store next door: The Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream shop. This ice cream shop has a whole blackboard full of vegan ice cream flavors to choose from, and after devouring two or three slice of delicious pizza, who can say no to gourmet ice cream? I definitely didn't.

For more information on this restaurant please visit: [ http://www.screamerspizzeria.com ]

If you would like to learn more about dining out in New York as a vegetarian or vegan, go to the VRG's online restaurant guide at

[ http://www.vrg.org/restaurant/New_York.php ]

or visit our national restaurant guide

[ http://www.vrg.org/restaurant/index.php ]

9) TORONTO VEG FOOD FEST

Thank you to the Toronto Vegetarian Association (TVA) for inviting me to speak at their wildly successful Veg Food Fest. While in Toronto, I learned that the TVA was founded in 1945 and that this was the 32nd Veg Food Fest. The Fest has a beautiful venue at Harboufront Centre on the shores of Lake Ontario. Although more than 50,000 people attend the festival, it is so well-run and there are so many helpful volunteers that lines move quickly and it is easy to get from one area to another. Vegan food is celebrated at the festival with lots of free samples and cooking demos. Name a cuisine and it's likely that you'll find it being sold. I saw Ethiopian, Indian, Chinese, Mexican, French, Rastafarian, Greek, and so much more in addition to vegan burgers, dogs, pizza, mac and cheese, doughnuts, cheesecake, ice cream, cookies, and on and on. It was hard to decide between all the delicious choices but I enjoyed a souvlaki wrap from Through Being Cool Baking Co. and a kale salad with roast chickpeas and a tahini dressing from Green Zebra Kitchen.

Besides great food, the festival also features many non-profits and an extensive book store. I was honored to be on a panel with Michael Greger, MD; Tushar Mehta, MD; and fitness guru John Lewis. We spoke to a capacity crowd about vegan health and nutrition. The next day I spoke about raising happy and healthy vegan children.

Mark your calendars now — TVA's Veg Food Fest is an event not to be missed. It will happen next in Fall, 2017. In the meantime, check out their Vegan Bake-Off and Veggielicious in the spring.

10) VRG PRE-THANKSGIVING DINNER IN BALTIMORE, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, AT 5 PM

The Vegetarian Resource Group is hosting our 35th Annual Pre-Thanksgiving Vegan Potluck Dinner on Sunday, November 20th 2016, AT 5 PM. The event is taking place at the

North Baltimore Mennonite Church
4615 Roland Avenue
Baltimore MD 21210

We will be showing appreciation for turkeys by not eating them! Come join us for a variety of festive, delicious vegan dishes! Please bring a vegan dish - free of meat, fish, fowl, dairy, eggs, honey, or any other animal by-products - that serves 4 per adult attending.

Adult admission is $4 and children eat free!

We hope to see you there!

11) BECOME A MONTHLY DONOR FOR VRG

The Vegetarian Resource Group greatly appreciates the support given by our monthly donors. You can join our monthly giving group with a minimum gift of just $10 a month by going to [ https://www.givedirect.org/donate/?cid=1565 ] . You will be part of a network of givers who support our outreach efforts on an ongoing basis. These donations allow us to continue vegan education in a wide variety of venues including schools, doctor and dietitian offices, libraries, various professional conferences, animal rights events, health fairs, environmental festivals, and much more. Thank you for your support!

Go to: [ https://www.givedirect.org/donate/?cid=1565 ]

12) ABOUT THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP

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 Vegetarian Journal, a print magazine, is a benefit of membership in The VRG. (For more information, please see the Vegetarian Journal online

[ http://www.vrg.org/journal/ ] )

To sign up for the The Vegetarian Resource Group national email newsletter, please visit:

[ http://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/ ]

We are also on Facebook and Twitter

• [ http://www.facebook.com/thevegetarianresourcegroup/ ]
• [ http://www.twitter.com/VegResourceGrp/ ]

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] or to volunteer: [email protected]
Website: [ http://www.vrg.org/ ]

To donate: [ https://www.givedirect.org/donate/?cid=1565 ]

Copyright The Vegetarian Resource Group 2016 The contents of this newsletter, and our other publications, including Vegetarian 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.

13) ABOUT VRG NEWS

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Baltimore MD 21203 US
(410) 366-8343

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