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SPONSORS/SUPPORTERS South Florida VeganFest

The Pollination Project  EarthSave Miami A Well Fed World We'll have a sampling table of vegan meat, cheese, and ice cream a la ....veg fund! Thank-you! Private donations are happily accepted! Click here to make a donation or contact Butterflies regarding  being a sponsor/supporter/private internet transfer ~~~ Supporters of

South Florida VeganFest 2016

South Florida VeganFest 2016 is an all day educational community service event and celebration of veganism. The day's events include: a FREE vegan (mostly organic) meal, free vegan product tastings and samples, exhibitors, speakers, food preparation demos, film debut: Vegan Voices, and vegan educational information. With the exception of some worthy books that will be available for

Vegan for 37 Years … and Still Kicking!

Note: I don't KICK anyone! I'm a nonviolent vegan. When I stopped eating animals in 1970 – every teacher, doctor, parent and peer disagreed; and said 'where will you get your protein? - you will die!'. Even though I stood totally alone, I still somehow knew that I was right... and they were wrong. That's a fairly incredible place to be in life....and particularly at the age of 12. When I

Rebel With a Cause

It all started 46 years ago when I was 12 years of age. My brother told me 'meat' was a dead animal. I took my first step into rebelling against society and rejected the practice of eating animals. No one else around agreed, encouraged or supported me. But I was a rebel WITH a cause. When my parents made my older brother break his prom date with 'Mary Ellen Stoklas' who was not Jewish, as

The Kisses Garden 2016 (Vegan-Organic Garden)

The Kisses garden is a large vegan-organic garden of veggies surrounded by flowers. It is one of the many beautiful aspects of Shangri-la. This 454 acre Gentle World vegan educational center in northern New Zealand, is not only a sanctuary, but has a live-in program for those interested to learn about vegan living; everything from veganic gardening, to the animal rights ethics, to how to

Butterflies Katz essay from Why I will ALWAYS be vegan; 125 essays from around the world

The following is my own essay from the book Why I will ALWAYS be vegan; 125 essays from around the world. Butterflies Katz, New Zealand/USA I've been vegan for 39 years, therefore it is safe to say I will always be vegan. I committed to vegan living before any health benefits of the vegan diet were known. I stopped eating animals at age 12 when I learned “meat” was a dead animal,

Pollination Project's Announcement: Butterflies Katz's South Florida VeganFest 2016

The Pollination Project has awarded me a grant to coordinate a South Florida VeganFest 2016 (late August, early Sept.) Check out their link: https://thepollinationproject.org/grants-awarded/butterflies-katz-south-florida-vegan-fest The focus will be vegan education and animal RIGHTS. Get in touch if you want to participate or have any ideas for vendor tables (free to vendors offering