RAVS http://rochesterveg.org Rochester Area Vegetarian Society Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:14:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Hydrofracking http://rochesterveg.org/2012/01/hydrofracking/ http://rochesterveg.org/2012/01/hydrofracking/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:27:52 +0000 bobz http://rochesterveg.org/?p=385 Jordan Kleiman, Ph.D. speak on Hydrofracking: What It Is, Where It Came From, and Why We Should Be Concerned About It.
Dr. Kleiman is Associate Professor of History at SUNY Geneseo. His field is modern American political culture with an emphasis on technology and the environment.

5:30 PM Vegan Potluck Dinner
7:00 PM Program

Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Road

]]> http://rochesterveg.org/2012/01/hydrofracking/feed/ “Plant-Based Eating” course http://rochesterveg.org/2011/11/%e2%80%9cplant-based-eating%e2%80%9d-course/ http://rochesterveg.org/2011/11/%e2%80%9cplant-based-eating%e2%80%9d-course/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:56:24 +0000 bobz http://rochesterveg.org/?p=304 (Mondays, 7 - 9 pm)
Six-week “Plant-Based Eating” course begins at JCC, taught by Ted D. Barnett, M.D.
Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Avenue.

Note: There will be no class on February 6th. The last class will be on March 5th.

Click here for the Course Description.

Click here for link to resources and handouts for session 1.

Click here for link to resources and handouts for session 2.

]]> http://rochesterveg.org/2011/11/%e2%80%9cplant-based-eating%e2%80%9d-course/feed/ Showing of “Forks Over Knives” http://rochesterveg.org/2011/11/showing-of-%e2%80%9cforks-over-knives%e2%80%9d/ http://rochesterveg.org/2011/11/showing-of-%e2%80%9cforks-over-knives%e2%80%9d/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:52:56 +0000 bobz http://rochesterveg.org/?p=302 (Monday, 7 pm) Jewish Community Center (JCC), 1200 Edgewood Avenue.

Q & A session following the movie with: Ted D. Barnett, M.D.

]]> http://rochesterveg.org/2011/11/showing-of-%e2%80%9cforks-over-knives%e2%80%9d/feed/ Where Do I Get My Organic Veggies? http://rochesterveg.org/2011/11/where-do-i-get-my-organic-veggies-2/ http://rochesterveg.org/2011/11/where-do-i-get-my-organic-veggies-2/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:47:05 +0000 bobz http://rochesterveg.org/?p=299 5:30 PM: RAVS share-a-dish dinner.
7:00 PM: Meeting and program: A Panel of Organic Farmers and Community Supported Agriculture Representatives
Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Rd.

]]> http://rochesterveg.org/2011/11/where-do-i-get-my-organic-veggies-2/feed/ Winter Solstice Dinner and Party http://rochesterveg.org/2011/11/winter-solstice-dinner-and-party-3/ http://rochesterveg.org/2011/11/winter-solstice-dinner-and-party-3/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:44:01 +0000 bobz http://rochesterveg.org/?p=297 (3rd Sunday)
5:30 PM RAVS share-a-dish dinner.
After dinner: Party with optional Vegan Cookie Exchange (take as many as you bring).
Please bring Vegan Dish to pass: we cannot live on cookies
alone! Bring voices and (optional) instruments for music making after dinner.
Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Rd.

]]> http://rochesterveg.org/2011/11/winter-solstice-dinner-and-party-3/feed/ 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart http://rochesterveg.org/2011/11/21-day-weight-loss-kickstart/ http://rochesterveg.org/2011/11/21-day-weight-loss-kickstart/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:39:27 +0000 bobz http://rochesterveg.org/?p=294 4-6:00 PM
Pittsford Wegmans 3195 Monroe Ave
free vegan tasting, recipes from “21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart” by Neal Barnard, MD

7:00 PM
Monroe Community College, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd, Monroe A&B in Building 3 (park in lots M & M1)
Free, open to public; “21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart” lecture and book signing; Neal Barnard, MD

]]> http://rochesterveg.org/2011/11/21-day-weight-loss-kickstart/feed/ A Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet: What the China Study Has Taught Us http://rochesterveg.org/2011/10/a-whole-food-plant-based-diet-what-the-china-study-has-taught-us/ http://rochesterveg.org/2011/10/a-whole-food-plant-based-diet-what-the-china-study-has-taught-us/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:56:52 +0000 bobz http://rochesterveg.org/?p=288 3rd Sunday
5:30 PM: RAVS share-a-dish dinner.
7:00 PM: Meeting and program: T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.
Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Rd.

]]> http://rochesterveg.org/2011/10/a-whole-food-plant-based-diet-what-the-china-study-has-taught-us/feed/ Food is Elementary: Making Food Literacy an Educational Priority http://rochesterveg.org/2011/10/food-is-elementary-making-food-literacy-an-educational-priority/ http://rochesterveg.org/2011/10/food-is-elementary-making-food-literacy-an-educational-priority/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:52:57 +0000 bobz http://rochesterveg.org/?p=282 3rd Sunday
5:30 PM: RAVS share-a-dish dinner.
7:00 PM: Meeting and program: Antonia Demas, Ph.D.
Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Rd.

]]> http://rochesterveg.org/2011/10/food-is-elementary-making-food-literacy-an-educational-priority/feed/ The Impact of Diet on Climate Change and the Environment http://rochesterveg.org/2011/08/the-impact-of-diet-on-climate-change-and-the-environment/ http://rochesterveg.org/2011/08/the-impact-of-diet-on-climate-change-and-the-environment/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:28:55 +0000 bobz http://rochesterveg.org/?p=263 3rd Sunday
5:30 PM: RAVS share-a-dish dinner.
7:00 PM: Meeting and program: George Eisman, co-founder Vegetarian Nutrition Practice Group; American Dietetic Association
Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Rd.

]]> http://rochesterveg.org/2011/08/the-impact-of-diet-on-climate-change-and-the-environment/feed/ Greentopia Festival http://rochesterveg.org/2011/08/greentopia-festival/ http://rochesterveg.org/2011/08/greentopia-festival/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:19:19 +0000 bobz http://rochesterveg.org/?p=260 Exhibitors to include RAVS and ARAUNY with sustainability theme. RAVS will have vegan food tasting early both days
Location: High Falls area, north side of downtown Rochester near High Falls visitors center
Free and open to the public
September 17-18 (Saturday and Sunday), 10 AM to 6 PM

festival link

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