Recent topics brought up include:

– Hey everyone! If you celebrate, what are you handing out for Halloween this year? Trying to stock up throughout the month as we recently moved to a neighborhood with lots of kiddos.

– Baby-led Weaning for Vegan Families

– If you live in the Washington, DC area, you may be interested in VSDC’s Vegan Children’s Playgroup activities

https://www.facebook.com/groups/VRGparentsandkids is intended to be a group that offers support for families raising children on vegan diets and for vegan kids around the world. We envision it as a place to get advice about a wide-variety of topics: pregnancy, birthday parties, school lunches, Halloween, non-leather apparel, cruelty-free products, summer camps, and more. Please use it as a place to share your wisdom, seek advice, or just find a sympathetic ear. The goal is to offer support.

Consequently, any profane, defamatory, offensive, or violent language will be removed. Feel free to disagree, but do so respectfully. Hateful or discriminatory comments regarding race, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or political beliefs will not be tolerated. We expect that posts should relate to vegan diets and lifestyles. The Vegetarian Resource Group reserves the right to monitor all content and ban any user who posts in violation of the above rules, any law or regulation, SPAM, or anything otherwise off topic.

Please share this information with any veggie families that you know! Thanks.

Our recent brunch at Great Sage in Clarksville, Maryland was delicious. We enjoyed their Kale Hash Bowl, as well as the Cinnamon Bun.

Great Sage is located at 5809 Clarksville Square Dr., Clarksville, MD 21029 near the terrific natural foods store Roots. For more information, see: https://greatsage.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/GreatSageRestaurant?mibextid=ZbWKwL

Are you looking for a soothing bowl of soup that incorporates lots of veggies? Look no further! Chef Nancy Berkoff provides recipes for a wide variety of vegetable chowders in her previous article: Vegetable Chowders

Enjoy these recipes (most are inexpensive to prepare): Southwestern Green Bean and Red Pepper Chowder, Carrot, Pear, and White Bean Chowder, Brunswick Stew à la Vegan, Anusim Chowder, Potato and Kale Chowder, and Lentil Chowder

To subscribe to Vegan Journal in the USA, see: https://www.vrg.org/member/2013sv.php

If you are interested in veganic gardening and farming and would like to learn more, you might want to participate in this online program November 7-9^th: https://veganicsummit.com/

photo by Freepik

Fall is here and root veggies are in season in the USA. Debra Daniels-Zeller offers a variety of recipes featuring root vegetables in her previous article titled Vegan Roots. Enjoy these recipes: Rosemary Roasted Roots; Orange-Marinated Beets; Carrot-Rutabaga Coleslaw; Tomatoes and Lentils with Carrots, Turnips, and Kale; Mashed Celeriac-Potatoes with Roasted Garlic; Jerusalem Artichokes with Caramelized Onions; Curried Parsnip Soup; and Sweet Potato Dip. Find the article here: Vegan Roots

To subscribe to Vegan Journal in the USA, see: https://www.vrg.org/member/2013sv.php

Are you looking for new ways to prepare cauliflower? Dina Gharib’s article “The Versatile Vegan” offers recipes for Pineapple Cauliflower Fried “Rice,” Cauliflower Crust Pizza, and Creamy Cauliflower Soup. See: https://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2015issue3/2015_issue3_versatile_vegan.php

Subscribe to Vegan Journal in the USA only by visiting https://www.vrg.org/member/2013sv.php

The Vegetarian Resource Group has many articles and vegan recipes in Spanish on our website. Visit: https://www.vrg.org/nutshell/information_in_Spanish.htm

Are you looking for places to purchase vegan candy and other treats for Halloween? Here’s some online sources that sell vegan goodies with a Halloween theme, as well as items sold in stores:

Lake champlain Chocolates Vegan Salted Caramel Pumpkins, Dark Chocolate Squares, and more.

Natural Candy Store Variety of chocolate, lollipops, and more.

No Whey Chocolate Spooky Kookies, Fear Knot Pretzles, and a wide variety of vegan chocolates that are allergy-friendly as well.

Unreal Variety of bars, cups, and gems.

Yum Earth Organic lollipops, as well as hard candies.

photo from Call It Spring

Are you searching for a pair of vegan boots? Below is a list of online retailers selling vegan boots in the USA, Canada, and Europe.

USA

Aera Online store selling Italian made boots.

BC Footwear Online store out of California offering a wide variety of women’s boots.

Bhava Studio Offers women’s boots.

Call it Spring They offer boots for both men and women.

Mooshoes Offers both men and women’s boots out of New York City, NY both in store and online.

Sudo Shoes Online store out of Cambridge, MA offering men’s and women’s boots.

Unicorn Goods Offers boots for women and men.

The Vegetarian Site Online store selling boots for men and women.

CANADA

The Imperative Canadian online store selling women’s and men’s boots. Ships to USA!

Native Shoes Canadian company offering shoes for kids, men, and women.

EUROPE

Collection & Co. Online store from the UK offering boots.

Freerangers Offers men’s and women’s boots out of the UK.

Nae This Portuguese online store offers both men’s and women’s boots. Ships worldwide.

Noah Shoes Boutique German shop and online store offers women’s and men’s boots.

Veganline British online store offering boots for men and women.

Vegetarian Shoes British online store selling men’s and women’s boots.

Wills Vegan Store This UK online store offers men’s and women’s boots. They deliver to the USA as well.

The Vegetarian Resource Group is a vegan activist non-profit organization that does outreach all-year-long. For example, VRG has been tabling at a wide variety of events throughout the USA. We also send literature free of charge to other groups/individuals doing educational activities in schools, hospitals, camps, restaurants, libraries, offices, etc. Our ability to continue doing this depends on people like you! Your donations allow us to promote the vegan message whenever we’re called upon for assistance. Please consider becoming a monthly, quarterly, or single-time donor to The Vegetarian Resource Group.

Thanks so much for your support. You can make a donation online here: www.vrg.org/donate