Thanks to VeggieHappy you can find out which baseball stadiums offer vegan food this season. Visit their Facebook page to get updates: https://www.facebook.com/VeggieHappy-305081262884052/

Here’s one example of vegan food being offered:
The Texas Rangers‘ Globe Life Park highlighted their new vegan options for the media. (Numerous television, print, and digital media covered this.) Options offered at their popular Ballpark Vegan stand now include Vegan Nachos Grande, pictured above, as well as Vegan Top N Go Frito Pie, Vegan Wrap with Beyond Chicken, Vegan Chili, Vegan Burger, Vegan Dog, and more.

On Sunday April 29, 2018, Great Sage restaurant in Clarksville, Maryland, will be donating 10% of sales to The Vegetarian Resource Group! Support VRG outreach while socializing and enjoying great vegan food.

Brunch is 10am-3pm with French toast, specialty pancakes, artichoke spinach dip, decadent cinnamon roll, and many other seasonal dishes. Lite fare is 3-5pm. Dinner is 5-9 pm.

Reservations for parties of 5 or more can be made by calling Great Sage at (443) 535-9400.

This is not a VRG gathering, but if you come during brunch, please do stop by and say hi to the VRG volunteer at the front door.

For more information on Great Sage and to view their menu, see Great Sage.

Vegan Republic, the Berkeley store run by Animal Place sanctuary, is now doing a monthly vegan Snack Club. All store proceeds support the rescue and care of cows, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, rabbits, and more.

There are 6-9 different treats each month, both savory and sweet, often seasonally inspired, for $25. Recent snack boxes have included Surf Sweets gummy candy, Primal Strips jerky, No Whey peanut butter cups, Mediterra snack bars, Sjaak’s chocolates, Brami lupini bean snacks, Su Mama jerky, Barr Necessities cookies, Mavuno dried jackfruit, and Eli’s Earth Bars.

To learn more or sign up: https://www.veganrepublicstore.org/snackclub.html

To follow along: https://www.instagram.com/_veganrepublic/

We received this note:

“We’ve made our film about Cesar Chavez and his amazing great-grandniece Genesis available for free at www.cesarchavezrespectforall.org, along with a complimentary learning guide”

“Cesar would be proud since he took as much pleasure from converting people to veganism as he did from enlisting them in the campaign for farm workers.”

See: https://www.cesarchavezrespectforall.org/watch-the-film/

In 1993, The Vegetarian Resource Group had 55 vegan restaurants in our national restaurant guide. In 2015, we had about 600 vegan restaurants.

Currently, we have about 971, with more to add each day. These are all vegan restaurants. We don’t count ones that have honey, for example. There are of course many more establishments with vegan options. To see restaurants throughout the USA and Canada, go to:
VRG Online Veggie Restaurant Guide

My name is Cindy and I work at Medical News Today. We’ve included The Vegetarian Resource Group in our news article, Recipes for a cholesterol-free diet: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317403.php

Please book mark and use this link. Eligible shopping will support our vegan education and activism. http://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-1279034

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Adams Vegan Mac and Cheese Collard Green Bake
Makes 6 to 8 servings

Gloria Clay asked to share her recipe, which was a Vegan Outreach Mac Down Competition Best of Show winner in South Carolina. She wanted others to share the recipe to raise awareness to cruelty-free eating. Please note: You can use whatever brands of vegan ingredients you like; these were ingredients I used as a personal preference.

8 oz. tempeh bacon (from Lightlife company)
½ cup vegan bouillon beef broth
12 oz. fresh collard greens (I used the bag kind that are already chopped and washed that is located in the produce section of your local grocery store.)
1 pound of Mueller’s campanella noodles (elbow noodles works just as well.)
4 Tbsp. vegan butter (I used Earth Balance.)
4 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
3 cups vegan plant milk (I used almond milk.)
¼ Tbsp. hot sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cups vegan shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups vegan pepper Jack cheese
½ cup vegan cheddar cheese (for top of dish)
1 cup Go Veggie Vegan Parmesan Cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cook tempeh bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp (3 minutes per side). Remove bacon, chop up and set aside. Add vegan beef broth to skillet and let come to a full boil. Add in greens and cook for about 4 minutes until wilted.

In a large pot, bring water to boil. Add pasta and cook according to package direction. Drain and set aside.

In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and whisk until well combined. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Slowly add milk, continue to whisk until the sauce begins to thicken. Add in hot sauce, salt, pepper and cheeses. Stir until the cheese is melted and sauce is smooth.

Transfer half of the noodles to a 9” x 13” baking dish that has been buttered. Pour on ½ the cheese sauce and then ½ the collard greens. Repeat. Placed the reserved shredded cheese on top. Bake in oven for 35 minutes. During the last 5 minutes of the cooking process, turn off the oven and topped with the chopped bacon and place back into oven. Let set for 5 minutes remove from oven and serve. Enjoy!

“I cook from my soul, to feed the souls of others”~ Gloria Clay
Gloria Clay is married with 4 grown sons and three grandchildren from Bennettsville, SC. She loves to cook and inspire other to try vegan/vegetarian dishes.

If you’re planning on attending the Veggie Pride Parade in New York City this weekend, please be sure to stop by The Vegetarian Resource Group table.

For information on the parade, see:
NYC Veggie Pride Parade 2018

VRG’s Parents and Kids Facebook Group is intended to be a group that offers support for families raising children on vegan diets and for vegan kids. 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.

Recent discussion topics include:
Vegan activities to do with kids during Easter
Raising Vegan Twins
VRG’s Essay Contest for Kids
Plus more!

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