{"id":15160,"date":"2020-03-24T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=15160"},"modified":"2020-03-05T12:49:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T17:49:23","slug":"vegan-action-column-in-vegetarian-journal-features-brenda-sanders-who-promotes-community-food-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2020\/03\/24\/vegan-action-column-in-vegetarian-journal-features-brenda-sanders-who-promotes-community-food-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Action Column in Vegetarian Journal Features Brenda Sanders Who Promotes Community Food Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Me.jpg 438w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Brenda Sanders lives in Baltimore City, Maryland and is a vegan activist.\nWriter, Amy Dell, reports, \u201cThe Greener Kitchen sits on a busy street in\nBaltimore&#8217;s Pigtown area, an unexpected home for a dedicated vegan deli. The\nGreener Kitchen is more than meets the eye, however.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This restaurant is also a wholesaler that sells products to local\nrestaurants in addition to acting as a &#8220;food incubator&#8221; that provides\na kitchen space for other vegan chefs in the community to &#8220;be supported as\nthey grow their product line and customer base,&#8221; said co-founder Brenda\nSanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea behind this multi-faceted business was to &#8220;expand the culture\nof plant-based food into communities that don&#8217;t currently have access to these\nfoods and support other vegan businesses that are doing the same,&#8221; said\nSanders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBorn and raised in Baltimore, Sanders is committed to changing the world\nfor the better, starting right at home. Sanders became vegan herself 23 years\nago after being motivated to be closer to the Earth. Throughout her career as a\nvegan activist, she started the Afro-Vegan Society, Vegan SoulFest, and Thrive\nBaltimore, in addition to her business-enterprise. She has also worked with\nother organizations such as A Well-Fed World and Food Empowerment Project to\nadvocate for food justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the complete reviews here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2020issue1\/2020_issue1_vegan_action.php\">https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2020issue1\/2020_issue1_vegan_action.php<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subscribe to Vegetarian Journal in the USA only by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/member\/2013sv.php\">https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/member\/2013sv.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also subscribe to the Kindle version of Vegetarian\nJournal in the USA and United Kingdom. In the USA, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07LBY2Y7K\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544727482&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=B07LBY2Y7K\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07LBY2Y7K\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544727482&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=B07LBY2Y7K<\/a>\nIn the United Kingdom, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B07LBY2Y7K\/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544731957&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=B07LBY2Y7K\">https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B07LBY2Y7K\/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544731957&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=B07LBY2Y7K<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brenda Sanders lives in Baltimore City, Maryland and is a vegan activist. Writer, Amy Dell, reports, \u201cThe Greener Kitchen sits on a busy street in Baltimore&#8217;s Pigtown area, an unexpected home for a dedicated vegan deli. The Greener Kitchen is more than meets the eye, however. 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