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The Incredible Veggie Roadshow!

Spikey Jenny | 21.03.2005 18:14 | Health

Organised by VIVA! Comes to Manchester on Saturday 26th March, 10am-5pm, free entry, at the Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, just round the corner from The Basement, 24 Lever Street, Manchester's new social centre and political bookshop. Check both out if you're around!

Come along to find out about why its time to go veggie – you’ll be able to taste a whole range of veggie foods, get all your questions answered, pick up great free info and watch cookery demos. There’ll be a wide range of recipe books available plus food from local shops and restaurants. If you've ever thought about going veggie or vegan – come along!

Free veggie food on offer will include:

* Chocolate and sweet treats from:

The Booja-Booja Company, Elizabeth Shaw, Green & Black’s, Just Wholefoods, Lyme Regis Fine Foods, Plamil Foods and Radfords of Devon

* Ice cream from:

The Fayrefield Group

* Biscuits, flapjacks and raw food bars from:
Doves Farm Foods, Goodness Direct, RJ Foods and Wholebake

* Crisps from:
Kettle Foods

* Cream and hard cheeses from:
Isle of Bute Foods and Tofutti UK

* Pates and spreads from:
GranoVita and George Skoulikas

* Fishy fish-free pates, Cheatin’ slices and meltable
cheese from:
Redwood Wholefood Co

* Pies, pasties and sausage rolls from:
Ambrosian Vegetarian Foods

* Burgers, sausages and nuggets from:
Beanie’s Health Foods

* Liquid refreshment from:
Clipper Teas and Rock’s Organic Cordials

Everyone who comes along on the day can pick up their free copy of Viva's “It’s Time to go Veggie” magazine, which is packed with all the info you need to go vegetarian/vegan.

Spikey Jenny
- e-mail: spikeyj [at] redbricks [dot] org [dot] uk
- Homepage: http://www.viva.org.uk/roadshows/manchester.html

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veggie niche markets

23.03.2005 23:31

alot of these are multi-million pound companies catering to 'ethical' or veggie/vegan niche markets. Why use indymedia to promote them? i'm sure there marketing department can do it for them selves- by putting on a veggie road show for instance.

cm


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24.03.2005 10:35

I know, I know, it's not perfect, and some, but not all of them are in it for the money and not the ethics, but at least it's something. If it makes just one person sit up and think about stopping eating animals and becoming veggie or vegan, then it's worth it, hundreds of animals are then saved. Then that person can decide whether or not to support multinationals or not. It's nigh on impossible to completely opt out of supporting these companies, even if you're the most ethical vegan going. I do agree with you, but the general aims of the roadshow are ethical, even if some of the companies are not. Why not go down there and grill them on their policies?

Jenny
mail e-mail: spikeyj [at] redbricks [dot] org [dot] uk