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August is a busy month for Toronto's vegetarian community - in fact there's something fresh and exciting happening almost every week from now until the food fair! We'll start with a raw food cooking demonstration on August 12th, followed by the first Trot-a-Thon to support Ontario farm sanctuaries on August 21st. We'll top it off with another raw cooking class to tempt your tastebuds until the 26th Annual Vegetarian Food Fair the weekend of September 10th! If you can find any extra time in between all those events, try out our recipe for a cherry chocolate shake to make the most of the nutritional benefits of cherries. But if your pantry isn't stocked and you need some ingredients before getting started, head down to Baldwin Naturals across the street from the TVA office, featured as our Discount Profile. Don't Miss These Upcoming Events!The Raw Cooking Demo with Doug McNish is happening Thursday, August 12th, followed by Nimisha Raja's Raw Food Cooking Class on Sunday, August 22nd. In between, join us at the Support Local Farmed Animal Sanctuaries Trot-a-Thon. Find out more in the TVA in Action section or on Facebook.
This Month...
TVA in Action - Raw Food Cooking Demo, Support a Sanctuary Trot-A-Thon, Raw Food Cooking Class, Annual Vegetarian Food Fair, Directory Updates In the News - Another City Adopts Meatless Mondays, Win for Farm Animals Animal Profile of the Month - The Life of a Meat Cow Nutritious Food of the Month - More Than Just Cherry Pie Recipe - Cherry Chocolate Bomb Shake Discount Profile - Baldwin Naturals: 5% off with the TVA Discount Card Reader's Classifieds - Veg Buttons for Sale, Cooking Classes at Dundurn Castle
TVA In ActionUpcoming EventsCan't Take the Heat: Raw Cooking Demo with Doug McNish
Spend the evening with Executive Chef Doug McNish, who will share his favourite recipes for creating amazing meals without heating up your kitchen (that's right: no ovens or dehydrators required). He'll be rolling raw sushi, massaging and marinating a killer kale salad, tossing zucchini and kelp noodles in a simple marinara sauce, and serving up two decadent desserts. If you've been interested in learning more about raw, vegan cuisine, then this workshop is the perfect introduction. The menu is free of animal products, gluten and soy. When? Thursday, August 12th at 6:30 pm Where? St. Lawrence Market Kitchen (South Building) 93 Front Street East How Much? $30 for TVA members, $40 for the general public, includes samples of all dishes and copies of recipes
NOTE: You can join TVA by clicking here or phoning the TVA office, so that you can receive special discounted ticket prices for this event and others like it. Tickets MUST be purchased in advance. To purchase your tickets, please phone the TVA office at 416-544-9800. Space is limited
Introduction to Raw and Living Foods Demi is doing it; Woody is doing it, now how about you? Learn to prepare healthy, satisfying meals without touching the stove or oven! Nimisha has trained at the Optimum Health Institute in San Diego and the Ann Wigmore Health Institute in Puerto Rico, and lived raw for a year. Tonight’s rawsome health menu starts with a green smoothie, followed by a citrus kale salad. The main attraction is a Mexican fresh corn salad. We’ll finish with a sweet sesame/banana/date shake. So delicious you won’t even miss the heat! You’ll receive easy-to-follow sprouting instructions and the basics of following a raw/living foods lifestyle (pros & cons). The menu is 100% plant based, low fat and full of fibre. You’ll receive copies of the recipes to take home, and sample everything made. When? Sunday, August 22nd from 2 to 4 pm Where? Whole Foods teaching kitchen, located at 87 Avenue Rd, Toronto, ON M5R 3R9 How Much? $30, includes samples of all dishes and copies of recipes Registration? Please call 416.944.0500 for more information or to register for any of these unique classes. Unless otherwise stated, please register in person at the customer service desk or by phone. Space is limited to 14 students so don't delay. Support a Sanctuary Trot-a-Thon
When? Saturday, August 21st. Registration begins at 11 am, with the walk beginning at 12 pm. Where? Christie Pits Park (picnic area) Cost? $20 per person to register. More info? We invite you to bring a vegan potluck dish, and participate in a raffle draw as well! The walk will go from Christie Pits Park to Panacea (Toronto's all vegan grocery store), and then return to the park for the potluck picnic and raffle. Visit veg.ca/sanctuaries for information on registering. Pre-register by August 13th and get a free raffle ticket! The 26th Annual Vegetarian Food Fair The clock is ticking down to our annual bash as the 26th Annual Food Fair is just over a month away! This year promises to be a lot of fun with a great line-up of exhibitors, vendors, speakers and chefs coming together to deliver an exciting weekend at North America’s largest vegetarian festival and marketplace! Featured at this year’s festival will be: Jonathan Balcombe – Born in England, raised in New Zealand and Canada, and living in the United States since 1987, he has written many scientific papers and lay-articles on animal behavior, humane education, and animal research. A popular speaker, he has given invited presentations on six continents. Brenda Davis – A co-author of seven books, including bestsellers Becoming Vegan, Becoming Vegetarian and the newly released Becoming Raw and Raw-food Revolution Diet. Carol Adams – The author of The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory. It’s been called “ground-breaking” and “pioneering”. For years, she has been an advocate and an activist and has been trying to figure out how we transform this world that is built on inequality. Gene Baur – The co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, Gene grew up in Hollywood, California and worked in television, film and commercials, including some for McDonald’s and other fast food restaurants. Today, he campaigns to raise awareness about the negative consequences of industrialized factory farming and our cheap food system. Brendan Brazier – A local favourite! Brendan is one of only a few professional athletes in the world whose diet is 100 percent plant-based. He’s a professional Ironman triathlete, bestselling author on performance nutrition, and the creator of an award-winning line of whole food nutritional products called VEGA. He is also a two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion. Between the wide spread of exhibitors, a great line-up of speakers, chefs that will leave you salivating, there will be much to do at this year’s Food Fair. Of course, we would love to have you get involved. Sign up as a volunteer for the Food Fair by visiting our website and checking out the numerous positions that we have available! For more information about this year’s Food Fair, please visit: www.veg.ca/foodfair. Where? The Harbourfront Centre More Information: The Vegetarian Food Fair is a FREE event! Keep checking back at veg.ca/foodfair for updates on speakers, cooking demonstrations and exhibitors to be posted throughout the summer. Want to volunteer for at the Vegetarian Food Fair? There's a wide range of positions available, from tabling for TVA, to meet and greet in TVA costumes, to assisting cooking demonstrators. Click the tab that says "volunteer" at veg.ca/foodfair. Find other veg-related event listings at veg.ca/events. TVA Group EventsThe Dinner Social Group will hold their next meeting at Free Times Cafe (320 College Street, west of Spadina) on Thursday, August 19th at 7 pm. It will be a vegetarian buffet. Please RSVP to tvadinner@veg.ca. The North York/York Region Vegetarian Group is holding a joint dinner with the Dinner Social Group at Spring Rolls (4841 Yonge Street, in the Sheppard Centre) on Thursday, September 16th at 7 pm. Please RSVP to yorkregion@veg.ca or 416-636-5757. The York Region/North York Veg Group welcomes new and experienced vegetarians, and anyone wishing to make a transition to a vegetarian lifestyle. All ages welcome. The Queer Veggie Social Group will meet for dinner at White Lotus (303 Lansdowne Avenue) on August 26th at 6:30. If you'd like to join them to socialize and eat great food, please RSVP to queerveggiesocial@yahoo.ca. Directory UpdatesWe haven't heard of any new fully veg places this month, but there are some new great finds with plant-based options! Starving Artist, at Bloor and Lansdowne, has vegan waffles, baked beans and a salad, all for $9, and Chinolocos (http://chinolocos.com for locations), referred to as an Asian-Mexican burrito place, has a "juicy vegan" menu. Stay in-the-know as more updates are announced on our directory updates page. In the NewsDC Adopts Meatless MondaysThe City Council of the District of Columbia has become the latest municipality to join the Meatless Mondays campaign. They have passed a resolution encouraging city residents to abstain from consuming animal products (that's right, all animal products, not just meat!) on Mondays! Click here to read more about this fantastic achievement! Farm Animals Gain Another Win in OhioFarm Sanctuary has won another successful campaign, this time in Ohio. What was once a state known to have some of the weakest anti-cruelty laws in the US, with no meaningful protections for farm animals, has now passed an agreement that includes a ban on veal crates, a moratorium on permits for new battery cage facilities, a ban on the transport of downed cows and calves for slaughter, as well as legislation establishing felony-level penalties for cock fighters. Read more about this success here. TVA Member and Chef on Foodnetwork.caWe're proud to announce that vegetarian chef and TVA member, Sara Harrel, now has her own column on the Food Network's website! Check out her column "Ask a Vegetarian Chef" at foodnetwork.ca. This amazing achievement demonstrates that the benefits of a vegetarian diet really are reaching the mainstream! The August page of the 2010 Farm Sanctuary calendar features two beautiful female cows bred to be butchered. Now rescued from horrible abuse, they are inseparable as they graze peacefully on the rolling hills of upstate New York. Their picture is a snapshot of gentleness. In this case, appearances don’t lie. The back roads of Ontario’s countryside are great places to stop and see the gentle ways of cattle. Once, a calf came up to the pasture fence and licked my hand. Like most animals, this little baby sought and appreciated human affection. If only humankind would return that love. Cattle pose no threat to other animals – they are vegetarian! They are full of personality and charm. No wonder then that a young autistic woman living on her aunt’s farm one summer fell head over heels in love with them. Her name is Temple Grandin and she is the subject of an HBO docudrama that aired this year, starring Claire Danes in the title role. It’s a must-see movie. Despite many hardships, Temple earned a PhD and fought the man's world of the cattle industry to create new and humane ways for dealing with cattle and treating them with respect. She has written many books, including “Animals Make us Human”. Beef cattle are raised for their meat. The world gets its veal, beef, hamburger, and hot dogs from beef cattle. Veal comes from calves and beef comes from older cattle. Humankind also gets leather, glue, and soap from beef cattle. If you wish to avoid using animal products, in addition to staying away from meat you must choose your clothing and personal grooming products with great care. Luckily, there are many resources on veg.ca to help you select plant-based products for every aspect of your life. Nutritious Food of the MonthMore Than Just Cherry PieCare of Amy Symington Good old July - ‘tis the season for cherry picking by the barrel, so get them while they’re ripe! From the chokecherry to the black cherry to the sour cherry to the wild and crazy cherry, cherries are often overlooked in terms of their versatility and amazing nutritional value. It ain’t just about the sweet cherry pie! Nutritionally speaking cherries are bursting with antioxidants (particularly the red berry fan favourite anthocyanin), they are rich in fibre, and vitamins - all of which aid in preventing very scary ailments such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. If we’re talking vitamin and mineral content, cherries are blasted full of folate, potassium, iron, and magnesium. Its vitamin A (or beta carotene) content is out of this world high, almost 20 times more than its comrade the blueberry, which is great for maintaining excellent eyesight. The sour cherry is particularly potent with vitamin C and the more face puckering the cherry, the higher the vitamin C content. Although they are exploding with goodness, remember not to over cook your cherries as vitamins and minerals are lost (particularly vitamin C) the more you heat them. Culinary wise, their uses are as endless as a bottomless pit. From jams to chutneys to coulis, to classic cherry cheesecake, refreshing cherry juice, dried cherry granola, dark chocolate covered cherries and merry cherry muffins, their flexibility is infinite, so enjoy them with everything and anything sweet, sour or savoury. Be adventurous! Cerise, cereza or just plain old cherry, no matter how you say it, they all refer to a deliciously healthy treat, so help yourself (while the picking’s still good) to a big bowl full of cherries and feel jolly about it. Click here to join TVA and receive the print Lifelines, which offers more nutritional info, recipes and cookbook reviews. Find more nutritional information at veg.ca/nutrition. RecipeCherry Chocolate Bomb Shake care of KristernsRaw.comCare of Lisa Pitman
This recipe yields three cups. Ingredients
Just blend this goodness up, and enjoy it as it helps make your day one of the best days ever! Find links to more recipes at veg.ca/recipes. Discount ProfileBaldwin Naturals: 5% off with TVA Discount Card
There's a common misconception that to be vegetarian you need to spend a lot of money on speciality grocery items - but not if you shop at Baldwin Naturals! This great little health food store is jam packed with everything you could need to stock your kitchen, at affordable prices. Located right across the street from the TVA office, Baldwin Naturals sells fresh, organic produce, bulk grains and legumes, dried fruits and nuts, along with a wide variety of processed food products such as frozen meals, vegan and gluten free baked goods, mock meats such as Tofurky products, and more. They also have a large selection of natural cleaning and personal care products, not to mention friendly, knowledgable staff! You'll find their great prices a nice surprise, but you'll be even happier if you've got a TVA discount card since you'll receive an additional 5% off your purchases! Where? 16 Baldwin Street Veg Status? Vegetarian and vegan options Savings with TVA Discount Card: 5% off The TVA Discount Card is available to members of the Toronto Vegetarian Association. Find a full listing of participating locations here. To join TVA and/or purchase a discount card, make a tax-deductible, online donation or phone the TVA office at 416-544-9800. Reader's ClassifiedsGet Cool Buttons and Support TVA at the Same Time!Want to promote vegetarianism and environmentalism and support TVA? Check out these buttons for sale from Alpha and Omega blog! They are just $2, with 25% of each sale going to TVA! Check out Alpha and Omega to find out how you can order your pins today! Dundurn National Historic Site Offers Veg Cooking ClassesThe Guiltless Feast Nature-loving Victorians aimed to promote compassion for all living things, refrain from injurious habits and develop an appreciation of simple pleasures. Join the cooks in the historic kitchen and learn about vegetarianism in the 19th century. Then try your hand preparing dishes and discover how delicious they taste! Rediscover Your Roots Great in soups and stews, root vegetables are the stars of the fall garden and the winter table. Often overlooked, root vegetables are nutritional storehouses of taste and versatility worthy of your notice. Rediscover your roots while preparing delectable historic recipes in the Castle's kitchen with vegetables harvested from our historic kitchen garden. Register today! ( Pre-registration required. Prices Vary) Join the Toronto Vegetarian Association today!
Founded in 1945, the Toronto Vegetarian Association is a volunteer-driven charitable organization devoted to providing information and support to people who are interested in making healthier, greener, more peaceful food choices. By becoming a member of TVA, you'll support vital programs such as the largest annual vegetarian food fair in North America, the vegetarian directory, a volunteer-run vegetarian resource centre and the Veggie Challenge. You'll also receive our quarterly print newsletter Lifelines, and be entitled to a free, customized subscription to VegE-News. Plus, you'll have the option to purchase our Discount Card, offering savings at over 80 veg-friendly businesses in the GTA. All donations of $20 or more are tax-deductible. Join the Toronto Vegetarian Association today and help us inspire people to choose a healthier, greener, more peaceful lifestyle.
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To support the great work being done by farm animal sanctuaries in Ontario, TVA has joined forces with Animal Outreach, a London, Ontario registered charity whose mission is to provide shelter and care for abandoned, neglected, unwanted, injured and abused domesticated animals – including domestic farm animals. Join us at this family-friendly fundraiser awareness walk and vegan potluck picnic event. This will be a 50/50 fundraiser event to raise money for both TVA and Animal Outreach. This event will also raise awareness for five wonderful Ontario farmed animal sanctuaries, and raise awareness about the plight of farmed animals. 
