What's Going on in the Plant-Based World - Week of 11/15/20 Philadelphia is getting a new vegan eatery later this week! The pop-up, Primary Plant Based, is based out of the kitchen at Khyber Pass Pub in Old City. Only takeout will be available, ...
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What's Going on in the Plant-Based World - Week of 11/08/20 Mrs. Goldfarb's Unreal Deli recently appeared on the popular television show Shark Tank. During the vegan company's presentation, investor Mark Cuban committed $250,000 in funding to he ...
“How To Make Your Own Vegan Chocolate”
Vegan chef Andrea Young, founder of New York City-based Sweet Vegan, gave a fantastic virtual presentation on Thursday, November 5, 2020. Andrea showcased to nearly 30 participants how easy--and fun!--it is to make 100% vegan chocolate right in y ...
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What's Going on in the Plant-Based World - Week of 11/01/20 In a truly quixotical move, the USDA has requested a lawsuit to require SARS-COV-2 labeling of meat to be dismissed, while simultaneously awarding $1 million to Texas A&M to determi ...
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What's Going on in the Plant-Based World - Week of 10/25/20 An executive sous chef at Universal Orlando has shared the recipe for Jack'D Up Mac, an incredibly popular vegan mac and cheese dish available at the resort's Skeleton Bar. Read more ...
VSSJ Needs Your Help!
Over the years, VSSJ has hosted many exciting activities, including volunteer workdays, vegan bake sales for charity, informational tabling at community festivals, and much, much more. As an organization run entirely by volunteers, VSSJ is always in ...
VSSJ Outreach During the COVID-19 Crisis
During the lockdown, volunteers called our Senior members several times to see if they needed help during this crisis. Members were grateful to hear from us, and we were able to provide assistance to those who needed it. We extended me ...
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What's Going on in the Plant-Based World - Week of 10/18/20 VSSJ (that's us) provided a detailed list of our member outreach during the Covid crisis Read more A new vegan vending machine has been installed in London's Hillingdon Hospital to h ...
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What's Going on in the Plant-Based World - Week of 10/11/20 Advocacy groups the Good Food Institute and the Animal Legal Defense Fund have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Tofurky challenging a new, anti-vegan labelling law in Louisiana. Read articl ...
A Brief History of the Vegetarian Diet
Above Photograph Ella Olsson via Unsplash Vegetarian diets have existed for thousands of years. Typically, vegetarianism means a diet free from meat products. But a vegetarian diet comes in many ...




