Past Events

June 2021

Rabbit Holes

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Recipe Book: Tofu Scrambled Eggs

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We started off sharing the vegan fare we made, a favorite kitchen tool, product or ingredient.

Then we watched portions of these videos: 

• The Burrowers: Animals Underground - Baby Rabbits | Wildlife Documentary | Natural History

• The Burrowers: Animals Underground - Leaving the Burrows | Wildlife Documentary | Natural History

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We finished with a demo of homemade scrambled eggs with cheese and sautéed vegetables

May 2021

Spring Sprigs

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Recipe Book: Caesar Salad Dressing

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We started off sharing the vegan fare we made, a favorite kitchen tool, product or ingredient.

Then we watched portions of these videos: 

• 12 Vegetables You Should Grow in Spring

• Vertical Farming

• How Aerofarms' vertical farms grow produce

• Are indoor vertical farms the future of agriculture? | Stuart Oda

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We finished with a demo of homemade vegan caesar salad dressing.

April 2021

Plant et Earth​

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Recipe Book: Jam

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We started off sharing the vegan fare we made, a favorite kitchen tool, product, or ingredient. 

We then watched portions of these videos: 

• How to Save Our Planet 

• What if everyone in the world went vegan? | BBC Idea

We finished with a demo of homemade raspberry jam. 

March 2021

Bearing Hibernation

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Recipe Book: Vanilla Ice Cream

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We started off sharing the vegan fare we made, a favorite kitchen tool, product or ingredient.

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We then watched portions of these videos: 

• Black-Heart the Hibernating Bear | Extreme Animals | BBC Studios

• Hand Raising Black Bears | Nat Geo Wild

• Bear Gives a Warning Bite | BBC Earth 

We finished with a demo of homemade vegan vanilla ice cream

February 2021

Considering the Heart

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Recipe Book: Carob Ganache

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We started off sharing what we made for brunch.

We then watched portions of these videos:

• Study: Food can reverse heart disease

• Vegucated documentary

• How Not to Die from Heart Disease (license)

• Rip Esselstyn - Scene from Forks Over Knives

We finished with a demo of homemade vegan carob ganache.

January 2021

Frugal Plant-Based Meal

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Recipe Book: Cream Soup Base

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We started off sharing what we made for brunch.

We then watched Vegan on Budget with activities and conversation throughout.

We finished with a demo of homemade vegan creamy soup base.

December 2020

Touching the Wild Documentary

Recipe Book: Cheese

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We started off sharing what we made for dinner. We then watched clips from the documentary "Touching the Wild."  The narrator shared his experiences from living with a herd of mule deer, including:

• Mule Deer Family Rituals | Touching The Wild, Nature | PBS

• First Encounter With a Young Buck | Touching The Wild, Nature | PBS

• Mule Deer Herd Reunion | Touching The Wild, Nature | PBS

To help with the upcoming holidays, we demoed a staple: homemade

vegan cheese.

November 2020

My Life as a Turkey Documentary

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Recipe Book: Butter

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We had a cook off - with a couple winners! We also spent time celebrating and learning about turkeys. We watched clips from the documentary “My Life as a Turkey.” The narrator raised a flock of wild turkeys, including: 

• My Life As A Turkey Intro

• Learning to Speak Turkey | BBC Earth

• Turkeys Play with Deer and Squirrels | BBC Earth

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We also made a holiday staple: homemade vegan butter.

October 2020

Vegan Outreach

Lana shared Vegan Outreach, and how they’re finding great success by changing with the times.

We also had a cooking demo using rice paper to make vegan bacon.

September 2020

Ocean Conservation

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Angela talked about conserving our oceans. We watched some beautiful footage of oceans and sea life, while she talked about her journey, what she’s learned, and mock

seafood ideas.

September 2020

Crispy Bacon

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We walked through a live demo of how to make a crispy vegan bacon (Recipe & Demo). Participants were encouraged to follow along in their own kitchens.

We also mentioned The Someone Project from Farm Sanctuary.

August 2020

Environment Maine

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Anya from Environment  Maine dropped by to talk about the amazing work they’re doing for the No Bees No Food campaign.

June 2020

Frinklepod Farm

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Flora from Frinklepod Farm provided a virtual tour of their farm. She also spent time with us answering questions on gardening and cooking with what’s in season.