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Attention:
No July Monthly Gathering!
Because of the Independence Day holiday, there will not be the usual first-Monday presentation on 7/7/08.
No Meeting!
Have a great holiday!!
Upcoming EVENt
The Vegan Lifestyle --- It's For Real!
Dr. John Gobble,
DrPh, MPH, RD, LD, CHES
Monday, 6/2/08, 7p, McNail-Riley House, 601 W. 13th (at Jefferson), Eugene FREE - Map
Edu-Stat
More than 100 million animals are reported killed by hunters each year. That number does not include the millions of animals for which kill figures are not maintained by state wildlife agencies. Each year, more than 40 million animals are killed for their fur…(Delaware Action for Animals)
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Veg Spotlight
Veg Wisdom
It is only by softening and disguising dead flesh by culinary preparation, that it is rendered susceptible of mastication or digestion; and that the sight of its bloody juices and raw horror does not excite intolerable loathing and disgust. - Percy Bysshe Shelley
The Marketplace
Cafe Yumm!
www.cafeyumm.com
Café Yumm!® is a casual dining experience; a delicious process that takes you from pure ingredients to the savory first bite.
Our goal is to serve beautiful, delicious, healthful, high-quality, soul-satisfying, deeply nourishing food. Food that makes our customers exclaim, "Yumm!"
Our products consist of rice and bean dishes; soups; salads; sandwiches; wraps; skewers; specialty sauces and dressings. We create a fun, eclectic environment with a clean, crisp aesthetic. Our stores offer our customers respite from their busy lives.
Café Yumm!: Soul satisfying…Deeply Nourishing
Capella Market
www.capellamarket.com
Capella Market's Produce Department emphasizes high-quality organic vegetables and fruits, locally and regionally grown when possible. And you'll find fresh herbs and mushrooms, too! Many animal-free foods (including healthful alternatives to meat and cheese) are available in the chilled and frozen cases, as well as in the grocery aisles.
The Capella Bulk Department features over 500 items! And their Natural Health Department is renowned for both its selection of supplements and the staff's impressive experience and expertise.
Chocolate Decadence
www.chocolatedecadence.com
Delicious Gourmet Dairy-Free Chocolates For Serious Chocolate Lovers!
Dairy-Free ~ Lactose-Free ~ Casein-Free ~ Gluten-Free ~ Vegan
(NOTE: Everything except the pretzel items are Gluten Free!)
NOW OFFERING ORGANIC CHOCOLATE!
Chocolate Decadence proves that you don't have to sacrifice flavor to be dairy-free. Mouth watering "decadent" hand-dipped chocolates so delicious that even the most discriminating chocolate lover would not be able to tell that they are dairy-free. They are that good!
Chocolate Decadence---"Helping to make life more enjoyable"
Dixie Diner
http://vegan.dixiediner.com
Welcome to The Dixie Diners' Club, manufacturers of "Health Food That Tastes Like Junk Food®." Yes, you can have vegan food your own delicious way.
You get economical, ALL NATURAL, shelf-stable healthy foods from breakfasts and beverages, main dishes, meat replacements (high protein, whole-soy meat analogs), soups, broths, dressings, sauces, spreads, and supplements to snacks, nutritional bars and candy, baking, desserts, spices & sweeteners.
We hope you'll join the thousands of customers who've enjoyed Dixie's personal, friendly service for more than 30 years. Enjoy shopping for tasty food that's truly healthy!
Eat in the Raw / Parma!
www.eatintheraw.com
Here at Eat in the Raw, we are dedicated to providing healthful, pure products. We use only the highest quality ingredients and nothing that you can't pronounce. Our recipes are simple, nutritious, and great tasting. Our mission is to provide healthy, earth-friendly culinary delights, uplift humanity's consciousness through business, and leave the world a better place than when we found it.
Parma! is completely natural. It’s wheat-free, gluten-free, non-GMO, and candida-free. Parma! is made here in Southern Oregon using only raw organic walnuts, Red Star nutritional yeast, Celtic sea salt, and love. Parma! is a high potency food source of Omega 3’s, B-12, and trace minerals. Parma! is sugar free and c ontains no artificial anything -- and it's enzyme rich. Lastly, Parma! tastes great! It’s a product the entire family will love and will benefit from. Try Parma! on popcorn, salad, pizza, rice, greens, and more. See our web site for more information www.eatintheraw.com
Eden Foods
www.edenfoods.com
Eden Foods is a rare 38 year pioneer manufacturer of organic, traditional, and natural foods including Edensoy®, pasta, grains, beans tomatoes, sauerkraut, fruit, snacks, green teas, macrobiotic food and more. Still family owned and operated by people committed to the most delicious, nutritious food made with the highest integrity. Eden nurtures over 50,000 acres of USA family-owned, organic farmland.
Eden means: no irradiation, no preservatives, no toxic additives, no food colorings, no refined sugars, no genetically-engineered ingredients. The safest, most nutri tious, certified organically grown food that can be found. Visit http://www.edenfoods.com
Emerald Valley Kitchen
www.emeraldvalleykitchen.com
Emerald Valley Kitchen, an Oregon-based manufacturer of organic salsa, bean dips and hummus has been an award-winning socially responsible small business and leader in the organic food industry for over 20 years. Founder, Mel Bankoff, started the company in 1983 with $125 in supplies and a desire to make healthy, delicious organic food and a commitment to sustainability.
Although he sold Emerald Valley Kitchen to Monterey Gourmet Foods in 2002, Emerald Valley Kitchen continues its mission of supporting organic farming practices and educating the public of its importance. All foods produced by Emerald Valley Kitchen are additive and preservative free and certified organic, which means that their products have the highest quality and maximum amount of organic ingredients available.
Emerald Valley Kitchen has been the recipient of numerous awards for social responsibility.
Life Force Food
www.lifeforcefood.org
New Frontier Market
1101 W. 8th
345-7401
www.newfrontiermarket.com
Red Barn Natural Grocery
www.redbarnnaturalgrocery.com
357 Van Buren (@Blair Blvd.)
342-7503
Red Barn Natural Grocery is committed to the protection of the earth's resources and the achievement of a sustainable society by offering our community an exceptional selection of quality natural and organically produced products facilitating and promoting healthy lifestyles; combined with exceptional, individualized customer service, education and community outreach.
Nestled at the southern end in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Oregon, Red Barn Natural Grocery, home of Red Barn Naturals, is one of the oldest established Natural Foods stores in Eugene, Oregon. Established in 1982, Red Barn Natural Grocery continues to nourish and educate your community with integrity, knowing we are offering 100% Organically Grown Produce (always local when available) combined with a full range of the best Natural, Local and Organic products for your pantry, health and home in a knowledgeable, friendly atmosphere.
Vega Whole Food Meal Replacement
www.sequelnaturals.com
Made exclusively from natural plant-based ingredients, Vega combines whole food goodness with fast food convenience. Packed with nutrients, yet low in calories, Vega provides a compromise-free, complete meal alternative for the whole family. Clean and green, Vega is free of most common allergens including corn, dairy, gluten and soy.
Sundance Natural Foods
www.sundancenaturalfoods.com
Sundance is a traditional natural food store operating in a single location on the south side of Eugene, Oregon since 1971. We boast a fabulous, all-organic produce department, a comprehensive Discount Supplements Department, and the Sundance Kitchen and Deli which is all vegetarian, mostly vegan, and features many raw foods entrees. We have a friendly, knowledgeable staff dedicated to helping customers. The prepackaged cooler is available from 7 AM until closing time at 11 PM. The soup, green salad, raw entrée, and prepared salad bar is open from 9 AM until 9 PM, and the hot buffet is available from 11 AM until 9 PM.
Toby's Family Foods
www.tobysfamilyfoods.com
Toby's Family Foods is all about that warm feeling you get from eating smart. We're about wholesome, nutritious foods made to a standard of quality that drives our business decisions. We love the lactose-intolerant, the carnivore, the vegetarian, vegan and semi-tarian, the alternative-seeker, those in a hurry and those moving slow. We are for the snacker and the meal-maker. We offer you tofu paté and award-winning dairy-based salad dressings. You bring us the inspiration to continue walking the path to "man, that's good." Spread the word.
Vegan Essentials
www.veganessentials.com
VeganEssentials.com has been serving the vegan community with their cruelty-free shopping needs since 1998! At our site, you'll find over 1200 different all-vegan items, including food and sweets, shoes and non-leather accessories, vitamins and supplements, bath and body care, shirts and message gear and much more. We ship internationally and offer fast, friendly service to those needing products for a cruelty-free lifestyle. A vegan-owned and -operated business!
V-Dog
www.v-dogfood.com
And while you're choosing to be particular for your own health, why not extend that care and quality to what you feed your canine 'companimal'. We assure you that the pet over which you are guardian is a staunch animal rights advocate, too.
10% discount to Eugeneans mentioning this ad!