For the last couple of years, the Sequoia Humane Society has been hosting a fundraiser called the 'Humane Gourmet'. I haven't attended personally in the past, but I've heard that it's an upscale vegetarian meal, plus entertainment (live music, I think?) and some kind of auction event. In the past, the vegan offerings have been somewhat scarce, but things are set to change this year. (Yay!)
The event will take place on Saturday, January 30th at the Eureka Women's Club, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
This year's chef will be the wonderful and talented Jennifer Raymond, who runs the Humboldt Spay/Neuter Network and has authored various vegan cookbooks including The Peaceful Palate. (I also give Jennifer full credit for my own conversion to veganism some eight or so years ago.)
Thank in large part to Jennifer's involvement, this year's menu will be almost completely vegan. I'll post ticket sales information here as soon as I have it, but in the meantime I want to help get the word out that Jennifer is looking for volunteers to help with food preparation, food serving, clean-up, etc. If you would like to volunteer your services for this exciting fundraiser, or if you have any questions, please contact Jennifer directly.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Upcoming Classes & Film Screenings at the Eureka Co-op
I got my copy of the Co-op News the other day, and it looks like there are some veg-friendly cooking classes,workshops, and interesting film screenings coming up...
Cooking Classes
Register online at www.northcoastco-op.com or by calling 707-443-6027. Movies & Munchies is FREE to Co-op Members.
Cooking Classes
Saturday, January 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Workshops
Ayurvedic Cooking for Health
Traci Webb; $40/$30 Co-op Members
Tuesday, February 23 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Vegan Southern Influence
Chef Elizabeth Nester; $30/$20 Co-op Members
Tuesday, March 16 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Eastern Cuisine: Vegan Style
Chef Elizabeth Nester; $30/$20 Co-op Members
Wednesday, January 6 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.Movies & Munchies
Cooking with Whole Grains - Long Grain Brown Rice & Rye Berries
Co-op Staff Instruction; $10/Free Co-op Members
Saturday, January 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Smart Shopping Workshop - The Good Food Buzz on Citrus
Jonna Kitchen, RD & Chef Alex Bergovic; $10/Free Co-op Members
Saturday, February 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Smart Shopping Workshop - The Good Food Buzz on Heart Health
Jonna Kitchen, RD & Chef Alex Bergovic; $10/Free Co-op Members
Saturday, March 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Smart Shopping Workshop - Beans & Lentils
Jonna Kitchen, RD & Chef Alex Bergovic; $10/Free Co-op Members
Register online at www.northcoastco-op.com or by calling 707-443-6027. Movies & Munchies is FREE to Co-op Members.
Friday, January 8 at 6:00 p.m.
Fresh
A call to action from farmers, philosophers, and business people who are reinventing our food systems.
Friday, January 29 at 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Fast Food Nation
A satirical commentary on popular fast food chains and their impact on meat production and working conditions.
Friday, February 12 at 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
The World According to Monsanto
A thorough documentary about how Monsanto is taking over the food chain.
Friday, February 26 at 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
The Price of Sugar
Examines the human costs associated with producing cheap sugar.
Friday, March 12 at 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Meat the Truth
Exposes the negative effect livestock farming has on climate change.
Friday, March 26 at 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Eating Alaska
A serious and humorous film about a vegetarian from the city who moves to Alaska to eat locally and reconnect to the wilderness.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Spreading the vegan love.
I just received a note from the Humboldt Area Foundation stating that they are participating in a project called 'Reach Out Humboldt,' a community movement to collect non-perishable food and hygiene items for Food for People. Donation barrels are located at the HAF Community Center (the location for this Sunday's vegan Thanksgiving potluck), so if you are so inclined, please consider bringing some healthy vegan non-perishable items to donate!
Friday, November 13, 2009
What's Cooking? Potluck Update.
Here's the list of who is coming and what they are bringing:
Thanksgiving staples still needed ... cranberries and gravy - any takers?
- Bob & Nancy - Broccoli Tahini Bake , Mac & Cheeze w/ Mushrooms
- Adam - "Scalloped" Potatoes, a side like Curried Spinach or Eggplant
- David & Holly - not yet decided
- Martha - Vegan Turkey maybe
- Tamara, Matt & Carlos - 2 Tofurkey Roasts, Dessert
- Danny – Mashed Potatoes, Cornbread
- Heather G., Kohki, Adan, & Skye plus 2 guests – 2 Pumpkin Tureens, Dessert
- Rachelle & Husband plus 2 guests - Sweet Green Bean side, Wild Rice Salad
- Bella, Orion, Sage, & Solen - Sweet Potatoes, Buns
- Janette - Shepherd's Pie
- Valerie, Marc, & Children - Tofu Quiche, Dessert (maybe pumpkin or choc mousse)
Thanksgiving staples still needed ... cranberries and gravy - any takers?
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Vegan Thanksgiving!
On Sunday, November 22 at 1:00 p.m., the Humboldt Vegetarian Society will host a vegan Thanksgiving potluck at the Humboldt Area Foundation Community Center, 373 Indianola Road in Bayside.
This event is open to the public and is free of charge. Attendees should bring one or two vegan dishes to share, as well as their own plates, cups, and utensils. (Vegan means no animal products, including meat, fish, dairy, eggs, honey, etc.)
Anyone who is interested is welcome to stay after the meal to help with a holiday craft project that will benefit the Sequoia Humane Society.
The Humboldt Vegetarian Society is a group of vegans, vegetarians, and omnivores who meet monthly to share delicious vegan food, recpies, and good company. For more information, please visit their website at www.HumboldtVeg.blogspot.com.
This event is open to the public and is free of charge. Attendees should bring one or two vegan dishes to share, as well as their own plates, cups, and utensils. (Vegan means no animal products, including meat, fish, dairy, eggs, honey, etc.)
Anyone who is interested is welcome to stay after the meal to help with a holiday craft project that will benefit the Sequoia Humane Society.
The Humboldt Vegetarian Society is a group of vegans, vegetarians, and omnivores who meet monthly to share delicious vegan food, recpies, and good company. For more information, please visit their website at www.HumboldtVeg.blogspot.com.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
11/3 Business Meeting Recap
Meeting date: 11/3/2009
In attendance: Heather G., Adam, Tamara, Valerie, Kindrick, & Marie
Topic 1: November Event
It was decided that our Thanksgiving potluck will be held on Sunday, November 22nd at 1:00 at the HAF Community Center (subject to confirmation of facility availability).
We're going to ask people to RSVP for this event and let us know what they are going to bring, so that we can be sure that we have all the usual Thanksgiving categories covered. For those who are able, it would be great if you could maybe bring two items instead of one - people tend to pig out on Thanksgiving - maybe a main dish plus dessert or two sides, etc.
After the meal, attendees are invited to participate in a project to benefit the Sequoia Humane Society. We'll be making ornaments featuring adoptable animals, which will be sold by the SHS as a holiday fundraiser.
We also thought it would be nice to come up with some kind of an idea for an 'icebreaker' activity; something that would encourage people to mingle with others beyond their immediate table-mates.
Action items:
Thanks to my week-long illness, we're really down to the wire on this - the event is just two weeks from today, which doesn't give us a lot of time to work on publicity. I'll get the flyer and press release done tomorrow and we'll need to really move quickly after that.
This seems like an event with the potential to bring some new faces to the group, so if anyone has ideas for getting more publicity than we usually do, let me know. I was thinking that we might want to follow up the press release distribution with some phone calls to see if we can get more coverage than just the usual community calendar inclusions.
Topic 2: December Event
We didn't go into a lot of detail for the December event, but our plan is to do some kind of a cookie exchange, possibly taking the finished cookie plates to a local rest home or something rather than just taking them home to our own families. (I didn't take the greatest notes on this portion of our discussion so if I'm forgetting something, please chime in, fellow attendees.)
Action items:
Topic 3: Overall Direction for the Humboldt Vegetarian Society
We talked about our individual motivations for becoming part of the group, and what aspects each of us likes about the existing format, and what we'd each like to see added or changed. We did some brainstorming and came up with lots of ideas for possible new directions, but also discussed our desire to not take on more than we can really handle at such an early stage of the group's development.
The potential areas of focus for the group can be broken down into three categories - social (i.e. just meeting and spending time with other vegans and vegetarians), advocacy/outreach/education, and volunteering. I'll list all of our brainstormed ideas by category -
Social
I think that's it. If there's anything I've forgotten, please feel free to chime in, Heather, Adam, Valerie, Kindrick, or Marie!
In attendance: Heather G., Adam, Tamara, Valerie, Kindrick, & Marie
Topic 1: November Event
It was decided that our Thanksgiving potluck will be held on Sunday, November 22nd at 1:00 at the HAF Community Center (subject to confirmation of facility availability).
We're going to ask people to RSVP for this event and let us know what they are going to bring, so that we can be sure that we have all the usual Thanksgiving categories covered. For those who are able, it would be great if you could maybe bring two items instead of one - people tend to pig out on Thanksgiving - maybe a main dish plus dessert or two sides, etc.
After the meal, attendees are invited to participate in a project to benefit the Sequoia Humane Society. We'll be making ornaments featuring adoptable animals, which will be sold by the SHS as a holiday fundraiser.
We also thought it would be nice to come up with some kind of an idea for an 'icebreaker' activity; something that would encourage people to mingle with others beyond their immediate table-mates.
Action items:
- Reserve space at HAF (responsible: Tamara)
- Compile list of RSVPs and dishes being brought and post to larger list 2x/week now until event (responsible: Heather G.)
- Get materials and instructions from SHS for ornament-making (responsible: Tamara)
- Design and print flyers (responsible: Tamara)
- Distribute flyers (need help from others with this one; please let me know if you can help)
- Write press release (responsible: Tamara)
- Distribute press release (responsible: Heather {I'm assuming - is this okay, Heather?})
- Come up with an idea for an 'icebreaker' game or activity (I'm putting this to the group - any ideas? Valerie volunteered her husband if we need an MC-type person for anything...)
- Coordinate a kids' activity to be done while the adults are working on the ornaments (volunteer needed)
Thanks to my week-long illness, we're really down to the wire on this - the event is just two weeks from today, which doesn't give us a lot of time to work on publicity. I'll get the flyer and press release done tomorrow and we'll need to really move quickly after that.
This seems like an event with the potential to bring some new faces to the group, so if anyone has ideas for getting more publicity than we usually do, let me know. I was thinking that we might want to follow up the press release distribution with some phone calls to see if we can get more coverage than just the usual community calendar inclusions.
Topic 2: December Event
We didn't go into a lot of detail for the December event, but our plan is to do some kind of a cookie exchange, possibly taking the finished cookie plates to a local rest home or something rather than just taking them home to our own families. (I didn't take the greatest notes on this portion of our discussion so if I'm forgetting something, please chime in, fellow attendees.)
Action items:
- Contact local rest homes to see if they accept baked goods (responsible: Heather)
Topic 3: Overall Direction for the Humboldt Vegetarian Society
We talked about our individual motivations for becoming part of the group, and what aspects each of us likes about the existing format, and what we'd each like to see added or changed. We did some brainstorming and came up with lots of ideas for possible new directions, but also discussed our desire to not take on more than we can really handle at such an early stage of the group's development.
The potential areas of focus for the group can be broken down into three categories - social (i.e. just meeting and spending time with other vegans and vegetarians), advocacy/outreach/education, and volunteering. I'll list all of our brainstormed ideas by category -
Social
- continued potlucks/gatherings
- possibly offer some kind of incentives for new members (giveaways, coupons, etc.)
- Survey local restaurants and publish an online directory of what vegan/vegetarian options are available at local restaurants
- Recruit speakers for future events
- Host vegan cooking demos/classes
- Network with other groups who may have similar interests/objectives (HSU's AWARE group, Seventh Day Adventist churches, etc.)
- Tabling at local events
- Distributing leaflets at CR and/or HSU
- I don't think we actually talked much about this topic at the meeting, but it would include things like our November event activity, where we take on activities that give back to the community in some way.
I think that's it. If there's anything I've forgotten, please feel free to chime in, Heather, Adam, Valerie, Kindrick, or Marie!
Monday, October 26, 2009
Thanksgiving event
Hi guys,
Time to pin down the date for our Halloween potluck. The majority of group members who responded to the earlier poll seemed to strongly favor having this event the weekend before Thanksgiving. I just checked with the Humboldt Area Foundation and their space is free either day (Saturday, 11/21 or Sunday, 11/22), so we just need to pick a day and reserve the space. I just put up a new poll in the sidebar at the right, so if you could take a moment to register your preference, that would be great!
We'll be discussing ideas for activities to do after the meal at our upcoming business meeting; if anyone has ideas about that who won't be able to attend the business meeting, please feel free to throw them out now so they can be included in our discussion.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
Tamara
Time to pin down the date for our Halloween potluck. The majority of group members who responded to the earlier poll seemed to strongly favor having this event the weekend before Thanksgiving. I just checked with the Humboldt Area Foundation and their space is free either day (Saturday, 11/21 or Sunday, 11/22), so we just need to pick a day and reserve the space. I just put up a new poll in the sidebar at the right, so if you could take a moment to register your preference, that would be great!
We'll be discussing ideas for activities to do after the meal at our upcoming business meeting; if anyone has ideas about that who won't be able to attend the business meeting, please feel free to throw them out now so they can be included in our discussion.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
Tamara
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