Master VEG Program 2018 Schedule

All classes will be Wednesday evenings, April 11 - June 9, 2018, from 6:00 to 8:45 pm. There will be a snack and social period before each class from 5:45-6:00pm. All classes but June 9 will take place at the People's Food Co-op located at 3029 SE 21st Ave in Portland. June 9 will be located at Portland State University. This is a preliminary schedule, and the order of talks is subject to change.

Week 1: Class Introduction & Plant-Based Diets as a Path to Health. April 11, 2018

Jaclyn Leeds, Northwest VEG Executive Director &
Lucille Dawson, Northwest VEG Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator

• Introduction to the program. Overview, logistics, schedules, and expectations.

Daniel Redwood, D.C., Director of the Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine program at the University of Western States.

• Discussion of vegan nutrition and research supporting plant-based diets
• Components of a healthy vegan diet
• Address issues such as dietary supplements and getting enough calcium, protein, B-12,

Week 2: Diet and Chronic Disease & Food Policy. April 18, 2018

Ole Ersson, M.D.

• Diet and chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis
Omega 3s, fat, etc

Becky Jenkins, Aquatic Law Fellow, Lewis & Clark Law School

• The future of "clean meat"

Week 3: Food Choices and the Environment & Animal Law and Agriculture. April 25, 2018

Peter Spendelow, Ph.D., Northwest VEG Board Member

• Introduction to Ecological Footprints and food choices
• Environmental impact of plant and animal-based agriculture: water pollution, air pollution, animal agriculture and global warming, resource consumption, habitat loss, water conservation, use of toxic substances in agriculture.
• Other environmental aspects of food choices - buy local, buy seasonal, buy organic

Kathy Hessler, J.D., Lewis & Clark Law School

• Animal Law and Agriculture.

Week 4: Animal Consciousness and Awareness & Veganize Your Recipes. May 2, 2018

Peter Spendelow, Ph.D., Northwest VEG Board Member

• An Introduction to Animal Consciousness and Awareness.

Linda Tyler, PhD.

• Veganize Your Recipes

Week 5: Local Dineout (optional). May 9, 2018

Location TBD by preference of class

Week 6: Impacts of Animal Agriculture on Humans and Fish and Fishing. May 16, 2018

Marsha Rakestraw, Certified Humane Educator

• Impacts of Animal Agriculture on Humans.

Peter Spendelow, Ph.D.

• Fish and Fishing - What is happening in our oceans?

Week 7: Philosophical Perspectives on Animals: From Pythagoras to Peter Singer and Vegan Women Business Owner Panel. May 23, 2018

Ramona Ilea, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Pacific University

• Philosophical Perspectives on Animals

Vegan Women Business Owners

Week 8: The Lives of Farmed Animals. May 30, 2018.

Marsha Rakestraw, Certified Humane Educator
Dr. John and Kit Collins, owners of Out to Pasture Farm Sanctuary

Week 9: Living as a Vegan and Effective Activism. June 6, 2018.

Northwest VEG Volunteer Coordinator

• Effective activism and communication
• Discussion of possibilities for volunteer opportunities for serving the 16 hours needed for earning the Master VEG Certificate.
• Course wrap-up

Field trips:

Out to Pasture Farm Sanctuary Private tour and work party (hours will go towards MVP certificate)
When: TBD
Where: 33190 SE Regan Hill Rd, Estacada, OR 97023