Neal Barnard, MD
"Kickstart Your Health" - Saturday, Sept. 17, 12:30pm
Clinical researcher and author Neal Barnard, M.D., is one of America's leading advocates for health, nutrition, and higher standards in research. As the principal investigator of several human clinical research trials, whose results are published in peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals, Dr. Barnard has examined key issues in health and nutrition.
Neal Barnard is the founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). Dr. Barnard is also president of The Cancer Project, a nonprofit organization advancing cancer prevention and survival through nutrition education and research. www.nealbarnard.org
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Vesanto Melina, MS, RD
"Veg Nutrition for Superb Health" - Sunday, Sept. 18, 2:00pm
Join award winning Registered Dietitian, Vesanto Melina, co-author of bestselling books:
Becoming Raw, Becoming Vegan, The New Becoming Vegetarian, Raising Vegetarian Children,
The Raw Food Revolution Diet, and The Food Allergy Survival Guide for an update on how to
keep yourself in superb health on a plant-based diet. Enjoy an update on protein power from
plant foods, bone building without a drop of dairy, getting reliable sources of vitamin B12,
including the good fats in your menus, and keeping your blood sugar level between meals
without resorting to vegan junk food.
Vesanto Melina has taught nutrition at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada
and at Seattle's Bastyr University. She co-authored the joint position paper on vegetarian diets of
the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada. Her website is www.nutrispeak.com
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Johanna W. Lampe, PhD
"Plant-based Diets and Cancer Prevention" - Saturday, Sept. 17, 3:30pm
Johanna W. Lampe is a Full Member and Associate Division Director in the Public
Health Sciences Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and a Research
Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Dr. Lampe earned a PhD in nutritional sciences, with a minor in biochemistry, at the
University of Minnesota. She went on to train as a post-doctoral fellow in epidemiology
at the University of Minnesota before joining the faculty at Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center. For over a decade, her research program has addressed the effect of
plant-food constituents on cancer susceptibility in humans.
Dr. Lampe serves on grant review panels for NCI and AICR and is a
senior editor for Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention.
In this session, we will discuss how plant foods and compounds in plant foods may help to prevent cancer and how food choices we make can influence our cancer risk.
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Amy Lanou, PhD
"Should dairy products be part of a healthy diet?" - Saturday, Sept. 17, 11:00am
Amy J. Lanou, Ph.D., is senior nutrition scientist for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and an assistant professor of health and wellness for the University of North Carolina-Asheville (UNCA). Dr. Lanou researches and writes about the connection between plant-based diets and reduced risk of chronic diseases. One of her current interests is the relationship between nutrition and bone health. Dr. Lanou is the author of Building Bone Vitality and Healthy Eating for Life for Children. Dr. Lanou publishes regularly on the relationship between dairy products and health concerns.
For years, doctors have been telling us to drink milk, eat dairy products, and take calcium pills to improve our bone vitality. The problem is, they're wrong. Dr. Lanou will go over the latest clinical studies and the most up-to-date information to help you strengthen your bones, reduce the risk of fractures, and prevent osteoporosis. You'll learn why dairy products are not recommended in a healthy diet and how to effectively take care of your bones while reducing your risk of chronic disease.
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Grant Butler
"Going Vegan: A tasty, eye-opening journey" - Sunday, Sept. 18, 3:30pm
Grant Butler has been writing about Oregon's food scene for nearly two decades, but completely changed his perspective when he switched to a plant-based diet two years ago. Since then, he's explored Portland's thriving vegan restaurant scene, met dozens of chefs and enthusiastic home cooks, and introduced plenty of delicious recipes to the mainstream readership of The Oregonian with his Going Vegan column. Grant will share his personal journey from a burger-gobbling kid to a kale-crazed adult, including how his new food choices have changed his family's dynamics and eating habits. He'll also offer his assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of Portland's vegan community, offering a road map to where it's going and what needs to be done to get there, including a series of challenges for both vegans and omnivores designed to open hearts and minds about our shared future.
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Wayne Pacelle
"The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals" - Saturday, Sept. 17, 2:00pm
During his seventeen years with The Humane Society of the United States, including seven as president and CEO, Wayne Pacelle has played a leading role in transforming the organization, the nation's largest animal protection charity, into a dynamic public force and voice for all animals. In 2008, The Los Angeles Times reported, "Pacelle has retooled a venerable organization seen as a mild-mannered protector of dogs and cats into an aggressive interest group…" He has been profiled in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times, and has appeared on almost all of the major network television programs, from 60 Minutes to the PBS NewsHour. Mr. Pacelle was named one of NonProfit Times' "Executives of the Year" in 2005 for his leadership in responding to the Hurricane Katrina crisis. He received his B.A. in history and studies in the environment from Yale University in 1987.
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Robert Cheeke
"Build A Better Body on a Plant-Based Diet" - Sunday, Sept. 18, 11:00am
Robert grew up on a farm in Corvallis, OR where he adopted a vegan lifestyle in 1995 at age 15. Today he is an Amazon.com best-selling author of the book Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness - The Complete Guide to Building Your Body on a Plant-Based Diet. As a two-time natural bodybuilding champion Robert has been considered one of VegNews Magazine's Most Influential Vegan Athletes. He tours all over North America regularly giving talks about his story transforming from a skinny farm kid to champion vegan bodybuilder.
Currently Robert works full-time for Sequel Naturals as a national representative for Vega, a line of vegan whole-food products, as a representative of the new pro-vegan film Forks Over Knives and also works full-time running Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness on www.veganbodybuilding.com, which includes writing books and filming documentaries.
In Robert's talk, you'll learn how to use a plant-based whole food diet to fuel a better body for better health. Learn how to eat to fuel your athletic interests, how lose weight, gain muscle, lower stress and prevent injuries. Champion vegan bodybuilder and best-selling author Robert Cheeke shares the most important lessons to be learned in the process of building a better, healthier body.
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Cooking Demonstrations
Abbie Jaye
"Unprocessed with Chef AJ" - Sunday, Sept. 18, 12:30pm
Chef AJ has followed a plant based diet for almost 35 years and is proud to say that her IQ is higher than her cholesterol. The author of "UNPPROCESSED" she loves teaching people how to incorporate more fruit and vegetables in their diet in ways that are easy, delicious and fun, while avoiding "The Evil Trinity" (Sugar, Oil and Salt). Chef AJ was the vegan and raw Executive Pastry Chef at Sante Restaurant in Los Angeles where she lives with her husband, Charles and rescued mutt, Sparky. She also co-hosts the weekly You Tube show "The Chef and The Dietitian" with Julieanna Hever.
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Chat Mingkwan
"Asian Fusion" - Saturday, Sept. 17, 3:30pm
Chat followed his yearning culinary passion by apprenticing at La Cagouille in provincial French cuisine in Rayon, France. Returning to the U.S., he offered his French cooking always with a twist of Thai and perfected his Thai cooking with a hint of French techniques to fit the Western kitchen. Chat traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia and realized a wealth of culinary knowledge among these countries and their unique cuisine. He again became an apprentice, this time of Southeast Asian cuisine and easily mastered the skill with his Thai cooking background. Chat put his skills to the test for several years in the culinary metropolis of San Francisco at a restaurant that specialized in Southeast Asian grilled food before realizing his call of sharing the knowledge. He's now doing what he likes most: cooking, teaching, traveling, writing, and making sure that people who come in contact with him have a full stomach and a good time. Chat's written numerous books and articles on Southeast Asian food and travel. www.unusualtouch.com
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Sarah Matheny
"Meatless Makeovers of Family Favorites" - Saturday, Sept. 17, 11:00am
Sarah Matheny, voted one of Babble.com's top 100 food Mom bloggers, is the creator of the popular blog PeasandThankYou.com—the go-to destination for nearly 1 million visitors each month looking for easy, simple, nutritious and delicious meals. A former divorce and custody attorney, she is the debut author of the New York Times bestseller PEAS AND THANK YOU: Simple Meatless Meals the Whole Family Will Love (Harlequin Nonfiction). Her recipes have been featured in Vegetarian Times, The Oregonian, The Statesman-Journal, The Denver Post, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, and Austin American-Statesman among others. Matheny has appeared on AM Northwest, Good Day Oregon, and New Day Northwest, as well as top rated radio across the U.S. She lives in Salem, OR, with her sympathy-inducing husband and tutu-wearing daughters—6-year-old Gigi and 3-year-old Lulu—and enjoys running, reading, cooking, writing, and to her detriment and shame, watching reality TV.
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David Gabbe
"Packing a Vegan Lunchbox" - Sunday, Sept. 18, 2:00pm
David Gabbe is the author of a number of books, including David's Vegan Home Cooking, From
David's Pure Vegetarian Kitchen, The Going Vegetarian Cookbook, and Why Do Vegetarians
Eat Like That? He teaches plant-based cooking and nutrition in Oregon and Washington (since
1990) and has been a speaker at numerous seminars and conferences on the West Coast. His
books and classes embody recipes that contain no gluten, cholesterol, saturated animal fat, white
sugar, or white flour and are rich in wholesome nutrients that burst with the flavors, colors, and
textures found in a wide variety of beans, grains, fruits, and vegetables. www.davidsvegankitchen.com
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Alan Roettinger
"Speed Vegan" - Saturday, Sept. 17, 12:30pm & Sunday, Sept. 18, 11:00am
Alan Roettinger has always loved food. He grew up in Mexico, where the food literally explodes with flavor. He learned Mexican cooking from the maids and the gardener, but he had no idea then that he would have a career in cooking. At 18, he left home and spent two years living in Switzerland. He traveled throughout Europe and Morocco, where each town seemed to have its own unique cuisine.
Eventually, he moved to the United States and worked at various jobs around the country before settling on a career as a private chef. As a private chef, he not only got to make different food every day and use expensive ingredients, he got to observe human nature at the pinnacle of wealth and power. During his 25 years serving the rich and famous (including a president and a prime minister), he learned a lot about what we hunger for, and what satisfies us. Alan's first book, "Omega 3 Cuisine," is a collection of recipes that help incorporate plant-based omega-3 fats in one's diet. He has recently written a cookbook, Speed Vegan. www.alanroettinger.com
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Julie Hasson
"Vegan Cream Pies" - Saturday, Sept. 17, 2:00pm
Julie Hasson is the author of Vegan Diner, as well as 5 other cookbooks. Her recipes and articles have been featured in Bon Appetit, Cooking Light, Vegetarian Times, and Family Fun magazines. Julie worked as a private chef for celebrities and high-profile clients, and opened the original Babycakes Bakery in Los Angeles. Julie is the host of the popular Internet cooking show "Everyday Dish", and has been featured on The Cooking Channel, Better, Better Portland and Martha Stewart Radio, and was one of the hosts of the cooking show 15 & Done. Julie currently runs the Native Bowl food cart, in Portland, Oregon, with her husband Jay.
Love diner-style cream pies? Julie Hasson is going to demonstrate some delicious and decadent diner-style cream pies from her new cookbook Vegan Diner. She'll show you how easy it is to whip together luscious fillings and cookie crumb crusts, just like your mother made, but vegan! Attendees will get to sample Julie's "Chocolate Mint Truffle Pie."
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Piper Dixon
"Eating Vegan. Eating Seasonal." - Sunday, Sept. 18, 3:30pm
Piper Dixon is a self taught vegan chef of eleven years. His passion for preparing quality vegan food is stepped in both the ideas of health and compassion of vegan cuisine with those of the meaningful relationships that are part of the agrarian concepts of food and community. He believes deeply in not only serving cruelty free foods but also in buying directly from local growers and producers. The benefits to individuals, families and communities by eating a locally sourced, plant based diet makes it imperative that all eaters think of the consequences in their daily food choices.
Piper graduated with a Horticulture/Vegetable Production degree from Oregon State University in 2003, worked at Nearly Normals, in Corvallis, worked Portland Farmers Markets for Deep Roots Farm, Co-founded Proper Eats in St Johns in 2006 and currently runs Kitchen Dances, a vegan and raw food cart, with his partner Mandi. Piper won the 2011 Portland Vegan Iron Chef and is contributing a multi-course vegan meal for the Montavilla Farmers Market for the second year. Piper wishes good health, good eats and a quality life to all beings.
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Aaron Adams
"Making Vegan Pasta Dough and Ravioli" - Saturday, Sept. 17, 5:00pm
After working in kitchens for over a decade, Aaron gave up his cooking career when he went vegan in 2004. After a short stint as a machinist and mechanic, Aaron returned to the kitchen, eventually opening Portobello in 2008 with his partner Dinae Horne. Now approaching three years in business, Portobello has made it's mark on the country's vegan restaurant scene.
In Aaron's demo, you'll learn how to make an egg-free fresh pasta dough and how to finally use that pasta machine that's collecting dust in your kitchen cabinet. Learn how to make dough, filling, and how to make fresh vegan ravioli in this informative demonstration. Attendees will get to sample Aaron's Mushroom Ravioli.
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Jeff Rogers
"Bring Your Salads to Life!" - Sunday, Sept. 18, 5:00pm
Jeff majored in hotel and restaurant management in college. While focusing on hotel work after college, he has continued creating new recipes and developing his "intuitive cooking". He has also focused on the cause-and-effect relationship of food and his health, which led him to a plant-based diet. Jeff has now been vegan for over 13 years and a raw foodist for over 10 years. He uses his culinary skills to treat the taste buds and to help people learn new ways to approach health and food preparation. Jeff is the author of Vice Cream, a book of recipes for gourmet dairy-free ice creams, which won PETA's Proggy Award for "Best Dessert Cookbook". He runs the web sites TheNaughtyVegan.com and SoyStache.com. More of his web sites are listed on JeffRogers.us. In his free time, Jeff also uses his creativity to design pin-back buttons, most of which promote a plant-based diet. He now has a line of over 220!
In Jeff's demo, you'll learn methods to make zucchini noodles, a great way to enjoy this summer favorite, as well as several raw dressings to bring your salads to a fresh new level! You'll also learn tips for creating your own wonderful dressings.
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Classes
Steve Meyerowitz
"The Ultimate Local Agriculture" - Saturday, Sept. 17, 2:00pm
"Healing with Super Foods" - Sunday, Sept. 18, 12:30pm
Steve Meyerowitz, Sproutman®, is the best selling author of Wheatgrass
Nature's Finest Medicine, Juice Fasting and Detoxification, Sprouts the
Miracle Food, Food Combining and Digestion and many others. Steve has been
one of the leading voices for raw and organic foods in the United States
since the 1970s and is famous for inventing several unique kitchen devices
for growing micro-greens soil-free and year round.
Join Steve on Saturday as he shows us how totally feasible it is to provide luscious, organic greens from your soil-free kitchen garden to your dinner table in the middle of winter! It will feel like springtime even in January and you'll get a new harvest every week! In his Sunday lecture, Steve will talk about super charged micro-greens, wheatgrass, kitchen gardening, and the nutrition and health benefits of eating such super foods as part of a raw and living foods diet.
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Sharon Methvin, PhD
"A Bite of Compassion and the Power of One: One Meal, Choice, Person Can Reduce Animal Suffering" - Saturday, Sept. 17, 3:30pm
A cultural anthropologist, Dr. Methvin has been teaching anthropology and sociology at university or professional levels since 1988. Her extensive research and field work have resulted in publication of more than 25 professional papers and contributions to eight different published books. In 1997, she was honored with a human rights award for her research on poverty. Her humanitarian concerns extend beyond human rights to the rights of animals as well. In this regard, she serves as a consultant on a variety of animal welfare issues and frequently provides public and expert testimonies to government agencies. In 2007-2008, Dr. Methvin was invited to teach in Beijing, China where she also conducted fieldwork on diet and lifestyle among Chinese elderly and youth. Her research and activism took an unexpected turn when she entered the animal markets of China and into the lives and efforts of the brave activists she found there. This experience, along with animal rescue efforts after Hurricane Katrina, showed her firsthand the difference one person, one action and one life can make.
People sometimes feel overwhelmed and wonder what difference they can really make in a world of suffering. This talk explores the impact that one meal, one choice, and one life can make to benefit animals, the planet and health. In a world where knowledge is power, this talk will arm you with knowledge, strategies and examples of the power of YOU to make a difference!
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Helen Atthowe
"Veganic Gardening - How to Eat Well Unselfishly" - Saturday, Sept. 17, 5:00pm
"What People Who Care About The Earth Should Know About How Their Food is Grown" - Sunday, Sept. 18, 2:00pm
Helen Atthowe is an Organic and Veganic Farming Consultant. She's presently consulting for a 2,000 acre organic farm with a 5,000 member CSA in Colorado.
Helen owned and operated a 30 acre organic farm and native plant nursery for 20 years. She worked as a Horticulture Extension Agent in Montana for 15 years. Helen also taught Master Gardeners for 15 years and published an Organic Master Gardener Manual. She researched living mulches, green manures, and plant-based soil fertility management for 20 years. Helen contributed to several Rodale publications on organic gardening.
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Richard Heitsch, MD
Sunday, Sept. 18, 11:00am
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Dr. Richard Heitsch, medical director of the Integrated Medicine Group in Northeast Portland, has over 10 years experience in Functional Medicine and a masters degree in Public Health. He is trained as a surgeon and holds vast experience in general and trauma surgery as well as sports medicine and rehabilitation. Recently Dr. Heitsch worked with Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn to take the practices developed at the Cleveland Clinic (highlighted in the documentary, Forks Over Knives) and bring them to Portland. www.integratedmedicinegroup.com
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Nicole Sopko
"The Yoga of Veganism" - Saturday, Sept. 17, 11:00am
Nicole Sopko is a Chicago-based yoga teacher who has been living a vegan lifestyle for the past 15 years and views that transition as her first yoga practice. She is also a dedicated student of Sri Dharma Mittra, who encourages students to recognize the light in all beings. A believer in the power of yoga as a lifestyle, Nicole feels that a playful yoga practice enables a person to approach the more mundane aspects of life with a lighter heart and a more accepting attitude. Her yogic journey has played a big role in her life and she feels lucky to have the opportunity to share that journey with others. www.nicolesopko.com
Learn about how yogic wisdom can inspire us to a deeper connection with our fellow earthlings and a desire to make the world a better place for all who inhabit it. This is a thought-provoking talk about the teachings of yoga and how they are linked with the ethics of an animal-free diet. No experience with yoga is necessary to attend and enjoy!
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Peter Spendelow, PhD
"Ecological Footprints, Global Warming, and Food Choices" - Sunday, Sept. 18, 5:00pm
Global warming, water pollution, air pollution, habitat destruction - all of these environmental issues are strongly affected by what food we eat and how we grow it. A recent United Nations report shows that food production has an even greater impact on producing greenhouse gasses worldwide than does transportation. Peter Spendelow will lead a presentation on how our food choices affect our global ecological footprint, and steps we can all take to lessen our impact on the planet.
Peter Spendelow is the current President of Northwest VEG. He has worked as an environmental specialist for the State of Oregon for 26 years and has a doctoral degree in Zoology from teh University of Washington. |
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John Collins, ND
"Vegan Nutrition for Children" - Sunday, Sept. 18, 3:30pm
Dr. John Collins is a naturopathic physician with over 30 years' experience caring for children, including natural childbirth, well-child care and treatment of childhood diseases. Since 1985 he has served as volunteer health adviser to the New Day School, a vegan pre-school in Southeast Portland. His teaching experience includes many patient education classes as well as past Chairman of the Homeopathy Department and Clinical Chief of Staff at the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. At home, Dr. Collins and his wife Kit raised three well-nourished vegetarian/vegan children. They also operate Out to Pasture Animal Sanctuary, a permanent residence for abused and neglected animals located in Estacada, Oregon.
More children are adopting a totally plant-based diet: some are "born vegan" while others make the change following parental inspiration or as teens forging their own values. Through every stage of development kid's diets must provide all the necessary nutrients for a healthy body. Dr. Collins will present age-appropriate guidelines for vegan eating, including solutions to nutritional challenges facing young human herbivores.
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Kid's Activities
Rick Reynolds, M.Ed.
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Rick Reynolds, M.Ed. is the author of the EverGreen Twins Activity Book and he serves
as the principal developer at Engaging Every Student, a Portland organization focused
on creating educational resources that are active and meaningful. A certified teacher in
both Oregon and Connecticut, Rick has over 17 years of experience as a teacher and
developer of educational materials. He has taught nearly every grade and subject, preK-12, including hands-on science, social studies, and technology. He is passionate about
connecting young people with nature, helping them understand ecology, and inspiring
them to take action to help the Earth. A second EverGreen Twins book, starring Walter the
Water Molecule, is due out later this fall. Find out more at www.engagingeverystudent.com
and www.evergreentwins.com
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Ask the Experts (Exhibit Hall)
Experts on nutrition, health, cooking, and vegan parenting will be available at various times throughout the day. Experts remain available both during and in between other scheduled presentations.
Stephanie Lucas, RN, MS, MPA
As an RN for over 25 years, Stephanie has seen first-hand how our Stardard American Diet has contributed to dramatically increased rates of obesity and chronic illnesses. As a parent with a vegan teenager, she can share practical advice on motivating healthy eating. Stephanie is also a member of NW VEG's, Veganic Gardening Group, and she is knowledgeable and enthusiastic about gardening without the need for animal by-products.
Tammy Russell, RD, MS, LD
Tammy provides specialized nutrition counseling in regards to vegetarian and vegan diets. Complementing her passion of nutrition is her love of vegetarian cooking and raw foods preparation.
Kim Card
Kim is a coordinator at People's Food Co-op and focuses on reducing and reusing packaging in the store. Her blog "the un-packaged vegan" shares her journey of not consuming any food or beverages that come in a package. Kim has been a vegan over 15 years and one of the many reasons she choose to be vegan is that this is one thing she does every single day, and at least 3 times a day to try and cause less harm to the animals, peoples, land, and water.
Helen Atthowe
Helen Atthowe is an Organic and Veganic Farming Consultant. She's presently consulting for a 2,000 acre organic farm with a 5,000 member CSA in Colorado. Helen has taught Master Gardeners for 15 years and published an Organic Master Gardener Manual.
John Collins, ND
Dr. John Collins is a naturopathic physician with over 30 years' experience caring for children, including natural childbirth, well-child care and treatment of childhood diseases. Since 1985 he has served as volunteer health adviser to the New Day School, a vegan pre-school in Southeast Portland. At home, Dr. Collins and his wife Kit raised three well-nourished vegetarian/vegan children. They also operate Out to Pasture Animal Sanctuary, a permanent residence for abused and neglected animals located in Estacada, OR.
Sue Aberle, RD, MS
Sue is a registered dietitian based in Vancouver, Washington. Experience has taught her that disease prevention begins with our food choices, and these decisions are much more effective than trying to reverse a disease once damage has occurred. She also believes that healthy eating does not need to be complicated nor overly expensive, and that it’s certainly cheaper than paying high medical bills and high insurance premiums. Sue has been vegetarian for over 14 years, vegan for over 12, and living foods vegan for over 10 years.
Vesanto Melina, MS, RD
Vesanto is the co-author of bestselling books
Becoming Raw, Becoming Vegan, The New Becoming Vegetarian, Raising Vegetarian Children,
The Raw Food Revolution Diet, and The Food Allergy Survival Guide. She has taught nutrition at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada
and at Seattle's Bastyr University.
Wendy Abraham, ND
Dr. Abraham is a naturopathic physician in
Portland. She has over 20 years of experience as a medical reflexologist
helping people deal with pain. As a naturopathic physician she helps
people with lifestyle changes often starting with food. Dr. Abraham
promotes a plant-based diet to address many health issues including
inflammation, heart disease, pain, and weight loss. She taught vegan
cooking classes for The Cancer Project throughout Portland. Dr. Abraham
has had two healthy vegetarian pregnancies and spends most, if not all, of
her free time with her two healthy vegetarian little girls. She is
currently practicing in SW Portland and accepting new patients.
www.naturalpainsolutionsportland.com
Steven Bailey, ND
Steven A. Bailey, ND has practiced Naturopathic Medicine in Northwest Portland since 1983. In Addition to his general family practice, he specializes in fasting and immune support and works extensively with patients who have chronic and terminal illnesses. Dr. Bailey lectures locally, nationally, and internationally on a variety of medical topics, and is a frequent guest lecturer at naturopathic colleges and conferences. www.nwnclinic.com
Steve Aberle
Steve is a computer scientist by profession who is married to a dietitian. Their daughter moved to Britain in 1997, and they have ventured out across western Europe as extensions to family visits, finding vegan food along the way in England, Wales, Scotland, France, and Germany. So, how hard is it to find a vegan meal while traveling? Bring your travel guides and ask! Steve was raised on meat and potatoes, but has now been vegetarian for over 14 years, vegan for over 12 years, and living foods vegan for over 10 years.
Northwest VEG strives to ensure that our activities are fully accessible. To request a sign language interpreter or other accommodations, please contact Emily at emilyjdahl@gmail.com as early as possible so we may attempt to fulfill your request.
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