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VegfestUK London one of Europe’s biggest vegan events The Vegan Society – guests of honour 2014 marks the Vegan Society’s 70th birthday, and at VegfestUK London we’ll be giving them our full support. Over the past 70 years, the Society has promoted veganism far and wide and made the vegan lifestyle accessible to the public through their trademarks, education materials and merchandise. At our London show, the Society will organise collections on exit, as well as hosting a number of interesting talks and demos, and displaying plenty of useful info and attractive merchandise at their stall downstairs. Please give generously to this wonderful organisation who has done so much for veganism.
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Massive welcome to this year’s VegfestUK London event – which promises to be full of amazing food, products, speakers, performers and entertainment!
Special features VegfestUK London consists of around 200 stalls packed with quality plant-based products, many of which are available at special one-off discounts! Adding to that are 14 top caterers serving a wide range of delicious global plant-based cuisines, ensuring that every visitor is well fed whilst enjoying many other interesting features of the show. Our special features this year include a voucher for a free gift for every visitor with advance tickets! There’re also speed-dating sessions, stars quizzes, comedy hours and live music on both days, a bodybuilding session on Sunday, the VegfestUK awards ceremony on Saturday, a LifeWell Hub dedicated to natural healing and therapies, a cinema, together with dozens of talks, cookery demos and workshops, kids cookery classes and entertainment which includes Last Man Standing and Disco upstairs. These come on top of ‘meet the expert’ sessions and book signings with an interesting collection of special guests, from celebrated athletes, comedians and presenters, to highly accomplished musicians, nutritionists and chefs.
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The show would never stand a chance of happening without help from a number of incredible people – from our small but diligent team, to our incredibly loyal sponsors, our lively, vibrant stallholders and special guests, plus our superb PR team who constantly deliver results, our infectiously enthusiastic volunteers, our highly supportive and informative venue hosts, our efficient contractors, our dedicated security team, our smashing design and print team, our webmasters, and many others that we might have forgotten to mention. VegfestUK London Saturday and Sunday September 27th 28th 2014 @ Olympia West (W14 8UX) Open from 11am-7pm (Sat) and 11am-6pm (Sun) Advance tickets: £10 (adults), £6 (concessions) Tickets on the gate: £12 (adults), £8 (concessions) Kids under 16 free
Advance tickets available on
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE till August 23rd, and
BUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE till September 15th, at london.vegfest.co.uk/ticket-info Free gift for every visitor with advance tickets (while stocks last) Get a voucher on entry, then claim your free gift at stall F26 on the ground floor – see floor plan on page 38
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Big thanks to our sponsors Show sponsors rawLicious Manufacturer and distributor of the finest and purest organic raw foods, including their awardwinning range of raw, organic kale chips – the first to be certified organic by the Soil Association. rawlicious.eu
Equniox Kombucha Offering a fresh new way of enjoying the benefits of Kombucha Tea with their unique range of 4 delicious flavours - Original, Raspberry & Elderflower, Wild Berry and Ginger, which are both fruity and deliciously fizzy. equinoxkombucha.com
The Vegan Society Educational charity celebrating their 70th Veganniversary in what everyone hopes will be another year of phenomenal growth in the number of people discovering ethical, animal-free lifestyles. vegansociety.com
Out of Hand Dedicated top-class eco-friendly design & print team for VegfestUK for many a year. outofhand.co.uk VBites Foods One of the best producers of vegan products in the UK, best known for their innovative and delicios vegan meats and cheeses. vbitesfoods.com Vegfund USA-based organisation which empowers vegan activists worldwide by funding and supporting effective outreach activities. vegfund.org Vegusto Producer of 100% natural, soya and palm oil free vegan cheeses. Winner of 2012 Free From Awards and Fair Foundation Trophy among other awards. vegusto.co.uk Yaoh The UK’s first hemp company, with award-winning bodycare and certified organic food range. Supporter of many UK vegan festivals over the years. yaoh.co.uk
Fry’s Vegetarian UK Distributors of some of the world’s best vegan meat products from South Africa, loyal supporters of VegfestUK for many years. frysvegetarian.co.uk A Well Fed World USA-based hunger relief and animal campaigning organisation that strives to resolve human malnutrition and animal abuse by promoting veganism. awellfedworld.org Bute Island Foods Proud makers of their “Sheese” brand of vegan cheese and the “Vegandeli” range of vegan mock meats. buteisland.com Great Food UK Producers of delicious vegan bites that prove you can be ‘braver with flavour’. They’re baked not fried and include Punchy Sweet Potato Pakora and Sweet Pumpkin & Chilli Bites. greatfooduk.com JĀSÖN Natural Care The UK’s leading natural family brand, offering natural care to families for 3 generations. All products are vegan friendly and BUAV certified. facebook.com/jasonnaturalcare Magpie London-based studio who design and manufacture vegan-friendly homewares and gifts, with a distinctly British edge. magpieline.com Nakd Wholefoods Nationally renowned for their delicious high-raw vegan snack bars, including Smoosh, Crunch, Oatie and Trek bars. eatnakd.com
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VegfestUK News
VegfestUK Brighton – March 28th 29th 2015 @ Brighton Centre Our Brighton show is moving to the modern and sleek Brighton Centre on March 28th 29th next year. This show is going to be bigger than ever before, with over 160 stalls and a Food Village, plus new features such as UK Vegan Comedy Festival, Party Political Conference (Election Special), Global Food Sustainability Conference, LifeWell Hub, on top of speed-dating sessions, plus dozens of talks, cookery demos, kids cookery classes, films, performances and massage area. For more info, go to pages 50 - 52, or visit brighton.vegfest.co.uk
VegfestUK Bristol – May 23rd 24th 2015 @ Amphitheatre (TBC) Meanwhile, VegfestUK are back on the scenic Bristol Harbourside on May 23rd 24th next year (dates TBC). With original resident DJ Alfredo in Amnesia in Ibiza heading up a cool lineup of DJ’s, musicians and sound systems TBA, 3 marquees and outdoor pitches adding up to 160 stalls, plus stacks of information from talks, cookery demos, films, alongside comedy hours and extended kids activities, make sure to put these dates in your diary for this unique outdoor festival! The show website will be live for bookings from September 1st at bristol.vegfest.co.uk More info on page 53.
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VegfestUK Awards 2014 – voting closes September 15th midnight Remember to vote for your favourite heroes and heroines in this year’s VegfestUK awards. The awards come in 14 different categories, and voting runs till September 15th at midnight. The awards will be presented at VegfestUK London by comedian Andrew O’Neill, on Saturday September 27th at 5pm at the Performance Stage. Cast your vote at vegfest.co.uk/vote
Welcome to the Vegfest Express – new 24 hour live websites for vegan and vegetarian news VegfestUK are thrilled to announce the launch of our new 24 hour websites with live feeds from around the world carrying the latest news and views for anything vegan and vegetarian. We have created 2 websites, one exclusively for vegan news and the other for a broader vegetarian input. You can view these websites for free at any time, and they will include not only latest news but blogs, competitions, recipes, support, advice and events. The websites will be live in early September 2014, with plans for an ebulletin subscription to be announced in November. veganexpress.vegfest.co.uk veggieexpress.vegfest.co.uk
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Meet the Vegan Society team – our guests of honour for VegfestUK London 2014
The Vegan Society are guests of honour at this year’s event as they celebrate their 70th Veganniversary. Here are 5 members of the hardworking Vegan Society team:
Spencer Harris In his role as Sales Co-ordinator, Spencer uses all of his 6’ 2” inches in height to reach your favourite books down from the top shelves at Vegan Society HQ. A range of merchandise is available to buy from The Vegan Society’s online shop (vegansociety.com/ shop), and from their stall at this weekend’s VegfestUK event. Spencer’s responsibilities at The Vegan Society include promoting membership and selling awesome vegan things, but he doesn’t stop there. He is also resident painter and decorator, shelf-putter-upper, builder, plumber, and carpenter.
Interview with Jasmijn de Boo – the Vegan Society 70th anniversary
Jasmijn de Boo is the CEO of The Vegan Society, the oldest and largest vegan society in the world. Born in the Netherlands, she moved to the UK in 2004. She has been studying for and working in the animal protection movement for over 20 years.
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Laura Croudace As Fundraising Officer, Laura has the pleasure of working with people who want to support The Vegan Society. Whether that’s through running a race, arranging fabulous vegan bake sales, leaving a legacy, or businesses wanting to partner through our website, Laura is all ears – send your ideas to fundraising@ vegansociety.com. A self-professed colour addict, Laura is famous around the office for matching her clothing with her mug.
Alex Douglas Alex is the Volunteer Development Co-ordinator at The Vegan Society. Every time you see her, she’s likely to sport a different Vegan Society tote bag – her favourite colour being pink, of course. Aside from her duties as a tote bag model, Alex supports The Vegan Society’s growing network of volunteers throughout the UK and overseas. Having been volunteering with the society herself for several years, Alex really knows her stuff, and is especially passionate about inspiring the next generation to get involved. Email volunteer@vegansociety.com to get started.
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Alix is known to colleagues as Alix with an “i” (not to be confused with Alex with an “e”). As Business Development Assistant at The Vegan Society, her main duties are jumping up and down with joy every time a new company registers a product with the Vegan Trademark, and nursing her foot better after jumping too vigorously. To make her day, email trademark@vegansociety.com with your trademark enquiry. Alix’s favourite thing to drink in the whole world is water, but she knows that doesn’t do much for the fun vegan image. So sometimes she drinks it with a curly straw.
Jess Payne New to the team in 2014, Jess is the Supporter Services and Event Co-ordinator at The Vegan Society. On top of managing events, Jess also responds to around 200 enquiries each week by email and over the phone. Her friendly voice is probably the first one you’ll hear if you call the office, and her inbox is also the mystery place where all of The Vegan Society’s generic info@vegansociety. com emails go. So, if you’d like to become a member of The Vegan Society, or if you have a question not answered on The Vegan Society’s website, give Jess a shout!
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our vision. Through a careful transformation, we’ve revitalised our image and messages so that we can continue to be seen as an organisation with credibility and influence: a forward-thinking, dynamic charity actively engaged with social change.
What difference has it made? There has been a flurry of interest in veganism recently, and the media and PR coverage that The Vegan Society has had over the last 18 months has increased tenfold. We made a lasting impression with the biggest vegan pavilion ever at the Natural and Organic Products Europe show in April, and our Love Vegan campaign has generally had a huge positive impact, encouraging more and more people to try going vegan. Membership to The Vegan Society continues to rise, with figures now exceeding 4,000.
What next? This year is our 70th anniversary. With strong roots to guide us, shaped by our founding members, former staff, and committed volunteers, we hope to celebrate this huge milestone with individuals, organisations, and companies who promote veganism, and bring veganism to new audiences. We are ready for what lies ahead, to work in partnership and influence policies, food practices, and better access to vegan products. It is only through your donations and support that our work is possible. Visit the team at The Vegan Society’s stall to find out more about becoming a member.
What’s been happening at The Vegan Society? This year, we launched our new charity branding and new website. We’ve been promoting our Vegan Trademark, which helps bring vegan products into the mainstream – our trademark team can hardly keep up with the ongoing stream of new applications. We’ve also been collaborating with the BDA, the Association of UK Dietitians, who now officially recognise healthy vegan diets.
How did the rebranding come about? From market research, we identified an urgent need to address how the society presents itself to the world. A strong brand is vital if we are going to turn negative myths around and support the growth of veganism. The rebranding has gained us a larger supporter base, helped us to raise funds, and inspired many more people to consider giving veganism a try, which means that more non-human animals benefit from not being exploited; this remains
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The VegfestUK organisers add, “Everyone at VegfestUK fully supports the Vegan Society. We love the new branding. We love the new campaigns. And we love the new direction the Vegan Society is heading in. We’re thrilled and honoured to be able to play a small part in helping the Society celebrate its 70th anniversary. And we look forward to continuing to work with the Society closely in future.”
The Vegan Society are guests of honour at VegfestUK London 2014. Here’s how you can help them: • Become a member (vegansociety.com/take-action/join-us) • Volunteer (vegansociety.com/take-action/volunteer) • Donate (vegansociety.com/take-action/donate)
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Special Guests Brendan Brazier
Vegan Smythe
A former professional Ironman triathlete and two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion, Brendan Brazier is now a successful performance nutrition consultant, the best-selling author of the Thrive book series, and formulator of the award-winning Vegaline of plantbased nutritional products. brendanbrazier.com
Vegan Smythe writes and performs Earthling-friendly music and comedy to energise the vegan message. His YouTube videos have had nearly 200,000 views and he’s been described by online fans as “hilarious.. brilliant.. quirky.. and ‘a crucial soundtrack to life on Earth!’” His music has been featured on blogs, podcasts and radio programs worldwide. vegansmythe.com
Patrik Baboumian Patrik is a vegan strongman and was voted “Vegan Athlete of the Year” in 2013. Patrik had a great year in 2013, winning the European powerlifting title in the open category and setting two world records in the 125-140kg category. He also set a record for fronthold and keglift, and won the German loglift championships. patrikbaboumian.de
Neil Robinson Neil played for Everton and Swansea City in the 70’s – 80’s and is the world’s 1st to play professional football on a vegan diet. Neil is still very passionate about promoting his vegan lifestyle and he’s visiting 10 UK vegan festivals this year with his talks and smoothie demos. neilrobinsonvegan.com
Fiona Oakes A lifelong vegan, sportsperson, firefighter and animal welfare/ rights campaigner and carer, Fiona currently combines caring for rescued animals at her Sanctuary in Essex towerhillstables.com with the duties of a retained firefighter and the commitments of an elite Marathon runner. Fiona won both the North Pole and Antarctic Ice marathons in course records and also ran a marathon on EVERY continent to break a total of THREE WORLD RECORDS. fionaoakesfoundation.co.uk
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Massive welcome to our special guests, including:
Book signings
Meet the Experts sessions
Get books signed by your favourite authors on the first floor – see page 39 for location
A chance to meet these special guests 1-to-1 on the first floor – see page 39 for location
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Vanessa Almeida Kate Magic Saskia Fraser Karen Ranzi
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Neil Robinson Kate Magic Chris Williamson MP Patrik Baboumian Tanya Alekseeva
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John Robb John is the award-winning indie music mainstay, frontman of punk rock band Goldblade (goldblade. com), music author of best selling books including “the Stone Roses And The Resurrection Of British Pop and and Punk Rock - An Oral History”. John’s also the boss of one of the UK’s top 5 music culture website louderthanwar.com, and singer with themembranes.co.uk
Tony Samara Brendan Brazier Amanda Hamilton Mimi Kirk
Plus, Victoria Moran (author of Main Street Vegan) will be signing her books on both days at stall 23.
Andrew O’Neill
Sarah-Jane Honeywell
Andrew O’Neill is a stand-up comedian, a metalhead, an amateur occultist and a musician. He’s pretty much been a show off since birth! He’s a vegan, as you can tell by the fact that he has a lithe, sinewy body. He’s a heterosexual transvestite, as you can tell by the fact that he wears female clothes and fancys girls. He’s not a goth. andrewoneill.co.uk
Television presenter, actress, dancer and acrobat/aerialist, best known for her work on the CBeebies television channel. As well as appearing on pre-school TV, Sarah-Jane is a supporter of Bristol City F.C. and writes a regular column in the Ashton Gate Stadium match day programme ‘Well Red’. Sarah-Jane is a vegan, and does charity work for the Dogs Trust. sarah-jane.biz
Pasquale Amico
Wendy TurnerWebster
Pasquale is the head chef of organic Italian veggie restaurant Amico Bio in London, which he opened in 2010 with his two cousins. His aim is to bring the best of Italian vegetarian cuisine to London, using the freshest organic produce, cooked with a rustic style in the simplest way. amicobio.co.uk
Wendy is a legendary animal rights campaigner. She was the host of the long-running TV show Pet Rescue,, and Channel 4’s prime-time show Absolutely Animals, a hard-hitting investigative format which was filmed worldwide. Wendy’s other TV successes include the BBC1 Saturday night series Your Kids Are In Charge, which she presented along with her sister, Anthea. twitter.com/turnerwebster
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Skip the Naked Health Detective Amanda Hamilton Fiona Oakes Kerry McCarthy MP Kyle Vialli
Amanda Hamilton Amanda Hamilton is one of the UK’s best-known and respected nutritionists. A regular nutrition expert on TV and radio, her latest book about the benefits of juicing and fasting, “Eat, Fast, Slim”, has become a best-seller and is sold is more than 20 countries. amandahamilton.com
Christine Bailey Well known TV Nutritionist, Chef and expert in superfoods. Trained with the Institute of Functional Medicine, Christine is a degree qualified nutritionist and author of over 10 recipe and health books including the best selling Juice Diet Book, The Raw Food Diet Book and her new book Eat to Get Younger. christinebailey.co.uk advancenutrition.co.uk
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Caterers
A selection of top caterers serving some truly amazing food All 100% vegan
Bangwok
Pomegranate Lebanese Cuisine
Thai street food with a twist. Nice and spicy, and just right for a day time snack or meal. Their pad thais have wowed many discerning taste buds at our previous shows. bangwok.com
Some superb Middle Eastern offerings including their sensational baklava and other treats - highly recommended
Brownins
Hand made fruity ice lollies and Fairtrade drinks and refreshments, served by tricycle. facebook.com/popcycleswansea
A range of flavors from the global African/Caribbean experience of spices and herbs. A variety of vegan items on the menu will include: the Veggibab (instead of kebab) wraps, Veggie patties, salad buffets, and other main cultural dishes.
Fresh Rootz BBC good food show winners and producers of a delicious blend of world foods brought back from their experiences travelling and catering around the world. freshrootz.com
Gillie Food Sublime oriental stir-fries and curries along with some tasty vegan soy jerky from this lovely Chinese outfit. gilliefood.com
Global Fusion The Cassava’s vegan bakery, with no animal products or nuts, little salt and sugar, and a large range of gluten and sugar free delights. globalfusion.co.uk
Happy Maki Seriously good sushi wraps along with smoothies and milkshakes all from the Glorious Gloria a vintage Renault Estafette. All freshly prepared and 100% vegan. happymaki.co.uk
Michael’s Caribbean Storehouse (Sunday only) Authentic Caribbean in a range of delicious Vegetarian and Vegan dishes based on traditional Jamaican recipes.
Nectar Foods Delicious raw and cooked vegan and vegetarian foods; their savories and cakes are prepared in a clean and loving environment. nectarfoods.uk
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A selection of fine vegan drinks from the following stalls All 100% vegan
3-Omega-6 Dairy Free Flax Milk Rich creamy delicious 3-Omega-6 Dairy-free Flax Drink from Good Karma Foods EU is a new healthy dairy alternative and the only one to offer you all the benefits of flax seed oil – the highest plant-based source of healthy Omega 3. goodkarmafoodseurope.com
Pop Cycle (Saturday only):
Pure on Raw
Aquapax
Appetising, great tasting, truly enlightening, balanced and vitalising raw food that is packed with natural nutrients and superb flavours. pureonraw.co.uk
Wonderfully wholesome quality, portable drinking water, packed in environmentally sustainable and fundamentally renewable paper cartons. justdrinkingwater.com
Rupert’s Street Vegan street food caterer creating globaly inspired plant based food, all prepared with passion rupertsstreet.com
Cocoface Highly refreshing coconut juices from the highest quality and best tasting coconuts outside Thailand. cocoface.co.uk
St Best Caribbean Caterers Ital food from these fantastic Caribbean caterers. Expect all the classics but with a vegan slant of course.
Equinox Kombucha Kombucha Tea with a unique range of 4 delicious flavours, Original, Raspberry & Elderflower, Wild Berry and Ginger, which are both fruity and deliciously fizzy. equinoxkombucha.com
The Honest Carrot Offering something new for Vegetarians, Vegans, those who avoid Gluten, or simply people who enjoy really good food, with fantastic Vegetables, fabulous taste, vibrant colours and attractive shapes. thehonestcarrot.com
GOOD Hemp Quality hemp milk from this top firm. Just one glass giving you 50% of your daily recommended intake of Omega 3. It’s low in saturated fat, easy to digest and cholesterol free. goodhempnutrition.com
The Hungry Gecko Gourmet Asian vegan street food served from a 23ft retro trailer Barbarella which travels to food events and festivals around the country. thehungrygecko.com
Koko Dairy Free Producers of supreme coconut milk in 3 different flavours - original, strawberry and chocolate. All fortified with calcium, vitamin D and B12 too. Available in 250ml packs as well as large cartons. kokodairyfree.com
The Sunshine Kitchen Meat FREE, Gluten FREE, Buy 1 Get 1 FREE... From yummy burgers to Indian snacks, they’ve got your taste buds covered. thesunshinekitchen.com
Mini Coffee Shop Variety of hot drinks from professional Astoria coffee machine installed in the back of Mini Cooper. minicoffeeshop.co.uk
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OrganiCulture Coconut water and dairy-free milks made of almond, barley, buckwheat, millet, tigernut, hazelnut and quinoa. organiculture.co.uk
Pitfield Brewery Organic brewery producing handmade natural beers for over 30 years. Certified Organic by the Soil Association and certified vegan by the Vegan Society. dominionbrewerycompany.com/index. php/pitfield-brewery
Raw Press (Sunday only) New state-of-the-art London cold-pressed juice bar ready to slake your thirst from Summer 2014 at a Wolf & Badger boutique near you. rawpress.co
Rebel Kitchen Dairy-free “mylk” drinks for children in Choco, Banana and Orange Choc varieties, made from coconut milk, spring water, raw cacao, and date nectar. rebel-kitchen.com
Soul Juices Freshly made Juices & Smoothies from their mobile juice, smoothie & refreshment bar. souljuices.co.uk
Superoots New vegetable drinks company with a range of nutritious healthy vegetable smoothies. The convenient way to rediscover your roots! superoots.co.uk
The Electric Lemon Brand new and solar powered mobile drinks business, bringing freshly mixed home made cordials, chilled by power from the sun, straight to the heart of the UK’s festival scene. theelectriclemon.co.uk
The Shack Revolution Serving up a wonderfully British range of seasonal juices and cocktails using ingredients from the family fruit farm and other local farmers. theshackrevolution.co.uk
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Food & Shopping A wide range of products and information available with free samples at many stalls – all products 100% vegan
Meats • Bute Island Foods • Fry’s • Gillie Food Ltd • Vegusto • VBites Cheeses • Bute Island Foods • Vegusto Raw Chocolates • Cacao Crudo • Conscious Chocolates • Ombar • Pana Chocolate • Rawwwsome Other Chocolates • Beech’s Fine Chocolates • Cocoafeliz • Considerit Chocolate • Moo Free Ltd • Plamil Foods • The Chocolatier • vego Good Food UG Snacks • Creative Nature • Fun Foods 4 All Ltd • Nakd Wholefoods • Nom Foods (Saturday only) • Organic Food Bar (from JĀSÖN stall) • Premium Snack Company • Pulsin’ • The Primal Kitchen • Vega Cakes & Bakeries • Essential Vegan • JP Turner • Kizzy’s Cookies (Sunday only) • Ms Cupcake • Paradise Unbakery • Rubys of London • The Heavenly Cake Company • Trina’s Delicacies (Saturday only) • VDelicious (Sunday only) Sweets • Ananda Foods • Goody Good Stuff • Lakeside Ethical Treats • Pudology 14 | VegfestUK
Condiments • GOOD Hemp • Udo’s Choice • Windmill Organics • Yaoh Raw superfoods • Aduna • BodyMe • Chia UK • Conscious Food • Creative Nature • Forever Living • GOOD Hemp • inSpiral Visionary Products • Lifefood Czech Republic • LifeWell • Of the Earth Superfoods • Pulsin’ • Raw Ecstasy (Saturday only) • rawLicious • Science Kitchen • The Really Healthy Company • Vega • Yaoh Bodycare, Cosmetics & Housecare • Greenfrog • Holistix Herbal Products • Incognito® Insect Repellent • JĀSÖN • Lavera • Living Naturally • Lush Cosmetics • Natural Options • OrganiCulture • Vegan Faces • Yaoh Houseware & Kitchenware • Chafumix (UK) • JTCOmniblend • Magpie • Tribest
Clothing, Bags and Footwear • Animal Aid • Big Place by the Sea • BohoHemp • Chiaralascura • Greenlife Italia SRL • Hempish • Hummingbirds • Hunt Sabs • Mayhew Animal Home • Patrik Baboumian • Sea Shepherd UK • TeenVGN • The Black Fish • The Vegan Society • THTC Clothing • Vegan Runners UK • Viva! • Wills Vegan Shoes Subscriptions & Vouchers • Abel & Cole • London Vegan School • The Rabbit Hole – Vegan Hair Parlour • TheVeganKind • Vegan Tuck Box
Go Vegan with Viva at Vegfest – Sign up to Viva! 30 Day Vegan Pledge Now!
Do you wish to eat healthily and start loving your greens and pulses, but stuck on exciting culinary ideas or lasting ways to sustain a lifestyle change? The brand new Viva! 30 Day Vegan Pledge is perfect for you! Set up earlier this year to follow up the hugely successful Veganuary campaign, the Viva! 30 Day Pledge gives you all the
tools and information that you need to successfully transition to a wondrously healthy 100% plant-based diet and stay on it for 30 days. Better still, once you sign up to this scheme, you get free tickets to VegfestUK London, where you can sample a full range of delicious global vegan cuisines and absorb potentially lifechanging information from many active vegan role models. Amongst the Viva! highlights at VegfestUK London is a prominent exhibition area on the first floor for Viva! (see floor plan on page 39 for location), where you can sign up to the Viva! pledge and peruse Viva!’s well-researched literature on plant-based lifestyles as well as their full range of cool merchandise. Four of the Viva! team will be giving the following highly informative talks to help you go and stay vegan:
Publications • Animal Aid • DRC Enterprises (Saturday only) • Friends Gazette • International New York Times • Movement for Compassionate Living • New Internationalist • Population Matters • The Supreme Master Ching Hai Int. Assoc. • The Vegan Society • Vegan Bodybuilding • Vegan Life Magazine • Vegetarian for Life • Vegetarian Guides • Vegetarian Living • Viva!
• Why you don’t need Dairy - Sat 2pm Nutrition talks room, by Viva! founder and director Juliet Gellatley • The Dark Side of Dairy - Sat 5pm Campaigns talks room, by Juliet Gellatley • Live Demonstrations of Recipes from the Viva! Cookbook – Sun 12pm Cookery Demos room, by Viva! food and cookery coordinator Jane Easton • 30 Day Vegan Workshop: Improve your Life in Just One Month! - Sat 3pm & Sun 2pm Workshops room, by Viva! deputy director Justin Kerswell together with Jane Easton • Is Soya a Superfood or a Health Risk? - Sun 3pm Nutrition talks room, by Viva! nutritionist and health campaigner Veronika Powell
Gifts • Dr Hadwen Trust • Harper’s Bizarre • Hillside Animal Sanctuary • The Fox Project (Saturday only) • Women for Conservation
To sign up for Viva!’s 30 Day Vegan pledge, visit viva.org.uk/30dayvegan To find out more about Viva!, visit viva.org.uk or email info@viva.org.uk
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Special Offers AQUAPAX (Just Drinking Water) £1 per carton or 6 cartons for £5 Badgers Dairy Free Around 25% to 30% off all products Bebés Ecológicos S.L. FREE waterproof carrier bag with your Orethic 6-pads pack! FREE Feminine liquid wash with your 3-pack Orethic pads pack! Chiaralascura Vegan Clothing 10% discount and free badge with every purchase Conscious Chocolates Ltd 3 bars for £5.00. Buy 2 bars and get 1 free Conscious Food Bundle offers on new low GI sugar Palmyra Jaggery Considerit Chocolate Free mini chocolate truffle bar with all purchases over £20.00 Creative Nature Buy 1 Get 1 FREE on their snack bars Equinox Kombucha Free sample tasting plus 50% discount on all products Explore Asian 2 for £5.00 Foods for Life - Change Your Plate Campaign Buy 1 get 1 free on all 1hr consultations with leading UK Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston
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Forever Living Any order over £150 includes a free weight management kit worth £127 GOOD Hemp Mix and match 2 GOOD OIL or GOOD SEED for £5 Goody Good Stuff 1/2 Price GIANT multi-bags only £5 Greenfrog 10% off Greenfrog Soap Holistix Herbal Products 10% off orders over £25
London Vegan Societies Win a free vegan meal for two in London! Lovesniffys All products only £2 each or 3 for £5 makesports GmbH Sunday only 30% - 50% off their unique, organic soya products Michael’s Caribbean Storehouse - Sunday only Buy all 3 Michael’s Caribbean Storehouse vegan products and get a 10% off
Many of our stallholders are doing special discounts exclusively at VegfestUK London
Paradise Unbakery FREE Raw Chocolate Heart with every purchase Pitfield Brewery 3 pack £10, 6 pack £18 Pop Cycle – Saturday only 10p off your second lolly! Bring your own cup - 25p off hot drinks Pudology 3 Puds for £5 Pulsin’ Ltd 4 bars for £5
Ms. Cupcake Ltd Buy their cookbook and get a free cupcake
Pure on Raw Savings when you buy 2 cheesecakes
Nakd Wholefoods 2 bars for £1, and a case of 18 bars for £8 Nectar Foods Free gift with every purchase
Raw Ecstasy / Activated Nuts Ltd - Saturday only Spend £15 and get a free bag of activated nuts or a raw chocolate and coconut macaroons!
New Internationalist Discounts on books of up to 50%
Rawwwsome 2 for £5 on all Cheesecake varieties
Koko Dairy Free Koko Dairy Free milk alternative packs only £1 each
Nom Foods Limited – Saturday only Discounts on boxes of Nom bars.
Science Kitchen Buy full range and get one free
Lavera 3 for 2 on all products
Of The Earth Superfoods Free sample for every visitor
Incognito® Insect Repellent Up to 30% off all incognito® products inSpiral Visionary Products Buy 3 get 1 free International New York Times Discounted digital subscriptions plus a free gift with your purchase
League Against Cruel Sports Half price memberships Lifefood Czech Republic Discount on all items plus special offers on multiple packages Living Naturally Free gift with every purchase
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Performance Stage
Featuring a variety of top-notch entertainers and performers. On the first floor. Sponsored by Equinox Kombucha
Saturday 11.00 12.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
Carol Mae Whittick - music VeggieVision Speed Dating - gay Alasdair Beckett-King and Harriet Kemsley - comedy Stars quiz Peter Antoniou – psychic comedy Andrew O’Neill - comedy VegfestUK awards ceremony Vegan Smythe - music
Sunday 11.00 12.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00
Mitchell & Vincent - music VeggieVision Speed Dating - straight Chris Stokes & Joey Brannigan - comedy Stars quiz Carl Donnelly - comedy Vegan Bodybuilding competition Vegan Smythe - music
Veggievision Speed Dating Sessions
Chris Stokes Chris Stokes is one of the few vegan comedians in the UK. His playful and erudite stand-up has seen him crop up on ‘Dave’s One Night Stand’ and intermittently on BBC Radios 4 and 5Live. As well as supporting the likes of Milton Jones, Pete Firman and Stewart Francis on several UK tours, Chris’ debut solo show was awarded the ‘Best Show’ award at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2012. chrisstokes.blogspot.co.uk Photo credit: Andy Hollingworth
Gay - Saturday 12pm Straight - Sunday 12pm Karin from VeggieVision will host 2 speed dating sessions at VegfestUK London - a gay session on Saturday at 12pm and a straight session on Sunday at 12pm. Karin set up her own speed dating site veggievisiondating.com to connect like-minded souls in the veggie world and has hosted speed dating at VegfestUK events for 2 years running. Her superbly organised sessions are always very well attended, light hearted and full of fun, humour and much more! If this is your cup of tea, please register in advance by emailing info@ veggievision.tv to participate stating your name, age, what session, if you have a website or Facebook page or send a photo for ID on the day.
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Peter Antoniou Peter Antoniou is the ‘Psychic’ Comedian (or Comedium) fondling frontal lobes and tickling funny bones. Using his unique skills, he is able to reach inside your mind and reveal things no one could know about you. Like the love child of Uri Geller and Ross Geller (from Friends), Peter has amazed clients such as Kerrang!, Ernst and Young, and Disney, and regularly tours his sell-out theatre show across Europe. isyourmindsafe.com
Alasdair BeckettKing Alasdair Beckett-King is an awardwinning standup comedian. He won the New Acts of the Year Show (formerly Hackney Empire) in 2014, and has performed comedy on BBC radio and at the Glastonbury festival. abeckettking.com
Andrew O’Neill See page 10 for description
Harriet Kemsley Award-winning newcomer Harriet Kemsley has featured on BBC3’s Comedy Marathon, BBC Radio 1’s Comedy Lounge and Alex Zane’s Funny Rotten Scoundrels for London Live. She’s been described as ‘A quirky very funny new standup’ (Time Out) and listed by Rhod Gilbert as ‘One of the top ten comics to see’ (Mail on Sunday). harrietkemsley.com
VegfestUK Awards Ceremony Join us for the 2014 VegfestUK Awards ceremony with awards presented by comedian Andrew O’Neill! Awards celebrate the crème de la crème of vegetarian and vegan living and come in 14 different categories. You can cast your vote before September 15th at vegfest.co.uk/vote
Stars Quizzes Carol Mae Whittick
Vegan Smythe
Saturday and Sunday at 2pm
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Carol Mae Whittick is a singer/songwriter and pianist currently living in London. Drawing inspiration from the evolution and events in her life, the songs and music she creates are expressed in a marriage of two of her favourite genres Soul for its depth and Jazz for its abandon. Carol is now beginning a new phase of promotion and performance for her current project which is led by the single ‘Attraction’ a signature CMW song with succinct lyrics, mesmerising groove and an unforgettable hook. It is about the discovery of the Law Of Attraction in her life. carolmaewhittick.com
A light-hearted and humorous quiz which dissects many FAQ’s about going and staying vegan. Panel includes a number of high-profile special guests, including Goldblade frontman John Robb, strongman Patrik Baboumian, TV star Wendy Turner Webster, author Mimi Kirk, Australian musician Vegan Smythe plus more TBC. Quizzes hosted by Karin from VeggieVision TV veggievision.tv
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Mitchell and Vincent David Mitchell and Graham Vincent are an acoustic duo based in Dorset and Somerset who play lively traditional music from the British Isles on Fiddle and Guitar. Much of their set is instrumental but this is mixed in with a few broadly traditional songs. mitchellandvincent.com
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Joey Brannigan is a Comedian, Poet & Writer (and Vegan!). After performing twice with us in 2012, Joey is making his return and bringing with him a variety of stories, poems and letters (he loves winding people up!). Joey has opened for Simon Evans, as well as being part of the ‘I am Happy’ tour which culminated in a sold out show at Leicesters’ Y Theatre. A short clip from this made it to the finals of Dave’s Comedy Shorts competition (2013). joeybrannigan.co.uk
Carl Donnelly Carl started performing stand-up in 2005 and quickly established himself as one of the UK’s most exciting young comedians. His conversational, silly sense of humour saw him win a host of awards (Chortle Best Newcomer 2007, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2007 among others) and become a regular at all of the finest comedy clubs in the UK and Ireland. carldonnelly.co.uk
Vegan Bodybuilding Competition The event will be a single dumbbell shoulder press (15Kg males, 7Kg females). The contest will be how many continuous repetitions a contestant can achieve. Partial reps & ‘push pressing’ will not be allowed & the judges may end any event if they feel a safety issue arises (either to the contestant or the audience). The judge’s decision is final. Entry is free & all entrants will receive a prize. The event will be photographed & by entering the contest you agree to allow photographs of yourself to be used (on the internet or other mediums) by Vegan Bodybuilding & other sponsors. veganbodybuilding.org
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Kids Cookery Classes On the Ground Floor, with our resident pirate Captain James Tea Cook on hand with some great ideas for kids - all 100% plant based. Sarah Jane Honeywell guests both days as the Captain’s mate. Sponsored by Magpie
CAPTAIN JAMES TEA COOK AND THE PIRATES OF THE CAROB BEAN PRESENTS
THE FOODS FOR LIFE ACADEMY OF FOOD 5 A DAY RAINBOW PIRATE FAIRGROUND Come along to the kids space to see times on the day! • Tin Can Alley – How many tins of fruit and vegetables can you knock off in one go? • Mini World Cup Shootout – Can you score a 5 a day rainbow?
• Rainbow In a Bucket – Bag your 5 a day in the Rainbow Buckets! • Pancake Tossing Lessons – Learn the perfect toss with Champion Tosser Capt. James Tea Cook – Make yourself a Banana & Chocolate Pancake. (supported by Plamil Chocolate, 3 Omega Dairy Free Flax Drink, Koco Coconut Milk, Banabay Bananas) • Rainbow Hands – The ultimate fridge art, every home should have one – Give a plate a high five! A reminder to eat a rainbow every day, 5 a day! • Magic Bananas – Discover electricity in Bananas. Who needs a defibrillator when you have bananas?
a BananaBerry Smoothie with the Vegfest 5 a Day Rainbow Smoothie Bike – essential fats, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and energy (Supported by 3 Omega Dairy Free Flax Drink, Koco Coconut Milk, Banabay Bananas )
Kids Entertainment Andrews Leisure is kindly bringing their Last Man Standing and Disco Dome to VegfestUK London this year. Taking place on the first floor.
Last Man Standing
Disco Dome
Only the toughest and most agile amongst you will survive the challenge of Last One Standing. The weak will be swept up, dumped on their back-side and defeated by the ‘Bar of Doom’ as it rises and falls, turns faster and slower, goes backwards and forwards. Will you be the last one standing?
Disco Dome is the most exclusive party venue on the planet and it comes direct to VegFest London. You and your friends can bounce to the beats on Disco Dome’s inflatable dance floor as the built-in sound and light systems pump the latest tunes through the greatest ever disco party dome. For further info about Andrews Leisure, visit andrewsleisure.co.uk
• Rainbow Salt Play Dough Make a rainbow shape, face or fridge magnet with vegetable coloured play dough
• VegfestUK Treasure Trail – Pirates need protein just like every body – Find your favourite sources of protein at VegfestUK and mark them out of 3 – what’s your favourite? A veggie sausage? A veggieburger? Hemp Protein? An energy bar? Roasted nuts and seeds? A nut butter? A schnitzel? Facon Bacon? Dairy Free Cheese? Fish Free Tuna? Tofu? Small prize for all entrants (supported by Nak’d and Natural Balance Foods) • Kids Fitness Workout - Singing and Dancing with Captain James Tea Cook and CBeebies’ Sarah Jane Honeywell • Sign the petition to ask the NHS to change the eatwell plate to take off the Coca-Cola and add more vegetables. Foods for Life Nutrition website www.foodsforlife.org.uk
• VegfestUK Rainbow 5 a Day Smoothie Bike – Cycle yourself
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Cookery Demos
On the first floor, with some ingenious chefs demonstrating their delightful creations to light up your plant-based diets Sponsored by Vegusto UK
Saturday 12.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
Nishma Shah - Indian Sweet Treats Vanessa Almeida - Chocolate Cheesecake Christine Bailey - Supercharge with Raw and Vegan Delights Froothie – Delicious Vegan Desserts and Soups in no Time Stephanie Jeffs – Raw Chinese Takeaway Dr LindaJoy Rose - Flourless Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Coulis Áine Carlin - Keep It Vegan
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Jane Easton - Recipes from the Viva! Cookbook Amanda Hamilton - Juice and blend your way to health! Pasquale Amico - Aubergines with Basil, Rce Milk Mozzarella, Tomatoes and Crispy Rocket Toni Fiore - Deliciously Easy Protein Stephen Ward - Last Days of the Raj Tony Bishop-Weston - Dairy Free Cheese Cheats
Nishma Shah - Indian Sweet Treats Nishma is the vegan chef behind Shambhu’s, the London-based family-run vegan catering company. One secret of Shambhu’s success is how Nishma draws inspiration from culinary styles from around the world. At this year’s London Vegfest, Nishma will demonstrate how to make vegan versions of traditional festive Indian sweet treats. shambhus.co.uk
Vanessa Almeida - Chocolate Cheesecake Vanessa will teach you how to make an easy, rich and heavenly good Chocolate Cheesecake. Using tofu as a main ingredient she will teach you how this ingredient can be versatile, delicious and healthy. This sophisticated dessert will impress your family and friends. essentialvegan.co.uk
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Christine Bailey Supercharge with Raw and Vegan Delights
Dr LindaJoy Rose Flourless Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Coulis
Want to energise your body naturally and enjoy delicious, mouth-watering food? Christine will show you how to optimise your health with nourishing ingredients and recipes. Whether you are looking for some healthy salads, performance-boosting snacks or a healthy indulgent dessert this is the cookery demo not to miss! Demo sponsored by rawLicious. advancenutrition.co.uk christinebailey.co.uk rawlicious.eu
This decadent guilt-free indulgent dessert can be prepared in 10 minutes but will probably be gone in less time than that! Learn about the Raw Fusion philosophy and how to enhance the bioavailability of your foods. Explore sensible sweeteners, superfoods, alternate protein sources and the power of chia with a wellness expert, chef and author. rawfusionliving.com drljrose.com
Áine Carlin – Keep it Vegan Áine will demonstrate one of the tasty dishes found in her new book Keep It Vegan, which demystifies veganism, with 100 delicious yet simple recipes that use standard supermarket ingredients. Her creative ideas will tempt long-time vegans and newcomers alike - even meat-eaters and dairy fans won’t feel they’re missing out. Chapters include Breakfast, Brunch & More, Midday Meals & Simple Suppers, Something Special and Sweet Treats. Dishes include Toasted Breakfast Burritos, Smoky Moroccan Stew, Fudgy Banana Brownies and more! peasoupeats.com
Froothie – Delicious Vegan Desserts and Soups in no Time Froothie’s adventure started with a small Australian company promoting and supplying healthy fruits to vegan cafes and juice bars in Melbourne encouraging them to promote healthier drinks called ‘’Froothie’’ - playing on the ‘’Smoothie’’ name. Froothie now supports The Vegan Society via a fundraising Partnership, and to celebrate this Froothie will be doing an exciting demonstration at the show. Froothie will teach you how to whip up delicious vegan desserts and soups in minutes, smoothies in seconds. froothie.co.uk vegansociety.com
Stephanie Jeffs – Raw Chinese Take-away Grab a taste of raw and kickstart your own wellness journey by watching Raw Foodie Stephanie prepare some of her signature plates from her tantalising Chinese buffet supper. Stephanie will share with you her tips on how she lost 9 stones and cured herself of chronic disease. She will also be launching a competition to win a FREE place at her EXPLORE RAW COOKERY SCHOOL worth £1249.99! exploreraw.com
Jane Easton - Recipes From The Viva! Cookbook Viva!’s food and cookery coordinator Jane Easton will demonstrate the following recipes: • Quick Cream of Watercress Soup – a fragrant soup thickened with protein-rich creamy white beans • Sauteed Squash with Olive Tapenade & Cannellini Beans – a simple to make yet sophisticated side dish that can be easily extended into a main course. • Chocolate Brownies – moist and delicious. viva.org.uk
Amanda Hamilton Juice and Blend Your Way to Health! In this hugely informative session, Amanda will show how to turn an ordinary juice into the ultimate body tonic, clear up confusion around the sugar debate and intermittent fasting and will demonstrate family-friendly smoothies that keep her own kids happy and healthy. amandahamilton.com
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Pasquale Amico - Aubergines With Basil, Rice Milk Mozzarella, Tomatoes And Crispy Rocket Pasquale Amico returns for the London leg of Vegfest 2014, after a successful stint at the Brighton date earlier this year. Pasquale will be preparing Aubergines with basil, rice milk mozzarella, tomatoes and crispy rocket, a perfect example of his work and determination to explore the stylings and relationship between flavour and health. amicobio.co.uk
Toni Fiore Deliciously Easy Protein For nearly a decade Toni Fiore has been creating fast, easy & delicious recipes for millions of American TV and online viewers. Toni’s cooking demo begins with breakfast, by transforming a block of tofu into a delicious Shaved Tofu Scramble. Next, she’ll create a Sweet Confetti Quinoa Salad for any time of day. These recipes are simple, budget-friendly, protein-rich & GlutenFree. veganmashup.tv
Stephen Ward - Last Days of the Raj Steve was born in Calcutta, India during the last days of the Raj. His parents decided to return to the UK, the land of their ancestors. But as with all British and Anglo-Indian residents of the sub-continent they adapted some native Indian recipes and brought them half-way across the world. Now Stephen will share these secrets with VegfestUK visitors, by demonstrating one or more of the following dishes; falouries (bhajias), stuffed paratas or dawl (lentils).
Tony Bishop-Weston - Dairy Free Cheese Cheats West London Deli-boy, Scottish Hotelier, New Forest Executive consultant chef Tony Bishop-Weston presents quick vegan dairy free cheese shortcuts for cheesecake, cheeseboards , pizza, welsh rarebit , raclette and fondue.
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LifeWell Hub
Exploring Personal, Communal, and Global Wellbeing. The LifeWell Hub features a diverse line-up of inspirational and empowering wellness speakers. Sponsored by Nakd Wholefoods.
Saturday 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00
Aiden Fry – Another World is Possible Ellie Bedford – Raw & Simple Superdrinks For The WHOLE Family David Saville – How To Channel Your Passion To Live Your Dreams Nienke R. Moolenaar – Happy Healthy Hormones Tanya Alekseeva – Alkalising With Raw Foods Alone is Not Enough Richi – Heal and Thrive Now
Sunday 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00
Stella Phillips - The Tao of Food and Health William Bedford - Cultural Mechanics and the Art of Influence Gail Evans - Detoxing Your Emotions Heather Gardner - The Wild Way to Health, Balance and Resilience Kyle Vialli - Why Vegetarian Diets Fail and What We Can Do About it! Jamie Combs - The Holistic Revolution and Our Role In It
Aiden Fry - Another World is Possible Aiden presents the compassionate and holistic vision of The Venus Project, introducing some of its exciting solutions for creating a harmonious, abundant world, including moving toward a global Resource-Based Economy. The Venus Project offers a comprehensive plan for social reclamation in which humans, technology and nature coexist in a long-term, sustainable state of dynamic equilibrium. thevenusproject.com
Ellie Bedford - Raw & Simple Super-drinks for the WHOLE Family Imagine starting your day with a delicious mint chocolate elixir or a zesty blueberry smoothie. Or relaxing at bedtime with a calming tea to help you sleep soundly and wake feeling refreshed. Ellie covers the basics on putting together these amazing drinks - experience a live demo and enjoy a taster of a familyfriendly chocolate elixir! *Assisted by Donna-Marie Watson of Mothering Life. theboothebearandthegojiberries.blogspot.co.uk
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David Saville - How to Channel Your Passion to Live Your Dreams How to use your current circumstances to create your dreams; That motivation can be your worst enemy (and why you don’t need it); What fear really is and how it’s the key to your deepest desires; The one simple truth that can change everything! This isn’t about theory / fantasy. Find out how to start taking real world steps on a journey where nothing will ever be the same again! davidsaville.co.uk
Nienke R. Moolenaar - Happy Healthy Hormones Conditions caused by hormonal imbalance can never be solved by treating individual symptoms. Nienke’s approach is holistic – its main focus is to bring harmony to the endocrine system and find a balance by eating the right combination of foods. But without selfcare practices and simple lifestyle changes, the issues cannot be healed. Nienke inspires women to develop the ability to listen to the unique language their body speaks and to find the courage to face emotional blockages linked to the physical manifestation. femfulness.com
Tanya Alekseeva Alkalising with Raw Foods Alone is Not Enough Many researchers believe that diseases simply struggle to develop, grow or survive in a slightly alkaline, oxygen rich environment. But boosting and balancing your body’s pH levels isn’t all about the food you eat. When you begin to cleanse your soul by changing the music you listen to, images you look at, colours you wear, conversations you have and thoughts you develop, your health improves dramatically. betterraw.com
Richi - Heal and Thrive Now. (Keynote) Learn how Richi overcame a lifetime of debilitating ill health. How he baffled doctors while traversing
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symptoms as severe as total physical debilitation by uncovering a liberating insight into the nature of wellbeing, which when revealed can give rise to liberating states of self-healing, health and happiness. The knowledge Richi has to share with us gained from his own personal transformation from physically debilitating chronic illness is nothing short of life-changing! facebook.com/RichiSpring
Stella Phillips - The Tao of Food and Health Stella’s holistic, spiritual approach focuses on nourishing the whole person by clearing emotional & nutritional imbalances. With a history of childhood illness, Stella’s journey to health has been turbulent and full of discovery. You’ll benefit from Stella’s diverse knowledge and experience, leaving with a unified clarity into the art of nutritional, lifestyle, whole-life balance. facebook.com/EdesiasBanquetStellaPhillipsRawFoodGoddess
William Bedford Cultural Mechanics and the Art of Influence William explores how culture and values shape our view of the world and each other, and explains why food choices in particular seem such an emotionally charged topic. He’ll also examine how these cultural values can be used to create positive influence and ultimately shift the accepted norms which cultural behaviours are built upon. facebook.com/pages/Will-Bedford/302785823112361
Gail Evans - Detoxing Your Emotions Gail will introduce the principles behind her renowned, effective 21 day “DIY Body Detox” program, which teaches the skills to transition successfully towards wholefoods and a juicing cleanse, by incorporating delicious and balanced Raw and Cooked Vegan meals into your daily life. facebook.com/divaliciouslyraw
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Heather Gardner - The Wild Way to Health, Balance, and Resilience Join Heather for this deeply informative, empowering look at how we can utilise native plants and tonic herbs to nourish and balance us on a plant-based diet. Heather shares her extensive knowledge and experience to reveal how you can use herbs and wild edibles to stay healthy and strong in our changing times, enabling us to deal with stress, adrenal fatigue, and protect against radiation exposure - a very real challenge we’re faced with now.
Kyle Vialli - Why Vegetarian Diets Fail and What We Can Do About it! Join vitality coach and forthcoming author of What in the World am I Supposed to Eat? Kyle Vialli and discover 5 of the primary reasons why “healthy” vegetarian diets fail. Kyle has guided over a thousand raw, vegan and vegetarian clients across Europe and Australia, and has seen first-hand the variety of well-intentioned nutritional mistakes that stop vegetarians (or meat-eaters for that matter) thriving. kylevialli.com
Jamie Combs - The Holistic Revolution and Our Role in it! Enjoy a rare opportunity to hear directly from Jamie Combs, creator of Nakd Wholefoods and one of the Natural Living Community’s most successful and influential entrepreneurs. You’ll discover a simple, powerful approach for transforming passion into positive, practical change. naturalbalancefoods.co.uk
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Living Raw Zone
On the First Floor, with some dedicated raw experts showcasing the best of a raw vegan diet. Sponsored by rawLicious
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Stephanie Jeffs - Juicing for Health, Wellness and Vibrant Living Kate Magic - Raw Magic Philosophy Saskia Fraser - Warm and Comforting Raw Food for Winter Pat Reeves - Living Foods and Raw Power Karen Ranzi - Eating Healthy with Raw Vegan Recipes Gina Shaw - Is a High-Fruit Diet Bad for your Health? Aradhana Kaur - Mood Foods - Nourish your Moods with Raw Foods
Sunday 12.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00
Jessica Laura - Is Raw, Vegan Skincare “Anti-Ageing”? Deborah Durrant - Entertaining Graham Jevon - Lightforce Food Natalie Heath - Raw Food Made Sexy! Neil Robinson & Tim Barford (Yaoh) Hemp Smoothie Demo Fab Giovanetti & Denisa Ratulea – Evolution of the Raw Food Community
Stephanie Jeffs Juicing for Health, Wellness and Vibrant Living
Saskia Fraser - Warm and Comforting Raw Food For Winter
Aradhana Kaur Mood Foods - Nourish Your Moods With Raw Foods
Many struggle with eating raw food in winter, when it’s cold and rainy outside, and wish they could be healthy and full of positive energy through the winter months. Saskia shows you how it’s deliciously possible to eat more raw food in winter, inspiring you to be brilliantly well through the coming months. rawfreedom.co.uk
Raw food chef and teacher Aradhana Kaur introduces ways to use raw food resources when you’re looking for comfort food or eating to procrastinate. She’ll demonstrate superfood recipes including a Soothing Comfort Smoothie and Procrastination Mash, which support us in becoming more calm, easy-going and connected. BeautifulHeartRawKitchen.co.uk
Pat Reeves - Living Foods and Raw Power Pat explores a truly empowering nutritional practice to overcome health challenges, both emotional and physical, heal injuries faster, provides abundant energy, is antiaging and extremely cost-effective! Raw living foods offer high amounts of nutrients which are vitalising, enhancing oxygen and vibrancy, making us more intuitive and knowledgeable in accessing our inner healing system. foodalive.org
Karen Ranzi - Eating Healthy With Raw Vegan Recipes
Stephanie shares her truly inspiring, engaging juicy journey from unhealthy vegetarian to high-raw high plant-based living. Stephanie lost 9 stones and cured herself from chronic disease by a juice detox. She’ll share tips for getting started with juicing and getting it right, how to avoid the pitfalls of yo-yo juicing, how to use juicing as a stepping stone towards more spiritual living, and how to incorporate juicing into everyday living. exploreraw.com
Feeling like you know there’s a better way to live and eat, but lacking the tools to make it happen? It’s time to clean the blood, rejuvenate the body and clear your mind by learning simple tips on how to make better choices and prepare easy, nutritious meals. Karen will prepare a delicious Pina Colada Green Smoothie and send you her ebook Fun Raw Food Finger Foods. superhealthychildren.com
Kate Magic - Raw Magic Philosophy
Gina Shaw - Is A High-Fruit Diet Bad For Your Health?
Kate discusses the Raw Magic philosophy. What are the best raw foods to include and which to avoid. How to transition easily and achieve your goals effortlessly, without stress and yo-yo-ing. Some of the common bad habits people slip into and ways to avoid them. How to avoid deficiencies on a raw diet. rawliving.eu katesmagicbubble.com
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Gina’s been on a high-fruit diet for over 16 years and there’s been plenty of talk about fruit causing all kinds of diseases and ill-health. Gina discusses the experiences of herself and her clients of eating a high-fruit diet in England and the benefits and issues that she and her clients have faced, then concludes its benefits and disadvantages. VibrancyUK.com
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Jessica Laura - Is Raw, Vegan Skincare “AntiAgeing”? “Anti-Ageing” is a concept that is frequently bandied about in relation to skincare and beauty products... But are raw, organic skincare products actually going to make you look any younger? rawgaia.com
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Natalie Heath - Raw Food Made Sexy! Natalie reveals the secret to super tantalising, luxurious and fun raw food creation, showing that you don’t need to consume boring salads and green juices every day to up your nutritional intake and boost your energy levels. Rawlesque.com
Neil Robinson & Tim Barford (Yaoh) Hemp Smoothie Demo Join Yaoh manager Tim Barford with ex-Everton and Swansea City footballer Neil Robinson, who played top-flight professional football on a veggie and later vegan diet in the 70’s and 80’s. Tim’s been vegan for 30 years and is a big fan of hemp and smoothies. He and Neil put the two together into a lively, humorous demo of their favourite smoothies. neilrobinsonvegan.com yaoh.co.uk
Learn to make amazingly elegant, decadent raw food and wow your friends and family in just under an hour from Deborah (Deliciously Raw). Back from spending a few months with Matthew Kenney in California, her courses were shortlisted for the Best Short Cookery Course in the UK and Ireland by the Looking to Cook Cookery School Awards. deliciouslyraw.co.uk
Graham Jevon - Lightforce Food Learn the value of medicinal foods and the difference between Raw food, Living food and Lightforce food. Reverse ageing, look younger, feel better, activate your hormones & truly detoxify the mind, body and emotions with the most exquisite delights of the plant kingdom. Learn what’s really sustainable and attain an in-depth understanding of the body and its infinite wisdom. Grahamjevon.com foodforconsciousness.co.uk thoughtsforconsciousness.co.uk
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Fab Giovanetti & Denisa Ratulea – Evolution of the Raw Food Community Fab and Denisa focus on the importance of collaboration in the raw food community and the importance it has on the final result of people receiving value as being the backbone of one’s success. Fab shares the top 3 business practices that raw food experts have been using to gather a raw-some tribe. As a prime example of collaboration and knowledge, Denisa reveals the most important steps of dealing with physical pain and the most important changes you can make today to prevent or improve back pain and inflammation. beapassionjunkie.com second-nature.co
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Talks – Nutrition
On the first floor, with some superb experts providing top nutritional tips for plant-based lifestyles Sponsored by Fry’s Vegetarian UK
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Yvonne Bishop-Weston - What our Children Need to Eat Christine Bailey - Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill Juliet Gellatley - Why you don’t Need Dairy Joel Gazdar - Raw Food & Wild Wellbeing: Key Essential Aspects to Thriving Mellissa Morgan - How to replace animal products in your cakes and bakes Dr Evelien van Amerongen - Holistic Detoxification on All 5 Levels of your Body Konstantinos Kapelas - Why Vegans/ vegetarians have higher oxygen & good pH
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Skip the Naked Health Detective - How To Detox Your Life Brendan Brazier - Vegan Sports Nutrition: How to Boost Athletic Performance on a Plant-Based Diet Pete Ryan and Alex Mitchell - Nutrition & Exercise for Size, Strength & Health Veronika Powell - The Safety of Soya - Is soya a superfood or health risk? Stephen Walsh - Good Health without Animal Products Marianna Sulic - What is Naturopathic Nutrition?
Christine Bailey Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill Christine will dispel the common myths around fats, explaining the TRUTH surrounding fats and how low-fat and fat-free foods are one of the main causes of many of today’s health problems - as well as giving the low-down on what fats you should be eating, which ones you should avoid and why. Talk sponsored by Udo’s Choice. christinebailey.co.uk advancenutrition.co.uk udoschoice.co.uk
Juliet Gellatley Why you don’t Need Dairy Is it natural and even safe to consume milk after weaning? Juliet explores the many health issues and new research showing why dairy is linked to cancers including breast, prostate and bowel; which foods are known to fight against cancers; how natural growth hormones in milk affect us and what are the dangers of milk protein and saturated fats? Also, if we don’t consume dairy where should we get calcium? viva.org.uk
Joel Gazdar - Raw Food & Wild Wellbeing: Key Essential Aspects to Thriving
Mellissa Morgan - How to Replace Animal Products in your Cakes and Bakes
Yvonne Bishop-Weston, Nutritional Therapist BSc. Dip ION mBANT, will talk about what children need in and out of their diets to help them grow healthy bodies and develop enquiring minds. foodsforlife.co.uk
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Pete Ryan and Alex Mitchell - Nutrition & Exercise For Size, Strength & Health
Removing toxins from the cells, organs and tissues safely and effectively is paramount to lasting health and to the treatment of any physical, mental or emotional illness. In this talk by Dr. Evelien Van Amerongen, you’ll learn about the 5 level approach to healing the physical body. facebook.com/theishskocentre
Amateur vegan bodybuilder Alex Mitchell & nutritionist Pete Ryan will give you the skinny on adding strength & size to your body while maintaining maximum health. Alex & Pete will cover dietary choices, their benefits & pitfalls; training options, and methods to maximise results. veganbodybuilding.org
Konstantinos Kapelas - Why Vegans/ Vegetarians Have Higher Oxygen & Good pH Learn how hundreds of chronic diseases can be explained from habitually breathing above the healthy norm due to consumption of animal products, processed food and generally overeating. The more you over-breathe, the more disturbed your body chemistry and the more severe your body imbalance! totalhealthnow.co.uk
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Joel will talk about the contextual pillars of wellbeing often overlooked by nutrition books and raw food teachings to ensure that transition to thriving is expansive, long-lasting and holistic. wildfoodcafe. com
Yvonne Bishop-Weston - What our Children Need to Eat
Dr Evelien Van Amerongen - Holistic Detoxification on all 5 Levels of your Body
Struggling to veganise your favourite baking recipes? Mellissa will take you through the world of vegan baking substitutions and you’ll learn why you don’t need animal products in any recipe. Bring your recipes along to the session and Mellissa will give you veganfriendly substitution suggestions on the spot! She’ll also give out substitution ideas for classic recipes based on suggestions made on the Ms. Cupcake Twitter and Facebook sites. mscupcake.co.uk
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What is life when we get down to it’s fundamental essence? It’s energy. We either have it or we don’t and feel numb. It can be positive and constructive, or negative and destructive. Are you someone that could benefit by learning how to tap into more energy? Physically, Mentally, Emotionally & Spiritually. If so, come and watch Skip! He’ll inspire you and amaze you. Around the world they called him The Miracle Man - come and you’ll see why. skipsnakedhealth.com
Brendan Brazier Vegan Sports Nutrition: How to Boost Athletic Performance on a PlantBased Diet Based on Brendan’s proven method, learn how to successfully transition to a plant-based diet that will significantly boost athletic performance. How to avoid the common pitfalls and ensure all nutritional needs are met. brendanbrazier.com
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Veronika Powell - The Safety Of Soya - Is Soya A Superfood Or Health Risk? It’s hard to decide what to believe about soya – some praise it as a super-bean, others warn against it. Find out what the latest scientific research and experts on the topic say! viva.org.uk
Stephen Walsh - Good Health Without Animal Products Typical vegetarian and vegan diets offer important advantages for health, particularly less saturated fat and cholesterol and lower risk of obesity. However, the right choices on a plantbased diet are critical to getting the maximum benefit. This talk provides clear guidelines for maximising the benefits. vegansociety.com
Marianna Sulic - What Is Naturopathic Nutrition? Naturopathic Nutrition stresses the use of whole, organic foods as medicine - an integral concept of healing in many indigenous societies. Today, we see that a return to chemicalfree foods, along with other dietary measures, is an effective answer to many health complaints and common conditions, as well as anti-ageing and making the most of your natural beauty. naturopathy-uk.com
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Talks – Lifestyle
On the First Floor, with some really cool plant-eaters shedding light on plant-based lifestyles Sponsored by Bute Island Foods
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Neil Robinson - Plant Exclusive Health & Fitness Brendan Brazier - Stress Reduction through Plant-Based Wholefoods Victoria Moran - Eating Green, Living Green, and Loving Life in the Real World Patrik Baboumian - Plants are Green John Robb - Vegan or Vague-n you Decide – the Politics of Compassion Alex Bourke - Eating out Vegan in London and Paris Corrina Gordon-Barnes – How to Market your Vegan Business
Victoria Moran Eating Green, Living Green, and Loving Life in the Real World
Corrina GordonBarnes – How to Market your Vegan Business
There’s a feasible, practical and exciting formula for getting the glow, making peace with food and weight, and living long without growing old. It’s a matter of nourishing your body with fresh, colourful plant foods, loving yourself, honoring other beings, and detoxing your body and mind. How? By going V-E-G-A-N! mainstreetvegan.net
Corrina reveals a step-by-step process that’s helped practitioners build thriving, profitable businesses. Be inspired by this heart-centred approach to marketing that lets you share the benefits of what you do, while earning a healthy living doing what you love. You’ll also learn how to fill your classes, workshops and client roster, plus how to set your prices and attract paying clients. youinspireme.co.uk
Jasmijn de Boo and Samantha Calvert - “Ripened by Human Determination”: Seventy Years of The Vegan Society Mimi Kirk - Raw, Timeless Beauty from Inside Out Fiona Oakes - Running for Animals Christine Vardaros - Vegan Diet for Active Lives Amanda Woodvine - Nutrition for Older Vegetarians and Vegans Steve Danks - Cannabis Cures, Fact or Fiction
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Neil Robinson - Plant Exclusive Health & Fitness Neil Robinson, the first vegan professional footballer (ex-Everton FC), along with his brother John (BA Hons Sports Studies; BA Hons Food, Nutrition & Health), speaks about a vegan lifestyle which can be augmented by an aerobic fitness & high-rep weight training conditioning programme for the benefit of everyone - with emphasis on over 50’s. neilrobinsonvegan.com
Brendan Brazier - Stress Reduction Through Plant-Based Wholefoods Europeans and North Americans are chronically overstressed and hence experiencing poorquality sleep and general fatigue, and developing sickness and disease in record numbers. While it’s common practice to merely treat the symptoms, learn how to address the underlining cause and significantly reduce overall stress, without losing productivity. brendanbrazier.com
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Jasmijn de Boo and Samantha Calvert – “Ripened by Human Determination”: Seventy Years of The Vegan Society
With scientific facts and personal experience, Patrik illustrates why a plant-based lifestyle is one important building block on our way to designing a better future for us as individuals, the society, our species and the whole planet. patrikbaboumian.de
“Can time ever be ripe for any reform unless it is ripened by human determination?” Donald Watson, Vegan Society founder, 1944. To mark The Vegan Society’s 70th anniversary in November this year, Researcher in Residence Sam Calvert will be discussing how the Society has grown from just 25 members at its founding in November 1944 into an international movement today. The Vegan Society’s CEO, Jasmijn de Boo, will bring the story up to date by describing the Society’s current work and its plans for the future. vegansociety.com
John Robb - Vegan or Vague-n you Decide – the Politics of Compassion Veganism is on the edge of the mainstream. How can we help get it there? Fresh back from a trip to New York, John Robb sees the movement in fast forward. Twitter @johnrobb77
Mimi Kirk – Raw, Timeless Beauty from Inside Out Learn to stretch out the middle years, and keep vital and energetic instead of getting old as we age. We’re led to believe that every illness / disease we may get over fifty is age-related. Can we regenerate our body at any age? How to stay healthy, look and feel younger than our years? How to reverse the damage we might have done to our bodies? Are we doomed because our family genes aren’t good? youngonrawfood.com
Alex Bourke - Eating Out Vegan In London and Paris The new Vegetarian Paris guidebook is 224 pages with several new vegan restaurants, social groups, vegan festivals, and two vegan shops. London is still the best European city to be vegan, with over 20 vegan restaurants, cafes and market stalls. London resident Alex Bourke presents the best places to eat, sleep and shop vegan in Paris and London. vegetarianguides.co.uk
Fiona Oakes Running for Animals Fiona talks about her world record challenge and her recent adventures in the Sahara Desert where she completed the Marathon des Sables for the 2nd time. Looking forward, Fiona has a place on the elite start
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of the Great North Run and will be off to Nepal in November to run up Everest. Then in February her biggest challenge yet – the Triple 7 Quest – SEVEN marathons on SEVEN Continents in just SEVEN days. towerhillstables.com fionaoakesfoundation.co.uk
Christine Vardaros Vegan Diet for Active Lives Vegan cyclist Christine Vardaros shares her sporting adventures on a vegan diet and all she’s discovered so you too can easily get the most out of your body. She’ll also spend some time dispelling the myths surrounding a plant-based diet and arm you with a few tricks of the trade to prepare for your own personal athletic adventures. ChristineVardaros.blogspot.com vegansociety.com
Amanda Woodvine - Nutrition for Older Vegetarians and Vegans According to a national survey, older people living in institutions often lack certain vitamins and minerals. Worryingly, nutrient deficiencies affect around four in ten older adults, which can lead to a vicious cycle of infection. Amanda explains which nutrients to take special care over in and out of a care setting, easy ways to get them, and will answer questions specific to catering for older vegetarians / vegans. vegetarianforlife.org.uk
Steve Danks Cannabis Cures, Fact or Fiction Steve covers the latest topics about Medicinal Cannabis, from plant to medicine! A terminal cancer survivor, he’ll discuss why Cannabis works as a medicine for humans and most vertebrates on this planet through our indigenous cell regulatory system, the similarities between Cannabis and a Mother’s Breast Milk, and how we can heal ourselves within 3-6 Months! cannabishealth.com HempWorksCharityUK.org
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Talks – Campaigns
On the first floor, with some superb activists shedding light on some leading campaigns Sponsored by VBites Foods
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Sea Shepherd - If the Oceans Die, We Die Vanessa Hudson - Animal Rights Politics in 2014 Chris Williamson - Vegans will Inherit the Earth Victoria Eisermann and Pola Pospieszalska – Dog Meat Trade in Romania Kim Stallwood - Animal Witness Juliet Gellatley - The Dark Side of Dairy Philip Mansbridge - What Price for Wildlife?
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Chris Williamson Vegans will Inherit the Earth
Juliet Gellatley The Dark Side Of Dairy
Ben Martin – Animal Aid’s Great Vegan Challenge
BEING vegan is about more than diet for Chris Williamson. It’s integral to the beliefs he holds, campaigns he supports and person he is. He’s campaigned on a wide range of issues from banning fox hunting to ending the food poverty scandal. His diet gives him the energy and vigour to live the life he leads. That’s why he believes vegans will inherit the Earth. chriswilliamson.org
Cows produce milk to feed their babies – just like humans. It flows for the best part of a year and then stops. More milk requires more babies. That’s the reality of dairy farming – the visible, obvious side of the industry. But there is another, cruel, much darker side to dairy which few see and even fewer know about. viva.org.uk
This November, Animal Aid is again running its extremely popular Great Vegan Challenge, which lets you try veganism for a whole month with all the help, support and info you need. Ben looks at what the Challenge offers budding vegans, and how the experience of running the challenge can be applied to local vegan outreach. animalaid.org.uk govegan.org.uk
Philip Mansbridge What Price for Wildlife?
Charlee Bennett - Working For Our Oceans Dominic Dyer - The Badger Army Campaign Ben Martin - Animal Aid’s Great Vegan Challenge Kerry McCarthy - Challenging the Food and Farming Lobby Caroline Allen - Why Industrial Animal Farming is Bad for Animals, People and the Environment Nitin Mehta - European Vegetarians from the 17th Century onwards and the Hindu/ Jain Influence
Philip looks at some of the current crises facing key species globally and the relationship between commercial enterprise and these issues. Debating the intrinsic worth of an animal rather than its commercial worth, he’ll discuss how the perspective of value changes between stakeholders and nationalities, and how charities like Care for the Wild overcome these challenges, change attitudes and fight against commercial exploitation of animals and how you can make real, positive change to the issues. careforthewild.com RIGHT-tourism.org
Sea Shepherd - If The Oceans Die, We Die Sea Shepherd uses innovative direct-action tactics to investigate, document, and take action when necessary to expose and confront illegal activities on the high seas. By safeguarding the biodiversity of our delicately balanced ocean ecosystems, Sea Shepherd works to ensure their survival for future generations. seashepherd.org.uk
Vanessa Hudson - Animal Rights Politics in 2014 The UK’s Animal Welfare Party is one of 15 parties for animals formed globally in the last 20 years. Earlier this year, 7 of the European parties came together and campaigned for the 2014 EU elections as the ‘Euro Animal 7’, to return dedicated representatives for animals to Parliament for the first time ever. Although AWP didn’t manage to win a seat, theirr Dutch and German counterparts, PvdD and Tierschutz Partei, were successful and now unprecedentedly represent animals in Parliament. AWP leader Vanessa Hudson discusses what the victory above means for animal rights and what opportunities lie ahead for AWP. animalwelfareparty.org
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Charlee Bennett - Working For Our Oceans
Victoria Eisermann & Pola Pospieszalska – Dog Meat Trade Victoria and Pola from the K-9 Angels charity will talk about their rescue work for stray dogs in Romania and also discuss the facts and myths about dog meat. k-9angels.org
Our oceans are being plundered at an uncontrollable rate. With illegal fishing practices rife, if we carry on as we are, we can expect empty oceans by 2048, and something must be done. Charlee discusses the Black Fish’s exciting new programme that aims to double the number of Fisheries Enforcement Officers in the EU in the next 2 years. theblackfish.org/uk
Kim Stallwood - Animal Witness
Dominic Dyer The Badger Army Campaign
By combining historical and philosophical thinking with personal experience, Kim looks back on his life to discover why animals are important to him, and what living as a vegan animal rights advocate means. He’ll share a larger story about animal activism, and call for compassion, truth, nonviolence, and justice for all species. kimstallwood.com
Dominic discusses his work in global wildlife protection with particular focus on the badger cull campaign: How badgers have been demonised for the spread of TB in cattle; The failure of pilot badger culls on scientific, economic and humanness grounds; The growing problem of badger persecution; How tighter cattle controls better TB testing and vaccination of badgers and cattle is a long-term solution reducing bovine TB. careforthewild.com
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Kerry McCarthy Challenging The Food And Farming Lobby Food manufacturers, supermarkets and the farming industry are powerful lobbyists and exert considerable influence over Government policy. How to ensure the vegan agenda also gets a hearing? Kerry McCarthy MP discusses how current policy is shaped by food and farming interests. kerrymccarthymp.org
Caroline Allen - Why Industrial Animal Farming Is Bad For Animals, People And The Environment Industrial animal farming has fast become the accepted way in which the vast majority of meat, eggs and dairy are produced. What are the true costs of this ‘cheap’ food revolution for consumers, the environment and animals? And what can we do against the massive power of our globalised food industry? carolineallengreenlondon.blogspot.co.uk
Nitin Mehta - European Vegetarians From The 17th Century Onwards And The Hindu/Jain Influence Mahatma Gandhi came to London in 1888 to study law. He converted to vegetarianism after reading Henry Salts, ‘Plea for Vegetarianism’. What Gandhi perhaps didn’t realise was: the ideas of Vegetarianism and Ahimsa that he picked up in London had their origins in India! Nitin traces the Indian roots of the European Vegetarian movement.
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Workshops
On the first floor, with some engaging speakers hosting a variety of workshops Sponsored by JĀSÖN
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Ananda Townend - Veganism and the Evolution of Consciousness Yvonne Bishop-Weston - Why We Need To Optimise Children’s Diets Jill Swyers - Essential Sprouting Jane Easton & Justin Kerswell (Viva!) - 30 Day Vegan: Improve Your Life In Just One Month Jojo Huxster - A Vegan Abroad Day Radley - How To Be A Vegan Chef Lisa Cherry Beaumont - Authentic Life Coaching
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Day Radley - How To Be A Vegan Chef
The nutritional value of sprouts cannot be over-stressed. They are collectively packed full of vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll, fibre etc.! They provide energy and healthy food choices in abundance. But best of all, sprouts are readily available to you with a minimum of planning and no need for exhaustive searches for “must-have exotic foods”. Learn how to add Living Raw Sprouts to your regular diet and spice up your juicing routine. jillswyers.com
Do you dream of being a vegan chef? Day will show you how your dream can become a reality. With her advice and inside know-how, you too can become a successful vegan chef in no time. Based on her own experience of going from passionate foodie to head chef and then personal chef in just 4 years, she can tell you the cheats and secrets of the industry. inradleyskitchen.com
Chrissy Leyland - Try the Vegan Approach TeenVGN - Meet other Compassionate Youngsters Jane Easton & Justin Kerswell (Viva!) - 30 Day Vegan: Improve your Life in Just One Month Ruth Hawe - Writing Activism: the Power of Writing and Imagination as Effective Advocacy Katie Creuynni - Connecting with Life Force Energies Tony Samara - Seven Ways To Receptivity And The Grace Of Potential
Ananda Townend - Veganism And The Evolution Of Consciousness There are many ways to enhance our lives. But what is the true purpose of our lives? Where are we headed? Do we recognise life as a journey? Choosing a moral standpoint, e.g. abstaining from eating animal products, helps, but is this enough to advance us in our evolution? Do our choices change our lives and do they help us grow and understand our position? Join Ananda for an introduction to personal growth and how, by evolving our consciousness, we shape and alter the world around us. anandafoods.co.uk
Yvonne Bishop-Weston Why We Need To Optimise Children’s Diets Leading nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston (BSc.Dip ION.mBANT.) will explain why we need to optimise children’s diets, what they need to eat for their physical and mental development and how to practically make this part of daily life. Yvonne will also expose the typical pitfalls and manufacturers’ tricks to mislead you into thinking you are getting a healthy wholefood when it’s really just a half-food. optimumnutritionists.com newforesthealth.com
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Jill Swyers - Essential Sprouting
Lisa Cherry Beaumont - Authentic Life Coaching Lisa will guide you through some challenging questions that’ll help you create a solution to whatever life dilemma you face. She’ll make sure that you’re writing stuff down and not just daydreaming. She actively encourages daydreams but only when you’re writing them down! The Universe rewards action, and you’ll come away with a set of very do-able action steps. lisacherrybeaumont.com
Jane Easton & Justin Kerswell (Viva!) - 30 Day Vegan: Improve Your Life In Just One Month Viva! have recently launched their incredibly successful and totally free 30 Day Vegan programme to help people switch to a healthier, happier and kinder diet. This will be an informative and fun talk/ workshop with Viva!’s food and cookery co-ordinator Jane Easton and campaigns manager Justin Kerswell. viva.org.uk/30dayvegan
Jojo Huxster - A Vegan Abroad Travelling the world as a vegan can be a daunting prospect. Friend and supporter of The Vegan Society, vegan.in.Brighton, aka Jojo, will discuss everything from how to avoid arriving at your destination hangry (hungry and angry) and lightheaded, to tips on how to seek out vegan specialities and avoid the surprisingly un-vegan options in a culturally sensitive way. veganinbrighton.blogspot.com vegansociety.com
and take a break from just wandering around with your parents! TeenVGN want to hear YOUR views about life as a VGN teen and know how we can campaign to make everyday life easier. teenvgn.com
Ruth Hawe - Writing Activism: The Power Of Wriiting And Imagination As Effective Advocacy The written word is the most potent change maker in this cocreated world of our Imagine Nation. Way more impactful than old paradigm agendas, fiction is particularly powerful as it permits freedom to our ideals and insights. Through examples from her novel “Holy Cow”, Ruth Hawe invites you to release your own cherished ideals in this interactive workshop. vegantopia.co.uk
Katie Creuynni Connecting With Life Force Energies Exercise to connect with life energies within us and around us. Feeling, enhancing and working with earth, sun and flowing life source energies. creuynni.wordpress.com
Tony Samara - Seven Ways To Receptivity And The Grace Of Potential
Chrissy Leyland - Try The Vegan Approach Thinking about going vegan? Tried being vegan but met some challenges? Are you a new vegan? Chrissy will outline 10 simple steps for your vegan journey including what to buy, where to eat and how to deal with families and friends. She will put you in touch with local groups and online groups for ongoing support. theveganapproach.com
Whether you’re interested in transforming your own health or want to learn the latest in mind-body medicine to help your patients, Tony will help you create a lifestyle that supports your deepest intentions to becoming more vibrant, healthy, and alive - at any age. You will gain practical tools and understanding to make the most conscious healing choices. tonysamara.org
TeenVGN - Meet Other Compassionate Youngsters Teenagers and young adults! Come to this workshop and meet other compassionate youngsters, make new friends, grab some free chocolate and other refreshments
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Cinema
Some truly inspiring short films on show throughout the weekend, on the Ground Floor. See floor plans here for the location of our cinema. Sponsored by Great Food UK
Films (on Saturday and Sunday) 11:10 11:30 11:45 12:00 12:40 13:15 14:00 15:45 16:30
EVOLVE films: Why Vegan? Plant-based Nutrition vs Animal-based Nutrition What we can do to End World Hunger Shooting of Migratory Birds in Malta Snowdon Vegan Party Weekend 2014 Making the Connection The Dutch Weed Burger Delicious TV Vegan Mashup - Party Spreads Episode The Ghosts in our Machine What’s for Dinner? Cowspiracy: the Sustainability Secret
Why Vegan? This short video by EVOLVE! outlines the rationale behind following a vegan lifestyle – justice for animals, justice for global food production, better health, putting a stop to violence and environmental destruction amongst other incentives. evolvecampaigns.org.uk/evolve/videos.aspx
Plant-Based Nutrition Vs Animal-Based Nutrition This EVOLVE! film production shows that, by eating a variety of plant-based foods, it’s easy to get all the nutrients we require, with the added bonus that plant-based foods contain no saturated animal fat, no cholesterol and none of the acidifying effects of animal-derived foods. evolvecampaigns.org.uk/evolve/videos.aspx
What We Can Do To End World Hunger This EVOLVE! video explains that meat-eating societies are the main cause of world hunger because they feed a disproportionate percentage of the world’s crops to the 60 billion land animals annually killed by the meat, dairy and egg industries worldwide, and tens of billions of marine animals... instead of the 7 billion people on the planet. evolvecampaigns.org.uk/evolve/videos.aspx
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Shooting of Migratory Birds in Malta (League against Cruel Sports production)
The Ghosts in our Machine This film illuminates the lives of individual animals living within and rescued from the machine of our modern world. Through the heart and photographic lens of acclaimed photographer Jo-Anne McArthur, we become intimately familiar with a cast of non-human animals. The film follows Jo-Anne over the course of a year as she photographs several animal stories in parts of Canada, the U.S. and in Europe. Each story is a window into global animal industries: Food, Fashion, Entertainment and Research. theghostsinourmachine.com
In April 2014 a team from the League Against Cruel Sports, made up of campaigners and investigators, made their way to Malta along with Wildlife Expert and League Vice President Bill Oddie. Every spring a massacre takes place in Malta as thousands of migratory birds stop off on the island to rest during their migration. During spring hunting (shooting, but termed ‘hunting’ locally), any birds that make their way to Malta are faced by thousands of hunters with the sinister motto ‘if it flies, it dies’. This film seeks to expose the persecution of migratory birds that the League team witnessed first hand. league.org.uk/our-campaigns/shooting/the-shooting-ofmigratory-birds-in-malta
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Snowdon Vegan Party Weekend 2014 (Vegan Organic Network production) A short film on this year’s Snowdon Vegan Party which features: Vegan Cake eating world record on Snowdon summit, over 100 vegans walking up Snowdon to raise money for the Vegan Organic Network, Energy ball making, Preston based band Möbius Loop taking us to the edge, DJ Carl, The Sea Shepherd Pirates, Snowdon Full Moon Vegan Party 2015. veganorganic.net
Making The Connection (produced By The Vegan Society) This half hour film in eight parts explores a lifestyle that includes delicious, healthy food while tackling many of the ethical and global challenges of today. The film features a dietician, an MP, chefs, farmers, an elite athlete, environmental groups and world-renowned poet. It explains how becoming vegan is good for your health, good for the environment, good for all animals and can help feed a growing world population. vegansociety.com/resources/publications-video/videos-film
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The Dutch Weed Burger If human food consumption continues on the current scale, in 2050 we’ll need 3 earths to feed us all. More and more scientists agree on the need for a more plant-based diet. Lisette Kreischer - Dutch vegan foodie - and documentary maker Mark Kulsdom intend to tackle this challenge and have set their eyes on seaweed as food of the future. Together they head to New York to immerse themselves in the world’s finest vegan culture in search of the perfect seaweed recipe. dutchweedburger.com
Delicious TV Vegan Mashup - Party Spreads Episode Join The Vegan Mashup for a new roundup of elegant vegan appetizers and irresistible finger foods that are ready to party! Toni Fiore creates luscious Cashew Mascarpone with Smoked Sundried Tomato Pesto. Terry Hope Romero folds up light and crispy Mediterranean spinach “cheesy” filo triangles. Guest chef and chocolatier Fran Costigan rolls exquisite dairy-free Chocolate Truffles! Miyoko Schinner serves up creamy Pea & Mint Bruschetta. veganmashup.tv
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A short documentary that examines the rapidly increasing consumption of animal-based foods in China that has mirrored the country’s swift economic growth in recent years. This film examines whether people in the developing world eat as much meat, eggs, and dairy as people in industrialised countries without destroying the planet. The film looks into China’s rapidly changing food and agricultural landscape and reveals some of its consequences for public health, sustainability, the environment, climate change, and animal welfare. wfdinner.com brightergreen.org
Cowspiracy: the Sustainability Secret A groundbreaking feature-length environmental documentary following an intrepid filmmaker as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today – and investigates why the world’s leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it. As eye-opening as Blackfish and as inspiring as An Inconvenient Truth, this shocking yet humorous documentary reveals the absolutely devastating environmental impact large-scale factory farming has on our planet. cowspiracy.com
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Stalls Abel & Cole Ltd - E8 abelandcole.co.uk organics@abelandcole.co.uk 08452626262 or 02089443780 16 Waterside Way Wimbledon, SW17 0HB Aduna - D9 aduna.com nick.salter@aduna.com 020 71004329 Lafone House 11/13 Leathermarket St London, SE1 3HN Ananda Foods - A10 anandafoods.co.uk anandafoodsuk@gmail.com 0114 2890569 Sunnyside Cowley Lane Holmesfield, Derbyshire, S18 7SD Andrews Leisure - upstairs andrewsleisure.co.uk fun@andrewsleisure.co.uk 01278 661399 Churchill Farm North Newton, Somerset, TA7 0BN Animal Aid – A3, A5 animalaid.org.uk info@animalaid.org.uk 01732 364546 The Old Chapel, Bradford Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1AW Animal Equality - B4 animalequality.net info@animalequality.net 07538431754 BM Box 2732 London, WC1N 3XX Animal Welfare Party – 30 www.animalwelfareparty.org info@animalwelfareparty.org 07759704073 PO Box 70238 London, E2 2DF AQUAPAX (Just Drinking Water) - D22 aquapaxwater.com hello@aquapaxwater.com 07740052228 Badgers Dairy Free - F21 badgersdairyfree.co.uk badger@badgersdairyfree.co.uk 02082895048 16 Ravenscroft Rd Beckenham BR3 4TR BangWok - CAT1A bangwok.com sarah@bangwok.com 07592874118 Bebés Ecológicos S.L. - D3 orethic.com dolores@orethic.com +34950135700 C/Juan XXIII, 26 Huércal-Overa 04600 Almería (Spain) VAT# ESB044 303 85
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Beech’s Fine Chocolates - E14 beechsfinechocolates.com jthornton@beechsfinechocolates. com 01772792808 Beech’s Fine Chocolate, Fletcher Road, Preston, PR1 5AD
Chia UK - C22 chiauk.com carol.jackson@chiauk.com 0114 327 0485 Unit 2, Sheaf Gardens Industrial Estate, Duchess Road Sheffield, S2 4BB
Dr. L J’s Natural Wellness Academy - 49 drljsnaturalwellness.com drljwellness@gmail.com (813) 962-4901 3853 Northdale Blvd. Suite 145, Tampa, FL 33624
bigplacebythesea - E4 bigplacebythesea.co.uk tania@bigplacebythesea.co.uk 01752 516 632 39 The Mead, Plympton, Plymouth PL7 4ht
Chiaralascura Vegan Clothing - C8 chiaralascura.it info@chiaralascura.it +3807922776 Via Pescara 11 07026 Olbia OT Italy
DRC Enterprises - G9 mrscbooks.co.uk deb.coggan@gmail.com 07977929524 St Michaels Cottage St Michaels Road Verwood, Dorset, BH316JA
BodyMe - E18 bodyme.co.uk info@bodyme.co.uk 01179 152070 Unit 12, Rock Hill Estate, Wellsway, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1PF. BohoHemp - C10 bohohemp.co.uk emma@bohohemp.co.uk (0)7876522341 50 Norcott road London, N16 7EL Brownins - CAT7 browninsbakery@yahoo.co.uk 0121 515 5246 Unit 28 151 Middlemore Rd West Brom, B21 0BN BUAV - D15 buav.org info@buav.org 020 7700 4888 16A Crane Grove London, N7 8NN Bute Island Foods – G1, G2, G3 buteisland.com guy@buteisland.com 01700 505357 The Old Creamery Rothesay, Isle of Bute, PA20 9JH Cacao Crudo - F23 cacaocrudo.it info@cacaocrudo.it +39 3337439560 VIA ROMA 40 00030 Labico (Rome) Italy Care for the Wild - F22 careforthewild.org nigel@careforthewild.com 01403 249832 Care for the Wild International 72 Brighton Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 5BU Cats Protection - A21 cats.org.uk pina.peduto@ theprofessionalfundraiser.co.uk 01462 458899 Suite 7, Alexander HIuse, Wilbury Way, Hitchin, Herts. SG4 0AP
ChufaMix (UK) - E16 chufamix.co.uk info@chufamix.co.uk +44 (0) 20 3372 4838 CNM - C12 naturopathy-uk.com exhibitions@naturopathy-uk.com 01342 410505 Unit 1, Bulrushes Farm, Coombe Hill Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 4LZ Cocoa Feliz – B20, C19 cocoafeliz.com info@cocoafeliz.com Cocoface - F16 cocoface.co.uk nuts@cocoface.co.uk 02073544996 Unit 1, 69a Southgate Road London, N1 3JS Conscious Chocolates Ltd - E12 consciouschocolate.co.uk info@consciouschocolate.com 01342313876 Unit C, Charlwood Business Centre, Charlwood Road, East Grinstead, East Sussex RH19 2HH Conscious Food - F25 consciousfood.co.uk info@consciousfood.co.uk 02077207099 Unit 3B Clapham North Arts Centre 26-32 Voltaire Road London, SW4 6DH Considerit Chocolate - C18 consideritchocolate.com considerit@live.com 07813921443 153 Primrose Ave Rosyth, Fife KY11 2TZ Creative Nature - A31 creativenaturesuperfoods.com julianne@creative-nature.uk.com 0208 979 0903 36 Central Avenue West Molesey Surrey, KT8 2QZ Delicious TV – 25 delicioustv.com betsy@delicioustv.com +1-207-871-8600 Dr Hadwen Trust – A17 (SAT) drhadwentrust.org info@drhadwentrust.org 01462 436819 Suite 8, Portmill House, Portmill Lane, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1DJ
Essential Vegan - B9 essentialvegan.co.uk vanessarruiz12@gmail.com 447825509680 12 Princes Road Explore Asian - F24 explore-asian.com info@lavidafood.com 0844 774 5888 Chemin des Couleuvres 8B 1295 Tannay, Switzerland Fleecehaven - F24 fleecehaven.org.uk contact@fleecehaven.org.uk 01598 760454 Equinox Kombucha - F13 equinoxkombucha.com sales@equinoxkombucha.com 01422 292364 Unit 2A, Orchard Business Park, Scout Road, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, HX7 5HZ Foods for Life - Change Your Plate Campaign - G1A facebook.com/changeyourplate tony@foodsforlife.co.uk 01590612891 1 Harley Street London W1 96 High St, Croydon CR0 1ND Queensmead, Beaulieu, SO42 7YE Forever Living - E17 aloeexpress.co.uk info@aloeexpress.co.uk 0203 0510135 20 Grange Gardens Norwood, London SE25 6DL Fresh Rootz - G27 freshrootz.com freshrootz@yahoo.com 07557303962 18 Waverley Road Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV31 2DF
Stalls Fun Foods 4 All Ltd - D13 funfoods4all.co.uk nigel@funfoods4all.co.uk 02476100117 Fun Foods 4 All Ltd, PO BOX 5239 Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 9GG
Hempish - B8 hempish.com sales@hempish.com 01600 861871 Stonelea, Back Rd. Catbrook Nr Chepstow
Gillie Food Ltd - F29 gilliefood.com info@gilliefood.com 0161 4782750 24 Harmer Close, Newton Heath, Manchester M40 2AT
Hillside Animal Sanctuary - D19 hillside.org.uk contact@hillside.org.uk 01603 736200 Hill Top Farm, Hall Lane Frettenham, Norwich, NR12 7LT
Global Fusion - CAT9 globalfusion.co.uk clogbiz@aol.com 07965742051
Holistix Herbal Products - 46 holistixherbs.com enquiries@holistixherbs.com 01363866608 P.O.Box 102 Crediton, Devon, EX17 9AJ
GOOD Hemp - G23 goodhempnutrition.com lauren@goodwebsite.co.uk 01189347508 4 City Limits Danehill, Lower Earley Berkshire, RG6 4UP Goody Good Stuff - B13 goodygoodstuff.com charlie@goodygoodstuff.com 08456439333 Great Food UK - E7 greatfooduk.com Greatfood@feelagency.com 01908 641274 Unit 1, Europa Business Park, Maidstone Road, Kingston, Milton Keynes MK10 0BD Greenfrog Soap - 8 greenfrogsoap.co.uk info@greenfrogsoap.co.uk 01273 738452 22 Stoneham Road, HOVE, BN3 5HJ Greenlife Italia srl - C13 greenlifeconceptstore.com greenlifeeurope@gmail.com 0039050540938 Piazza Padre Pio, 7, Italy Greenpeace - C16 greenpeace.org.uk 020 7865 8100 Greenpeace, Canonbury Villas, London, N1 2PN Happy Maki - CAT2A happymaki.co.uk contact@happymaki.co.uk 07737230468 100 Pitmore Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 4LW
Friends Gazette - 14 gazettelive.co.uk friendsgazette@gmail.com 07710 692550 100A Ashley Gardens, London SW1P 1HJ
Harper’s Bizarre - E21 harpersbizarre.org.uk victoria@harpersbizarre.org.uk 07970216840 c/o Centre 88 Saner Street Hull, East Yorkshire, HU3 2TR
Fry’s Distribution – A2, B1 frysdistribution.co.uk info@frysdistribution.co.uk 01489 574593 23 Brunel Way, Segensworth East Industrial Estate, Fareham, Hants PO15 5SD
Hemp Works Charity UK - 3 hempworkscharityuk.org hempworkscharityuk@gmail.com 07890020345 1 Pedwardine Cottages Brampton Bryan Bucknell, Shropshire, SY7 0DW
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Hugletts Wood Farm Animal Sanctuary – 15, 16 huglettswoodfarm.com info@huglettswoodfarm.com 01435 831028 Hummingbirds – 37, 38 hummingbirds888@gmail.com 07815008918 Flat 20, 23 Grosvenor Place Bath, BA1 6BA
JTC OmniBlend UK – B12, C11 jtcomniblend.co.uk sales@jtcomniblend.co.uk 02081338052 K-9 Angels - C17 k-9angels.org pola@k-9angels.org 07447939155 Level 1, Brockbourne House, 77 Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells TN4 8BS Kizzy’s Cookies – A20 (SUN) kizzyscookies.com kizzyscookies@gmail.com 36 Coval Road, London, SW14 7RL Koko Dairy Free – D12, D14 kokodairyfree.com sales@fg-int.co.uk 01564 731980 First Grade International, Coconut House, 15 Aston Court, George Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 3AL Lakeside Ethical Treats – 7 ethical-treats.co.uk shop@ethical-treats.co.uk 01527 458395
London Vegan School - D4 londonveganschool.co.uk vegfest@londonveganschool.co.uk 0844 8842699 PO Box 70366, London SE1 4FT London Vegan Societies - 48 londonvegansocieties.com londonvegansocieties@gmail.com 07789 322 920 Flat 2, 17 Barry Road, London SE22 0HX Lovesniffys - C14 lovesniffys.com leean@lovesniffys.com 02077943930 59 New End, London NW31HY Lovewildorganics - G6 Lovewildorganics.com Lovewildorganics@gmail.com 02085050095 36 Forest Lane Chigwell, Essex IG75AE Lush Cosmetics - A19 lush.co.uk southmolton@lush.co.uk 02076294493 44 South Molton Street, London, W1K 5RT
Hunt Sabs - B18 huntsabs.org.uk info@huntsabs.org.uk 0845 4500 727 BM HSA, London, WC1N 3XX
Lavera - A23 allnaturalme.co.uk info@lavera.co.uk 01557870203 Conchieton Business Centre Kirkcudbright, DG6 4TA
Magpie – D2, E1 magpieline.com shop@magpieline.com 020 7095 9399 Cubic Unit 1 ZK Park, 23 Commerce Way Croydon CR0 4ZS
incognito® insect repellent - B14 lessmosquito.com info@lessmosquito.com 0207792 8687 Unit 10 Baseline studios, Whitchurch road, London W11 4AT
League Against Cruel Sports - C15 league.org.uk info@league.org.uk 01483 524 250 New Sparling House Holloway Hill, Godalming, GU7 1QZ
Main Street Vegan Academy and Super Healthy Children - 50 www.mainstreetvegan.net www.superhealthychildren.com victoria@mainstreetvegan.net
Ingredients4Health - A26 ingredients4health.eu john@ingredients4health.eu 01986894331 Beerseweg 34a 5431 LC Cuijk, The Netherlands
Lemberona - D7 lemberona.at Office.uk@lemberona.at 01832 270196 14 Clifton Drive Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4EP
inSpiral Visionary Products - E3 inspiral.co dom@inspiral.co 02033703797 4B Triumph Trading Estate Tariff Road, London, N17 0EB
Lifefood Czech Republic – A22, A24, B19, B21 lifefood.co.uk trade@lifefood.eu +420777101817 Podnikatelská 566 Praha 9, 190 11, Czech Republic
International New York Times - F15 INYT.com emmery@ontheavenuemarketing. com 17814745098 JĀSÖN – B2, C1 kinetic4health.co.uk info@kinetic4health.co.uk 0845 072 5825 Kinetic Enterprises Ltd 258 Belize Road London NW6 4BT JP Turner – 19, 20 twitter.com/ JPTurnerFoods
LifeWell – 17, 18 lifewell.co.uk info@lifewellsprings.co.uk 01702 337616 223 Southbourne Grove Westcliff On Sea, Essex, SS0 0AN Living Naturally - A7 soapnuts.co.uk info@soapnuts.co.uk 02037196013 PO BOX 65722, London, N21 9AW London Vegan Meetup Lounge – upstairs londonveganmeetup.co.uk hello@londonveganmeetup.co.uk 07789 656 678
makesports GmbH – D17 (SUN) makesports.de info@makesports.de 02075895320 Kurstrasse 2 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany Michael’s Caribbean Storehouse – CAT10 (SUN) michaelscaribbeanstorehouse@ yahoo.com 07775711184 46 Lowhill Crescent Wolverhampton West Midlands, WV10 9JA Mini Coffee Shop Ltd (CAT8) minicoffeeshop.co.uk info@minicoffeeshop.co.uk 07449545844 245 Romoford Road, E7 9HL Mirabilia Organic Olive Leaf Tea - A15 oleaft.com info@oleaft.com 020 7221 0187 71 Ilbert Street, London W10 4QH Moo Free Ltd - G8 moofreechocolates.com leah@moofreechocolates.com 0845 094 6498 Unit 59-61 Milford Road Reading, RG1 8LG
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Stalls Movement for Compassionate Living - 1 mclveganway.org.uk mcl.ystalyfera@googlemail.com 01639 841223 105 Cyfyng Road, Ystalyfera, Swansea, SA9 2BT Mr Nice Pie – A20 (SUN) Mrnicepie.co.uk Fruitsdelaterre@gmail.com 07414171719 Workshop 5, sandfields young business centre. Port talbot. Sa127pt Ms. Cupcake Ltd - A9 mscupcake.co.uk info@mscupcake.co.uk 02077339438 408 Coldharbour Lane London, SW9 8LF Nakd Wholefoods - G25 eatnakd.com andrea@naturalbalancefoods.co.uk 0845 862 5340 Unit 8 Wornal Business Park, Menmarsh Road, Worminghall, Bucks, HP18 9PH Natural Options - A25 www.naturalskincareoptions.co.uk naturaloptions@btconnect.com 01268 591204 23 St Gabriel’s Court Basildon SS13 3NY Nectar Foods – E26, E28 nectarfoods.uk elisabeth.clifford@ sevacommunityproject.co.uk 07941489185 466 Green Street, E13 9DB New Internationalist - E23 newint.org rnorman@newint.org 01865 811430 55 Rectory Road, Oxford, OX4 1BW Nom Foods Limited – E20 (SAT) nomfoods.co.uk steph@nomfoods.co.uk 01865368811 Unit 9, Boundary Business Park, Garsington, Oxford, OX44 9EJ Of The Earth Superfoods - B10 OTEsuperfoods.com info@otesuperfoods.com 02073879303 108 - 112 Camley Street London, N1C 4PF Ombar - A6 ombar.co.uk amanda@moodfoods.co.uk 01223 884540 Mood Foods Ltd Unit 2, Grange Business Park, Babraham Road, Fulbourn CB21 5HR OptiBac Probiotics - E22 optibacprobiotics.co.uk debbie@wrenlabs.com 01264369936 15 Towergate Business Park Colebrook Way Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3BB
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OrganiCulture - G5 organiculture.co.uk paola@organiculture.co.uk 07728014403 100 St. Alphonsus Road London SW4 7BN Orzo Coffee - G4 orzoshop.co.uk hello@orzocoffee.co.uk 02380970930 Orzo Coffee, PO Box 1755 , Southampton SO18 9JR Pana Chocolate - E24 panachocolate.com pana@panachocolate.com +61419127331 491 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121 Australia Paradise Unbakery - D20 egleado@hotmail.com 07588730181 North London, Edgware Patrik Baboumian - 32 patrikbaboumian.de patrik@sasoonian.de +49 2584 465 39 Pitfield Brewery - CAT5 pitfieldbrewery.com info@pitfieldbrewery.com 01277 890 580 Unit 2a, Newhouse Farm, Little Laver Road, Moreton, Essex. CM5 0JE Plamil Foods Ltd - C9 plamilfoods.co.uk contact-us@plamilfoods.co.uk 01303850588 Plamil House Bowles Well Gardens Folkestone, Kent CT19 6PQ Pomegranate Lebanese Cuisine - CAT4 pomegranate.alc@aol.com 07411 978483 132 Chiswick High Road London, W4 1PU Pop Cycle – CAT10 (SAT) facebook.com/popcycleswansea georgehuds@gmail.com 01792405637 85 Fairwood Road West Cross, Swansea SA3 5JP Population Matters - 24 populationmatters.org enquiries@populationmatters.org 020 8123 9116 135 - 137 Station Road London E4 6AG Premium Snack Company - F14 premiumsnackco.com info@premiumsnackco.com 01482588088 Premium Snack Company PO Box 554, Hull, HU9 9JS Pudology (Lucy Wager Foods Ltd) - C6 pudology.com lucy@pudology.com 07811336833 Cape of Good Hope Labs Off Patmos Lane Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 9SJ
Pulsin Ltd - F20 pulsin.co.uk orders@pulsin.co.uk 01452 729 00 Unit 16 Brunel Court Waterwells Business Park Gloucester, GL2 2AL Pure on Raw - CAT14 pureonraw.co.uk info@pureonraw.co.uk 01143273235 244-246 Shalesmoor sheffield, S3 8UH Raw Ecstasy / Activated Nuts Ltd – D21 (SAT) rawecstasy.co.uk charlot@rawecstasy.co.uk 02084400750 Activated Nuts Ltd Unit 6, 53-59 Falkland Road, EN5 4LG rawLicious – H3, H4, H5 rawlicious.eu kate@insideorganics.co.uk 01789508100 Unit 7 Waterloo Park Waterloo Industrial Estate Bidford on Avon, B50 4JH Raw Press – E20 (SUN) rawpress.co hello@rawpress.co 02036273190 32 Dover Street Mayfair, London. W1S 4NE Rawwwsome - A12 rawwwsome@yahoo.co.uk 07807321146 41 Northpoint Sq, Camden, NW1 9AW Rebel Kitchen - A14 rebel-kitchen.com hello@rebel-kitchen.com 0203 0111 1052 RSPB - E11 rspb.org.uk chloe@working4wildlife.org 01752224096 22 Tresillian Street Plymouth, Devon, PL4 0QW Rubys of London - B7 rubysoflondon.com ruby@rubysoflondon.com 07947271487 Unit 17 Angerstein Business Park Horn Lane, Greenwich, SE10 0RT Rupert’s Street - G26 rupertsstreet.com info@rupertsstreet.com Safe Haven for Donkeys in the Holy Land – A17 (SUN) safehaven4donkeys.org wendy@safehaven4donkeys.org 01444 831177 The Old Dairy Springfield Farm Lewes Road Scaynes Hill Haywards Heath West Sussex, RH17 7NG
Science Kitchen – F27 sciencekitchen.co.uk fatma@sciencekitchen.co.uk 01865608681 Raleigh House Harcourt Hill, Oxford OX3 9AS Sea Shepherd UK - A11 seashepherd.org.uk events@seashepherduk.org 03001110501 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3AX Soul Juices - CAT3 souljuices.co.uk info@souljuices.co.uk 07886001026 62 Yew Tree Close Yeovil, Somerset, BA202PD SproutGrower’s Dome - E2 sproutgrowers.ca info@sproutgrowers.ca 905-787-1495 449 Judlea Court Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C2X8 Canada St Best Caribbean Caterers - CAT1 www.stbestcaterers.com jdennisgaw@gmail.com 07506032560 Flat 15 Petworth House Pytchley Road , London , SE22 8DD Superoots - C20 Waq82@hotmail.com 07904124510 7 Whippingham house Merchant street, London, E3 4LT Surya Brasil - D5 suryabrasil.co.uk info@yourtonic.com 087 02403318 Brookfield House Brookfield Terrace Blackrock Co, Dublin Sushi&Friends Ltd - B16 sushiandfriends.com contact@sushiandfriends.com 02036018576 TeenVGN - A13 teenvgn.com hello@teenvgn.com 01495 616242 Thai Animal Sanctuary - C3 thaianimalsanctuary.com info@thaianimalsanctuary.com 07767730835 44A Walpole Road, Bromley, Kent. BR2 9SF The Black Fish - 10 theblackfish.org charlee@theblackfish.org 07807476346 62B North Side Wandsworth Common, London, SW18 2SH The Chocolatier - B6 the-chocolatier.co.uk a.popat13@gmail.com 07904983589 20 Mintern Close off Hedge Lane, Palmers Green
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Stalls The Electric Lemon - G28 theelectriclemon.co.uk henry@theelectriclemon.co.uk 07818862969 The Fox Project – A33 (SAT) foxproject.org.uk lucy.foxproject@gmail.com 01892824111 Broadwater Forest Wildlife Hospital Fairview Lane Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9LU The Heavenly Cake Company - C5 theheavenlycakecompany.co.uk info@theheavenlycakecompany. co.uk 02082917320 The Honest Carrot - CAT6 thehonestcarrot.com Info@thehonestcarrot.co.uk 0207 272 4835 Unit 11, 2a Grenville Road London, N19 4EH The Hungry Gecko Ltd - CAT0 thehungrygecko.com thehungrygecko@gmail.com 07792200282 86 St Werburghs Rd Chorlton, Manchester, M21 0UL The Mayhew Animal Home - B5 themayhew.org lauren@mayhewanimalhome.org 0208 206 5875 The Mayhew Animal Home Trenmar Gardens, London, NW10 6BJ The Primal Kitchen - B17 theprimalkitchen.co.uk suzie@theprimalkitchen.co.uk 01628947440 4 Upper Ventnor Cottages Popes Lane Cookham, Berkshire SL6 9AT The Rabbit Hole - Vegan Organic Hair Parlour - C4 facebook.com/veganhairsalon dorihair@veganmail.com 07450225230 49A Goldhawk road, London, W12 8QP The Really Healthy Company - A4 healthy.co.uk sales@healthy.co.uk 02084801000 1 Larch Court, Royal Oak Yard Bermondsey Street, SE1 3GB The Shack Revolution - G21 theshackrevolution.co.uk ed@theshackrevolution.co.uk 01885488325 The Shack Revolution New Cross Farm Edwyn Ralph, Bromyard, HR7 4NF The Sunshine Kitchen - CAT2 thesunshinekitchen.com info@thesunshinekitchen.com 07949081658 124 Dormers Wells Lane Southall, Middlesex, UB1 3JB
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The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association – E13, E15 godsdirectcontact.org surrey.centre@yahoo.co.uk 07760275088 19 THE FARMLANDS, NORTHOLT, MIDDLESEX, UB5 5EZ The Vegan Society – A28, A30, B25, B27 vegansociety.com alexd@vegansociety.com 0121 523 1735 Donald Watson House 21 Hylton St, Birmingham, B18 6HJ TheVeganKind - B3 thevegankind.com info@thevegankind.com 07794422798 2/3 2 Moore Street, Glasgow, G40 2AD THTC Clothing - A27 thtc.co.uk gav@thtc.co.uk 0208 566 4184 15A Princes Avenue London, W38LX Tribest – D8, D10 tribest.co.uk info@tribest.co.uk 08450 606070 Savant Distribution Ltd. Quarry House, Clayton Wood Close, Leeds, Ls16 6QE Trina’s Delicacies – D17 (SAT) trinasdelicacies.com hello@trinasdelicacies.com 07432157587 Unit 4 97 North Street, London SW4 0HF Udo’s Choice - D6 udoschoice.co.uk info@udoschoice.co.uk 08450 606070 Savant Distribution Ltd. Quarry House, Clayton Wood Close, Leeds,, LS16 6QE VBites Foods Limited – C2, D1 vbitesfoods.com sonia@vbitesfoods.com 01536 400557 Redwood House, 60 Burkitt Road, Earlstrees Industrial Estate, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 4DT Vdelicious – D21 (SUN) vdelicious.com info@vdelicious.co.uk 07903524627 Vega / Inside Organics Ltd – H1, H2 insideorganics.co.uk kate@insideorganics.co.uk 01789508100 Unit 7 Waterloo Park Waterloo Industrial Estate Bidford on Avon, B50 4JH Vegan Bodybuilding - 6 veganbodybuilding.org veganbodybuilding@gmail.com Vegan Faces - G7 veganfaces.co.uk info@veganfaces.co.uk 07545816889
Vegan Life Magazine - B11 veganlifemag.com info@veganlifemag.com 01787 224040 Old School Colchester Road Wakes Colne Essex CO6 2BY Vegan Runners UK - 12 veganrunners.org.uk veganrunners@talktalk.net 01908 503919 13 Peers Lane, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes MK5 6BG Vegan Smythe - 23 vegansmythe.com vegan@vegansmythe.com Vegan Tuck Box - A16 vegantuckbox.co.uk enquiries@vegantuckbox.co.uk 07773744675 Veganicity - D11 veganicity.com info@veganicity.com 01323 872277 Dolphin House 27 Cradle Hill Ind Est SEAFORD East Sussex, BN25 3JE Veganuary - E10 veganuary.com matthew@veganuary.com 07771677036 Vegetarian for Life - F19 vegetarianforlife.org.uk info@vegetarianforlife.org.uk 0161 4458064 Vegetarian for Life 83 Ducie Street Manchester Greater Manchester, M1 2JQ Vegetarian Guides - B23 vegetarianguides.co.uk info@vegetarianguides.co.uk 020-3239 8433 PO Box 2284, London W1A 5UH Vegetarian Living - C7 vegetarianliving.co.uk tim@selectps.com 01202 586848 P.O. Box 6337 Bournemouth, BH1 9EH VegfestUK freebies and programmes – F26 vegfest.co.uk info@vegfest.co.uk 0117 3079872 PO Box 333, Bristol BS6 9LB VeggieVision - 28 veggievision.tv info@veggievision.tv 07970 732668 vego Good Food UG - A18 vego-chocolate.com info@vego-chocolate.de 00491772269573 vego Good Food UG Lychener Str.63 10437 Berlin, Germany
Vegusto UK Ltd – F18, G19 vegusto.co.uk mark@vegusto.co.uk 01273 936010 Unit 1 Ashwyn Business Centre Marchants Way Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 8QY Vervet Monkey Foundation - 35 vervet.za.org info@vervet.za.org 0027 834545381 Vervet Monkey Foundation PO Box 415 Tzaneen 0850 South Africa Viva! - D18, E19 viva.org.uk info@viva.org.uk 0117 944 1000 8 York Court Wilder Street, Bristol, BS2 8QH Wild Futures - E9 wildfutures.org info@wildfutures.org 01503262532 Wild Futures,The Monkey Sanctuary, St Martins, Nr Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1NZ Wills Vegan Shoes - B15 wills-vegan-shoes.com will@wills-vegan-shoes.com 0207 7487415 Parkshot House 5 Kew Road Richmond, London, TW9 2PR Windmill Organics - D16 biona.co.uk salesteam@windmillorganics.com 0208 547 2775 Windmill Organics LTD Image House 34a Clifton Road Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6PH Women of Conservation - 33 womenforconservation.com e.salaman@womenforconservation. com 01142600573 85 Monkwood Road Rotherham, S62 7JJ Wood Green, The Animals Charity – D24, D26, D28, E25, E27, E29 woodgreen.org.uk info@woodgreen.org.uk 0844 248 8181 Wood Green, The Animals Charity Kings Bush Farm London Road Godmanchester, PE29 2NH Yaoh - A1 yaoh.co.uk info@yaoh.co.uk 0117 9239053 PO Box 333 Bristol, BS99 1NF Young Indian Vegetarians – 2 youngindianvegetarians.co.uk animalahisa@gmail.com 02086811125 226 London Rd. Croydon CRO 2TF
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Beech’s Fine Chocolates Beech’s has been making luxury chocolates in Preston since 1920. All our chocolates are gluten free and made only with natural ingredients. Many of our products are suitable for Vegans and carry the Vegan Society logo on the pack. Delicious Fruit Creams, Chocolate Brazils. Coffee Creams and more. beechsfinechocolates.com
Biona, Amisa And Raw Health Biona, Amisa & Raw Health are the ethical organic food brands of Windmill Organics. They believe in great tasting, thoughtfully prepared food to complement an ethical lifestyle. And because they believe in 100% traceability, they know their ingredients are of the highest quality. Visit their stand for some vegan goodies! biona.co.uk amisa.co.uk rawhealth.uk.com
BodyMe
Cacao Crudo Cacao Crudo is the first Italian company to produce raw, vegan, organic and gourmet chocolate. This project was born to combine Italian passion for high-quality food with the production of raw chocolate. They care very much about healthy food that also tastes great. cacaocrudo.it
Care For The Wild Care for the Wild is dedicated to the protection of wildlife in the UK and around the world. Their vision is to live in a world where caring for wildlife is a global priority. Their mission is to rescue, protect and defend wildlife. Join them today! careforthewild.org
Chiaralascura Small vegan fairtrade clothing business based in Italy, run by a chubby vegan couple and a super athletic vegan dog. They print vegan statements and ironic messages on FairWearFoundation certified T-shirts and totes, using eco-friendly phthalates free inks and quality fabrics like organic cotton, bamboo and tencel. chiaralascura.it
Chia UK
BodyMe source nature’s finest superfoods from around the world, all certified organic and free from additives - the way nature intended. Their goal is to help people to live natural and live life by providing organic nutrient-rich superfood products for life on the go. bodyme.co.uk
Chia is rapidly gaining popularity as a nutritious, versatile and natural wholefood and is uniquely beneficial through its provision of Omega 3 EFA, antioxidants, dietary fibre, protein, vitamins and minerals. Chia can help energise you, reduce fatigue, lower blood pressure, ease painful joints, improve cognitive function and strip unwanted fat. chiauk.com
Bute Island Foods
Conscious Chocolate
Bute Island Foods are back with their “Sheese” brand of vegan cheese. Melty Red Cheddar and Mild Cheddar Sheese styles are perfect for melting onto pizza, pasta and toast! Also available is the new Vegan Deli range of 7 delicious, 100% vegan mock meats and sausages. buteisland.com
Conscious Chocolates are award-winning, raw, hand–made, hand-wrapped, truffle-like chocolate bars. This innovative range is created from ethically sourced, premium quality, organic, raw and wild ingredients and is vegan, vegetarian and organically certified. All of Conscious chocolates are free from dairy, soya, gluten and refined sugars. consciouschocolate.com
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Equinox Kombucha
Hemp Works Charity UK
Living Naturally
Of the Earth Superfoods
Based in the valleys of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, Equinox Kombucha is offering a fresh new way of enjoying the benefits of Kombucha Tea with their unique range of 4 delicious flavours, Original, Raspberry & Elderflower, Wild Berry and Ginger, which are both fruity and deliciously fizzy. equinoxkombucha.com
The U.K.’s first Medical Cannabis charity. A group of people who have used Medical Cannabis to cure their terminal illness or achieve remission. Cancer, Epilepsy, MS, Glaucoma, Crohn’s – this charity freely share their vital Medical Cannabis knowledge, offering support and advice to patients in need. hempworkscharityuk.org
Living Naturally Soapnut shells are the only organic detergent that grows on trees! It simply doesn’t get greener than this! Very simply, soapnuts are the dried shells or husks from the soapberry tree. Living Naturally soapnut shells are organic, vegan, hypoallergenic, chemical and cruelty free and 100% biodegradable. soapnuts.co.uk
Of The Earth Superfoods are dedicated to make nutrient-dense food to be accessible to everyone and fit into any lifestyle. Their ready to use blends, breakfast pots and healthy on-the-go snacks nourish your body from top to toe. No GMO, no preservatives just 100% Superfood Fuel! They do organic, healthy & tasty. OTEsuperfoods.com
Fry’s Vegetarian UK Vegan Society approved, family business, distributing some of the world’s best vegan meat products from South Africa. Recommended as a BEST BUY by the Ethical Consumer, Fry’s are also Halal, Shuddha and Kosher. Proud winner of VegfestUK 2011 and 2013 “Best Veggie Meat Product” awards. frysvegetarian.co.uk
Great Food UK Great Food is a range of delicious vegan bites that prove you can be ‘braver with flavour’. They’re baked not fried and the range includes Punchy Sweet Potato Pakora and Sweet Pumpkin & Chilli Bites. Just what all ‘Flavourtarians’ have been waiting for! greatfooduk.com
Greenfrog New household products range, developed by a family business based in Brighton, using the soapnuts’ saponin and their natural antibacterial agents, lemon, neroli and geranium essential oils. Cleaning will never be the same! All products are free from all nasty chemicals and animal cruelty, and gentle on sensitive skin. greeenfrogsoap.co.uk
Heavenly Cake Company They make ‘permissible indulgent’ cakes because everyone should be able to eat cake! No animals are hurt for the baking of their cakes. They are egg, dairy, soya, nut and palm oil free. Spelt flour (OR gluten free flour blend), coconut oil and love. Also diabetic friendly option available. theheavenlycakecompany.co.uk
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JĀSÖN JĀSÖN Natural Care are the leading natural family brand in the UK. They’ve been around since 1959, offering natural care to families for three generations. Products are vegetarian and vegan friendly, and the whole range is BUAV certified. facebook.com/jasonnaturalcare
Lavera Lavera offers awardwinning natural organic skincare and cosmetics without synthetic ingredients, paraffin or parabens, with most products certified vegan by the Vegan Society. They have 10 ranges of body, skin and hair care products developed using natural organic plant extracts and oils, thus caring for all skin and hair types. lavera.co.uk
League Against Cruel Sports The League is a registered charity that work to expose and end the cruelty inflicted on animals in the name of sport. They campaign on hunting, shooting, fighting dogs, racing animals and more. Visit them to find out how you can join their campaigns and help animals now. league.org.uk
Lifefood Czech Republic Producer of 100% organic raw vegan gluten-free snacks foods. Since 2007 Lifefood manufactures its products under very strict self-imposed rules and philosophy. The product range consists of raw crispbreads, energy bars, snacks, chocolate, confectionery and superfoods. Lifefood production facility is vegan certified. lifefood.eu
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Magpie London based studio who design and manufacture homewares and gifts, all with a distinctly British edge. Just like their namesake bird, they’re inveterate hoarders and love to have their collections displayed around them. Vegan owned, their love of nature extends to their methods of manufacture. All products are vegan-friendly. magpieline.com
Michael’s Caribbean Storehouse (Sunday only) Michaels Caribbean Storehouse reproduces the authentic taste of the Caribbean in a range of delicious Vegetarian and Vegan dishes based on traditional Jamaican recipes. Natural herbs and spices create mouth-watering marinades and superb sauces in their animal and dairyfree dishes professionally prepared and delivered just for you.
Nakd Wholefoods Nākd bars are made from fruits & nuts lovingly ‘smooshed’ together to make a delicious healthy snack. 100% vegan and contain no added sugars or syrups. Visit them and try their NEW range of Nākd Crunch bars and yummy TREK protein flapjacks made with gluten free oats. eatnakd.com
Premium Snack Company Premium Snack Company think differently about snacks. Potato chips and chocolate bars are out! They bring new ideas and tastes to lunches, parties and peckish moments. Their range of snacks have come about through years of development, hours of tasting and delivering great flavours, natural ingredients and exciting eating experience. nothingbutsnack.com frusnax.com
Pudology In the study of the perfect {gluten & dairy free} dessert, Pudology have created beautifully indulgent, delicious puddings without using dairy / gluten / eggs, because they believe no one should miss out just because they don’t eat dairy! All Pudology desserts are suitable for vegans and registered with the Vegan Society. pudology.com
Pulsin’ Pulsin’ make awardwinning functional, healthy and tasty snacks using 100% natural wholefood ingredients, in their gluten-free factory in Gloucestershire. Packed full of natural ingredients and organic goodness, Pulsin’ products are free from nasties, high in protein and low GI, making them perfect for the whole family. pulsin.co.uk
rawLicious Manufacturer and distributor of the finest and purest organic raw foods, including the award-winning range of raw and organic kale chips – the first to be certified organic by the Soil Association. rawLicious also supply plant-based nutrition and sports supplements by Vega and Enerhealth. rawlicious.eu
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Stallholder Descriptions
Really Healthy Ltd
The Vegan Society
Vegatarian For Life
Really Healthy’s stall will feature its carefully selected range of highest quality products including Klamath Algae, and Power 3, their green food combination. Try their yummy-smelling, parabenfree, all organic range of face and body creams, balms and oils. Remember to clock Zeolite for detoxing heavy metals and environmental toxins. healthy.co.uk
This November, The Vegan Society will have been the worldwide authority on veganism for 70 years. Established in 1944, they work with existing, new and potential vegans, as well as caterers, healthcare professionals, educators and the media. With over 14,000 products and services registered with their Vegan Trademark scheme, the Trademark department have worked with more businesses than any other vegan certification body. vegansociety.com guidetoveganliving.org.uk
VfL is a UK charity dedicated to improving the quality of life for older vegetarians/vegans. Visit them for free publications on nutrition, cooking on a budget, catering and more. They offer grants to assist with financial hardship, and an online directory of care facilities that cater ethically for older vegetarians. vegetarianforlife.org.uk
SproutGrower’s Dome Take control of your health with the Sprout Grower’s Dome. If you need digestive enzymes, antioxidants, proteins, multi-vitamins or minerals, then sprout mung beans or lentils and eat raw for maximum benefit. Ready in 36-48 hours-all you need is water-can be used for all sorts of seeds as well. sproutgrowers.ca
Sushi&Friends Sushi&Friends is a unique concept of world-class sushi products offered through Sushi Take Away and Catering Business. Their product range includes all kinds of sushis and organic salads, soups and beverages. All their products are packed in 100% recyclables boxes designed to meet the criteria of sustainable development. sushiandfriends.com
TheVeganKind Monthly Subscription Box For just £10 / month, TVK will send you a surprise box of exciting vegan products, which contains a mix of household, food, drink and personal care items. Each box includes a lovely free recipe card. In the third month of your subscription, they’ll send you a free TVK ringbinder. facebook.com/thevegankind
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VBites Foods Offering the highestquality, vegan-friendly, wholesome meat, cheese and fish alternatives. Members of the British Retail Consortium , Kosher Approved by Manchester Beth Din, Halal Approved by the EHDA and also Vegan and Vegetarian Society approved. Rated the UK’s most ethical food supplier and won many awards in the last seven years. vbitesfoods.com
VDelicious (Sunday only) VDelicious bakes exquisite vegan cupcakes, cookies and layer cakes that are dairy- and egg-free, but absolutely full of flavour and the finest natural ingredients. Created by a small team of handpicked bakers, who are passionate about creating dairy-free baked goods, everything that comes out of VDelicious’ kitchens looks and tastes heavenly. vdelicious.co.uk
Vegan Runners UK A UK-wide club registered with England Athletics giving members benefits of affiliation including discounts for events and kit. Wearing Vegan Runners kit we help raise awareness and bring together likeminded people. They encourage members to meet for training, enter events and form teams. veganrunners.org.uk
vego Good Food UG The “VEGO-Whole Hazelnut Chocolate Bar” is one of the BIGGEST and BEST Tasting Chocolate Bar in the world! It is made of finest Italian Chocolate and whole Hazelnuts. The VEGO Chocolate Bar is VEGAN and GLUTEN-FREE! vego-chocolate.com
Vegusto Vegusto are committed to ensuring the well-being of their customers, ensuring that their meat and dairy alternatives are made from only the highest quality ingredients. For example, their choice of coconut oil instead of palm oil not only encompasses numerous health benefits, but also guarantees sound environmental practices and sustainability. vegusto.co.uk
Wood Green Starting in 1924, Wood Green, The Animals Charity has grown to become one of the leading animal welfare organisations in the UK. They find loving homes for cats, dogs, rabbits, chickens, mice, ferrets and more! Visit their stand to find out what they do and how you can help. woodgreen.org.uk
Yaoh The UK’s original hemp firm, with selection of hemp foods and bodycare available on their stall, all at a fantastic Buy One Get One Free special offer for the day. Products include hemp protein powder, dehulled hemp seed, hemp oil and their awardwinning hemp bodycare range. yaoh.co.uk
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VegfestUK Brighton 2015 Preview
Watch out for VegfestUK Brighton 2015 – biggest VegfestUK show ever! March 28th 29th @ Brighton Centre (BN1 2GR) VegfestUK Brighton is getting much bigger next year and moving to the modern and sleek Brighton Centre right next to the beautiful Brighton seaside on March 28th 29th 2015.
The organisers added, “We have had lots of great memories working at our old venue the Hove Centre for the past 5 years, and we can’t thank the venue staff enough for helping sort out countless nitty-gritty details and helping us establish our event to be one of Europe’s most anticipated veggie events. “Meanwhile, we’re absolutely delighted to move our Brighton event to the Brighton Centre, which is arguably the best venue for exhibitions in the area and almost tailor-made for shows like ours. We’re looking forward to working with the lovely team at the Brighton Centre, and thrilling every one of our visitors next year with a number of brand-new features.”
This eagerly anticipated show is expected to attract around 10,000 visitors over 2 days. It will consist of over 160 stalls with dedicated areas for product sampling, a Food Village which consists of 12 handpicked caterers and 3 all day licensed bars, plus a Hemp Expo, UK Vegan Comedy Festival (the first of its kind in the UK), a Global Food Sustainability Conference, a Party Political Conference (General Elections special), LifeWell Hub on top of Speed Dating sessions, dozens of talks, cookery demos, kids cookery classes and entertainment, films, performances, massage area and more! Moreover, Animal Aid will be guests of honour at the show with a large stall and collections and leaflets on exit. To find out more about the show, or apply for stall and sponsorship applications, visit brighton.vegfest.co.uk Tickets to the event are £5 in advance and £8 on the gate for adults and free for kids under 16. Advance tickets will go on sale from November 1st (World Vegan Day) on the show website, with BUY ONE GET ONE FREE offers available for a limited period. Big warm welcome to our special guests for 2015
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Special features at VegfestUK Brighton 2015 Party Political Conference - Saturday With the Elections coming up in May 2015, VegfestUK Brighton at the end of March takes the opportunity to examine more closely some of the platforms on which the major political parties are fighting this election. Specifically we’ll be looking at “Animal Welfare” “Food Supply” and “Healthy Living”. Representatives from different parties will be putting forward their views in these areas. There’ll be opportunities for questions, debate and interactions with a number of MP’s, party representatives and local politicians invited as guests. A vote in the form of a show of hands will be taken at the end of each debate. The Party Political Conference will be fun, lively, informative, light-hearted and hopefully clarify a few myths and mysteries for people concerned about these issues. For further details visit brighton.vegfest.co.uk/party-political
Global Food Sustainability Conference - Sunday This is the first vegan global food sustainability conference ever held in the UK, and a number of guests (TBC) have been invited. Following a similar line to the previous days’ sustainability conference, the event will be divided into 3 sessions, looking at “Local”, “National” and “Global” food sustainability issues. The conference will aim to look especially at solutions and focus on practical and genuinely effective attempts to improve food sustainability for everybody on the planet. A combination of dynamic speakers, films, presentations and performances as well as debate and questions will make up the sessions. Each session will attempt to finish on positive note., with positive practical solutions that everybody can take away with them. A collection for Vegfam (a charity which feeds the hungry without exploiting animals) will be taken throughout the day. For full details go to brighton.vegfest.co.uk/global-food
LifeWell Hub – Saturday and Sunday The LifeWell Hub at VegfestUK Brighton 2015 is going to be expanded with a number of talks on holistic health, alternative cancer therapies and how to give your body and soul a bit of tender loving care. These potentially life-changing talks take place in a large room with a capacity of up to 200 people. Talks include some awesome headline names – full 2015 lineup TBA but previous guests have included self-healing teacher Richi, raw food authors and experts Tanya Maher (née Alekseeva) and Kyle Vialli, and founder of Natural Balance Foods Jamie Combs amongst other interesting speakers. For all the latest updates, visit brighton.vegfest.co.uk/lifewell-hub
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Bristol 2015 preview
VegfestUK Bristol 2015 – May 23rd 24th (TBC) @ Amphitheare (BS1 5LL) Opening hours: Sat 11am10pm, Sun 11am-9pm VegfestUK will be returning to Bristol in 2015 – provisional dates are May 23rd 24th, at the same venue. There will be an extra marquee for stalls, and one of the 3 marquees will consist of extra seating areas for visitors to enjoy the food. There will also be top DJ’s and a number of quality sound systems to entertain our visitors during the evenings, plus a largely extended kids area. The show website bristol.vegfest.co.uk will be live for stall and sponsorship applications from September 1st 2014.
Bristol 2014 review The last Bank Holiday weekend in May saw the return of one of Europe’s biggest veggie festival VegfestUK at Bristol Amphitheatre, visited by 13,000 people. The constant downpour on Friday and Saturday was not enough to dampen the spirits of many, with 1,500 and 4,100 visitors respectively braving the damp to support this 12th year event. As in previous years, this event includes a full veggie food fayre during the daytime, and headline music in the evenings. Highlights in the evenings are:
Alfredo (Amnesia, Ibiza) As we go to print with the programme, we’re overwhelmingly thrilled to announce that Alfredo will be DJ-ing on the Saturday at Bristol with a set in the Amphitheatre, followed by an after-hours party with Club Yeyo and DJ Chris Cross. The original resident DJ in Amnesia in Ibiza, Alfredo is credited with introducing Paul Oakenfold, Danny Rampling, Johnny Walker and Nicky Holloway to House music. These 3 went on to create the first UK House Music scene in 1986 with the creation of Shoom and Alfredo is the man that’s set us all free to dance. We’re genuinely overwhelmed to have one of the true Godfathers of house music play at our event. We’re also thrilled to announce that reggae artists Ian Silk will be performing live on Sunday May 24th, with more acts TBC.
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• Disco frenzy on opening Friday night featuring Boney M (with Maizie Williams), Gwen Dickey’s Rose Royce, Abba Gold, plus DJ’s Just a Couple of Mums and Bristol Samba Band • High-octane punk affairs on Saturday evening with Peter Hook and the Light playing a Joy Division / New Order set, alongside Ruts D.C. and Goldblade • Traditional VegfestUK reggae sunsplash and sundance on Sunday evening with reggae and dub maestros Zion Train and Black Roots, plus Soul Juices DJ’s The daytime part of the festival consisted of a huge variety of amazing food, plus interesting kids activities, comedy hours, talks, cookery demos, short films and workshops. Moreover, local campaign group Viva! were gusets of honour at the show as they are celebrating their 20th birthday in 2014. Viva! had a large marquee near the Main Stage with lots of attractive merchandise and useful info on diet and lifestyle, plus collections on the gate led by Wonderpig.
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rawLicious rawLicious Raw Kale Chips are an incredibly delicious and crunchy RAW snack made from Dehydrated Organic Kale. In April they were voted the “Best New Food Product” at the Natural & Organic Europe Awards held at Oympia, London. They are super healthy, crispy and highly nutritious chips, naturally seasoned with the freshest organic ingredients, these amazing superfood snacks are both nutrient packed and highly addictive! Handmade by rawLicious in the UK, these Kale Chips are dehyrdrated under 40C to ensure that all of the vital nutrients, goodness and flavours remain intact.
Another supreme rawLicious product is their Ultimate RAW Protein - a phenomenal 85% Pure RAW plant-based protein, produced from chemical & pesticide free RAW sprouted whole grain brown rice. This protein is made using a unique, Organic compliant, natural enzyme and low temperature processing method, without any chemicals or acid hydrolysis. Supplying a perfectly balanced amino acid profile, including all essential and non-essential amino acids, rawLicious Ultimate RAW Protein is also naturally rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, tocopherols, tocotrienols, and many other essential nutrients rawLicious are committed to ongoing research and will be constantly launching carefully selected new lines. All products are free from sls and parabens, are non-GMO, free from nasty chemicals and additives and not tested on animals.
rawLicious is a manufacturer and distributor of the finest and purest organic raw foods, including the awardwinning range of raw and organic kale chips – the first to be certified organic by the Soil Association. rawLicious believe that healthy nutrition should be tasty, enjoyable and fun. They are passionate about food, from sourcing the finest ingredients to creating mouth-watering, delicious recipes that will optimise your daily nutrition without sacrificing taste.
Additional ranges (available at VegfestUK London 2014): Vega - plant-based nutrition and sports supplements (exclusive supplier) Enerhealth - vegan friendly, nutritional supplements Visit them at stands H3 - H5 (rawLicious), H1 - H2 (Vega only). RawLicious product range: rawlicious.eu Vega product range: insideorganics.co.uk/default/brands/ vega.html Follow rawLicious on Twitter: @Rawliciouseu
Also attracting lots of acclaim are rawLicious RAW crackers - a super high quality and incredibly tasty RAW Organic snack. Delicious and versatile, the Crackers are dehydrated at low temperature to keep all the goodness, nutrients and flavour intact. Wonderful as a bread alternative, with salads, RAW cheese, your favorite spread, RAW butter or on their own as a super nutritious, energy boosting snack, Raw Crackers are an ultra convenient addition to any meal, or instant on the go nutrition!
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Equinox Kombucha
Equinox Kombucha is offering a fresh new way of enjoying the benefits of Kombucha Tea with their unique range of 4 delicious flavours, Original, Raspberry & Elderflower, Wild Berry and Ginger, which are both fruity and deliciously fizzy. If you’re not familiar with Kombucha tea it is a fermented tea that has been known around Asia for over 2000 years, it is known for its numerous health properties and is becoming increasingly popular in the Western world. Based in the valleys of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, Equinox Kombucha are absolutely passionate about the little wonder that is Kombucha and truly believe in its infinite potential of improving people’s wellbeing. Because they care about our planet and its people, they always choose ethically sourced ingredients and always certified Organic. equinoxkombucha.com Twitter @EquinoxKombucha facebook.com/equinoxkombucha
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Bute Island Foods Their most recent invention is a Melty range of Sheese - Red Cheddar and Mild Cheddar styles, perfect for melting onto pizza, pasta and of course Sheese toasties! Red Cheddar style has a wonderful, medium strength, “cheesy” tang, coupled with the eye appeal of that attractive red colour. Strong Cheddar & Smoked Cheddar styles will be added to the range this spring with more to follow very soon. Their entirely vegan range is Kosher certified, gluten free and lactose-free. And their Sheese as nominated for last year’s VegfestUK awards in the ‘Best Dairy Free Product’ category. So whether for a lifestyle choice, because you’re suffering from milk allergies - or just love animals - smile and say “Sheese!”
Bute Island Foods are the distinguished makers of “Sheese” - an award-winning brand of 100% vegan cheese that will leave not only vegans, but dairy lovers salivating for more with every bite. They produce 9 delicious flavours of Vegan hard “Sheese”, including Smoked, Strong and Medium Cheddar Styles, Mozzarella, Cheshire and tasty Blue Style.
The award-winning Creamy Sheese comes in 6 mouth-watering flavours: Garlic & Herb, Chives, Cheddar Style Spread, Original, Sweet Chilli style and Spring Onion & Black Pepper.
Bute Island have recently entered the vegan meat market with a bang – check out the new Vegan Deli range of 7 delicious continental mock meats and sausages that are 100% Vegan. These healthy, animal-free alternatives will totally wow your taste buds and give your favourite dishes a more authentic taste! All of the Vegan Deli range can be enjoyed cold and is ideal for making your sandwiches more exciting, or used in cooking to pep up your stews and pasta sauces with Mortadela and spicy Chorizo sausages. For more information on these products please contact Guy or Mark Crichton on 01700 505357. www.buteisland.com
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Fry’s Vegetarian UK
Fry’s are truly an inspiration to mankind. Based in South Africa, they produce some of the world’s best vegan meat products that are irresistible not only to veggies, vegans and meat reducers, but even the most hardcore carnivores – who after every bite are left bemused as to why they didn’t give vegan foods a chance before. Not to be missed is their sublime chicken burger, a firm favourite in the nation and particularly the VegfestUK office. It won the VegfestUK 2011 award in the ‘Best Vegan Meat’ category. Its texture and flavour are so incredibly similar to the real thing, that it’s tempting to think that we’re actually biting into real chicken. And it truly puts their meat-based chicken counterparts to shame – both in terms of taste and ethics.
Also topping many vegan meat charts are their innumerable varieties of meat-free steaks, pies, sausages, rolls, schnitzels, nuggets, and many other sumptuous creations. Their Pepper and Steak Pie in particular has won over numerous discerning taste buds and scooped last year’s VegfestUK award in the ‘Best veggie meat product’ category.
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Thanks to the phenomenal work of Pat and Lisa Drummy from Fry’s Distribution UK, Fry’s products are now widely available across our nation. They can be found in Ocado and numerous independent health shops as well as Holland and Barrett stores. Fry’s UK distribution now reaches the 3663 chain, which means that virtually no one has to miss out, not even the kids in schools or those working in hospitals, prisons and universities. Just go and demand that your workplace stocks these amazing gems!
The support that we have received from these guys cannot be understated. Since our shows began 11 years ago, Fry’s UK have given us extremely loyal and generous backing, even during the not so good times. Our shows would never have taken off the way they have now without Fry’s behind us. So all our heartfelt gratitude must go to this tremendous brand and also to Pat and Lisa. frysvegetarian.co.uk
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VBites Foods
Formerly Redwood Wholefoods, VBites is owned by skiing champion Heather Mills, and are the producers of some of the best vegan meats and cheeses in the UK today, that truly deserve a string of Olympic gold medals.
With their almost unparalleled range of sausages, burgers, together with salmons and cakes, there’s never a dull moment in a vegan kitchen with VBites to hand - particularly when it comes to festive occasions with whole vegan roasts available. And that’s not all, as well as over 40 ‘meat and cheese’ products, the company have now ventured into the specialist oils market (including flax, hemp, omega seed, and coconut oils), & have their own range of dairy-free pizzas and desserts available too, as well as fudge and chocolate and a host of other products. Their products are now widely available in health food shops across the UK, and their chicken style pieces are available on Ocado too. VBites also have a very well-established eatery at the country’s veggie capital Brighton, with a full-blown menu packed with mouth-watering vegan dishes. The restaurant has welcomed not only veggies and vegans, but a substantial amount of meat-eaters curious about what plant-based foods are like, who’re often blown away by how amazing meat-free options can taste.
Big thanks to VBites for their support of our London bash - they sponsored our first show back in 2003 and have been massive supporters ever since. One of their most incredible products is the ‘Super Melting Cheezly Mozzarella’ which looks and feels just like the real thing and actually melts just like real cheese, which means it can be used as a superb ingredient in its own right in a multitude of dishes such as pizza, lasagne and cheeseburgers.
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Magpie So their ceramics are all made from Porcelain which uses a mixture of 3 clays, kaolin, quartz, and feldspar. They do not use Bone China which is made from 50% animal bone, burnt and then ground up and mixed with the clay.
Magpie are a London based studio who design and manufacture homewares and gifts, all with a distinctly British edge. Just like their namesake bird, the Magpie, they are inveterate hoarders and love to have their collections displayed around them.
All their bags and purses are made from animal friendly cotton, pleather and polypropylene. All their cards and notebooks are made from 100% recycled paper. Their products are all listed and carry the Vegan Society logo.
They also donate 15% of every sale to their favoured charity ‘The Cats protection’. Because of their contributions, tens of thousands of cats have been fed, cared for and hopefully rehomed with loving families. Vegan owned, their love of nature extends to their methods of manufacture. All their products are vegan-friendly; they do not manufacture using any animal products, whether that’s leather or bone china. For them, it is incredibly important to know that no animal has suffered or been killed to produce one of their products.
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Nakd Wholefoods
Nakd Wholefoods produce some of the world’s most irresistible snack bars. Their products are 100% vegan, at least 95% raw, and free of gluten, wheat and added sugar, with a nice combination of healthy fats providing ample fuel to busy individuals and sportspeople throughout the day. They have 4 different varieties in their repertoire: smoosh bars, flavoured raisins, oatie bars, and crunch bars. The smoosh bars consist of 100% raw natural ingredients such as nuts, dates and fruits smooshed together, with no added sugar, syrup or other artificials. These bars come in 9 different flavours: Cocoa Mint, Cocoa Orange, Cocoa Delight, Caffe Mocha, Rhubarb & Custard, Cashew Cookie, Ginger Bread, Pecan Pie and Berry Delights. These snack bars won last year’s VegfestUK award in the ‘Best Raw Product’ category.
A recent addition is the new Crunch bar range - which contain a delicious combination of fruit, nuts and protein crunchies, all smooshed together into a handbag friendly bar. With 5.5 grams (18%) of added protein, each bar has a wonderfully crunchy texture, slowly releasing energy for a lasting boost, making the bars perfect for every tummyrumbling occasion, whether it’s at breakfast, mid-morning, during the afternoon, or pre- and post-exercise. naturalbalancefoods.co.uk
Vegusto
Vegusto specialise in Swiss 100% plant based gourmet: suppliers of All Natural, Multi-award winning vegan cheeses and meat-free alternatives. Free from Dairy, Cholesterol, Phosphate, Palm Oil, Sugar, Soya, and GMO. Are suitable for vegans and vegetarians, Kosher & Halal friendly. Vegusto’s products have won numerous awards which include joint winner of the Store Cupboard category at the Free From Food Awards 2014, Great Taste Gold Star Award 2013, PETA Vegan Food Awards 2013:Winner of best Dairy-Free Cheese & Winner of
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Best Vegan Burger, and the overall 2012 Free From Awards winning the FAIR Foundation Trophy, to name a few. Vegusto have 40+ meat free Vegan Society approved products from sausages, burgers, sandwich slices, Pepper steaks, Smoked Luncheon rolls, to Sunday roasts and dips amongst others, giving you a meat free product for every occasion. Vegusto products are becoming available at your local health store and can be bought online at: vegusto.co.uk
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JĀSÖN
Great Food UK Great Food is a range of totally delicious vegan bites. They set out to be ‘braver with flavour’ and with their incredible range, you can be too! Made from irresistible combinations of vegetables, Great Food bites are suitable for vegans, vegetarians, flexitarians, halal, kosher... in fact they’re so tasty and satisfying that they’re simply for all ‘Flavourtarians’!
JĀSÖN Natural Care are the leading natural family brand in the UK. They’ve been around since 1959, offering natural care to families for three generations.
In creating these exciting new ways to enjoy vegetables, they’ve developed a unique baking system, so there’s no need for frying. The result is healthier, more flavoursome and with maximum satisfying bite. Here’s a taste of the ‘flavour brave’ Great Food range:
Products include pure and natural products for skin, body, hair and oral health for the whole family - giving consumers effective, environmentally-friendly alternatives to mass-produced, synthetic chemical products.
Code of Honour - select safe, wholesome, natural ingredients - rigorously test every formula to ensure safety and efficacy - never test on animals - constantly innovate and improve
All products are vegetarian and vegan friendly, and the whole range is BUAV certified. Their range is made following the JĀSÖN
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• Snack Packs of Sweet Potato Pakora, Spinach & Pine Nut Bites and Mediterranean Falafel. All are accompanied by individual dipping pots of houmous. • Great Food Bites include Original Mediterranean Falafel, Aromatic Moroccan Falafel, Punchy Sweet Potato Pakora, Aromatic Spinach & Pine Nut Bites, Delicate Tuscan Vegetable Bites, Chunky Broad Bean & Quinoa Bites, Spicy Indian Onion Bhajis, Sweet Pumpkin & Chilli Bites and Mexican Sweetcorn & Squash Bites.
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• Great Food Burgers include Aromatic Moroccan Veg Cakes and Sweet Pumpkin & Chilli Veg Cakes. • And they’ve also concocted Smoky Harissa Houmous, Mediterranean, Lemon & Coriander and reduced fat Mediterranean Style houmous. Great Food would love to see you at stand E7 and help you discover your inner Flavourtarian! greatfooduk.com facebook.com/GreatFoodUK Twitter @greatfood_uk pinterest.com/greatfooduk
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Yaoh
Yaoh is the UK’s original hemp company, starting life back in 2002. Its product range includes an award-winning bodycare range of sun cream, lip balms, shampoos, liquid soaps among others – which have scooped the prestigious Ethical Consumer Magazine Best Buy Awards no less than a staggering 4 times, placing Yaoh well and above a host of other green and eco-friendly brands. Yaoh also produces a range of certified organic food products, from dehulled hemp seeds, to protein powder and hemp oils. These are not only absolutely delicious but nutritious, providing the body with plenty of essential omega-3 and a complete profile of amino acids, the building blocks of the much-sought-after protein. All Yaoh products are vegan and cruelty-free. Yaoh’s enormous passion for all things ethical has seen it supporting
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numerous vegan events up and down the country, including our previous Vegan Fayres and VegfestUK shows, and many others. And long will this continue – Yaoh are sponsoring and supporting many vegan events in 2014.
the South West and beyond. Boasting a top-quality design team, they get your design job done in virtually no time, and their finished products never fail to capture your imagination.
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Recently expanding to include a top-notch eco-friendly printing service, Out of Hand is embracing wholeheartedly 21st century ecoliving without compromising the quality of their prints. They’ve supported VegfestUK shows in ways you can never imagine, so a big thanks from all our hearts to the OoH team.
Out of Hand is a Bristol-based design and print team that are responsible for hundreds of thousands of posters, flyers, brochures and programmes for various vegan fayres (including our own) in
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If you have specific print and design jobs in mind, do give OoH a shout, and get some really competitive quotes for their top-quality service! Perfect for the 21st century ethical business. outofhand.co.uk
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Gratitudes to all our Media Partners All about Vegan Food Global website focused on spreading veganism and how easy it is to cook, eat, live and travel as a vegan. It features recipes, restaurants and products around the world, interviews and articles. Also home of Vegan Package Swap, the first international vegan swap project that’s connecting thousands of vegans who monthly swap packages full of vegan goodies. allaboutveganfood.com
Excellart Vegan-owned marketing and design agency with over 9 years of expertise in the vegan, vegetarian, ethical and organic trade - specialising in PR, marketing advice, printed design, magazine design and websites. They can get your products into the hands of celebrities, onto television and radio, and into national newspapers and magazines. excellart.co.uk
Food Festival Finder The UK and Ireland’s largest and most comprehensive website for all food and drink events, including everything from festivals and farmers markets, to wine fairs and pop-up restaurants. Also featuring a food blog filled with up-tothe-minute news, reviews and competitions, this is a one-stop-shop for all your foodie needs. foodfestivalfinder.co.uk
Foods for Life Brainchild of vegan cookbook author Tony Bishop-Weston, whose recent collection of healthy plant-based recipes sold out in record time. Currently featured in Sainsbury’s marketing material, Tony and his wife Yvonne, a Harley Street nutritionist and regular TV guest and panellist, may not quite be the Posh and Becks of the Veggie world but they’re not far off. foodsforlife.co.uk
Fresh Vegan Fresh Vegan Magazine started with its debut launch edition on December 1st. This online Vegan food magazine uncovers the little known, or seldom heard of, vegan food gems in the UK and Europe, including cafes, restaurants, street food, private chefs and recipes. Currently quarterly, Fresh Vegan is going bi-monthly from the summer of 2014. freshvegan.eu
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Health.co.uk The UK’s premier online guide to a healthy and happy lifestyle, featuring the very best products and services from across the UK, including Yoga, Ayurveda and alternative therapies. Health.co.uk give you an informed selection to help you and your family enjoy a full, healthy and happy life. health.co.uk
My Green Directory Award winning online directory and information source dedicated to helping you sustain your world, with 1000’s of environment focused companies listed, news from charities and conservation groups, events and festivals to attend, and even some offers and competitions too. mygreendirectory.info
Raw Londoner Raw Londoner is designed to make it easy to explore the awesome raw people, places, events, and everything else raw that London has to offer. Get updates from the Raw Londoner blog, find London’s fabulous Raw Restaurants, Raw Events, and where to stock up with organic food at your local Raw Market. rawlondoner.com
Vegetarian Living Vegetarian Living celebrates the food that’s in season, with some of the best chefs and food writers in the UK today. They provide their readers with an inspiring array of recipes and features every month, underpinned by a passion for embracing a more sustainable and eco-friendly way of life. vegetarianliving.co.uk
VeggieVision Founded by Karin Ridgers, VeggieVision is an online TV station full of inspirational videos on the veggie lifestyle, ranging from cookery videos to interviews with celebrities. VeggieVision now includes a dating website for veggies too! They are now approved by the Vegetarian Society. veggievision.tv veggievisiondating.com
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