the event programme here

Welcome to
VegfestUK
London 2013
Europe’s BEST
ever vegan festival!
Sir Paul McCartney’s Meat
Free Mondays Campaign
We are thrilled to learn that Sir Paul McCartney
is backing VegfestUK! His campaigning group
Meat Free Mondays will be at the show, and
Sir Paul says “To all those thinking of supporting Meat Free
Monday, just try it – it’s really not that difficult to do and you’ll be
helping to set a new pattern for the future of our planet. If you’re
looking for tips and ideas in getting started, visit VegfestUK
London where there will be cookery workshops, nutrition talks
and lots of meat-free food to try”.
Map of Olympia
October 5th 6th
(11am-7pm both days)
Kensington Olympia (West Halls)
London Borough of Hammersmith
and Fulham, London W14 8UX
Admission £10 (standard)
£6 (concession), £2 (under 16)
Advance tickets available for a
limited period on
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE at
www.london.vegfest.co.uk/tickets
Our first ever London show is unlike any other that’s taken place.
Just look at the top celebrities taking part in this one-stop guide
to healthy living – including world-class athletes, top comedians,
well-known presenters, renowned nutritionists, very creative
chefs and inspirational speakers. This new show also features
book signings, plus ‘Meet the Experts’ sessions, where you can
meet your favourite veggie celebrities 1-to-1, and a Stars quiz on
Sunday at 2pm – ensuring the show will not only enter vegan
folklore, but remain on the lips of mainstream media for many
years to come.
Also not to be missed are our stellar mix of mouth-watering food
from around 180 stalls and 12 handpicked caterers, plus talks,
cookery demos, workshops, films on all aspects of a plant-based
lifestyle – why it’s good for our health, animal welfare, sustainable
food production and the environment, plus other topics. And not
only are VegfestUK shows 100% vegan, they are always full of fun
and good vibe with live comedy, music and other performances,
along with a top-class, family-friendly kids’ area.
This show would stand no chance of materialising without the
support of many lovely souls. It’s impossible to name them all
here, but here we extend heartfelt thanks to all who’ve contributed
to the meteoric rise of our shows down the years – from the
members of our organising team, our sponsors and stallholders,
our media partners, to our contractors and our hosts at Olympia,
our volunteers, the authorities, and even the occasional ultraharsh critics who’ve helped improve our shows in many aspects.
www.vegfest.co.uk
Free can of Zeo on
entry
All our visitors to the show will
receive a FREE can of Zeo worth
£1.49 whilst stock last (we have
10,000 to give away). See the website
www.freedrinks.org
for
more
details about Zeo
Book signing stall at VegfestUK
London
Besides welcoming a host of celebrities and world-renowned
speakers on healthy living, all under one roof on a single weekend,
VegfestUK London also features a stall where you can receive book
signings from your heroes and heroines. So get your books ready
and don’t miss out! You can find the stall next to the Performance
Stage on the first floor (S1).
Behaviour
Please note that VegfestUK is a family friendly event and as such
we do not allow for aggressive behaviour, abuse, protests or any
behaviour deemed by the organisers to be unacceptable, and we
reserve the right to eject anyone from the building should their
behaviour be considered unacceptable by the organisers.
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VegfestUK
News
VegfestUK founder won prestigious
green award
follow the link or search Facebook for VegfestUK 2013 Official
Street Team, or email [email protected] for posters and flyers if
you would like some sent out to you
https://www.facebook.com/groups/388484961272274/
Dates confirmed for VegfestUK
Brighton and Bristol 2014
And the VegfestUK office is hard at work already for next year’s
trio of shows at Brighton, Bristol and London. Brighton’s going to
take place on March 29th 30th, while Bristol will remain on the
bank holiday weekend of May 23th-25th. Websites for both shows
(www.brighton.vegfest.co.uk, www.bristol.vegfest.co.uk) will be
live for bookings from September 2nd onwards. London 2014 TBC
at www.london.vegfest.co.uk.
VegfestUK sponsoring and supporting
vegan fairs across the UK
VegfestUK are supporting and sponsoring a number of other
vegan shows across the UK, and we promote them all for free,
including the East Midlands Vegan Festival, LABL Fair, West
Midlands Vegan Festival, Manchester Vegan Fair, Lincoln Veggie
Fair, North East Vegan Festival, Southwest Christmas without
Cruelty Festival, and Animal Aid Christmas Vegan Fayre – almost
as much a regular occurrence as our weekly football nowadays!
Full details at www.london.vegfest.co.uk/uk-vegan-fairs
As a fitting way to celebrate VegfestUK’s 10th birthday, show
director Tim Barford has scooped the prestigious Lloyds TSB
People and Environment Achievement Business Award, in the
“Work in the Community” category. An elated Tim said, “I am
thrilled to accept it as I lead our festival though its 10th year. Our
shows have all been 100% vegan, showcasing the best of a plantbased lifestyle to an ever-curious public over the last decade.’’
Happy Mondays amongst headliners
at VegfestUK Bristol 2013
VegfestUK returned to Bristol in May for its almighty 10th birthday
bash, with 20,000 visitors descending on the Harbourside over
the bank holiday weekend of May 24th-26th. They were wowed
by a feast of mouthwatering food during the day, and top-class
music in the evenings from Happy Mondays, Caravan Palace,
808State, Peter Hook, the Farm, Macka B, the Abyssinians and
others. Interesting feedback too from our visitors – 2 out of 3
meat eaters are looking to shift their diet towards more plantbased options as a result of visiting our show. More info at
www.bristol.vegfest.co.uk/feedback
VegfestUK London Street Team –
promoting our London event!
We have a number of supporters out each week in the run up to
the show postering and flyering all over London. If you’d like to
join the team (you’d be very welcome) and join in the fun, please
www.vegfest.co.uk
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Sponsors
Massive thanks to all our sponsors for their generous
support of VegfestUK London, which would never have
materialised without their backing.
Fry’s Distribution UK
Out of Hand
Fry’s are one of the world’s biggest producers
of vegan meat options from South Africa.
Thanks to Fry’s Distribution UK, these
wonderful products are on sale in countless
health food stores across the UK.
Out of Hand is a specialist eco-friendly
design and printing company from Bristol
responsible for masses of magazines as well
as numerous flyers, posters and brochures
for vegan fayres and other events in the
South West and beyond.
VBites Foods Ltd
Formerly Redwood Wholefoods, Vbites is
owned by celebrity skier Heather Mills, and
one of the best producers of vegan products
in the UK. It’s best known for its innovative
and delicious vegan meats and cheeses,
which are firm favourites in 21st century households.
Bute Island Foods
Bute Island Foods is a vibrant young
company, dedicated to making Vegan
alternatives to dairy products. They are
best known for their unique award-winning
Sheese brand - a top vegan replacement for
dairy cheese.
Nakd Wholefoods
Nakd are the producers of some of the UK’s
most popular snack bars, which are not only
vegan and mostly raw, but wheat and glutenfree. These are on sale in supermarkets and
health food shops across the country.
Yaoh
Yaoh is the UK’s first hemp company, with a
superb array of hemp products, from seeds,
protein powder, and oil to lip balm, sun
cream and shampoo. Its bodycare range
has been awarded the Ethical Consumer
Magazine Best Buy Award at least 4 times.
Vegusto
Vegusto is the producer of 100% natural
vegan cheeses which are also free of soya
and palm oil. They have won the overall
2012 Free From Awards, scooping the Fair
Foundation Trophy, and claimed individual
awards for 3 of their products.
BonPom
BonPom was created by two veterans of the
Health Food World - Alan Martin and Robert
Stiedle. It provides high quality organic
superfoods, cacao products, supplements,
snacks and bath salts for people to create
their own foods and beauty products.
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Meet the Experts
sessions
A chance to meet some of our special guests on a 1-to-1
Situated on the ground floor between the Nutrition and Lifestyle
talks rooms
Saturday
Rawlicious
Rawlicious believe healthy nutrition
should be tasty, enjoyable and fun. They
are passionate about food, from sourcing
the finest ingredients to creating mouthwatering, delicious recipes that will optimise
your daily nutrition without sacrificing taste.
12:00
Juliet Gellatley, Patrick Baboumian
1:00
Skip, Omowale Adewale
2:00
Neil Robinson, Yvonne Bishop Weston
3:00
Scott Jurek, Christine Bailey
4:00
Saskia Fraser, Jane Easton
5:00
Chad Sarno, Skip
The Vegan Society
Sunday
An educational charity that provides
information and guidance on vegan diets
and lifestyles. Next year they will celebrate
its 70th Veganniversary in what everyone
hopes will be another year of phenomenal
growth in the number of people discovering
ethical, animal-free lifestyles.
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
Sutra Kitchen
Sutra Kitchen is Central London’s first
exclusively Vegetarian/Vegan cooking
school and deli, located in Soho. This
innovative concept is home to a range of
Vegetarian, Vegan and Raw cooking classes
as well as a mouth-watering gourmet deli.
Animals Asia
Animals Asia is devoted to ending the
barbaric practice of bear bile farming and
improving the welfare of animals in China
and Vietnam. It promotes compassion and
respect for all animals and works to bring
about long-term change.
A Well Fed World
A US-based hunger relief and animal
campaigning organisation that strives to
resolve two of the biggest problems facing
mankind – malnutrition and animal abuse –
by promoting a vegan lifestyle which tackles
the common cause – consumption of animal products.
Koko Dairy Free
Koko Dairy Free (previously Kara Dairy
Free) are the producers of delicious dairyfree coconut milks that are now on sale in
supermarkets and numerous health food
shops in the UK.
www.vegfest.co.uk
Melissa Morgan, Fiona Oakes
Patrick Baboumian, Scott Jurek
Kerry McCarthy, Wendy Turner Webster
Karen Knowler, Fran Costigan
Karen Ranzi, Omowale Adewale
Chad Sarno, Juliet Hayward
Special Guests
Warm welcome to all our
special guests, some of whom
are featured here. A big
thanks to all our guests for
coming to VegfestUK London
2013!
David Straitjacket
Wendy TurnerWebster
Widely regarded as one of the
greatest escapologists and sideshow
performers in the world today,
David’s skills have brought him a total
of 11 Guinness World RecordsTM,
and led ‘Ripley’s Believe It Or NotTM’
to dub him, “The Modern Houdini”.
Melissa Morgan
(Ms Cupcake)
Neil Robinson is truly a legend. Not
only did he play for one of the world’s
best football teams in Everton in
the 70s and 80s, but he was also the
world’s first to play top-flight football
on a vegan diet.
Originally from Canada, Melissa
founded Ms Cupcake in 2011 when
she couldn’t find indulgent bakery
goods for vegans in London. She was
named the Baking Industry Awards
Rising Star of 2011 in September of
that year.
Chad Sarno
Dave Spikey is a comedian, actor, writer and film producer. He
co-wrote and starred in Phoenix Nights, a hit comedy series on
Channel 4 in which he played Jerry St. Clair.
Jamie Kilstein
VegfestUK London will also support
the following animal sanctuaries,
who’ve put in a tremendous
amount of work on helping the
country’s abused and neglected
animals. There’ll be another
tombola stall (T4 on the First Floor)
whose proceeds go to these safe haven for animals.
Tower Hill Stables Animal Sanctuary is a remarkable oasis for
all the animals who would have left this world in agony, without
anybody to know let alone care. This sanctuary offers them a
loving home for the rest of their natural lives!
This 18-year-old sanctuary is run by Fiona, Martin and Meg,
who believe in and act upon compassion. When animals are in
dire need, they do their utmost to help. They cannot save the
whole world, but they have made an enormous difference to the
hundreds of animals they have rescued both past and present,
all of whom are remembered with affection, and all left this world
knowing that humans can be kind, considerate and caring.
If you would like to support their work, you can do this by
adopting one of the animals, and supporting them on their stall
at VegfestUK London! All animals chosen have similar histories
and very sad stories, and so are true representatives of all who live
there. So by selecting one or even two, you will be helping over
400 once forsaken creatures, but now living in a place where the
unwanted are always welcome. So please visit the sanctuary stall!
www.towerhillstables.com
Wendy Turner Webster 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.
Neil Robinson
Dave Spikey
Animal Sanctuaries
Chad Sarno is a chef, culinary
educator and plant pusher. He has
brought his unique culinary style
to the Whole Foods Market’s global
healthy eating program, following
the launch of an international
boutique restaurant chain from
Istanbul to London.
Scott Jurek
A legendary ultra-marathoner, Scott
Jurek’s outstanding competitive
CV includes victories in nearly all
of ultrarunning’s elite trail and road
events. The Washington Times
named him one of the top runners of
the decade.
Macka B
Vegfam
Macka.B is one of Britain’s most influential dancehall toasters,
pushing the music back toward a Rastafarian political
consciousness. His rough, gravely vocals give him an instantly
identifiable sound. A committed vegan, he also wrote the hit song
“Wha Me Eat”.
Janey Lee Grace
Jamie is a very funny comedian from the US; He sold out his latest
UK tour in Fenruary 2013, including 6 nights in London. He usually
wears a vegan shirt and says things that make people mad.
Andrew O’Neill
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 and a heterosexual
transvestite.
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Janey is a presenter on the UK’s most
listened to radio station BBC Radio 2 cohosting Steve Wright in the Afternoon,
and author of 5 books on Natural Living,
including the No. 1 Amazon bestseller
and
award-winning
Imperfectly
Natural Woman.
Dale Pinnock
TV’s Medicinal Chef, Dale Pinnock
BSc (hons) appears regularly on The
Alan Titchmarsh Show and Lorraine.
He is the inventor of medicinal
cookery and writes regularly for the
ITV food website.
www.vegfest.co.uk
We’re super-delighted
to continue supporting
the phenomenal work
of our chosen vegan
charity Vegfam, in
‘feeding the world’s
hungry without animal exploitation’.
Vegfam has been VegfestUK’s chosen charity for many a year,
and thanks to the generosity of many kind supporters all over the
country, they’ve been able to run 100% sustainable food projects
in countries in dire need of food, from DR Congo, Niger, Pakistan,
India and many other corners of this planet.
In 2012, VegfestUK managed to raise a grand total of nearly £2,000
for Vegfam through our 2 shows in Brighton and Bristol. Big cheers
to all the generous backers of this wonderful charity – without
your support, Vegfam would never have been able to reach out
to so many hungry souls on our planet and sustain their food
projects. And this year we aim to break through the £5,000 barrier
in our hope to continue our assistance of their applaudable work
in supplying the World’s needy with mankind’s basic commodity
– vegan food.
Our London show includes a tombola stall (B2 on the floorplan, on
the Ground Floor) which gives you a fabulous opportunity to win
some really amazing prizes, and help many people in need at the
same time - all funds raised go to Vegfam and their food projects,
which will be a massive help towards feeding many mouths on
planet earth. You can find out more about the charity’s great work
at www.vegfamcharity.co.uk
www.vegfest.co.uk
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Food
VegfestUK shows pride
themselves on the feast of
top-notch food on offer –
there’s plenty of free food
samples awaiting your
discerning taste buds, with
many products available
on one-off special offers
too! Best thing is, all foods
are 100% plant-based, with
absolutely no horsemeat,
dairy, eggs, honey, or other
animal ingredients. There
are some good gluten and
wheat free options too.
So whether you’re vegan,
veggie, omni, Halal, Kosher,
or even raw foodist – there’s
something for all dietary
backgrounds.
Fancy something meaty to
sink your teeth into?
Look no further than the vegan meat collection from Fry’s, Vbites,
Wheaty and the Mighty Fork. Their array of burgers, kebabs,
salami, chicken nuggets, salmon, hot dogs and other meat subs
will have even the most vociferous carnivores salivating at the
prospect of eating 100% plant-based. And Caribbean food lovers
can spoil themselves with St Best Caribbean’s catering and
FoodTruly’s tropical culinary delights.
Looking to ditch dairy, but
addicted to cheese?
Vegusto and Bute Island’s superb range of 100% dairy-free cheese
and Sheese will bury lots of your cravings for the dairy variety.
And don’t miss out on our dairy-free milk collection – Koko Dairy
Free have 3 absolutely yummy flavours for their coconut milk,
and GOOD Hemp’s hemp milk is truly nutri-licious too.
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Caterers
Some truly irresistible hot food from handpicked caterers, creating a food heaven at
the show. All food served is 100% plantbased, with no animal products used in
any ingredients, pans and utensils.
St Best Caribbean
Caterers
Bangwok
The Sunshine Kitchen
Fancy energising snack bars
on the go?
Thai street food with a twist. Nice and
spicy, and just right for a day time snack
or meal. www.bangwok.com
The Nakd, Pulsin’ and Wild Trail stalls are must-visits. Also check
out the hemp snacks from The Hemp Shop.
Return to Eden
Meat FREE, Gluten FREE, Buy 1 Get 1
FREE...What more could you want?
From yummy burgers to Indian snacks,
they’ve got your taste buds covered.
Visit them for deliciously healthy food
and allow them to add a little sunshine
to your meal!
www.thesunshinekitchen.com
Got a demanding sweet
tooth?
There’s endless treats for you, from chocolates by Mood Foods,
Moo Free, Plamil, the Chocolatier, the New Kid on the Choc, to
cakes by Ms Cupcake, the Heavenly Cake Company, Cakes n
Treats and Vegan Wonderland, Four Girls and a Cupcake, Cat
and the Cream, Trina’s Delicacies and Ruby Tuesdays.
Still want more sweet
things?
Check out the bakery by Global Fusion, puddings by Pudology,
sweet gums by Goody Good Stuff, marshmallows by Need Sweets
and Freedom Mallows, ice cream by Razzle Dazzle, and a variety
of sweet things from Lakeside Ethical Treats.
Craving for hearty foods?
Don’t miss the pies from Fruits de la Terre, the burgers from the
Sunshine Kitchen, and the veggibabs (instead of kebabs) and
vegan patties from Return to Eden!
Want something raw and
energising?
The stalls near our Living Raw Zone on 1/F are an absolute gold
mine, with stalls from Rawlicious, Deliciously Raw, NAMA
Foods, inSpiral, Pure on Raw, Conscious Chocolate …
Want to get the super into
your foods?
Try the superfood of the century – hemp. Check out the hemp
seeds, protein powder and oil by Yaoh, GOOD Hemp and the
Hemp Shop. There’s other superfoods too from inSpiral, Cress
UK, Really Healthy, Biona and BonPom.
Got a thirst to quench?
You’ll find plenty of drink options, from Orzo Coffee, Pogo Cafe,
Equinox Kombucha, Mirabilla Olive Leaf Tea, Return to Eden, to
Koko Dairy Free and GOOD Hemp.
Dont’ forget to check out
all one-off discounts in the
‘Special Offers’ section!
www.vegfest.co.uk
Serving a range of flavours from the
global African/Caribbean experience
of spices and herbs. Menu includes
the Veggibab (instead of kebab) wraps
with tasty fill-ins, Veggie patties, salad
buffets, other main cultural dishes and
a range of teas and fruit drinks.
Ital food from these fantastic Caribbean
caterers. Expect all the classics but with
a vegan slant of course.
www.stbestcaterers.com
VBtes Foods Ltd
Formerly
Redwood,
VBites
are
manufacturers of meat, fish and cheese
substitutes that are free from meat, dairy
and egg with no GMO’s, hydrogenated
fats/oils or artificial colours and
preservatives. With accreditations to
include Kosher and Halal and 72 products to choose from.
www.vbitesfoods.com
Burppot
The brand new place to shop for
delicious, hand-prepared, fresh Asian
street food, inspired from travels
around the world. Whether you’re
veggie/vegan or simply looking for
healthier foods, there is something for
you at Burppot.com. www.burppot.com
Juice Shack
Join the Shack Revolution at the Juice
Shack! Fun, Fresh, British!
Menu: Apple raspberry mint, Apple
strawberry, Mixed berries (apple,
strawberry and raspberry), Apple
carrot and ginger, Orchard lemonade
(Apple and lemon). http://juiceshack.com
Maki Matcha
In their vintage French Renault Gloria,
Maki Matcha serves sushi like you
have never tasted before, with a menu
bursting with flavour and not fish.. All
their rolls are made fresh to order and
they also sell Green Matcha dairy free
milkshakes and smoothies. www.makimatcha.co.uk
Rupert’s Street
Rupert’s Street is a vegan street food
caterer that produces imaginative food
prepared with passion! They only use
the best local, seasonal and sustainable
ingredients to create their healthy and
innovative menu, that is fairly priced
and delicious. www.rupertsstreet.com
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Shopping
VegfestUK London is flooded with the best
vegan products in the market. Besides
a proud collection of hunger-inducing
foods, there’s also a wide variety of
clothing, bodycare, shoes, magazines,
cosmetics, supplements and what have
you, with many a bargain available on
one-off special offers. Big thanks to all our
stallholders for coming – here’s a selection
of what’s on offer
Want to get into proper
festival mode?
Get yourselves some face paints from Vegan Faces!
For cooking ingredients and
utensils
Look out for Mexican supplies from Cool Chile, Indian sauces
from Panjaban, knives from Flint & Flame, and consider organic
fruit and veg deliveries by Riverford.
Looking for cruelty-free
cosmetics and bodycare?
You’ll be bamboozled by makeups
from Beauty without Cruelty,
Lavera, and Honestly Cosmetics,
skincare from Heavenly Organics,
Naturally Made for You, Bathing
Beauty, Jason, ATTIS and Lush,
hair care and nail polish from Gentle
Beauty, plus natural nail polish
removers from Fresh Therapies.
What about
ethical fashion?
Eco Vegan Shoes and Wills Vegan
Shoes top the lot with their top-notch
footwear, and there’s some smartlooking clothing from THTC and
Chiaralascura too. And don’t miss out on the growing number
of hemp cosmetics and fashion on display, ranging from awardwinning sun cream, shampoo and lip balm from Yaoh, to clothing
from Bohohemp and The Hemp Shop.
Want a boost in certain
nutrients without animal
products?
Vegan food for pets?
Check out Soi Dog UK!
Want natural cruelty-free
cleaning products?
Keep an eye on the soaps by Greenfrog, mosquito repellents by
Incognito, and organic detergents by Living Naturally.
Fancy regular organic veg
box deliveries?
Subscribe to Riverford Organics wonderful delivery service.
Looking for gifts with
cruelty-free messages on
them?
Don’t miss the gift ranges of the
country’s
leading
campaigners
such as VIVA!, the Vegan Society,
Animal Aid, Hunt Saboteurs
Association, Wild Futures, Farplace
Animal Rescue, Vervet Monkey
Foundation, Safe Haven for
Donkeys in the Holy Land, Save the Harlan Beagles Campaign.
For the latest updates on
cruelty-free living
Consider subscribing to magazines from VIVA!, the Vegan
Society, New Internationalist and Animal Aid. You can get plenty
of recipes and nutritional advice from these along with Vegan
Health & Fitness Magazine, Vegan Food Magazine, Vegetarian
Guides and Vegetarian Living.
Looking for something to
nourish the soul?
Get some inspirational books from Supreme Master Ching Hai
Association and Shiva Trust, or stress-relieving gadgets from
Sosatec.
Need to wind down after
plenty of time standing?
Get some massage by Sarah Latham, or look out for the vegan hair
parlour The Rabbit Hole.
And don’t forget to check out all
the one-off deals in the Special
Offers section.
Check out the supplement range of Veganicity and Opti3Omega,
along with superfoods from Really Healthy Ltd and Kinetic.
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Special Offers
Some truly fantastic special offers
from nearly all our stallholders –
here’s a selection of some of the best
available .
Beauty without Cruelty
Beauty Without Cruelty - win £250 makeup
kit on both days of the show - plus exclusive
show offers and new products to see.
Four Girls & a Cupcake
Special Offers
Berry Brains
Jewish Vegetarian Society
Sarah Latham
You can have better eyesight now! Visit Berry Brains stall and
discover how - Get your Festival Discount on our workshops. ‘Jewish Vegetarian Cooking’ by Rose Friedman on sale for £2 a
copy at Vegfest London! Visit the JVS stand - R8 - on Sunday! half price for senior citizens - visit our stall today for more offers
Bohemian Chic Minerals
Keep It Kind Deodorants
20% off everything
All our kids & teen aluminium free deodorants only £2, that’s 33%
off retail price.
Vegan T-shirt offer: buy both designs get 10% off - 10% off vegan
bracelet/necklace combo
BohoHemp
Sea Shepherd UK
get up to 50% off our urban design eco clothing and a free hemp
lolly
London Animal Rights
Small and medium sized badges, buy two get one one free.
New goody bag including new shirt for new monthly donors of £5
or more per month.
BonPom Ltd
London Vegan Campaigns
TeenVGN
33% off all BonPom products on Saturday and Sunday, we look
forward to welcoming you to our stall! Visit our stall to collect your free recipe booklet.
Join TeenVGN - The social network for Teen Vegetarians and
Vegans! Goody bags to give away!
Mimi’s Miracle
Indulge your sweet tooth with our organic
and vegan goodies - Buy one cupcake box,
Get the second half price.
Chiaralascura vegan clothing
All Skincare Products £5, All Soap £1.50.
Mirabilia Organic Olive Leaf Tea
GOOD Hemp
10% off all our t-shirts and free vegan statement postcards and
buttons if you visit our stall!
Conscious Chocolates Ltd
Spend over £20 at our stall and get a free
GOOD Shaker worth £5.
Lavera
3 for 2 on all products cheapest product free.
Not available with other special offers.
Moo Free
Special show offer buy 3 packs of mini moos
for £5.
Pudology
Get 3 Puds for £5.00 SHOW SPECIAL!!!
Rawlicious
25% off all RawLicous products purchased at
the show
THTC
Up to 50% off on THTC products, all products
at least 20% off RRP.
Veganicity
Great two for the price of one offer on all
Veganicity products.
Buy 4 Vegusto award winning cheeses and
get 1 Free
Yaoh
Buy One Get One Free on all our hemp
products
ATTIS Handmade Natural Body Products
Buy three packets of our delicious organic olive leaf tea and get
50% off the third packet.
The Hemp Shop
NAMA Foods
The Mayhew Animal Home
Deliciously Raw
buy 3 raw treats and get one for free!
25% off selected pre-made Deliciously Raw items - visit our stall on
Sunday for this deal.
Naturally Made For You
Free gift with every £15 spend! Lots of buy one, get one free on
Christmas cards.
Buy peppermint foot balm and get peppermint foot scrub free
The Natural Skincare Company Ltd
10% off our whole range
Need Sweets
special show discount of 20% off selected products. Spend over £20 on our range of sweets and marshmallows and
receive a 10% discount.
The Rabbit Hole - Vegan Organic Hair Parlour
FARMAROUND
50% of your first order for fresh fruit and veg, visit our stall to
receive your code
Network for Animals
The Soap Deli
Buy a t-shirt and get a free badger tote bag
Complete unisex range for £20 (rrp £24.99) Complete male range
for £15 (rrp £19.99)
Eco Vegan Shoes
Farplace Animal Rescue
20% discount on vouchers during the festival!
2 T shirts for £10 (usual price £12 for 2)
New Internationalist
Receive a free no-nonsense guide book on the stall when signing
up to a free trial to New Internationalist magazine
The Sunshine Kitchen
First Grade International Ltd
Koko Dairy Free milk alternatives - only £1.00 per pack (save over
25% on normal RSP)
Ombar
The Third Estate
raw superfood chocolate buy 3 bars for £5-visit us on stand L1.
10% off all products bought or ordered at VegFest London
Opti3 - Vitashine - VegVit Supplements
Trina’s Delicacies
It’s tea time - buy a slice of cake and get your tea for just £1!
Fresh Therapies Ltd
3for2 special offers on our award-winning 100% vegetarian &
vegan Omega-3, Vitamin D3 and Multivitamin health supplements.
Get £1.50 off our Natural Nail Polish Remover 50ml bottle and 10
packet Travel Wipes.
OrzoCoffee
fruits de la terre
Get a free eco-friendly jute bag if you buy any two OrzoCoffee
products from our stall Saturday & Sunday
Foods for Life Health & Nutrition
Buy one, get one free nutrition consultation 10% off Vouchers available throughout the weekend
Vegan Faces
3 for £10 face paint pots 3 for £15 cosmetics Create your own gift set
for £25 (worth £35)
Vegan Health & Fitness Magazine
2 products for £5 or 5 for £10
Visit our booth for free T-shirts, magazines, books and samples of
various goodies for vegan health and fitness minded folks!
25% off all products only at the London Vegfest.
Any 4 for £10 - No nuts, no sugar, no additives, no gluten, and 100%
vegan
GLOBAL BOUNTY LIMITED
Pulsin’ Ltd.
Subscribe today and get a free binder or book
Visit our stall on Sunday and get a discount of 10% or more on all
our products.
Pulsin’ - try before you buy - buy 4 bars for £5 - visit our stall both
Saturday and Sunday
Viva!
Goody Good Stuff
Return to Eden
Half price membership and a FREE GIFT for the first 20 people
who sign up on Saturday and Sunday.
100g bags £1.50 or buy 4 for £5.00 25g bags £0.50 or four for £1.50
Come check us Saturday and Sunday - taste Caribbean vegan
cuisine - buy a large and get a small meal free
Wild Futures
Spend over £10 on our stall and get a Free Wild Futures’ shopping
bag!
Gentle Beauty Ltd
Heavenly Cake Company
Heavenly Cake Company are having a FREE CAKE draw.
Riverford Organic
Bathing Beauty
Incognito anti-mosquito
Join us for a vegbox delivery at the show stand and receive your
3rd box free
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All Hempiness products are 3 for the price of 2 at our stall
five bars for £10.00 - buy four bars and get one free
20% OFF regular prices on all products - Handmade Body Butters,
Soaps, Liquid Soaps and more
20% off voucher for web orders with every purchase made a
VegFest - Great for Christmas Shopping
The Buddha Beauty Company
20% off all online prices for both days of the event.
Panjaban Curry Bases
Vegusto
Save the Death Camp Dogs Campaign
Vegetarian Living
Special show prices on all products - with extra special discounts
on combo deals!
www.vegfest.co.uk
www.vegfest.co.uk
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Entertainment
Performance Stage Sponsored by Veggie Vision & Yaoh Hemp
Products
The Performance Stage is on the First Floor, and features a
variety of top-notch entertainers and performers, including
musicians, magicians,
comedians, celebrities
and much more.
Saturday
De Fuego (live music)
David Straitjacket - escapologist and
sword swallower
VegfestUK Awards, presented by Dave
Spikey
Sunday
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
6:00
The Vegan Option – Funny
Answers to Vegan FAQs
De Fuego (live music)
Vegan Bodybuilders Competition
David Straitjacket - escapologist
and sword swallower
Dave Spikey - Comedian
VegfestUK Awards, presented by
Dave Spikey
Goldblade - Live Music
The Vegan Option – Funny Answers to
Vegan FAQs
Established in 2010 and based in London, De Fuego is a
sensational guitar duo, playing energetic instrumental flamencoand rumba-based music. In the past two summers they performed
numerous summer festivals, sponsored by Small World Stage and
Lizard Stage, and headlined other UK festivals and performed
on European major ones (Sziget festival Hungary, Glastonbury
festival, Secret Garden Party). They released their first album
Bluebird on January 13th 2012, the next one expected end of 2013/
beginning of 2014.
www.defuego.co.uk
www.facebook.com/defuegomusic
Vegan Bodybuilders Competition
People who are not vegan can ask vegans the darndest things - but
often, that’s because of simple, honest, curiosity about a different
way of life. A panel of comedians and commentators will hear the
questions they get asked, from the fundamental to the absurd,
and try to find answers that will amuse and hopefully convince
everyone. Ian McDonald hosts.
(To be recorded for an episode of VegfestUK award nominated
internet radio show “The Vegan Option”)
http://theVeganOption.org
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Organised by the Vegan Bodybuilders, this will be a single
dumbbell shoulder press, with men using a 17Kg dumbbell and
women using a 7Kg dumbbell. The event will be on how many
repetitions a contestant can achieve. The winners will receive
prizes from several companies awarded on the day. You can find
out more about bodybuilding on a plant-based diet at:
www.veganbodybuilding.org
www.vegfest.co.uk
Widely regarded as one of the greatest escape artists and sideshow
performers in the world today, David Straitjacket is a truly
international performer. During the last 10 years he has astounded
audiences around the world with his unique combination of
sideshow, escapology, comedy and drama. David is also one of
only around 50 performing sword swallowers in the world. His
shows include sword swallowing, amazing sideshow routines, and
incredible escapology.
www.davidescapes.com
Set up in a spirit of unity and positive energy, our awards are about
celebrating the best of the vegan lifestyle, and honouring some of
those who have strived to make it accessible to everyone on the
planet. As always, a big shout out to everyone who has not been
nominated but deserves to be, plus all the unseen heroes behind
the scenes that have helped our nominees so much. Vote now
before September 15th at www.london.vegfest.co.uk/vote
Goldblade - Live Music
Dave Spikey - Comedian
As well as acting and stand-up, Dave writes for TV and film and has
written the sitcom “Glitterball” with Neil Fitzmaurice (with whom
he wrote Phoenix Nights). Set in a Blackpool Hotel, “Glitterball”
is about the world of ballroom dancing at grassroots level. He
is rewriting his comedy drama “Magnolia”, first shown on BBC1
Comedy Playhouse, and has just finished presenting his 5th series
of CH4’s “TV Book Club”.
www.davespikey.co.uk
www.vegfest.co.uk
Goldblade take a break from their triumphant tour on the back
of their critically acclaimed album “The Terror Of Modern Life”
to play an acoustic show at VegfestUK London. The band’s ribald
acoustic gigs are the stuff of legend and ‘to headline this show is a
big compliment and it will be a perfect place to be to eat great food
all day’, says vegan frontman John Robb.
www.facebook.com/goldbladeband
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Entertainment
Sunday
Performance Stage
Sponsored by Yaoh
Hemp Products and
Veggie Vision
only green record company, Archangel Green. Jarvis’ talent as a
songwriter and his musicianship are used as powerful vehicles
for his ‘green’ message; The Phoenix Rose has performed at
Glastonbury, Sunrise and the Bristol Vegan Fayre, and played the
main stage at the UK’s Greenest Festival, Waveform.
www.thephoenixrose.com
Sunday
Lucy Porter & Andrew O’Neill –
Comedy
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
6:00
Supreme Master Ching Hai
Association – The Key to the
Highest Form of Martial Arts
The Phoenix Rose - live music
Lucy Porter & Andrew O’Neill Comedy
Stars Quiz – Hosted by Karin
Ridgers (VeggieVision)
David Straitjacket - escapologist
and sword swallower
Jamie Kilstein - Comedian
Macka B - live music
Stars Quiz
Jamie Kilstein - Comedian
Hosted by the wonderful Karin Ridgers of Veggie Vision fame, this
quiz has a veggie theme and sees a number of stars taking part in
a light – hearted quiz session designed to get our guests to open
up about themselves and tell some funny stories to amuse the
audience. And as in keeping with the spirit of VegfestUK, there are
no winners - it’s the taking part that counts. Guests include Jeremy
Leveller from indie/rock band The Levellers, USA based health
coach, raw chef and author Karen Ranzi, and one of PETA’s ‘world’s
sexiest vegetarians’ ,Vegetarian Victoria.
David Straitjacket - escapologist and
sword swallower
Supreme Master Ching Hai
Association – The Key to the Highest
Form of Martial Arts
Jamie Kilstein has appeared on Conan, MSNBC’s Up With Chris,
Countdown With Keith Olbermann, Showtime’s The Green
Room the BBC, Paramount Comedy Channel, Australia’s Comedy
Channel and Showtime Comedy in the Middle East. He usually
wears a vegan shirt and says things that make people mad.
www.jamiekilstein.com
The two forms of Martial Arts we will demonstrate are Kung
Fu and Tai Chi. While we demonstrate the external side which
benefits us physically, a greater, softer power, which is the power
of love and peace, may also come from it. Through meditation
we can have greater access to it for long-lasting happiness and
enlightenment - the highest form of Martial arts.
www.suprememastertv.com
www.godsdirectcontact.org
www.beveganmakepeace.org
The Phoenix Rose - live music
Jarvis Smith is a musician, evangelist,
publisher and TV personality. All of
these talents culminate in a career that
has focused on green living, a tenet best
illustrated by The Phoenix Rose, which is
Jarvis and collaborators Jim Evans-Jones
(drums), Rob Tree (bass), Fingers (guitar),
and Reet (vocals).
The band has signed with the UK’s first and
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Macka B - live music
Since 2001, Lucy has been a huge hit with comedy audiences up
and down the country with her distinctive, feel-good comedy. She
has travelled around the world with her stand-up, including an
invitation to NBC’s Last Comic Standing & the Las Vegas Comedy
Festival. Festivals closer to home include Manchester, Glasgow,
Edinburgh Fringe, Latitude & Kilkenny festival.
www.lucyporter.co.uk
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 vegan, as you can
tell by his lithe, sinewy body. He’s
a heterosexual transvestite, as you
can tell by the fact that he wears
female clothes and fancies girls.
He’s not a Goth
www.andrewoneill.co.uk
Widely regarded as one of the greatest escape artists and
sideshow performers in the world today, David Straitjacket
has astounded audiences around the world with his unique
combination of sideshow, escapology, comedy and drama. David
is also one of only around 50 performing sword swallowers in the
world. His shows include sword swallowing, amazing sideshow
routines, and incredible escapology.
www.davidescapes.com
www.vegfest.co.uk
www.vegfest.co.uk
Macka.B is one of Britain’s most influential dancehall toasters,
pushing the music back toward a Rastafarian political
consciousness. His rough, gravely vocals give him an instantly
identifiable sound. Although the vast majority of Macka B’s
material is devoted to spiritual and social messages, he also
lightens the mood with perceptive, humorous material. He has
stayed true to the sound and spirit of his roots while playing
shows worldwide to likeminded followers.
www.mackab.com
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Cookery Demos
HOSTED BY SUTRAKITCHEN.CO.UK
On the Ground Floor, with some superb
experts on hand with the latest creations
to light up your plant based diets.
Saturday
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
6:00
Chad Sarno - All About the Sauce:
Essential Mother Sauces
Christine Bailey - Healthy Raw
Superfood Treats for the Family
Dale Pinnock - Nature’s Edible
Pharmacy
Jane Easton (Viva!) - Dairy Free &
Delicious
Jane Hughes - Getting to Grips with
Tofu
Helen Rossiter - Fast Fresh and
Fabulous with Vegusto
Aneesh Popat (the Chocolatier)
- Stunning and Truly Indulgent
Chocolate Dessert
Chad Sarno - All
about the sauce:
essential mother
sauces
Classic sauces are some of the
building blocks of many menus
and an essential part of the plant
based kitchen. This demo will
highlight some of these key
influencers and multiple variations
in creating delicious meals showcasing plants as the center of the
plate. From vegan béchamel, and Nanas red sauce to gravies, this
demo will bring that comfort to your next vegan menu.
Christine Bailey
- Healthy raw
superfood treats for
the family
Want to wow your family and
friends with raw food? Nutritionist,
Chef and Raw Food Wizard in
the Kitchen Christine Bailey will
show you how easy it is to make
a selection of healthy, mouthwatering raw desserts and treats, with an array of nutritious
ingredients and superfoods. Her recipes focus on foods to nourish
the body to help you feel energised, vibrant and look fabulous.
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Saturday
Vegusto recipe developer and food photographer Helen Rossiter
will be showcasing how to make the very best out of Vegusto’s No
Moo Melty, Pepper Sausages and Sandwich Slices.
Dale Pinnock Nature’s edible
pharmacy
Having a very high intake of
plant foods is good for our health
on a multitude of levels - .more
vitamins, minerals, fibre, and most
importantly, their large, complex
cocktail
of
phytochemicals.
Whether they are plant hormones
or simple colour pigments, these amazing compounds, consumed
on a daily basis can offer a whole host of benefits. Get an insight
into this world, and taste some great food in this session.
Aneesh Popat (the Chocolatier) Stunning & truly indulgent chocolate
dessert
London based artisan chocolatier Aneesh Popat, supplier to
Michelin starred restaurants and 5* hotels, will demonstrate how
to create a stunning and truly indulgent chocolate dessert!
Jane Easton - Dairy
free & delicious
Jane dispels the myth that vegan
means ‘going without’. She’ll be
making luscious savouries and
desserts, including some vegan
cheezy flavours!
A self-taught cook since very
young, Jane is passionate about
modern vegan food and showing
people how to eat cruelty-free.
She is also a firm believer in the persuasive powers of cake and
chocolate to dismiss all those urban myths about vegan food
being about ‘giving up’!
Jane Hughes Getting to grips with
tofu
Chad Sarno
Chef, culinary educator and plant pusher,
Chad has brought his unique culinary
style to the Whole Foods Market’s global
healthy eating program , and public
education at some of the world’s premier
wellness retreats, following the launch of
an international boutique restaurant chain
from Istanbul to London. Chad has been
contributing chef to numerous recipe books and featured in many
national publications, dozens of morning shows, food-focused
programs on television and radio internationally over the years.
www.chadsarno.com
Christine Bailey
Many people struggle with tofu - it’s
a fabulous source of protein and
other nutrients for vegetarians and
vegans, but it can be tasteless and
floppy. This session features simple
ways to add flavour and texture to
tofu, so that it can become a more
useful and enjoyable part of your
diet. Take home recipes for tasty marinades, protein-packed
‘meatballs’ and a super-fast sweet and sour sauce.
Helen Rossiter
- Fast, fresh and
fabulous with
Vegusto
Christine Bailey is a renowned degree
qualified Nutritionist, Speaker, Chef, Food
and Health Consultant and Author with over
18 years of experience. Famed for her Juice
Diet Book and Raw Food Diet Book, Christine
is a well known advocate of superfoods
and raw food. She runs a range of raw food
cookery days throughout the country and
appears at many national shows and events.
www.advancenutrition.co.uk
[email protected]
www.facebook.com/advancenutrition.christinebailey
Twitter @AdvNut
Dale Pinnock
Come and learn how to create
fast, fresh and fabulous meals
using Vegusto’s exquisite range
of award-winning meat and dairy
free produce. Eating vegan doesn’t
mean going without - come and
watch the very best vegan cooking brought to life!
www.vegfest.co.uk
TV’s Medicinal Chef, Dale Pinnock BSc
(hons) appears regularly on The Alan
Titchmarsh Show and Lorraine. He is the
inventor of medicinal cookery and is the
author of ‘MEDICINAL COOKERY How You
Can Benefit From Nature’s Edible Pharmacy’
which reached no 1 in the food and drink
charts on Amazon twice. Dale writes
www.vegfest.co.uk
regularly for the ITV food website.
www.dalepinnock.com
Jane Easton (VIVA!)
Jane is a self-taught cook who has cooked
since very young. Not only is she passionate
about modern vegan food and showing
people how to eat cruelty-free, she is also
a firm believer in the persuasive powers of
cake and chocolate to knock all those urban
myths on the head about vegan food being
about ‘giving up’!
www.viva.org.uk
Jane Hughes
Jane Hughes is a freelance vegetarian
food writer and current Secretary of
The Guild of Food Writers. She has been
editing The Vegetarian magazine, for the
Vegetarian Society UK, for 12 years and
also teaches at the Cordon Vert Vegetarian
Cookery School. Her cookbook, ‘The
Adventurous Vegetarian’, published by New
Internationalist, launches this autumn.
www.veggiefoodwriter.co.uk
veggiefoodwriter.blogspot.com
Twitter: @vegfoodwriter
Helen Rossiter
A freelance journalist specialising in vegan
food writing, photography and vegan food
consultation, Helen works for Vegusto
developing recipes and taking pictures of
everything she creates.
As the former editor and food & cookery
manager at animal group VIVA!, Helen, 32,
has given dozens of talks and cookery demonstrations across the
UK, including previous VegfestUK shows in Bristol and Brighton,
and at VIVA!’s Incredible Veggie Roadshows.
www.vegusto.co.uk
www.lotsofnicethings.com
Aneesh Popat
(the Chocolatier)
Born in Britain and Indian by heritage,
Aneesh is chocolatier to Michelin-starred
restaurants, and has fused his mastery of
Eastern spices with Western influences, as
reflected in his exciting and experimental
chocolate creations, which range from rose
and cherry ganache to his famous chilli
and lime truffle. Aneesh has created remarkable flavour profiles
based on meticulous studies on aromas, looking at their flavour
components to match them on a chemical level.
www.the-chocolatier.co.uk
www.twitter.com/_thechocolatier
www.facebook.com/aneesh.the.chocolatier
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Cookery Demos
Sunday
HOSTED BY SUTRAKITCHEN.CO.UK
Nishma Shah (Shambhu’s) - Shambhu’s
African fusion
Sunday
Nishma
Shah
is
the
vegan
chef
behind
Shambhu’s,
the
London-based
family-run
vegan
catering company and
creators of a popular range of vegan & gluten-free cheesecakes
(their Lemon & coconut cheesecake has been nominated for a
VegfestUK award this year). Nishma’s theme today will be African
fusion. She’ll be cooking a traditional, very popular and hearty
Kenyan vegan dish, using simple and fresh ingredients, and giving
it a slight Asian twist.
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
6:00
Janice WeirGermia
(Caribbean Food Truly) - Tropical
Heaven
Fran Costigan - Irresistible Vegan
Chocolate Desserts for Everyone
Nishma Shah (Shambhu’s) Shambhu’s African Fusion
Chad Sarno - Healthy Entertaining:
A Bite-sized World
Jay Morjaria (Sutra Kitchens) –
Vegan Gourmet
Natasha Corrett - Cooking the
Alkaline way with Natasha Corrett
from Honestly Healthy!
Tony Bishop - Weston - Easy
Cheesy Lemon Squeezy
Janice WeirGermia (Caribbean
Foodtruly) - Tropical
heaven
At Caribbean Foodtruly, we love
tasty food and know you will also.
Join our rhythmic cooking session
‘Tropical Heaven’, which brings
the sunshine into your meals and
a cosy spot to enjoy every mouthwatering mouthful of Tropical culinary delights. They include
Roti, a staple snack food in Trinidad, and Mauby, a cooling herbal
drink that, although an acquired taste, leaves you wanting more
once you have acclimatised to its offerings.
Fran Costigan Irresistible vegan
chocolate desserts
for everyone
You can eat a wholefoods vegan
diet and enjoy celebration cakes
and holiday desserts too! Fran
Costigan will demonstrate how
to choose and use dairy-free high
percentage premium chocolates
and a variety of organic, wholesome vegan ingredients to make
luscious cholesterol and refined sugar free desserts. On the menu:
real Chocolate Truffles and her riff on a decidedly English treat,
plus a delicious thick chocolate beverage, all gluten free.
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Tony Bishop-Weston
- Easy cheesy lemon
squeezy
Vintage vegan and recovering cheese
addict Tony Bishop-Weston shares his
love of dairy-free vegan cheese, how
to make it and what to do with it. He
demonstrates that there is absolutely
no reason to deprive yourself of
the fatty, salty, lactose sweet and pro-biotic bacteria infested
concoction that the Romans brought with them thousands of
years ago - rumbling the usual ‘oh but I couldn’t live without
cheese’ excuse for avoiding veganism.
This demonstration will be a
continuation of the raw demo earlier
in the day. Starting a meal is the first
impression of what the evening will
hold for your guests, so for that first
course let’s create some dishes that will be sure to impress. In this
demo we will create a few recent dinner party favourites, from
truffled edamame dumplings to jack fruit carnitas.
Jay Morjaria (Sutra
Kitchens) – Vegan
gourmet
Director of FoodTruly Janice Weir-Germia
was one of the first Female Caribbean
Entrepreneurs who ventured into front-line
business specialising in Caribbean Food.
After commencing studies in Dietetics and
Food Safety, and learning family cooking
secrets in Jamaica and Trinidad, she
developed VEGAN cakes, Wheatfree breads, Seasonings, Sauces
and Catering Business tips to develop her own Catering Solutions
Business.
www.foodtruly.com
Twitter: @foodtruly
www.facebook.com/FoodtrulyLtd
Fran Costigan
Chef Jay Morjaria will create two vegan
gourmet dishes using fresh and quality
ingredients. These easy-to-recreate and
sensational dishes will impress your friends and family and make
you look like a haute cuisine chef. He will also teach you a few
simple knife skills and techniques that will give and insight into
restaurant secrets.
Natasha Corrett - Cooking the alkaline
way with Natasha Corrett from
Honestly Healthy!
Natasha Corrett - gourmet vegetarian chef and founder of
Honestly Healthy - demonstrates all
the different combinations which
can be used to make Salad Wraps.
Ingredients include puy lentils,
red rice, roasted vegetables, baked
aubergine, roasted butternut squash,
grated courgette, kale massaged with
lemon, spinach and coriander and
many more. This is the perfect packed
lunch to take to work, picnic, festivals
or events.
www.vegfest.co.uk
Chef, culinary educator and plant pusher,
Chad has brought his unique culinary
style to the Whole Foods Market’s global
healthy eating program , and public
education at some of the world’s premier
wellness retreats, following the launch of
an international boutique restaurant chain
from Istanbul to London. Chad has been
contributing chef to numerous recipe books and featured in many
national publications, dozens of morning shows, food-focused
programs on television and radio internationally over the years.
www.chadsarno.com
Jay Morjaria
Janice Weir-Germia
Chad Sarno - Healthy
entertaining: a bitesized world
Chad Sarno
Vegan pastry chef Fran Costigan is an
internationally
recognised
culinary
instructor, author, and consultant whose
innovative recipes marry healthy eating
with sumptuous tastes. A graduate of the
New York Restaurant School and the Natural
Gourmet Institute, Fran has been profiled in
numerous print and online publications
including VegNews, New York Magazine, Veg Family, Vegetarian
Journal, Vegetarian Voice, Flavor & The Menu, Desserts
Professional, Café Sweets Japan and Organic Spa Magazine.
www.francostigan.com
Nishma Shah
In October 2005, Nishma launched
Shambhu’s, an exclusively vegan catering
company in London, to show how
great vegan food can be. Over the years,
Shambhu’s has been serving hearty
home-cooked international vegan cuisine
at festivals, private functions, business
events and London Vegans’ guest-speaker
evenings. They’ve launched a popular range of vegan & glutenfree cheesecakes for sale in wholefood shops nationwide, with the
Lemon & Coconut flavour nominated for a VegfestUK 2013 Award.
www.shambhus.co.uk
www.vegfest.co.uk
Jay Morjaria is founder and Executive Chef
of Sutra Kitchen, Central London’s first meatfree cooking school in Carnaby St, London.
He regularly appears on BBC Radio London
as a guest chef and food expert, and has
been doing live cooking demonstrations at
the Chef’s Theatre for the Real Food Festival,
Alchemy Festival and the Natural Organic
Show, and the popular Foodies Festival alongside the likes of Jun
Tanaka, Shelina Permalloo and Ed Baines.
www.sutrakitchen.co.uk
www.jaymorjaria.com
Natasha Corrett (Honestly
Healthy)
A self-taught gourmet vegetarian chef,
Natasha set up her own business Honestly
Healthy in 2010, championing the
importance of an alkaline lifestyle with a
range of fresh and dried food products. VIP
clients include Robbie Williams, Natalie
Imbruglia, Melanie C, Sienna Miller, Stella McCartney etc... Natasha
also co-authored the bestseller ‘Honestly Healthy, Eat With Your
Body In Mind, The Alkaline Way’, with the company’s Nutritional
Director Vicki Edgson.
www.honestlyhealthyfood.com
Tony Bishop - Weston
Born into a delicatessen dynasty, Tony
Bishop-Weston battled with a cheese
addiction for many years until he started
up a vegan guest house in the Scottish
Highlands – which won Vegetarian Society
and Vegan Society hotel of the year awards.
He has authored several vegan cookbooks,
including ‘Rainbows & Wellies - The Taigh Na
Mara Cookbook’ and ‘The Ultimate Book of Vegan Cooking’, and
also helped nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston set up the health
and nutrition consultancy Foods for Life.
www.foodsforlife.co.uk
www.facebook.com/TonyBishopWeston.Author
www.twitter.com/BishopWeston
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Talks Nutrition
Saturday
Sponsored by Fry’s Vegetarian
On the Ground Floor, with some superb
experts on hand with the latest info on
plant based diets
to-apply principles. You’ll be amazed, entertained and inspired
by Skip’s personal story - who went from being in traction for 6
months motionless, being told by the world’s best medical experts
that he would never walk again, to going back to gymnastics and
winning the British Championships.
Saturday
Stephen Walsh Good health without
animal products
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
Julie Silver - Nutrition for the Now
Scott Jurek – Eating on the Run
Skip - The Naked Health Detective The Secrets of Vitality Laid bare
Stephen Walsh - Good Health
Without Animal Products
Juliet Gellatley (Viva!) - Why you
Don’t Need Dairy
Kyle Vialli - Nutrition Set Free
Julie Silver Nutrition for the
now
Julie will empower you to find
out what is right for you now and
how this becomes effortless when
your soul is ready for change. She
will be giving you natural health
and nutrition tips to increase your
energy, reduce stress, improve
your mood and have a healthier, better quality life in a gentle and
non-judgemental way. You will leave the session inspired by the
Food Fairy to take your next step towards revitalising your life.
Scott Jurek – Eating
on the run
Typical vegetarian and vegan diets
offer important advantages for
health, particularly less saturated
fat and cholesterol and a lower
risk of obesity. However, the right
choices on a plant-based diet are
critical to getting the maximum
benefit. This talk provides clear
guidelines for achieving this.
Julie Silver
Stephen Walsh
Julie is a qualified nutritional therapist,
and has diplomas in nutrition, stress
management and holistic therapies, with
extensive professional experience in
specialised areas of health and well being..
Julie runs healthy eating workshops, does
1-2-1 nutrition coaching & natural health
consultations, healthy cooking coaching,
corporate wellness programmes, with a wide range of corporate
clients such as IKEA, Colgate Palmolive, Manchester Airport,
Guardian Media, Osram Ltd, PZ Cussons, as well as individuals and
small groups.
www.juliesilver.co.uk
Stephen Walsh is a Vegan Society Nutrition
and
Health
spokesperson,
Science
Coordinator for the International Veg Union,
and author of “Plant Based Nutrition and
Health”. This book reviewed thousands of
scientific studies on people and developed
realistic recommendations for good health
at all stages of life.
www.vegansociety.com
Scott Jurek
Juliet Gellatley Why you don’t need
dairy
This compelling talk asks: is it
natural to consume milk after
weaning? Indeed is it natural to
consume cow’s milk at all? Why
has dairy been linked to cancers?
How do growth hormones and
oestrogen in milk affect us? What
are the dangers of milk protein and
saturated fats? Do we - and especially our children - need calcium
from dairy?
A legendary ultra-marathoner, Scott Jurek’s
outstanding competitive resume includes
victories in nearly all of ultrarunning’s
elite trail and road events, including the
historic 153-mile Spartathlon, the Hardrock
100, the Badwater 135-mile Ultramarathon,
the Miwok 100K, and—his signature race—
the Western States 100 Mile Endurance
Run, which he won a record seven straight times. A passionate
advocate for vegetarianism, he follows a 100% plant-based diet,
which he credits for his superior endurance, recovery and overall
health.
http://scottjurek.com
Juliet Gellatley (VIVA!)
In 1994 Juliet founded VIVA! – a vibrant,
campaigning group that is now the biggest
vegetarian and vegan organisation in
Europe. She also set up VIVA! Health
(formerly the Vegetarian and Vegan
Foundation) to concentrate on health and
nutrition. Juliet has created numerous
campaigns and written several reports,
guides and books, including the Silent Ark, Born to be Wild and
the Livewire Guide to Going, Being & Staying Veggie. A qualified
nutritional therapist, Juliet runs Revive! Nutrition, and created The
Incredible Veggie Show and National Vegetarian Week.
www.viva.org.uk
Kyle Vialli
Skip - The Naked Health Detective
Kyle Vialli - Nutrition set free
You don’t need to be an elite athlete
to utilize sports nutrition concepts.
Scott takes the guesswork out of
what and how much to eat and
drink during exercise, including
useful formulas and specific
plant based nutrition for daily
exercise goals and maximizing
performance.
Skip - The Naked
Health Detective
- The secrets of
vitality laid bare
Learn how our biggest challenges
can become our biggest blessings.
You’ll learn the limitless power that
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Kyle will discuss a few of the fundamentals behind the science
and art of good eating, and in so doing, share a small preview of his
forthcoming book ‘What in the World am I Supposed to Eat?’. Kyle
will talk openly about the numerous myths and pitfalls that raw
and cooked foodists often inadvertently bump into as they make
the hike towards the peaks of greater vitality. He will also discuss
dietary dogmatism, sick-disciple syndrome, the dangers of food
and the decoding of your own body.
www.vegfest.co.uk
As a kid, Skip had allergies galore and lots of other ailments. After
winning the British Gymnastic Championships, Skip had an
accident in the gym, and was told by the world’s medical experts
that he would never walk again. Then he studied the power of the
mind, body and spirit, then went back to gymnastics and became
British Champion again. Using these principles and almost hidden
truths, he also reversed every single one of his health conditions.
www.nakedhealthdetective.co.uk
www.snhcorporate.co.uk
www.skipsnakedhealth.com
www.vegfest.co.uk
Kyle Vialli B.Y.S.A, B.A (First Class Hons.) is an internationally
acclaimed vitality coach whose specialty is a wide-spectrum
understanding of health and wellbeing. Kyle has written
numerous articles for wellness-minded magazines, has been
interviewed for Channel 4, Russia Today and Icelandic Television,
National and European radio and a variety of online radio stations.
He has helped thousands of people attain increased levels of
vitality and clarity during one-on-one consultations and seminars.
http://kylevialli.com
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Talks Nutrition
Sponsored by Fry’s Vegetarian
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
Skip The Naked Health Detective
- Free Health Check: You are How
You Live, not You are What you Eat!
Melissa Morgan - Vegan Baking:
How to replace animal products in
your cakes and bakes
Jill Swyers - Living Foods for
Health
Veronika Powell (VIVA!) - The
Safety of Soya
Juliet Hayward - Klamath Blue
Green Algae
Julie Montagu - Getting the Super
back into your Foods: A talk on
Superfoods
Skip - Free health
check: you are how
you live, not you are
what you eat!
Skip guides you through a
very powerful philosophy and
entertains you whilst expanding
your awareness around Health,
Energy and Vitality, with the end
result being a diagnosis of how
balanced your life is. You’ll receive the free health check, and
leave inspired to take back control of your mind and body. You’ll
be excited to be in your own skin and create a healthier, stronger
and more balanced body inside and out. A great addition to your
healthy veggie lifestyle!
Mellissa Morgan - Vegan Baking: how
to replace animal products in your
cakes and bakes
Struggling to veganise your
favourite cake recipes? Mellissa
Morgan (Ms. Cupcake) will take
you through the world of vegan
baking substitutions and you’ll
learn why you don’t need animal
products. She’ll also talk about how
to create yummy gluten-free treats,
how to replace refined sugars in
baking and how to avoid ‘hidden’
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animal products. Using excerpts from her new book ‘Ms. Cupcake:
The Naughtiest Vegan Cakes in Town’, she’ll highlight unique
tricks to help you get perfect vegan bakes.
Jill Swyers - Living
foods for health
Sunday
12:00
Sunday
life decreases in spite of material successes. Learn how to remake
yourselves now, by eating the best food ever - superfoods. Your
energy and attitude will change, and you will have vibrant health
by intelligently utilizing the power of superfoods.
Living/Raw Foods for improved health and wellbeing - adding to
one’s lifestyle one step at a time with guidance, and linking with a
balance of nutrition, to nourish both mind and body.
www.jillswyers.com
Skip The Naked Health Detective
Veronika Powell (VIVA!)
As a kid, Skip had allergies and ailments galore. After winning the
British Gymnastic Championships, Skip had an accident in the
gym, and was told by the world’s medical experts that he would
never walk again. Then he studied the power of the mind, body
and spirit, then went back to gymnastics and became British
Champion again. Using these principles and almost hidden truths,
he also reversed every single one of his health conditions.
www.nakedhealthdetective.co.uk
www.snhcorporate.co.uk
www.skipsnakedhealth.com
Veronika Powell MSc is a biologist and health campaigner who
has spent years uncovering the links between nutrition and good
health and is an expert on plant-based diets. Veronika has written
several reports and guides for VIVA! Health including The Big-D
Report; Defeating Diabetes through Diet and Break Free; How to
Build Healthy Bones and What Really Matters in the Prevention
of Osteoporosis. Veronika has given many public talks and is an
accomplished speaker.
www.viva.org.uk
With over 30 years’ experience
in the food industry, Jill Swyers
is a qualified Hippocrates Health
Educator. She has been studying
Nutrition since 1994 and teaching
the Hippocrates Lifestyle for more
than 15 years.
Jill devotes her time to counselling,
teaching and lecturing, underlining
how to approach Living/Raw Foods for improved health and
wellbeing - adding to one’s lifestyle one step at a time with
guidance, and linking with a balance of nutrition, to nourish both
mind and body.
Veronika Powell
(VIVA!) - The safety
of soya
The Safety of Soya: Debunking
the bunkum - and there’s lots of
it! Is soya a superfood or health
risk? Find out the latest, accurate
information.
Juliet Hayward Klamath blue green
algae
Melissa Morgan (Ms
Cupcake)
Klamath Blue Green Algae (KBGA)
is a nutritionally dense food with
a broad range of vitamins and
minerals and a similar amino
acid profile to human colostrum.
It contains antioxidants found
only in blue green algae, and it is a
rich source of phenylethylamine
(PEA), which we synthesize large
amounts of when falling in love. PEA is also mood enhancing, so
KBGA is ideal if you want to feel good all week long.
Julie Montagu Getting the super
back into your
foods: a talk on
superfoods
Melissa began baking from home when
she couldn’t find indulgent bakery goods
for vegans in London. She launched Ms
Cupcake from her home kitchen in the
spring of 2010 and began selling vegan
cakes at markets around London. The rise
from ‘small home business’ to where they
are today has been meteoric! They opened the doors to their
shop (London’s first entirely vegan retail bakery) in April 2011 and
Melissa was named the Baking Industry Awards Rising Star of 2011
in September.
www.mscupcake.co.uk
Jill Swyers
With over 30 years’ experience in the
food industry, Jill Swyers is a qualified
Hippocrates Health Educator. She has been
studying Nutrition since 1994 and teaching
the Hippocrates Lifestyle for more than 15
years.
Jill devotes her time to counselling, teaching
and lecturing, underlining how to approach
Too many of us live in poor health,
lethargy, and moderate obesity. Life
continues, yet slowly we lose our
full capabilities, and our quality of
www.vegfest.co.uk
www.vegfest.co.uk
Juliet Hayward
Juliet Hayward originally worked at the
Nutri Centre as a nutritionist, where she
set up a helpline. She now works in private
practice, supporting cancer patients and
people suffering from other challenging
illnesses. She currently does consultancy
work and lecturing for The Really Healthy
Company and is part of the Academy of
Nutritional Medicine.
Julie Montagu
Julie Montagu is a
Certified Holistic Health
Coach, having studied
at The Institute for
Integrative
Nutrition
in NYC. She also holds
a Bachelors of Science
and a certificate in Plant
Based Nutrition from
Cornell University.
www.juliemontagu.com
FB Page: Julie Montagu
Twitter: @juliemontagu
Plant-based Recipe Blog: www.theflexifoodie.wordpress.com
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Talks Lifestyle
Sponsored by Bute Island Foods
On the Ground Floor, with some superb
experts on hand with the latest info on
plant based diets
Saturday
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
Janey Lee Grace - Is Living in the
21st century Making you Sick?
Juliet Gellatley (VIVA!) Menopause Madness
John Robb - Vegan power! How to
not Eat Meat and not Wear Sandals
Neil Robinson - Plant-Exclusive
Fitness For The Over 50’s
Patrik Baboumian - Vegan Power
from a Strongman’s Perspective
Pete Ryan (Vegan Bodybuilders) Embracing a Vegan Lifestyle
Janey Lee Grace - Is
Living in the 21st
century Making you
Sick?
Janey
will
share
her
recommendations on how to
avoid the hidden dangers of
harmful chemicals in modern day
life, and stay healthy, she will also
ask is your skincare harming you,
and ‘are your household cleaning products and electromagnetic
pollution affecting your wellbeing?’
Juliet Gellatley
(VIVA!) - Menopause
Madness
Don’t be a hostage to your
hormones. Up to 70% of British
women experience menopausal
symptoms, with many feeling
unable to tell their partners. Juliet
Gellatley, founder & director of
VIVA! and nutritional therapist, says, don’t suffer in silence. She
explores what eases menopausal symptoms safely and asks, does
a vegan diet help? Do ‘natural’ supplements’ work? What does the
science say? And HRT - is the hype on its lack of safety fair?
John Robb - Vegan power! How to not
Eat Meat and not Wear Sandals
John Robb is the award-winning indie music mainstay, frontman
of punk rock band Goldblade, music author of best-selling books,
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including the Stone Roses And The
Resurrection Of British Pop and
and Punk Rock- An oral History.
Journalist, TV presenter, regular TV
and radio pundit as well the boss of
one of the UK’s top 5 music culture
website louderthanwar.com, He
was the first person to interview
Nirvana and the Stone Roses, and
invented the term Britpop.
Neil Robinson Plant-Exclusive
Fitness For The Over
50’s
Neil Robinson, the first vegan
professional
footballer,
along
with his brother John (BA Hons
Sports Studies and BA Hons Food,
Nutrition & Health) will be talking
about a vegan lifestyle which
can be augmented by an aerobic
fitness & high-rep weight training
conditioning programme for the benefit of everyone - but with an
emphasis on the over 50’s.
Patrik Baboumian
- Vegan Power from
a Strongman’s
Perspective
I am going to give an insight into my
own diet and show the advantages
of a completely vegan lifestyle
from the perspective of an athlete.
An athlete’s perspective on diet can
be useful for the everyday normal
guy too, because we all want our diet to give us the nutritional
foundation for a healthy and enjoyable life in which we can
perform at our best - whether in sports or at our jobs.
Pete Ryan (Vegan
Bodybuilders) Embracing a Vegan
Lifestyle
Let’s escape the bonds of
unhealthy living & consider the
many benefits of living a fitter
life. You may be looking at losing
weight, improving your strength
or even recovering your health.
Explore the many benefits of a better diet & including exercise into
your lifestyle. We’ll look at everything, from better food choices
to building bigger biceps. Let’s leave the prison of poor diet & low
fitness behind, and embrace the health & fitness you desire!
www.vegfest.co.uk
Janey Lee Grace
Neil Robinson
Janey is presenter on the UK’s most
listened to radio station BBC Radio
2 co-hosting Steve Wright in the
Afternoon, and author of 5 books
on Natural Living including the No.
1 Amazon bestseller and awardwinning Imperfectly Natural Woman.
Janey
is
the
founder
of
www.imperfectlynatural.com - a
consumers’ website recommending
the best in Natural Health alternatives,
which received half a million hits in
its first month. She currently writes
for several mainstream magazines on health issues, and has been
voted No 1 personality in the 2013 Natural Beauty Yearbook.
www.imperfectlynatural.com
Ex-Everton player Neil Robinson was
the world’s first known vegan to play
professional football in the top flight, back
in the 80’s. Neil was a vegetarian/vegan
throughout his entire professional playing
career and is still passionate about veganism
today. On retirement from football, Neil
had several jobs, including owning his
own fitness centre and working as a personal fitness trainer. He
currently works for The Frank Food Company, which recently
launched a cereal snack and energy bar to Neil’s own specific
formulation.
Juliet Gellatley (VIVA!)
In 1994 Juliet founded VIVA! – a vibrant,
campaigning group that is now the biggest
vegetarian and vegan organisation in
Europe. She also set up VIVA! Health
(formerly the Vegetarian and Vegan
Foundation) to concentrate on health and
nutrition. Juliet has created numerous
campaigns and written several reports, guides and books,
including the Silent Ark, Born to be Wild and the Livewire Guide
to Going, Being & Staying Veggie. A qualified nutritional therapist,
Juliet runs Revive! Nutrition, and created The Incredible Veggie
Show and National Vegetarian Week.
www.viva.org.uk
Patrik Baboumian
Strongman
and
bodybuilder
Patrik
Baboumian has been voted Vegan
Athlete of the Year 2012 by visitors to
www.GreatVeganAthletes.com
Patrik has had a great year, 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.
www.patrikbaboumian.de
Pete Ryan (Vegan Bodybuilders)
John Robb
John Robb is the award
winning indie music
mainstay,
frontman
of punk rock band
Goldblade,
music
author of best selling
books including the
Stone Roses And The
Resurrection Of British
Pop and and Punk
Rock- An oral History.
Journalist,
TV
presenter, regular TV
and radio pundit as well
the boss of one of the
UK’s top 5 music culture
website louderthanwar.
com, He was the first
person to interview
Nirvana and the Stone
Roses and invented the
term Britpop.
www.twitter.com/johnrobb77
www.vegfest.co.uk
Pete is a clinical nutritionist, massage therapist & personal trainer.
He has been vegan for nearly 30 years and involved in the fitness
industry for over a decade. He has been a writer for Health & fitness
magazine, Vegan Health & Fitness, Vegan Society magazine, Off
the Hoof & many others.
He also runs the website www.veganbodybuilding.org - devoted
to helping people achieve their health & fitness goals. Pete also
enjoys powerlifting, & has recently begun exploring Olympic
Weightlifting.
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Talks Lifestyle
Sponsored by Bute Island Foods
Sunday
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
Brenda Carey - Meeting Your Most
Difficult Health & Fitness Goals
Alex Bourke - Vegetarian Guides Eating out in London and Beyond
Fiona Oakes - Taking veganism to
the extreme
Macka B - Macka B’s Vegan
Journey
Wendy Turner - Webster - Filming
with Animals (and not eating them
either!)
Scott Jurek – Food as Fuel
Brenda Carey Meeting Your Most
Difficult Health &
Fitness Goals
Want to avoid or reverse cancer?
Heart disease? Achieve the next
level as an endurance athlete? Put
more muscle on your body? Raise
a healthy child? Age gracefully?
Believe it or not, I’ve got the
answers to all these questions. With the help of top vegan doctors,
some intense research into all of the latest science and lots of
input from the best vegan athletes, nutritionists and trainers, we at
Vegan Health & Fitness Magazine provide readers with this sort of
information in each issue.
Alex Bourke Vegetarian Guides:
Eating out in
London and Beyond
London is the best place in Europe
to be a vegan/vegetarian, with over
220 vegetarian restaurants, cafes,
take-aways and market stalls. Alex
Bourke, author of the brand-new
7th edition of Vegetarian London,
presents a slideshow of his favourite places to eat out, including
dozens of 100% vegan ones. Also tips on ethnic eating, wholefood
shopping, pop-up vegan restaurants, where to meet new veggie/
vegan friends, dating. Plus ideas from Alex’s other guidebooks for
trips out of London including
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Fiona Oakes Taking veganism to
the extreme
Brenda Carey (Vegan
Health & Fitness
Magazine)
Lifelong vegan, elite Marathon
runner, Marathon des Sables
finisher and North Pole Marathon
Champion, Fiona Oakes takes
veganism to the extreme whilst
combining her training with caring
for the 400 previously neglected
and abused animals at her Sanctuary in Essex.
Fiona will speak about her adventures in the Desert, the North
Pole, her Marathon experiences and victories, and her passionate
belief in her vegan lifestyle. She will also discuss how she juggles
her rigorous training schedule with the daily task of providing for
the animals.
Brenda Carey is the Editor in Chief of Vegan
Health & Fitness Magazine. As a lifelong
athlete and 22-year vegan, she founded this
magazine to provide accurate information
on vegan health and nutrition on a regular
basis, in an easily accessible place.
A little over a year prior to starting VH&F Magazine, she began
a daily blog called Female Vegan Bodybuilder in which she
chronicled her journey to gain muscle on a vegan diet.
www.veganhealthandfitnessmag.com
www.femaleveganbodybuilder.com
Macka B - Macka B’s
Vegan Journey
Macka.B will recall his journey
from Meat-eater to Pescatarian
to Vegetarian to Vegan. He has
seen many contrasting views on
the Vegan lifestyle - from Jamaica
where Vegan/Ital is accepted, to
Serbia where they thought he must
be unwell.
Macka.B will be sharing his reasons for adopting the Vegan
lifestyle - the physical, the spiritual and the ethical.
Wendy Turner - Webster - Filming with
Animals (and not eating them either!)
Wendy will share her stories from Absolutely Animals and Pet
Rescue, and the life-changing moment when she realised that
eating animals was wrong.
Scott Jurek –
Food as Fuel
Learn how Scott Jurek
fuels his body to train
for the world’s toughest
ultramarathons.
He will discuss his
approach to daily
nutrition,
providing
tips and practical
information to get the
most out of your fuel
for long term health
and performance.
www.vegfest.co.uk
Wendy Turner – Webster
Alex Bourke (Vegetarian
Guides)
Alex Bourke is the founder and director
of Vegetarian Guides Ltd, the world’s only
publisher and distributor of a whole series
of vegan guidebooks, which cover London,
Britain and Europe. Alex speaks several
languages and has travelled vegan on five
continents. He and the Vegetarian Guides team can answer all
your travel questions and sign books, so why not stop by and plan
your next holiday.
www.vegetarianguides.co.uk
Fiona Oakes
Fiona Oakes is a lifelong vegan, marathon
runner, firefighter and animal welfare/rights
campaigner and carer. In recognition of her
work for animals and veganism, Fiona was
recently invited to become an Honorary
Patron of the Vegan Society. In 2012 she
became the first vegan woman to complete
the toughest foot race on the planet - the
Marathon des Sables. She has also won the Polar Ice Cap Marathon
this April.
www.towerhillstables.com
Wendy Turner Webster 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. This show was a
fore-runner to Pet Rescue which Wendy hosted for 7 years. Wendy
is also a patron of The Vegan Society, The Vegetarian Society, The
Humane Research Trust, VIVA!, and many other animal-friendly
organisations.
Www.twitter.com/turnerwebster
Macka B
Scott Jurek
Macka.B is one of Britain’s most influential
dancehall toasters, pushing the music
back toward a Rastafarian political
consciousness. Macka.B will recall his
journey from Meat Eater to Pescatarian
to Vegetarian to Vegan. A journey which
through his music has taken him to many
places around the world. Over the years he
has seen a greater overstanding of the Vegan lifestyle in SOME
countries and more availability of Vegan food, but still finds many
places need educating, which is the reason he wrote his hit song
‘Wha’ Me Eat’.
www.mackab.com
A legendary ultra-marathoner, Scott Jurek’s
outstanding competitive resume includes
victories in nearly all of ultrarunning’s elite
trail and road events, including the historic
153-mile Spartathlon, the Hardrock 100,
the Badwater 135-mile Ultramarathon, the
Miwok 100K, and—his signature race—the
Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run,
which he won a record seven straight times. A passionate advocate
for vegetarianism, he follows a 100% plant-based diet, which he
credits for his superior endurance, recovery and overall health.
http://scottjurek.com
www.vegfest.co.uk
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Talks Campaigns
Sponsored by Vbites
On the First Floor, with some superb
experts giving the latest info on some of
our leading campaigns
Saturday
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
League Against Cruel Sports –
Other Victims of Wildlife Crime
Andrew Tyler (Animal Aid) - ‘High
Welfare’ Animal Farming
Nick Cooney - Changing Minds,
Changing Diets: What Psychology
Can Teach Us About Inspiring
Others
Kim Stallwood - Animal Witness
Vanessa Hudson – Help Make
History: The Animal Welfare
Party’s 2014 EU Election Campaign
Victoria Martindale - The Monkey
in your Shopping Trolley
League Against
Cruel Sports – Other
Victims of Wildlife
Crime
When people think of hunting, they
usually think about the traditional
images of foxes and of men in red
coats chasing wildlife across the
countryside on horseback with a
pack of dogs. What people don’t
realise is that there are a number of other victims of hunting as
well as the hunted animal. In this talk, we’ll look into undesirable
and antisocial consequences of hunting on individuals, families,
businesses and communities and their livestock and domestic
animals.
Andrew Tyler
(Animal Aid) - ‘High
Welfare’ Animal
Farming
Is the campaign to encourage the
public to buy ‘high welfare’ animal
products, such as those labelled
Freedom Food, organic and free
range, a positive development that
brings solid, measurable benefits
to farmed animals? Or does this movement sanitise and legitimise
unacceptable farming practices?
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Nick Cooney - Changing Minds & Diets:
What Psychology Can Teach Us About
Inspiring Others
Scientific research has generated a wealth of information on
how people can be persuaded to alter their behaviours, yet this
body of knowledge has been largely ignored by those working to
improve society. Nick Cooney, author of “Change of Heart: What
Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change”, brings
this information to light so that non-profits, community organisers
and others can make science-driven decisions in their advocacy
work.
Kim Stallwood - Animal Witness
What does it mean to care deeply about animals? Do you think
you could be a more effective animal campaigner? Is positive,
practical action for animals important to you? Do you want to
understand cruelty-free, vegan living as more than just a material
lifestyle choice? Join me to investigate why animals and their wellbeing are important to us. We will take a fresh look at living vegan,
and explore effective ways to campaign for animals.
Vanessa Hudson – Help Make History:
The Animal Welfare Party’s 2014 EU
Election Campaign
The Animal Welfare Party
(formerly Animals Count) is a UK
political party striving to create a
better world for people, animals
and the environment. We’re
standing in the constituency
of London in the May 2014 EU Elections. Our aim - to return a
dedicated representative for animals to the EU Parliament. To win
a seat we need around 1 in 4 of London vegetarians and vegans to
vote for us. Find out more about our campaign and how you can
get involved in making history by coming to our talk.
Victoria Martindale - The Monkey in
your Shopping Trolley
Hidden from our weekly shopping
trolleys is a connection between
us, our groceries, rainforests and
orang-utans - palm oil. This heinous
invisible ingredient is guilty of
some of the worst ecological
atrocities this planet has ever
known. Please stop by and find out
why, and how you can counter its
ecocide.
www.vegfest.co.uk
League Against Cruel
Sports
Vanessa Hudson
The League Against Cruel Sports is a charity
that brings together people who want to
stop cruelty to animals in the name of sport.
Established in 1924, they successfully use
lawful investigations, campaigning and
lobbying to make a difference in the UK
and abroad. If you feel that animals should not be used as targets
or objects to be chased for someone’s entertainment, you are a
supporter already.
www.league.org.uk
Andrew Tyler (Animal
Aid)
Since 1995, Andrew Tyler has been the
director of Animal Aid, the UK’s largest
animal rights organisation and one of the
first in the world. Animal Aid campaigns
peacefully against all forms of animal abuse,
and promotes a cruelty-free lifestyle. Its
undercover investigations and other evidence are often used
prominently by the media. Animal Aid offers a large range of
ethical mail order goods and provides teaching resources free of
charge to hundreds of schools across the country.
www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/CAMPAIGNS/vegetarianism/ALL
Nick Cooney
Nick Cooney is a US-based animal advocate,
who has been working for more than 8
years, in the animal rights movement.
He is currently is the Compassionate
Communities Campaign manager at Farm
Sanctuary. Nick is also the founder of The
Humane League, a farm animal advocacy
non-profit with offices in Philadelphia, New York, Boston and
Maryland. His work for animals has been featured in Time
magazine, the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio and other
media outlets.
The Compassionate Committees website
www.ccc.farmsanctuary.org
Farm Sanctuary website www.farmsanctuary.org
The Humane League website www.thehumaneleague.com
Vanessa Hudson is the leader of the UK’s Animal Welfare Party
(formerly Animals Count). Established in 2006, the party is
standing in the constituency of London in the May 2014 EU
Parliament Elections. For the first time ever, animal parties from
five European countries (Holland, Germany, Spain, Portugal
and the UK) are contesting the elections, to send dedicated
representatives for animals back to the EU Parliament. This has
never happened before and, if successful, would be monumental
in the history of animal rights.
www.animalscount.org
www.facebook.com/pages/Animals-Count
Twitter @animalscount
Kim Stallwood
Victoria Martindale
Kim Stallwood is an independent scholar
and author on animal rights. He has more
than 35 years of personal commitment
and professional experience in leadership
positions with some of the world’s foremost
animal advocacy organisations in the UK
and US. These include Compassion In World
Farming, British Union for the Abolition of
Vivisection, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and The
Animals’ Agenda magazine.
www.kimstallwood.com
With an MSc in Primate Conservation,
Victoria campaigns against all forms
of animal abuse and exploitation and
promotes cruelty-free living. Victoria
advises People for the Ethical Treatment
of Animals (PETA) on issues of scientific
policy on animal experimentation. She has
made appearances on BBC’s ‘The Big Questions,’ and is frequently
invited to debate these topics on live radio. She writes a regular
column on topical animal rights and environmental issues for the
Derby Telegraph.
www.vegfest.co.uk
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Talks Campaigns
Sponsored by Vbites
Sunday
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
Jeanette Rowley (IVRA) Challenging Speciesism through
Human Rights: Law & Veganism
Justin Kerswell (Viva!) - Wild
Thing!
London Animal Rights - Animal
Rights Campaigning in London
Kerry McCarthy MP Parliamentary Report from a
Vegan MP
Mane Chance Sanctuary - Our
Dreams
Animals Asia Foundation - Moon
bears: Journey to Freedom
Jeanette Rowley (IVRA) - Challenging
speciesism through human rights: law
and veganism
Sunday
Justin Kerswell
(VIVA!) - Wild thing!
Animals Asia Foundation - Moon
bears: Journey to Freedom
This talk is about how the fate
of farmed and wild animals are
intertwined, and why our diet
is essential to saving the world’s
threatened wildlife. Going vegan
saves both farmed and wild animals.
London Animal Rights is a network which helps to co-ordinate
and organise the various groups, campaigns and individuals in
and around London who campaign on behalf of animals. Please
visit their website below to find out what’s going on, and how you
can get involved in the various campaigns around London.
www.londonanimalrights.org.uk
London Animal Rights - Animal Rights
Campaigning in London
As well as being the nation’s capital city, London is also one of the
biggest, most famous and most cosmopolitan cities in the world.
So unsurprisingly there is always a wide range of campaigning
activities and events taking place. So whether you live in or near
London, or you’re just visiting London for a short stay, come to this
talk to find out how to get active for the animals and meet other
like-minded campaigners.
Kerry McCarthy
MP - Parliamentary
Report from a Vegan
MP
As one of Parliament’s 3 vegan Mps,
Kerry will give an update on the
political issues that directly affect
or will be of particular interest to
veggies and vegans - the badger
cull, the horsemeat scandal, the
worrying trend towards more industrialised, intensified farming,
the next steps for an animal testing ban, and how to change public
and political opinion on the virtues of a plant-based diet and a
more humane approach towards animals.
Mane Chance Sanctuary - Our Dreams
London Animal Rights
Kerry McCarthy MP
Animals Asia is a global animal welfare charity devoted to ending
the barbaric practice of bear bile farming and improving the
welfare of animals in China and Vietnam. It promotes compassion
and respect for all animals and works to bring about long-term
change. It has three major programmes: End Bear Bile Farming,
Cat and Dog Welfare, and Zoos and Safari Parks.
Fiona Osler will be showing a film on the bear bile campaign and
will explain how Animals Asia’s PR and education campaigns are
now beginning to bring about real changes in attitudes to animal
welfare in China and Vietnam.
Jeanette Rowley (IVRA)
Jeanette is the founder of the International
Vegan Rights Alliance. She has spoken at
various international conferences, including
the International Equality, Diversity and
Inclusion conference held in Toulouse, the
International Animal Rights conference held
in Luxembourg, and at the recent Veggie
Pride held in Geneva, where along with
Swiss and Indian vegan activists she presented the United Nations
with a petition for animal and vegan rights.
www.theivra.com
Kerry has been the Labour MP for Bristol
East since 2005 and is Shadow Minister for
Foreign Affairs. A vegetarian for 30 years
and vegan for 20, Kerry was the first vegan
MP in the House of Commons (there are now
3). She is a patron of the Vegan Society. Kerry
also campaigns on animal welfare issues,
including in her capacity as Vice-President
of the League Against Cruel Sports.
www.kerrymccarthymp.org
Mane Chance Sanctuary
Mane Chance Sanctuary, in Surrey, was
set up by actress Jenny Seagrove (Judge
John Deed) in September 2011, and
provides sanctuary to 25 horses of all ages
and sizes. Their modus operandi of care is
unique in the horse welfare world - they
have their fields set up on a track system. This enriches the horses’
lives by giving them variety and also forces them to exercise, as
they’re fed along the tracks thus encouraging them to forage.
http://manechancesanctuary.org
www.facebook.com/ManeChanceSanctuary
www.twitter.com/ManeChance
Animals Asia Foundation
Justin Kerswell (VIVA!)
This session will explain why vegan activism needs to be given
a focus, and why vegans should use human rights legislation to
contribute to the dismantling of speciesist society. It will explain
how, by using our human rights, animals benefit by association.
It will illustrate what our human rights are under various human
rights and equality provisions, and explain how vegans can raise
the profile of veganism as a legitimate belief in law in their daily
lives. The session will offer some tips for vegan activism at various
levels.
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Mane Chance Sanctuary is home to 25 horses rescued from
abuse and neglect. We believe we set the standard in natural
equine care - our horses are barefoot, live in tracks (as per the
Paradise Pastures system), the tracks are planted with herbs to
encourage self-selection and we treat our herd with Reiki and
other complementary therapies in combination with traditional
vet care. We will explain more about our horsemanship and our
work with the local community in our talk.
www.vegfest.co.uk
Justin Kerswell is VIVA!’s deputy director
and works on campaigns from exposing the
conditions of factory farmed pigs and ducks
to ending the sale of foie-gras and ‘exotic’
meats. He has appeared on numerous TV
programmes and had hundreds of letters
and articles published in the national and
regional press. Justin has researched and
led successful campaigns to end the massacre of many wildlife
species, including kangaroos, reindeer, geese, ducks and badgers.
www.viva.org.uk
www.vegfest.co.uk
Animals Asia is devoted to ending the barbaric practice of bear
bile farming and improving the welfare of animals in China and
Vietnam. It promotes compassion and respect for all animals
and works to bring about long-term change. It focusses on three
programmes: End Bear Bile Farming, Cat and Dog Welfare, and
Action Against Cruelty for performing animals.
www.animalsasia.org
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Living Raw
Sponsored by BonPom
On the First Floor, with some superb
experts on hand with the latest creations
to light up your plant based diets, this time
with a 100% raw tip
Saturday
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
Stephanie Jeffs - Explore Raw Juicing & Raw for Weight Loss
Rebecca Kane - The Raw Food
Shine
Saskia Fraser - Warm and
Comforting Raw Food for Winter
Chad Sarno - All About the Sauce:
Sauces, Dressings and Marinates
Pat Reeves - How to Survive
Against the Odds
Gina Shaw - Can radical dietary
changes change our level of
health?
Stephanie Jeffs
- Explore Raw Juicing & raw for
weight loss
Exploring a raw foods diet for the
first time can be confusing while
also trying to balance nutritional
and weight loss targets. Raw Foodie
Stephanie Jeffs will unravel this for
you, and demonstrate some of her
favourite raw food dishes for weight loss. Guaranteed to get you
ready for a raw detox, Stephanie’s sessions are always fun and
energetic. She will also share her tips on how she lost 9 stones and
cured herself of chronic diseases.
Rebecca Kane - The raw food shine
Rebecca is the founder of the
Shining Academy, a company
committed to working with people
so they can connect to their true
nature and take their lives to the
next level. She does this through
her fun teaching style, skills as a
kinesiologist and love of raw food.
Rebecca will give a demo of her
quick, easy and very tasty raw
Chocolate and Coconut Bliss Balls
and raw Pasta and Pesto.
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Saturday
Saskia Fraser
- Warm and
comforting raw food
for winter
Stephanie Jeffs
After a life-changing accident, Saskia
decided to leave the world of fashion to focus
on healing the body, mind and spirit through
raw foods. The far-reaching effects of her
own healing journey led her to empower
other busy working women to feel and look
their very best at home and at work. Through
her role as an expert raw food mentor and
life coach, she has helped hundreds of them experience greater
energy, mental clarity and shining self-confidence.
www.rawfreedom.co.uk
Many people struggle with the idea
of eating Raw Food in winter, yet
wish they could be healthy and
full of positive energy during those
cold months. Saskia shows you
how this is deliciously possible,
inspiring you to be brilliantly well through the coming months.
Saskia will also dispel myths about ‘cold’ raw food by sharing 6
easy ways to heat raw food without destroying its goodness.
Chad Sarno
Chad Sarno - All
about the sauce:
sauces, dressings
and marinates
A continuation of the cookery
demo earlier in the day, the focus
is showcasing plants as the centre
of the plate. The easiest and
most successful way to do so is
highlighting the key components
in any dish - sauces, dressings and marinates. In this demo we will
break this key category down to base components and building
flavours. Going beyond just salads, this demo will showcase some
key building blocks in creating well-balanced flavour-packed
sauces that will put your next raw meal over the top.
Stephanie Jeffs is a master coach, author, entrepreneur, raw
food expert and self-confessed juice junkie. Once an unhealthy
vegetarian, she has since lost 9 stones and cured herself of chronic
diseases through eating a high-raw high-plant based diet - her
focus is on raw foods for weight loss. As the founder of Explore
Raw, Stephanie supports clients who seek optimum wellness
through the pursuit of a high plant-based, high-raw diet.
www.exploreraw.com
Rebecca Kane
Pat Reeves - How to
survive against the
odds
For anyone facing a traumatic
health challenge, life can become
extremely tough and fraught with
hitherto unconsidered problems.
It does take great strength of character and a wicked resolve to
overcome whatever is thrown at one. It is, however, absolutely
possible to improve emotional, spiritual and physical fitness to
stay on top of any challenge. The most empowering nutritional
practice I have found is consuming a high amount of nutrients
which are both alive and vitalising - hence conferring energy,
oxygen and vibrancy, enabling one to become more intuitive and
knowledgeable in accessing our inner healing system.
Gina Shaw - Can radical dietary
changes change our level of health?
Gina will look at the causes and evolution of disease, discuss
how dietary and lifestyle changes can help overcome acute and
chronic disease, and address fasting, juice diets and detox plans,
plus their role in speeding the healing process.
www.vegfest.co.uk
Saskia Fraser
Chef, culinary educator and plant pusher,
Chad has brought his unique culinary
style to the Whole Foods Market’s global
healthy eating program , and public
education at some of the world’s premier
wellness retreats, following the launch of
an international boutique restaurant chain
from Istanbul to London. Chad has been
contributing chef to numerous recipe books and featured in many
national publications, dozens of morning shows, food-focused
programs on television and radio internationally over the years.
www.chadsarno.com
Pat Reeves
As a West Midlands based practitioner of
Nutritional and Functional Medicine, Pat
takes patients from the UK, Europe and
beyond, assisting with all manners of health
problems, with 25 years’ experience in
returning thousands of patients to optimal
health,. Turning 68 this autumn, she is
living an amazing life for far longer than
anyone expected, given her own well-documented genetic cancer
challenge. A renowned powerlifter, Pat also holds the current
World Dead-lift and Bench-Press record in her age and bodyweight
category.
www.foodalive.org
Gina Shaw
Rebecca is the founder of the Shining Academy, a company
committed to working with people so they can connect to their
true nature and take their lives to the next level. She does this
through her fun teaching style, skills as a kinesiologist and love of
raw food. Rebecca’s recently released second book, Shine Inside
and Out, is packed with amazing but simple recipes that can all be
made from ingredients found in your local supermarket.
www.shineonraw.com
www.vegfest.co.uk
Gina is an author, health lecturer and Health
and Nutrition Consultant of international
acclaim. She has been teaching others how
to regain their health through a healthy
lifestyle for over 14 years, and helped people
overcome critical and life-threatening
conditions. She supervises detox and
fasting programs in groups and via distance
supervision. She also practices iridology and emotional healing.
She is a teacher of Natural Hygiene/Life Science and also offers
a course in Life Science for those wishing to practice/self-learn
Natural Hygiene.
www.VibrancyUK.com
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Living raw
Sponsored by BonPom
Sunday
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
Chad Sarno - Healthy Entertaining:
A Bite-sized World
Karen Knowler - Raw Food Made
Simple Recipes
Juliet Hayward - Zeolite - An
Ancient Form of Cleansing
Deborah Durrant (Deliciously
Raw) - Entertaining
Tim Barford with Neil Robinson Smoothie demos
Karen Ranzi - Super Healthy
Children
Chad Sarno
- Healthy
entertaining: a bitesized world
What’s a better way to kick off
that next dinner party with your
friends than to showcase a bitsized menu. In this demo we will
take a trip into the raw world of
amuse bouche, passed apps and
first courses. From shooters, skewers, and canapés we will create
some delicious and simple yet sexy recipes to appeal to all your
guests.
Karen Knowler
- Raw food made
simple recipes
Going raw is one of the best things
you can do for your health, energy,
ethics and overall culinary delight.
If you’ve felt curious about how to
eat more raw food, in a way that is
easy, simple, delicious and doable,
then “Raw Food Made Simple” is
for you! Join raw food expert Karen
Knowler, as she demonstrates
some of her favourite quick
and easy raw food recipes that
she promises will taste even
better than your cooked veggie
favourites.
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Sunday
Juliet Hayward –
Zeolite - An ancient
form of cleansing
Karen Ranzi - Super
healthy children
Heavy metals proliferate in
our environment, in the air we
breathe and the food and drink
we consume. So how are we to rid
ourselves of these toxins? There
is a mineral called zeolite which
attracts heavy metals into its
crystalline cages and excrete them from the body. I would like to
discuss some of the everyday applications of zeolites for urbanites
living in busy polluted cities and country dwellers living near
farmland that is subjected to pesticides.
Deborah Durrant
(Deliciously Raw) Entertaining
Join Deborah Durrant from
Deliciously Raw and learn to make
amazingly elegant and decadent
raw food for entertaining. 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.
Deborah will show you how to make an appetiser, main meal and
elegant dessert to wow your friends and family in a little under an
hour.
Tim Barford with
Neil Robinson Smoothie demos
Join show director and
Yaoh manager Tim Barford
with his special guest Neil
Robinson, who used to
play top-flight professional
football with the likes of
Everton and Swansea City in
the 70’s and 80’s, on a veggie
and later vegan diet. Neil
and Tim demonstrate some
of their favourite smoothie
recipes, in a lighthearted,
inspirational style perfect
for people of all levels of
nutritional knowledge and
experience, especially those
seeking extra energy and
health with a plant-based
diet.
Karen will guide you on the path to creating
happy, healthy, disease-free children. Rather
than medicate your child’s asthma, ear
infections and chronic allergies, Karen’s
holistic approach simply eliminates the
causes of health and weight problems
through a healthy fresh food lifestyle. She will share the value of
understanding the biological and emotional needs of children,
and obtaining the best possible nourishment for your family.
Karen shares delicious kid-tested recipes, and reveals terrific tips
for children on how to improve their diet.
Chad Sarno
Chef, culinary educator and plant pusher,
Chad has brought his unique culinary
style to the Whole Foods Market’s global
healthy eating program , and public
education at some of the world’s premier
wellness retreats, following the launch of
an international boutique restaurant chain
from Istanbul to London. Chad has been
contributing chef to numerous recipe books and featured in many
national publications, dozens of morning shows, food-focused
programs on television and radio internationally over the years.
www.chadsarno.com
Deborah Durrant
Deborah Durrant runs Deliciously Raw,
based in Gloucestershire. She runs raw chef
and raw desserts training intensives, one
to one sessions, raw pop up dining events
and a monthly delivery service by post. She
trained with Matthew Kenney in California
and is a Qualified Chef in Advanced Raw and
Living Cuisine.
“Deb is the Nigella Lawson of the raw food world” - Emma Berry,
Beautiful Bakes.
www.deliciouslyraw.co.uk
Tim Barford with Neil
Robinson
Show director, Yaoh manager and lifelong
Everton supporter Tim Barford extends
a big welcome to ex-Everton player Neil
Robinson, the first ever top-flight footballer
to adopt a vegan diet, back in 1980. Having
gone veggie aged 13, Neil played and trained
on a vegan diet for a number of years, and demonstrated that this
diet could actually be an aid to performing at top level - he was
always one of the fittest at all his clubs.
www.yaoh.co.uk
Karen Ranzi
Karen Knowler
Karen Knowler is The Raw Food Coach
and has been dubbed “The world’s premier
raw food coach”. She was the Managing
Director of The Fresh Network, the UK’s
Raw and Living Foods organisation, creator
and former editor of Get Fresh! Magazine,
founder of The International Association of
Raw Food Coaches & Teachers and creator
of TheRawFoodDirectory.com. She is the author of the eBook Go
Raw For A Day, and the most simple, down-to-earth guide to going
raw on the planet - Raw Food Made Simple.
www.TheRawFoodCoach.com
www.TheRawFoodDirectory.com
www.GoRawForADay.com
Juliet Hayward
Juliet Hayward originally worked at the
Nutri Centre as a nutritionist, where she
set up a helpline. She now works in private
practice, supporting cancer patients and
people suffering from other challenging
illnesses. She currently does consultancy
work and lecturing for The Really Healthy
Company and is part of the Academy of
Nutritional Medicine.
www.vegfest.co.uk
www.vegfest.co.uk
Karen Ranzi is an author, speaker, speech pathologist, holistic
health coach and raw vegan chef. She has authored and published
her ground-breaking book, Creating Healthy Children: Through
Attachment Parenting and Raw Foods. Her upcoming two books
are titled Raw Vegan Recipe Fun for Families and How I Healed 25
Years of Cystic Acne in 3 Months. Karen also writes about raising
healthy families for Get Fresh Magazine, Eternity Watch Magazine,
Vibrance Magazine, VegWorld Magazine and Super Raw Life
Magazine.
www.superhealthychildren.com
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Workshops
Sponsored by Nakd Wholefoods
On the First Floor, with some superb
experts on hand with a variety of
workshops
a 7-minute abs workout to help strengthen and define their
midsection area.
http://totalfitnesscp.blogspot.com
http://omowaleboxing.blogspot.com
Saturday
Sally - Anne Ryan The road to vegan
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
6:00
Omowale Adewale - Boxing as Veg:
Tao of Plant-Based Training
Sally - Anne Ryan - The Road to
Vegan
Chrissy Leyland and Kelly Slade Try the Vegan Approach
Aneesh Popat - Sun Salutations Surya Namaskara
Emily-Clare Hill (Emily Yoga) - How
to Fly your Pigeon!
Teen VGN - Fuelled By Compassion
Ian McDonald - Vegan Indymedia
Discussion
It took me ages to graduate from
gristly sausages and cheese
on everything, to mock meats
and fancy schmancy vegan
restaurants. I wish Vegfests had
been around when I was a child.
In this workshop, I will introduce
you to the vegan world from the
perspective of a girl whose weekly
treat as a child was a dinner of steak and chips in front of Ted
Roger’s ‘321’.
www.planthappy.com
Chrissy Leyland and Kelly Slade - Try
the vegan approach
Sunday
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
Chrissy Leyland and Kelly Slade Try the Vegan Approach
Caroline Carr - Laughter Yoga
Workshop
Karen Ranzi - Nourishing
Ourselves, Nourishing our
Families with Living Food
Corrina Gordon-Barnes - How to
Market Your Vegan Business
Roxy Shahidi - Roxy’s Bite Size
Yoga Workshop
Omowale Adewale - Boxing as Veg:
Tao of Plant-Based Training
Are you thinking about going vegan? Have you tried being vegan
before but come across some challenges? Are you a new vegan? If
you answer yes to any of these, join us at the launch of the London
Vegan Approach.
Volunteers taking the Vegan Approach will go vegan for one
month after the workshop. We will outline 10 simple steps to start
your vegan journey, including what to buy, where to eat and how
to deal with family and friends.
www.theveganapproach.com
Omowale Adewale Boxing as veg: tao of
plant-based training
Aneesh Popat Sun Salutations
- Surya
Namaskara
Omowale Adewale is a vegan
boxer who teaches boxing and
trains athletes and non-athletes
in New York, NY. Wale discusses
his nutrition plan that is full of
protein and his boxing regiment.
He explains how you can fight
hypertension
and
diabetes,
manage your weight and build
muscle and develop calm over
time. Participants will learn
boxing techniques and experience
A mental and physical form
of devotional yoga which
strengthens the mind and
character, helps develop a
stronger body, will power
and helps to understand
the true nature of our
subtler selves. Whether
a beginner or an expert come and share here your experiences,
stories and inspirations from Surya Namaskars. (Please come
on a lighter more empty stomach to this active participation
demonstration).
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www.vegfest.co.uk
Emily-Clare Hill
(Emily Yoga) - How to
fly your pigeon!
This workshop will work through
the body warming up and opening
the correct muscle groups and
find the strength and postures
to allow your pigeon to fly with
confidence. Finding fun and light
within ourselves and our practice, learning to not take things so
seriously. Finding a peak in the practice to let go and release the
mind, helping relieve stress and anxiety and step out of the norm.
Join Emily for a dynamic, fun practice to keep spirit lifted.
www.emilyyoga.co.uk
Teen VGN - Fuelled
by compassion
TeenVGN, the new social network
designed specifically for young
veggies/vegans to find likeminded friends, share stories
and campaigns, and generate creative ideas to make the world a
better place for the animals! A training academy for enthusiastic
advocates. We’re currently running a campaign called “Fuelled
by Compassion”, which encourages people to speak out about
“Compassion”. Another is our “School Letters” campaign, to be
explained in this workshop. We will also speak about our plans for
the future of TeenVGN.
www.TeenVGN.com
Ian Mcdonald Vegan Indymedia
discussion
Whenever you consume content
about veganism - from a food
blog post or a YouTube video someone probably made it in their
spare time. Ian McDonald hosts
a conversation with food bloggers, internet radio folk, and other
content creators – on how this thriving gift economy manages
to provide us with so much good stuff, and whether anyone can
actually make it pay. (Recorded for potential use in an episode of
The Vegan Option internet radio show)
http://theVeganOption.org
Caroline Carr Laughter yoga
workshop
Most people don’t laugh enough,
yet most people love to laugh.
Laughter Yoga is a unique
concept that combines laughing,
yoga breathing and a sense of
www.vegfest.co.uk
playfulness - not about doing yoga postures. Apart from being
really good fun, it has many health benefits: reduce stress, boost
your immune system, increase your oxygen levels, reduce pain,
lower blood pressure and improve circulation. It’s good aerobic
exercise too. It helps you relax, feel good, be more resilient,
productive and focussed - a great way to connect with others and
have fun.
www.lettingthesunshinein.com
Karen Ranzi Nourishing ourselves,
nourishing our
families with living
foods
In this workshop, Karen Ranzi,
M.A., will guide you on the path to
creating happy and healthy children,
confident of their disease-free future. Rather than medicate your
child’s asthma, ear infections and chronic allergies, Karen’s holistic
approach simply eliminates the causes of health and weight
problems through a healthful fresh food lifestyle. Karen shares
delicious kid-tested recipes and reveals terrific tips for children of
all ages on how to improve their diet.
http://superhealthychildren.com
Corrina Gordon-Barnes - How to
market your vegan business
In this workshop, you’ll discover a
step-by-step process that has helped
new (and experienced) practitioners
build a thriving, profitable business.
You’ll feel inspired by this heartcentred approach to marketing, that
allows you to help lots of people
enjoy 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 clients who love to pay.
http://youinspireme.co.uk
Roxy Shahidi - Roxy’s bite size yoga
workshop
Roxy teaches people how they can
fit bite-size chunks of yoga into their
lifestyles, however busy. During this
workshop, Roxy will target some
problem areas, with a focus on
toning, energizing and relaxing. The
workshop is accessible to all levels
of ability, including those who have
never tried yoga before and just fancy
trying yoga for the first time, or those
who want to start practicing yoga
regularly to keep fit and slim.
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Lifewell Wellbeing Hub
Sponsored by Nakd Wholefoods
Exploring Personal, Communal, and
Global Wellbeing. Featuring a rich
diversity of empowering wellness
speakers with wide-ranging expertise,
while sharing a common advocacy for
more natural living.
Saturday
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
Ellie Bedford – Where the
Wildfoods are - Superfoods for
Super Kids!
Richi with Graham Jevon – The
Secrets of Life Alchemy – Heal the
Body, Lose the Weight!
Jamison Combs – The Curious
Art of Playful Leadership – How
to Turn Passion into Results and
Enjoy the Process!
William Bedford – Norm Theory
and the Hijacking of Culture
Tanya Alekseeva – Alkalising for
the Soul
Angela Stokes-Monarch – Q and A
with Angela Stokes-Monarch
Sunday
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
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Graham Jevon – The Personal
Success Technique – A New
Approach to Health and Weight
Loss.
Jamie Combs with William
Bedford - Cultural Transformation
and The Wholefood Revolution
- Discussing The Future of
Vegetarianism in the 21st Century.
Jessica Fenton - Botanical Beauty
Secrets – How to look healthier,
younger and more radiant…
naturally!
Andrew Buxton - The Venus
Project: A Feasible Plan of Social
Change, ‘Beyond Politics, Poverty
and War’
Richi – Heal and Thrive Now
Matt Monarch - Raw Foods For
Physical & Spiritual Healing
Ellie Bedford - Where the wildfoods
are - superfoods for super kids!
Tanya Alekseeva Alkalising for the soul
Whole-foods consultant, food blogger and
Author of The Superdrink Handbook for Kids,
Ellie shares the story of her families’ recovery
from numerous health conditions with a wholefoods diet, amplified by wildfoods, local foods
and herbs - Nature’s abundantly accessible
superfoods! Find out how to easily prepare these
ingredients as tasty elixirs, smoothies and simple
raw food recipes that get kids back into the kitchen and taking
control of their own health while having the most fun ever!
No disease can develop, grow or survive in a
slightly alkaline and oxygen rich environment.
But boosting 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 will improve dramatically. Join Tanya
Alekseeva, UK’s leading wellness coach, as she reveals her top tips
to detoxing and alkalising your body, mind and soul.
Q&A with Angela StokesMonarch!
Richi with Graham Jevon The secrets of life alchemy
- heal the body, lose the
weight!
Learn from two phenomenal self-healing experts
in this playfully open and invaluably illuminating
exploration into wellbeing! Having struggled
with a lifetime of debilitating ill health, Richi
baffled leading doctors by traversing symptoms
as severe as total physical debilitation, by
discovering what he calls alchemical mindstates.
Also plagued by illness throughout his life,
Graham found solutions in a rawfoods lifestyle,
losing over 10 stones in weight!
Jamie Combs - The curious art of
playful leadership - how to
turn passion into results and
enjoy the process!
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. In this
friendly, thought-provoking session, you’ll discover a simple,
powerful approach for transforming passion into positive,
practical change. If you dream of leading personal or social
transformation, this is a valuable session not to be missed!
William Bedford - Norm theory and the
hijacking of culture
Archaeologist, Anthropologist, and Cultural
Theorist William Bedford explores a question
he has been asking for years: why do we choose
food the way we do, despite the health risks?
For thousands of years humans have simply
eaten whatever they could; are we just not ready
for the choices the modern world gives us? Or
is there something about how our society is structured which
subconsciously shapes our choices and in turn affects our health
outcomes? If so, how can we change it?
www.vegfest.co.uk
Joining us via a live link from “The Valley of
Longevity”, Vilcabamba amid the Ecuadorian
Andes, Angela will offer a short introduction to
her background in healthy living, including her
160lb weight loss, then answer questions from
the audience. Topics include raw food, social and emotional
concerns around food, weight loss, overeating and obesity, Juice
Feasting, colon cleansing, natural pregnancy/birth, conscious
parenting, manifesting your ideal life, singing and caring for
orphaned mice.
Graham Jevon - The
personal success technique
– “A new approach to health
& weight loss”
This technique, instead of taking away the foods
you love, encourages you to eat whatever you like, while adding
the greatest food on this planet into that strategy. What will
eventually happen is you will feel so good on “Living Medifoods”
That you will eventually move more towards healthier choices.
You will feel spectacular once you have eaten them; eventually
coming to the conclusion that you no longer want the other foods
you have been eating.
Jamie Combs with William Bedford Cultural transformation and
the wholefood revolution
- Discussing the future of
vegetarianism in the 21st
century
A
thought-provoking
and
wide-ranging
discussion on the future of the vegetarian
movement and broader cultural change with two
of Britain’s foremost cultural change advocates.
If you are interested in the dynamics and
implications of evolving worldviews and longterm change, then this is for you. Q&A to follow!
www.vegfest.co.uk
Jessica Fenton - Botanical
beauty secrets – How to look
healthier, younger and more
radiant… naturally!
Jessica Fenton will take you through her simple
tried and tested steps to help you optimise the current condition
of your skin, hair and nails and help you to feel and look more
youthful and radiant from the inside out. She will cover the
foundations in beauty nutrition and botanical beauty product
selection and application to help you feel and look more radiant,
youthful and slimmer. Warning: Attending this workshop could
seriously improve your life!
Andrew Buxton - The
venus project: a feasible
plan of social change,
‘beyond politics, poverty
and war’
Andrew Buxton, Administrator and Global Projects Coordinator
for The Venus Project, will present the vision of The Venus Project
(TVP), introducing some of its exciting solutions for creating a
harmonious abundant world, including moving toward a global
Resource-Based Economy (RBE). Using innovative approaches
to social awareness, educational incentives, and the consistent
application of science and technology, The Venus Project offers
a comprehensive plan for social reclamation in which humans,
technology and nature can coexist in a long-term, sustainable
state of dynamic equilibrium.
Richi - Heal and thrive now
Benefit from the insights of a true Self-Healing
Master! Gain the precious knowledge of how
Richi reversed a lifetime of debilitating ill health.
Learn how he baffled doctors while traversing
symptoms as severe as total physical debilitation,
by uncovering Alchemical Mindstates; potential
states of exuberant self-healing which are accessible to us all. And
discover how his body miraculously healed itself within days of
making integral lifestyle shifts into more natural living; harnessing
the medicinal potential of simple everyday foods.
Matt Monarch - Raw foods
for physical & spiritual
healing
Matt Monarch joins us via live link from “The
Valley of Longevity”, Vilcabamba amid the
Ecuadorian Andes. He will share a detailed ‘step
by step’ procedure on how to heal disease by eating raw food. He
will share three different protocols; extreme, intermediate, and
easy/slow. Furthermore, he will talk about healing ‘spiritually’,
which he feels is just as important as the physical healing. Finally
Matt will share his experience and explain how detoxing can offer
a very powerful pathway into the spiritual.
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Cinema 1
Proudly sponsored by Vegusto
Some truly superb feature documentaries
on show throughout the weekend, on the
Ground Floor. Admission free at all times.
Saturday
11:30
12:00
13:30
15:00
16:30
18:00
Vegucated
Making the Connection
Planeat
Vegucated
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in
30 Days
Meat the Truth
The Witness
Sunday
11:30
13:00
15:00
16:00
17:30
Eating (a RAVE Diet production)
Forks over Knives
Sea the Truth
Got the Facts on Milk?
Peaceable Kingdom: the Journey
Home
Making the
Connection
A concise, comprehensive
masterpiece by the Vegan
Society that argues from
various
angles
that,
instead of asking ‘Why are
you vegan?’, we should
be asking ‘Why aren’t you
vegan?’. Topics include:
the myth that vegan foods
are boring, performance
of vegans in sports,
raising children on a plant-based diet, why such diet is better for
global food security, stockfree organic farming, intensive animal
agriculture and speciesism.
www.vegansociety.com/resources/making-the-connection.
aspx
The film features MP Kerry McCarthy and marathon runner Fiona
Oakes, who will both appear at our show on Sunday.
Planeat
Planeat is the story of
three men’s life-long
search for a diet which is
good for our health, good
for the environment and good for sustainable food production.
With an additional cast of pioneering chefs and some of the best
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cooking you will ever see, the scientists and doctors in the film
present a convincing case for the West to re-examine its love affair
with meat and dairy.
http://planeat.tv
The film features celebrity vegan chef Chad Sarno, who will
appear at our show on both days.
Part sociological experiment and part adventure comedy,
Vegucated follows 3 meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who
agreed to adopt a plant-based diet for six weeks. Lured by tales of
weight lost and health regained, they began to uncover the hidden
sides of animal agriculture that they eventually risked everything
to expose. But was it easy for them to ditch meat and dairy, and
deal with customary get-togethers with carnivorous friends and
relatives?
www.getvegucated.com
Simply Raw:
Reversing
Diabetes in 30
Days
Simply Raw follows 6 Americans
who attempted to reverse their
chronic diabetes with a 30-day
detox program on a strictly raw
wholefood plant-based diet, at
the world-renowned Tree of Life
Rejuvenation Center. Despite a tough period of transition deprived
of their loved ones and in particular their old comfort foods, they
persisted and showed marked improvements in their health and
vitality at the end of the program, and vowed to stay on their new
diet afterwards.
www.rawfor30days.com/themovie
Meat the Truth
A high-profile documentary
by the Nicolaas G. Pierson
Foundation, Meat the Truth
is presented by Marianne
Thieme, leader of the Party
for the Animals in the
Netherlands,
that
focuses
on the huge environmental
impact of livestock production.
It questions why many films
such as Al Gore’s The Inconvenient Truth conveniently ignored
livestock’s contribution to climate change, and explains why meat
reduction is much more effective than switching to hybrid cars in
lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
www.meatthetruth.nl
www.vegfest.co.uk
The Witness
The Witness follows a construction contractor from a tough
Brooklyn neighbourhood who explains with humour and
sincerity how he feared and avoided animals for most of his life,
until the love of a kitten opened his heart, inspiring him to rescue
abandoned animals and bring his message of compassion to the
streets of New York.
www.witnessfilm.org
Eating
Got the Facts on Milk?
GTFOM? is a hilarious feature documentary that questions
the deep-rooted belief in the health benefits of milk and dairy
products. Filmmaker Shira Lane takes a road trip across the US to
get the facts from the Department of Agriculture, meeting with top
doctors, researchers, dieticians, dairy farmers, parents, teachers,
and plenty of “ordinary Americans” who provide both comic relief
and food for thought along the way.
www.milkdocumentary.com
Peaceable Kingdom: the Journey
Home
Watched by over 40 million people worldwide, this awardwinning RAVE diet production argues boldly that eating is the
number-one cause of all diseases in the Western world. It looks at
why heart disease, cancers and diabetes are largely avoidable and
were literally unheard of before the 1900s, why obtaining enough
protein and calcium should be our last worry, why most doctors
treat symptoms rather than causes, how politicians have become
our dieticians, and many other thought-provoking topics.
www.ravediet.com/whatsinfilm.html
Forks over Knives
An absorbing, emotional documentary which follows several
people who grew up with raising animals for food, but have now
come to question the basic assumptions of their lifestyle. Their
riveting stories reveal the loveable individualities of animals,
the deep emotional pain experienced by dairy farmers when
auctioning dairy cows and goats for their livelihoods, how the
intensification of agricultural practices came at a huge cost to the
wellbeing of animals and even agro businessmen themselves,
and the failure of humane farming laws in preventing worldwide
injustices towards animals.
www.peaceablekingdomfilm.org
Forks over Knives examines the profound claim that most, if not
all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled,
or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based
and processed foods. The major storyline in the film traces the
personal journeys of a pair of pioneering yet under-appreciated
researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn.
www.forksoverknives.com
Sea the Truth
Another superb documentary by the
Nicolaas G. Pierson Foundation, Sea the
Truth covers various topics on seafood
consumption - the mechanism of
modern intensive fishing, how it has led
to worldwide marine life depletion, the
true sources of widely coveted omega-3
fats in fish, fish sentience, and the high
levels of toxins present in seafood. This
documentary also shows that there is
no such thing as “sustainable fishing”.
www.seathetruth.nl
www.vegfest.co.uk
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Cinema 2
Proudly sponsored by Vegusto
Some truly superb short films on show
throughout the weekend, on the ground
floor. Admission free at all times.
Dude, Where do you get your Protein?
No Place Like Home
A brand new film from CAPS
exposing conditions in UK zoos
and explaining why they should be
phased out. Zoos in this country are
often seen as amongst the best in
the world, but as this exposé reveals, animals are still lingering in
miserable conditions, all so people can enjoy a day out.
www.captiveanimals.org/library
Best Before: the London Revolution
Protein is the most revered nutrient of all and has driven our food
choices for over a hundred years. But what if (almost) everything
you thought you knew about protein was wrong? A 30-minute
film that’s not only fun to watch, but informative and puts to rest
some of the most important myths about protein.
www.ravediet.com/protein.html
Plant-based nutrition vs Animalbased nutrition
A short documentary about rising
food prices and an impending
food crisis in the UK. In London,
obesity and food poverty rates are
skyrocketing, and healthy food
has become the privilege of the
wealthy. But London is also the city
where community organisations
are shaping alternatives. Best Before
follows the people taking back
control of food production in the UK and providing an alternative
for a more sustainable, ecological and socially just food system.
http://bestbeforedocumentary.com
What we can do to End World Hunger
This video shows that, by eating a varied diet containing plenty of
fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds and whole grains, it is easy to get all
the nutrients we require without meat, dairy, fish and eggs. with
the added bonus that plant-based foods contain neither saturated
animal fat, cholesterol nor the acidifying effects of animal-derived
foods. http://evolvecampaigns.org.uk/evolve/videos.aspx
The Meatrix
This 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. http://evolvecampaigns.org.uk/evolve/videos.aspx
A Life Connected: Vegan
In this dark satire of The Matrix, Leo, a pig on a seemingly bucolic
family farm, is approached by Moopheus, an anthropomorphic
bull. Moopheus shows Leo that the farm he has known is an
illusion, and that he is really trapped in a horrific factory farm.
Leo and Moopheus then work to break out of the Meatrix and
help others do the same, with some help from a third character,
Chickity.
www.themeatrix.com
The True Cost of Food
A
15-minute
educational
and
entertaining video about sustainable
food. This video is produced by the
Sierra Club Sustainable Consumption
Committee as part of a campaign to
encourage people to think about the environmental impacts of
their consumption choices.
www.sierraclub.org/truecostoffood
www.vegfest.co.uk
A short, uplifting video about the
positive power of making conscious
consumer
choices
that
are
consistent with our shared values
of kindness, justice, and compassion
for other people, for the planet, and
for animals.
www.veganvideo.org
Animals are not Clowns
Actor Nicholas Ball speaks out
against animal cruelty in circuses in
this undercover investigation from
CAPS.
www.captiveanimals.org/library
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Kids Cookery classes
HOSTED BY captain James tea cook
On the First Floor, with our resident pirate
Captain James Tea Cook on hand with
some great ideas for kids - all 100% plant
based. All kids activities are free except for
the Crazy Golf and Face Painting
Captain James Tea Cook and the
Pirates of the Carob Bean at the
peripatetic Foods for Life academy of
food and nutrition
Kids activities
Treasure trail - All ages welcome - Grab
a treasure map with Capt JTC & POTCB
Find the horses at Vegfest. That’s a trick of course. Horsemeat
is banned at Vegfest so find your favourite delicious horse free
options and bring back your completed treasure map for a little
prize.
Electricity and rainbow sushi with
Capt JTC
We make batteries out of ordinary fruit and vegetables with
enough electricity to power a clock. Then we make Rainbow Sushi
for lunch trying to get a rainbow in our snacks and why that’s
important
On the First Floor, with some superb Kids Entertainers on hand to
keep the little ones busy. All kids activities are free except for the
Crazy Golf and Face Painting
Saturday (hosted by the Party Belles)
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:30
4:30
5:30
Sunday (hosted by Brilliant Birthdays)
Madame Zucchini
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
Captain James Tea Cook delivers a wacky mix of cooking, kitchen
science and chemistry for primary school aged kids. A little bit
of singing and a quite a lot of piratey shouting involved so if your
child is of a delicate disposition it’s probably best to take them to
the craft area. Please bring wash hands before cookery classes.
Also - There’s a smoothie bike to cycle your own fruit smoothies
and a treasure trail to find the best meat free food as well as facepainting, balloon modelling, singing, dancing and hoola hoops in
between.
Saturday & Sunday
11:30
12:00
12:30
1:00
1:30
2:00
2:30
3:00
3:30
4:30
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Treasure Trail - All ages welcome Grab a treasure map With Capt JTC
& POTCB
Electricity and Rainbow Sushi
with Capt JTC
Madame Zucchini
Pancake Wraps and Volcanos with
Capt JTC
Fun and frollocks
Emulsification, vegan cheese and
Chocolate Energy Cannon Balls
with Capt JTC
Madame Zucchini
The Colour of Magic and Green
Slime with Capt JTC
Fun and frollocks
Madame Zucchini
Dance, Games and Activities
Balloons, Puppets and Tattoos
Quirky Games and Quiz Time
Dance, Games and Activities
Balloons Puppets and Tattoos
Quirky Games and Quiz Time
The Clumsy Clowns
Brilliant Birthdays Balloons
Superman Arrives at VegfestUK
Brilliant Birthdays Balloons
Batman Arrives at VegfestUK
Brilliant Birthdays Balloons
Quirky games and quiz time
An hour of quirky themed games to entertain the children which
tie in with the theme of your event. The human fruit machine
game, apple bobbing, fruit salad game, vegetable island game, fun
educational quiz and so on.
Sunday (hosted by Brilliant Birthdays)
Brilliant Birthdays are a family run childrens
entertainment company which offers high quality
professional, themed childrens entertainers at
an affordable price. Being very passionate about
both childrens health and well being we are
thrilled to be a part of Vegfest UK. Please feel free to come and join
us for any of the below activities or for more information about
what we do please visit: www.brilliantbirthdays.com
The clumsy clowns
Come and join the Crazy Clumsy Clowns for an
hour of high-energy games and fun. These party
animals know how to make little people smile
with their silly antics and infectious giggles. A whole hour of fun
dance based activities to keep your little ones entertained.
Brilliant Birthdays balloons
Saturday (hosted by the Party Belles)
Madame Zucchini is an entertainer using fruit and vegetables to
delight and amuse both children and adults: be charmed by her
vegetable theatre shows with interpretations of films such as Star
Wars, Romeo & Juliet, Jaws, Harry Potter and the Swede of Doom,
and her antics as a lady courgette. You can also make vegetable
creatures with her....for all your vegetable entertainment needs!
Join in the fun and games with two fantastic
entertainers from one of the UK’s leading
children’s party companies ‘The Party Belles’.
There will be a wide range of activities for
children of all ages which include games,
competitions, dancing, balloon modelling, puppet fun, glitter
tattoos, party props, bubbles, parachute fun and games with a
few crazy surprises thrown in. Sessions will be held throughout
the day, with lots of prizes and certificates to be won. Many of our
activities promote fitness and well-being and most of all they are
fun, fun, fun. www.thepartybelles.co.uk
Pancake wraps and volcanos with
Capt JTC
Dance, games and activities with the
Party Belles
Capt JTC looks at different ways to make food fluffy as a pink
moshi monster using yeast and baking powder. Pancake tossing
lessons from a champion tosser and how to make a nutritious
healthy rainbow lunch wrap and then stand well back for the
famous erupting yeast volcano
Keeping fit runs alongside good nutrition and we
can provide an hour of high energy active fun and
games for the children. This can be a mixture of
dancing with lots of different party props, limbo
and hula hooping, traditional party games, simple party dances,
parachute fun and games and bubbles. We can hand out medals,
stickers and prizes.
Emulsification, vegan cheese and
chocolate energy cannon balls with
Capt JTC
Captain JTC teaches the magic of ‘emulsification’, how to make
vegan cheese and then some healthy chocolate snack balls that
are a great addition to a healthy packed lunch or snack box.
The colour of magic and green slime with Capt JTC
A little bit of fun with colour and taste buds and then with make
Green slime to take away (Don’t get it on your mums carpet!)
www.vegfest.co.uk
Balloons, puppets and tattoos
We can then provide a slightly
atmosphere for the next hour
making balloon models for
the children, entertaining with
puppets and doing glitter tattoos
for all.
www.vegfest.co.uk
Come and collect a lovely free balloon for each child.
Superman arrives at VegfestUK
Everyone just loves Superman especially at
VegfestUK! Come along with your little ones
to meet Superman and join in with a fantastic
assortment of activities: Maracas Dancing,
Superhero Dances, Limbo Competitions,
Parachute Fun and lots of prizes to be won!
Batman arrives at VegfestUK
It’s time to meet the one and only Batman for an hour of Superhero
fun! Bring your little ones to join in with Pom Pom Dancing, Bubble
Catching Competitions, Gangham Style Dance Competitions, Pass
the Parcel and much much more!
Crazy Golf Course
Fancy a quick round? The Crazy Golf Course is right by the Kids
area. £3 for a round, £10 for a family of 4 or 5
Hula Hoops with Amy
Join in the fun with Amy and her super hula hoops, right by the
Kids area
calmer
Smoothie Bike
Get fit and get healthy – all in one go! Kids love pedalling out their
own smoothie. Smoothies are free except for a bi of cycling work.
Right by the Kids area.
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Stalls lists
M16 Alara Cereals
www.alara.co.uk
[email protected]
0207 387 9303
Alara Wholefoods,
108-112 Camley Street,
London N1C 4PF
G17 Bathing Beauty
www.bathing-beauty.co.uk
[email protected]
01824709777
Well St clinic
46 Well St
Ruthin Ll15 1AW
G11 Ananda Foods
www.anandafoods.co.uk
[email protected]
0114 2890569
Sunnyside
Cowley Lane
Holmesfield
Derbyshire DS18 7SD
G4, G5 Beauty Without Cruelty
www.bwcshop.com
[email protected]
01473 271500
Unit 10 Gamma Terrace,
West Road,
Ipswich IP3 9SX
A22, A23 Animal Aid
http://www.animalaid.org.uk
[email protected]
01732354546
The Old Chapel
Bradford Street
Tonbridge TN9 1AW
B5 Animal Equality
www.AnimalEquality.net
[email protected]
07538431754
BM Box 2732
London WC1N 3XX
T4 Animal Sanctuaries
www.facebook.com/
events/197938927031321
[email protected]
01902 546324
34 White Oak Drive,
Finchfield,
Wolverhampton WV3 9AW
A15 Animal SOS Sri Lanka
www.animalsos-sl.com
[email protected]
07799 175723
64 Fair Acres
Prestwood
Gt Missenden
Bucks HP16 0LE
P3 Berry Brains
www.berrybrains.com
[email protected]
07580231501
B18 Biona-Amisa-RAW Health
www.windmillorganics.com
[email protected]
0208 547 2775
L13 Bohemian Chic Minerals
www.bohemianchicminerals.co.uk
[email protected]
07591749310
29 Arthur Road
Slough
Berkshire
A9 BohoHemp
www.bohohemp.co.uk
[email protected]
07876522341
50 Norcott Road
London N16 7EL
R1 BonPom Ltd
www.bonpom.com
[email protected]
020 8549 5822
38 Market Place
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey KT1 1JQ
S1 Book-signing stall
A18 Animals Asia Foundation
www.animalsasia.org
[email protected]
01579 347148
3 Ashleigh Meadow
Tregondale Farm
Menheniot
Cornwall PL14 3RG
C16 Animals Count - The Animal
Welfare Party
www.animalscount.org
[email protected]
N/A
J1 ATTIS Handmade Natural
Body Products
attisuk.com
[email protected]
01932570750
Coronation House
Gogmore Lane
Chertsey KT16 9AP
CAT1 BangWok
www.bangwok.com
[email protected]
02086604058
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C14 BUAV
www.buav.org
[email protected]
020 7700 4888
BUAV
16A Crane Grove
London N7 8NN
CAT6 Burppot
www.burppot.com
[email protected]
01322 303028
Burp House
Regus
Admirals Park
Crossways
Dartford, Kent DA2 6QD
G6, G7, G8 Bute Island Foods Ltd
www.buteisland.com
[email protected]
01700 505357
14 Craigmore Road
Rothesay
Isle of Bute PA20 9LB
Stalls lists
G2 Cakes n Treats &
VeganWondercake
www.cakesntreats.co.uk
veganwondercakecatering@gmail.
com
07442312779
15 Pratt Street
London NW1 0AE
B19 Caribbean Foodtruly Ltd
www.foodtruly.com
[email protected]
07939913949
20 Rabbits Road
Manor Park
London E12 5HZ
B15 Cat & the Cream
www.catandthecream.com
[email protected]
07528285717
Unit 10
Heliport Estate
Bridges Court
London SW11 3RE
G16 Chiaralascura vegan
clothing
www.chiaralascura.it
[email protected]
+39078925318 K13 Coconom
www.coconom.com
[email protected]
01905 821777
Baynhall Farm,
Main Road
Kempsey
Worcestershire WR5 3PA
R2 Conscious Chocolates Ltd
www.consciouschocolate.co.uk
[email protected]
07949171245
Suite 2,
The Rookery,
Highgate Works,
Tomtits Lane,
Forest Row,
East Sussex RH18 5AT
A7 Cool Chile
www.coolchile.co.uk
[email protected]
02089695640
Cool Chile Co
1 Enterprise Way
Triangle Business Centre
London NW10 6UG
C2 Cress Ltd - Sukin
www.cressuk.com
[email protected]
01440 786644
Street Farm,
North St,
Hundon,
Sudbury,
Suffolk CO10 8EE
P6 Deliciously Raw
www.deliciouslyraw.co.uk
[email protected]
01594 826669
The Folly
Lower Soudley
Gloucestershire
GL14 2UB
N6, P2 Eco Vegan Shoes
www.eco-vegan-shoes.com
[email protected]
01225 582001 A2 Excellart
www.excellart.co.uk
[email protected]
01761 413 022
3 Primrose Terrace
Midsomer Norton
Radstock BA3 2US
G1 FARMAROUND
www.farmaround.co.uk
[email protected]
01748 821116
Unit 7
Borough Court
Richmond
North Yorkshire DL10 4SX
C12 Farplace Animal Rescue
www.farplace.org.uk
[email protected]
01388517397
Farplace
Sidehead
Westgate DL13 1LE
B19 (Sat) Faysuk Ltd
www.thenewkidonthechoc.com
[email protected]
07826428970
38 Pocketts Wharf
Maritime Quarter
Swansea SA1 3XL
A14/1 Flint and Flame
www.flintandflame,com
[email protected]
08000087744
Brookdale Farm
West Chiltington Lane
Billingshurst
West Sussex RH14 9EA
A10 Flower of Life LTD
www.equinoxkombucha.com
[email protected]
07803513153
Flower of life ltd,
Unit 1c Toplands country Bussiness
park,
Cragg Vale,
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire HX7 5RW
T12 Foods for Life Health &
Nutrition
www.optimumnutritionists.com
[email protected]
08712884642
1 Harley St (by Appt only)
Cavendish Square
London W1
B21 (Sat) Four Girls and a Cupcake
www.fourgirlsandacupcake.co.uk
fourgirlsandacupcake@hotmail.
com
07984381996
7 EUSTACE CLOSE
SHORTSTOWN
MK420FZ BEDFORD
B4 Fox-a-Gon
www.fox-a-gon.co.uk
[email protected]
0208 925 9639
PO Box 23923
London E12 5TA
www.vegfest.co.uk
K15 Freedom Mallows
www.freedommallows.com
[email protected]
0161 935 8008
82 King Street
Level 3
Manchester M2 4WQ
B16 Fresh Therapies Ltd
www.freshtherapies.com
[email protected]
02380739595
94 Rownhams Lane
North Baddesley
Southampton
Hampshire SO52 9LW
B21 (Sun) fruits de la terre
[email protected]
07968715205
1 Riverside Gardens Glynneath
SA115LA
A1 Fry’s Distribution
www.frysdistribution.co.uk
[email protected]
01489 574593
23, Brunel Way,
Segensworth East Industrial Estate,
Fareham, Hants PO15 5SD
M15 Gentle Beauty Ltd
www.gentlebodycare.co.uk
[email protected]
02030721000
10 Thornsett Rd
London SW18 4EN
A8 GILLIE FOOD LTD
[email protected]
07957176807
24 HARMER CLOSE, NEWTON
HEATH, MANCHESTER, M40 2AT
B10 (Sun) GLOBAL BOUNTY
LIMITED
www.globalbounty.com
[email protected]
01933 229263
5 Stanton Close
Finedon Road Industrial Estate
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire NN8
4HN
D6 Global Fusion
www.globalfusion.co.uk
[email protected]
07965742051
E5, E6 GOOD HEMP
www.goodwebsite.co.uk
[email protected]
02077277785 K1 Goody Good Stuff
www.goodygoodstuff.com
[email protected]
0845 643 9333
Brunel House
9 Penrod Way
Heysham
Lancashire LA3 2UZ
A4 (Sat) Greek Animal Rescue
www.greekanimalrescue.com
[email protected]
020 8203 1956
69 Great North Way,
Hendon,
London NW4 1PT
www.vegfest.co.uk
L14 Greenfrog
www.greenfrogsoap.co.uk
[email protected]
01273738452
22 Stoneham Road, Hove BN3
5HJ
G18 Heavenly Cake Company
www.theheavenlycakecompany.
co.uk
info@theheavenlycakecompany.
co.uk
02082917320
South London base with
nationwide delivery
B11 Honesty Cosmetics
www.honestycosmetics.co.uk
[email protected]
01629 814888
Lumford Mill
Riverside Business Park
Bakewell
Derby DE45 1GS
M10, M11 Hugletts Wood Farm
Animal Sanctuary
www.huglettswoodfarm.net
[email protected]
01435 831028
Hugletts Wood Farm Animal
Sanctuary
Grovelye Lane
Dallington
East Sussex TN21 9PA
B13 HUMMUINGBIRDS
hbirdshop.com
[email protected]
07815008918
Flat 20
23 Grosvenor Place
Bath BA1 6BA
E2 Hunt Saboteurs Association
www.huntsabs.org.uk
[email protected]
0845 4500 727
BM HSA
London WC1N 3XX
B8 Incognito anti-mosquito
www.lessmosquito.com
[email protected]
0207792 8687
Incognito
Unit 10, Baseline Business Studios
Whitchurch Road, London W11
4AT
J2 inSpiral Visionary Products
www.inspiralled.net
[email protected]
02033703797
Unit 4b Triumph Trading Estate,
Tariff Road N17 0EB
R8 (Sun) Jewish Vegetarian
Society
www.jvs.org.uk
[email protected]
020 8455 0692
Jewish Vegetarian Society
Bet Teva
853-855 Finchley Road
London NW11 8LX
L4, L5 JP Turner Foodservice
www.joturnerfoodservice.com
[email protected]
0800 0235700
37 Westmorlands Drive
Felpham PO22 8NA
B17 Keep It Kind Deodorants
www.keepitkind.co.uk
[email protected]
01442 267299
KIK Deodorants
Kind2Skin Ltd
PO Box 762, Borehamwood
Herts WD6 9JN
B1 Kinetic Enterprises
www.kinetic4health.co.uk
[email protected]
0845 072 5825
Kinetic Enterprises Ltd
258 Belize Road
London NW6 4BT
D8, D9 Koko Dairy Free
www.kokodairyfree.com
[email protected]
01564731980
Coconut House
15 Aston Court
George Road
Bromsgrove B60 3AL
M13 Lakeside Ethical Treats
www.ethical-treats.co.uk
[email protected]
01527 458395
A12 lavera
www.lavera.co.uk
[email protected]
01557870203
Conchieton business centre
Kirkcudbright DG6 4TA
D7 League Against Cruel Sports
www.league.org.uk
[email protected]
01483524250
League Against Cruel Sports
New Sparling House
Holloway Hill
Godalming
Surrey GU7 1QZ
A20 Living Naturally Ltd
www.soapnuts.co.uk
[email protected]
02083602597
PO BOX 65722
London N21 9AW
C11 London Animal Rights
www.londonanimalrights.org.ukBy
[email protected]
07575 881575 C15 London Vegan Campaigns
www.londonvegancampaigns.
org.uk
[email protected]
07811 062683
Vegan Campaigns, BM2300,
London WC1N 3XX
L6 London Vegan Meetup
http://londonveganmeetup.co.uk
[email protected]
07789 656 678
L7 London Vegan Societies
www.londonvegansocieties.com
[email protected]
07789 322 920
Flat 2, 17 Barry Road
London SE22 0HX
L10 Lush Cosmetics
www.lush.co.uk
[email protected]
020 7629 4493
Lush South Molton,
44 South Molton Street,
London W1K5RT
CAT3 Maki Matcha
www.makimatcha.co.uk
[email protected]
07737230468
100 Pitmore Road
Eastleigh
Hampshire SO50 4LW
T2 Mane Chance Sanctuary
www.manechancesanctuary.org
manechancesanctuary1@gmail.
com
07512 363400
Mane Chance Sanctuary
c/o BKL House
1 Venice Walk,
London W2 1RR
R7 Meat Free Monday
www.meatfreemondays.com
[email protected]
N/A
Meat Free Monday Ltd.
1 Soho Square
London W1D 3BQ
D3 Mimi’s Miracle
www.mimismiracle.co.uk
[email protected]
07427650564
16 Tame Road,
Birmimgham B6 7DS
A13 Mirabilia Organic Olive
Leaf Tea
www.oleaft.com
[email protected]
020 7221 0187
71 Ilbert Street
London W10 4QH
D1 Moo Free Ltd
www.moofreechocolates.com
[email protected]
0845 094 6498
59-61 Milford Road
Reading RG1 8LG
G12 Ms. Cupcake
www.mscupcake.co.uk
[email protected]
02077339438
408 Coldharbour Lane
London SW9 8LF
K5 Muscolo di Grano
www.muscolodigrano.it
[email protected]
0039(0)967546807
contrada gialli snc
88060 Isca sullo ionio (cz)
italy
F3 Nakd Wholefoods
www.eatnakd.com
treehouse@naturalbalancefoods.
co.uk
0845 862 4540
8 Wornal Park,
Menmarsh Road,
Worminghall,
Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire HP18
9PH
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Stalls lists
N5 NAMA Foods
www.namafoods.com
[email protected]
02076254221
19 Lonsdale Road
London NW6 6RA
K14 Panjaban Curry Bases
www.panjaban.co.uk
[email protected]
01604 945636
9 Stafford Place Moulton Park,
Northampton NN3 6NN
A17 Natural Options
[email protected]
01268 591204
Natural Options
The Cabin,
24 Orlando Drive
Basildon, Essex SS13 1TE
C9, C10 PLAMIL FOODS LTD
www.plamilfoods.co.uk
[email protected]
01303850588
PLAMIL HOUSE
BOWLES WELL GARDENS
FOLKESTONE, KENT
CT19 6PQ
F4 Riverford Organic
www.riverford.co.uk
[email protected]
01803 762059
Wash Barn
Buckfastleigh
Devon TQ11 0JU
T3 Pogo Cafe
http://www.pogocafe.co.uk
[email protected]
020 8533 1214
76 Clarence Road,
Hackney,
London E5 8HB
G9 Ruby Tuesdays of London
www.rubytuesdaysoflondon.com
[email protected]
07947271487
Unit 17
Angerstein Business Park
Horn Lane SE10 0RT
N4 Pookie Panda LTD
www.pookiepanda.com
[email protected]
07736282147
155 Kenmore Avenue
Harrow
Middlesex HA3 8PB
CAT9 Rupert’s Street
www.rupertsstreet.com
[email protected]
07785515659 C6 Naturally Made For You
www.naturallymadeforyou.co.uk
[email protected]
07791 520 163
41 Middleham Road,
London N18 2SA
G3 Need Sweets
www.needsweets.co.uk
[email protected]
D2 Network for Animals
www.networkforanimals.org
[email protected]
+44 (0)20 8471 7666
Imperial House
2A Heigham Road
London E6 2JG
T1 New Internationalist
www.newint.org
[email protected]
01865 811400
55 Rectory Road,
Oxford OX4 1BW
P4 (Sun) Nia’s Allergy Friendly
Foods
www.niasfoods.co.uk
[email protected]
07786441300
Battersea London SW8 4JZ
P7 NOAH - Italian Vegan Shoes
www.noah-shop.com
[email protected]
+49 9391 504 169
Max-Braun-Str. 4
97828 Marktheidenfeld-Atlfeld
Germany
L1 Ombar
www.ombar.co.uk
[email protected]
01223884540
Mood Foods Ltd
Unit 2, Grange Business Park,
Babraham Road,
Fulbourn CB21 5HR
B6 Opti3 - Vitashine - VegVit
Supplements
www.opti3omega.com
[email protected]
01159771054
Unit 7 Park Lane Business Centre
Nottingham NG6 0DW
G10 OrzoCoffee
www.orzocoffee.co.uk
[email protected]
02380970930
PO BOX 1755
Southampton SO189JR
54 | Vegfestuk
B9 Pudology
www.pudology.com
[email protected]
07811336833
Cape of Good Hope Labs
Off Patmos Lane
Plumley
Knutsford
Cheshire WA16 9SJ
C5 Pulsin’ Ltd.
www.pulsin.co.uk
[email protected]
01452 728900
Unit 16, Brunel Court
Waterwells Business Park,
Gloucester GL2 2AL
P4 (Sat) Pure on Raw
pureonraw.co.uk
[email protected]
01143273235
244-246 Shalesmoor
Sheffield S38UH
N1, N2 rawLicious
www,rawlicious.eu
[email protected]
01534768265
49 Le Clos Orange
La Route Orange
St Brelade
Jersey JE3 8GU
CAT5 Return to Eden
[email protected]
0121 5235740
Brownins
508 Bearwood Road
Bearwood
West Midlands B66 4PX
A19 (Sun) Safe Haven for
Donkeys in the Holy Land
www.safehaven4donkeys.org
[email protected]
01444 831177
The Old Dairy
Springfield Farm
Lewes Road
Scaynes Hill
Haywards Heath
West Sussex RH17 7NG
T6 Sarah Latham
www.theclimbingacademy.com/
treatment
[email protected]
01179675286
2 Poplar Terrace
Kingswood
Bristol BS15 4AN
A11 Save the Death Camp Dogs
Campaign - Romanian Woofers
Need You
https://www.facebook.com/
events/553981524640092/?fref=ts
[email protected]
07852264837
43 Sheffield Road
Glossop
Derbyshire SK13 8QJ
D12 Razzle Dazzle Ices
www.razzledazzleices.co.uk
[email protected]
01823 241241
2 Sycamore Close,
Taunton,
Somerset TA1 2QJ
A4 (Sun) Save the Harlan Beagles
Campaign
www.savethharlanbeagles.com
[email protected]
07855351203
T10 Sea Shepherd UK
www.seashepherduk.org
[email protected]
0300 111 0501
27 Old Gloucester Street
London WC1N 3AX
D4 Really Healthy LTD
www.healthy.co.uk
[email protected]
0208 480 1000
REALLY HEALTHY LTD
LONDON BRIDGE
1 Larch Court
Royal Oak Yard
London SE1 3LD
T7, T8 Shiva Trust
www.shivatrust.org.uk
[email protected]
07792788627
Meadows Farm
off Dean Lane
Water
Rossendale,
Lancashire BB4 9RB
C8 SHOCKA’S COCONUT HUB
www.shockascoconuthub.com
[email protected]
07944939355
111 wandle Way
Earlsfield
London
SW18 4UL
C17 Soi Dog UK
www.soidog.org
[email protected]
01604 750712
5 Enfield Close
Northampton NN5 6XY
J3 SOSATEC
www.wellbalancer.com
[email protected]
07428628862
C3 SSOV LTD
www.vegancross.com
[email protected]
02078332315
73 Caledonian Road
London N1 9BT
CAT2 St. Best Caribbean Caterers
www.stbestcaterers.com
contact@stbestcaterers.
com,[email protected]
07540107351
Flat 15 Petworth House
Pytchley Road
London SE22 8DD
C7 Supreme Master Ching Hai
International Association
www.suprememastertv.com
[email protected]
07760275088
19 The Farmlands,
Northolt,
Middlesex UB5 5EZ
A14 TeenVGN
www.teenvgn.com
[email protected]
01495616242
11 Albion Place.
Hanbury Rd,
Pontnewynydd,
Torfaen NP4 6PG
G15 Thai Animal Sanctuary
www.thaianimalsanctuary.com
baanunrakanimalsanctuary@
live.com
07767730835
19 Ferndown Avenue,
Orpington, Kent BR6 8DE
A6 The Buddha Beauty Company
www.buddha-beauty.com
[email protected]
01612321010
3 Drayton St Hulme
Manchester M15 5LL
B22 The Chocolatier
11 High Trees
[email protected]
07904983589
D5 The Fox Project
www.foxproject.org.uk
[email protected]
01892 824111
The Lodge
Kings Toll Road
Pembury
Kent TN2 4BE
www.vegfest.co.uk
R5 The Hemp Shop
www.thehempshop.co.uk
[email protected]
0845 123 58 69
PO Box 439
Bridgwater
Somerset TA6 9FR
CAT7 The Sunshine Kitchen
www.thesunshinekitchen.com
[email protected]
07949 081 658
124 Dormers Wells Lane
Southall
Middlesex UB1 3JB
K10 The Honest Carrot
www.thehonestcarrot.com
[email protected]
0207 272 4835
Unit 11
2a Grenville Road
London
N19 4EH
E3 The Third Estate
www.TheThirdEstate.co.uk
[email protected]
0203 620 2361
27 Brecknock Road
Camden
London N7 0BT
N3 The Linseed Farm
www.thelinseedfarm.co.uk
info@thelinseed farm.co.uk
01403 731106
Muntham Home Farm
Barns Green
Horsham
West Sussex RH13 0NH
L3 The Mayhew Animal Home
www.themayhew.org
[email protected]
020 8968 2445
The Mayhew Animal Home
Trenmar Gardens
Kensal Green
London NW10 6BJ
B14 The Mighty Fork LTD
http://themightyfork.co.uk
[email protected]
07788877311
186 Sheepcote Lane
London SW11 5BP
M12 The Natural Skincare
Company Ltd
www.thenaturalskincarecompany.
co.uk
amanda@
thenaturalskincarecompany.co.uk
01403 790913
Stone House
Bashurst Copse
Itchingfield
West Sussex RH13 0NZ
G14 The Rabbit Hole - Vegan
Organic Hair Parlour
www.therabbitholelondon.com
[email protected]
07450225230
49A Goldhawk Rd
London W12 8QP
CAT12 The Shack Revolution
N/A
[email protected]
07513953767
The Shack Revolution
NEW CROSS FARM
BROMYARD
HEREFORDSHIRE HR7
4NF
C13 The Soap Deli
www.the-soapdeli.co.uk
[email protected]
07957650134
100 Weston Road, Lichfield,
Staffordshire WS13 7PB
www.vegfest.co.uk
K3 The Vegetarian Butcher
www.vegetarianbutcher.com
lizzy.wakefield@
devegetarischeslager.nl
+31 (0)30 234 8233
De Vegetarische Slager
Spui 167A
2511 BM Den Haag
The Netherlands
A16 THTC Clothing
www.thtc.co.uk
[email protected]
0208 566 4184
15A Princes Avenue
London W38LX
D10 Topas Klaus Gaiser GmbH
www.wheaty.de
[email protected]
0049-7473-94865-0
Topas Klaus Gaiser GmbH
Dreifürstensteinstr. 1-3
D-72116 Mössingen
Germany
E1 Trina’s Delicacies
www.trinasdelicacies.com
[email protected]
07432157587
55D Leander Road
Brixton
London SW2 2NB
B20 Twisted Potato
N/A
[email protected]
N/A
No.135 Southgate Street,
Gloucester GL1 1XQ
C1, D13, CAT4 VBites Foods Ltd
www.vbitesfoods.com
[email protected]
01536 400557
Redwood House
Burkitt Road
Earlstrees Ind Estate
Corby
Northants NN17 4DT
A21 Vegan Faces
www.veganfaces.co.uk
[email protected]
07545816889
A19 (Sat) Vegan Food Magazine
www.veganfoodmagazine.com
[email protected]
07729186388
Bristol
J4 Vegan Health & Fitness
Magazine
www.VHFmag.com
brenda@
veganhealthandfitnessmag.com
+11-323-447-8600
57 Via De La Valle
Lake Elsinore, CA 925320125
G13 Vegan Society
www.vegansociety.com
[email protected]
0121 523 1735
Donald Watson House
21 Hylton St,
Hockley,
Birmingham B18 6HJ
L8 Vegan Tuck Box
www.vegantuckbox.co.uk
[email protected]
0114 2550938
33 Lower Mill Lane
Holmfirth
HD9 2JB
D11 Veganicity
www.veganicity.com
[email protected]
01323 872277
Dolphin House
27 Cradle Hill Ind Est
SEAFORD
East Sussex BN25 3JE
T5 Vegetarian Guides
www.vegetarianguides.co.uk
[email protected]
020-3239 8433
PO Box 2284
London W1A 5UH
E4 Vegetarian Living
www.vegetarianliving.co.uk
[email protected]
01202586848
3 East Ave
Bournemouth BH3 7BW
B2 Vegfam
www.vegfamcharity.org.uk
[email protected]
01550 721197
VEGFAM, c/o Cwm Cottage,
Cwmynys,
Cilycwm,
Llandovery,
Carmarthenshire, SA20 OEU
E7, E8 Viva!
www.viva.org.uk
[email protected]
0117 9441000
8 York Court
Wilder Street
Bristol BS2 8QH
A3 Wild Futures
www.wildfutures.org
[email protected]
01503262532
Wild Futures
The Monkey Sanctuary
St Martins, Nr Looe
Cornwall PL13 1NZ
B7 Wild Trail
www.wildtrail.co.uk
[email protected]
02087805660
Satra House
Satra Innovation Park
Rockingham Road
Kettering NN16 9JD
B3 Wills Vegan Shoes
www.wills-vegan-shoes.com
[email protected]
0207 1839477 B12 Woodland Trust
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk
sarah.woodland@working4wildlife.
org
07876825048
Events Office,
22 Tresillian Street,
Plymouth PL4 0QW
A24 Yaoh
www.yaoh.co.uk
[email protected]
0117 9239053
PO Box 333
Bristol BS99 1NF
K9 Young Indian Vegetarians
youngindianvegetarians.co.uk
[email protected]
02086811125
226 London Rd.
Croydon CR0 2TF
S2 VeggieVision TV
www.veggievision.tv
[email protected]
01277653603
F1, F2 Vegusto Uk LTD
www.vegusto.co.uk
[email protected]
447853071031
BN27BD
A5 Vervet Monkey Foundation
www.vervet.za.org
[email protected]
07923879669
The Vervet Monkey Foundation
Plot 35 California
Letsitele
Tarentaalrand
South Africa
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Stall descriptions
ALARA WHOLEFOODS
Alara were the FIRST company to be licensed
with Coeliac UK . Our gluten free muesli, porridge
and granola are delicious and varied. They have
great nutritional properties, contain no added sugar/salt and are
perfect for all avoiding gluten, on detox diet or just anyone really.
www.alara.co.uk
ANIMALS ASIA FOUNDATION
Animals Asia is devoted to ending bear bile
farming, improving the welfare of animals in
China and Vietnam, promoting compassion and respect for all
animals, and bringing about long-term change. It focusses on:
Ending Bear Bile Farming, Cat and Dog Welfare, and Action Against
Cruelty for performing animals. www.animalsasia.org
BIONA
Biona is an independent company, providing
quality organic foods to take you from breakfast
through to dinner. Biona believes in great tasting, thoughtfully
prepared food to complement an ethical lifestyle. There are
always only natural ingredients used which are sourced from GMfree and organic farms. www.biona.co.uk
BONPOM
Here at BonPom, our aim is to bring you some
of the best tasting, most innovative, raw vegan and vegan foods
and ingredients, and show you how to get the best out of them!
All done with a healthy dose of passion and fun. So let’s create
amazing things! www.bonpom.com
BUAV
The BUAV leads the campaign to end all animal
testing. Our vision is to create a world where
nobody wants or believes we need to experiment
on animals. Find us on the Ground Floor to get involved in our
campaigns and pick up our free Little Book of Cruelty Free
shopping guide. www.buav.org
BUTE ISLAND FOODS
Bute Island Food present three new dairy-free
products. The eye catching Red Cheddar style
has a wonderful medium strength “cheesy” tang, and the Mild
Cheddar style has an excellent mellow flavour. Also, the New
Sweet Chilli flavour is deliciously smooth and creamy, with a mild,
yet cheekily well-balanced hint of spice! www.buteisland.com
CAKES N TREATS & VEGAN WONDERCAKE
The new vegan cake & coffeehouse in Camden
Town/London. A lovely place to enjoy our finest
collection of handcrafted vegan cakes, treats and drinks. We offer
Bagels, Burgers and fantastic salads as well. Specialising in vegan
wedding cakes with a unique and individual style, handmade by
our vegan cake artists. www.cakesntreats.co.uk
CHIARALASCURA
Chiaralascura is a small vegan fairtrade clothing
business based in Italy, run by a chubby vegan
couple and a super athletic vegan dog. We
print vegan statements and ironic messages on
FairWearFoundation certified t-shirts and totes, using eco-friendly
phtalates free inks and quality fabrics like organic cotton, bamboo
and tencel. www.chiaralascura.it
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CONSCIOUS CHOCOLATE LTD
Conscious Chocolates are delicious, raw, hand
-made, hand-wrapped, truffle-like chocolate bars.
Our range is created from ethically sourced, premium quality,
organic, raw and wild ingredients. The whole of the Conscious
Chocolate range is vegan, vegetarian and organically certified. All
our chocolates are free from dairy, soya, gluten and refined sugars.
www.consciouschocolate.com
ECO VEGAN SHOES
Eco Vegan Shoes showcase an exciting range of
fashion shoes and occupational footwear that’s
registered with The Vegan Society. EVS will be launching several
new designs and offering exclusive discounts on both their new
and existing ranges. Stop by their stall for more information.
www.eco-vegan-shoes.com
EQUINOX KOMBUCHA
Equinox Kombucha is offering a fresh new way
of enjoying the numerous benefits of Kombucha
Tea, an ancient fermented drink made from sweetened tea.
There is something for every taste, with 4 delicious flavours
each overflowing with a light and crisp elegance as well as a wild
fizziness. www.equinoxkombucha.com
EXCELLART
Excellart is a PR, marketing and design agency,
also offering websites, online shops and
social media campaigns for businesses and
organisations of all sizes. Clients include The Vegan Society, Fry’s
and VegfestUK. Vegan owned, strong ethical policy, established in
2005. Providing everything you could ever need to promote your
business. www.excellart.co.uk
FRESH THERAPIES
Fresh Therapies is a Hampshire based company
bringing to the market the UK’s first made natural
nail polish remover. Suitable for vegetarians,
vegans, sensitive skins and so much healthier for
your nails too. No harsh chemicals, non toxic and non carcinogenic.
A perfect healthy nail solution. www.freshtherapies.com
FRY’S
Fry’s is a Vegan Society approved, family
business Recommended as a BEST BUY by the
Ethical Consumer, FRY’S are also Halaal, Shuddha and Kosher.
Fry’s will be sampling and selling FRY’S at their stall (at a discount!)
and introducing 4 new products - Pops, Pies (x2) and Tenders!
www.frysvegetarian.co.uk
GENTLE BEAUTY
Gentle Beauty is renowned for selling the
gentlest, cleanest hair and beauty products. Whenever we find
a new, product, the first question is what’s in it? We offer a wide
range of effective products registered with the Vegan Society.
So our customers don’t have to worry about what’s in them.
www.gentlebeauty.co.uk
GOOD HEMP
GOOD HEMP food is made on a small eco-farm in
Devon. Hemp is a healthy super food with great benefits to your diet.
Try delicious GOOD OIL for cooking, GOOD HEMP milk for your
morning cereal and GOOD SEED to sprinkle on soups and salads.
www.GOODHempNutrition.com
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GREENFROG
Greenfrog, a 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.
Our products are free from all nasty chemical, free from animal
cruelty and gentle on sensitive skin. www.greeenfrogsoap.co.uk
JEWISH VEGETARIAN SOCIETY
The Jewish Vegetarian Society is an international
charity dedicated to promoting a kinder society,
without killing animals for food. We publish a quarterly magazine,
The Jewish Vegetarian, which provides information about
vegetarianism, and offers advice and support to help people
transition to a non-animal diet. Check out www.JVS.org.uk!
MAKI MATCHA
Maki Matcha serves sushi like you have never
tasted before; with a love for both ocean
conservation and healthy eating they’ve created a menu bursting
with flavour and not fish. All their rolls are made fresh to order and
they also sell Green Matcha dairy free milkshakes and smoothies,
a delicious and nutrient rich option for lunch, dinner or takeaway
www.makimatcha.co.uk
MIRABILIA ORGANIC OLIVE LEAF TEA
Our hand-made artisan organic olive leaf tea
is caffeine free, antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal, lowers blood
pressure, regulates cholesterol and boosts the immune system.
It also aids weight loss and is delicious hot or cold. Responsibly
sourced in Abruzzo, Italy. Come and try it. www.oleaft.com
MEAT FREE MONDAYS
Launched by Sir Paul McCartney, with
his daughters Mary and Stella, Meat Free
Monday encourages people to improve their health in a fun
and simple way that helps combat global warming. Check out
www.meatfreemondays.com for news, supporter updates and
delicious meat-free recipes! One day a week can make a world of
difference.
MOO FREE CHOCOLATES
Moo Free chocolates are a producer of multiaward winning chocolates. We have a wide range
of products to offer from flavoured bars to Easter eggs and mini
moo’s to Santa’s and advents. They are all free from dairy, lactose,
gluten, wheat, casein, & egg, registered vegan & certified organic.
www.moofreechocolates.com
NAKD WHOLEFOODS
Nakd snack bars are made from fruits & nuts
lovingly ‘smooshed’ together, free from added sugars, syrups,
wheat, dairy and gluten. Try our Protein Crunch bars with 4
flavours: Apple, Banana, Cocoa, Strawberry. Plus, our NEW range
of TREK protein flapjacks made with GF oats, including Cocoa
Coconut and Morning Berry. www.naturalbalancefoods.co.uk
NAMA FOODS
NAMA is a raw food restaurant located in Queen’s
Park, London. At our stand you can purchase
sweet and savoury treats such as sprouted
buckwheat and flaxseed crackers, raw vegan cookies, energy
bars, superfood chocolates, raw truffles, pralines and many other
delicacies that will tickle your senses. www.namafoods.com
www.vegfest.co.uk
NOAH
The combination of quality materials and
centuries of experience in shoe making give
NOAH Shoes a world of elegance and quality.
Made by Italian traditional handcraft factories with love for detail
and excellent workmanship - with respect for animals and the
environment - NOAH Shoes are classic and fashionable, designed
to highlight your style and character. www.noah-shop.com
OF THE EARTH SUPERFOODS
Of The Earth Superfoods offer the newest, most
exciting nutritious ingredients from around the
world, from organic goji berries, dairy-free ‘cacao’ hot chocolate
and beetroot powder, to chia seed, milled linseed, alongside milled
goji berries, hemp, maca hot chocolate, and breakfast fit for royalty
- Dear Me Muesli - made without cereals! www.alara.co.uk
OMBAR
Ombar offers chocolate enlightenment in the
form of delicious raw chocolate bars. Made from
raw, organic cacao, they are also infused with probiotics and raw
organic freeze-dried fruit. Find us on stall L1, where we have a
special VegFest offer of 3 bars for £5. www.ombar.co.uk
PUDOLOGY
We have created beautifully indulgent and
delicious puddings without dairy, gluten or
eggs, as we believe no one should miss out just
because they don’t eat dairy! All our glorious desserts are suitable
for Vegans and we are proud to be registered with the Vegan
Society. www.pudology.com
RAWLICIOUS
Rawlicious is an exciting range of organic raw
foods. The range includes the delicious awardwinning kale chips, crackers in scrumptious flavours like Italian
Herb - great alternative to bread - and sweet Snackaroons made
from dates & coconut. Also includes Ultimate Protein, a raw
sprouted brown rice vegan protein. www.rawlicious.eu
REALLY HEALTHY LTD
Really Healthy’s stall will feature its carefully
selected range of highest quality, Soil Association
certified products, including Klamath Algae and Power 3, our
energy-boosting green food combination. Also try our yummysmelling, paraben-free, organic range of face and body creams,
balms and oils. And remember to clock Zeolite for detoxing!
www.healthy.co.uk
RETURN TO EDEN
Return to Eden is a subsidiary of Browning
Bakery, representing the Hebrew Israelites of
Jerusalem - the largest vegan community on. This extensive
community’s creativity has taken vegan cuisine to phenomenal
heights and produced an ultimate connoisseur experience!
Definitely an African and Caribbean sunshine vegan delights with
exquisite flavours!
RIVERFORD ORGANIC
Riverford has been growing fruit and veg for 25
years, and delivers award-winning organic food
fresh from the farm straight to your door. Choose from a range of
weekly organic essentials, even wine and chocolate when you need
a treat. Organic vegboxes start from just £10.45 with free delivery.
www.riverford.co.uk
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RUBY TUESDAY OF LONDON
Ruby Tuesdays is an artisan vegan bakery
specialising in products free from wheat, gluten &
sugar - including desserts, puddings, whole cakes,
mini loaves, cupcakes, brownies & biscuits. We
also cater for large private functions weddings
and special occasions. All products are made to order using only
the finest ingredients. www.rubytuesdaysoflondon.com
encourage members to meet for training, enter events and form
teams. www.veganrunners.org.uk
SOI DOG
Soi Dog UK is part of the Soi Dog Foundation
helping homeless, neglected, abused dogs and
cats in Thailand. Alongside our street dog care,
we are involved with the authorities working
to end the illegal dog meat trade. We also assist with life-saving
support to dogs rescued from the traders. www.soidog.org
VEGFESTUK
You can find the VegfestUK stall by the main
entrance where there are Goody Bags on sale for £5, plus raffle
tickets at £1 each, and our fundraising buckets too. All proceeds go
towards Vegfam www.vegfest.co.uk
THE ANIMAL WELFARE PARTY
The AWP (formerly Animals Count) is a UK
political party striving to create a better world
for people, animals and the environment. We are standing in the
constituency of London in the May 2014 EU Parliament Elections.
Aim: to return a dedicated representative for animals to the EU
Parliament, for the first time ever! www.animalscount.org
THE HEMP SHOP
The Hemp Shop is Europe’s largest retailer of
quality eco products made from the world’s most
environmentally sustainable product - the industrial hemp plant.
We sell organic & natural Hemp Skin Care, Clothing, Foods, Paper,
Fabrics, Children’s, Luggage and Accessories - if we don’t stock, we
can always find it. www.thehempshop.co.uk
THE VEGAN SOCIETY
An educational charity that provides information
and guidance on vegan diets and lifestyles including to new and potential vegans, caterers,
healthcare professionals, educators and the media - alongside
our well-recognised Trademark scheme. You can find more
information and resources on The Vegan Society websites:
www.vegansociety.com www.guidetoveganliving.org.uk
THTC CLOTHING LTD
THTC is a pioneer of ethical street wear that uses
hemp and organic cotton to produce screen
printed t-shirts, hoodies, crew necks and polo shirts. The brand
has been nominated for the Observer Ethical Awards and the Re
Fashion Awards. Founder Gav Lawson also won a PEA Award
(www.peaawards.com) in 2012. www.thtc.co.uk
TRINA’S DELICACIES
Trina’s Delicacies is an artisan bakery committed
to bringing delicious treats to everyone! We
only use the finest ingredients including organic flours, organic
chocolate and real fruit. At London Vegfest we will be serving up
delectable treats including organic teas, scones, cakes, cupcakes,
cookies, savoury tarts, quiches and more!
www.trinasdelicacies.com
VEGAN RUNNERS
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 like-minded people. We
www.vegfest.co.uk
VEGFAM
The Vegfam Stall will have a tombola plus
information about the charity and its work, plus an opportunity to
make donations if you wish. See www.vegfamcharity.org.uk for
charity details.
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 and Viva!.
www.veggievision.tv
VEGUSTO
Vegusto are committed to ensuring the wellbeing of our customers, and sourcing the highest
quality ingredients for our meat and dairy free alternatives. For
example, our choice of coconut oil instead of palm oil, which not
only encompasses numerous health benefits, but also guarantees
sound environmental practices and sustainability.
www.vegusto.co.uk
VBITES FOODS LTD
Award-winning VBites (formerly Redwood) is
the UK’s most ethical vegetarian food company, according to the
Good Shopping Guide! Famed for producing over 50 deliciously
different cruelty-free, kosher certified vegan foods under the
Vegideli, Cheatin’ and Cheezly brand names, VBites will be giving
away free tasters at its stand. www.vbitesfoods.com
WHEATY (TOPAS)
Hunger for meat devastates countries, annihilates
species, kills people. Industrial livestock farming
threats the world climate. But one part of the solution to this mess
is already in our hands: Our mouth-watering products, based on
organic wheat protein, taste just like the real thing.
www.wheaty.de/en
WILLS VEGAN SHOES
Founder by Will Green – the person behind Eco
Vegan Shoes before resigning in April 2013 - Wills
Vegan Shoes passionately provide great vegan
shoes with high street styles and prices - from a company that had
no connection with the leather industry and was vegan owned
and run. www.wills-vegan-shoes.com
YAOH
The UK’s original hemp firm, with selection of
hemp foods and bodycare available on their
stall by the main entrance, all on Buy One Get
One Free special offer for the day. Products include hemp protein
powder, dehulled hemp seed, hemp oil and their award winning
hemp bodycare range.
www.yaoh.co.uk
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V Bites Foods Ltd
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.
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.
With their almost unparalleled range of sausages, burgers, together
with salmons and cakes, there’s never a dull moment in a vegan
kitchen with Redwoods 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.
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.
VBites will be at London 2013 for both days in full effect with a
catering operation outside for those who want to indulge in eating
out big time with some of their best-selling products available.
They will also be serving free tasters of other products from their
range on their stall, and you can of course buy many of their
products on the day too.
VBites has been nominated for the national VegfestUK 10th
anniversary awards in 2 different categories: ‘Best Place to Eat’ and
‘Best Veggie Meat Product’ for their Beef Pasty.
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. They are sponsoring all the Campaigns
talks at this show.
www.vbitesfoods.com
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Frys
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 hard-core carnivores – who after every bite are left
bemused as to why they didn’t give vegan meats a chance before.
Not to be missed is their sublime chicken burger, a massive
favourite in the nation and particularly the VegfestUK offices. 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 real chicken counterparts such as the McDonalds
and KFC varieties to shame – both in terms of taste and ethics.
Not to be missed too 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 been nominated for this year’s VegfestUK award in the ‘Best
veggie meat product’ category.
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 supermarkets 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 10 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. Fry’s are sponsoring all the Nutrition talks at London.
www.frysvegetarian.co.uk
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Bute Island
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 5 mouth-watering
flavours (Garlic & Herb, Chives, Cheddar Style Spread, Original &
Sweet Chilli style). A new flavour due to be launched later this year
is Spring Onion & Black Pepper.
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 has been nominated for the
national VegfestUK 10th anniversary 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 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.
Bute Island also deserves a huge round of applause for their
massive support for UK veggie events all year round. They are
sponsoring the Lifestyle talks at London.
www.buteisland.com
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Nakd Wholefoods
Nakd Wholefoods are the producers of some of the world’s most
irresistible snack bars which have been immensely popular with
the UK population, regardless of dietary backgrounds. Their
products are not only 100% vegan, but also 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 product repertoire: smoosh bars, oatie bars, ‘Trek’ bars and
crunch bars.
The smoosh bars have been an all-time favourites ever since their
existence, consisting solely 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, Rhubarb & Custard,
Cashew Cookie, Banana Bread, Pecan Pie and Berry Delights.
Nakd have a range of flavoured raisins available too in a variety
of styles including Tangy Lime, Pineapple, Orange, Lemon, Crazy
Cola and Cherry - and they also have a bunch of other bars out too
known as ‘Oatie’ bars - just raw fruits, oats, nuts and spices mixed
together. Thanks to the added oats, they’re slightly denser, chewier
and less sweet than the other bars in their range. These oaties are
available in 4 flavours: Apple Pie, Cocoa Loco, Berry Delights and
Banana Bread.
A recent addition to their extremely popular range are the new
Nakd Crunch bars - 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. All this extra goodness will keep you feeling fuller for longer,
making the bars perfect for every tummy-rumbling occasion,
whether it’s at breakfast, mid-morning, during the afternoon, or
pre- and post-exercise.
Check out their entire range at www.eatnakd.com
Natural Balance Foods has revamped its TREK Protein Flapjack
range by introducing exciting new flavours, an improved recipe
and bright new packaging that features scenes from the beautiful
British countryside, along with a Union Jack flag to reflect the
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brand’s British heritage. There are 6 delicious new flavours to
choose from - Oat Raisin, Banana Bread, Original Oat, Cocoa Oat,
Cocoa Coconut and Morning Berry, adding a whole new taste
sensation to the range. Cocoa Coconut and Cocoa Oat both have
a scrumptious chocolate topping that, when combined with
yummy oats and protein crunchies, creates a flapjack that’s hard
to refuse.
All their products are now widely available in UK
supermarkets, Holland & Barrett and most independent
health food shops. Check out the full Natural Balance range at
www.naturalbalancefoods.co.uk
Nakd have also generously backed a numerous amount of veggie
events down the years. It’s great to see them growing and spreading
the healthy vegan message so far and wide into the mainstream.
VegfestUK are immensely proud to have the support of these
wonderful people. Their snack bars have provided instrumental
daily fuels to the busy VegfestUK organisers. Nakd snack bars have
also been nominated for this year’s VegfestUK award in the ‘Best
Raw Product’ category. Nakd are sponsoring the workshops and
the Lifewell Wellbeing Hub at the show.
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Animals Asia
The Vegan Society
Animals Asia is devoted to ending the barbaric practice of bear
bile farming and improving the welfare of animals in China and
Vietnam. It promotes compassion and respect for all animals
and works to bring about long-term change. It has three major
programmes: End Bear Bile Farming, Cat and Dog Welfare, and
Zoos and Safari Parks.
Established back in 1944, the Vegan Society will be celebrating
its 70th birthday next year. Its outreach work in the community
on cruelty-free, healthy living has gone from strength to strength
over the years, and we certainly hope that the year 2014 will mark
another year of phenomenal growth of interest in living without
animal exploitation.
Big thanks to our celebrity guest Dave Spikey for his generosity in
making this possible for Animals Asia. Dave says “My wife and I
have long been supporters of Animals Asia and its work to improve
welfare for animals across Asia. We have been particularly
affected by their campaign to end the farming of endangered
bears for their bile, which constitutes some of the worst cases of
animal abuse in the world today. We will not forget our visit to
the bear farms in Vietnam and to the charity’s two sanctuaries in
China and Vietnam, where we saw for ourselves how animals that
have suffered both mental and physical torture can recover to lead
lives free from pain and fear. We are proud to have played our part
in raising funds and awareness of Animals Asia’s vital work.”
Their quarterly publication the Vegan celebrates the best vegan
recipes and provides the latest updates on plant-based products,
campaigns for ethical lifestyles, media coverage, and many other
interesting topics. It won VegFest UK awards in 2011 and 2008 and
has been nominated for this year’s awards too. This magazine
comes with a subscription for memberships to the Vegan Society
at a small cost - a good way of giving back to the Society which
works towards a world free from the exploitation of all animals.
www.animalsasia.org
Enormous credit must go to the inspirational CEO Jasmijn de
Boo for her astute leadership and vision in taking the work of the
Vegan Society to the level of recognition it receives today both
in vegetarian circles and in mainstream media. VegfestUK are
certainly delighted to continue its cooperation with the Society in
promoting vegan lifestyles far and wide.
The Vegan Society have been nominated for 3 different VegfestUK
awards this year:
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“Best Campaign group”
“Best publication” for the Vegan
“Best Individual Achievement of the Decade” for Jasmijn de
Boo
And for those looking to switch to more plant-based diets for
various reasons, don’t miss out on plenty of useful literature,
advice and support from the ever-so-lively Vegan Society stall!
www.vegansociety.com
www.guidetoveganliving.org.uk
www.facebook.com/TheVeganSociety
Twitter @thevegansociety
www.youtube.com/user/TheVeganSociety
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Yaoh
Out of Hand
Yaoh is the UK’s original hemp company, starting life back in 1991
under the astute stewardship of show director Tim Barford. Its
product range includes an award-winning bodycare range of sun
cream, lip balms, shampoos, hand wash 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 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 numerous veggie/vegan events up and down the
country, including our previous Vegan Fayres and VegfestUK
shows, and many others. They’re also sponsoring the Performance
Stage at the London show. And founder Tim Barford has been
nominated for the VegfestUK awards in the “Best Individual
Achievement of the Decade”.
Alongside VeggieVision, Yaoh will be sponsoring all the
performances at the show.
www.yaoh.co.uk
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 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.
Recently expanding to include a top-notch eco-friendly printing
service, Out of Hand is embracing wholeheartedly 21st century
eco-living 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.
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.
www.outofhand.co.uk
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Rawlicious
Sutra Kitchen
Sutra Kitchen is Central
London’s
first
exclusively
Vegetarian and Vegan cooking
school and deli, located in Soho,
Central London. This innovative
concept is home to a range of
Vegetarian, Vegan and Raw
cooking classes as well as a
mouthwatering gourmet deli.
Established by up and coming
Vegetarian Chef and personality
Jay Morjaria, Sutra Kitchen has become a favourite with
Vegetarians and non-Vegetarians alike, who enjoy its practical,
hands-on and affordable classes, allowing them to develop their
culinary interests and learn how to make fresh meat free dishes
from scratch. Jay has regularly appeared on BBC Radio London as
guest chef and food expert. Sutra Kitchen also plays host to a range
of events including corporate team building classes, cooking
demonstrations for special occasions, themed supper clubs and
canapé receptions Having taken part in VegfestUK Brighton and
Bristol 2012 and 2013, Sutra Kitchen is delighted to be sponsoring
and hosting the cooking demonstration theatres at London,
bring its culinary expertise and passion for Vegan food to a wider
audience. www.sutrakitchen.co.uk
Rawlicious provides an exciting range of organic & raw foods,
and believe healthy nutrition should be tasty, enjoyable and
fun. They source the finest quality organic ingredients to create
mouth-watering recipes that will optimise daily nutrition without
sacrificing taste but still remaining affordable.
The range includes the delicious award winning raw kale chips,
raw crackers in scrumptious flavours like Italian Herb & Tomato
Pizza that are a great alternative to bread and the delectable sweet
Snackaroons made from raw dates & coconut.
Also in the range is the Ultimate Raw Protein, a raw sprouted whole
grain brown rice protein which is the first of its kind to be tested
and approved for use by professional sports persons. Containing
a complete amino acid profile for your dietary needs, their protein
is easy to use on its own or mixed in drinks and smoothies, as part
of a balanced diet it can help with healthy weight control and
assist in the repair and recovery of the body after injury, exercise
or illness. Available in Chocolate, Vanilla & Natural, their protein
is the perfect addition to your diet, as it is easily absorbed and
digested, making it suitable for everyone including vegans.
www.rawlicious.eu
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Vegusto
BonPom
Vegusto is the proud producer of some of the world’s most original
and unique vegan meats and cheeses. Not only are their products
super-delicious, but their ethical environmental stance in their
source of ingredients is second to none, with their choice of
coconut oil in place of palm oil top of the list.
Their cheeses are not only dairy-free, but also soya-free too. These
come in many different varieties, from the stronger-flavoured NoMoo Piquant, to the more subtle No-Moo Mild Aromatic – proud
winner of 3 Free From Food Awards last year. And pizzas lovers
have been purring at their No-Moo Melty cheese too, which melts
very nicely just like the usual dairy counterpart. Adding to this
glittering cheese collection is their No-Moo Cheese sauce – a very
genuine if not superior alternative to the Moo version, giving not
only vegans but the lactose intolerant and those with soya allergy
the cheezy flavours that they have previously missed out on.
Believe it or not, their cheesses are so good to have changed the
perception on cheese from one certain cheesophobic member of
the VegfestUK team - from downright disgusting to very edible.
And this year Vegusto’s entered the vegan meat market with
an almighty bash – with its awesome array of sandwich slices,
roasts, sausages and many others, giving carnivores plenty to
think about on whether to cling onto their favourite animal-based
counterparts. These products are also great for festive occasions
too, especially if you fancy showing off in front of your omni pals
who’re wondering what vegans eat for goodness sake.
Bon Pom believe healthy, positive living can definitely be tasty, fun
and sexy! It’s more like rocket salad than rocket science. Whilst
a lot of people still think healthier living means abstinence and
misery, Bon Pom firmly believe that a little of what you fancy does
you good.
It’s not all just about what we put into our bodies it’s also what we
put on them! Bon Pom now have an ever growing range of bath
products such as their pink Himalayan bath salt with lavender,
rose or rosemary, or their popular Dead Sea salts.
Add to that, their innovative iSalt cooking pad, a large slab of
Himalayan salt, which you heat on the stove top and cook directly
on, a bit like a griddle, though made from salt!
Check out all their irresistibles and stock up your favourites at
www.vegusto.co.uk
Big thanks to Vegusto for sponsoring the cinemas at our show!
With a growing number of products, vegan and raw vegan, now
numbering over 50, BonPom is helping you to help yourself
and put the fun back into your Life. They also have lots of great
newsletters packed with information, recipes and ideas to help
you get the best from the products.
There is this kind of punk value in what they do, think of it as punk
health, just do it yourself!
BonPom are sponsoring the Living Raw area.
www.bonpom.com
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Media Partners
Big thanks to all our media partners
for their assistance in promoting this
event
Excellart
Excellart is a vegan-owned marketing
and design agency with over 5 years of
expertise in the vegan, vegetarian, ethical
and organic trade. They specialise 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. Their clients
include The Vegan Society, Age Concern, Viridian Nutrition and
Yaoh.
www.excellart.co.uk
[email protected]
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. Karin has been a
member for many years and for the past 2 years has been invited
to present awards at The Vegetarian Society awards ceremony in
London.
www.veggievision.co.uk
Vegetarian Living
Vegetarian Living celebrates
the food that’s in season, with
some of the best chefs and
food writers in the UK today.
Underpinned by a passion for
embracing a more sustainable and eco-friendly way of life, they are
the market-leading vegetarian magazine, providing their readers
with an inspiring array of recipes and features every month, along
with interesting and insightful features and columns, written by
and about inspirational vegetarians. www.vegetarianliving.co.uk
Thank
You !
Foods for life
Foods for Life is the brainchild
of celebrity 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 are not far off. Tony also runs his own PR Company
Pea-PR. Top Team.
www.foodsforlife.co.uk
www.pea-pr.com.uk
www.optimumnutritionists.com
Vegan Health and
Fitness Magazine
Vegan Health & Fitness
magazine is the first widely
distributed magazine in the world with the word “vegan” in the
title, and also the first to combine anything veg with fitness. Find
workouts, recipes, interviews and the latest scientific articles
of relevance to today’s active vegan. Look for it on newsstands
in all English-speaking countries all over the world by fall 2013.
www.VHFmag.com
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