| Awareness raising in Lincolnshire
It seems that the Lincoln Vegetarian and Vegan Group has developed really
well since its re-launch last March. It has been very hard work and we
are now looking to expand our Steering Group and share the workload amongst
a dedicated group.
The Survey requesting better provision for vegetarians in Lincoln has
been very successful, as it was in Louth, when I used to run the Veggie
group there. The two surveys combined have over 700 names and have been
an incredibly influential tool in gaining the support of other organisations
to increase vegetarian awareness in this area.
A Vegetarian Awareness Event is being hosted free of charge by Lincoln
College on 28th April and Food Trading Standards are distributing hundreds
of invitations to caterers in the area at their expense. This will be
a two and a half hour event with a target audience of 50 professional
caterers. There will be a short presentation by our group on what it
is like to be a Vegetarian in Lincoln. Food Trading Standards are to
give a presentation relating to Vegetarianism and the law. A speaker
from Environmental Health will talk about the need to give vegetarian
preparation areas separate and avoid the risks of cross contamination.
And we are also thrilled that Christine Tilbury, the Manager of the Cordon
Vert Cookery School has also agreed to come and give a presentation to
encourage caterers to work towards the accredited Seedling Symbol and/or
to use the Vegetarian Society's website, leaflets and/or training facilities.
The Vegetarian Awareness Event has been deliberately planned to take
place three weeks before National Vegetarian Week in the hope that many
of the caterers will agree to producing a special vegetarian and vegan
menu for the week. So fingers crossed, all the hours spent in preparing
for the event will prove worthwhile and the event will be a great
success .... the beginning perhaps of more changes to come?
Rosalyn
Spencer, Lincoln
Vegetarians & Vegans
On the 4th June, at 7.00pm we are holding a free cookery demo and talk
in Louth (Holy Trinity Church Hall) about healthier eating through
a plant-based diet. The Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation are doing
the talk and demo for us, and there will be plenty
of tastings from the demo provided during the evening. Our own organic
fruit and veg box supplier, Woodlands Farm near Boston, have kindly agreed
to sponsor the evening by supplying the produce required for the cookery
demo! We are also hoping to have various local "Veggie friendly" food
manufacturers along with free tastings of their products available on
the evening. We are having a series of ‘healthy eating’ based
articles and recipes published in the local paper, the Louth Leader,
to promote the evening, and along with the local council helping out
with advertising, we are expecting quite a lot of interest from the general
public.
Sally Taylor, Louth Vegetarian Group
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