http://www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk Promoting compassionate, healthy, eco-friendly living in Redditch en Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:46:48 GMT 0123456891011121314151617181920212223 1 daily 1970-01-01T07:50+00:00 1440 admin@makessense.co.uk http://www.interglacial.com/rss/about.html http://www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk/news/2472.html RVV member Kevin White is running the Birmingham Half marathon on Sun 26 October, in order to raise funds for 3 good causes. To read more, click the link above. http://www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk/news/2373.html At our August meeting, there was a demonstration and talk about making cosmetics from everyday kitchen ingredients. We learnt that there`s no need to buy expensive branded products when you can raid the kitchen instead! http://www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk/news/2291.html At our next meeting on Wednesday 3rd September, there`ll be a talk and film showing about the fantastic work of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. This organisation takes direct action at sea to save the lives of persecuted marine life. Sea Shepherd have hit the headlines quite often recently as they put themselves between the whales and the Japanese whale hunters. Read more http://www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk/news/2226.html On Saturday 7 June, the 3rd independent Redditch Green Fair was the biggest and best yet. The eco extravaganza was like no other ever seen in the town. Vegan catering was provided on 3 separate stalls throughout the day. On the RVV stall, mountains of delicious free food was devoured by 100`s of fair goers. Many thanks to Redwood Foods and Beanie`s Health Foods for generous donations of their products. RVV members also served refreshments and our eco veggie posters were on display, leaving people in no doubt that plant based diets are the most eco-friendly! Read a full report and see 40+ photos on the event website www.redditchgreenfair.org.uk  http://www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk/news/1161.html Our July newsletter is now online and includes lots of recent news and forthcoming events. To download the newsletter in PDF format, simply click here. Feel free to copy and distribute it to your friends, or amongst members of your community group, church, work colleagues etc http://www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk/news/2031.html At our meeting on Wed 4 June, we welcomed the nutritional therapist and world champion powerlifter, Pat Reeves. We listened to a fascinating talk about the power of living foods, how they can aid our health and may even save our life! http://www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk/news/1887.html At our meeting on Wed 2 April, we screened 3 films on assorted issues. Firstly, we showed a film titled Safer Medicines produced by Europeans for Medical Progress which focused on the many state-of-the-art methods of testing new medicines that don`t involve animals. Secondly, there was a short film about last year`s green fair in Redditch. Finally, we showed a very moving film about the work of the Animals Asia Foundation, rescuing Moon Bears from bile farmers in China.  http://www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk/news/1698.html On Wednesday 5 March we hosted a talk and presentation about growing crops and gardening without the use of chemicals or animal products. It`s a myth that organic growing requires the use of animal manure to fertilise the soil. We learnt how Stock-Free Organic growing is better for human health, animals and the environment. Read more on the Vegan Organic Network website.  http://www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk/news/1697.html Our monthly meeting in February took the form of a dairy-free pancake cookery demonstration and workshop. Lots of us had a go at making dairy-free pancakes and we all sampled the mouth-watering results - it was great fun!! Click here to see a gallery of photos from the event. http://www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk/news/1571.html On Wednesday 23 January, 9 members of Redditch Vegetarians & Vegans enjoyed our first group meal out of 2008. The recently opened Redolence Spice was the venue, an Indian restaurant in Redditch town centre. For a very reasonable price, we tucked into a delicious 3 course meal and we look forward to returning for more of the same later this year. See more photos here. http://www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk/events/1070.html Sat 29th Nov 2008 – 19:00:00 @ St Georges Community Hall http://www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk/events/1068.html Sat 1st Nov 2008 – 00:15:00 @ Nationwide http://www.redditchveggies.makessense.co.uk/events/1069.html Sat 1st Nov 2008 – 19:00:00 @ Wolves Civic Hall