Posted on
June 30, 2025 by
The VRG Weblog Editor
By Ellie Meyerstein, VRG Intern
In Could, I had the chance to attend the Inexperienced Mitzvathon Environmental Truthful at Chevrei Tzedek Congregation in Baltimore, Maryland. I attended the honest to assist with tabling for VRG. There, I used to be in a position to interact with individuals of all ages and backgrounds about vegan and vegetarian points. I talked to many individuals who had been already vegan and easily in search of new recipe concepts or diet info. However, I additionally met a number of individuals who had relations that had been vegan, they usually had been visiting the occasion and our desk to be taught extra about veganism. Whether or not that was shopping for a vegan cookbook for his or her member of the family or good friend or taking a duplicate of the Vegan Journal so they may check out some new vegan recipes, I used to be very glad I may assist them. I’ve been at many meals and occasions the place I couldn’t eat the meals as a result of the principle course was all meat, so it meant lots to me that there have been many individuals stopping at our desk so they may discover ways to make meals that accommodated everybody’s wants.
I additionally had the chance to stroll round and see the opposite organizations in attendance. I realized about all of the environmental activism that’s occurring each regionally, on faculty campuses and thru native teams, and nationally, by teams like Adamah. It was an unimaginable expertise to see so many individuals united due to their ardour for the atmosphere. Every group did one thing totally different, however that’s the reason we’d like all of them; all of them specialise in what they do and by working collectively we are able to actually make the world a greater place.
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