Chickpea Magazine

We’re thrilled to have Chickpea Magazine at Rochester VegFest 2024! 🌿📚 This indie vegan lifestyle magazine is a must-read for those who value conscious living and creativity. With no ads and a focus on evergreen content, Chickpea offers recipes, DIY projects, and thoughtful articles that you’ll want to revisit time and again.

Visit their booth on August 24th at Parcel 5 to explore their printed magazine and helpful kitchen posters. Support independent publishing and choose material that will remain relevant and enriching long after you’ve read it.

Learn more: chickpeamagazine.com

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The Herbivore Next Door

The Herbivore Next Door is joining us at Rochester VegFest 2024! 🌿👕 This unique vegan brand brings a collection of apparel and gifts that go beyond fashion—promoting compassion, consciousness, and style.

Visit their booth on August 24th at Parcel 5 to explore vegan message shirts, totes, stickers, and more. Every purchase supports a movement for a kinder, more harmonious world.

Shop Now: theherbivorenextdoor.com

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ACES Energy

We’re excited to welcome ACES Energy to Rochester VegFest 2024! 🌿🔋 For 15 years, ACES Energy has been providing clean, sustainable heating and cooling solutions across the Finger Lakes region. Specializing in geothermal installations, they’re at the forefront of renewable energy, helping both homeowners and businesses reduce their carbon footprint.

Visit their booth on August 24th at Parcel 5 to learn more about their innovative geothermal systems and how you can make your home or business more energy-efficient.

Discover Sustainable Solutions: https://aces-energy.com/

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Climate Solutions Accelerator

We’re excited to welcome Climate Solutions Accelerator to Rochester VegFest 2024! 🌿🌍 This organization is dedicated to creating a healthier, more equitable, and sustainable community by driving local efforts to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change.

Stop by their booth on August 24th at Parcel 5 to learn more about locally relevant climate solutions and discover how you can get involved. Whether you’re looking to volunteer or just want to learn more, Climate Solutions Accelerator offers the tools and information you need to take effective action against climate change.

Join the movement for a greener future: https://www.climategfl.org/

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Envision Positive

We’re excited to welcome Envision Positive to Rochester VegFest 2024! 🌿💛 This woman-owned business offers a beautiful selection of handcrafted items that embody the vegan message of kindness and compassion.

Visit their booth to explore unique vegan-themed crafts like jewelry, t-shirts, home decor, buttons, and more. Each piece is made in a vegan and eco-friendly home, with a portion of profits supporting vegan advocacy organizations.

Check out Envision Positive on August 24th at Parcel 5 and take home something meaningful.

Shop Now: https://www.etsy.com/shop/envisionpositive?page=2#items

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Vuture Food

We’re excited to welcome Vuture Food to Rochester VegFest 2024! 🌿🍔 This traveling vegan food pop-up is bringing their fresh and flavorful dishes to the festival, including their famous chik’n sandwiches and loaded fries.

Be sure to visit them on August 24th at Parcel 5 for some delicious plant-based comfort food.

Learn more about Vuture: https://vuturefood.com/

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Panacheeza

Welcome Panacheeza to Rochester VegFest 2024! 🌿🧀 This innovative vendor offers a grated parmesan-style plant-based cheese that melts and tastes like the real thing. Made with just five simple ingredients, Panacheeza is perfect for adding a burst of flavor to your favorite vegan dishes.

Visit their booth on August 24th at Parcel 5 to try this delicious and nutritious parmesan alternative!

Parmesan, Reimagined: https://panacheeza.com/

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Grass Fed Vegan Butcher

We’re excited to introduce Grass Fed as a vendor at Rochester VegFest 2024! 🌿🥪 Located on Monroe Ave, Grass Fed is a vegan butcher shop specializing in delicious, small-batch, handcrafted vegan meats made from quality plant-based ingredients.

Grass Fed is dedicated to making it easy for you to enjoy the meals you love with cruelty-free products that you can feel good about eating. If you haven’t enjoyed their sandwiches yet, be sure to give them a try at VegFest on August 24th at Parcel 5!

Eat More Plants: www.grassfedrochester.com/

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1st Annual: Plant-Powered Achievement Awards and Anniversary Gala

Presented by Save Rochester and Black, Brown, and Diverse Plant-Based People for Equity Inc.

We are excited to share details about the 1st Annual Plant-Forward Achievement Awards and Anniversary Gala, an event organized by Save Rochester and Black, Brown, and Diverse Plant-Based People for Equity Inc. (BBDPPE).

1st Annual Plant-Forward Achievement Awards and Anniversary Gala

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024
Time: 6 PM – 9 PM
Location: Fairport Brewing Company, 1044 University Ave., Rochester, NY
Tickets: $50, GET YOURS HERE

This elegant gala will honor outstanding individuals and organizations in the plant-forward movement. The evening will feature delicious plant-based cuisine, inspiring speeches, and unforgettable moments. General admission is $50, and tickets are available on Eventbrite.

Honoring Gwenna Hunter

One of the key highlights will be honoring Gwenna Hunter with the 2024 Plant-Forward Innovator Award. As the founder of Vegans of Los Angeles and the city’s first Vegan Food Bank, Gwenna has made a profound impact on the plant-based community. Her journey into veganism began with a transformative awakening in 2016, leading her to advocate passionately for animal rights and plant-based living.

Additional Honorees

Other notable honorees include:

  • PBD Grey: Renowned rapper and plant-based advocate.
  • Farma Cares: Nonprofit dedicated to promoting plant-based nutrition.
  • Lori’s Natural Foods Center: A community staple for natural and plant-based products.
  • B+ Healthy Food Market: Provider of healthy, plant-based options.
  • Marilla’s Mindful Supplies: Recipient of the 2024 Plant-Forward for the Environment Award.

About Save Rochester and BBDPPE

Save Rochester is committed to bridging the gap between disconnected communities by providing comprehensive initiatives that serve families in need. Their vision is to eliminate childhood poverty and social inequity through collaborative community building.

Black, Brown, and Diverse Plant-Based People for Equity Inc. (BBDPPE) focuses on providing health and wellness education to underprivileged and underserved minority communities. Their mission is to create equitable life circumstances through plant-based food, education, and support.

Support and Celebrate!

We encourage everyone to support this special event and honor the achievements of these remarkable individuals and organizations. Join us for an evening of celebration and inspiration, and help support the mission of Save Rochester and BBDPPE in creating a more equitable and compassionate world. Don’t miss out on this incredible event!

Hollycake House

We’re delighted to welcome Hollycake House as a Bronze Sponsor and Vendor for Rochester VegFest 2024! 🧁🌿 This local gem offers a wide variety of vegan baked goods, breakfasts, and more.

Located in East Rochester, Hollycake House is known for their amazing custom cakes and mouth-watering vegan comfort food, including sandwiches, cookies, muffins, cupcakes, scones, and brownies. Don’t miss them on August 24th at Parcel 5.

Thank you, Hollycake House, for your generous support!

www.hollycakehouse.com/

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