Renowned author and nutrition expert, Dr. Neal Barnard, will speak about his latest research into the effect of diet on human health and it's role in preventing and reversing disease. He will also discuss his efforts to get healthier lunch choices in our children's schools and his work promoting alternatives to animal testing in medical research and education.

This free talk will be presented from 12:00 to 1:30 pm on Saturday, February 20th, at the Finley Community Center in the Cypress Room. Dr. Barnard will speak for about 50 minutes and then take audience questions.

Dr. Barnard is the founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and president of The Cancer Project. He is the author of many scientific publications and books, including Foods that Fight Pain, Breaking the Food Seduction and Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes. PCRM is a nationwide group of physicians and lay supporters that promote preventive medicine and research. PCRM is currently urging that the Child Nutrition Act include vegan school lunch choices.

Download the flier and help us get the word out:

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Print it, hand it out and post it!

Also on February 20th:Vegan Potluck! at 5:00 PM
The Sonoma Humane Society
5345 Highway 12
(1 block west of Llano Rd)

You'll be plenty inspired after hearing Neal Barnard, so come by at 5PM the same day, relax and enjoy great food and lively conversation at our monthly vegan potluck. Remember, you don't have to be vegan or vegetarian to attend. Just show up with a vegan dish to share. Vegan simply means no animal products — no meat, dairy, eggs or honey. If you can, please also bring your own plate, cup, fork and spoon.

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The Garden
Vegetarian Cuisine & Bakery

90 Mark West Springs Rd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

707.528.1410

(Editor's note: They are calling this a vegetarian restaurant but we understand that it's all vegan — yay for that!)

Are you searching for practical answers to relieve stress, obesity, high blood pressure, depression, diabetes, addiction, or some other health related issues?

At The Garden Vegetarian Restaurant we not only strive to serve wholesome, natural, organic, and tasty food, we also endeavor to educate those who want to know more about good health. Eating healthy can be a fun, easy, and exciting way to live.

By supplying simple, nutritious, affordable, healthy food in a peaceful, friendly atmosphere, our hope is that more people will realize the benefits of eating and living as close  to ‘the garden’as possible.

It’s so good for your heart,  good for your mind, good for your friends,  good food all the time!

Bountiful Vegan Needs Help!
Startup Vegan Cookie Company
is based in the North Bay

http://www.intentioncookies.com

Some of you may remember the wonderful Intention Cookies that Terry & Mary brought to our Thanksgiving Potluck. Here's their request:

We’re reaching out to fellow vegans to share our story and our progress in the hopes that you can share our story with others and we can find the help we need.

We make Intention Cookies which have proven to be the cookies non-vegans choose over their non-vegan cookies.  We have been successful in making a number of strategic store placements for the cookies.  This has led to a need to increase production.  For that we need to raise $10,000.  At the recommendation of the Small Business Administration, we are putting the word out to everyone we can think of.  Any contribution, no matter the size, will help us reach our goal.

http://www.bountifulvegan.com/donate.htm

Please follow this link and donate whatever you will.  It will be greatly appreciated.  Pass this on to your friends.  Help us get the word out to everyone.  

We thank you for your kindness and generosity.