Central FL Veg Fest 2016

Welcome to the 11th annual Central Florida Veg Fest with IrynaK.Life Central Florida Veg Fest was an exciting day of colorful and educational exhibits and activities in the beautiful Orlando Festival Park. Veg Fest is a family-friendly, dog-friendly, and smoke-free event. It is one of the biggest and best vegetarian festivals in the country! Drawing both: committed vegetarians/vegans and those who want to learn more about how veg-living enhances our health, the planet, and its inhabitants. Plentiful of choices in vegetarian cuisines and lifestyles. Discover new products and ideas from over 200 vendors and 100 contributors and enjoy a wide variety of presentations and food preparation demos. Not a vegetarian? Whether you’re looking for new ideas to add color and variety to your meals or you’re a “seasoned” vegetarian interested in expanding your knowledge of nutritious and ethical foods, this is the place for you. I enjoyed : speakers, food preparation demonstrations, a veggie kids zone, a humane education center, an animal haven, an artist corner, music on an acoustic stage, lots of other activities and many veg-friendly vendors. And so much delicious vegan food that you can have breakfast, lunch, and dinner with plenty of snacks in between! The goals of Veg Fest are to: support all vegetarians and people who are on the road to becoming vegetarians, regardless of their motivation proactively promote vegetarianism in a non-judgmental way help empower people to make positive changes in the way they eat and live. Universe heard me and introduced to amazing people, like Chaitanya from Krishna Lunch. Her comunity is a volunteer-based program that has been serving healthy vegetarian meals to UF students and the larger Gainesville community for over FOUR decades!!! They also grow their own fresh produce and do yoga at Alachua Sanctuary. My journey to yoga, holism, self-discovery just started and she was amazingly helpful to provide me with great books about yoga and self-realization. One of the missions of Veg Fest is to empower people to make positive changes to the way they eat and live. Humanism is a non-religious worldview that focuses on a person’s connectivity to and impact on others. Humanists reflect on our ability and responsibility to make a positive difference in the world. Thank you so much to everyone who participates, organizes, volunteer, share their personal journey, or connect with this amazing community. For future events – visit cfvegfest.org. my blog www.IrynaK.LIFE