news > 10 december 2005

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Free Vegan Food Fayre in Camden

Following the success of three similar fayres in London, Vegan Campaigns held a free vegan food fayre on Saturday, 10th December 2005 in Camden.

The main aim of the fayre was to introduce vegetarians and non-vegetarians to the delights of vegan food and to encourage people to consider changing their diets to reduce the exploitation of animals, people and the environment.

The free food fayre was an opportunity to promote veganism and educate the public by demonstrating that a vegan diet is healthy, varied, tasty and practical. The venue was chosen because it is a short walk from Camden Lock, and also in a residential area.

The atmosphere was lively, happy and bustling with over 300 people attending. Admission to the fayre and all the food were completely free, however some participants chose to donate money.

We were delighted to receive generous donations of food and drink from Pogo Café, Alpro, Frys, Redwoods, Lyme Regis, Isle of Bute Foods, Yaoh, Booja-Booja, Plamil and Beanies. The hot and cold food served was varied and delicious and included mini quiches, pies, nut roast, Yorkshire puddings, casserole, stew, salad, cauliflower "cheese", sandwiches, burgers, chocolate yule cake, sugar free energy balls, "cheese" cake, trifle, Christmas cake, Christmas pudding, biscuits and chocolate.

Not only did the public taste delicious food, they were also given advice on how to go vegan and information on the reasons for making this choice. We had an information stall with literature including a recipe booklet and "Why Vegan" published by the Vegan Society. If you want to get a free copy of the recipe booklet you can download it here or email us if you want a paper copy sent to you in the post.

Bourgeois Boheme held a fashion stall at the fayre to show how easy it is to be stylish and cruelty free.

The idea for the free food fayre came from Realfood who have organised several similar events. These proved to be very successful in promoting veganism and setting up local groups. The Realfood website includes a plan on how to organise a vegan fayre - see www.realfood.org.uk for more information.

Download the full report here (116 kb). The report includes the results of a questionnaire that was given to participants on the day. It is in PDF format, so you will need a PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer.

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