What isn’t to love about being a vegetarian or vegan? It’s good for your health, great for the environment and a kind, sustainable way to live. That’s why, every October 1st, we celebrate a plant-based lifestyle.

Each year, World Vegetarian Day is celebrated with parties, potlucks, get togethers, and more – and whats even better is that it lasts all month. This is because October is home to Vegetarian Awareness Month, spreading the word on another way to live a little greener.

Regardless if you’re a vegetarian, incorporating vegetarian tactics into your weekly routine has proven benefits. By going meat-free just a couple times a week, there’s plenty of benefits to you and world around you.

Read more on why going veg is great!

We encourage you to join the thousands of folks this October who are celebrating ways to be animal free!

How to celebrate

Need some ideas to get you started? Try:

• Hosting a dinner. Visit a Farmers Market, get out your apron, and start cooking! Need some ideas? Check out the mass of recipes at vegweb.com and search your way around some excellent veg-driven blogs.
• Hire a presenter. Seek out a speaker in your area and host an event at a local church or community centre. Have donations with proceeds going to the local humane society.
• Go out to eat. Not much of a cook? Check out the veg options at a local place that highlights meat-free cuisine.
• Head to the bookstore or library. Ask them to set up a stand featuring veg cuisine cookbooks. If the bookstore is privately owned, they might offer an incentive discount.
• Host a film + potluck party. Feature a veg-driven movie and make it a meatless potluck.
• Do a wine tasting. Seek out good vegan wines and serve with tapas.

Send us your ideas and pictures from the event, and we’ll feature you in an article on Ecoki! Contact us here.

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