M.A.R.V

Greetings!

Welcome to the Home Page of M.A.R.V. (Milwaukee Area Resources for Vegetarians).

The 2007 Vegan Thanksgiving Feast pictures can be viewed at this link.

	Regular Potluck: Sunday, May 4, 5 PM at the Friends’ Meeting House, 3224 N. Gordon Pl. in Riverwest (from Humboldt Blvd., go east on Auer a few short blocks to the parking lot), Theme will be Mediterranean Menu. As usual, bring a dish in the theme or not, as you choose. Subsequent regular potlucks will be on June 1 and probably July 6.
	Earth Day: Saturday, April 19, noon-4 PM, tabling at the Urban Ecology Center, 1500 E. Park Pl. Call 764-7262 to volunteer to help.
	Macrobiotic Potluck: the May potluck will be on Sunday, May 18, at 5 PM at Roberta Forman’s place 500 W. Bender Rd., # 67 in Brown Deer. Phone 414-967-2580 for directions.
	Urban Ecology Center: the vegetarian potluck will be on Thursday, May 15 at 6:30 PM at 1500 E. Park Pl. – bring plate and fork as well as a meatless dish. Phone 414-964-8505 to confirm or get directions.
	Vegan Meetup: involves people meeting to eat together at restaurants. Vegan Meetup’s May lunch will be at Singha Thai in West Allis. For further info, go to the Vegan Meetup website.

“Biofuels, Energy Solution, Becoming a Food Problem”

-- New York Times headline, 4/15/08

“Higher food prices level the playing field for sustainable food that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels.”

-- author Michael Pollen, in a NY Times interview, quoted in Organic Bytes

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