Food

Look for the table with the FWVS sign.

Come share your favorite healthy (and perhaps not so healthy) vegan dishes. Be with others who eliminate animal products from their diets. There are few of us (though growing) and it helps to create a community of support.

The Fort Worth Vegetarian Society meets every third Sunday at Goji Cafe.

The best way to get kids to eat natural, healthy foods is to have them make it. Instead of processed foods, we will make a great tasting lunch with dessert that doesn't come from a box. For kids 8 years and up. $25.

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Traditional barbecue foods include lots of mayonnaise-laden dishes full of fat, sugar and preservatives. We will rework these foods while keeping the great summer tastes using natural, great tasting ingredients.

$35. Info: Laura at HattieMayInn@gmail.com or 817-870-1931.

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Join the local veg group at one of the best vegan restaurants in DFW. RSVP on FB.

Screening of documentary that features the health and environmental benefits of a plant-based diet. Free. 

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Southwestern cuisine! And not your typical TexMex! Blue Mesa is vegetarian- and vegan-friendly and has a really nice selection of unique veggie menu options: http://www.bluemesagrill.com/menus/dinner-menu. They even have their own separate vegan/vegetarian menu!

This Blue Mesa is located on the south side of Northwest Highway, across from Northpark,

Come join us for a goat cheese or avocado enchilada, a spinach and mushroom enchilada, sun-dried tomato quesadillas, portobello mushroom tacos, etc.

The Promise of Peace Garden is raising money to fund a new program where youth on probation in Dallas County will receive 12 weeks of unique training in lifeskills, career pathways and garden-to-table culinary experiences. POP will also mentor them through high school and beyond to higher education. 

Dinner will consist of four courses prepared by local celebrity chefs Sharon Van Meter of 3015, Graham Dodds of Hibiscus, Justin Box of 3015 and Ryan Barnett of Green Grocers. The lovely food will be accompanied by lovely wine from Oak Cliff Cellars and guests will walk away with a newly created P.O.P. Garden Rosemerry Delight by Dr Sue's Chocolate. 

There will be a giving table where guests can contribute to help us change the lives of young adults who are selected for the program. 

This dinner also commemorates the birthday of Randall Copeland and his contributions to the farm-to-table movement and his commitment to quality.

$49.

Class days: Aug. 2 and Aug. 9, 9am-noon

The North Texas Climate is both harsh and promising to the Edible Gardener. What works in most of the country, does not work in our micro-climate, but other strategies can make a difference between garden success and failure. The instructor's family eats something from their garden nearly 365 days a year and she would like to help you plan for that as well. This in-depth class will help you succeed in providing fresh and healthy food to your family every day.

 Class Topics:

• Soil Health-the key to it all

• Garden Ecosystems-Grow a Jungle or Die in the Desert?

• Season by Season Planning

• 10 Day Weather Forecast

• Seasonal Extension