Stromboli’s Restaurant in downtown Rochester has a vegan menu!
Here is their Happy Cow entry.
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Dr. Milton Mills’ talk
Dr. Milton Mills
Here is the terrific talk (part 1 | part 2) on The Impact of Historic Racial Bias on the Health Profiles of Communities of Color from Dr. Milton Mills given October 1st, sponsored by Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute and the Rochester Area Vegan Society.
Dr. Michael Greger’s talk
Here is the wonderful talk (part 1 | part 2) on How Not to Diet: The Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss from Dr. Michael Greger of Nutrition Facts given September 24th, sponsored by Rochester Lifestyle Medicine.
Dr. Neal Barnard’s talk
Here is the terrific talk on Your Body in Balance from Dr. Neal Barnard of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine given September 17th, sponsored by Rochester Lifestyle Medicine and the Jewish Community Center.
Soulistic Sweets
We’re so excited to welcome Soulistic Sweets to our #RocVeganGuide! They’re a 100% vegan bakery offering delivery and pickup from Hague Street in Rochester.
2021 Roc Vegan Savings Cards?
Would you like us to offer 2021 Roc Vegan Savings Cards? Please take our quick survey. If you usually buy one but won’t next year, that’s useful for us to know too. Thank you!
Dr. Milton Mills
Dr. Milton Mills
A past speaker at Rochester VegFest, Milton Mills, MD will be returning to Rochester—via Zoom—to give the ground-breaking lecture he premiered at Vegan Summerfest 2019, a talk which has become even more urgent in the light of current events.
WHAT: Milton Mills, MD will speak on The Impact of Historical Racial Bias on the Health Profiles of Communities of Color
- WHEN: Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 7:00 PM
- WHERE: By Zoom
- COST: Free, with suggested donation. Sign up here
Milton Mills, MD is a Black physician who has worked with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine to redress racial inequities in dietary recommendations. Dr. Mills is an intensivist (critical care/ICU) physician, actively practicing in the Washington, DC area. He speaks on a wide variety of topics, including the microbiome, the connection between diet and cancer, human anatomy and plant-based diet, and what the Bible has to say about diet, as well as connections between the civil rights movement and veganism. Dr. Mills’s discussion of the legacy of racism and its impact on the health of communities of color is not to be missed!
This event is co-sponsored by Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute and the Rochester Area Vegan Society.
Wines Labeled Vegan at Century Liquors
Century Liquor in Pittsford Plaza marks their wines “vegan” on the shelf now!
The employee responsible told me she gets her information from Barnivore, and they work on tagging the shelves as they have extra time.
I’ve been helping update Barnivore as part of our FLX Vegan Wine Trail project.
Lunch!
21 Days of Love Day 3 – Lunch!
Why Vegan?
It is Day 2 of 21 Days of Love Vegan Kickstarter as part of Roc Vegan Video Expo, where we answer the essential question about why so many people have made the decision to go vegan! CC.