BSustained will be at West Midlands Vegan Festival on 24 Oct

Oct 5th, 2009

Last year, the Festival attracted 1,200 visitors. There’s plenty on the menu this year, including a cookery demo from Birgit.

Queueing for last year's festival
Queueing for last year’s festival

Reducing our dependence on animal products is increasingly interesting in a hungry world where farm animals are consuming a lot of resources and producing a lot of pollution, not to mention the obesity epidemic. To many veganism sounds about as attractive as sitting in a cell wearing a hair shirt – so a festival is good news if you want to check out whether it really can be enjoyable.

BSustained has shown time and time again that veg isn’t boring – Birgit has even had children eating out of her hand, learning vegan cookery skills (see A Children’s Party to Remember.

The organisers promise

  • A feast of delicious vegan food
  • Cookery demos
  • Free recipes, health factsheets & nutrition advice
  • Vegan cosmetics, toiletries & healthcare products
  • Ethical clothing & footwear stalls
  • 3 talk areas, each with a full programme of speakers, films & workshops

… and even live music. Visit the Festival website at www.veganmidlands.org.uk/festival. You can read more there about the relevance of veganism to

'Create a Plate' vegan catering at last year's festival

'Create a Plate' vegan catering at last year's festival

Both photos courtesy of veganmidlands.org.uk