vegan columbus: vegan living in central ohio

The Columbus Winter Farmer's Market provides a warm indoor market
full of local homemade, handmade and organically grown farm products
from many of the same farmers that you know from the Clintonville
Farmers' Market.

Market will be held January 3 & 24, from
10am - 1pm, in the fellowship hall at the First Unitarian Universalist
Church, 93 West Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43214. Located 3 blocks
North of West Henderson Rd., the church parking lot is behind Panera
Bread at 4519 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio.

"Becoming Vegan" is a monthly discussion group about vegan topics. In
particular, we will discuss issues about active veganism that most
conversations don't address. Some of these include feminism, racism,
speciesism, mind/body problem, etymology, activism, identity, and
leadership. Being a "vegan" is not required, nor particularly encouraged;
instead, the group will discuss what veganism is about and how to
effectively promote it (which may not be interesting to non-vegans, but

Free Vegan Dinner and "A Christian Vegetarian Perspective" Presentation

Join Mercy For Animals for a delicious, free vegetarian dinner and presentation by Christian Vegetarian Association (CVA) founder Dr. Steve Kaufman. Dr. Kaufman will explain how a vegetarian diet is aligned with the Christian message of love, compassion, peace and responsible stewardship toward all creation.

Aldi, a German chain, is short for "ALbrecht DIscount". They offer only the store brand plus occasional specialty items from national brands. They have been criticized for quality, but if you are dissatisfied they have a "Quality Double Guarnatee" meaning that they replace the product AND give you your money back. I've never had to do this yet.

Their website also has a vegan and a vegetarian meal planner complete with recipes and nutrition facts! There are about a dozen locations in Columbus as well as Newark and Heath and sundry otherplaces. Enter your zipcode in the top right corner of the meal planner page to find the one closest to you.

• http://www.aldifoods.com/

2124 S Hamilton Rd, Columbus - (614) 322-2559

842 S 30th St, Heath - (740) 788-9003

Where: Wellness Forum Foods
510 East Wilson Bridge Road, Suite G
Worthington, Ohio 43085

Topic: "Burger" Fest

Get ready for grilling season with some healthy, delicious recipes for burgers that every member of your family will love. Del is sharing his secrets for making great tasting burgers using the healthiest of ingredients, and rumor has it, he's giving away some of his favorite condiment recipes.

$10 for members and $15 for non-members; dinner/lunch is included.

Where: Wellness Forum Foods
510 East Wilson Bridge Road, Suite G
Worthington, Ohio 43085

Topic: "Burger" Fest

Get ready for grilling season with some healthy, delicious recipes for burgers that every member of your family will love. Del is sharing his secrets for making great tasting burgers using the healthiest of ingredients, and rumor has it, he's giving away some of his favorite condiment recipes.

$10 for members and $15 for non-members; dinner/lunch is included.

Where: Wellness Forum Foods
510 East Wilson Bridge Road, Suite G
Worthington, Ohio 43085

Topic: Spring Pastas
A great tasting pasta dish is a quick and easy way to anyone's heart, but making pasta doesn't have to be an all day affair with long cooking sauces. Let Wellness Forum Chef Del show you how to prepare, simple, great tasting pasta dishes using Spring's freshest ingredients.

$10 for members and $15 for non-members; dinner/lunch is included.

Where: Wellness Forum Foods
510 East Wilson Bridge Road, Suite G
Worthington, Ohio 43085

Topic: Spring Pastas
A great tasting pasta dish is a quick and easy way to anyone's heart, but making pasta doesn't have to be an all day affair with long cooking sauces. Let Wellness Forum Chef Del show you how to prepare, simple, great tasting pasta dishes using Spring's freshest ingredients.

$10 for members and $15 for non-members; dinner/lunch is included.

Where: Wellness Forum Foods
510 East Wilson Bridge Road, Suite G
Worthington, Ohio 43085

Topic: Quick and Easy Lunches
Lunch always seems to be the meal we eat on the go, and our choices usually end up being unhealthy. In this class, Wellness Forum Chef Del will help you plan healthy meals for your lunch box or for your kids, and he'll show you some great tasting, easy to prepare recipes, to help make lunch fun again.