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----- Forwarded Message ----EarthSave Baltimore <earthsaverdonEarthSave Baltimore Subscriber <shortydempThursday, November 13, 2008 2:45:50 AME-News: Earth-friendly Food ChoicesEarthsave Baltimore E-Newsletter: EARTH FRIENDLY FOOD CHOICES:“The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention.”~Jacques-Joseph Duguet~ Hi Earthsaver, Here’s all the latest info from Earthsave Baltimore. We are a completely volunteer operated chapter of Earthsave International, a nonprofit

that was founded by John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America and Food Revolution. Our group helps people make healthier, earth friendly food choices by promoting a shift toward a whole foods, plant centered diet. As you have probably noticed, changes are not only on the way; they are here in a big way! And in spite of the fears and uncertainty that these changes bring, we share the pride, the hope, and excitement of diverse peoples around the globe who marvel at our accomplishment of electing a black man to the highest office in our nation… bringing to mind the prophetic words of Rev. Martin Luther King… a time when people will “live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character..” Amen!Few would deny that in president elect Obama, we have a man of extraordinary intelligence and exceptional communication skills. Let’s hope that his wisdom,

leadership and inspiration will help bring peace to a troubled world, healing to this divided nation, and loving attention to an ailing planet.Earthsave’s final dinner & lecture event for 2008 will be on November 22nd, our annual Turkey Free Celebration featuring the live music of Norm Hogeland, Don Robertson, and others. We will also have door prizes, cooking awards, group discussion topics, and more. And be sure to pick up a free copy of The Vegetarian Guide to Baltimore and Surrounding Areas, a nice booklet that was published by the DC animal protection group Compassion Over Killing. The evening should be a lot of fun! Hope you will be there!Hope that you will take a look below at the advertising opportunity that the On Purpose Woman magazine is now offering. We are grateful for the support that On Purpose Woman and Health Quest magazines have given our group over the years, and we encourage you to read both publications and to

consider supporting their advertisers. Take a look at the November issue of Health Quest for an informative article by registered dietitian Mark Rifkin about why turkey meat should not be the focus of a Thanksgiving dinner celebration. Please take note that our Veg Dinner Series events for 2009 will no longer be on the second Saturday, but will switch to the 4th Saturday of the month. We hope that you will check out the benefits you may receive by becoming an Earthsave member. Membership is wonderful way to support the important work Earthsave is doing in a number of locations around the world. We are so grateful to all of you who have helped Earthsave in a variety of ways. Thanks again, and be well!Peace, Don RobertsonEARTHSAVE VEG DINNER LECTURE SERIES has monthly events that support people in making healthier diet and lifestyle choices. Dinner on November 22nd, from 6-9 pm, will be Earthsave’s annual

Turkey Free Celebration, featuring live music, cooking awards, group discussion topics, and more. DINNER GUESTS are asked to bring a dish made without animal products to serve five times the number in their party, along with a donation of $5 ($2 for members). Or you may attend without bringing a dish for a $12 fee ($10 for members). Please give 2 days notice if paying for dinner. Monthly dinner/lecture events are held on the second Saturday at the Learning Center/Yoga Studio of Your Prescription for Health, 10210 S. Dolfield Rd. in Owings Mills. RSVPs will be much appreciated!DIRECTIONS From Beltway 695: take exit 19 onto I-795 (Northwest Expressway). Get off at Exit 4 (Owings Mills Blvd). Bear right when exit splits. Take right at first traffic light (South Dolfield Road). Travel approximately l/2 mile. Flying Avocado Café and "Your Prescription for Health" pharmacy is on the right after Gold’s Gym (which is on left). The Learning

Center/Yoga Studio entrance is at the opposite end of the building.DIRECTIONS From Reisterstown Road: Travel West on Painters Mill Road. Turn right at 2nd traffic light onto S. Dolfield Road. Go left at the second driveway into the parking lot of Your Prescription for Health.ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY: Ginny Robertson, publisher of ON PURPOSE WOMAN magazine has generously offered to support the Earthsave nonprofit group by donating 30% of all advertising fees of the new accounts of those who mention our group. On Purpose Woman is a free, bi-monthly publication which features great articles and interesting ads on personal growth, health, and entrepreneurship. It’s available in nearly all Baltimore metro area public libraries and other locations, and has a circulation of 17,000. The Dec/Jan. issue of OPW will be out in the first week of December. All ad copy is due by Nov. 21st. Contact Ginny Robertson at ginnyrobertson, or call 410-252-2703. MONTHLY VEG MEETUP DISCUSSION GROUPS offer us a chance to gather in more intimate and less formal settings than does the monthly Earthsave potluck dinner/lecture series. Meetups are casual and are held in restaurants over great vegetarian food. Discussions include a variety of topics that support people in making healthier choices in diet and lifestyle. There are two different groups, one vegan and one vegetarian. The vegetarian group currently meets on the first Sunday, at noon, at the Kathmandu Kitchen in Towson, and the vegan group meets on the fourth Wednesday, at 7 pm, at Mr. Chan in Pikesville. Both groups welcome anyone who is interested in learning about healthier eating. For details, or to register and let others know you plan to attend, go to http://vegetarian.meetup.com/9/, or to http://vegan.meetup.com/29/.FREE VEG LIFESTYLE CLASS AT WHOLE FOODS IN MT. WASHINGTON: On Tuesday, Nov 18 2008, at 7 pm, Whole Foods grocery will offer, in the café, the free class “A Menu of Love: The Vegetarian Lifestyle Class.” Don Robertson will address some of the most common questions, misperceptions, and challenges that arise with regard to a adopting a plant centered diet. As founding director of the nonprofit group Earthsave Baltimore, Don has organized the monthly Veg Dinner Lecture Series for 11 years. He also leads the Baltimore Vegetarian and Baltimore Vegan Meetup discussion groups. This talk will support you in making healthier, earth-friendly food choices. Space is limited. Please pre-register at Customer Service by calling 410-532-6700. For Whole foods’ full educational

schedule, go to http://tinyurl.com/4cfekr.VEGAN OUTREACH is a small nonprofit animal protection group that has one of the most effective and cost-efficient outreach programs we have seen with respect to educating people about the appalling living conditions on factory farms and the treatment of farmed “food animals”. Vegan Outreach publishes several excellent pamphlets, including Why Vegan?, Compassionate Choices, and Even If You Like Meat, and they invite supporters to “adopt a campus” or two on which to distribute the publications. And until the end of the year, other generous donors who recognize the simple logic and power of this work will double your donation, dollar-for-dollar, up to $54,500! To donate or learn more, go to http://tinyurl.com/3msoh. VEG RESOURCE GROUP’S 27th ANNUAL PRE-THANKSGIVNG

POTLUCK - Sunday, November 23rd - Join the Vegetarian Resource Group for their 27th annual Pre-Thanksgiving potluck dinner at 5:00 pm. The location is the North Baltimore Mennonite Church, 4615 Roland Avenue. Admission is $4 per adult; children are admitted free. Also, please bring a vegan dish - that serves four as a contribution from each member of your party. Write the ingredients of your dish on a 3" x 5" card to accommodate guests with special diets. Also, please bring a serving utensil for each dish. Paper plates, cups, napkins, and plastic utensils will be provided; though participants are encouraged to bring their own reusable dishes and utensils in order to reduce waste. And please bring a non-perishable vegetarian canned food item to donate to North Baltimore Mennonite Church, which will distribute it to those in need. For more info, call VRG at (410) 366-8343.HOLISTIC NUTRITIONIST KASIA KINES, has changed her location and is now with

Holistic Nutrition of Baltimore at Green Spring Station. Kasia, who’s a longtime vegan, herself, still sees individual patients and has set up an exciting assortment of classes at the new location. For information on Kasia’s detoxification program, as well as other classes and activities, go to http://tinyurl.com/3lcmuy. THE PROTEIN PYRAMID: New York Times; published November 10, 2008 Per capita meat consumption more than doubled over the past half-century as the global economy expanded. It is expected to double again by 2050. Which raises the question, what does all that meat eat before it becomes meat? Increasingly the answer is very small fish harvested from the ocean and ground into meal and pressed into oil. According to a new report by scientists from the University of British Columbia and financed by the Pew Institute for Ocean Science, 37 percent by weight of all the

fish taken from the ocean is forage fish: small fish like sardines and menhaden. Nearly half of that is fed to farmed fish; most of the rest is fed to pigs and poultry. The problem is that forage fish are the feedstock of marine mammals and birds and larger species of fish. In other words, farmed fish, pigs and poultry — and the humans who eat them — are competing for food directly with aquatic species that depend on those forage fish for their existence. It’s as if humans were swimming in schools in the ocean out-eating every other species. The case is worse than that. When it comes to farmed fish, there is a net protein loss: it takes three pounds of fish feed to produce one pound of farmed salmon. This protein pyramid — small fish fed to farmed fish, pigs and poultry that are then fed to humans — is unsustainable. It threatens the foundation of oceanic life. The report’s authors suggest that it would be better if humans

ate these small fish, as many cultures once did, instead of using them as feed. That is one way of addressing the problem of net protein loss. The real answers are support for sustainable agriculture in the developing world and encouraging healthy, less meat-based eating habits as a true sign of affluence everywhere.EARTHSAVE INFO TABLE @ A DAY OF PEACE: The holistic fair will offer attendees an opportunity to create greater peace and balance in their lives. Activities will include yoga, meditation, lectures & music, and a variety of venders and other holistic modalities. Admission price for participants for the Day of Peace at Goucher College will be on a donation basis and will include free lectures and live music. Yoga will also take place on a donation basis and there will be several workshops in which participants can pay extra to attend. Join us at the Sports & Recreation Center, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson, MD,

21204.VEGETARIAN FRIENDS, a singles' group, meets on the second Sunday of the month, 1 pm, usually in Baltimore area restaurants. Meet for lunch, fellowship, networking, sometimes hiking, and other fun activities. For more information or to find out where the group is meeting each month, contact Omi at (410) 296-0089 or omiromi10.FIRST SATURDAY VEGAN POTLUCK IN ELLICOTT CITY: Bonnie and Art Sorak host potluck dinners at their home on the first Saturday of the month from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Please bring a vegan dish to share (store bought is fine) for the number in your party plus 6. Please RSVP via e-mail. There will be iced tea and filtered water to drink. Invite friends and the merely curious. Kids welcome! Contact Bonnie at bsorak. Call (410) 465-0427 to RSVP and for

directions.EARTHSAVE MEMBERSHIP is a great way for you to contribute to our important educational mission. All members may receive a free 12-issue subscription to Vegetarian Times magazine and Earthsave’s national bi-monthly newsletter. Folks who attend meetings may check out books from our well stocked EarthSave Library, they may place literature on our networking tables, may make a brief announcement to the group, and receive discounted attendance fees and EarthSave bookstore prices. You may join our group online at http://www.earthsave.org/, or you can send a tax-deductible check for $35, or $50 for family membership, or $25 for student or senior, to EarthSave at 517 Talbott Ave. Lutherville MD, 21093. Thanks for your kind support!PLEASE REMEMBER to be the peace that you wish to manifest. Be well!EarthSave … May all be fed, may all be healed, and may all be

loved.E-mail us at Baltimore, visit our webpage at http://earthsavebaltimore.org/, or call us at 410-252-3043. And please visit the EarthSave International website at http://www.earthsave.org/.