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Who are we?

We are a local group which is affiliated to The Vegetarian Society UK and the Vegan Society. The group was first formed in 2001 for vegetarians and vegans to meet other like minded people and we're a friendly and informal group.

We meet on the first Thursday of each month at the Friends Meeting House, Queen's Road, Leicester, at 7:30pm.
We invite speakers, exchange ideas, recipes and help to promote cruelty free living within the Leicestershire area. (Click here for details of our next meeting)

We also have a Diners Club, eating out once a month at a chosen restaurant - a wonderful social night out and also promoting local eating places to cater for veggies! All are welcome though it is usually necessary to book ahead. (Please visit our Diners Club page or phone Sue on 07786175445 for the details or email us by clicking here.)

LVV is run completely by volunteers and is and are always in need of people to help keep the group running. Please contact our chairperson by e-mail on Protected email address if you would like to get involved.

Did you know that we now have a Facebook page?

If you shop online then please help us to raise money for charity by using
www.easyfundraising.org.uk/lvvg (click here for more details)

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Leicester Vegan Families Meetings

Find us on Facebook for info about our next meeting. We meet every month and you don't have to be vegan or veggie to join the fun - everyone is welcome.

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Organic Burst

Baobab super food

We felt that a breath of fresh air was needed in the nutrition world. We have launched a new ethical UK brand of organic superfood supplements Organic Burst (http://www.organicburst.com). It was born from our need for a nutrition boost while working in the City. We got tired of the long list of chemicals and fillers that you normally find in food supplements so we made our products 100% organic , pure and nutrient-dense. We only source from organic suppliers that engage in development of local communities across the world.

We are super excited to introduce a unique superfood Baobab fruit powder from Africa. Baobab is known as the Tree of Life and cherished by people all over Africa for its healing and nutrition qualities. Its fruit looks like a big velvety-green coconut. Inside is the powder that has a tangy taste of a caramel pear with a hint of grapefruit. It can be enjoyed daily by mixing with water and lemon, juice or smoothies.

Organic Burst Baobab revitalises and supports nervous and immune system. It is a wondrous source of important nutrients: it has double the amount of Vitamin C than oranges, 5 times the amount of potassium than bananas and double the amount of iron than spinach. On top of that it contains all essential amino acids and twice the antioxidants than pomegranate. (See http://www.organicburst.com/baobab/ for nutritional analysis).

Back in Africa sales of baobab powder help employ thousands of poor workers. As the baobab trade is picking up many of them were now able buy their first homes and send their children to school. Baobab trade also prevents deforestation as locals stop cutting down baobabs for wood. We work with PhytoTrade Africa - non-profit trade association that aims to raise living standards in Africa .

Organic Burst is launching with two products and our range is expanding with three more this summer. We are EU Organic Certified by the Soil Association.

I know loys of you enjoyed the samples at our last meeting, so If you would like to buy Organic Burst, it is availble to buy on line and if you use this special promotional code "ILOVEVEGAN", it gives 20% off any purchase.

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Stall at Avenue Primary School Fair

We nearly sold out of everything and had very good feedback from vegans who weren't expecting food there and also from veggies and non veggies, who took lots of leaflets and recipes. I made some charts up of egg replacers you can use in baking with recipes printed on the other side, I thought this would be good, as people always ask how you make cakes etc without eggs.

We made £50 for the Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital, and that was just what I made and sold, we could raise a lot more with more people : )

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