Raw Food Central became a vision of founder Curtis Griffing over 30 years ago when he overcame a severe case of rheumatoid arthritis by adopting a 100% raw food diet and lifestyle. Doctors gave him no hope for a cure and promised him a future with artificial joints. "A lot of suffering was endured until I came across the truth about raw food along with a healthful lifestyle". Curtis continues to enjoy a 100% raw food diet and wouldn't have it any other way. Curtis was mentored by some of the bes …

Hudson Valley Compassion (HVC) is was founded with the following goals: to form a collective of people in the community with diverse interests who are concerned for animal welfare globally and strive to act locally to create positive, sustainable change.  It is currently being run and administrated by staff of Catskill Animal Sanctuary which holds many events events that seek to educate about the rights of animals, veganism and related environmental issues. HVC advocates on behalf of animals use …

Calling all vegetarians!  Did you go to the CT Veg Fest at the Convention Center in Hartford?  It was fabulous!!!!  Congratulations to our own member Ani Tirpan for envisioning it and for bringing it all to us. This is a group designed to help support one another committed to vegetarian/vegan practices. Meeting for potluck suppers, restaurant trips, sharing the bounties of our gardens are all encouraged. Taste new dishes, swap recipes-raw or cooked. Let's build a sense of community. The spirit …

Are you tired of feeling sick and tired? Do you want to wake up with boundless energy? Then consider incorporating more raw/living foods into your lifestyle. Explore the tastes of delicious raw vegan cuisine and experience the many benefits of increasing the amount of raw / living food in your lifestyle. It doesn't matter whether you are new to raw foods or if you are a raw food enthusiast. All are welcome.

This group was started to find vegans and vegan wannabes in the Hudson Valley. We combine Social Events and Social Action by enjoying delicious, healthful vegan food and encouraging others to do so. The more people who choose vegan food, the fewer farmed animals will be raised. You do not have to be vegan to join, just eat like one when you are with us. We get together to learn and to inform others.

This group is for Practical Idealist to share ideas, skills and resources….a place to vision, debate and collaborate. Let's have conversations that have never happened before! Let's create real world solutions that celebrate our individual desires and honor the needs of our collective future. Let's enjoy the process and each other. I'm hoping to gather a diverse group of creative, positive people that truly embrace the gift of different perspectives and are excited to cross-pollinate. If you as …

We are a group of people from all walks of life who are passionate about Health & Wellness. Our goal is to nurture, support and cultivate a group of like-minded people who wish to live healthy, in what is quickly becoming, an unhealthy world. We strive to offer a variety of well organized, health related activities such as: Cooking classes/demos to learn healthy, organic, whole food preparation Dining at Vegetarian and Vegan restaurants Guest speakers to discuss healthy living and holistic opti …

This meet-up is not about preaching to the choir. In fact, it's not about preaching to anyone! It's about having a great time and getting out with our community: with no animals harmed in the making of said great time! Our primary event is "Vegan Drinks" on the first Thursday of every month with Woodstock's own DJ, Dj3dg, spinning 100% REAL RECORDS! As we evolve we'll be hosting a variety of scintillating, think-outside-the-box events like the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale, screenings, readings, etc …

Let's meet up to share raw/live food meals, exchange recipes, and talk about all things raw!  Anyone interested in the raw/live food diet and lifestyle is welcome!

The thing Artists and Activists have in common is a passion for their work. I hope to mesh these passions in this group. Art, political and social activism have long been happy bedfellows. Think of Picasso’s Guernica Night, Susan Crile’s Abu Graib series, and more locally to Connecticut, the Cycle of Terror and Tragedy, September 11 by Graydon Parrish housed at the New Britain Museum of American Art. As they say, a picture says a thousand words and what better way to convey these kinds of messag …

The goal of this Meetup group is to have fun together while building a vegan community in North Central Mass. Whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or simply veg-curious, you're invited and welcome to join! We wish to support each other wherever we may be on our individual journeys toward living more compassionate, joyful, healthy, and ecologically sound lives. Here you can connect with like-minded people, make new friends, share information, and explore veganism in a relaxed, supportive environmen …

“This is a group for anyone interested in learning about adding raw and living foods to your diet choices as a way to increase vitality and health. I have been navigating how to incorporate raw - whole - living foods into my life since 2007 ... as well as exploring the rocky terrain of emotional eating. Let's face it - we're all emotional eaters!  Yet this does not have to mean that negative emotions must run the show.  The good news is that it is possible to increase our emotional food intellig …

Are you curious about Vegan Food? Join us if you are interested in a plant-based diet, whether you are herbivore or omnivore, eating plant-based now or would like to give it a try. We'll learn together, exchange recipes, trials and tips. We'll share great food and perhaps watch a DVD on the topic. You don't have to be vegan to join but the food does!

Raw Curious? Raw Convert? Meet other people who want to: learn about the raw & living foods lifestyle; connect with a community of like-minded folks; explore the health benefits of incorporating more raw & living plant-based foods into their lives; eat good food. You don’t have to eat 100% raw to benefit; anyone interested in learning more or lending support is welcome. In this meetup we emphasize raw & living foods that are also: local plant-based delicious Our potlucks & occasional movie scr …

The focus of this group: To enhance our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health through a regular practice of communing in nature, moving our bodies, quieting our minds, and/or finding ourselves in fits of laughter and spirited connection with other women and friends.  To cultivate feelings of inner peace, well being and joy by pursuing activities that nourish, inspire, educate, and motivate us, with the fundamental goal of feeling GOOD -- in the moment, and beyond -- and to bring some …