The first ever Twin Cities Veg Fest could only happen with the generous help of volunteers, exhibitors, and speakers!
We held our first ever Twin Cities Veg Fest on Saturday, July 14. It was a smashing success!
Thanks to the exhibitors for providing great vegan food and resources:
- A Frame Forward Photography
- Action for Animals
- Alternative Baking Company
- AM950
- Asasa Yaa
- Bee-Free Honee
- Bitter Roots
- Boneshaker Books
- Bumble Bar
- Captured by Brooke Photography
- Dandies Vegan Marshmallows
- Clean Water Action
- Compassion Over Killing
- Compassionate Action for Animals
- Conference Connections Bookstore
- Earthsave Twin Cities
- Ecology Democracy Network
- Equal Exchange
- Ethique Nouveau
- Field Roast
- Happy Animals
- The Hub Bike Co-op
- Introspective Comics
- Kojic Art
- Koru Street
- Mary's Gone Crackers
- Mercy for Animals
- Minnesota Voters for Animal Protection
- Mississippi Market
- Move2Veg
- Peace Coffee
- Peanut Butter & Co.
- Planted for Life
- Primal Strips
- Pure Market Express
- Roosterhouse Ideas
- Seward Cafe
- Seward Co-op
- Sierra Club
- Turtle Island Foods
- Upton's Naturals
- Vegan Honeymoons
- Vegan Pockets
- Vegan Sailing
- Vegetarian Resource Group
Thanks to the 50 volunteers that helped out on the day of, put up posters, stuffed bags, and told their friends about the festival!
We couldn't have done it without the generous support of our sponsors.
Thanks to Lisa Mabley, Heidi Prenevost, and Nicole Riner for designing our print and online materials.
Finally, thanks to the committee who planned this event:
- Brita Bengtson – Advertising Guru
- Amber Buening – Whip Cracker (Volunteers)
- Jeff Johnson – The Rain Maker (Sponsorship)
- Shannon Kimball – Exhibitor Logistician
- Unny Nambudiripad – CAA Executive Director
- EG Nelson – Jill of All Trades
- David Rolsky – Extreme Delegator (Committee Chair)
- Suzy Sorensen – Raffle Wrangler and Speaker to Speakers
- Pat Tullo – Legal Eagle and Speaker to Speakers
Photo by A Frame Forward