Yesterday we (Ian, Mom and I) headed down to the Oregon Convention Center in Portland for VegFest. It's basically a big convention for vegans and vegetarians to go and geek out over good food, healthful living and animal rights. We got there around 10:30am and we didn't leave until about 5:30pm (only a half an hour before it closed). It was great. If we could somehow combine comicon with VegFest then my life would be made. Who would come to that? Talk about a niche market! But, I digress.
It was pretty much a standard convention or floor show (do we still call anything that anymore?), so instead of typing about it at you more, I'll let you check out the pictures and see what we did there all damn day.
It was pretty much a standard convention or floor show (do we still call anything that anymore?), so instead of typing about it at you more, I'll let you check out the pictures and see what we did there all damn day.
Not pictured is a company called Vaute Couture. Vaute is a NY based start up that specializes in vegan outerwear. The founder, a young woman named Leanne was actually present at VegFest. Mom purchased an adorable lamb sweatshirt (like this one, but heather grey) and we got to talking with Leanne. It turns out that she had actually had a show in South Korea that was thrown by CARE (Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth). They actually flew her out to Seoul to do it. CARE is a wonderful animal welfare organization. As they are based in South Korea, they do a lot of work in the dog meat resistance. So, obviously, they are dear to me. Their Facebook page, in 2009 when we were living in Korea, taught me that there is an entire network of activists in Asia and that animal welfare is a global fight. Naturally, Ian and I told her about Reeves and she asked if we had any pictures (a first! no one has ever asked to see his picture before!). We showed her a couple from our iPods and that was that. Vaute is high end fashion (and currently geared more toward the East Coast market and their winters), but definitely check them out via the links (in red) above.
FAN. TAS. TIC. DAY. Like I said in the swag caption, if you're curious about a product (or company) that you see pictured, definitely ask about it in the comments. I don't have personal experience with each and every one, but I can do my best to tell you everything I know. These folks make it easier to live an ethical life, so I'm all about shout outs.
FAN. TAS. TIC. DAY. Like I said in the swag caption, if you're curious about a product (or company) that you see pictured, definitely ask about it in the comments. I don't have personal experience with each and every one, but I can do my best to tell you everything I know. These folks make it easier to live an ethical life, so I'm all about shout outs.