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Introduction

I've undergone a long series of dietary transitions for the past 20 years since my moral epiphany from eating nonhuman animals & their derivatives for the prior 19 years. I went from SAD to lacto-ovo to vegan & eventually learned about raw food.

Eating Lifestyle? Raw? Plant-Base? Vegan? Vegetarian? In Transition? Still researching what's best for me?

I've been vegan since New Year's Day 1994 then learned of the assets of raw food in 2008, but it took 4 more years to switch to 95-100% raw vegan regimen.

What type of events interest you, and where? zip code? cooking class? seminars? "potlucks?" "bowling?" other? is your home or office open to an event?

I live in Owings Mills, MD, so events in the vicinity of Baltimore County would work but I usually go to VA for their raw food events more often. I enjoy potlucks, intellectually stimulating lectures, adventure activities, bowling, swimming in natural water bodies, world travel, reading books and following hot political issues. I'm also a devoted Green Party member with socially libertarian values.

What are you looking for in this group? Do you have recipes you want to share? Are you looking for recipes?

I'm looking to meet other like-minded people with similar outlooks on life from whom I can learn new & innovative ways of improving my own health & that of Mother Earth, while respecting the natural biodiversity that makes this world so critical to preserve unadulterated.

Any Goals? What do I hope to accomplish?

No answer yet

Favorite Quote? Favorite Book? Favorite Movie? And Why? (any special meaning to you?)

"The animals of the world exist for their own purposes. They were not made for humans any more than blacks were made for whites or women for men." -- Alice Walker, Preface to Marjorie Spiegel's "The Dreaded Comparison"

What David Fishman is saying about this Meetup Group

Very friendly crowd of eclectic folks from various backgrounds. Most of the particpants bring uniquely innovative dishes and engage in intellectually stimulating conversation akin to a salon. My only qualm is the tendency of so many no-shows who RSVP'ed yes, then the turnout is far below what the Meetup notices would suggest.