What we’re about
Thank You for visiting the VEGphoenix Meetup Group website! We sponsor numerous regular events (dining out, potlucks, hiking) as well as many other fun-filled activities (food-tasting, parties, movies, fundraisers, seminars, etc.) for VEG-minded people, VEGANS, RAW Food Enthusiasts, and even the VEG-curious. We're a non-profit, all-inclusive group, so everyone is welcome with open arms!
And any group member can schedule any social event, 24/7/365! Click on the Organizer's photo and send him a message with all the details.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Top RAW Food Potluck with the famous Juice Lady, Cherie Calbom, in Scottsdale!Natural Grocers , Scottsdale, AZ
Join us at Natural Grocers in Scottsdale on Saturday, May 3, starting at 5:30pm for this month's Top Raw Potluck with a special Guest Speaker, Cherie Calbom, the world famous Juice Lady! She'll hold a juicing demo with FREE samples and discuss the healing powers of fresh juice! Come and experience the grandeur, the spectacle, the wonder of the world's most succulent and tantalizing foods. You'll discover new and creative dishes, consisting of savory and satisfying flavors, from foodstuffs found only in Nature. Get Real. Have Fun. Enjoy Life. And Living Foods! Hosted by Mary. (NOTE: This is a potluck, so please bring a RAW Vegan dish [to feed 8-10 people] and bring your own plate, utensils, and drinking cup [and take them with you afterwards].)
Cherie Calbom, The Juice Lady, is a graduate of Bastyr University where she sat on the Board of Regents for over five years. She earned a Master of Science degree in whole foods nutrition and was also honored by the university with a Lifetime Achievement Award. She is the author of 35 books including Juicing for Life with over 2 million sold, George Foreman's Knock Out the Fat Barbecue and Grilling Cookbook with over 1 million sold, and The Coconut Diet with over 100,000 sold.
The Juice Lady has traveled teaching for the Juiceman Company, authored 35 books on juicing and raw food (including Juicing for Life with over 2 million sold), and she has helped millions of people live healthier. Cherie has appeared on CNN, Fox News, It's Supernatural, and Alive and Wellness (as a regular) as well as appeared on WCBS Live from the Couch, Jordin Rubin's Living Beyond Organic, and with Dr. Mercola in interviews. Her articles have appeared in NY Daily News, Miami Herald, Essence Magazine, First for Women, Woman's World, and many others. We are so grateful and appreciative that she is coming to join our potluck. Let’s show her how we make great-tasting Raw food!
TOPIC: JUICING FOR ENERGY, MENTAL CLARITY, AND GREAT SLEEP
1. Juicing can heal our body and change your life
2. How to juice; what to juice
3. Juicing for Diabetics
4. Juicing for Cancer healing
5. Juicing for conditions from A to ZThis is a potluck, so please bring a Vegan RAW food dish (veggies/nuts, herbs/spices, salt, olive oil are generally acceptable ingredients for dishes), or a salad (fruits, veggies, nuts, spices), or a fruit/veggie platter for eight (or more) people, fully prepared and READY TO EAT. Don't know what to bring? There are literally 4.63 gazillion recipes on the Internet. Type in: "Raw Food Recipes" in a search engine and see what happens!
To see what others have brought at past Meetups to this event visit: https://www.meetup.com/VEGphx/photos/29509277/
This event starts at 5:30pm with food at 5:45pm. Please be on time so your dish can be featured in the line on attendees first pass through it. There is a guest speaker each month after the potluck. Stay tuned for forthcoming details.
HOUSE RULES at Natural Grocers: No items with gluten whatsoever are allowed, there's no soliciting or selling of anything at the store (which are the exclusive realm of the venue hosting the event). And to cut down on costs/waste, please bring your own plate, utensils, and drinking cup (and take them with you afterwards). Also, if you could list the ingredients of your dish, that would be helpful to people with allergy issues. Finally, we must have cleaned and vacated the potluck room (just inside the front door to the left) by 8pm. Please cooperate in that regard.
Please be advised that this is a RAW-Vegan potluck. For those persons unfamiliar with "raw," that generally means no foodstuffs that have been heavily processed/heated/cooked. In other words, "raw" typically entails foodstuffs as Nature intended (e.g., fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts/seeds, sprouts) which have all their nutrients intact, and not cooked out of existence, nor processed into oblivion. Most manufactured/canned/bottled/packaged foods, such as popcorn, chips, Veganaise, etc. are typically not "raw"; though, cold-pressed olive oil, raw coconut aminos, raw agave, spices, and salt are generally-acceptable exceptions to the non-packaging precept.
For those persons not familiar with the term "vegan," that generally means free from animal products and their derivatives. This includes all dairy products, honey, and whey. If, on the off chance that someone new attends this event, and is unfamiliar with the RAW-Vegan parameter of the event, please be in keeping with the longstanding tradition of the leadership and members of the Vegetarian Society of Phoenix to be accepting/understanding (in the moment) of all people, their current level of awareness, and their own individual paths in life. This means that if there is a particular potluck item that is not entirely "raw" and not entirely "vegan," do your part (in a calm and loving way) to help make sure that this item is clearly labeled as such, and let the participants at the event decide for themselves whether or not to indulge in it.
