Master Vegetarian Program

Presented by Northwest VEG
Co-sponsored by Peoples Food Co-op and the National College of Natural Medicine

The Master Vegetarian Program is aimed at people who want to find out how food choices affect our health, the environment, and our relationship with animals—and how to incorporate this learning into their daily lives. The program offers weekly classes on nine evenings covering all aspects of a vegetarian lifestyle. Following an introduction and overview of the program, classes will look at environmental aspects of diet choices, vegetarian nutrition, effects of diet on health and diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes, animal behavior and the treatment of farm animals, organic agriculture, philosophical and religious aspects of diet and animal treatment, healthy eating and cooking practices. Knowledgeable guest instructors will teach each class. Two field trips will be included in the course. This is an informational/educational/issues class rather than a cooking class, although there will be two examples of cooking demonstrations as part of the program.

Attendees will be expected to contribute 16 volunteer hours to a nonprofit organization that concerns itself with one or more of the issues discussed in the course. A Master Vegetarian Certificate will be offered to those who complete the classes and the volunteer hours.

Click here for a PDF with more information about the Master Vegetarian Program, including the schedule for the Fall 2008 class and information on how to register, or contact Susan Hanson: susan@nwveg.org, (503) 521-1941.