Exploits of a Vegan Wannabe

I have always been a lover of bake sales. The elementary school in our neighborhood where we vote always has one situated perfectly outside the gymnasium, where the voting booths are located. Our favorite church rummage sales also have them. Tables overflowing with beloved baked goods looking for a home. There are always antique baked goods created by strictly following handed down family  recipes. Seeing those items makes me feel at home on my insides whether or not I purchase them. The funny thing is that even though I love attending bake sales so much, I have not purchased anything at one in over a year and a half….since I have been vegan.  Oh I have looked, but have not found so much as a vegan cookie. Time for a sea change.

The fourth annual Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale will takes place this year April 21-April 29th. It is an international movement designed to get people baking, eating and talking about all things deliciously vegan. The concept is that during the selected week there will be vegan bake sales spanning the globe that have affiliated with the World Wide Vegan Bake Sale. People all over the world will be noshing on vegan baked goods, spreading the love and raising some dough for a charity they care about. Sounds pretty wonderful to me.

To participate you simply need to register your event with their site,  have a vegan bake sale within the week time frame and donate the  proceeds to the charity of your choice.  Their website has a bounty of resources to help you create a successful event including vegan baking tips, recipes, brochures and even a press release template to send to local media. The cool thing is that you don’t have to be vegan to participate, you just need to be willing to bake vegan edibles and share them with the world. I have found vegan baking to be challenging, satisfying and exciting and I think you may as well.

I have been allowing this exciting idea to envelope my thinking and it feels pretty good. Where to hold the sale…what charity we should partner with and what goodies to bake. My love of baking was born with my veganism and I have to admit, I was kind of surprised. Who would of thought that becoming vegan would have encouraged such a new love of baking. Yum.

Have you ever participated in this event or in an event like it? Have any tips to share with a vegan wannabe bake saler? I would love to hear from you.

Here is a link to a highlight video from the 2010 Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale. The music and sweet, loving images from around the globe made me feel both weepy and motivated.  2010 Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale

Have a delicious day.

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