🌿 Ginger Benefits, Top Vegan Friendly Cities & Exciting Fall Events in DFW

Happy Thursday everyone!

Welcome to this week's veggie-packed newsletter. We've got a bunch of cool events coming up, from charity dinners to the big Vegandale festival at Klyde Warren Park. Looking to learn? Check out the breast cancer survival workshop we've highlighted.

On the news front, we're talking sugar management for vegans, the wonders of ginger, and a cool Israeli startup shaking up the dairy-free world. Plus, find out if your city made the top 25 vegan-friendly list! Dive in and enjoy!

Events for the upcoming week

• On Friday September 27th, TLC Vegan Cafe's Benefit Dinner for CoPilot Animal Rescue - CAR. A six course menu will be served at TLC Vegan Cafe, 1930 N Coit Rd #140,Richardson,TX from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Details can be found here.

• On Saturday September 28th, from 9am - 3pm My Pig Filled Life offers a volunteering opportunity to help prepare their farm for the cooler months for the pigs living there. Details can be found here.

• Vegandale takes place on Saturday 28th September at Klyde Warren Park from 11am-8pm. For details and tickets, visit here.

• Ruby Baking Co. will be present at Vegandale.

• On Saturday September 28th, at 6:30pm, Vegan Vibes block party takes place at Brotherwell Brewing in Waco, TX. Details can be found here.

• On Saturday September 28th, Physician Committee of Responsible Medicine is offering Foods and Breast Cancer Survival class takes place from 9am-12pm at Tabor Farms 3400 Village Creek Fort Worth, TX 76105. For details, visit here.

• On Sunday September 29th, Green and Fit Frisco is hosting an Asian themed whole food plant based potluck and an informational session on sleep insights and strategies from 3-5:30pm in Frisco TX. Details can be found here.

Plant based news

• A a vegan my diet is carb heavy sometimes, which is not good regulating sugar in the body. A biochemist explains how to avoid sugar spikes when you are on a vegan diet. Takeway is to include plant based protein and fats to the diet.

• Ginger, one of the several spices that also have medicinal properties. I use it everyday in my chai to spice it up. This article covers its benefits and how you can use in your cooking.

• Came across this interesting article where they have listed top 25 cities for vegetarians and vegans in the US. Unfortunately Dallas doesn’t make the cut.

The Israeli Startup Turning Yeast into Dairy's Doppelganger

Hold onto your cheese graters, folks! Israel's DairyX Foods is churning up a storm in the world of animal-free dairy. They've cracked the code on creating "smart casein proteins" that self-assemble into micelles, the holy grail of dairy alternatives. This groundbreaking tech could revolutionize the industry, promising stretchy, gooey, additive-free cheese that'll make even the most devoted dairy lovers do a double-take. With supercharged yeast strains pumping out casein faster than you can say "mozzarella," DairyX is set to make cow-free dairy both delicious and affordable. It's a brave world out there, and DairyX is leading the charge!

You can read the original article here.