Comments on: Vida Vegan Con 2013, Part III (the end, sad trombone)

By: 2013 Sucked And Was Awesome: An Essay (A Long One) | Bonzai Aphrodite

2013 Sucked And Was Awesome: An Essay (A Long One) | Bonzai Aphrodite — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 06:12:39 +0000

[...] ever-fabulous Vida Vegan Con vegan blogging conference (you can read my recaps here and here and here). VVC is one of my favorite events, and this year certainly did not [...]

By: veganinbrighton

veganinbrighton — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 09:39:00 +0000

That Portland bowl was one of my favourite Portland things! I loved it! I’m with you on the sadness of leaving the con & heading for home, but, like you, I was so excited once I arrived! There was no sun (or palm trees!!) but my husband and kitty were waiting for me and I also really, really love the city I live in which makes coming home a whole lot easier!

By: Remembering the “Rebel” in TRGK | .the rebel grrrl kitchen.

Remembering the “Rebel” in TRGK | .the rebel grrrl kitchen. — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:46:05 +0000

[...] for a long time. A recent comment from a reader (along with reading some fellow bloggers’ reflections about Vida Vegan Con) inspired me to take this on sooner than later. I want to talk about how this [...]

By: lysette

lysette — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:54:00 +0000

I love the color palate of your photo’s. Sunsets and rises.

Thanks for the link to JL’s post. In a few weeks I’ll be spending my summer living with 50 other artists where our meals are prepared for us, which I’ve done for the last 10 years. I encounter the same body issue conversations swirling around each meal, usually I’m the only vegan and people look over at what I’m eating and groan they wish they were eating that instead of –fill in the blank–. JL’s conversation helps me reflect on the issue before being immersed in it.

By: skeptk_vegan

skeptk_vegan — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:01:00 +0000

So wonderful! So many great topics! Living with omnis is particularly interesting, I have heard so many stories of vegan/vegetarian failures due to living with a meat loving man or otherwise. Is VVC something that anyone can go to?

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:12:00 +0000

Whoops..meant have been forward to it for a year! Loong night (a lecture by T. Colin Campbell!)

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:07:00 +0000

As your conference is ending an herbal weekend in MA is just set to begin! (I have wanted to attend this for at least 2 years already!! Glad I’m finally back East).

A request to you, Sayward: I know not everyone reads through all the comments, so it is possible to include a shout out to those attending Herbstalk in Somerville, MA this weekend? I would love to meet up with other Bonzai readers if any are attending! Maybe those attending could connect somehow.

Thanks!
P.S. I seriously started flight-hunting for flights to Portland after your post! Unfortunately they were…I kid you not…almost $1000!!!! Whaaa??

P.P.S. Ever since I got a new computer, it always says your website is in German and would I like to translate it. Makes me chuckle every time.

By: Amey Mathews

Amey Mathews — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:25:00 +0000

great post! I also really loved Susan’s photography presentation. I learned so much!!! It’s always such a bittersweet thing to visit a place where you once lived. So many complicated feelings and memories butting up against the present moment!

By: April

April — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:25:00 +0000

Sounds like you had such an amazing experience connecting with so many other vegan bloggers. I’m totally sad-facing that Grand Rapids doesn’t host cool events like this!!! Hope you kick your germies soon – we’re just getting over a similar bout of illness in our household. When 1 of us gets sick, all 6 of us get sick…

By: Dreena Burton

Dreena Burton — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:52:00 +0000

Darn, I wished I had seen Susan’s session, pretty sure I was in another at that time. Can’t remember, all a blur! I’m missing the energy and activities already, that pic of Jess in the ballroom looks entirely too bare! :( Hopefully the next VVC will be 2014, not 15! hugs!