Marc Ramirez, a former University of Michigan football player and co-founder of the nonprofit Chickpea and Bean, will discuss how he lost 50 pounds and reversed Type 2 diabetes and other illnesses with the power of plants. His wife Kim, co-founder of Chickpea and Bean, will share tips and tricks about what to shop for and how to prepare food while transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle.

VegMichigan will be sharing information with students on the connection between diet and our carbon footprint, and we'll be handing out pledge bags with free climate-friendly foods for those who want to incorporate more plant-based eating into their routines.

Join us at the Canton Library on January 18th at 6:30 PM for an introductory presentation to living a plant-based lifestyle. Attendees will enjoy plant-based pizza from Toarmina's Canton location.

We will give a short talk about the pledge, our collaboration with the city of Ann Arbor, and how adding more plant-based foods to our diets is climate-friendly.

Join us for our first Ann Arbor Meetup of 2024! Anyone interested in plant-based eating is welcome to attend for delicious food and great company.

Want a custom-designed vegan taco? At Barrio, YOU get to select from delicious protein options such as chili or BBQ tofu, pan-seared portobellos or beer-braised black beans topped off with all your favorite fixings! Join us for our monthly Traverse City Meetup!

We are teaching an educational program to an animal ethics class at Madonna University. We will foster empathy and compassion for animals and invite students to think critically about the human-animal relationship, and to specifically question the use of animals as food.

Join us for a Virtual Open House Lobbying Party to take action on pending bills in Michigan to prevent the expansion of factory farms in Michigan. 

Learn about 10 simple and tasty things you can do every single day that can support a healthy brain and happy mood. Presented by Nichole Dandrea-Russert, MS, RDN, plant-based dietitian nutritionist, and founder of purelyplanted.com

We are thrilled to announce that VegMichigan's Lansing Dinner Club Meetups are back! Hope to see you at Blaze, where you can build your own delicious pizza with plant-based cheese and chorizo.

The Faith-Based Coalition is organizing a plant-based event with lots of activities including a plant-based potluck, a testimonial about how vegan living has benefitted one of their congregation members, a presentation on the benefits of plant-based eating by VegMichigan, "Why Plant-Based Eating?," and a cooking demonstration by Rhoda St. Luce (AKA The Platinum Chef) organized by VegMichigan.