Great Vegan Spread!

Our first potluck was in August. Studio Beju, a wellness center I am associated with, offered their beautiful garden for our event. The weather was great and we had 10 people attend—two of which were neighbors who live up the street from me that I’d never met! It was great to get to know each other and try some excellent vegan food!

Potluck in my kitchen!

The second potluck was last night. I ended up hosting it at my home, because the venue I’d chosen needed the space for a different event. We had 9 people at this potluck. The food and company was excellent. And again, I met people that lived in the next neighborhood over from us. The weather was great and we enjoyed our potluck out on the deck while the kids played bocce ball on the lawn.

Bocce Ball on the Lawn

We haven’t had a real structure to the potlucks, yet, as we’re just getting started. Folks are asked to bring vegan food, and to label ingredients on an index card or paper so people can scan for any allergens they may have. I do ask people to bring their own dishes, utensils, napkins, and drinking vessels when we are at venues other than my home, so that we can be zero waste, but I do provide drinking water, tea, and coffee and backup dishes and silverware in case people forget theirs. We may start doing some theme nights occasionally, which could be really fun, and maybe add a vegan book club component to discuss different vegan topics.

Potluck on the deck

If you’re in the Snoqualmie Valley outside of Seattle, please look us up! We are on Facebook as Sno-Valley Vegans and we’d love to have you join us. We’re looking for additional places to have the potlucks throughout the Sno-Valley and hope to have other fun vegan events, such as Vegan Night Out at local restaurants, going to vegan documentaries, or VegFests, etc. And if you’re not in the area and don’t have a local vegan group, I highly recommend starting one! This has been so much fun and great to meet other vegans right in my own backyard.