Hot sunshine, great entertaintment and vegan food..... what more could you want?
Last Sunday me and my 'almost' vegan mum decided to head down to the Bristol Vegfest to get involved in some of the fun. The main reason I wanted to give it a try was to taste some of the samples on offer so I could finally get an idea of what I liked and didn't like.
We quickly headed into the main stalls tent and directly opposite was the stall Vx, a London and online retailer and cafe. I eagerly rushed over in hope to pick up some more wonderful violife 'cheese' slices but sadly they had already sold out, I did spot one last packet of the Vegg, a vegan egg yolk alternative I had always wanted to try. I quickly swiped that up!
We moved on round the stalls, there were so many lovely things to try, you really can fill yourself up on just the samples. Some of my favourites were koko strawberry coconut milk and the mouthwatering range by wheaty. There was more than just food too, gifts, t-shirts, toiletries, and with many animal rights stalls campaining for their cause I lost count of the number of petitions I signed!
Next we headed outside to get some lunch. There were too many scrummy things to choose from! Pizzas, burgers, kebabs, noodles, and so much more! In the end I headed for a trusty favourite of mine, Fry's vegetarian, where me and my mum had a yummy hot dog. It made a real change actually being stuck for choice for once, and to be able to have a cooked hot dog at a festival... it was unreal!
Whilst tucking into our tasty hot dog we sat in the glorious sunshine and listened to a couple of bands play music while kids played around us with their hula hoops. It really was a fun day for everyone.
We then headed into yet another tent full of stalls, and we fell in love with smooze, a delicous frozen smoothie. I did feel sorry for the stall owner though... his products were in such high demand he couldnt freeze them in time! My mum picked up a box to freeze at home later. I also finally got to try vegusto cheeses.... I was actually very disapointed, with so many raving reviews I had high expectations, but the flavours just didn't appeal to me... but then again I had eaten so much I probably wasn't able to taste them properly anyway!
Lastly we headed round to some of the talk areas where we sat down for a campaign talk by Ben Frost about our relationship with animals. Whilst a lot of his views were very controversial he brought up a lot of interesting points. Why support charities like RSPCA when they approve companies as freedom food. The animals are still slaughtered. Another was why support a campaign like meat free monday. It gives people the impression that meat is somehow different to dairy. Both animals suffer and are inevitably slaughtered. Some interesting points to think about!
After a long and lovely day we decided to head on home. I had a fantastic time and will definitely be going again next year!
Last Sunday me and my 'almost' vegan mum decided to head down to the Bristol Vegfest to get involved in some of the fun. The main reason I wanted to give it a try was to taste some of the samples on offer so I could finally get an idea of what I liked and didn't like.
We quickly headed into the main stalls tent and directly opposite was the stall Vx, a London and online retailer and cafe. I eagerly rushed over in hope to pick up some more wonderful violife 'cheese' slices but sadly they had already sold out, I did spot one last packet of the Vegg, a vegan egg yolk alternative I had always wanted to try. I quickly swiped that up!
We moved on round the stalls, there were so many lovely things to try, you really can fill yourself up on just the samples. Some of my favourites were koko strawberry coconut milk and the mouthwatering range by wheaty. There was more than just food too, gifts, t-shirts, toiletries, and with many animal rights stalls campaining for their cause I lost count of the number of petitions I signed!
My mum and her new statment t-shirt.
Next we headed outside to get some lunch. There were too many scrummy things to choose from! Pizzas, burgers, kebabs, noodles, and so much more! In the end I headed for a trusty favourite of mine, Fry's vegetarian, where me and my mum had a yummy hot dog. It made a real change actually being stuck for choice for once, and to be able to have a cooked hot dog at a festival... it was unreal!
Whilst tucking into our tasty hot dog we sat in the glorious sunshine and listened to a couple of bands play music while kids played around us with their hula hoops. It really was a fun day for everyone.
My big gob enjoying a hot dog
Very busy!
We then headed into yet another tent full of stalls, and we fell in love with smooze, a delicous frozen smoothie. I did feel sorry for the stall owner though... his products were in such high demand he couldnt freeze them in time! My mum picked up a box to freeze at home later. I also finally got to try vegusto cheeses.... I was actually very disapointed, with so many raving reviews I had high expectations, but the flavours just didn't appeal to me... but then again I had eaten so much I probably wasn't able to taste them properly anyway!
Inside the tent
After a long and lovely day we decided to head on home. I had a fantastic time and will definitely be going again next year!
