Greetings, Tampa Vegans!

My goodness, it’s been forever! But fret not, I’ve got a vegan fund-raising project in the works that I want to share with you. My idea is to run a holiday pie drive. Apple pies, chocolate pies, pumpkin and pecan–hand pies, turnovers, pies in jars, pies masquerading as dumplings–any pie will do. My idea is to take advance orders over the next few weeks and then periodically throughout the rest of the year. I could deliver for a small extra fee, or set up a pick up location at a bake sale. I would be interested in taking suggestions for how to best use the proceeds from the drive.

Please comment and let me know what you think! And potential volunteers interested in baking pies, holla at your girl!

Radio Wrap Up

Streaming online radio wrap up can be listened to today, live 12:35 pm here.

I might be a featured guest on the show, so listen in!

All Good Things Must Come to an End

Protecting our literature!

Wow! What a fantastic event! The Tampa Bay area deserves a sincere pat on the back for being so open and receptive to the first ever Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale. Who knew Tampa was such a hoppin’ and vegan-friendly community?

It rained and lightning struck, but we were still able to deliver lots of homemade, delicious, and cruelty-free baked goods to the hungry masses. Over the course of our two-day sale, we were able to raise over $350.00 for the wonderful organization Florida Voices for Animals! According to an email from Jodi of FVA, “We have a lot of exciting plans coming up including grocery store vegan tours and an advertising campaign that this will help with.” So we are so happy that we were able to do a little good for such a great cause.

Thank you so much to Joan, Diane, Suzanne, Spencer, Andrea, Lynn of the Ybor Market, Dan, and my dear old mom and dad for all the help with the sale. We are already talking about next year and coming back to the market soon for more events!

Without further ado, photos of Day Two of the sale. Click on the thumbnails below for a larger picture:

More of the spread

Even more goodies

Vegan dog treats!

Banana bread, with and without walnuts

Our humble banner

Crumb topped brownies

Cocunt lemon bundt cake by Joan

Yum! 3-nut chocolate chip cookies by Joan

3-berry muffins by Joan

Rice krispie treats, courtesy of Andrea

Thanks for supporting the Tampa Vegan Bake Sale!

Some of the spread

Cruelty-free!

Lots of literature (thanks, Joan!)

Pies, Amish friendship bread, brownies

Joan passes out some vegetarian starter kits

Diane talks about the joys of veganism with two customers

Joan tries to stay dry

Gloomy weather threatens our sale

When it rains, it pours

The donation jar

Brownies with walnuts

Protecting our literature!

The End is Nigh…

Tomorrow is the very last day of the Tampa Vegan Bake Sale! You do not want to miss all the delicious goodies. What’s better than eating a vegan 3-nut cookie? Eating a vegan 3-nut cookie with the knowledge that it is not only spreading awareness of veganism, but that the money earned is going towards such a fantastic cause.

Let’s try and outdo last week’s number so we can really do something great for Florida Voices for Animals!

Hope to see you there!

Tampa Vegan Bake Sale Day One

Day one of the Tampa Vegan Bake Sale was a huge success! Over $228 were raised for Florida Voices for Animals. If you weren’t able to make this first sale, please don’t forget that we will be there this coming Saturday as well (June 27^th) from 9 am – 1 pm.

We featured banana bread, amazing cookies, Amish Friendship bread, muffins, and whole apple pies—all cruelty-free. Thank you so much to Joan of the New Tampa Vegans for all her help in this week’s sale and to everyone who came by to see us!

Don’t forget the second sale this Saturday, the 27th! Parking and admission is free. Pets are welcome.

Golden Vanilla Cupcakes

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Apple Pie

Joan discusses vegan baking with the mother of a child with allergies

Joan and I before the sale

Some of the spread

The most amazing three-nut cookies from Joan

Lots of vegan literature was passed out

Joan and I model the donation jar

Non-vegan boyfriend is very supportive!

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Proceeds from the Tampa Vegan Bake Sale
are going to Florida Voices for Animals!

The Countdown Begins!

The Tampa Vegan Bake Sale is upon us…

8 days until the first sale!

Have you donated to our PayPal account yet?