I’m obviously not a vegetarian, but meat is not actually a huge part of my diet, and I rarely cook it. Which is why tomorrow I will be attending Portland VegFest 2007, a two-day festival devoted to meatless living. The cruelty-free fun kicks off tonight, with keynote speaker Dr. T. Colin Campbell (professor of nutritional biochemistry at Cornell and author of The China Study, a twenty-year nutritional study which concluded that plant-based diets are far healthier than animal-based ones), and continues all day tomorrow with cooking demos (“Soy 101: Simple, Yet Delectable Tofu Recipes”, “Cooking With the Nut Gourmet”), nutrition workshops, speakers, and more. And free samples. Did I mention the free samples?

Also, this guy will be there.

Fri 6:15 pm, $5-10 sliding scale, Sat 10 am-6 pm, $5;
Benson High School, 546 NE 12th. There’s a coupon for $1 off admission on the website, and kids 10 and under are free on Saturday!