VegMichigan

09/30/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to our Meetup at Ike’s Restaurant in Sterling Heights! We enjoyed delicious plant-based food, good company, and great conversations. 🧆 🌯

Join us for our upcoming Meetups at the Ferndale Project on Saturday Oct. 10 at 4pm and Madras Masala in Ann Arbor on Oct 20 at 6pm. 🥳 🥪 🍛

For full details, and all our upcoming events, visit VegMichigan org/events 🗓

09/29/2026

Join us this Thursday at the Let’s Beat Breast Cancer Rally! 💞

Join the Traverse City VegMichigan team and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine at this year’s Let’s Beat Breast Cancer Rally where we will raise awareness about these 4 easy steps to reduce your chances:
Eat Plants – Exercise Regularly – Limit Alcohol – Maintain a Healthy Weight

👉 RSVP and get all the details by going to VegMichigan.org then clicking Event Calendar to find this event

See you there!

09/29/2026

Happy t-shirt Tuesday!! Here is our Board Secretary, Val Schey showing off her VegMichigan Pride on the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan! 🌊

Protecting our lakes is one of the many reasons Val chooses a plant-based diet—livestock waste & runoff is a major source of water pollution in the USA. 🌿💧

We are looking for more community members to be featured on t-shirt Tuesday! DM us or send a photo to [email protected] of you wearing your VM shirt out and about. It could be from a trip across the world or your favorite local place :) Thanks for your support!

09/26/2026

FREE ADMISSION! Come on out for the Zero Waste Fall Festival tomorrow, Sunday Sept. 27 from 12pm - 3pm at Kiwanis Thrift Store (Kiwanis, 100 N Staebler Rd Ste C, Ann Arbor). 🥰 🌱

It is a great time to celebrate waste reduction, enjoy music, and learn about sustainable living. We will have a table promoting the environmental benefits of plant-based eating as part of our collaboration with A²Zero. For more details visit

We will have a table at the Zero Waste Fall Festival. The festival is open to the public and it is free to attend. RSVP to attend the festival here. The festival promotes thrifting and reducing waste. We will be inviting people who are NEW to plant-based eating to participate in our 30-Day Plant-Bas...

09/25/2026

It's not too late to join us for one of our upcoming Meetups this weekend.

Join us on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 4pm on the eastside at Ike's Restaurant OR on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 6pm on the westside at La Marsa in Dexter (or COME TO Both DINNERS!). For full details and to RSVP see the sign-up links.

Delicious Mediterranean food available at both restaurants, Ike's also has some Italian and Greek options.

RSVP for Ike's Restaurant here, https://www.meetup.com/vegmichigan-meetup/events/316299319/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link&utm_version=v2&member_id=34175442

RSVP for La Marsa here, https://www.meetup.com/vegmichigan-meetup/events/316207256/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link&utm_version=v2&member_id=34175442

Join us for a dinner meetup at Ike's Restaurant in Sterling Heights! Ike's offers authentic Mediterranean dishes, family tradition. We will be ordering off the menu from a

09/25/2026

Join us at 2 FREE events this weekend!

Tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 26, bring your kids out for our Storytime: Garden Adventures program at the Ann Arbor District Library - Traverwood Branch (3333 Traverwood Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48105) from 12pm - 1pm https://aadl.org/node/668760

On Sunday, Sept. 27, from 12pm - 3pm come to the ZeroWaste.org Fall Festival at Kiwanis Thrift Store (100 N Staebler Rd Ste C, Ann Arbor, MI 48103) and find some eco-friendly, second-hand treasures. Visit our table, where we will be promoting the climate benefits of plant-based eating. https://vegmichigan.org/event/zerowaste-festival-tabling/

09/25/2026

Watch the entire 2026 Food Revolution Summit Docuseries: The Science of Food and Wellness — for free! NOW through September 27.

Doctors, nutritionists, and environmental experts share this year’s latest insights on food, health, and planetary survival in the annual Food Revolution Summit Docuseries.

09/24/2026

Join Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary for their Hoppy Harvestfest on October 18th!! 🐰🐇🌱 Enjoy delicious plant-based food and fun activities!

Scan the QR code to get your tickets 😊

09/23/2026

Another athlete singing the praises of plant-based eating...

Maurielle Lue caught up with Pistons superstar Cade Cunningham to talk about cheesecake bites and more.

09/23/2026

Thank you to everyone who volunteering to help us “Adopt a beach” in Traverse City last Saturday for International Coastal Cleanup Day! 🌊

Despite the cool weather, 14 folks came together to comb the beach and collect 715 pieces of litter totaling 29 pounds of trash 😊

We look forward to working together on future efforts to celebrate and honor our beautiful Great Lakes and sacred waters.

With deep respect for our waters and all living things, Nibi bimaadiziwin — “Water is life” (Ojibwe / Anishinaabemowin)