Preparations for a very special time of the year.

UK MPs will see (and taste) the case for vegan diets & stock-free farming on World Vegan Day.

The Vegan Society Awards were presented at the West Midlands Vegan Festival on Saturday 29 October 2011. 

We were overwhelmed by thousands of nominations - it just goes to show that leaps and bounds being made by vegan companies, services and products. Read on to find out the winners:

Best Vegan Society Trademarked Food Product  
Gelati Giuseppe ice cream

Best Vegan Society Trademarked Drink
Provamel Soya Milk

Best Trademarked Non-food Product (including cosmetics, toiletries, shoes, clothing, household products, services)
MuLondon skincare

UK Parliament live televised debate on vegan solutions to hunger, climate change and unhealthy diets.

Vegan Member of Parliament, Kerry McCarthy will speak on vegan solutions to global food security, healthy diet and cutting climate change on World Vegan Day 2011.
You can watch this World Vegan Day debate in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament live from 22:15 GMT on Tuesday 1 November 2011. The coverage is available on the Parliament Live TV Web site  & the BBC Parliament TV channel (Freeview Channel 81, satellite Channel 504 & on digital cable).

Stock-free farming gives MPs food for thought.

Meatout 2012 comes to the UK

The Vegan Society are co-ordinating the 2012 Meatout UK event. We're aiming to distribute hundreds of free vegan food samples to non-vegans across the UK on or around Tue 20 March 2012.

Having started in the USA nearly 30 years ago, Meatout is a successful grass-roots programme, now running in two dozen countries.

Healthy vegan diets can avoid all the risks of eating 'meat'

Healthy vegan diets can avoid all the risks of eating 'meat'. That's the message which Vegan Society speakers have been sharing with journalists and audiences today.