Plant Based In The Park

Rhode Island Vegan Awareness Presents: Plant Based in the Park – A Guided Cooking Experience

Location: Johnston Memorial Park, Johnston, RI

Date: Sunday, September 7

Time: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Join us for an afternoon of food, fun, and friendship at Plant Based in the Park, an interactive cooking experience where you’ll learn from watching four inspiring plant-based demonstrations and enjoy samples of these delicious recipes.

Featured Presenters:

• Dr. Janet Limke-

Janet C Limke, MD is affilated with the Plant Docs.

• Chef Jay – Chef Jay’s Vegan Cooking School

• Laura Barlow

• Mary Margaret Earl

Guests will learn step-by-step how to make four fabulous plant based recipes—and sample each creation! Light refreshments will also be provided.

Enjoy live music, raffles, and the chance to connect with others who share a passion for healthy, compassionate living. It’s the perfect opportunity to meet new friends and make lasting memories in a beautiful outdoor setting.

Registration is required to attend. Reserve your spot today on Eventbrite!

Additional information about our featured presenters:

Janet C Limke, MD

Janet C Limke, MD is affilated with the Plant Docs.

Now here is a doctor who knows about nutrition! When Dr. Janet Limke is not in the office seeing patients, she is busy in the kitchen preparing tasty, savory meals from plants and grains. She wants all her patients with back and joint pains to experience the healing from Whole Food Plant Based eating. Besides being a spine physiatrist and Lifestyle Medicine physician, she is a leader in her local Building Healthy communities and started a Walk with a Doc chapter.

Dr. Limke became plant-based in early 2022, has a renewed interest in cooking from scratch, and shares how it improved her mood and energy level. She invites you to join her so that you, too, can see how this diet will transform your health and performance

Chef Jay of Chef Jay’s Vegan Cooking School

Chef Jay is a passionate vegan chef with over 28 years of experience in the culinary industry. Although he has no formal degree in culinary arts, Jason began cooking at a very young age. As the oldest of 5 kids, it was his job to help his mother prepare meals. In recent years, Chef Jason has shifted his focus to teaching others about the joys of vegan cooking. He offers a range of cooking classes and workshops, where he shares his knowledge and expertise with aspiring chefs and home cooks alike. As a vegan chef, Jason is deeply committed to promoting sustainable and ethical food practices. He believes that the future of food lies in plant-based ingredients, and he is passionate about demonstrating just how delicious and satisfying vegan cuisine can be.

Laura Barlow

President, Rhode Island Vegan Awareness

Laura Barlow is a recognized vegan activist and animal advocate. She has been vegan for over 27 years. Along with a team of dedicated volunteers she runs Rhode Island Vegan Awareness, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to advocating veganism for a more peaceful and just world for all life. RIVA has been active in the Rhode Island community since 2001. Laura has led a variety of workshops and classes and has appeared on a variety of radio and television programs.

Laura is also active in animal rescue and currently has three rescue dogs and one guinea pig. She is passionate about advocating for special needs animal adoption. Laura is a special education teacher who enjoys spending time with her fur babies, traveling, and trying new vegan restaurants.

Rhode Island Vegan Awareness is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to advocating veganism for a more peaceful and just world for all life. They have been active in the Rhode Island community since 2001.

Mary Margaret Earl

Mary Margaret Earl has been joyfully vegan for the animals for more than 27 years, a commitment rooted in compassion, justice, and a deep respect for all living beings. Her passion for cooking blossomed naturally from her love of sharing delicious vegan food with friends and family—proof that kindness and flavor can go hand in hand.

Originally from upstate New York, Mary Margaret has called Rhode Island home for the past two decades, where she proudly serves on the board of Rhode Island Vegan Awareness. She is also a Unitarian Universalist minister, weaving her values of empathy, equity, and community into every aspect of her life.

Raising children helped Mary Margaret became a wiz of the creative, quick vegan meal—often whipping up nourishing dishes from whatever was in the fridge. Over the years, those humble beginnings have evolved into a joyful, intentional approach to cooking that she continues to share with others, inspiring them to embrace plant-based living with curiosity, ease, and joy.

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