What we do

+ Monthly vegan potlucks - Our monthly vegan potlucks feature speakers on topics related to animal compassion, health and environmental protection.

+ Diner Night - We gather the first Wednesday of each month for dinner at The Chicago Diner, 3411 N. Halsted St., which donates 10 percent of each bill toward our community outreach efforts.

+ COW (Compassion on Wheels) Van - We travel the region with an audio-visual mobile teaching aid that exposes the truth about factory farms and other industries cruel to animals.

+Veggie Bike and Dine - EarthSave Chicago partners with the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and local restaurants to create traveling vegan dining tours. These showcase conscious dining and the diversity of Chicago neighborhoods and the surrounding suburbs while emphasizing the ease of getting around town by bike.

+VegChicago - We maintain a Web site, www.vegchicago.com, that lists vegan and vegan-friendly places to dine in Chicagoland.

+Publications - We develop and distribute information on the benefits of a plant-based diet at neighborhood events, health fairs, COW Van outings and our monthly potlucks.

Who we are

EarthSave Chicago is a local chapter of EarthSave International. We educate people about the powerful effects our food choices have on the environment, our health and all life on Earth, and encourage a shift toward a healthy, plant-based diet.

What do you love about helping the planet and adopting a plant-based diet?

There are many misconceptions about vegetarians and vegans, including the myth that vegetarians and vegans are very limited in what we can eat.

Much of the food people eat every day is prepared without animal products: roasted vegetable wraps, rice and beans, many varieties of pasta dishes and stir-fries.

From very simple comfort food to more elaborate preparations, the possibilities for plant-based menu options are quite numerous and varied.

The benefits of a plant-based diet include reducing our environmental impact, reducing and ultimately eliminating the pain and suffering of farm animals, and taking care of ourselves.

If you love the environment and care about how your food choices affect the world around you, then you'll love EarthSave Chicago.

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