Healthy Planet of Brevard


We inspire people to shift towards a plant-centered diet to improve their health, to encourage compassion for animals, and to achieve a sustainable environment. We visit local restaurants for our vegan "Dining Out" events. We bring in speakers, medical doctors and animal advocates, for inspiring health related talks. We are located in Brevard County, Florida. More information can be found at our web site http://healthyplanetofbrevard.org
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Sunday, January 30, 2005

The Healthy Planet Newsletter, Email Newsletter

The Healthy Planet Newsletter, Email Newsletter
Healthy Planet of Brevard... health, compassion, animals, environment
This Email Newsletter is transmitted about once monthly, if you would like to be removed please contact us at fricker3@yahoo.com.
Web site: http://healthyplanet.blogspot.com/

Event Snacks
Members are requested to bring some snacks or desserts to share at the next three events. For Erik Marcus, Dr. Greger and Will Tuttle. We are looking for healthy snacks, and dessert ideas. Preferably vegan and low-fat. Leave the dairy and eggs at home along with the deep fried apple fritters. :-) We thank you in advance for providing healthy alternatives for the public.

Upcoming Events Schedule

Membership Renewal
We had quite a few people renew in January (membership renewal month). If you are still meaning to renew please do so. We need the funds to bring in great speakers who will inspire us to live a more healthful life.

Erik Marcus Speaking Engagement
Erik Marcus, Saturday, February 12, 2 pm, Cocoa Beach Library, author of "Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, and Money", http://www.erikmarcus.com/. This is Erik's second trip to Brevard. He was here a few years back promoting his book "Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating". Erik is a great speaker and very passionate about animals and health. Free Snacks.

February Dining Out
I hope you can join us for our February Vegan Dining Out. Here are the details: Valora's Restaurant (formerly St. Cinnamon)
1500 N. Highway A1A, (between the causeways, next to a car wash on the west side of the road)
Indialantic, FL
Saturday, February 19, 2005 5:30 pm. (PLEASE NOTE THE TIME)
(Musicians begin playing at 7 pm.)
Vegan Menu:
Boston Bibb Lettuce Salad
Tender Bibb Lettuce with Belgian Endive and Radicchio, Topped with Mango Slices and a Wild Berry Vinaigrette
Entrée (all 3 items are included)
Marinated Portabella Mushroom stuffed with Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, Tomato filled with Tabouli, Grilled Eggplant Crepe brimming with Sliced Rooted Vegetables.
Beverage of water, tea, iced tea or soft drinks.
Price per person INCLUDING tax and tip: $25.37 (individual checks will be given; pay the waitperson)
Alcoholic beverages and desserts are additional.
This is a lovely restaurant with great ambiance. The owner and the chef are looking forward to our visit!
You may reserve by return email <goveg@cfl.rr.com> or by calling me at 321-242-4647.

Core Group Meeting
Core Group, February 23th, 7:30, normally held on the 4th Wednesday, Satellite Beach Library. I'll bet you don't have anything going on Wednesday night and you can always tape that favorite TV show. Come on out and support HPoB.

Dr. Michael Greger Speaking Engagement
Dr. Michael Greger, MD, Saturday, February 26, CB Library, "Stopping Cancer Before It Starts: Cancer Proofing Your Body with Plant Super foods." I think it is always great to have a medical doctor speak about food. This is Dr. Greger's second visit. Last time he enlightened us about Mad Cow Disease. Free snacks provided by members of HPoB.

Great American Meat-Out
Sunday, March 20, we are in negotiations to show the movie "Super-size Me" at a local library. This is just in the planning stages, but it could be a lot of fun. More to follow in the March newsletter.

Core Group Meeting
Core Group, March 23th, 7:30, normally held on the 4th Wednesday, Eric's house

Will Tuttle Musical Interlude
Will Tuttle, Sunday, April 17, CB Library, Will is a wonderful musician and he gets more out of a piano than anyone I have ever met. Will usually shares some wonderful stories with us. Free snacks provided by members of HPoB.

Core Group Meeting
Core Group, April 27th, 7:30, normally held on the 4th Wednesday, Satellite Beach Library

Road Trip Anyone?
Have you heard of Sublime Restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale? Here's what Joel from Sunseed has to say about this awesome Vegan restaurant: . . . it is 100% Vegan, a real BIG place (not the usual little vegan rest.) They seat 'till 9:30 P.M. and it was a Monday nite...we got there at 9:15 and the place was PACKED!! For a Monday, that late, I was impressed. For ANY nite at a vegan place I was impressed w/ the # of people eating there. It's a real nice place, decor is top notch! Now the food...Mmmma very complete menu, anything you could think of,but all 100% vegan! I can't say enough about the place, the ambiance, the food, the service & waitstaff,size, all outstanding!! I MEAN ...OUTSTANDING!!! A very complete menu,appetizers,sides,desserts,Mmm."SUBLIME" is on Sunrise Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, (turn onto it right off I-95) and head East a few miles, after a turn in the road(Sunrise turns a bit to the left) you'll see it on the left not too far after that turn. Can't miss it! Big sign! Not real cheap, but a good value for the quality and amount of food you get. Needless to say, we took a lot of our leftovers home, yes..packed in an unprocessed cardboard box, won't find any styrofoam there!! A must for any vegetarian, vegan, or ANYONE that just likes GOOD FOOD! In my 30+ years being a vegetarian, and all the traveling I've done, I've never eaten out at a place as good as this one. Ya' gotta' check it out!...Happy New Year!....Joel/Sunseed I am taking a poll to see how many people would be interested in taking a HPoB Dining Out bus trip to Sublime Restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale. The bus alone may cost $15-20 per person but I think it would be a lot of fun to go as a group and a stress-free opportunity to visit Sublime. Here is the link to the website: http://www.sublimevege.com/about.html.
So please let me know if this is of interest to you and how many would be in your party. I think buses hold 47 people and we will want to fill it up. Also, please let me know if you know of any good bus charter deals by email to goveg@cfl.rr.com or call Barbara at 321-242-4647.
Barbara Bingnear
Dining Out Coordinator

HPoB Tabling Event Recap
Barbara and Eric set up a table at the 1st ANNUAL PROGRESSIVE CELEBRATION on January 23 at Burton Smith Regional Park in Cocoa. It was colder than heck and windy but we had fun. They had a potluck and there were quite a few dishes with "Vegan" written on them. We got 8 new people on our email list and networked with a lot of folks.

----------------Information from other organizations----------------------------

Florida Native Plant Society
"The Conradina Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society monthly meeting will be on Monday, 14 February, 7:00 PM, at the Fee St. Library in Melbourne. Open to the public. Refreshments and plant door prizes. Our speaker will be one of our finest local artists, Spence Guerin. His landscape paintings grace many a domicile in Brevard county. Among Spence's achievements and accolades are the Artist Fellowship Grant from the Alaska State Arts Council and the from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Academy Award in Art from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York City. Spence will explain how he captures his stunning Florida landscapes and also showcase his beautiful native plant yard in downtown Melbourne. Call Karen 727.0052 or Winn 723.1244 for more information"

Healthy Planet of Brevard... health, compassion, animals, environment
Our website is becoming quite popular and has information that is important to local health conscious Brevardians http://healthyplanet.blogspot.com/.

- posted by eric @ Sunday, January 30, 2005

Saturday, January 22, 2005

Mission?

This is our old mission: I like it a lot. Can we adopt it for now or do we need to change it?

We promote food choices that are healthy for people and the planet. We educate, inspire and empower people to shift toward a plant-based diet and to take compassionate action for all life on Earth.

- posted by eric @ Saturday, January 22, 2005

Friday, January 14, 2005

[Hpob-ann] The Healthy Planet Newsletter, Email Newsletter, special edition

The Healthy Planet Newsletter, Email Newsletter, special edition
Healthy Planet of Brevard... health, compassion, animals, environment
This Email Newsletter is transmitted about once monthly, if you would like to be removed please contact us at fricker3@yahoo.com.
Web site: http://healthyplanet.blogspot.com/

We normally try to send out only one newsletter a month, however one of our members has a high priority event coming up that is right up our alley. So please read this and see if you can help.

Event Sponsorship Opportunity
Gayle Hoffman, an HPoB member and WFIT Volunteer has contacted me about a Michael Tomlinson concert for Feb. 11! Gayle's idea was that because Michael Tomlinson is a vegetarian and is very interested in environmental issues, there may be people/companies in the Healthy Planet group that would like to support the radio station as well as the performer. This is a fundraiser for Florida Tech's WFIT radio station. The event will be held at the Gleason Performing Arts Center on the Florida Tech campus. Gayle thought that maybe organizations like Grumman or Harris might have public affairs officers who are responsible for community projects and donations. Or smaller companies/businesses that would like the radio and print promotional opportunities might be interested. For more information about Michael Tomlinson, please go to michaeltomlinson.com The following is the Event sponsorship information: In exchange for a generous sponsorship, your organization will receive: 30 second on-air radio spots based on a choice of 2 levels ofsupport: 1. a $250 sponsorship has 12 radio spots 2. a $500 sponsorship has 25 radio spots Plus: The organization's logo will be on print media promotional materials, including advertisements in Florida Today,Â· The organization's name will be included in all WFIT radio announcements regarding the concert, (roughly 100). Acknowledgement as a sponsor at the concert itself and VIP seating for selected representatives of your organization (you can choose creative ways to select the employees who receive the tickets) Please feel free to contact Gayle during the day at her work email address: gayle.hoffman@brevardcounty.us or Barbara Bingnear at bingnear@fit.edu. Thank you for your consideration and assistance.

Treasurer
In our last newsletter I failed to mention that Judy McCluney was elected as our Treasurer for 2005. Judy has done so much to help HPoB, she spearheaded the Turkey-free Thanksgiving and in the past she has been a big part of our Taste of Health events. We are lucky to have her help.

Dining Out
Happy New Year!

Resolve to start off 2005 by joining Healthy Planet of Brevard at their first Dining Out of the year

Please note: Seating is limited to the first 20 reservations!!!!!!!!!!

Where: Taste of India
606 N Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL 32935
(A map can be found at http://www.tasteofindiafl.com/, and then click on conveniently located Indian restaurant)
Taste of India is on the west side of Wickham in a small strip mall. The sign out front says Paradise Plaza. There are big PAWN and Cingular signs. North of the entrance is Ridgewood Club Condos. On the south side is Westwood Condos.

When: Saturday, January 29, 2005 at 6pm.

Menu: Green salad (sorry, it's probably going to be iceberg lettuce, onion, cuke, tomatoes)
Mint, onion, tamarind chutney with pappadam (A very thin flatbread made with lentil flour)
Vegetable curry
Aloo gobi (cauliflower & potatoes)
Peas & cumin with rice
Nan & roti
Fruit (dessert)
Non-alcoholic beverage
Disclaimer: I had a hard time understanding the Indian chef so this may not be totally accurate.

Price: $20 including tax and tip.

Please note: Seating is limited to the first 20 reservations!!!!!!!!!!
Make your reservations by return email (goveg@cfl.rr.com) or by calling 321-242-4647

Love and Peace to all of us!

Barbara Bingnear
Dining Out Coordinator
Healthy Planet of Brevard
http://www.healthyplanet.blogspot.com/

Road Trip Anyone?
Have you heard of Sublime Restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale? HereÂs what Joel from Sunseed has to say about this awesome Vegan restaurant:

. . . it is 100% Vegan, a real BIG place (not the usual little vegan rest.) They seat 'till 9:30 P.M. and it was a Monday nite...we got there at 9:15 and the place was PACKED!! For a Monday, that late, I was impressed. For ANY nite at a vegan place I was impressed w/ the # of people eating there. It's a real nice place, decor is top notch! Now the food...Mmmma very complete menu, anything you could think of,but all 100% vegan! I can't say enough about the place, the ambiance, the food, the service & waitstaff,size, all outstanding!! I MEAN ...OUTSTANDING!!! A very comlete menu,appitizers,sides,desserts,Mmm."SUBLIME" is on Sunrise Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, (turn onto it right off I-95) and head East a few miles, after a turn in the road(Sunrise turns a bit to the left) you'll see it on the left not too far after that turn. Can't miss it! Big sign! Not real cheap, but a good value for the quality and amount of food you get. Needless to say, we took a lot of our leftovers home, yes..packed in an unprocessed cardboard box, won't find any styrofoam there!! A must for any vegetarian, vegan, or ANYONE that just likes GOOD FOOD! In my 30+ years being a vegetarian, and all the traveling I've done, I've never eaten out at a place as good as this one. Ya' gotta' check it out!...Happy New Year!....joel/Sunseed

I am taking a poll to see how many people would be interested in taking a HPoB Dining Out bus trip to Sublime Restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale. The bus alone may cost $15-20 per person but I think it would be a lot of fun to go as a group and a stress-free opportunity to visit Sublime. Here is the link to the website: http://www.sublimevege.com/about.html.

So please let me know if this is of interest to you and how many would be in your party. I think buses hold 47 people and we will want to fill it up.

Also, please let me know if you know of any good bus charter deals by email to goveg@cfl.rr.com or call Barbara at 321-242-4647.

Barbara Bingnear
Dining Out Coordinator
Healthy Planet of Brevard
http://www.healthyplanet.blogspot.com/

HPoB Tabling Event
For community outreach we will be hosting a table at the following event. We need help with people at the table and since this is a potluck, it will be a great way to share vegan foods with others in the community. If you would like to help please contact Barbara by email to goveg@cfl.rr.com or call at 321-242-4647.
1st ANNUAL PROGRESSIVE CELEBRATION
Sunday, January 23, 20053-6 pm
Hosted by the Space Coast Progressive Alliance.
Potluck social, music, awards, general membership meeting and election.
Progressive organizations invited to table. Join us! $5 donation suggested.
NEW LOCATION: F. Burton Smith Regional Park, 5 miles west of I-95 on Hwy. 520 west of Cocoa.
In a big pavilion with stage and full kitchen, playground, on a small lake.

February Dining Out
I don't have the menu/price as yet, but I have confirmed the 2/19 DO at Valora's Restaurant (formerly St. Cinnamon), 1500 N Hwy. A1A, Indialantic. Dinner Time is 6pm. Jazz musicians begin at 7pm. Website is http://www.valorasrestaurant.com/. The chef is excited about our coming. Reserve by email to goveg@cfl.rr.com or call Barbara at 321-242-4647.

Florida Native Plant Society
"The Conradina Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society monthly meeting will be on Monday, 14 February, 7:00 PM, at the Fee St. Library in Melbourne. Open to the public. Refreshments and plant door prizes. Our speaker will be one of our finest local artists, Spence Guerin. His landscape paintings grace many a domicile in Brevard county. Among Spence's achievements and accolades are the Artist Fellowship Grant from the Alaska State Arts Council and the from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Academy Award in Art from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York City. Spence will explain how he captures his stunning Florida landscapes and also showcase his beautiful native plant yard in downtown Melbourne. Call Karen 727.0052 or Winn 723.1244 for more information"

- posted by eric @ Friday, January 14, 2005

Thursday, January 13, 2005

Would you be interested in a bus trip to Sublime Restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale????

Have you heard of Sublime Restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale? Here’s what Joel from Sunseed has to say about this awesome Vegan restaurant:

. . . it is 100% Vegan, a real BIG place (not the usual little vegan rest.) They seat 'till 9:30 P.M. and it was a Monday nite...we got there at 9:15 and the place was PACKED!! For a Monday, that late, I was impressed. For ANY nite at a vegan place I was impressed w/ the # of people eating there. It's a real nice place, decor is top notch! Now the food...Mmmm
a very complete menu, anything you could think of,
but all 100% vegan! I can't say enough about the place, the ambiance, the food, the service & waitstaff,
size, all outstanding!! I MEAN ...OUTSTANDING!!! A very comlete menu,appitizers,sides,desserts,Mmm.
"SUBLIME" is on Sunrise Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, (turn onto it right off I-95) and head East a few miles, after a turn in the road(Sunrise turns a bit to the left) you'll see it on the left not too far after that turn. Can't miss it! Big sign! Not real cheap, but a good value for the quality and amount of food you get. Needless to say, we took a lot of our leftovers home, yes..packed in an unprocessed cardboard box, won't find any styrofoam there!! A must for any vegetarian, vegan, or ANYONE that just likes GOOD FOOD! In my 30+ years being a vegetarian, and all the traveling I've done, I've never eaten out at a place as good as this one. Ya' gotta' check it out!...Happy New Year!....joel/Sunseed

I am taking a poll to see how many people would be interested in taking a HPoB Dining Out bus trip to Sublime Restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale. The bus alone may cost $15-20 per person but I think it would be a lot of fun to go as a group and a stress-free opportunity to visit Sublime. Here is the link to the website: http://www.sublimevege.com/about.html.

So please let me know if this is of interest to you and how many would be in your party. I think buses hold 47 people and we will want to fill it up.

Also, please let me know if you know of any good bus charter deals.

Barbara Bingnear

Dining Out Coordinator

Healthy Planet of Brevard

http://www.healthyplanet.blogspot.com/

"Earth is generous with her provision, and her sustenance is very kind; she offers for your table, food that requires no bloodshed and no slaughter." . . Ovid, Roman poet

- posted by Barbara @ Thursday, January 13, 2005

Tuesday, January 04, 2005

[Hpob-ann] The Healthy Planet Newsletter, Email Newsletter

I made the connection between my bad health, my daughters skin disease and my diet. After reading "May All Be Fed" by John Robbins it was clear to me that I was putting the wrong fuel in my body. Of course I survived for many years on the calories, but they came with some grime known as saturated fat, cholesterol, anti-biotics and free-radicals. The fat and cholesterol had taken their toll and by 32 my heart would beat out of my chest whenever I was startled. My cholesterol level was 242 and I was a couch potato. The animal products that I was eating were missing a few important things such as fiber, phyto-chemicals, and folic acid. That folic acid was very important to my daughter Emily and her skin rebounded soon after we shifted to a low-fat vegan diet.

I hope I haven't damaged myself beyond repair. I feel much better, my cholesterol is much better. Now at 44 years of age, when I am watching my fat intake, my cholesterol level has been as low as 155. I no longer have those episodes where my heart beats out of my chest. I now enjoy talking about my health and helping others see that a more compassionate diet can be tasty and enjoyable. I no longer crave cheese. The smell of animal flesh burning is actually repulsive to me and to think 9 years ago I thought it smelled good. And all that fiber! I will spare you the details of what all that fiber does, let's just sum it up in one word - satisfaction. :-)

Please send us a paragraph about why you became a vegan, so that others may benefit from your experience. Next month look forward to reading Claris' story right here.

HPoB History

Healthy Planet is a local vegetarian/vegan group that has been around for about a year and a half. Before that we were a local EarthSave group. We would like to take a moment to thank all the core members who first created the EarthSave group here in 1995, John Cielukowski, Eric Fricker, Scott Harmon, Andy Burfitt, Rick Anderson, Suchita Pringle, Don Jette and Earle Harris (the Peas Pilgrim or EarthSave Ambassador). As we grew we found Barbara Bingnear who you all know as our Dining Out Coordinator and for years she has been faithfully putting on Dining Outs around the county. Then we were lucky enough to find the Elliot's, Suzanne became our Chair and Joe the Treasurer, together they really made our group grow. Along the way Lisa Kelley, Kim Sellers, Kathy Bean were great workers and core members. We have since reorganized as Healthy Planet of Brevard. Our core group is currently blessed by the work of Judy McCluney (this is Judy of 'Taste of Health' and 'Turkey-Free Thanksgiving' fame), Claris Withrow, Dan Robinson, Vicki Murfin, Megan Stolen, Rose Forbes and Rick Kump. So we have been around for 9 years last November, actively working to bring about more healthful food choices. While we are no longer an EarthSave group we still support their work and their mission.

This Just in From the Latest Issue of Meatout Mondays

Student Activist, Rick Kump [a member of HPoB]

Currently a sophomore at the University of Central Florida, Rick Kump has accomplished what some activists achieve in a lifetime. A vegan for 5 years, Rick works towards his ideal world, in which humans and animals coexist as peacefully as possible. Animal rights literature follows Rick wherever he goes. He has helped dozens of people over the internet, mostly young people, switch to a vegetarian diet. A certified Nutrition Specialist from Ekaya Health Institute, Rick also does vegan nutrition counseling for adults over the phone. Additionally, he has organized and attended local protests for animal welfare, and has participated in national and international conferences for animals rights. Most recently, Rick and students from the Body of Animal Rights Campaigners gathered in front of the Student Union at the University of Central Florida beforeThanksgiving to pass out animals rights and vegan literature.

Space Coast Progressive Alliance
We would like to thank the Space Coast Progressive Alliance for their support throughout 2004. They emailed our events schedule to their membership and many have attended our Dining Outs. They are planning their 1st Annual Progressive Celebration, which will be a General membership meeting, pot luck, social, entertainment, presentation of awards, and election of SCPA officers. It will be on Sunday, January 23, from 3-6 p.m. at Cocoa Riverfront Park and Ballroom. Perhaps we should show up with lots of good vegan food for the potluck.
SCPA Information: Sunday, January 23, 2005, 3-6 pm, 1st Annual Progressive Celebration at Riverfront Park and Ballroom, Cocoa For our growing progressive community, hosted by the Space Coast Progressive Alliance. Potluck social, music, awards, general membership meeting and elections. Organizations are invited to table. Join us! Info: Spence at 951-1741 or contact@spacecoastprogressivealliance Website: <http://www.spacecoastprogressivealliance.org/>
Disclaimer: Our membership is varied across the food spectrum and political spectrum. Our group takes no political positions, other than on specific food and animal issues (the pig petition comes to mind). If any other quasi-political groups or even political parties would like to advertise our events to their membership, we would be happy to thank them in future issues of The Healthy Planet Newsletter.

Information from the Florida Native Plant Society:
"The Conradina Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society will meet on 10 January, Monday, at the Melbourne Library, 540 E. Fee Ave, at 7:00pm. Our speaker will be the always well received Ann Birch. She is the former head of the Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program office and currently is championing the Indian River Lagoon for The Nature Conservancy. Come hear the latest on this unique and threatened natural lagoon that belongs to us all. Open to the public, free admission, & refreshments. Native plant door prizes for the lucky. 727-0052 (Karen) or 254-9769 (Travis) for more information"
Disclaimer: Even though our organization espouses gently chopping, gnashing, cutting, chewing, steaming, grating and fully digesting plant parts, we still support the work of the FNPS. Perhaps there are some native plants we can desicate in the future, what do you say FNPS?

We would like to share information with other local groups, so please send us your groups information.

Healthy Planet of Brevard... health, compassion, animals, environment
Our website is becoming quite popular and has information that is important to local health conscious Brevardians http://healthyplanet.blogspot.com/.

- posted by eric @ Tuesday, January 04, 2005