When I told friends I was going to try a vegan diet for February, the response was often:

Signing up for Vegan Month however, is about much more than wearing flares and cutting out eggs and sausages.

The brainchild of fellow Awesome Foundation Board Member Xavier Shay, Vegan Month is an immersive course which utilises small-scale communities, social media and mini-tasks to involve and educate its participants.

Weekly Vegan Dinners: Week 1, Soul Mama's St Kilda.

I managed to grab Xavier for his take on the program after dinner this week…

For more information, hit www.vegan-month.com

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