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Vance Lehmkuhl's V for Veg column appears every other Thursday, celebrating and chronicling the growing trend of plant-based eating in the Philly area. Send your veg tips to VforVeg@phillynews.com

Two new fast-food spots
Vance Lehmkuhl
Posted 05/02/2012
Is America ready for vegan quick-serve, V For Veg columnist Vance Lehmkuhl wonders.
Gallery: Philly's new vegan fast food joints
Mackie Root of Jar Bar proffers a ´Clean Juice´ blend, which will become a $4.22 ´Earth Juice´ on Sunday, April 22, one of several area food promotions for Earth Day.
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For a better Earth, eat less meat
Vance Lehmkuhl
Posted 04/18/2012
V For Veg: Many eco-smart food businesses follow the mantra: "For us, every day is Earth Day."
Vegan says Philly food is tops - 04/04/2012
V For Veg column: Kristin LaJeunnesse can't be the only person who's ever thought of traveling the country. She's come away with delicious impressions.
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Beefing up menus with meat-free meals - 03/21/2012
A couple tasty tastings around town.
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Get paid for going meat-free - 03/07/2012
V For Veg: Activists want you to sit through animal-rights movies.
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African Americans indeed in vegan mix - 02/22/2012
V For Veg: Witness the health-conscious brunch served at the 7165 Lounge on Germantown Avenue in Mount Airy.
Vegetarianism plus love: Can couples make it work? - 02/09/2012
IT'S ALWAYS the same old story: Boy meets girl... or else girl meets boy... or girl... or boy meets boy... Anyway, the part that's the same is that two people come together from divergent worlds and try to turn those two worlds into one.
 
Kale chips: Betcha can't eat just one - 09/22/2011
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Keen on quinoa - 08/10/2011
"V for Veg": It's that superprotein that should silence the critics.
Frankly, try a vegan dog - 07/27/2011
Our new 'V for Veg' column: In a town whose name screams "cream cheese" and steak sandwiches, there are many meatless options.


V-SIGNS IN PHILLY

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