This weekend was the 4th edition of the Veg Fest near my home town of Cesena in Emilia Romagna. This has been an annual event for the past five years (one year was skipped as the original venue fell through).
For the past two years the festival has been held at Parco Fellini in Gambettola, a small town situated midway between Cesena and Rimini.
The organisers are the local group Lega Anti Vivisezione (LAV) whose broad goal is to promote Vegetarianism/Veganism as a more humane lifestyle choice.
I attend as one of the converted, having been a vegetarian for almost 40 years now. These days, I count myself more as a demi-vegan. To fall short of being a full-on vegan as this would mean the stiff challenge of foregoing most beers, wines, cheeses, cappuccino, dairy ice cream etc. etc. I’m working on it!
It is interesting to note the social changes over the past five years using this Veg Fest as a subjective indicator of some subtle ways in which attitudes are shifting. Continue reading
