As September marches on, I've been thinking about the foods coming out of the fall harvest. I picked up my first hard squash in months at the store this week. A wonderful thing about this time of year is the few weeks where the bounty of two seasons are available at once.

I am pleased to announce that the next SCVS meeting will be on Sunday, October 9^th, 2005 at 5:00pm

Please note, we're going to be at a new location this month. During recent meetings where we had a guest speaker, it became clear that Edge of the Woods, who have been so kind to SCVS for the last few years, is not the best location for our needs. SCVS volunteer Kathryn has searched the New Haven area for a location suitable for our group and our limited resources. This month's meeting will be at the North Haven Congregational Church at 28 Church Street, North Haven CT. If you have any trouble finding the location, please feel free to call my cell phone at (203) 627-1070 and I'll try to direct you.  Click here for a map to the meeting.

This month's meeting will be a vegan potluck and feature a new guest speaker, Emrys Tetu, HHC. A Certified Holistic Health Counselor, Emrys has a practice in Chester, and will be giving a talk titled "Sweet Enough Already: Talking About Sugar in its Many Forms". For more information on Emrys and her practice, please visit her website here.

Please bring a dish serving 5-7. All dishes at our potlucks must be vegan (all vegetarian, of course, with no dairy, eggs or honey please) so as to be enjoyed by the largest group of members. Please bring a slip of paper with the ingredients to help anyone with allergies or food sensitivities. Remember to bring a serving spoon as well. You can be creative! Enjoy the flavors of the fall and socialize with vegetarians from throughout our area.

I will be sending a quick meeting reminder in the week before the meeting. Please spread the word and bring a friend.

Take care,

Joshua