UPCOMING EVENTS:
Check out our events calendar for more details!
Gift and Consignment Shop Regular Business Hours:
Monday 11:00-7:00
Thursday 11:00-6:00
Saturday 10:00-4:00
ONGOING EVENTS:
Sneaker Drive to benefit The Silver Lining for Pit Bulls. Drop off your used sneakers and sports cleats whenever The Vegan Center is open. Sneakers
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Check out our events calendar for more details!
Gift and Consignment Shop Regular Business Hours:
Monday 11:00-7:00
Thursday 11:00-6:00
Saturday 10:00-4:00
ONGOING EVENTS:
Sneaker Drive to benefit The Silver Lining for Pit Bulls. Drop off your used sneakers and sports cleats whenever The Vegan Center is open. Sneakers can be in any condition, but only sneakers and sports cleats in pairs are accepted.
Swap Shop! Take what you want, leave what you can. Your unused vegan items are welcome, including wrapped, shelf-stable food, literature, and unopened toiletries.
Resource Center is open during Shop hours. Everyone is welcome to browse. Members may check out books, DVDs, and CDs for up to 2 weeks.
7/12/21 Meatless Monday Farmers Market 4:00-7:00 inside and behind The Vegan Center. This week's vendors include Goodman Farms, Apa's Kitchen & More, Hana Mushroom, The Village Greens of Buffalo-Niagara, and Najah Corporation. The Gift and Consignment Shop will also be open.
7/18/21 Summer Pop-Up Market from 11:00-3:00 at The Vegan Center. Now accepting applications.
7/19/21 Meatless Monday Farmers Market 4:00-7:00 behind The Vegan Center (indoors if raining).
7/29/21 Mini Vegan Pop-Up Market 5:00-8:00 behind and inside The Vegan Center. Join us for the unique event during Food Truck Thursday in the adjacent lot. Vendor applications are currently being accepted. Will NOT be held if raining.
7/31/21 (Saturday) Community Rummage Sale 10:00-2:00 Rent a table and join us! The Guud & Evul Vegan Eats Food Truck will be here too!!!
8/7/21 Makers Festival & More - 10:00-2:00 Learn how to make and use great vegan products! Learn how to sew with Project Vegan, learn about healthy living with Arbonne, and much more. Get free stuff!
8/15/21 (Sunday) Vegan Pop-Up Market 11:00-3:00
8/21/21 FREE Healthy Plant-Based Cooking Class with Genga and Marcy beginning at 4:00 at The Vegan Center. Please contact us to sign up.
8/28/21 (Saturday) Community Rummage Sale 10:00-2:00 Rent a table and join us!
9/18/21 (Saturday) FREE Healthy Plant-Based Cooking Class with Genga and Marcy beginning at 4:00 at The Vegan Center. Please contact us to sign up.
9/25/21 (Saturday) Community Rummage Sale 10:00-2:00 Rent a table and join us!
9/26/21 (Sunday) WNY Vegfest! At Riverworks
10/9/21 (Saturday) Vegan Pop-Up Market 10:00-2:00
10/16/21 (Saturday) FREE Healthy Plant-Based Cooking Class with Genga and Marcy beginning at 4:00 at The Vegan Center. Please contact us to sign up.
10/30/21 Community Rummage Sale 10:00-2:00 Rent a table and join us!
10/31/21 Anniversary Celebration!!!
11/13/21 Vegan Pop-Up Market 10:00-2:00
11/20/21 FREE Healthy Plant-Based Cooking Class with Genga and Marcy beginning at 4:00 at The Vegan Center. Please contact us to sign up.
12/4/21 (Saturday) Holiday Arts and Craft Show 10:00-3:00. Now accepting applications. See Events Calendar page.
Coming Soon:
Yoga, Wellness and Fitness Classes
Small Business Workshops
Wellness Fair
Sewing Class
Let us know what classes and events you would like to see held at The Vegan Center!
Speaking Engagements
Topics Include:
- Look Great, Feel Great, Be Great on a Vegan (or Plant-Based) Diet
- Transitioning to a Vegan Lifestyle
- Vegan for the Environment
- DIY Workshops - homemade toiletries and household products
- Not Quite Cooking Vegan Cooking Class
- How to (and NOT to) Read Food Labels
Contact me for more informat
Speaking Engagements
Topics Include:
- Look Great, Feel Great, Be Great on a Vegan (or Plant-Based) Diet
- Transitioning to a Vegan Lifestyle
- Vegan for the Environment
- DIY Workshops - homemade toiletries and household products
- Not Quite Cooking Vegan Cooking Class
- How to (and NOT to) Read Food Labels
Contact me for more information!
(Shown above accepting the Moo-Velicious Bake-Off Award from Albert Brown and Tracy Murphy (standing) for Best in Show. Seated: Celebrity Judge Doug McNish and Michael Broderick and Robin Fauling, co-owners of the Orange Cat Coffee Co. in Lewiston, NY.)
On April 15, 2015, The Vegan Educator earned her Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator certificate through Main Street Vegan Academy.
On May 31, 2015, The Vegan Educator participated in the Moo-velicious Vegan Bake-Off at Asha Sanctuary. I won the peoples' choice BEST IN CATEGORY and the judges' choice BEST IN SHOW. I now sell my award win
On April 15, 2015, The Vegan Educator earned her Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator certificate through Main Street Vegan Academy.
On May 31, 2015, The Vegan Educator participated in the Moo-velicious Vegan Bake-Off at Asha Sanctuary. I won the peoples' choice BEST IN CATEGORY and the judges' choice BEST IN SHOW. I now sell my award winning cookie bars and many other baked goods at many of my shows.
On June 2, 2018 the Vegan Pop-Up Markets were launched! The Market is now a quarterly event.
On February 10, 2019, The Vegan Educator earned her certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition through the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies.
On September 16, 2019, Project Vegan 716, LLC was formed to further the work done by The Vegan Educator.
On October 31, 2020 The Vegan Center opened its doors for its first indoor event, a Halloween Trick or Treat event and Vendor Market.
On November 27, 2020 The Vegan Center Gift and Consignment Shop opens its doors!
On December 17 2020, City of Tonawanda Mayor Rick Scott performed a ribbon cutting ceremony at The Vegan Center.
We got a lot of new items in our shop, including these handsewn baby dolls. We also have handsewn microwave potato bags!
Fleur & Vine is now offering bracelets, necklaces, and earrings at the Gift and Consignment Shop. Each purchase includes a drawstring bag.
We are collecting supplies for The Silver Lining for Pit Bulls. The donation bin is in our resource center.
Check out our selection of 18" pillows. Pillows can be purchased with stuffing for $20 or without stuffing for $15. 90% of proceeds benefit The Silver Lining for Pit Bulls.
It is not easy starting a business during a pandemic! https://plantbasednews.org/news/economics/covid-19-how-vegan-entrepreneurs-have-shifted-during-the-pandemic/
Our Resource Center continues to expand. We have over 150 books, plus magazines, CDs, and DVDs. All are welcome to use our library; members may check materials out for up to 2 weeks.
