UPCOMING EVENTS:
Check out our events calendar for more details!
Gift and Consignment Shop Regular Business Hours
Thursday 12:00-6:00
Friday 10:00-5:00
Saturday 10:00-4:00
Sunday 2:00-6:00
Welcome 2023!!!
1/7-2/11/23 Veganuary Series: Exploring Plant-Based Diets and Vegan Lifestyles meets every Saturday from 4:00-5:30
1/12/23, 1/19/23,
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Check out our events calendar for more details!
Gift and Consignment Shop Regular Business Hours
Thursday 12:00-6:00
Friday 10:00-5:00
Saturday 10:00-4:00
Sunday 2:00-6:00
Welcome 2023!!!
1/7-2/11/23 Veganuary Series: Exploring Plant-Based Diets and Vegan Lifestyles meets every Saturday from 4:00-5:30
1/12/23, 1/19/23, 1/26/23, 2/2/23 FULL! See out JUST ADDED session below. Plant-Based Cooking classes through Ken-Ton Community Education. Each class runs from 6:15-7:30 at The Vegan Center. Must register through Ken-Ton. Sorry, no member discounts available. https://register.ktufsd.org/wconnect/ace/home.htm
1/21/23 Plant-Based Cooking Class. Saturday from 4:00-5:30. Recipe: faux chicken salad made with tempeh.
1/25/23 Defending the Right to Rescue: How New York is Criminalizing Animal Care with guest speaker Attorney and Activist Wayne Hsiung. 6:00-8:00. Proceeds benefit Asha Sanctuary.
1/25/23, 2/1/23, 2/8/23, 2/15/23 (Wednesdays) Plant-Based Nutrition Classes through Ken-Ton Community Education. Each class runs from 6:30-8:00 at Kenmore Middle School. Must register through Ken-Ton. Sorry, no member discounts available. Online Registration (ktufsd.org)
2/11/23 Valentine's/Super Bowl Pop-Up Market 11:00-3:00
JUST ADDED!!! 2/23/23, 3/2/23, 3/9/23, 3/16/23 Plant-Based Cooking classes through Ken-Ton Community Education. Each class runs from 6:15-7:30 at The Vegan Center. Must register through Ken-Ton. Sorry, no member discounts available. https://register.ktufsd.org/wconnect/ace/home.htm
3/15/23 (Wednesday) Starting a Small Business: What You Need to Know class through Ken-Ton Community Education. Class runs from 6:30-8:00 at Kenmore Middle School. Must register through Ken-Ton. Sorry, no member discounts available. https://register.ktufsd.org/wconnect/ace/home.htm
4/22/23 Earth Day Pop-Up Market 11:00-3:00
6/3/23 June Beginnings Pop-Up Market 2:00-6:00 pm
8/19/23 Don't Let the Summer End Pop-Up Market 2:00-6:00 pm
10/28/23 Halloween/3-Year Anniversary Pop-Up Market 11:00-3:00
12/16/23 Hooray for the Holidays Pop-Up Market 11:00-3:00
ONGOING/ EVENTS:
Sneaker Drive!
Bring in your new or used sneakers (any condition) and we will have them recycled or reused. Only pairs of sneakers and sports cleats will be accepted. Drop off during business hours.
Food Not Bombs Niagara Chapter donation site. Drop off non-perishable and frozen food items during shop hours or during events. We also accept plastic wrap, disposable utensils, and new food containers.
Membership Drive! Sign up to become a member of The Vegan Center for just $25/year! Family membership is $40/year. Sign up at the shop and receive a gift!
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.
Coming Soon:
Yoga, Wellness and Fitness Classes
Pet Adoption Events
Social Events
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
- Plant-Based Nutrition
- 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
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Speaking Engagements
Topics Include:
- Look Great, Feel Great, Be Great on a Vegan (or Plant-Based) Diet
- Transitioning to a Vegan Lifestyle
- Plant-Based Nutrition
- 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.
On October 28, 2021, we kicked off our one-year anniversary celebration with a ribbon cutting ceremony with The Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas.
We now carry a large variety of Bamboo Cutting Boards and Lazy Susans by Thirteen27 Designs! Vegan, plant-based, Bills, and holiday themes available. Three sizes, plus Lazy Susans. Great gifts!
New vendor alert! We now carry jams by Black Sheep Jarred in a variety of flavors and sizes! They also sell a variety of crafts, including holiday wreaths, tree toppers, and ornaments.
We started our Small Business Series where you will learn many aspects of starting and running a small business.
We now carry 4th2North teeshirts! Three colors, four sizes.
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 exclusively vegan kitchen is spectacular! All brand new equipment, including a double deck convection oven, 6-burner stove with two ovens and a grill, spacious refrigerator, upright freezer, ample prep tables, and a 20 quart mixer. Available to rent 24/7/365!