Rochester Vegfest! - Fired Planta Chefs Fight Back - Martha's Vineyard Residents Can't Eat Meat or Dairy - 196

Hey Pickles!We hope this finds you well.Here's what's happening in today's show. This week’s Y Files looks into why folks on Martha’s Vineyard can no longer eat meat & dairy.Here's the article:https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/marthas-vineyard-ticks-alpha-gal-syndrome-lyme-90wvpt35bIn our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you how laid off chefs from Planta’s Florida location are using their talents to form a vegan chef service!Read about it here: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/laid-off-chefs-of-planta-unite-to-create-vegan-chef-service-23857355And, in Our Main Topic, we’re taking you with us to the 2025 Rochester NY Vegfest! We’ll tell you about the food, the vendors, and everything we experienced at this years festival!Our featured restaurant in this week's Vegan Restaurant SOS is Karma Road in New Paltz NY. We'll tell you all about them & we take a look at their amazing menu of vegan food!We also have a new Listener Shout Out ( It could be you!), and more!Thanks so much for listening!Much love, Christine & SamSend us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you!Support the showJoin Our Patreon    https://www.patreon.com/CompassionandcucumbersSign Up For Our Newsletterhttps://www.compassionandcucumbers.comOur YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsUVisit Our Website   https://www.compassionandcucumbers.comSam's Etsy   https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks