Fayette County

First Veg Fest celebrates the goodness of vegetables

By Dorothea Wingo

dwingo@herald-leader.com
Nico Meredith admired mushrooms that Matt Wegner brought to the Veg Fest. The box held shiitake mushrooms grown on Wegner’s farm near Berea, and also “chicken of the woods” mushrooms picked in the woods. Meredith is an associate with Louisville Vegan Jerky Co.
Nico Meredith admired mushrooms that Matt Wegner brought to the Veg Fest. The box held shiitake mushrooms grown on Wegner’s farm near Berea, and also “chicken of the woods” mushrooms picked in the woods. Meredith is an associate with Louisville Vegan Jerky Co. Photos by Zoya Tereshkova

Plant-based food was in the spotlight at Lexington’s first Veg Fest on Oct. 1.

Vendors were selling everything vegetarian and artisan, from bread to beef jerky to specialties sodas, and Bluegrass Farmers market was offering a variety of fruits and vegetables.

In addition, there were speakers, cooking demonstrations, yoga sessions and live music.

“We had a medical doctor and a dietician talking about benefits of plant-based food,” said Katya Trent, a local health coach and organizer of the festival. “There are so many reasons why plant-based food is the best for our health and our environment as well.”

This story was originally published October 10, 2016 at 11:50 AM with the headline "First Veg Fest celebrates the goodness of vegetables."

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