Check out these local vegetarian events that you can get involved in:

February 11, 2012 - Join the Daytona Beach Vegetarian Society February 11, 2012 at 2:00 the Port Orange Library for a screening of the movie “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead.” The movie is a documentary about a man taking on his weight and health problem. There will also be free vegan food samples and literature.

March 24, 2012 - Come hear Dr. Will Tuttle speak at 2:00 p.m. at the Port Orange Library. He is the author of the "World Peace Diet," which is a book about eating for spiritual health and social harmony. There will also be vegan food sampling, literature, and recipes. This is a free event.

More events to come throughout the year! Check back later to see what has been added. You can also see a re-cap of past events here:

1/21/12 - Dr. Jon Repole, of the Jacksonville Health & Wellness Center, will be speaking on losing weight with a plant-based diet. See the pictures here.

12/17/11 - "Smoothies & Movies" event in Daytona Beach.

12/10/11 - "Forks Over Knives" screening at the library.

11/12/11 - Vegan Holiday Cooking Demonstration by Chef Keith

10/15/11 - 1st Annual Vegan BBQ Bash to celebrate Vegetarian Awareness Month

9/10/11 - "Earthlings" movie event at the library.

8/13/11 - "To Your Health" movie event at the library.

7/9/11 - "The Cove" movie event at the library.

6/11/11 - "Share the World" event for kids.

5/11/11 - Guest speaker George Eisman speaks on the link between dairy consumption and cancer.

4/23/11 - Listen online to our radio station interview on WNZF, 106.3FM about how the meat industry impacts our environment.

April 16, 2011 - DeLand Green Affair

April 9, 2011 - "A River of Waste" movie for Earth Day.

April 7, 2011 - "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead" movie at Cinematique

March 19, 2011 - "Healing Cancer" movie.

February 13, 2011 - "Chow Down" movie.

January 8, 2011 - "Change Your Food, Change Your Life" movie.

November 19, 2010 - "Food, Inc." movie.