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After 10 years of trying to start a family, along with the heartache of multiple miscarriages, failed IVF treatment attempts, Gary Muircroft and his wife Rachel adopted a vegan diet! Since then, the somewhat impossible became possible. They were successful in their 3rd IVF attempt in 2018 and welcomed their first VEGAN child, Fox William Muircroft into the world in April 2019. In this special, Gary Muircroft catches up with Lauren Kerr from V In The Park,  Matt Pritchard from TV’s Dirty Vegan and Fiona Oakes the founder of Vegan Runners UK about bringing Scotlands 1st and only Outdoor Vegan festival back in July 2019!🍔Food & Drink🎤Guest Speakers & Workshops🎪Kids Activities🎸Live Music💚Wellbeing🐶Dogs welcome🏕Tent Camping (+quiet zone)💦Onsite toilets & showers 🚌 Festival Bus from Glasgow🚙 Parking (please car share)🐓Free roaming animalsTV’s Dirty Vegan Matt Pritchard and Vegan Runners UK founder Fiona Oakes just announced as headliners!WHERE AND WHEN?5 - 8th July 2019Balloch O' Dee CampsiteKirkcowan, Newton StewartDumfries & GallowayDG8 0ET------------------------------------TICKETS & MERCHhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/v-in-the-park-2019-tickets-49403254464EVENT PAGEhttps://www.facebook.com/events/318353108732722/?ti=iaSOCIAL GROUP & TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTShttps://m.facebook.com/groups/529797287360285?ref=shareFollow them on Instagram @vinthepark #VITP2019

After 10 years of trying to start a family, along with the heartache of multiple miscarriages, failed IVF treatment attempts, Gary Muircroft and his wife Rachel adopted a vegan diet 24 months ago! Since then, the somewhat impossible became possible. They were successful in their 3rd IVF attempt in 2018 and are looking forward to welcoming their first VEGAN child into the world in May 2019.  Gary catches up with Scottish Vegan Ambassador Tofu Tommy​ (Tommy Kelly) about his time working as a slaughterhouse worker. He also tells his story about embracing a plant based diet which ultimately helped him recover from a serious eating disorder. If you would like to find out more about Tommy:- Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UClxm...Connect with Tommy:Blog site: https://www.tofutommyactivism.co.uk/Facebook: Tofu TommyInstagram: @tofutommy120180Tumblr: tkelly1980Twitter @TofuTommy120180.Plus, Scottish Radio legend Robin Galloway taste tests Kinda co. Dairy Free Cheese. More at http://kindaco.comRobin Galloway Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/djrobingalloway/ Twitter: @DJRobinGalloway  Instagram: @DJRobinGalloway And.....The Bosh! Boys also tell Gary about their new book! BISH BASH BOSH! Now available to buy at https://www.bosh.tv , amazon.co.uk and in all good book stores .

A vegan pie picked up the Supreme Champion gong at the British Pie Awards. The curried sweet potato and butternut squash pie was praised as "outstanding" and "well-balanced" by judges as it beat nearly 900 other entrants to win the prize.  It is the first time in the event's 11-year history that a vegan pie has won the accolade  – in a sign of the times, it's actually the first year the competition included a dedicated Vegan Pie Class which received the second most entries at 68 pies. The pie was submitted by a butcher, Jon Thorner in Somerset and Gary chats to John Emery, the man behind the curried sweet potato and butternut squash pie which has earned Jon Thorner's the greatest accolade in the PIE world.  Due to demand from customers, John Emery created vegetarian options and just recently decided to branch out and create a vegan pie, in an effort to make their pies available for everyone.http://www.jonthorners.co.uk 

WAGAMAMA CREATES A FULL VEGAN BREAKFAST WITH A PAN ASIAN TWIST and Gary Muircroft chats to the man that created the new menu, Wagamama Executive Chef, Steve Mangleshot. The breakfast is part of a series of exciting new dishes, appealing to an ever growing vegan market, which will be launched at Wagamama’s UK airport restaurants at Gatwick and Heathrow on February 6.The vegan lifestyle is a trend which Wagamama has responded to in order to meet their customer needs. The full breakfast range includes: The full vegan (two rashers of maple seitan ‘bacon’, beetroot and seitan sausages, scrambled turmeric tofu, grilled tomato, wilted spinach, sautéed sweet potato and shiitake mushrooms), the vegan roti wrap (a thai flatbread served rolled up with spinach, mixed mushroom, shichimi tofu and sriracha mayonnaise). These are joining three other vegan dishes that launched recently including: Avocado toast with scrambled turmeric tofu (with a lightly dressed mix of avocado and chopped tomato served on a slice of toasted multigrain bread); Coconut porridge (creamy porridge made with coconut milk and served with a raspberry compote and crunchy granola bowl with creamy coconut yoghurt and raspberry compote topped with toasted pomegranate, cranberry and raisin granola). Gary also talks to Steve about the highly successful vegan dish – the vegatsu which allowed vegans across the nation to at long last be able to taste the restaurant’s famous dish: the iconic katsu curry. In October 2017 wagamama launched its vegan and vegetarian menu across the UK, which comprised of 28 dishes. This was followed by the addition of even more plant-based dishes to the new menu for summer including three new dishes Harusame glass noodle salad (tofu), Mushroom and panko aubergine steamed hirata buns and Yasai katsu curry. The vegan menu also featured a wide range of craft beers, spirits, wines as well as the delicious range of vitamin-packed juices; all perfect for those enjoying a vegan lifestyle.Steves passion for creating different, exciting, delicious food is clear to hear in his chat with Gary.

After 10 years of trying to start a family, along with the heartache of multiple miscarriages, failed IVF treatment attempts, Gary Muircroft and his wife Rachel adopted a vegan diet 24 months ago! Since then, the somewhat impossible became possible. They were successful in their 3rd IVF attempt in 2018 and are looking forward to welcoming their first child into the world in May 2019.  Gary catches up with Bahee Van de Bor, a paediatric dietitian with 14 years experience about the benefits and risks of raising a child on a vegan diet.  Bahee works with families to help them master food allergy, fussy eating or planning for vegan and vegetarian diets..More information about Bahee Van de Bor:- Website: www.ukkidsnutrition.com Podcast on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/healthy-eating-for-kids/id1449197202 Blog post: Is a vegan diet safe?  Blog post: how to choose the best dairy-free milk on a plant-based diet? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ukkidsnutrition/

Gary Muircroft chats about all things vegan with the Bosh! Boys, their book BOSH! and taste tests the famous vegan square sausage from Rose and Grants in Glasgow.  Bosh! Rose and Grants