February 28, 2014: No Meat March Kickoff Event!
TIME: 6PM LOCATION: LATITUDE 30 - 10370 Phillips Hwy, Jacksonville, FL Join us for a special screening at of UNSUPERSIZE ME - a documentary about how making a few changes in the way you eat can change your life. After the film we will host a Q&A with Zen Fitness owner, Carly Asse and Jacksonville Health and Wellness director, Dr. Jon Repole. This will be a great way for you to discover how best to approach No Meat March and get the most out of your 31-day challenge to be meat-free. Hear inspiring stories and get all of your questions answered of what it means to eat meat-free. We have special VIP tickets for $20 which includes dinner, coupon and movie. Keep in mind the seating is limited and so are the VIP tickets. Dinner options will be posted soon. NOTE: VIP TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT, but still tickets available for the movie and Q&A. March 8, 2014: Healthy Workshops: Enjoying a Plant-Based Diet
TIME: 11:00AM LOCATION: Native Sun Natural Foods Market - 11030 Baymeadows Rd., 32256 |
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Head out to Native Sun Natural Foods Market on Saturday, March 8th at Baymeadows for an exciting Healthy Workshop highlighting unique plant-based products and fresh recipe ideas.
Expect samples of some our favorite dishes and products from their Deli and aisles. Sign up if you’re looking to make the transition to a plant-based diet or add fresh vegan and vegetarian recipes to your weekly meal plan.
Space is limited. Call or visit customer service at the Baymeadows Store to reserve a seat at (904) 260-2791.
Expect samples of some our favorite dishes and products from their Deli and aisles. Sign up if you’re looking to make the transition to a plant-based diet or add fresh vegan and vegetarian recipes to your weekly meal plan.
Space is limited. Call or visit customer service at the Baymeadows Store to reserve a seat at (904) 260-2791.
March 9, 2014: Grassroots Natural Market Tour
TIME: 3:30PM-4:30PM
LOCATION: Grassroots Natural Market - 2007 Park St, Jacksonville, FL 32204
TIME: 3:30PM-4:30PM
LOCATION: Grassroots Natural Market - 2007 Park St, Jacksonville, FL 32204

Knowing how to shop for food and navigate the grocery store and is instrumental if you are trying to add more plant-based meals into your life. Heather provides FREE standing monthly tours of Grassroots Natural Market in Riverside area. The tours will:
- Cover how to read a Nutrition Facts Label, focusing on the ingredients, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, and sugar.
- Highlight specific produce and discuss how to prepare quick plant-based meal
- Point out nutritious packaged products that are quick and easy to prepare
- Emphasize gluten-free options for those with gluten allergies and an intolerance
March 13, 2014: Debunking Veggie Myths
TIME: 4:00PM
LOCATION: Jacksonville Health and Wellness - 957 Moorings Dr #403
Jacksonville, FL 32257
TIME: 4:00PM
LOCATION: Jacksonville Health and Wellness - 957 Moorings Dr #403
Jacksonville, FL 32257

There is so much confusion today regarding our food choices. It seems as if a new dietary program or regimen is introduced to the public on a weekly basis. Books are written by M.D.s, scientists, and nutritionists all claiming authority on our nutritional practices.
In this lecture, we will talk about the optimal diet for our health, environment, and planetary evolution while debunking the common myths surrounding a plant based diet. We will tackle controversial topics such as:
Where should we get our protein?
Are dairy products healthy? Is the ancestral paleolithic diet healthy? Can we get calcium if we do not drink milk or include dairy products into our diet?Is soy healthy? Call (904) 268-6568 to register. Or register by clicking here.
In this lecture, we will talk about the optimal diet for our health, environment, and planetary evolution while debunking the common myths surrounding a plant based diet. We will tackle controversial topics such as:
Where should we get our protein?
Are dairy products healthy? Is the ancestral paleolithic diet healthy? Can we get calcium if we do not drink milk or include dairy products into our diet?Is soy healthy? Call (904) 268-6568 to register. Or register by clicking here.
March 13, 2014: Reading Blood Work for Individuals Following a Plant-Based Diet
TIME: 6:00PM
LOCATION: Jacksonville Health and Wellness - 957 Moorings Dr #403
Jacksonville, FL 32257
TIME: 6:00PM
LOCATION: Jacksonville Health and Wellness - 957 Moorings Dr #403
Jacksonville, FL 32257

Come to this amazing workshop that will cover such topics like:
- What is the difference between the laboratory listed reference range (on your blood work) and an optimal or functional range?
- How to talk with your physician and obtain the most cutting edge testing available- what are the most important bio-markers for heart disease? (HINT – It is NOT cholesterol)
- What are the most important bio-markers for cancer prevention?
- What are the most important bio-markers for diabetes prevention?
- What vitamins should I specifically monitor if I am vegan? vegetarian? or somewhere in between?
- How to identify if you are really anemic or Vitamin B12 deficient.
- Latest research on plant based nutrition in relation to blood bio-markers.
- Why blood work? It offers a safe and effective way of providing you with objective data about how your body is functioning at a particular moment in time. If read from a functional perspective rather than a pathological perspective it can provide you with a baseline to follow your trajectory towards optimal health or disease progression. It can empower you decision making rather than simply relying on your doctor’s interpretation which is often times based on the symptom/drug model of treatment.
March 20, 2014: No Meat March FREE LIVE Webinar
TIME: 7:00PM EST
LOCATION: Online
TIME: 7:00PM EST
LOCATION: Online

5 Secrets to Detoxing That Will Eliminate Your Addiction to Meat and Dairy
Join us for a special LIVE WEBINAR on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 7 p.m. EST hosted by Dr. Jon Repole of Jacksonville Health and Wellness. Learn how to eliminate your addiction to meat and dairy with these 5 secrets to detoxing!
We live in a toxic world, and are exposed to 1000’s of pollutants on a daily basis. These toxic substances are everywhere and can include such things as the pesticides and hormones in our food, the fumes from traffic, and even toxic materials used to make computers, water bottles and phones. The number one source of toxicity, however, comes from animal based foods! Our bodies have a limited capacity for eliminating these toxins before dysfunction and breakdown begins and we begin to experience negative signs and symptoms like headaches, irritability, belly fat, mood swings, bloating, breakouts, fatigue, hypertension, and more.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER >>
Join us for a special LIVE WEBINAR on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 7 p.m. EST hosted by Dr. Jon Repole of Jacksonville Health and Wellness. Learn how to eliminate your addiction to meat and dairy with these 5 secrets to detoxing!
We live in a toxic world, and are exposed to 1000’s of pollutants on a daily basis. These toxic substances are everywhere and can include such things as the pesticides and hormones in our food, the fumes from traffic, and even toxic materials used to make computers, water bottles and phones. The number one source of toxicity, however, comes from animal based foods! Our bodies have a limited capacity for eliminating these toxins before dysfunction and breakdown begins and we begin to experience negative signs and symptoms like headaches, irritability, belly fat, mood swings, bloating, breakouts, fatigue, hypertension, and more.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER >>
March 22, 2014: Healthy Workshop: Enjoying a Plant-Based Diet
TIME: 11:00AM
LOCATION: Native Sun Natural Foods Market Mandarin
TIME: 11:00AM
LOCATION: Native Sun Natural Foods Market Mandarin

Are you a vegan or vegetarian, or just trying to add more plant-based foods to your diet?
Join us Saturday, March 22nd at Mandarin for another exciting Healthy Workshop. We’re highlighting unique plant-based products and easy recipe ideas. Expect samples of some our favorite dishes and products from our deli and aisles. Sign up if you’re looking to transition to a plant-based diet or if you’re a vegan or vegetarian in search of fresh new recipes.
Space is limited. Call or visit customer service at the Mandarin Store to reserve a spot.
Join us Saturday, March 22nd at Mandarin for another exciting Healthy Workshop. We’re highlighting unique plant-based products and easy recipe ideas. Expect samples of some our favorite dishes and products from our deli and aisles. Sign up if you’re looking to transition to a plant-based diet or if you’re a vegan or vegetarian in search of fresh new recipes.
Space is limited. Call or visit customer service at the Mandarin Store to reserve a spot.
March 27, 2014: Dinner at Your Pie
TIME: 5:00PM to 9:00PM
LOCATION: Your Pie, Southside location. 4828 Deer Lake Dr W., C-1, Jacksonville, FL 32246
TIME: 5:00PM to 9:00PM
LOCATION: Your Pie, Southside location. 4828 Deer Lake Dr W., C-1, Jacksonville, FL 32246

Have you tried Your Pie yet? Well now is the time! At Your Pie you can create your very own pizza by choosing from their wide assortment of toppings. Get creative or keep it simple. Not craving a pizza? No problem! They have a list of menu items as well. You're vegan? What? We are, too, so you'll be delighted to know they carry Daiya vegan cheese. Hip-hip-hooray. Oh, you're gluten-free...well they have you covered! A gluten-free crust is available AND it's vegan. All is right with the world at Your Pie!
During this event Your Pie is donating 10% of sales back to The Girls Gone Green so come hungry!!!
During this event Your Pie is donating 10% of sales back to The Girls Gone Green so come hungry!!!
March 31, 2014: Screening of the Documentary Forks Over Knives
TIME: Doors open at 6:30 and movie begins at 6:50
LOCATION: UNF University Center. 12000 Alumni Drive
TIME: Doors open at 6:30 and movie begins at 6:50
LOCATION: UNF University Center. 12000 Alumni Drive
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Want to learn more about the connection between diet and health? The idea of food as medicine is put to the test. Throughout the film, cameras follow “reality patients” who have chronic conditions from heart disease to diabetes. Doctors teach these patients how to adopt a whole-foods plant-based diet as the primary approach to treat their ailments—while the challenges and triumphs of their journeys are revealed.
Contact Heather Borders for any questions with registration at Heather@TheGirlsGoneGreen.com. COST: $6. You must register using the link below. No ticket sales will be at the door. |
April 1, 2014: Wrap Up Event
TIME: 6:30 PM
LOCATION: Tapa That 820 Lomax St, Jacksonville, FL 32204

You made it through No Meat March!!! Let’s celebrate with tacos on Taco Tuesdays at Tapa That. They have great veg options on the regular menu and feature several varieties of tacos on Tuesdays. Here’s to your accomplishment of surviving March or to the fabulous journey that will continue of being meat free.
HOST YOUR OWN EVENT
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Hello No Meat Marchers! Would you like to host a NMM event in your hometown and help get more people signed up? It's easy! Just pick a location, a date in March, ask them if they will offer a veggie-discount, tell us about it and we will promote.
It's also a good way to meet fellow No Meat Marchers and promote a veg-friendly business or organization. If you have questions shoot an email to julie@thegirlsgonegreen.com. |