A Celebration of Plant-Based Food

Summary: Our 3rd Annual Celebration of the Plant World!

When: Jul 23, 2025

Time:22:00 - 00:00

Description

A Celebration of Plant-Based Foods!

The 3rd Annual Community Potluck Picnic

 Please register HERE.

We all share one thing that can have a significant impact on climate change: the food we eat. Making changes to your eating habits can be done at your own pace and with little financial investment — but it can have a big climate impact!

This July 23rd, EnergizeActon.org will host the 3rd Annual Community Potluck Picnic, A Celebration of Plant-Based Foods, at the NARA Park Pavilions from 6:00-8:00pm. Eating more plant-based food is an immediate and DELICIOUS way to put less CO2 into the atmosphere. Please, you do not need to be a vegetarian or vegan chef. Just bring a plant-based dish that you enjoy. Even a simple bowl of fruit will be appreciated. The idea is to sample favorite plant-based recipes from across the community and to celebrate the wonderful bounty of the plant world. 

Also, this year EnergizeActon.org would like to recognize the work of the Acton Climate Coalition. Its members gathered in 2020 to promote the Climate Emergency Declaration, which passed at Town Meeting in September 2020. EnergizeActon.org was born of this effort, as an educational arm of the Acton Climate Coalition with support from the Town of Acton Sustainainability Office. We are sending out a special invite to the fifty organizational members of the Acton Climate Coalition -- businesses, elected officials, non-profit organizations, businesses and houses of worship -- who continue to stand behind Acton's Climate Emergency Declaration. We may hear a few words from these folks during the potluck.

Besides a dish based on fruit, veg, beans/nuts or grains, we ask you to consider bringing a few additional items that are fun but not required.

• A copy of your recipe. (It will be posted for folks to photograph.)
• Your favorite cookbook for plant-based recipes. Or, if you have a special book related to food and climate, that is also most welcome. We will create a book display for folks to browse before returning everything at the end of the event.
• Your own napkin and cup.

We aim to make this event as low waste as possible. The Church of the Good Shepherd in Acton has agreed to let us borrow plates and cutlery from their plastics-free kitchen; however, your help with napkins and cups is appreciated. We will have all the necessities if you forget.

Finally, please bring your thoughts and your hopes. We would love to hear your ideas about how EnergizeActon.org can better serve the community with climate resources. Energize Acton has a mission—to help people understand our climate emergency and to act. Eating more plant-based meals is one of many potential actions listed on the website. How can we amplify the message about plant-based meals and about a future where our energy needs are not based on fossil fuels?

Most of all, please come, meet your neighbors, taste scrumptious food, and enjoy!

Please register HERE.

 Or simply join us!

EnergizeActon.org is a joint effort of the Acton Climate Coalition and the Town of Acton Sustainability Office. Interested in lending a skill? Contact us HERE. We meet the 1^st and 3^rd Wednesdays of each month.