Pod Potluck: An All-American Plant-Powered Celebration
Jul
16
6:00 PM18:00

Pod Potluck: An All-American Plant-Powered Celebration

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🇺🇸 July Potluck: An All-American Plant-Powered Celebration 🇺🇸

This July, we're celebrating America's 250th birthday the best way we know how - with good food, good company, and a table full of plants!

For this month's Biggest Little Plant Pod potluck, we're inviting everyone to bring a whole food plant-based version of a classic American favorite. Think burgers, baked beans, potato salad, chili, cornbread, apple pie, berry cobbler, or whatever reminds you of summer gatherings and family traditions.

Whether you've been plant-based for years or are simply curious about eating more plants, everyone is welcome. Bring your friends, family, neighbors, and anyone who enjoys sharing great food and conversation.

And before anyone gets too excited... please don't bring your BBQ! 😄 We'll leave the grill-master traditions behind and show just how delicious classic American comfort food can be when plants take center stage.

As always, our potlucks are about community, connection, and discovering new ideas for living a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle, without judgment and without perfection.

🌱 Everyone is welcome.
🍽️ Bring a whole food plant-based dish to share.
❤️ Leave with a full belly and a few new friends.

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Pod Potluck: Eat the Rainbow 🌈
Aug
20
6:00 PM18:00

Pod Potluck: Eat the Rainbow 🌈

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For this month's Biggest Little Plant Pod potluck, we're celebrating the incredible abundance of summer produce and all the vibrant colors that come with it. Think juicy red tomatoes, golden corn, deep purple berries, leafy greens, bright orange peaches, crisp cucumbers, and everything in between.

Our theme is "Eat the Rainbow", a reminder that some of the healthiest foods on the planet are also the most colorful. Every color brings its own unique nutrients, flavors, and benefits, and August is the perfect time to fill our plates with nature's palette.

Bring a whole food plant-based dish that highlights your favorite summer fruits and vegetables. Whether it's a fresh salad, a garden-inspired entrée, a colorful side dish, or a seasonal dessert, let the produce shine.

As always, everyone is welcome, whether you're plant-based, plant-curious, or simply enjoy sharing good food with good people. Bring your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone who loves discovering new ways to enjoy plants.

We'll gather around the table to celebrate the season, share recipes and ideas, and enjoy the incredible variety that nature provides this time of year.

🌈 Eat the rainbow.
🌱 Bring a whole food plant-based dish featuring summer produce.
🍉 Everyone is welcome.
☀️ Come hungry and leave inspired.

Let's celebrate summer one colorful plate at a time!

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Pod Potluck With Special Presentation: Mother Earth Wardrobe
Sep
17
6:00 PM18:00

Pod Potluck With Special Presentation: Mother Earth Wardrobe

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Join us at out monthly Pot luck event.

Please bring a whole food plant based dish to share, friends and family are welcome.

Special Presentation: Mother Earth Wardrobe

Sherry Lugone, Reno's capsule wardrobe guru, will be sharing her ideas and insider tips for decluttering your closet and creating a seasonal, sustainable wardrobe. Sherry's been presenting and teaching at Reno OLLI since 2019 and is excited to present her new curriculum, Mother Earth Wardrobe, which begins with the tenet that Mother Earth is sacred and her healing is our responsibility. She'll briefly outline the environmental and human rights abuses of the present global fast fashion industry and the steps that we can all take to transition to a more conscious, compassionate way of clothing ourselves. 

Pulling pieces from her own closet, Sherry will share an Autumn ten-item wardrobe of Mother Earth's Fibers: organic cotton, linen, silk, hemp, Tencel, and merino wool. She'll also discuss how having fewer items in your closet will encourage the evolution of your own personal style. 

Please join Sherry for this informative and engaging presentation.

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Pod Potluck; Harvest, Halloween & All Things Pumpkin
Oct
15
6:00 PM18:00

Pod Potluck; Harvest, Halloween & All Things Pumpkin

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🎃🍂 October Potluck: Harvest, Halloween & All Things Pumpkin 🍂🎃

The days are getting shorter, the air is getting cooler, and autumn's harvest is arriving in abundance. That can only mean one thing, it's time for our October Biggest Little Plant Pod potluck!

This month we're celebrating all the delicious flavors of the season. Think pumpkins, winter squash, sweet potatoes, apples, pears, Brussels sprouts, mushrooms, cranberries, and all the cozy plant-based dishes that make this time of year so special.

Bring a whole food plant-based dish inspired by the harvest season. Whether it's a hearty soup, comforting casserole, colorful salad, seasonal dessert, or your favorite pumpkin creation, we'd love to see what autumn inspires in your kitchen.

And since Halloween is just around the corner, feel free to wear a costume if you'd like—but no pressure! Costumes are completely optional. The real stars of the evening will be the food, the conversation, and the wonderful community we've built together.

As always, everyone is welcome. Bring a friend, family member, neighbor, or anyone who enjoys good food and good company.

🍁 Celebrate the harvest.
🎃 Bring a whole food plant-based dish featuring seasonal produce.
👻 Costumes are fun, but absolutely not required.
🌱 Everyone is welcome.

Join us for an evening of cozy flavors, community connection, and a little autumn magic.

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Pod Potluck: Celebrating Thanksgiving 🍂
Nov
13
8:00 PM20:00

Pod Potluck: Celebrating Thanksgiving 🍂

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🍂 November Potluck: A Plant-Based Thanksgiving 🍂

November is a time to gather, reflect, and give thanks, and what better way to do that than around a table full of delicious plant-based food?

For this month's Biggest Little Plant Pod potluck, we're celebrating Thanksgiving with all the comforting flavors and traditions of the season. Think stuffing, mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy, roasted squash, green bean dishes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, apple crisp, and all your favorite holiday classics, made from plants, of course.

Bring a whole food plant-based dish inspired by your favorite Thanksgiving tradition. Whether it's a treasured family recipe with a plant-based makeover or a new seasonal favorite, we'd love for you to share it with the group.

We'll also take a moment to celebrate gratitude; for our health, our community, the abundance of the harvest season, and the friendships that make our Plant Pod so special.

As always, everyone is welcome. Bring a friend, family member, neighbor, or anyone who enjoys good food and good company.

🍁 Celebrate gratitude.
🥧 Bring a whole food plant-based Thanksgiving-inspired dish.
❤️ Share food, friendship, and community.
🌱 Everyone is welcome.

Let's gather in the spirit of thankfulness and create a Thanksgiving table where everyone has a seat.

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Pod Potluck
Jun
11
6:00 PM18:00

Pod Potluck

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Join us for our monthly fun potluck - bring family and friends and a plant based dish to share.

If the main door is closed please come to the rear entrance of the library as this event will be running after library open hours.

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Pod Potluck
May
14
6:00 PM18:00

Pod Potluck

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Join us for our monthly Pot Luck event.

This month will be a Fiesta as the theme is “Mexican Inspiration” - this means a dish inspired by the cuisine of Mexico. Get creative and if your dish is spicy bring a label to let us know!

Family and friends are welcome, especially if you know someone who is plant curious and would like to try some great plant based food.

If the main door is closed please come to the rear entrance of the library as this event will be running after library open hours.

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VEGAN CHEF CHALLENGE
May
1
to May 31

VEGAN CHEF CHALLENGE

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The excitement is building as the Reno Vegan Chef Challenge returns this May - bringing a fresh wave of creativity, flavor, and community to our local dining scene. Throughout the month, restaurants across Reno will feature special plant-based dishes, competing to win over your taste buds and prove just how delicious and accessible vegan options can be. It’s a chance to explore new spots, support local businesses, and experience the innovation happening right here in our city.

Your role matters more than you might think. By showing up, ordering these dishes, and sharing your experience, you’re sending a clear message: plant-based food belongs on the menu. Let’s support the restaurants stepping up, and encourage them to keep these options long after the challenge ends.

ALL ABOUT IT!
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Pod Potluck "Family Favorite" theme
Apr
16
6:00 PM18:00

Pod Potluck "Family Favorite" theme

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Happy Spring, Plant Pod!

It’s time for our monthly Biggest Little Plant Pod Pot Luck — and this month’s theme is “Family Favorite.”

Bring the dish that your family requests again and again… the one that brings comfort, joy, and delicious memories to the table.

Whether it’s savory, sweet, simple, or a little show-stopping, we can’t wait to share in the flavors that mean the most to you.

As always, dishes should be whole-food plant-based, nourishing, compassionate, and made to be enjoyed together.

Come hungry, bring a friend, and get ready for an evening of great food, warm connection, and vibrant plant-powered community.

This event is after hours at the Library- to find us follow the signs towards for the meeting rooms to the rear of the building

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Animal Place's MeatOut 2026
Mar
21
12:00 PM12:00

Animal Place's MeatOut 2026

Animal Place’s MeatOut Event

Join us for a fun-filled day rooted in compassion. Experience delicious plant-based food and drinks from some of the most popular eateries and companies, enjoy live performances from local musicians, speak with leaders from a variety of incredible animal and local organizations, and hang out with our adorable, rescued farmed animals!

What is MeatOut?

MeatOut Day is a plant-based holiday that aims to encourage people to question their consumption of animal products. It was started in 1985 by the Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM). March 20, the first day of spring, was selected as symbolic of renewal and turning over a new leaf.

Details:

  • Date: Saturday, March 21st 12:00-3:00 PM

  • Location: Animal Place 17314 McCourtney Rd. Grass Valley CA 95949

  • Ticket Details:

    • Tickets are $20 and include a plant-based buffet, animal visits within designated barns and pastures, and a goody bag full of plant-based & cruelty-free products.

    • Children ages 2 and under are free.

    • Purchase your ticket before February 21st and get a 25% early-bird discount!

    • Get your tickets here: https://donate.animalplace.org/event/meatout-2026/e760680

Want to get in free? Sign up to volunteer on our Vomo Hub!

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Pod Potluck & Sushi Roll Demo
Mar
19
6:00 PM18:00

Pod Potluck & Sushi Roll Demo

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Join us at our new location the Diamond Room at South Valleys Library.

There will be a Sushi Roll demo with an opportunity to get your hands dirty and make your own!

We will set up a couple of stations with supplies for you to enjoy practicing making a roll to share.

Bring a friend or two and whole food plant based dish for the pot luck. We encourage oil free!

If the main door is closed please come to the rear entrance of the library as this event will be running after library open hours.

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The Humane League - Postcard Writing Meet Up Event
Mar
1
2:00 PM14:00

The Humane League - Postcard Writing Meet Up Event

Postcard writing meet-up.

Tell Unilever to ditch cruel cages globally.

Let's get together to write letters and postcards to Unilever executives demanding they reinstate their global commitment to go 100% cage-free!

All are welcome to join us! Feel free to bring stationary or your favorite pen if you'd like, but we'll have all the necessary supplies on hand.

The Humane League exists to end the abuse of animals raised for food by influencing the policies of the world’s biggest companies, demanding legislation, and empowering others to take action and leave animals off their plates. thehumaneleague.org

Sunday, March 1 at 2:00PM

- West Street Market

- Vegan snacks and Unilever postcard action

If you’re planning to attend, please take a minute to register here:
Please Register Here

🐔🐮🐷 By attending this and any other The Humane League event, you agree to adhere to The Humane League's Safer Spaces Policy and the event terms & conditions. Thank you for creating an uplifting and supportive space for all activists in our community!

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Pod Potluck
Jan
15
6:00 PM18:00

Pod Potluck

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Join us at our new location and time for a fun potluck. - bring family and friends and a plant based dish to share.

If the main door is closed please come to the rear entrance of the libray as this event will be running after library open hours.

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Pod Holiday Party Pot Luck and Plant Based MD Presentation with Q&A
Dec
12
6:00 PM18:00

Pod Holiday Party Pot Luck and Plant Based MD Presentation with Q&A

🎄✨ Biggest Little Plant Pod Holiday Potluck Party!

VIRTUAL GUEST SPEAKER : Dr. Kim Scheuer ✨🎄

Let’s wrap up a wonderful year together with good food, good company, and plenty of holiday cheer! Join us in the Diamond Event Room at the Washoe County South Valleys Library for a joyful evening of celebration.

Our guest is Dr. Kim Scheuer (*pronounced “Shoyer"), a board-certified physician in both Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. She practiced traditional medicine for over 20 years in Aspen, Colorado, in both hospital and clinic settings. Along the way, she discovered firsthand how a Whole Food, Plant-Based lifestyle can prevent, treat, and even reverse chronic disease. That transformation led her to found DOKS (*pronounced “docs”) Lifestyle Medicine, and she now sees patients across 25 states through Lifestyle Telemedicine. Dr. Scheuer lives the lifestyle she prescribes—plant-based, active, and grounded in the principles of Lifestyle Medicine. She’s also fluent in Spanish and American Sign Language and is passionate about helping people live healthier, happier lives. You can learn more about her at lifestyletelemedicine.com.

Bring a whole food, plant-based dish to share, along with your friends, family, and festive spirit. Dress in your favorite holiday attire (ugly sweaters welcome!) and don’t forget to bring a big smile. 🌱💚

6pm Pot Luck, 7pm Virtual Guest Presentation with Q and A

This is our chance to celebrate the season, our community, and the amazing year we’ve had—together!

Dr. Kim Scheuer 

Bring your questions to ask the plant based Doc!


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Pod Dine Out at West Street Market
Nov
15
5:30 PM17:30

Pod Dine Out at West Street Market

🍂 Biggest Little Plant Pod November Meetup! 🍂

Let’s gather for an evening of delicious food, warm community, and lively conversation at West Street Market! With dining options from Thali, Pizza Collective, and The Fix, there’s something VEGAN for everyone to enjoy.

Order what you like, pull up a chair, and join us in celebrating the flavors and connections of the Fall season. 🌱✨

Bring your friends, family, and plant-curious folks—everyone’s welcome at the table!

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Picnic in the Park
Aug
16
5:00 PM17:00

Picnic in the Park

🌱 Picnic in the Park with Biggest Little Plant Pod! 🌱

Bring a blanket, a plant-based dish, and a friend—we’re gathering for a whole food, plant-based potluck picnic at beautiful Bartley Ranch! We will assemble by the cute little white school house near the entrance! 🥗🌞

This event is open to all—whether you're plant-curious or long-time vegan, you're welcome at our table. Come enjoy delicious food, meaningful community, and great conversations about the power of a plant-based lifestyle. 💚

We’re especially excited to be joined by Pod member Terri Chrisman, a board-certified health and wellness coach through the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Terri is also a sought-after speaker, podcaster, and author—and she’ll be sharing highlights from her new book:
FABULOUS HEALTH: A Simple Plan to Get Well and Stay Well.

✨ Come ready to eat, connect, and ask questions—Terri is happy to share her knowledge and answer yours! ✨

RSVP —we can’t wait to see you!

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Cooking Class
Jul
27
2:00 PM14:00

Cooking Class

Join Pod member Juanita in her home for this informative cooking class. Discover the benefits of amazing Omega 3’s and how to include them in your whole food plant based cooking.

This is an intimate and nteractive class, with recipes provided.

You must RSVP to attend, this class is FREE but donations are welcome!

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Coffee Morning Get Together
Jul
9
10:00 AM10:00

Coffee Morning Get Together

Join us at Perenn at Rancharrah for a catch up and a cup of Joe!

Pod member Terri Chrisman will be joining us and will be sharing her newly published whole food plant based book with us.

Fabulous Health: A Simple Plan To Get Well And Stay Well offers powerful, evidence-based insights and compassionate guidance, showing you how to thrive, not just survive. Whether you're seeking to boost your energy, improve your wellness, or prevent future health challenges, this book is your ticket to a vibrant, healthy life.

Available on Amazon.

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June Potluck Picnic In The Park
Jun
21
5:30 PM17:30

June Potluck Picnic In The Park

Join us for a Potluck Picnic In The Park!

We will be at Mayberry Crossing Park by the Truckee river.

Bring your favorite plant-based bites, a blanket or chair, and your family and friends. It’s the perfect way to connect, share food, and celebrate summer together. We’ll be at Mayberry Crossing Park, look for the green canopy!

See you there.

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Crafted Palette Paint and Sip!
May
14
7:00 PM19:00

Crafted Palette Paint and Sip!

Join Pod Members and other vegans of Reno at Crafted Palette in Reno.

POD members special discount code is : Vegan

This is the “Cute Cow” theme painting for Vegan Paint and Sip! May 14th starting at 7pm!

Paintings always change up in class, we can make this guy smile, add flowers in the background….the possibilities are endless and you can make it your own!

Bring vegan snacks to share or enjoy VEGAN OPTIONS on their menu for the night!

You can book on the website here:

https://www.craftedpalette.com/book-upcoming-class


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