Veggie Fest

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Ready to "go veg" but not sure how to take the big leap?
Then watch this episode of Conscious Living where we spent the weekend at Chicago's Veggie Fest, the largest free vegetarian festival in the United States with nearly 25,000 attendees annually. Held on the grounds of Science of Spirituality, this eco-friendly event includes hundreds of vendor booths offering some of the best vegetarian, organic and raw dishes you've ever eaten, dancing to amazing live music, and plenty of conscious peeps from all walks of life. At Veggie Fest, "there ain't no party like a vegetarian party!"

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