The 2012 event is yet to be organised but have a look at what was on offer in 2011

Vegetarian Community

Animals Op Shop

This market stall is the Christchurch Vegetarian Centre's venure into running an Op Shop. Bric-a-brac, books and clothes.

Christchurch Vegetarian Centre

The CVC stall will be promoting the work that the centre does for the wider Vegetarian community and providing infomation from health pamphlets to vegetarian recipe books along with our items for sale. www.vegetarianchristchurch.org.nz

Christchurch Vegetarian Families

Promoting the Vegetarian Families and Vegetarian Under Fives groups and their social support acitivites with infomation about the group and how to get involved. www.vegetarianfamilies.org.nz

Christchurch Vegetarian Youth Group

This stand will be showcasing the Vegetarian Youth group, what they do and how to get involved. The Youth Group will be selling vegan sweets as a fundraiser.

Raw Vegan Group

Raw vegan food and lifestyle group.  Healthy, tasty, ethical and sustainable food. We meet every second weekend for a pot luck meal and we sometimes have special events such as seminars, workshops, film showings and outings.

Vegan Society of Aotearoa NZ

This stand is to promote the reformed Vegan Society of New Zealand, and showcase its work supporting vegans in New Zealand. It provides resources and support for those interested in vegan living.  www.vegansociety.co.nz

Not For Profit Groups With Vegetarian Principals

Art of Living Foundation

The Art of Living Foundation makes life a celebration.  We offer tools for stress management.  Our goal is a stress-free, violence-free society.  www.artofliving.org.nz

Autumn Leaves

Charitable organisation promoting health and vegan living. www.lifestylematters.co.nz

Brahma Kumarist Raja Yoga Centres Inc

Dedicated to the education of spiritual and ethical values, teaching life skills, development of inner potential and simple methods of meditation.  Independent of any religious or political persuasion, and present in over 109 countries.  Run by volunteers worldwide, with contributions to costs always welcome.  http://www.bkwsu.org/newzealand/

Cat Rescue Christchurch

An independent charitable trust that focuses on reducing stray cat overpopulation. Will be selling vegan baking to raise funds for their work.  www.catrescue.org.nz

SAFE

SAFE is an animal advocacy organisation that campaigns against animal cruelty issues such as battery hen farming and
pig factory farming. www.safe.org.nz

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Welcome to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society NZ.  Our goal is to get Kiwis on board in the fight to protect the world's ocean wildlife and precious marine ecosystems.  We aim to teach about what is going on in our oceans and how they are being both protected and exploited. Sea Shepherd New Zealand is helping keep our fragile ecosystem intact and is stopping it from being destroyed by illegal poachers.  www.seashepherd.org.nz

Self Realization Meditation Healing Centre

The Centre is a charity that works to help all souls to reach their full potential. Pure Meditation is taught on five-day live-in courses with all meals at the Centre being vegetarian.  Retreats are offered with delicious home-cooked veggie meals. The Centre offers healing and counselling courses and professional training.  Transformation Hatha Yoga classes are held throughout the year, and animal healing is also offered.  The Centre offers a sanctuary of peace and love to all, helping bring balance in this busy world. www.selfrealizationcentres.org.nz

The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association

A not-for-profit organisation, introducing the Quan Yin method - the meditation on inner light and inner sound, promoting vegetarianism.  The Supreme Master television was established in 2006 broadcasting constructive news and uplifting programmes. www.godsdirectcontact.org,  www.suprememastertv.com

Vegetarian Owned Businesses:

The Arts Tarts

Handmade arts and crafts from recycled products as much as possible. And some baking too.   The Art Tarts are on facebook.

Peace, Love & Dreadlocks

Dreadlocks - new, maintenance, repairs, accessories.  Koryn also makes clothing from recycled fabrics.  www.peaceloveanddreadlocks.co.nz

Paran Jeet

Organic herbs and veggies. A vendor at the Deans Bush Farmers Market.

SK2 Tech Solutions

SK2 is a small business, vegan-owned and operated, based in Christchurch.  We do a variety of engineering and technology things. Ethical, healthy and sustainable practices.  www.sk2tech.co.nz

Ultralife Health Coaching

Natural Health Coach - education, motivation, inspiration, allowing people to attain and maintain excellent health.  Using nutritiion, mindset, and lifestyle factors, I help people to prevent and reverse dis-ease and increase high level health, energy and longevity.  www.ultralife.co.nz

Businesses of Interest to Vegetarians

Blue Coconut

100% pure and natural refined coconut oil.  Product of the Pacific Islands.  Coconut oil is a "functional food". defined as a food that provides a health benefit over and beyond the basic nutrients.  www.discovercoconut.co.nz

Environmenstruals

NZ's one-stop shop for menstrual cups and reusable menstrual products.  Selling cloth pads and all available brands of menstrual cups.  No animal testing or known animal products.  www.environmenstruals.co.nz

GNS Imports Ltd

New Zealand Agent for Linda McCartney Foods. www.lmcfoods.co.nz;  Linda McCartney Foods NZ on Face Book.

Katipo Books

Katipo Books Workers' Co-operative is a non-profit, radical bookshop, specialising in radical and alternative material.  We operate as a co-operative, so all members have an equal say in what we do and how we are run.  We stock numerous titles on vegetarian cooking, animal rights and food politics.    www.katipobooks.co.nz

Little River Campground and Manaia Native Habitat

A retro-style campground run by a vegan proprietor, set in Okuti Valley with native bush reserve.  www.littlerivercampground.co.nz

Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics

100% vegetarian and 74% vegan.  A huge range of beautiful products including skincare, hair care, bath and shower treats; the list goes on! www.lushnz.com

New Brighton Eco Market

Weekly Sunday market in New Brighton offering organic produce and vegetarian food, as well as as eco-friendly products with a low carbon footprint.  There will also be info stalls, entertainment and games.  Set up to foster community and economic development in the New Brighton area as well as environmental awareness.

Okuti Garden Eco-Stay and Venue

Okuti Garden has yurts, tipis, a housetruck and an earthbrick studio.  They serve vegetarian breakfasts and feasts in a beautiful organic garden.  www.okuti.co.nz

Piko Wholefoods Co-operative

An organic and wholefood vegetarian store, retaliling to the Christchurch community for over 30 years.  Now in Stanmore Rd.  This year they will also be providing us with a fresh fruit and vegetable stall.  www.pikowholefoods.co.nz

Praesto String Quartet

Founded in 1997, we provided music for weddings, corporate events and other special occasions. We have an extensive repertoire ranging from ancient secular and sacred music through to the very latest offerings.  We can also arrange special music to order if necessary.  www.praesto.co.nz

SAFE Cruelty Free Shop

The Cruelty-Free Shop sells hundreds of vegan and animal-friendly products; books, clothing, beauty, health, home and cleaning products and a wide variety of food.
The Cruelty-Free Shop is owned and operated by the animal advocacy organisation Save Animals From Exploitation (SAFE) and all profits from sales go to help their work in exposing animal cruelty and lobbying.  www.choosecrueltyfree.org.nz

Trade Aid

Trade Aid is a not-for-profit organisation which provides the world's most disadvantaged producers with support to improve their lives - through buying and selling their products, telling their stories and speaking out for greater justice in world trade.  Sells delicious vegan chocolate!  www.tradeaid.org.nz

Ya-Ya House of Excellent Teas

Ya-Ya Teahouse is a retailer of organic teas and handmade artisan teaware. Products are vegetarian and support a vegetarian lifestyle.  www.yayateahouse.co.nz