Vegan picnic guidelines

We hope you enjoy your picnic with the Vegan Society. These picnics are for you to share your company and your food with others in a beautiful location. Bring a vegan dish to share.

All welcome: Vegan, Vegetarian or just curious! Membership not required. A great chance to relax, have fun, enjoy yummy food and meet new friends.

Picnics are generally held every month. See the events page for details of upcoming picnics.

What to bring:

• A vegan dish to generously share between 4-6 people. If there are two of you, please double the serving size or bring two different dishes.
• A vegan diet is one free from any animal products. Meat, fish, dairy (milk, cheese, butter) eggs, honey and gelatine are excluded from a vegan diet.
• If you are stuck for ideas on what to bring please see some suggestions below.

• Serving dish and utensils for your dish
• Plate, napkin, and cutlery for yourself
• Water (and a cup / glass if desired)
• A mat or blanket to sit on
• Hat and sunscreen
• An ingredients label. Please provide a quick list of ingredients, either on a sticky label, or on a small piece of paper and provide with your dish. Please clearly mark any dishes containing gluten or nuts. (Gluten is present in wheat, rye, spelt, barley and some additives). In addition to helping all of us make informed food choices, such a list is a great tool to stimulate conversation about wonderful food.

• Please be sure that all fruits and vegetables have been properly washed and are ready to eat.
• Please ensure that any cooked or prepared food is properly refrigerated prior to the picnic.
• Out of respect to the group, please do not bring non-vegan food or drinks to the picnic.
• When serving yourself at the picnic, your serving size should be in proportion to the number of the people present. Please try to ensure everyone gets to try a bit of each dish.
• Please be considerate of the environment and dispose of your waste carefully. Bring reusable or recyclable cutlery and containers where possible.

• Luscious fruit platter (mango halves, rock melon wedges, grapes, cherries, fresh berries etc)
• Vegetable crudites (finely sliced batons of carrot, cucumber, celery, capsicum, zucchini)
• Vegetable Bites (cherry tomatoes, broccoli, baby corn, baby radishes)
• Salads (think basil, rocket, pine nuts, roast beetroot, sun dried tomatoes, avocado, mango, chick peas etc)
• Vegan Sandwiches or Wraps (think avocados, grated carrot, hummus, falafel, cucumber, tomato, olive, cranberry sauce). If using store bought hummus or falafel check the ingredients as some brands do use milk.
• Olives, Nuts, freshly baked bread and olive oil
• Grilled corn cobs or asparagus with lime juice
• Vegetable Crisps or organic pop corn
• Roast vegetable cous cous
• Home made potato wedges with sweet chilli sauce
• Rice paper rolls or vegan sushi
• Vegan cupcakes
• Vegan Tempura
• Veggies burgers (vegan burgers such as Bounty Burgers with salad and relish)
• Vegan Carrot Cake, Chocolate Cake or Cheesecake
• Fresh fruit and vegetable juices, home made lemonade
• Check out the internet for more great suggestions