Vegan Potlucks

Potluck Celebrations for the Turkeys

Thanksgiving’s focus on food provides many opportunities for farm animal advocates. Not only do you have a platform to talk about turkeys, you can also share terrific turkey-free meals with your family, friends and neighbors.

Look for vegan Thanksgiving dinners in your community and plan to attend. They are often hosted by local vegetarian or vegan societies, veg or animal rights Meet-Up groups, or other compassionate members of your community. Bring Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt-a-Turkey brochures to share with other guests.  Or join us for Farm Sanctuary’s Celebration FOR the Turkeys, held the Saturday before Thanksgiving at both our New York and California Shelters.

You can also host your own pro-turkey party. Cruelty-free dinner parties are great for reaching out to your friends, family and neighbors and exposing them to tasty turkey-friendly meals. Potluck holiday parties are fabulous for bringing together your community and trying out new holiday recipes (before serving them up to your not-so-veggie dinner party guests.)

Here are some tips for hosting your own turkey celebration:

Coordinate potluck participants so that your meal is balanced with appetizers, entrées, side dishes, and desserts.  Check out our extensive Thanksgiving recipe collection. Share these formulas for a turkey-friendly feast with your guests – just send them the link with their invitation.

Plan a time during the event to talk to your guests about Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt-a-Turkey project.

• Thank them all for coming to share compassion with you, then share some of the truth behind industrial turkey production. Keep the event positive by including turkey rescue stories and other facts about these fabulous birds.
• Pass out Adopt-A-Turkey brochures and encourage each person to give thanks by adopting Apollo, Echo, Hannah, or one of the other delightful turkey residents of Farm Sanctuary. You can facilitate these adoptions by collecting the forms and donations and mailing them all in one envelope.
• Make it a multi-media event by showing Farm Sanctuary’s public service announcements. Just download them onto your computer.

Don’t forget the environment – avoid disposable dinnerware. If you don’t have enough dishes or silverware for all your guests, ask them to bring their own set. While you are at it, ask your guests to bring a container to take home a sampling of leftovers (if there are any!)