Title Image

News

News from the world of VegON

Discover the latest VegON news! Follow our blog to receive advice and stay updated on the issues that surround the sustainability theme. Here you can found various food for thought on topics, ideas, insights, recipes and initiatives for you and your sustainable lifestyle.

Events

We are organizing a workshop, with free admission upon reservation, for the creation of home gardens to produce food with low environmental impact and maximum Co2 absorption. We want to encourage urban agriculture that is based on: 1) an app that calculates the footprint on...

Read More
Events

Sandra Milo, Giovanni Caccamo and Brando Bertrand will be exceptional testimonials of sustainable development applied to the theatrical reality in a fun, original and creative way. During the evening, together with music and performances, the EcoInnovazione Teatrale (i.e. Theatrical EcoInnovation) project supported by the Cariplo Foundation and the EcoTeatro 2020/2021 season will be presented. Introduced...

Read More
Events

“With my heart still beating fast, I am happy to inform you that Sellia’s candidacy to obtain the flag of the Green Spikes has been a winner!”. With these words Davide Zicchinella, First Citizen of Sellia, a small Calabrian village announced the achievement of one...

Read More
Events

Organizing an event, be it a wedding, a company convention or a simple birthday party, has always been an activity that requires considerable planning skills, precision and attention to detail. Nothing must be left to chance: for the success of the event it is necessary...

Read More
Nature and Biodiversity

Green manure is an agricultural technique also known as cover crops and is applied to enrich the soil with organic substances, especially in vineyards. When a soil is left “bare” between one crop and the next, the soil loses important nutrients. Due to the lack...

Read More
Lifestyle

In these weeks when the Coronavirus emergency is causing the paralysis of most human activities, many different feelings coexist. No doubt we can only rejoice in witnessing that spring is coming back undaunted even in the absence of the human beings and the images depicting...

Read More
Events

CONFERENCE POSTPONED due to the emergency situation and in compliance with the provisions of the competent authorities! Human beings, as well as all living beings, must feed themselves daily with food which, through the digestion process, provides them with the right energy and the right...

Read More
Events

Tips for achieving your fitness goals, respecting your body’s physiological times. It is February and we are still covered up by layers of clothing. Summer seems so far away… and actually it si, from a certain point of view. But this is also the ideal...

Read More
Events

Organize a sustainable Valentine’s Day for your Love and The Planet! On Valentine’s Day the colour of love is… green! Impress your beloved one with a unique and original surprise: a plant-based dinner, a romantic weekend in an eco-friendly hotel, a sustainable experience and much...

Read More
Events

The OLFACTORY TEST helps you find YOUR WELL-BEING RECIPE. VegON is organizing an EXPERIENTIAL evening with Dr. Cristiana Gambaro, expert in Nutrition, Naturopathy, Aromatherapy and Bach Flowers on Wednesday, February 5th 2020 at 6.30 pm.. Through the Olfactory Test, Cristiana will formulate the personalized aromatic recipe...

Read More
Events

A 100% plant-based aperitif in an elegant and trendy location? With VegON and Just Cavalli Milano the dream has come true. With the cooperation of the management of this famous restaurant and club within the Milanese movida, we were the first ones to organize the...

Read More
Events

Detox tips for the post-Christmas period During the Holidays, despite the good intentions that we set each year, we let ourselves go and many of us succumbed to the temptations of the table. And maybe we also exaggerated with idleness, with the excuse that we...

Read More
Events

Wellness in Milan is on sale! On Sunday, January 19, 2020, Centro Belfiore in Milan will open to the public to let all interested people test its services and treatments: Steam bath Foot Reflexology Thai massage Relaxing massage with oil Hydrocolontherapy Body composition analysis and nutritional status assessment...

Read More
Events

Go back to your size after the excessive eating during Christmas time. VegON organizes a meeting with Dr. Daniele Dragà, Dietitian, Expert in Natural and Conscious Nutrition, who worked as a Consultant at Istituto Europeo Di Oncologia – Milan, Italy. Dr. Dragà will give useful tips...

Read More
Events

Aperitif with the Osteopath. The Christmas Holidays imply, for many of us, the hope that they will finally be able to disconnect from everyday commitments: some people plan long sleeps alternating with binges at the table and others can’t wait to face the worst black...

Read More
Events

How to keep your size and enjoy Christmas lunch The Christmas festivities are full of greedy food and resisting seems like an impossible mission. Food temptations can be managed without sacrificing the pleasure of the palate. VegON organizes a meeting with Dr. Daniele Dragà, Dietitian, Expert...

Read More
Events

For your shopping in the name of artisan quality and recycling, come and buy your Christmas presents for family and friends at the Christmas Market organized by Centro Belfiore, near Corso Vercelli, Milan. The following items will be available: vintage apparel, accessories and objects, hand-made jewelry, Sheffield china and personalized creations. Exhibitors: Serial Ant...

Read More
Events

Two alternative proposals on the occasion of Thanksgiving Day: Aperitif with plant-based buffet starting at 8:00 pm (€10) or Night entry, starting at 10:30 pm, with Special Guest Joy Santos (€15) For further information or reservations (by no later than Wed., Nov. 27th): vegon.eb@gmail.com or +39 339...

Read More
Events

Nov. 21st 2019: Tree Festival On the occasion of the Tree Festival, celebrated throughout Italy and in other countries worldwide on November 21st, VegON is organizing a Sustainable Aperitif at Just Cavalli Milan, a perfect location in the heart of Parco Sempione. A guided tour will be organized within the Park,...

Read More
Events

The cold weather stimulates the appetite. The food we should eat during this season VegON organizes a meeting with Dr. Daniele Dragà, Dietitian, Expert in Natural and Conscious Nutrition, who worked as a Consultant at Istituto Europeo Di Oncologia – Milan, Italy. Dr. Dragà will talk...

Read More
Events

Numbers, the secret code of a forgotten science. Numbers, sacred references, make it possible to interpret any event, because they allow us to understand the order of things and the laws of the cosmos. Their symbolic value is given by the interaction with the elements...

Read More
Events

The numbers of your birth: a forgotten science. Our date of birth is not a coincidence, but a key to understanding our personality and our character, thus giving us the opportunity to recognize our talents and the cause of relational and existential hardships that prevent...

Read More
Events

Come and discover how to have protected skin, shiny hair and strong immune defenses with the help of nature alone. And discover fantastic ideas even for a sustainable and stress-free Christmas. Milan, De Angeli area, Thursday, November 14th 2019 – 8.45 pm. Free entrance, reservation is required: ethos.chiara@gmail.com

Read More
Events

On Halloween Just Cavalli Milano will dress according to the theme of the night of monsters and vampires. On that occasion, the famous Milan-based restaurant and disco club of the well-known fashion designer Roberto Cavalli will be completely transformed and will let out Snow White’s dark side....

Read More
Events

Have you ever wondered what can happen at an Halloween party in an attic in Milan? Are you brave enough? Will you dare to enter the absolute dark? A forgotten, old rags warehouse will turn into a lodge for ghosts, demonic creatures and many other scary spectral...

Read More
Events

Hydration for an healthy lifestyle How much water do we drink during the day? As soon as the first cold autumn days arrive, we no longer feel the need to drink water. A good body shape also depends on a good body water balance regulation....

Read More
Nature and Biodiversity

The memories of when our parents left us to sleep at our grandparents’ arouse touching emotions in most of us. Those were moments of freedom, of play, of complicity but also of immense respect for those “old” relatives. As soon as we crossed the threshold...

Read More
Events

Enjoy a panoramic view of Milan from the Torre Branca! The Torre Branca is a tower made of steel tubing built by Architect Giò Ponti in 1933 on the occasion of the fifth Triennale close to the New Art Gallery in Sempione Park, Milan. Originally known as Torre...

Read More
Events

On the occasion of Milan Wine Week 2019, the sustainable aperitif will come back at Just Cavalli Milano. On Thursday, Oct. 10th 2019 starting from 8.00 pm, fun, care for the Planet and good company will be the perfect ingredients of the night! Just add...

Read More
Events

Sustainability is coming back to Just Cavalli Milano! The third appointment with sustainability in this amazing Milanese location will take place on Thursday, Oct. 3rd 2019. From 8.00 pm vegan options will be served along with the traditional buffet aperitif. Register for a fun night...

Read More
Environment and Climate

A project of urban home-grown gardens and sustainable nutrition to increase urban green areas, decrease pollution and the greenhouse gas emissions and thus get a better air quality in Milan. With the cooperation of Confederazione Cittadinanza Consapevole, Green Forks and VegON took part in a project to...

Read More
Events

SustainMI – Citizens are called to co-create a project for Milan that thus becomes more and more sustainable and people-oriented. Ideas and proposals from those who live the city to those who plan it. During the Milano Green Week 2019, the Holistic Osteopathy Centre Physiolistyc...

Read More
Lifestyle

A party is said to be successful when its memory remains alive in the mind of the people who took part in it. However, to make sure our guests will remember these happy moments forever and also to thank them for their presence, we may...

Read More
Energy

Corporate Knights released its top 100 most sustainable global companies ranking. On January 22nd 2019, on the occasion of the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, the Canadian research institute Corporate Knights released the 15th annual Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World...

Read More
Ecotourism

Vetan, Aosta Valley This tiny village on the northern side of Aosta Valley is  a little corner of paradise. This little village of ancient origins lies in a beautiful, strategic position: from the meadows of Vetan a breathtaking view opens on the central valley and...

Read More
Environmental impact, Lifestyle

The environment doesn’t belong to you, treat it respectfully. Refrain from polluting it and leave it as you’d like to find it. Have you ever noticed how much trash lies on the ground? It doesn’t make any difference if you are walking down a city...

Read More
Environmental impact, Lifestyle

Try and avoid buying plastics as much as you can. Use products with no plastic packaging. We see it in the news and read it in the newspapers all around the word: more and more sea animals die because of plastics in their stomach! Researchers...

Read More
Environmental impact, Lifestyle

Choosing to move in a sustainable way is a very efficient and immediate action we can take to reduce our impact on the Planet. What does it mean? Choosing to travel in a sustainable way means to renounce taking the car whenever we have the...

Read More
Environmental impact, Lifestyle

Eating more vegetables drastically reduces our impact on Planet Earth. If you eat plant-based, local and seasonal food, you definitely waste fewer resources. Intensive animal farming has had the biggest impact and is the major cause for land use change. A research made between 1960...

Read More
Environmental impact, Lifestyle

Use hybrid or electric vehicles, install solar roofs and, if you cannot drop traditional energy, at least try not to waste it unnecessarily. Alternative energy is a form of energy that is not produced by fossil fuel, i.e. oil or carbon. Marine energy, hydroelectric, wind, geothermal and solar power are all...

Read More
Environmental impact, Lifestyle

Before you throw away an old object you no longer use or a worn-out garment, try and renew it or reuse it in a different way. As stated in the article titled “Help The Poor”, many people have been living for years according to a...

Read More
Waste and recycling

This is the question that most people are asking nowadays: Can we live without consuming plastics? Our answer is simple: absolutely yes! Of course, we will have to learn how we can reduce the consumption of plastics and where we can buy unwrapped products. It...

Read More
Sustainable Mobility

The bike lane of the future comes from Italy! Revo is a new Italian start up aiming at innovating the mobility sector with mOOve. Planned by 4 professionals who met and became friends during their MBA at a famous Italian business school, mOOve is a...

Read More
Nature and Biodiversity

An ancient natural method for growing rice directly from Japan. This type of organic farming does not use pesticides and chemical fertilizers but fights the presence of insects and weeds in the rice fields by raising ducks and fish. In short, a natural method for...

Read More
Nature and Biodiversity

Owls instead of pesticides to fight pests Grandmother’s remedies always work. And even in this case, the solutions used by our predecessors prove to be useful and more sustainable than the brutal chemical practices to which intensive agriculture has accustomed us. The damage caused by...

Read More