My intent is to bring awareness, conversation and relationship over the concept of veganism/plant-based foods... whether or not you are vegan does not matter! You can enter anyway!

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How Winning Works:

I improved my winning system by using @papa-pepper's method of 50% of post payout going to 1st place, and 12.5% to a second place and third place each!

One of my absolute favourite Steemians, @woman-onthe-wing, (our very first sponsor), has graciously come into our challenge with a $5SBD prize up for grabs. Her and I both believe in inspiring through healthy, conscious food choices and so I am so honoured to have her name here in this contest as a supporter and friend of #veganwednesday! If you haven't checked out her Steemit Culinary Contest yet, go on and start cooking here!

PLEASE remember, if you don't put your link on this post, I may not find it! Also, another reminder to please mention this contest in your post... I am wanting other vegans/plant-based/foodies/interested Steemians to be able to find where we have our fun!

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Rules of the game:

We had some great entries this week that missed some of our rules so please make sure to read them below!

I am notchyourmotha! I'm not here to tell you what or what not to eat but my contest, my rules so your entry must be vegan/plant-based ie: nothing can come from an animal!

As my loving and open rules state- you, yourself do not need to be vegan to enter this contest but your post does have to be! That means if it's a recipe please be sure to remember that animal products are not vegan! If you need help, feel free to comment and ask me!

What day can I enter?

Originally I had meant for this to be a Wednesday only challenge however, I've extended it so that you can enter whatever day you want (much easier for you to enter that way!), but I will release the winners for the week on Wednesdays so the cutoff for the week will be Monday at 12UTC to give me time to go through them all. If you submit after that time, don't worry! I will consider your entry for the following week!

What's love got to do with it?

Please mention this contest in your post! I am trying to get a friendly community together here with similar interests so the more people who can find us, the more we can grow, the more we can learn, the more we can love! If you meet someone vegan-licious or plant-based-tastic, invite them to join in! The more the veggier!

How to participate:

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1. Post what vegan means to you! This could be anything from vegan approved recipes (no animal products) to poems, to reviews... basically I am looking for vegan related content at your discretion (must be animal friendly!)

2. Tag it within #veganwednesday. If you do not tag it in #veganwednesday, sadly it can't count!

3. Mention the contest in your post to promote vegan love across Steemitland!

4. Post your entry on each week's update (this post will serve as this week's, so post your submissions here!)

5. Only positive posts will be considered. This isn't a war for animal rights or a call out to tell people how to live! It's a loving, caring, sharing invitation to get to know each other and support our community!

I will create a post announcing the winner each week along with any deserved mentions as to help foster a strong community bond for those of us who are trying to share our messages, love and inspiration with the world!

Your content will be evaluated on how much heart you show! Pull on my heart strings and you got yourself a prize! <3

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WINNER, WINNER (No Chicken Dinner!)

WEEK 8:

1st Prize: $13.90 SBD

@lenasveganliving

Importance of Being Vegan

@lenasveganliving is a constant light in this contest. All of my new rules are already met by her entries which is why she constantly wins, week after week. She is a shining example of how to inspire others through food. Every time I see her recipes, I am drooling and her heartfelt thoughts and notes on why she does what she does and how she eats, get into my heart every time! Thank you for being here with us Lena, you're an inspiration and I love having you here! <3

Runner Up Prize:$6 SBD (rounded up)
@amy-goodrich
Plant Based Lasagna with Cashew Ricotta

@amy-goodrich is another inspiring plant based beauty! Her recipes strive for what she calls a 99% plant based diet and her success story is surely one to get people thinking about changing up their meals! As usual, this recipe is made from the heart with thoughtful, nutritionally inspired ingredients, and I am so thrilled she chose this recipe to share with us this week!

2nd Runner Up Prize: $6 SBD (rounded up)

@creativewoman
Vegan Moroccan Khoubiza

@creativewoman is always giving us yummy vegan recipes to try and she brings us flavors from her traditional heritage in Morocco. I love seeing recipes from all over the globe veganized! It gives us so much diversity and variety! Thank you for being here with us and always taking Wednesday to try a vegan option! <3

@woman-onthe-wing's donation has been split between the runner ups as a special bonus! Big thank you to her for her support!

Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry this week!

This contest is a way to bring the vegan/plant-based community together and show others what is possible through inspiration! You are all filling my heart up every week! Thank you for helping me share this knowledge and inspiration!

Please remember this week is the last week we are officially running until I get back in December!

I encourage you all to keep participating for the fun of it and to continue to connect with each other while we're on pause! Let's continue to make this group a loving, supportive, engaging community to call home!

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Sending you love and gratitude for showing up here today! I LOVE #veganwednesday!

Week 9 STARTS NOW! Don't forget to post your entries here so I don't miss them!

A note from @heart-to-heart's heart:

I have a compelling urge to inspire and assist anyone who would like to improve their health!

I would love for you to experience the same incredible health benefits I have received from changing what I put into my body.

I hope this challenge inspires you to consider new options in your diets and serves to help us connect to each other! Please engage with me here in the comments, on steemit.chat or in Discord! I am so excited to launch this initiative and can't wait to meet new friends and see your posts!

XO,

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