PLANTED CULTURE MARKET: a Vegan Food Market Curated by Erica Mu\u00f1oz
\nSaturday, October 25 | 12\u20135 PM (Sunday October 26 Rain Date)<\/p>\n
Join us for the final market of thePlanted Culture Market of the season. For this Halloween Harvest Festival, we\u2019re going out with a BOO! \ufe0f<\/p>\n
Expect:<\/p>\n
\t \u00a0 Culturally diverse vegan eats from NYC\u2019s best vendors
\n \t \u00a0 Music & family-friendly vibes
\n \t \u00a0 Doggie Halloween Costume Contest with spooky prizes
\n \t \u00a0 Harvest-themed fun for all ages!<\/p>\n
Bring your friends, your best costumes, and your appetites \u2014 let\u2019s end the year with a bang (and maybe a howl)!<\/p>\n
VENDORS
\nMadrina Vegana, Cucina Fantasma, Healthy as A Motha, Black Rican Vegan,\u00a0Vegan Mikes, Veegmyeats, Kraves vegan food, Isn’t she lovely, and RastaRant<\/p>\n
BIO
\nErica Mu\u00f1oz, also known as NYC\u2019s \u201cVegan Godmother of Tacos,\u201d is a visionary entrepreneur, chef, and community builder who has been shaping culture through food and wellness for over 20 years. As the owner of Madrina Vegana, New York City\u2019s first vegan Mexican food truck, Erica has introduced thousands to bold plant-based flavors inspired by her Mexican heritage and family traditions.<\/p>\n
Her journey from running a thriving spa business to pioneering in the vegan culinary world reflects her mission-driven approach: creating spaces that nourish both body and soul while uplifting the community. In 2025, Erica founded Planted Culture Market at Washington Square Park\u2014reviving the city\u2019s vegan festival scene after its decline. What began as a grassroots effort quickly grew into a movement: a culturally diverse 100% vegan outdoor food court showcasing the best chefs, vendors, and small businesses from across New York and beyond.<\/p>\n
Erica built the market not just as a food event, but as a celebration of culture, community, and inclusivity. She intentionally curated vendors representing different backgrounds, cuisines, and traditions, making it a space where vegans, vegetarians, and the \u201cvegan-curious\u201d all feel welcome. Under her leadership, Planted Culture Market has become a hub for local food innovation and cultural exchange\u2014solidifying her role as a leader in the movement to make plant-based living vibrant, accessible, and fun.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":7875,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"event-category":[],"class_list":["post-7874","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/socratessculpturepark-2026.kudos.nyc\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/7874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/socratessculpturepark-2026.kudos.nyc\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/socratessculpturepark-2026.kudos.nyc\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socratessculpturepark-2026.kudos.nyc\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/socratessculpturepark-2026.kudos.nyc\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socratessculpturepark-2026.kudos.nyc\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-category?post=7874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}