It used to be that demographics and location made it
difficult to maintain a vegan lifestyle. No more. With the advent of the
internet, it is now possible for anyone with a P.C. anywhere to attain a
vegan lifestyle.
Basically, all that you have to do is type in a subject
matter where it says "search" or "go" and the computer networks will do
the rest! Most companies use their name in their website which means
that it is very easy to locate them.
If your browser (such as internet explorer or netscape)
does not locate the company, you can go to one of many very
sophisticated (and well linked) websites such as goto.com or yahoo.com
and use their search engines to find what you're looking for.
Often, they will send you free coupons, or free samples
as well. Many are set up so you do not have to give your credit card
info over the net. Often they have the option of you placing your order
and then mailing them a check or calling them up toll free and telling
your credit card numbers over the phone. Type in the company names as
all one word on your browser for best results.
Here are some great companies just a click away:
Fantastic Foods (lots of very good boxed veggie mixes
such as vegan chili with mock meat and vegan sloppy joes and taco
beefless mix.)
Pangea (This company has vegan chocolates and candies,
faux leather belts, makeup that is not tested on animals and contains no
animal ingredients, and much more! The entire catalog is vegan, so you
can shop guilt free! They even have vegan donuts!))
Worthington Foods - not all vegan, but veggie with some
vegan items. They will send coupons on request. They are also the parent
company of natural touch and Morningstar Farms. They sent me a nice care
package with coupons and recipes! Lots of meat substitutes, canned and
frozen as well as mixes.
Tofutti (vegan "ice cream", frozen pizza with dairy free
cheese, even vegan "ice cream" sandwiches)
Goldmine Natural Foods (-all kinds of vegan natural
items, often macrobiotic.)
Aesop Inc. (Faux leather goods and more)
Food not Bombs (providing free, hot vegan meals and
political support to low income people in North America and Europe.)
Food From The Hood (a group of bright young African
American students at Crenshaw High School in South Central Los Angeles
turned an ugly urban abandoned lot into an organic farm to grow produce!
They have vegan salad dressing. Proceeds go to setting up college money
for these well deserving students. It's a great organization to
support!)
Vegan Outreach (their pamphlet,"Why Vegan" has made
oodles of people around the world make the switch) Contact them!
Vegetarian Resource Group (You can't beat these guys for
info and books -- especially on travel. I bought several veg-friendly
travel guides from them.) Lots of Jewish vegetarian resources as well.
Toronto Vegetarian Society (You may not live in the
great city, but wait until you check out their multi-cultural cookbook
and guide to Toronto. It's a mini European vacation.)
Vegan Action (lots of great stuff for the vegan activist
including a t-shirt that has the McDonald's golden arches sign embossed
with "Mcvegan-billions and billions saved" They also have a t-shirt
that's a parody of the "Got milk?" logo which says "Soy milk?" Reggie
McVeggie is their mascot.)
Mail Order Catalog (Extensive vegan cookbooks and vegan
food items -- they have EVERYTHING! All kinds of meat substitutes and
bulk items that are hard to find anywhere else. You must have this
catalogue!)
Animal Writes (-the animal rights online newsletter with
lots of great vegan advice and recipes, along with ways to help the
animals. Contact [email protected] to subscribe.)
Gardenburger - Their fat free hamburger style is vegan.
Tofu and miso page
Suma foods - natural foods in Europe
Plamil Foods
Wild Oats - extensive website
Whole foods
Vegetarian shoes-non leather goods-even non-leather Doc
Martens. England based
Whitewave Foods - www.whitewave.com makers of pre-made
seitan, tofu, soymilk, vanilla soymilk, chocolate soymilk and even Vegan
Eggless Egg Nog! Many of these products are marketed under the name of
"Silk"
Lumen foods
U.S Soyfoods Directory
Mori-nu tofu
Yves Veggie cuisine - every kind of meat substitute you
can imagine
Spice of Life - meatless meat products
Vita Pro
Grassroots veganism - http://www.vegsource.org/joanne
This is Joanne Stepaniak's website. The internationally acclaimed author
offers a lot of information and education here. You can also purchase
some vegan classic cookbooks such as the Uncheese Cookbook which offers
dairy free cheese-oriented recipes for us vegans. Her book: "The Vegan
Sourcebook" is a must buy for any serious fan of the vegan lifestyle.
So as you can see, there's a lot out there. The most
important thing is that you have the energy to look. Remember, with most
of these companies you just have to type in the name of the company and
then add .com or .net Surfing can be quite informative and less time
consuming than getting in your car and hoping the store carries your
product. If it is a not-for-profit place then just type in the name of
the organization with .org attached.
If any readers have questions please e-mail me: [email protected]
or
[email protected] Until next time...See ya! Scott
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