Black Vegetarians

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Animal Advocacy/Rights | Chat Groups | Children | Directories | Environment | Español | Farmers Markets | Farms | Fashion | Health | Health Food Stores | Organic | Organizations | Raw and Live Food | Recipes | Restaurants | Social Justice | Teens


Animal Advocacy/Rights

The Institute for Animals and Society

Animal rights think tank.

Compassion Over Killing 
Animal rights organization in Washington, D.C.  Provides free Vegetarian Starter Guides.

Farm Animal Reform Movement 
Sponsors annual events including Animal Rights Conference, Great American Meatout and World Farm Animals Day.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 
International animal rights organization.

Chat Groups

www.blackveggies@yahoogroups.com

Children

Health 
Link to children's health.

Vegan Children 
See article entitled “Feeding Vegan Kids.”

Veggie Kids 

Directories
Sources for vegetarian societies and organizations in the U.S. and worldwide.

International Vegetarian Union 

Vegetarian Associations Directory 

Vegetarian Societies and Organizations 

Environment

Community Coalition for Environmental Justice 

Earth First! Journal 
Home of Earth First! the radical environmental journal.

Environmental Justice Resource Center 
Center is based at Clark Atlanta University.

Green Products 
Source for eco-friendly products.

International Forum on Globalization 
Alliance of sixty leading activists, scholars, economists, researchers and writers formed to stimulate new thinking, joint activity, and public education in response to economic globalization.

Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste/Organic Farmworkers Union 

Union of farmworkers empowered to act against systematic exploitation.

Vegan Essentials 
Source for vegan, cruelty-free and earth-friendly products, including soaps, lotions, hemp goods, food items, jewelry, books, cosmetics and candles.

Español

Guide to Latin American Vegetarian Resources 

Mundo Vegetariano 

Farmers Markets

   http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/map.htm

   Farms

  

   EarthFood Farms
  

   Sells organic produce and specialty crops. Started and run by agronomist Che Axum. Workshops offered  

   periodically. Located at 6321 Curtis Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, 202.801.7293.

   Fashion

Moo Shoes 
Located in New York City, the store has non-leather shoes and accessories.

Pangea 
Sells wide range of cruelty-free, vegan products.

Health

   African Americans for Balanced Health

   Wholistic health advocates and community educators.

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine 
Provides Vegetarian Starter Guides and fact sheets.

Queen Afua

   Wholistic health practitioner based in Brooklyn, New York.

Health Food Stores

Everlasting Life Health Complex and Organic Market 
Located in Washington, D.C., in Capitol Heights, MD and in Atlanta, GA, Everlasting Life Health Complex and Organic Market sells organic produce, prepares raw and cooked meals, and sponsors lectures and food preparation classes.

   Secrets of Nature

   Located in Washington, D.C., Secrets of Nature is a health food store featuring a vegetarian restaurant,

   diet consultants, a food center, herbs, vitamins and food supplements.

Organic

   Good Folks Teas

   Provides 100% all-natural, all-organic teas in ready-made or designer blends, including vegan, to

   the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

   Organic Consumers Association 
   National organization promoting organic agriculture and working against genetically modified and  

   genetically engineered foods.

Terra Viva Organics 
Information on growing organic fruits and vegetables.

Organizations

International Vegetarian Union 
Sponsors international vegetarian congresses every two years.

Vegan Outreach 
Produces Why Vegan brochures in English, Spanish, French and Chinese.

Vegetarian Resource Group 
Non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on vegetarianism and issues of health, nutrition, ecology, ethics and world hunger.

   Young Indian Vegetarians

   Vegetarian and animal rights activist organization based in the United Kingdom. The website under

   construction is www.indian-vegetarians.org.

Raw and Live Food

Lillian R. Butler 
Lillian R. Butler sponsors “The Living Foods Workshop” and hosts monthly support group potlucks in New York City. Contact her at vegpat@yahoo.com or 212-875-7112.

Annette Larkins 
Annette Larkins has been raw for more than 20 years. See her site for recipes and to order her book, Journey to Health.

High Vibe 

Living and Raw Foods 

Natural Zing Online Store

Nature’s First Law Online Superstore 

RawSoul-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Recipes

Vitalita Culinary Group 
Free online vegan cookbook.

Vegan Cooking 

Restaurants

Green Paradise
An organic, vegan and raw food restaurant and juice bar specializing in West Indian cuisine. The address is 609 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, between St. Marks and Bergen Street; 718-230-5177.

Karyn's 
Owned by nutritionalist Karyn Calabrese, Karyn’s includes a vegan raw-food restaurant and market café, and a holistic center where clients receive nutritional counseling and other holistic therapies. The address is 1901 North Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois 60614; 312-255-1590.

Soul Vegetarian Caterers and Restaurant 
Located in Atlanta; GA; Capitol Heights, MD; Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; Cleveland Heights, OH; St. Louis, MO; Tallahassee, FL and Washington, DC. Restaurants outside of the U.S. are in Ghana, Israel, London and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Social Justice

Satya Magazine 
Focuses on vegetarianism, environmentalism, animal advocacy and social justice.

Teens

Vegetarian Youth Network 

 

 
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