Resources That We Highly Recommend
Books
- Animal Factory- David Kirby [This book is excellent. It focuses upon the environmental distress caused by CAFOs.]
- Diet for a New America – John Robbins
- Eating Animals – Jonathan Safran Foer
- Death By Supermarket- Nancy Deville
- Gristle- Moby
- Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World – Bob & Jenna Torres
- The Vegan Monologues-Ben Shaberman
- The China Study – T. Colin Campbell
- Fast Food Nation-Eric Schlosser
- Chew on This-Eric Schlosser
- Food Fight- Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen
- Slaughterhouse-Gail Eisnitz
- The End of Food-Paul Roberts
- Fat Land-Greg Critsen
- The End of Overeating-David Kessler
- Food, Inc-Karl Weber
- Stuffed & Starved-Raj Patel
Films/Documentaries
- Earthlings (free on the internet via a search engine)
- Food, Inc. (not exclusively vegan, but important for knowing what’s in your food and from where it comes)
- Forks Over Knives – upcoming
- Got the Facts on Milk? – upcoming
Online Shopping
- Vegan Essentials
- Vegan Etsy
- World Spice [Wonderfully fresh spices and spice blends]
- Bob’s Red Mill
Pacific Northwest Markets, Restaurants, & Stores
- Blossoming Lotus – Portland
- Café Bloom – Bellingham
- Caffé Dei- Tacoma
- Cafe Flora – Seattle
- Food Fight! – Portland
- Herbivore Clothing Company – Portland
- Hillside Quickie Too – Tacoma
- Marlene’s Market & Deli – Federal Way & Tacoma
- Olympia Farmer’s Market – Olympia
- Olympia Food Co-op – Olympia
- Papa G’s – Portland
- Pizza Pi – Seattle
- Sidecar for Pigs Peace – Seattle
- Sweetpea Baking Company – Portland
- The Chocolate ShoeBox – Seattle
- Wayward Vegan Cafe – Seattle
- World Spice - Seattle
- Bob’s Red Mill - Portland
Podcasts
Resorts/Accomodations/Spas
- Rancho La Puerta -Tecate, Baja California, Mexico
- Casa Del Toro -Santa Fe, New Mexico
Sanctuaries
- Pigs Peace Sanctuary – Stanwood, Washington (approximately 45 minutes north of Seattle)
- Farm Sanctuary – Orland, California (approximately 30 miles west of Chico, California)
Hello,
Writing because I recently opened a vegan restaurant in Bellingham, WA called Bloom. We are on Facebook under Bloom Bellingham. We would love to be added to your list. Bloom is 100% vegan, 100% organic, supportive of local agriculture as much as possible, and a great raw selection.
Thanks so much!
Justin
Hello Justin,
I wish you great success for your new venture!
Regards,
D.
Hey GFriend!
Long time no talk. John gave me your website. I have some vegan friends that should love this site. And of course I will check it out for sure.
Feel free to get in touch with me any time. Would love to see you sometime when you are on town and have some time.
I think of you from periodically. I still have your xmas card framed in my house as a mini art piece. It makes me smile.
John says you look great! I am happy you are well!
p.s. I have a really great man for a BF. Been together almost 6 yrs now. I think he is the one.
Love
Matt
Matt Plent
858-271-5487
480-277-2725 bus cell
Hi Danica: I was in your cooking class and need your email address to send you a photo; I could not find it listed; but would love to send you this photo. Thanks.
Good morning Susan!
I will send my address to your email address. It was such a pleasure to spend this past week with you.
Warmest regards,
Danica
Hi there! Wonderful website… how I want you to bring me dinner sometime at work. I literally want to lick my computer screen right now with some of those pictures you posted but that wouldn’t quite be the same AND who knows what is lurking on this screen. I have failed in my blog attempts but will follow yours and recommend it. It was nice talking with you at work, or was I talking to your other half? Which one of you is writing this… keep up the good work! Oh and don’t forget to check out Azure Standard; great resource!
Hi, Becca! This is Heather, the one who works with you.
My partner Danica maintains the blog with her recipes and photos. Thanks for the compliments! I will definitely (and do) bring in treats to work from time to time, though admittedly they are usually baked goods which aren’t posted on the blog. We will definitely check out Azure Standard! We ordered a catalog from them already. 
Thanks again!