Vegetarianism

Web Sites

• Blogs
  Below are some vegetarian/vegan blogs
  • Albion Cooks Blog
    "Here you'll find healthy and delicious vegetarian recipes that use fresh ingredients, taste great, and are easy to prepare."
  • VeganYumYum Blog
    Lovely food photography and vegan recipes with links to other vegan sites.
  • VegBlogs
    VegBlogs fetches the latest vegan blog posts from around the web to help you find stories and podcasts that interest you.
• GoVeg.com
  This site from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) offers recipes and a free vegetarian starter kit, as well as information on the issues prompting a vegetarian lifestyle.
  • Vegetarian Starter Kit
    How to become a vegetarian and why.
  • VegCooking
    Vegetarian recipes
• FARM (Farm Animal Reform Movement)
  FARM (Farm Animal Reform Movement) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public-interest organization advocating plant-based (vegan) diets for animal protection, environmental sustainability, and optimal health.
• In a Vegetarian Kitchen with Nava Atlas
  Cookbook author Nava Atlas offers a selection of vegetarian recipes.
• Meatless Monday
  Meatless Monday is a health initiative is to reduce consumption of saturated fat by at least 15% by 2010 and increase the consumption of whole grains, fruits and vegetables in order to help prevent heart disease, stroke and cancer. However, they encourage the consumption of fish.
• MSN Money: Go vegetarian to save money
  Staples such as rice, corn and beans can make trips to a grocery store less expensive. But the biggest savings may come in health-care costs years later.
• North American Vegetarian Society
  Founded in 1974, the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS) is a non-profit tax-exempt educational organization focusing on supporting its members and other vegetarians in general and o informing the public about how vegetarianism benefits humans, other animals and our shared earth.
  • World Vegetarian Day: October 1
    Founded in 1977 by the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS), World Vegetarian Day kicks off Vegetarian Awareness Month in October.
• Regina's Vegetarian Table
  Although this TV show has been discontinued, this website has an archive of the show and its recipes.
• Vegan Outreach
  A global organization working to end animal exploitation through the promotion of a vegan lifestyle
• The Vegetarian Resource Group
  vegetarian and vegan recipes, nutrition information, cookbooks, Vegetarian Journal excerpts, vegetarian travel information from a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on vegetarianism and the interrelated issues of health, nutrition, ecology, ethics, and world hunger.
• Vegetarian Times
  Offers features and articles from the magazine and allows you to search for a recipe from back issues.
• Albion Cooks Blog
  "Here you'll find healthy and delicious vegetarian recipes that use fresh ingredients, taste great, and are easy to prepare."
• VeganYumYum Blog
  Lovely food photography and vegan recipes with links to other vegan sites.
• VegWeb
  Loads of vegetarian recipes by course and ingredient.

International

• International Vegetarian Union
  Information for vegetarians throughout the world, in various languages.
• Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom
  The Vegetarian Society is an educational charity promoting understanding and respect for vegetarian lifestyles since 1847. Their website includes information on health and nutrition, as well as recipes.
• Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation
  Includes recipes in nicely illustrated .pdf format.

  Return to the top

Pittsburgh Region

• East End Food Co-Op
  The East End Food Co-op is a consumer-owned organic and natural foods grocer with an award winning vegetarian cafe located at 7516 Meade Street, Pittsburgh.
• Pittsburgh Vegan Meetup Group
  Meet fellow Vegans near you! Come to a local Vegan Meetup and discuss living a healthy vegan lifestyle.
• Pop City: The Vegetarian's Guide to Pittsburgh
  This April 30, 2008 article by Heidi Price covers restaurants in Pittsburgh that offer the best vegetarian options.
• Vegetarian Summerfest
  The 34th annual conference of the North American Vegetarian Society is set for June 18 - 22, 2008 at the Conference Center at Pitt-Johnstown on the University of Pittsburgh campus at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 70 miles east of Pittsburgh.