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[Guest guest]

Thanks Amy for starting such a great thread. It would

be wonderful if VRG or some other legitimate

vegetarian organization began rating places to live

based on how vegetarian/vegan-friendly they were.

 

I live in the Washington, D.C. area. This area would

probably rank below many places on the West coast.

However, we do have the Vegetarian Society of the

District of Columbia (VSDC), some organic (but pricey)

supermarkets, and active farmers' markets in the

summertime. I do not have any children in school but

the area generally gets high marks for its public

schools.

 

Aside from metropolitan areas, I would imagine that

many college towns are also vegetarian-friendly.

 

 

 

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On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, bike n veg wrote:

 

> I live in the Washington, D.C. area. This area would

> probably rank below many places on the West coast.

> However, we do have the Vegetarian Society of the

> District of Columbia (VSDC), some organic (but pricey)

> supermarkets, and active farmers' markets in the

> summertime. I do not have any children in school but

> the area generally gets high marks for its public

> schools.

 

I also live in the Washington area -- Arlington, VA to be exact. I think

this is a pretty good area in which to be vegetarian. Soy milk, Boca

burgers, and other veggie friendly products seem to be available at almost

all mainstream grocery stores these days, and Fresh Fields is a growing

presence as well. Arlington also has a co-op that I belong to. There are

a number of all-vegetarian restaurants and many, many ethnic restaurants

with a wide variety of vegetarian and vegan foods. It's not uncommon for

me to meet someone new and find out that they are vegetarian as well. I

think the closer-in suburbs tend to be a bit more friendly to vegetarians

than the farther-out suburbs, but even when I go out to dinner with my

parents in Loudon County I can still find a good variety of vegan foods,

especially at ethnic restaurants. I think Arlington in Virginia and

Takoma Park in Maryland are probably the suburbs with the biggest

reputations for being friendly to alternative lifestyles of all varieties,

including vegetarianism. However, like 'bike n veg' I'm not sure how

vegetarianism and other non-mainstream diets are dealt with in the public

schools since I don't have any school-age children yet myself.

 

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[Guest guest]

I'm another Washington D.C. suburb person. I live in Silver Spring

specifically, just 1/2 hr. from DC and about that far from Baltimore. It's

pretty veg. friendly here. we have 2 coops close by and the seventh day

adventist stores due in a pinch. We have 2 vegan chinese restaurants in this

county, that are only 10 mins away from each other. The ethnic restaurants in

this area provide plenty of vegan options as well. Especially Ethiopian food

in and around D.C.. It's worth the visit to Adams Morgan to check out the 6

or 7 different options.

I can speak to the public schools in this area . My son is 5 and has been

going to the public schools for 2 yrs. They are more than willing to be

conscious of his diet. There are so many children with allergies and other

dietary restrictions , it's not a problem. We pack our own snack and lunch

each day. The teachers are actually taking an intrest in making food that is

healthy animal free in the classroom. We have a local bakery that will make

vegan cakes and cookies for us as well.

Peace,

Laura