Great places to raise vegetarian kids/MA

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Hi Jennifer:

 

I have been lurking on this list but couldn't help posting when I read your

email. I live in central MA also and have been looking for

vegetarian-friendly restaurants in this area. I have been trying to

transition to a veg diet (DH and DS still eat meat but less frequently

now), but I find eating out so frustrating as most restaurants around here

have meat in EVERYTHING. I never realized how much meat Americans eat! Can

you email me off-list with a few restaurant recommendations in the

Worcester area? We are lucky that a Bread and Circus opened up about two

years ago in a town just 15 minutes away, so at least grocery shopping is a

more calming experience. :-)

 

Thanks!

Olivia H.

liv2learn

 

 

At 07:19 PM 4/4/01 +0000, you wrote:

>I live in central MA about an hour west of Boston, and I think we have a

>great place to be vegan! The city closest to me is Worcester (the second

>largest city in New England). There are a few veg and veg-friendly

>restaurants around here, and there are a ton in and around Boston, and some

>in Western MA as well. There are tons of natural foods stores, Bread and

>Circus, Wild Oats, Wild Harvest, Living Earth, etc., and there are lots of

>small ones in scattered towns as well. Even the regular grocery stores

>around here are carrying lots of organic produce now, and some health foods

>too! Stop and Shop has started carrying Silk soy yogurt, and not only do

>they have the best prices, but they even have it on sale sometimes! (That

>hardly ever happens at the health food store, where is usually $1-$1.15 per

>6 oz. container!)

>

>Anyway-- My family also belongs to a natural foods cooperative, of which

>there are groups all over New England, and we have a share in an organic

>Community Supported Agriculture farm from late spring to early fall-- what a

>bargain, and we learn so much and meet great people! We also belong to a

>group of like-minded families that get together once a month for veg.

>potlucks at each others homes, and once a month for veg outings for the

>children (hiking, picnics, pool parties, museums, beach, canoeing, etc.) We

>try to do a lot of outdoor stuff, that being one of the things we care about

>as a group.

>

>I know there are some great schools in the area, but that's something you

>have to shop for from town to town... I don't know anything about veg

>options as far as food provided by the schools goes, but I bet you have more

>luck at an alternative, waldorf, charter school, etc... of which there are

>plenty to choose from around here. In and around Boston is pretty

>expensive, and it is starting to spread out toward us, so I guess where you

>ended up would depend on how much you can afford, how close you want to be

>to Boston, and what schools you like! If you don't care about Boston,

>Western MA (2-3 hours away, depending on where) is great for veg too, and it

>is much more rural and BEAUTIFUL!

>

>So there's the plug for my region of the country, hope you found it helpful!

>Jennifer