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VEGAN RESOURCES

Cow

Hen

Tuna
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Sheep

Duckling

Piglet
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ORGANIZATIONS
The Vegan Society
Vegan Action
A Well-Fed World
Beyond Carnism
ADAPTT
Black Vegans Rock
The Christian Vegetarian Association
All-Creatures.org
Jewish Veg
The Vegan Muslim Initiative
Dharma Voices for Animals
Cowspiracy
Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach
VegNews
Logical Harmony
Cruelty-Free Kitty
Leaping Bunny
CompassionWorks International
Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
Veganuary
Challenge22
VeganKit
NutritionFacts.org
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Dr. Milton Mills: Plant Based Nation
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Egg-Truth
One Green Planet
Fish Feel
Let Fish Live
Free From Harm
United Poultry Concerns
Mothers Against Dairy
HumaneMyth.org
The Sistah Vegan Project
Food Empowerment Project
AfroVegan Society
National Anti-Vivisection Society
Dairy-Truth
1) Eating Animals -by Jonathan Safran Foer
2) Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy -by Matthew Scully
3) Vegan’s Daily Companion -by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
4) Animal Liberation -by Peter Singer, PhD
5) The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory -by Carol J. Adams
6) The Animal Activist’s Handbook: Maximizing Our Positive Impact in Today’s World -by Bruce Friedrich and Matt Ball
7) The Case for Animal Rights -by Tom Regan, PhD
8) Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege -by Will Potter
9) Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity -by David Kirby
10) Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows -by Melanie Joy, PhD
11) Farm Sanctuary -by Gene Baur
12) When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals -by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, PhD and Susan McCarthy
13) Esther the Wonder Pig: Changing the World One Heart at a Time -by Caprice Crane, Derek Walter, and Steve Jenkins
14) Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry -by Gail A. Eisnitz
15) Our Symphony With Animals: On Health, Empathy, and Our Shared Destinies -by Dr. Aysha Akhtar, MD MPH
16) Sistah Vegan: Black Female Vegans Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society -Editor A. Breeze Harper, PhD
17) Brotha Vegan: Black Men Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society -Editor Omowale Adewale
18) This Is Vegan Propaganda: (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You) -by Ed Winters
19) A Parent’s Guide to Intuitive Eating: How to Raise Kids Who Love to Eat Healthy -by Dr. Yami Cazorla-Lancaster, DO MPH MS FAAP
20) The Cheese Trap: How Breaking a Surprising Addiction Will Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy, and Get Healthy -by Neal D. Barnard, MD FACC
21) How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease -by Michael Greger, MD FACLM
22) The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health -by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M. Campbell II, MD
23) Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession with Meat Is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It -by Garth Davis, MD with Howard Jacobson, PhD
24) Meatonomics: How the Rigged Economics of Meat and Dairy Make You Consume Too Much And How to Eat Better, Live Longer, and Spend Smarter -by David Robinson Simon
25) Mad Cowboy: Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher who Won't Eat Meat -by Howard Lyman with Glen Merzer
26) Voices for Animal Liberation: Inspirational Accounts by Animal Rights Activists -by Brittany Michelson
27) Prisoned Chickens Poisoned Eggs: An Inside Look at the Modern Poultry Industry (REVISED EDITION) -by Karen Davis, PhD
28) Riding on the Power of Others: A Horsewoman's Path to Unconditional Love -by Ren Hurst
29) How To Argue With Vegans -by Benny Malone
30) Raising Vegan Kids: Lessons for Littles in Plant-Based Eating and Compassionate Living -by Eric C. Lindstrom
BOOKS
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
1) The True Adventures of Esther the Wonder Pig -by Caprice Crane, Derek Walter, and Steve Jenkins
2) V Is for Vegan: The ABCs of Being Kind -by Ruby Roth
3) Vegan Is Love: Having Heart and Taking Action by -Ruby Roth
4) That’s why We Don’t Eat Animals: A Book about Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things -by Ruby Roth
5) Tiny Tallulah and The Trouble With Zoos -by Ashley N. Roth
6) Everyone Poops -by Taro Gomi
7) Where Does Dinner Come From?: A Plant Based Children’s Book -by Kawani AJ Brown
8) Do Animals Have Feelings Too? -by David L. Rice
9) Steven the Vegan -by Dan Bodenstein
10) Love Me Gently -by Lisa Wiehebrink
11) Hunter and His Dog -by Brian Wildsmith
12) Hobbes Goes Home -by Tami Crupi Zeman and Bruce Zeman Jr.
13) Toro: A Calf’s Tale -by Michael Fleming
14) Animal Rescue -by Patrick George
15) A Boy and A Jaguar -by Alan Rabinowtiz
16) A Kid’s Best Friend (It’s a Kid’s World) -by Maya Ajmera and Alex Fisher
17) Always A Princess -by Jean Rhodes (Benefits Arthur's Acres Animal Sanctuary)
18) Lonely No More -by Jean Rhodes (Benefits Arthur's Acres Animal Sanctuary)
19) The Precious Priceless Piglet -by Jean Rhodes (Benefits Arthur's Acres Animal Sanctuary)
See also:
Red Rover Readers Program
The Institute for Humane Education
PETA kids
DOCUMENTARIES



DOCUMENTARIES
Earthlings
Lucent
Dominion
Okja (Netflix)
Give Me Shelter
Speciesism: The Movie
Land of Hope and Glory
Live and Let Live (Netflix)
The Ghosts In Our Machine
Death On A Factory Farm (HBO)
Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home
What The Health (Netflix)
Forks Over Knives (Netflix)
Vegan: Everyday Stories
Food Choices (Netflix)
The Invisible Vegan (Amazon Prime)
PlantPure Nation
Eating You Alive
The Game Changers (Netflix)
Vegucated
The Cove (WaterBear)
Blackfish (Netflix)
Inside The Tanks
A Fall From Freedom
Unlocking The Cage (HBO)
Tyke Elephant Outlaw (Netflix)
An Apology to Elephants (HBO)
Vancouver Aquarium Uncovered
The Elephant In The Living Room
Lolita The Killer Whale: Slave To Entertainment
Cowspiracy (Netflix)
Sharkwater
Blood Lions
Virunga (Netflix)
Gardeners Of Eden
Mission Blue (Netflix)
Racing Extinction (Hulu)
The Ivory Game (Netflix)
Before The Flood (Netflix)
Mine
The Paw Project
Beyond The Myth: The Truth About Pit Bulls
Dog By Dog (Netflix)
The Champions (Netflix)
Dark Water Rising (Amazon Prime)
I am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA (HBO)
Behind the Mask: The Story Of The People Who Risk Everything To Save Animals
Born To Be Free (Netflix)
Seaspiracy (Netflix)
The Conservation Game
Milked: White Lies In Dairy Land
Eating Our Way To Extinction (Amazon Prime)
The End of Medicine
Why On Earth
Slay (WaterBear)
David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet (Netflix)
The Milk System (Netflix)
YOUTUBE CHANNELS
Bite Size Vegan
Plant Based News
UnchainedTV
Erin Janus
Benny the Vegan
Earthling Ed
The Vegan Activist
That Vegan Couple
The Edgy Veg
NutritionFacts.org
Physicians Committee
Tabitha Brown
Sonia Sae
Seb Alex
Gary Yourofsky
Rachel Ama
Cheap Lazy Vegan
Sweet Potato Soul
The Happy Pear
Mic the Vegan
The Vegan Zombie
PETA
RECOMMENDED VEGAN BRANDS

Beyond Meat

Tofurky

Follow Your Heart

Silk

gardein

Field Roast

Wayfare

Lightlife

So Delicious

Nada Moo!

Violife

Hippeas

Barvecue

Eat Just

Daiya

Miyoko's

kite hill

Wicked Kitchen

The BE Hive

Cocomels

Vegan Rob's

Biokleen

method

Ecos

Mrs. Meyer's

Seventh Generation

Arbonne

Cover FX

Mented

e.l.f.

Pacifica

KVD Vegan Beauty

Ugly by Nature

hello

alba BOTANICA

Truly Beauty

Hurraw!

Aveda

Acure

Every Man Jack

Bulldog

Manic Panic

Avocados
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Strawberries
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Peppers
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Blueberries
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Leafy Greens
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Almonds
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Artichokes
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Tomatoes
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COOKBOOKS
1) Seitan and Beyond: Gluten and Soy-Based Meat Analogues for the Ethical Gourmet -by Skye Michael Conroy
2) Eat Vegan on $4 a Day: A Game Plan for the Budget-Conscious Cook -by Ellen Jaffe Jones
3) Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed -by Bryant Terry
4) By Any Greens Necessary -by Tracye McQuirter, MPH
5) Vegan Richa’s Indian Kitchen -by Richa Hingle
6) The Easy Vegan Cookbook -by Kathy Hester
7) Veganize It!: Easy DIY Recipes for a Plant-Based Kitchen -by Robin Robertson
8) Chloe's Kitchen -by Chloe Coscarelli
9) Veganomicon --by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero
10) The Oh She Glows Cookbook -by Angela Liddon
11) Bake and Destroy: Good Food for Bad Vegans -by Natalie Slater
12) Artisan Vegan Cheese -by Miyoko Schinner
13) The Engine 2 Cookbook -by Rip and Jane Esselstyn
14) Minimalist Baker's Everyday Cooking -by Dana Shultz
15) BOSH! Simple Recipes. Amazing Food. All Plants. -by Henry Firth and Ian Theasby
16) Vegan Soul Food Cookbook: Plant-Based, No-Fuss Southern Favorites -by Nadira Jenkins-El
17) Unbelievably Vegan: 100+ Life-Changing, Plant-Based Recipes: A Cookbook -by Charity Morgan
18) The Korean Vegan Cookbook -by Joanne Lee Molinaro
19) The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight and Saving the Planet -by Alicia Silverstone
20) Plant-Based on a Budget -by Toni Okamoto
21) The Vegan Butcher: The Ultimate Guide to Plant-Based Meat by Zacchary Bird
22) Vegan Junk Food: A Down and Dirty Cookbook by Zacchary Bird
23) Omari McQueen's Best Bites Cookbook by Omari McQueen
VEGAN RECIPES
Post Punk Kitchen
It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken
Oh She Glows
BOSH!
Fish Feel
Chef Chloe
Food Monster
The Buddhist Chef
Chef Charity Morgan
PETA
Vegan Richa
Hell Yeah It's Vegan!
The Vegan 8
Connoisseurus Veg
Avant-Garde Vegan
Plant-Based On A Budget
Nora Cooks
The Simple Veganista
VEGAN ONLINE RETAILERS
GTFO It's Vegan
vejii
NoPigNeva
Vegan Essentials
The Vegetarian Site
Super Vegan Market
Plant Based Grocery
VEDGEco
Vegan Organic
Vegan Black Market
The Vegan Warehouse
PlantX
Deja Vegan
Vegancuts
PlantBelly
Lily's Vegan Pantry
BESTIES Vegan Paradise
Kinder Beauty Box
Imperfect Foods (vegan options)
Hive (vegan options)
Thrive Market (vegan options)
Misfits Market (vegan options)
Grove Collaborative (vegan options)
The Honest Company (vegan options)
VEGAN MEAL DELIVERY
Hot Poppy (local to Nashville/vegan options)
Daily Harvest
Purple Carrot
Sprinly
Veestro
Splendid Spoon
Urban Remedy
Revive Superfoods
Mama Sezz
The Herbivorous Butcher
Hungryroot (vegan options)
Territory (vegan options)
Fresh n Lean (vegan options)
Green Chef (vegan options)
VEGAN FITNESS/BODY BUILDING
A Guide to Vegan Fitness
Rich Roll
Torre Washington
Vegan Bodybuilding And Fitness
The Vegan Trainer
No Meat Athlete
Plant Trainers
Great Vegan Athletes

Leaping Bunny

Animal Help Now

21 Day Vegan Kickstart

Happy Cow

Is It Vegan?

Cruelty Cutter
VEGAN APPS
Cruelty Cutter
Is It Vegan
Happy Cow
Barnivore
Leaping Bunny
BevVeg
VeGuide
Vanilla Bean
Food Monster (iPhone)
Animal Help Now
Vegan Kickstart
Bunny Free
Shopwell
Oh She Glows
Forks Over Knives
Veggie Alternatives
Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen
UnchainedTV
VeganScan
Grazer
Abillion

Defender Radio

Our Hen House podcast

The Exam Room

The ChickPeeps

Veggie Doctor Radio

The Peta Podcast

Paw & Order

The Bearded Vegans
VEGAN PODCASTS
In Defense
Vegan and Vibrant
Our Hen House
The ChickPeeps
Food for Thought Podcast
Hope for the Animals
Big Fat Vegan Radio
The Bearded Vegans
The Disclosure Podcast
The Animal Law Podcast
Nutrition Facts with Dr Greger
The Exam Room
Veggie Doctor Radio
Nutrition Rounds
Brown Vegan Podcast
Switch4Good Podcast
Paw & Order Podcast
The PETA Podcast
Animal Voices
Animals Today Radio
Defender Radio
Species Unite
Radicals and Revolutionaries
The Real Heal with Alicia Silverstone
Plant-Powered People Podcast
No Meat Athlete Radio
The Rich Roll Podcast
NASHVILLE VEGAN EATS
The Wild Cow
Sunflower Vegetarian Cafe
Sunflower Bakehouse
The Southern V
Graze
Woodlands Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
Grins Vegetarian Cafe
Amy's Ethiopian Restaurant
Vegan Vee
The Wild Muffin
AVO
KOKOS Artisan Vegan Ice Cream
The BE-Hive
Succulent Vegan Tacos
Radical Rabbit
Vege-Licious Cafe
Deep Sea Vegan
Copper Branch
Yellow and Lavender
E + Rose Wellness Cafe
Guerilla Bizkits
Bite Club Baked Goods
Bondi Bowls
Mo Veg Shop
Lucky Vegan
The Golden Plant
A large variety of Nashville eateries serve many vegan options
THE FUTURE IS VEGAN

Vegan Meat Substitutes

Vegan Egg Substitutes

Go Clucking Vegan

Don't Have A Cow, Man

Vegan Chocolates

Vegan Cheeese

Plant Based Milk

Vegan Pig Out

Game Day Vegan Wings

Vegan Ice Cream

Vegan Treats

Vegan Gobbles

Vegan Bacon Tho

Vegan Butter & Sour Cream

Vegan Seafood
Marine life belongs in the oceans not on our plates. Help protect our oceans by going vegan. We can easily switch our favorite foods to plant-based with some of these products, or make your own with these recipes from The Edgy Veg (click for link)

All American Vegan Burgers

Vegan Dressings

Vegan Sauces

Vegan Cookout

Vegan Egg Substitutes For Baking

Vegan Spreads

Vegan Dipper Snackers

Vegan Dips

Dairy Free Yogurt

Vegan Snacks

Vegan Steak

Plant Based Creamers

Dairy Free Frozen Treats

Vegan Meatballs Pepperoni & Sausage

Vegan School Lunchbox

After School Vegan Snacks

Vegan Yummies For Toddlers

Vegan Protein Shakes

Dairy Free Whipped Topping

Super Bowl Vegan Grub

Fire Up The Vegan Grill

Vegan Holiday Delights

Vegan Holiday Roasts

Vegan Holiday Nog

Vegan Christmas Candy

Vegan Halloween Candy

Vegan Valentine Candy

Vegan Easter Candy

Vegan Easter Chocolate

Vegan Halloween Candy List

Vegan Easter Candy List

Fur Free Lashes

Fur Free Makeup Brushes

Vegan & Cruelty Free Cosmetics

Vegan & Cruelty Free Personal Care

Vegan & Cruelty Free Personal Care for Men

Vegan & Cruelty Free Kids Care

Vegan & Cruelty Free Baby Care

Vegan & Cruelty Free Pet Care

Vegan & Cruelty Free Fun In The Sun

Vegan & Cruelty Free Cleaners
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