Archive for the ‘More Veg Options’ Category

Artichoke Coop Ups the Veegs [More Vegan Yummies]

Good news! The Artichoke Food Coop (800 Main Street, Worcester) has now restocked their vegan yummies. Back in July I announced on the VegWorcester blog that the Artichoke had begun stocking vegan cheese and marshmallows. Well, they sold out pretty quickly and have now refined their ordering a little bit. In addition to the standard [...]

September 17, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Artichoke Food Cooperative, Grocery Stores, More Veg Options  One Comment

Peace O’ Pie Opening in Allston [Vegan Pizza Joint]

This is starting to become a weird trend: a great vegan restaurant closes then a new vegan restaurant opens in its place. When Quan Yin closed, Veggie Corner quickly set up shop in its old location. Well, TJ’s house of vegan pizza just recently closed, but now Peace ‘O Pie is opening in its place. [...]

September 11, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: More Veg Options, News, Restaurants & Businesses, Veggie Corner  4 Comments

Red Robin goes cage-free

Another fast food chain has agreed to only use eggs from facilities that do not use battery-cages. Cage-free factory farms are not exactly heaven for animals, but removing battery-cages from the equation is a major improvement. As the recent undercover investigation into New England’s largest egg farm demonstrated, forcing hens to live in barren wire [...]

July 23, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Animal Rights, More Veg Options, News, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Get your vegan cheese and marshmallows at the Artichoke Food Coop

The Artichoke Food Coop is now offering Teese and Dandies from Chicago Soy Dairy–the best vegan cheese and marshmallows available. The Artichoke is not only the first place in Worcester to offer these goodies. It is not only the first place in Central Massachusetts. The Artichoke is the first place in the entire state of [...]

July 9, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Artichoke Food Cooperative, Grocery Stores, More Veg Options  3 Comments

Big Y Features New Veg Sandwiches + Wraps

Big Y on May Street in Worcester is now featuring some vegan wraps and sandwiches in their deli section. Here are some recon photos taken by a VegWorcester field agent: A couple weeks ago, I heard a rumor about them, but when I stopped by the Big Y I didn’t actually find them myself. I [...]

June 24, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Grocery Stores, More Veg Options, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Worcester Magazine: VegWorcester spreads the word on meat-free dining

Be sure to pick up this week’s copy of Worcester Magazine. There’s an article about the VegWorcester dining guide, complete with a sneak preview. You can also read the article online: VegWorcester spreads the word on meat-free dining. Are you interested in getting a copy of the vegetarian dining guide? Fill out this form.

May 29, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: More Veg Options, News, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Twitter Co-founder Calls for Vegetarian School Lunches

Biz Stone (@biz), twitter’s founder and a vegan, wrote a letter to Rep. George Miller, chair of the House Education and Labor Committee. Stone is calling on Miller to support the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act, which would add a vegetarian option to school lunch programs. Here’s a PSA from the Physicians Committee for [...]

May 17, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Activism, More Veg Options, News, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

VegWorcester Dining Guide Going to Print This Week

Thanks to everyone who donated, we reached our fund-raising goal! The Spring 2009 Vegetarian Dining Guide is going to the printer this week. It contains 26 listings, 5 upcoming community events and 3 good reasons to go vegan. Here’s a sneak peak: A high-quality printable PDF will be on VegWorcester in the next week or [...]

May 11, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: 2009 Vegetarian Dining Guide, Activism, More Veg Options, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Help Publish Our New Guide to Local Veg Dining

We’re gearing up to print the new edition of the Guide to Vegetarian Dining in Worcester. This Spring, VegWorcester members are distributing 5,000 copies of the spiffy new guide. The only thing holding us up right now is funding. We need to raise $466 to cover our costs. Can you help us by donating? VegWorcester [...]

April 8, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: 2009 Vegetarian Dining Guide, Activism, More Veg Options, Restaurants & Businesses  No Comments

Nancy Chang Adds Vegan Menu

Nancy Chang’s now has a new vegan menu, complete with over 50 items. If you haven’t tried their mock-chicken yet, make some time this week to swing by. The restaurant is located at 372 Chandler Street, Worcester (map). Plus, you can pop down to The Q Cafe afterwards to pick up some tasty, fresh-baked vegan [...]

March 3, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: More Veg Options, Nancy Chang, Restaurants & Businesses  One Comment