Colleges in Vegan Towns
Posted by choc soy chica on May 22, 2008 · Member since Jan 2008 · 57 posts
I am wondering about colleges in vegan friendly towns because I wont survive in a meat eating town. Please list some colleges thank you.
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Really!?!? that is of great interest to me since i am applying to U of W right now (for grad school) i actually did go to a community college firt--hmmm...wonder if it will help me out! Thanks for the tip!!!!
I'll say, really?!??! I didn't know you were applying there! You'll be semi-kind of-almost close to me. I've heard a lot about it (NVR) since a lot of people come here from Seattle.
eta: Thanks bp!
Really!?!? that is of great interest to me since i am applying to U of W right now (for grad school) i actually did go to a community college firt--hmmm...wonder if it will help me out! Thanks for the tip!!!!
I'll say, really?!??! I didn't know you were applying there! You'll be semi-kind of-almost close to me. I've heard a lot about it (NVR) since a lot of people come here from Seattle.
eta: Thanks bp!
Yes! I am applying to the university of Washington, Oregon, Indiana, Bowling Green State University and Eastern Michigan (where I am right now)! that would be awesome to be close to you Ally! U of W gets an extra point!
I have so many ideas floating my mind. I Love taking pictures and wanted to get a job with national geographic when I am older because I also love to travel, so many factors come into play with that job. Then I'm a writer, so I can major in English with a minor in creative writing. I just have to decide for now.
That was my dream job in high school - to be a writer for National Geographic magazine! I still think it would be phenomenal... All I can say is, good luck!
That was my dream job in high school - to be a writer for National Geographic magazine! I still think it would be phenomenal... All I can say is, good luck!
Thank you. It is so hard so I'm trying to figure out everything out the moment. It is like deciding where I go and what path I choose so it is emotional and physically hard and challenging.
That was my dream job in high school - to be a writer for National Geographic magazine! I still think it would be phenomenal... All I can say is, good luck!
Thank you. It is so hard so I'm trying to figure out everything out the moment. It is like deciding where I go and what path I choose so it is emotional and physically hard and challenging.
Don't stress too much! If you do your best at whatever you choose for the time being, you will set yourself up for success in SOME area no matter what. So yes, give some thought to what you want to study. And go ahead and try it, and see how you like it! If not, that's OK. Like I said, I don't know if I will ever work in the field of my undergrad major. But I have done well enough for myself and taken an interest in enough other things that I am confident I can work my way toward whatever area I like! Things really will work out.
Oh, well while we're at it...I'm 24 and now no longer know what I want to do! I'm still a good person. ;)
warren wilson college near asheville (veg-friendliest town in the south!) has a creative writing program and they are very earth friendly. they even have a separate food line for veggie food. Thats where I picture my 7 year old son going some day! ;)
plus there are lots of other colleges around such as UNCA and Appalachian State in Boone.
anyway, there are vegan options and college options galore in Asheville!
Okay, so I just skimmed this, but I wanted to second (or third) the "Portland, OR" bit. At least, "near Portland". I go to Pacific University in Forest Grove, which is just a short bus/light rail ride away from Portland. The philosophy department hired a new ethics professor the year that I came here, and she's a vegan with a real emphasis on the practical application of ethics. Needless to say, she's been slowly converting the entire campus to veganism. :-D Well, she converted me at least, and she's helped guide students on campus in different events. Three of my good friends went vegetarian after I went vegan.
The cafeteria still needs a lot of work, but there are always several vegan options. We actually had a No Meat Day this year, sponsored by the environmental club. I gorged myself on all of the amazing vegan food they served (they really outdid themselves that day).
But, the cafeteria aside, there's a small cafe that supposedly serves a vegan and vegetarian option everyday, the crust at the local pizza place is vegan so I order pizzas without cheese, and there are a couple of Chinese places that are amazing. And Portland is just a short trip away... and it has tons of vegan and vegetarian restaurants and even a vegan grocery store.
And, the new dorms are 4- and 6-person rooms with kitchens. I rarely, if ever, eat out. I actually have my meat-eating friends over for dinner to keep them from going out and eating meat (and they comment about how it would almost be worth it to go vegan if they could eat like that all the time). There's a farmer's market just down the street every Wednesday until the cold season chases everybody off (the university actually owns their own organic farm, which I'm working at currently), and I buy my other foods in bulk. It's really cheap (and good for the environment to boot).
You probably wouldn't be able to get into the new dorms as a freshman. But there are still underutilized community kitchens in the old ones. Or just find an upperclassmen like me that you can mooch off of. ;)
And, did you say something about creative writing? Pacific actually offers a major in creative writing and the faculty is amazing (even Doyle... good ol' Doyle). I'm a creative writing/philosophy double major. And I was definitely one of those people that came in with the attitude that writing is just something you're born with... it isn't something you can learn. To a degree, I think that's still applicable... but there's a whole hell of a lot about the craft that you can learn (my writing has certainly improved). Pacific offers an MFA in writing as well.
Am I totally trying to sell my school? You bet. I would love to be surrounded by even more vegans and vegetarians.
Peace!
University of NH in Durham has a really, really great veganized cafeteria. they have everything clearly marked and always provide a "vegan section" near the hot items of the day as well as other stations where you can get vegan options like a burrito, stir fry, salad etc. I'm not sure about the town itself but its about a 15 minute drive from Susty's Radical Vegan Foods which is a really, really great vegan cafe in Northwood.
Also, I'm a senior this year so I have a few words of advice, visit the school, eat in their cafeteria. I didn't visit one school where I wasn't able to eat and most of them are clearly labeled and the staff knows the answers to all of your questions.
Second, I'm taking a year off just because I feel the need to. Take your time, I'm going to be volunteering with Americorps NCCC for the next ten months while half of my senior class is wasting their time and money at a university they don't want to attend but are attending because that's just what you do after high school, according to their parents and guidance councelors. I've known what I wanted to study and do for years and I'm still taking time because, honestly, getting away from school for a year might not be a bad thing.
And finally, Good luck!
Am I totally trying to sell my school? You bet. I would love to be surrounded by even more vegans and vegetarians.
Peace!
Sounds great!! :)
University of NH in Durham ...a 15 minute drive from Susty's Radical Vegan Foods which is a really, really great vegan cafe in Northwood.
UNH is great, iv consideed that one for myself. We often make 45 minuet trip from Maine to eat there. The people are awsome and friendly adn my Omnivour dad swoons over their food. They are the ones that let me use their kitchen to bake my stuff for International Respect For Chickens Day a few weeks ago. I was just craving their tofu fries this morning....wowzers...I need to go eat some!
Another green benniifit of UNH is that the downeaster has a stop right at the campus, from thre you can go to Boston or Portland ME in about an hour by train. There a some good natural food stores mostly mom and pop sort of places, the bigger chains are a little scarece. No trader Joes and I thnk there is a whole foods soemwhere in NH. But I like to shop small and local when at all possible. theres a TJs in Boston and in Portland maine though...also on the down eater area....check it out for sure. Im in the portsmouth new hampshire vegan/animal rights meet up adn that is pretty darn close to UNH...we have like 31 members but I have not met any one yet. Id say i find more veg*ns here than in Tucson, which supprised me.
Thanks for the help everyone.
Many of the California colleges have vegetarian/vegan retaurants near them, particularly UC Santa Cruz. Very vegan friendly, as is the entire Bay Area which has San Jose State, Cal, etc.
Vegan friendly on AND off campus ;)b
Humboldt State University, a California State University
Arcata, CA
what are my vegan two college options on the east coast? Is boston a vegan friendly town
i can't believe no one has said philadelphia yet! come on, this city is great for vegans. there are also a bunch of colleges in the city like temple, drexel, upenn, art institute, uarts, etc. i go to temple and have found the school to be much more veg friendly than other schools that i've seen. the cafeteria for example has a whole corner just for vegans that always has at least hummus, soy milk, and a hot prepared meal. also the cafeteria has a whole freezer section of self serve ice cream, and they usually have at least one vegan option. the campus has a reasonable amount of options as well. aside from colleges, philadelphia has a ton of restaurants and stores that are awesome and vegan loving.
Has anyone thrown out any colleges in Colorado yet? Denver's not so great with pure veg*n restaurants, but there are a couple including a bakery and coffee house downtown. Whole Foods is all over the place and there is a very cheap grocery store chain out there called Vitamin Cottage that sells not only all of the staples, but many name brand packaged foods as well as an incredible bulk selection.
Of course, you can't talk about schools in Colorado without mentioning UC-Boulder. It is definitely one of the most veg-friendly cities in the country. You can find just about anything there, from vegan clothing stores to bakeries. Colorado Springs is also relatively veg-friendly and there are a number of schools there as well.
One that may be overlooked is Colorado State University in Fort Collins. It's a mid-sized university and the city has a small college-town feel to it, but it's an incredibly easy place to live as a vegan. Besides Vitamin Cottage and Whole Foods (not to mention the regular grocery stores that are well-stocked), it is an ethnic restaurant paradise. So many different choices for such a small town!! And don't overlook the quality of life, either. Tons of recreational activities right outside your door and perfect climate as well.
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