Q: Are there other vegans in your area?
Answer Choices Responses
I live isolated from other vegans; only know them online - 22.89% 1,778
The closest town has adequate options for vegans but vegan options are not abundant, no groups - 12.90% 1,002
There are local vegan groups, organizations and meetups, but not a large population of vegans - 32.39% 2,516
There are vegan groups in my area, it is super easy to get vegan food/products - 31.83% 2,473
Total 7,769 + 425 clicked "other' with a comment:
A few vegans are around, though most of my vegan friends are from other cities
9/7/2013 6:21 AM View respondent's answers
Some of my friends live vegan; most of the time I find something vegan to buy.
9/6/2013 9:57 AM View respondent's answers
I have a couple of good friends who are vegan and the next town has a reasonable selection of vegan food/products
9/4/2013 3:38 PM View respondent's answers
Meetup Groups-Raw Food, South-Florida-Detox-Health Solutions
8/24/2013 11:20 AM View respondent's answers
We have good vegan food, I have one vegan friend, but most are online. Don't know about groups in my area
8/23/2013 10:33 AM View respondent's answers
A few friends are vegan. Vegan food is easy to get but quality not the best always
8/22/2013 8:33 AM View respondent's answers
There are one or 2 vegans in my area but i am pretty much isolated apart from fb
8/21/2013 11:42 AM View respondent's answers
I odnt think the transition would have been so easy if i didnt live in a city with so many options & vegan friends around
8/20/2013 6:32 PM View respondent's answers
idk about groups but the vegan options are okay
8/20/2013 4:46 PM View respondent's answers
Local area not very good but Glasgow only less than 20 miles away and is excellent for vegans
8/20/2013 4:13 PM View respondent's answers
I have one close friend who is vegan
8/20/2013 2:01 PM View respondent's answers
There are some vegan restaurants, but it can be difficult to buy some vegan food that I know are available in other parts of Scotland....I live in Glasgow.
8/20/2013 12:42 PM View respondent's answers
Few local friends are vegan
8/20/2013 12:28 PM View respondent's answers
There is a thriving vegan community and vegan food/products are readily available, but no dedicated vegan (or even vegetarian) restaurants.
8/20/2013 10:10 AM View respondent's answers
Have been vegan on and off for 30 years (ex partner was omnivore) it is now sooo easy to be vegan <3 p="">8/20/2013 9:18 AM View respondent's answers
I have one vegan friend. vegan food is not too difficult to get a hold of but I find it can be expensive. shoes are a nightmare.
8/20/2013 9:13 AM View respondent's answers
I live in Stellenbosch
8/19/2013 4:19 PM View respondent's answers
My nearest vegan group is 20 miles away and I have only had online contact to date. Order most vegan products online.
8/19/2013 11:33 AM View respondent's answers
Vegans, but no organizations which I am aware of
8/17/2013 11:30 AM View respondent's answers
Whangarei has few vegan option and a group that meets occasionally
8/17/2013 1:39 AM View respondent's answers
except the person who turned me vegan and the four we have turned vegan
8/16/2013 5:30 PM View respondent's answers
I do not know
8/16/2013 12:06 PM View respondent's answers
However, the nearest big city has a more established vegan community and vegan restaurants.
8/15/2013 6:58 PM View respondent's answers
only know one vegan
8/15/2013 4:32 PM View respondent's answers
Not sure about groups
8/15/2013 1:27 PM View respondent's answers
have not heard of any
8/14/2013 4:45 PM View respondent's answers
know very few vegans
8/14/2013 12:49 AM View respondent's answers
started to join vegan advocacy group. but mostly spend time around non-vegans (but quite a few support veganism)
8/13/2013 6:59 PM View respondent's answers
No idea, I don't speak to people in my area
8/13/2013 6:49 AM View respondent's answers
Never personally tried to reach out to Vegan groups.
8/12/2013 4:32 PM View respondent's answers
friends are vegan and it is very easy to get a hold of vegan food/products
8/12/2013 4:21 PM View respondent's answers
I live an hour away from Portland, OR which is very vegan friendly. I do not have any vegan friends or family members.
8/12/2013 2:24 PM View respondent's answers
I have to qualify this…WE are the local RURAL vegans organizing gatherings…just a small handful get together, do demos, organize, host potucks, etc. No formal groups.
8/12/2013 1:51 PM View respondent's answers
no body know the meaning of vegan here.
8/12/2013 1:24 PM View respondent's answers
Yes, my neighbor is.
8/12/2013 5:53 AM View respondent's answers
i made vegan friends
8/12/2013 3:53 AM View respondent's answers
I know 1 other vegan off-line- the one who made me realize it was do-able.
8/11/2013 7:20 PM View respondent's answers
I'm sure there are some vegans in the area, but I only know vegans online.
8/11/2013 1:25 AM View respondent's answers
Never really checked.
8/10/2013 2:58 PM View respondent's answers
There are vegans, but not well informed or nor weel organized (I live in Perú), and in my case I am not very sociable
8/10/2013 12:48 PM View respondent's answers
Know only couple of vegans. Local vegan options few. Some vegan options w/in non-vegan establishments.
8/10/2013 12:44 PM View respondent's answers
I havent met any vegans in my area, nor is there a vegan soc at uni, and most restaurants have 1 or 2 veggie (but not vegan) options
8/10/2013 10:24 AM View respondent's answers
I have vegan friends that I have met through unrelated to veganism activities
8/10/2013 10:23 AM View respondent's answers
have no idea?
8/10/2013 10:18 AM View respondent's answers
I know one other vegan.
8/10/2013 2:35 AM View respondent's answers
There are vegan groups, not a part of them. Feel very involved with online community of vegans though.
8/9/2013 7:40 PM View respondent's answers
although have to go into London c.20 mile overground train journey
8/9/2013 7:05 PM View respondent's answers
I have many vegan friends too - yay! :)
8/9/2013 3:55 PM View respondent's answers
Have meet vegans but have decided Ijust because they are vegan doesn't mean we will get along as friends , I find there are far to many definitions of vegans and only stay close to 1 who shares equal views
8/9/2013 8:53 AM View respondent's answers
Not sure
8/9/2013 2:39 AM View respondent's answers
There are other vegans in my town and a fair amount of vegan options but I have no idea about groups, meetups and things like this
8/8/2013 10:57 PM View respondent's answers
We live in north Germany where being vegan is VERY NORMAL & smart thing to do in general with tons of vegans around.
8/8/2013 8:01 PM View respondent's answers
I live in Portland. enough said.
8/8/2013 7:59 PM View respondent's answers
The closest town has adequate options for vegans but vegan options are not abundant. There is a large population of vegans and several groups.
8/8/2013 7:51 PM View respondent's answers
i only know two vegans, who were already part of my life and became vegan after me.
8/8/2013 7:07 PM View respondent's answers
I know a couple of vegans, but most I know of are online. I have to drive a little to get vegan supplies, or I order them online :)
8/8/2013 6:54 PM View respondent's answers
i know 1 or 2 local vegans, the rest i know online
8/8/2013 6:40 PM View respondent's answers
my kids own a vegan grocery store/cafe
8/8/2013 6:10 PM View respondent's answers
online groups, one local vegan friend apart from me and husband
8/8/2013 6:05 PM View respondent's answers
I have no vegan friends
8/8/2013 5:57 PM View respondent's answers
There are a lot of group but I pretty much keep to my self as a lot have extremist attitudes, there are vegan options everywhere I tend to stick to raw vegan foods, and always can find something to eat no matter where we are
8/8/2013 5:51 PM View respondent's answers
I live on the out skirts of London where vegan life is easy but less so closer to home
8/8/2013 5:15 PM View respondent's answers
I am aware of other vegans where I live but there is no social groups just for vegans
8/8/2013 5:12 PM View respondent's answers
I think there are groups but I haven't made any contact
8/8/2013 4:50 PM View respondent's answers
Not sure, I have vegan friends I see now that I met online
8/8/2013 4:49 PM View respondent's answers
sort of like the first answer, mostly isolated form vegans though do know one or two presonally
8/8/2013 2:41 PM View respondent's answers
Don't know
8/8/2013 2:12 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a country town that has vegans but there are no meet up groups that I know of and no restaurants for vegetarians/vegans
8/8/2013 1:27 PM View respondent's answers
Not sure about groups
8/8/2013 12:10 PM View respondent's answers
My town lacks high-class vegan restaurants. There are a few online vegan groups but do not have a large population.
8/8/2013 8:29 AM View respondent's answers
not sure
8/8/2013 5:19 AM View respondent's answers
I know there are but haven't found them yet.
8/7/2013 4:54 PM View respondent's answers
I started meeting other vegans last year after being a lonely vegan for 4 years
8/7/2013 11:57 AM View respondent's answers
Have not explored local vegan society
8/7/2013 8:47 AM View respondent's answers
Vegan products?
8/7/2013 4:19 AM View respondent's answers
My town has lots of vegan options in terms of vegan-friendly, vegetarian, and a few vegan restaurants, but for the most part few people are actually vegan. I have not found a vegan community yet.
8/7/2013 3:02 AM View respondent's answers
I'm not sure -- I'm a busy single mom, more likely to socialize with other parents than other vegans.
8/6/2013 4:55 PM View respondent's answers
I work at animal rescue were almost all of the staff/volunteers are vegans
8/6/2013 11:10 AM View respondent's answers
I have few vegan friends
8/6/2013 10:10 AM View respondent's answers
We know and socialize with other vegans
8/6/2013 10:01 AM View respondent's answers
live isolated from other vegans but do see and meet occasionally
8/6/2013 1:38 AM View respondent's answers
none
8/6/2013 12:01 AM View respondent's answers
Online support group, restaurants have some options, good friend is vegan
8/5/2013 10:52 PM View respondent's answers
I live in an area with great diet diversity.
8/5/2013 6:03 PM View respondent's answers
I moved to an area where there were other vegans. Before, I lived very isolated.
8/5/2013 12:46 PM View respondent's answers
I don't really feel the need to be involved with vegan groups. Some of my friends are vegan, some are not. Personal choice.
8/5/2013 8:33 AM View respondent's answers
Where I live it is much easier than many places but still needs a LOT of improvement
8/5/2013 7:45 AM View respondent's answers
Probably somewhere between the first two. I run a local group but we don't have meet ups yet. There are probably less than 5 vegans in town and little or no options for eating out.
8/5/2013 4:06 AM View respondent's answers
Getting to know Auckland Vegans via FB so far. Is good
8/4/2013 10:38 PM View respondent's answers
Other vegans and lots of vegan options, but no vegan groups
8/4/2013 7:19 PM View respondent's answers
I don't know of vegan groups in my area. the only other vegans I know are online.
8/4/2013 3:51 PM View respondent's answers
Except from my girlfriend
8/4/2013 1:23 PM View respondent's answers
My family is vegan, but that is it.
8/4/2013 11:27 AM View respondent's answers
Again, home base is NYC so I have loads of options but... in my travels I struggle and usually bring certain stock items with me.
8/4/2013 10:16 AM View respondent's answers
My partner is vegan, and we have a couple of Vegan friends, who we occasionally see
8/3/2013 2:39 PM View respondent's answers
I live in Wyoming :(
8/1/2013 11:27 PM View respondent's answers
no groups, but neighbors are vegan
8/1/2013 6:54 PM View respondent's answers
I don't know, probably...
8/1/2013 1:53 PM View respondent's answers
Unfortunately, none of the people we closely associate with are!!!!
8/1/2013 12:26 PM View respondent's answers
one local group, not many vegans in my city
8/1/2013 6:46 AM View respondent's answers
i know other vegans and there are a few outlets for a tasty vegan meal such as the engine shed in edinburgh
8/1/2013 5:03 AM View respondent's answers
I have several friends who went vegan due to my talking about it so we do get together, I have other friends who are very courteous about it and make vegan meals for me when i go there, but not a lot of vegan options and no vegan restaurants.
7/30/2013 10:46 AM View respondent's answers
I know a few but do not see them often, and I am not involved with any veg groups.
7/29/2013 7:57 PM View respondent's answers
I do not know any, but it is very easy to get vegan food / products.
7/29/2013 3:38 PM View respondent's answers
I only know a couple of vegans personally.
7/29/2013 12:34 AM View respondent's answers
My friends and I founded The Albany Vegan Network and now there are a number of veg groups!
7/28/2013 6:44 PM View respondent's answers
I know other vegans socially but non live in my physical geographical area
7/27/2013 4:45 PM View respondent's answers
I just moved and I'm not so familiar with groups
7/27/2013 9:12 AM View respondent's answers
Vegan group in my town, but eating options are limited
7/27/2013 8:30 AM View respondent's answers
Is a vegetarian group locally, but nearest vegan group, or vegan friends live about 37 miles away.
7/27/2013 7:08 AM View respondent's answers
Don't know about groups but there are plenty of vegans here and food isn't really a problem
7/27/2013 6:05 AM View respondent's answers
I know of three in my area. They all switched after meeting me.
7/26/2013 11:48 PM View respondent's answers
Not quite isolated...I have my own converts...but I feel pretty much alone
7/23/2013 2:28 PM View respondent's answers
I know a lot of vegans around my area. There are great vegan options in our regular stores and a restaurant, and health food stores too.We have Wegman's grocery which has a specialty section and you can get just about anything you want, such as tooth paste, deodortant, shampoo, all sorts of vegan meats, cheeses, milks, egg replacer....They even have their own V on their products so you know which ones are vegan. :)
7/23/2013 11:08 AM View respondent's answers
I don't know
7/23/2013 3:31 AM View respondent's answers
Live in North Dakota, I'm probably 1 of 50 vegans in the state.
7/23/2013 2:12 AM View respondent's answers
There are vegans in my area but I don't know any of them personally. Vegan food is pretty easy to get in my area. I get a lot of support through vegan websites.
7/23/2013 12:42 AM View respondent's answers
I know there are vegans but I don't know any
7/22/2013 11:54 PM View respondent's answers
vegan restaurants
7/22/2013 9:56 PM View respondent's answers
I don't know if I live by local vegan groups. Not many vegan restaurant options where I live.
7/22/2013 9:53 PM View respondent's answers
depends on where I am living at the moment, the closer to cities the better
7/22/2013 9:38 PM View respondent's answers
only know of a few and have limited vegan restaurants
7/22/2013 9:30 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a very non-vegan friendly area but just 30 to 45 mins from a large town with several vegan options available.
7/22/2013 9:21 PM View respondent's answers
I have a three vegan friends, and know two others through business that are vegan.
7/22/2013 9:18 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a town where there are hunters and people eat a lot of meat.
7/22/2013 6:02 PM View respondent's answers
but when I first went vegan, I was living in an area similar to the second choice
7/22/2013 4:45 PM View respondent's answers
some but not many options
7/22/2013 4:44 PM View respondent's answers
I know other vegans but only through animal activism and fb
7/22/2013 7:39 AM View respondent's answers
My best friend is also vegan but we are in a very small minority - there is a vegan restaurant in a nearby town and there are health food shops but that's about it
7/22/2013 1:46 AM View respondent's answers
there are 5 of us no meetups yet food becoming more available
7/21/2013 7:29 PM View respondent's answers
I live in Mississauga,right beside vegan-friendly Toronto
7/21/2013 7:04 PM View respondent's answers
I live in an oil town in Alberta. We are definitely not the norm and are usually viewed as "odd", "crazy", or "ridiculous".
7/21/2013 4:21 PM View respondent's answers
I don't know many vegans but live in a town (Glastonbury) that has a good vegan store and cafe's/restaurants cater for me.
7/21/2013 4:15 PM View respondent's answers
A raw food resaurant in my area where vegans meet
7/21/2013 8:32 AM View respondent's answers
my brothers
7/21/2013 8:13 AM View respondent's answers
I work with a vegan, there are groups but I only know most vegans online
7/21/2013 2:42 AM View respondent's answers
I don't currently have any local vegan friends, though I hope to make some!
7/20/2013 4:55 PM View respondent's answers
I also have 2 vegan activist friends. I didn't click together with all the other spanish vegans I met here
7/20/2013 2:04 PM View respondent's answers
there are vegans in my city but no groups that i know of
7/19/2013 6:23 PM View respondent's answers
My friend is vegan
7/19/2013 12:58 PM View respondent's answers
Currently travelling between different countries, no vegans in current area
7/19/2013 10:42 AM View respondent's answers
There are quite a few vegetarians in this area, some vegans but I am recently in contact online with some local vegan groups to try to meet more vegans
7/18/2013 6:18 PM View respondent's answers
Yes, but I don't know them. I don't need support to be vegan.
7/18/2013 1:10 PM View respondent's answers
2 vegan friends and vegan husband
7/18/2013 9:36 AM View respondent's answers
other individuals yes, but no great vegan movement as such
7/18/2013 6:06 AM View respondent's answers
My family is vegan.
7/17/2013 11:10 PM View respondent's answers
There are vegan groups etc in the nearest city
7/17/2013 5:24 PM View respondent's answers
there is only one vegan restaurant in the city which is about 40min drive from where i live.
7/17/2013 4:41 PM View respondent's answers
I met local vegans online, then in person - I now have a group of vegan friends.
7/17/2013 3:00 PM View respondent's answers
I know a couple of vegans, but not too closely. The city has more vegan options, but not very many, and I am a bit of a distance away from those restaurants.
7/17/2013 12:27 PM View respondent's answers
Not specifically in the suburb or surrounds where I live, but am close enough to Sydney-city to enjoy a couple of meet-ups with the Vegan club each month
7/16/2013 9:25 PM View respondent's answers
i know other vegans in my area no groups
7/16/2013 8:51 PM View respondent's answers
I'm not sure about this one. I have some vegan friends, there are vegan restaurants, but not as many as I would like!
7/16/2013 5:33 PM View respondent's answers
not sure
7/16/2013 3:28 PM View respondent's answers
There's a few vegan restaurants
7/15/2013 9:44 AM View respondent's answers
I know a vegetarian friend who tries to become vegan
7/15/2013 4:07 AM View respondent's answers
I have met a few vegans, but very few
7/14/2013 9:19 AM View respondent's answers
I practice at a local vegan Buddhist monastery
7/13/2013 1:02 PM View respondent's answers
nothing in the immediate area; I'd have to travel about an hour.
7/13/2013 11:50 AM View respondent's answers
My next door neighbour is vegan
7/13/2013 10:56 AM View respondent's answers
Nyc
7/13/2013 10:40 AM View respondent's answers
No shops or restaurants but my sister and some friends nearby.
7/13/2013 10:37 AM View respondent's answers
It's easy to get vegan stuff, but I've never met other vegans
7/13/2013 9:29 AM View respondent's answers
don't know yet
7/13/2013 9:07 AM View respondent's answers
I live in a long-term vegetarian community, a few members of which are vegan. Vegan products are easy to obtain around here.
7/12/2013 2:39 PM View respondent's answers
I have vegan connections & restaurants but must travel to these
7/12/2013 1:55 PM View respondent's answers
I have vegan friends
7/12/2013 12:52 PM View respondent's answers
I don't know any other vegans.
7/12/2013 11:36 AM View respondent's answers
I just moved from a town with no vegans to the vegan capitol of Texas- Austin. So much better!
7/12/2013 11:31 AM View respondent's answers
Our friend is vegan but communities around here is very scattered.
7/12/2013 7:48 AM View respondent's answers
i don't really know any other vegans, or groups, but it is easy enough to get products
7/12/2013 6:03 AM View respondent's answers
I know other vegans but not locally
7/12/2013 5:05 AM View respondent's answers
I have great networks of vegans and vegan options, but a half hour and an hour away. So I do feel isolated at times too.
7/12/2013 12:06 AM View respondent's answers
Still not many restaurant choices in the Boston area.
7/11/2013 7:16 PM View respondent's answers
My sister, my daughter, friends we've met and converted to veganism. The group is growing. We have pot lucks, etc. Social networking has changed quite a few people I know.
7/11/2013 6:30 PM View respondent's answers
The vegan population and options are growing daily.
7/11/2013 5:11 PM View respondent's answers
there are not many vegan options in my area
7/11/2013 3:03 PM View respondent's answers
I live in NYC for most of the year, so I'm well provided-for :)
7/11/2013 11:50 AM View respondent's answers
I know four that are fairly local.
7/11/2013 11:00 AM View respondent's answers
Vegan options are plentiful, but I know no other local vegans.
7/11/2013 10:02 AM View respondent's answers
I love the newest vegan book "The Model Vegan" on amazon. It is written by someone raised vegan.
7/11/2013 7:10 AM View respondent's answers
Looking forward to meeting others.
7/11/2013 1:48 AM View respondent's answers
I run www.meetup.com/RawLasVegas with 1,600+ members, but there are probably only a couple dozen vegans in this group. I also run www.meetup.com/RawBoston/ , which has 100+ vegans in it out of 1,100 members.
7/11/2013 12:10 AM View respondent's answers
Just my family. I live in a country town surrounded by the dairy industry.
7/10/2013 5:49 PM View respondent's answers
i know a couple of vegans in my city, though in the city closest to my city there are a couple of vegan restaurants and a fairly new "vegfest" in the summer
7/10/2013 1:42 PM View respondent's answers
little groups but products for the most part are not a problem (I guess it depends on what you deem neccessary in terms of 'fake' products)
7/10/2013 2:13 AM View respondent's answers
no idea
7/10/2013 1:34 AM View respondent's answers
Yes but I'm not connected to them. Getting vegan products in Berlin is easy but not yet easy enough I think.
7/9/2013 8:01 PM View respondent's answers
My best friend is a vegan, a few friends near by.
7/9/2013 4:02 PM View respondent's answers
virtually no vegan products or vegans in my area
7/9/2013 1:31 PM View respondent's answers
I moved a half year ago to a village without vegans(I guess), before then I lived in a metropole with many vegan group, etc.
7/9/2013 11:45 AM View respondent's answers
There are a small number of other vegans in my hometown, I built my own group with them.
7/9/2013 11:05 AM View respondent's answers
my family members are vegan but I have no vegan friends. My mother is very creative when it comes to vegan foods.
7/9/2013 8:28 AM View respondent's answers
I need to see if their are vegan groups in my area! There are many vegan food options in my town.
7/8/2013 8:39 PM View respondent's answers
I don't seek out other vegans. I'm an introvert so joining groups doesn't work for me.
7/8/2013 3:51 PM View respondent's answers
Toronto (City) Proper
7/8/2013 2:59 PM View respondent's answers
A few local Vegan friends.
7/8/2013 12:11 PM View respondent's answers
There are local vegan groups but i don't attend
7/8/2013 10:15 AM View respondent's answers
I know other local vegans, but my town isn't very vegan friendly
7/8/2013 9:08 AM View respondent's answers
I have never sought out the friendship or support of others, so do not know.
7/8/2013 9:04 AM View respondent's answers
It's New York, so there are many vegan spots, but unfortunately pale in comparrison to no vegan.
7/7/2013 6:11 PM View respondent's answers
yes
7/7/2013 5:34 PM View respondent's answers
but no deaf vegans :-(
7/7/2013 3:35 PM View respondent's answers
No local vegan friends, have several vegan friends elsewhere
7/7/2013 9:31 AM View respondent's answers
want to meet them
7/7/2013 9:11 AM View respondent's answers
I am finding more and more vegan people and shops. most are near town which is 35km away
7/6/2013 11:17 PM View respondent's answers
we even have halandals a vegan bar!!!!!
7/6/2013 6:03 PM View respondent's answers
Phoenix the Libertarian and Anarchist community is nearly all vegan and raw
7/6/2013 5:56 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a small town in Georgia
7/6/2013 12:23 PM View respondent's answers
Yes
7/6/2013 8:50 AM View respondent's answers
and a few family members
7/5/2013 6:19 PM View respondent's answers
The only other person I know who is a local vegan, I converted
7/5/2013 12:53 PM View respondent's answers
I'm unsure
7/5/2013 11:08 AM View respondent's answers
It is nice to socialise but a shame many of the foods are high fat using oil which I think should be avoided
7/5/2013 5:40 AM View respondent's answers
We have quite few vegan options here; there's a group in a nearby city, but I don't go to it; there is one other almost vegan that I see almost weekly.
7/5/2013 12:49 AM View respondent's answers
I live in Brasília, Brasil and it is very difficult to find vegan food products, other than fresh vegetables obviously
7/4/2013 6:18 PM View respondent's answers
local group is "loosely organized", not an easy area to live vegan
7/4/2013 6:10 PM View respondent's answers
Through animal rescue, I have met a few other vegans, vegan items easy to buy, no vegan meet ups.
7/4/2013 6:10 PM View respondent's answers
I am in an animal rights group at my college with other vegans
7/4/2013 5:57 PM View respondent's answers
I´m not "into people"even less goups of them... other than online :)
7/4/2013 2:30 PM View respondent's answers
Not Sure, there are groups, I live in the Denver area, food is getting more diverse here too
7/4/2013 11:44 AM View respondent's answers
exploring that now
7/4/2013 9:59 AM View respondent's answers
My brother and I are vegan, some friends who live quite far away are also vegans.
7/4/2013 9:49 AM View respondent's answers
I don't know
7/3/2013 10:59 PM View respondent's answers
I am not well connected to them. We do have a couple of very good vegan restaurants.
7/3/2013 10:20 PM View respondent's answers
NYC!
7/3/2013 8:40 PM View respondent's answers
i am in a relatively progressive community, but can't fin the vegans
7/3/2013 2:39 PM View respondent's answers
Not too aware of a 'community' but there are a couple of vegan restaurants and I find what I need
7/3/2013 2:03 PM View respondent's answers
vegan food is easy but not apparal or shoes
7/3/2013 12:07 PM View respondent's answers
few vegans in the heartland, no restaurants, 2 grocery stores
7/3/2013 8:22 AM View respondent's answers
A new vegan family has arrived. No others prior to this.
7/3/2013 7:35 AM View respondent's answers
however there are several vegans in my area
7/3/2013 4:54 AM View respondent's answers
Never bothered to find out.
7/3/2013 3:00 AM View respondent's answers
There are vegans but I am not a part of them
7/3/2013 2:16 AM View respondent's answers
mabye two people
7/2/2013 8:57 PM View respondent's answers
I am on the board of directors for Vegetarian information group of Rochester (VIGoR)
7/2/2013 3:35 PM View respondent's answers
Work at a vegan store :)))))
7/2/2013 1:53 PM View respondent's answers
I founded the local group
7/2/2013 10:59 AM View respondent's answers
No there are not. However, I have many that come to my home, as I run a vegan salon.
7/2/2013 8:11 AM View respondent's answers
Still super easy to be vegan
7/2/2013 7:22 AM View respondent's answers
who cares?
7/1/2013 11:52 PM View respondent's answers
I am the motor of this vegan group :)
7/1/2013 11:20 PM View respondent's answers
My children are vegan
7/1/2013 9:52 PM View respondent's answers
I work in a health food store, I meet quite a few, would love to meet more
7/1/2013 7:40 PM View respondent's answers
Probably, I live in a major city, I don't know any though.
7/1/2013 5:17 PM View respondent's answers
I don't seek them out
7/1/2013 12:03 PM View respondent's answers
I haven't a bog!!! Don't know. I don't think there are.
7/1/2013 3:44 AM View respondent's answers
Not sure
7/1/2013 12:01 AM View respondent's answers
the only other vegan I know is my son who lives next door to me
6/30/2013 7:03 PM View respondent's answers
I don't know
6/30/2013 6:30 PM View respondent's answers
I've never really checked
6/30/2013 6:15 PM View respondent's answers
I live near Iku Wholefoods (heaven)
6/30/2013 5:54 PM View respondent's answers
I know of only my sister 3 miles away.
6/30/2013 1:53 PM View respondent's answers
I love in Orange County, Ca. so being vegan is easy
6/30/2013 11:40 AM View respondent's answers
Have to go to the big city. Where I live I'm alone being vegan :(
6/30/2013 11:18 AM View respondent's answers
There are 2 groups: Vegetarians and Vegans of Oklahoma and a Meetup Group Plant Based OK. Overall though I consider myself isolated from Vegans because most in the first group were vegetarian and the second group is primarily about diet
6/30/2013 8:28 AM View respondent's answers
I sometimes succumb to dairy products when eating out since it is a challenge in Denmark to get even vegetarian food in restaurants, and I'm allergic to some good vegan products like nuts and soya.
6/30/2013 5:39 AM View respondent's answers
some vegans around, numbers growing slowly
6/30/2013 5:33 AM View respondent's answers
I know of a couple, and vegan products are easy to find, but I still feel isolated
6/30/2013 2:51 AM View respondent's answers
I know there are vegan societies, but I'm not a part of them. I only know a few vegans online.
6/30/2013 2:27 AM View respondent's answers
I travel to Denver, from the mountains - about 45 minutes to get to groups/meetups
6/29/2013 11:38 PM View respondent's answers
i know vegetarians but not vegans
6/29/2013 11:07 PM View respondent's answers
I do not know any other vegans
6/29/2013 7:19 PM View respondent's answers
I have several vegan friends within in a mile or two from me.
6/29/2013 6:24 PM View respondent's answers
I live a bike ride away from INN SEASON Cafe..so life is pretty good.
6/29/2013 6:17 PM View respondent's answers
i live in london uk but because i can't afford much it is difficult for me to meet up with vegan groups across london
6/29/2013 9:34 AM View respondent's answers
I've not tried to find other vegans in my area, I don't have the money for meet ups.
6/29/2013 5:29 AM View respondent's answers
Neighbours are vegan and just opened a vegan shop, otherwise isolated
6/29/2013 4:13 AM View respondent's answers
idk
6/29/2013 4:04 AM View respondent's answers
Fitzroy, the vegan capital of Australia
6/28/2013 9:39 PM View respondent's answers
I'm an organizer of a bran new vegan group - 5 members, we hope to grow.
6/28/2013 9:23 PM View respondent's answers
I know other vegans personally, but we don’t consider ourselves a group.
6/28/2013 7:38 PM View respondent's answers
I'm part of the vegan community where I live and do vegan meet up as well
6/28/2013 6:22 PM View respondent's answers
not really interested in groups etc as most people are far too militant for me.
6/28/2013 5:56 PM View respondent's answers
I know a couple of vegans in my area. Vegan options are few and far between locally.
6/28/2013 5:53 PM View respondent's answers
If I travel to town I find vegan supplies but not in my close area
6/28/2013 5:47 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a small country, Denmark where 99,5% are meat eaters :(
6/28/2013 4:50 PM View respondent's answers
I have a vegan friend local but most are online
6/28/2013 4:30 PM View respondent's answers
Plenty of vegans in the area, but vegan food not easy to get hold of.
6/28/2013 4:01 PM View respondent's answers
I converted a vegetarian at work to a vegan so we compare notes
6/28/2013 3:59 PM View respondent's answers
It's finally starting to explode :)
6/28/2013 3:55 PM View respondent's answers
The closest town has one health food store although they don't have much vegan food, (mostly vegan frozen food) Korean restaurants where I live have vegan friendly food.
6/28/2013 3:22 PM View respondent's answers
I know a few local vegans, but their are not many in my area that I know of.
6/28/2013 2:13 PM View respondent's answers
It is super easy to get vegan food/products, but there are no vegan meetups I know of.
6/28/2013 12:04 PM View respondent's answers
Not too many in my area except my housemates but travel frequently to places that do and do not find this inconvenient.
6/28/2013 10:33 AM View respondent's answers
Monthly vegan potlucks. A lot of people attend but very few are actually vegan.
6/28/2013 9:14 AM View respondent's answers
I know of two other vegans in my area
6/28/2013 6:56 AM View respondent's answers
I have met a couple by chance though.
6/28/2013 6:37 AM View respondent's answers
London is big and given my medical conditions traveling is difficult.
6/28/2013 6:28 AM View respondent's answers
I haven't met any other vegans in my area yet, but I have just become Vegan (2 months)
6/28/2013 6:08 AM View respondent's answers
I have family and friends who are vegan and am a member of a vegan social group. Nearest town has shops, but no cafes/restaurants for vegans yet.
6/28/2013 5:58 AM View respondent's answers
I formed a regional group in my area
6/28/2013 5:41 AM View respondent's answers
There's a vegetarian group with some vegans and there's some selection of vegan products
6/28/2013 4:16 AM View respondent's answers
I'm in Canberra, which is not bad for meeting vegans and sourcing vegan products. However, I think Melbourne would be a better place for vegan cafes and restaurants and meeting other vegans.
6/28/2013 3:37 AM View respondent's answers
have not looked into it thoroughly.
6/28/2013 2:12 AM View respondent's answers
Only my siblings and mother
6/28/2013 2:08 AM View respondent's answers
I know two vegans in my local area, but it took me 5 years to find them.
6/28/2013 1:41 AM View respondent's answers
i don't really know of local vegan groups because i am new to my area, and not interested in groups. products are more available than where i previously lived.
6/28/2013 1:33 AM View respondent's answers
I am friends with other people. Some vegan some not. I'm not going to base my relationship with someone on whether they are vegan or not, I understand that change takes time and I'm not a bigot about my views.
6/28/2013 1:19 AM View respondent's answers
Some would beg to differ, yet I find it easy the more I learn :)
6/28/2013 1:17 AM View respondent's answers
I am on the executive board of my university's vegan/vegetarian club.
6/27/2013 11:33 PM View respondent's answers
live in NY
6/27/2013 11:23 PM View respondent's answers
Our best friends are vegan but we only see them once a month, facebook vegan groups are helpful.
6/27/2013 11:01 PM View respondent's answers
I don't involve myself with other vegan groups apart from occasionally online.
6/27/2013 9:40 PM View respondent's answers
I have a few vegan friends. I peruse the internet for vegan groups, recipes, etc.
6/27/2013 9:19 PM View respondent's answers
My situation is a bit of all of the above, I feel isolated but there is a local vegan group but vegan food/products are easy to get.
6/27/2013 9:03 PM View respondent's answers
know one other vegan in this area
6/27/2013 8:50 PM View respondent's answers
Boston Raw Food Meetup friends, but I'm 40 miles north of Boston.
6/27/2013 8:28 PM View respondent's answers
Not super easy, but reasonable options are readily available
6/27/2013 8:09 PM View respondent's answers
I don't join groups! But I can get anything I want, being in a big city.
6/27/2013 7:56 PM View respondent's answers
Just 1
6/27/2013 7:35 PM View respondent's answers
Vegans everywhere!!! :):):):)
6/27/2013 7:28 PM View respondent's answers
I go to whole foods
6/27/2013 7:04 PM View respondent's answers
We moved to be closer to other vegans. Before this we lived isolated with little vegan products easily accessible
6/27/2013 6:31 PM View respondent's answers
There is an excellent Animal Rights Group in my are
6/27/2013 6:22 PM View respondent's answers
One vegan in the next town.
6/27/2013 6:13 PM View respondent's answers
I have quite a few vegan friends, not interested in groups or meetups, vegan food is easy to come by.
6/27/2013 6:11 PM View respondent's answers
los angeles is a great place to be vegan
6/27/2013 6:02 PM View respondent's answers
There are vegans around, including some friends. There are vegan organizations but I have no interest in them.
6/27/2013 5:28 PM View respondent's answers
Very little, only soy products from supermarket or online, and only 2 restaurants, no takeaways. Both restaurants are sort of deep-fried stuff, not very upmarket
6/27/2013 5:13 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a small town where there are a few vegans and vegetarians,but I also facilitate a local vegetarian society.
6/27/2013 4:15 PM View respondent's answers
Many of my friends are vegan but there are few sources of food products
6/27/2013 3:57 PM View respondent's answers
.. apart from my partner
6/27/2013 3:47 PM View respondent's answers
i know people but do not know of any groups
6/27/2013 3:08 PM View respondent's answers
I only know a couple vegans personally. There are several excellent vegetarian/vegan dining establishments in my area.
6/27/2013 12:30 PM View respondent's answers
I know other vegans but live 1 hour or more away
6/27/2013 11:46 AM View respondent's answers
I battle to source tasty vegan food - it's either tastless or spiced to death
6/27/2013 10:49 AM View respondent's answers
There are a handful of vegans in my area, but there is only one vegan restaurant. It is not a vegan friendly town.
6/27/2013 10:29 AM View respondent's answers
several friends, and a family member, are also vegan
6/27/2013 10:10 AM View respondent's answers
I have friends that are vegan
6/27/2013 9:55 AM View respondent's answers
I live in Greater London: plenty of vegan options. I am not in contact with other vegans but I do mentoring for the Vegan Society.
6/27/2013 9:52 AM View respondent's answers
I haven't actually gone looking for vegan groups in my area
6/27/2013 9:48 AM View respondent's answers
it is very lonely being a vegan in SA
6/27/2013 8:56 AM View respondent's answers
my family is vegan noone else but I find vegan foods easily
6/27/2013 8:55 AM View respondent's answers
three friends of mine are vegan
6/27/2013 7:56 AM View respondent's answers
Only other members of my family locally. Others I know online.
6/27/2013 5:43 AM View respondent's answers
I don't know any other vegans
6/27/2013 1:21 AM View respondent's answers
None I know of
6/27/2013 1:21 AM View respondent's answers
There is a young crowd of vegans in my small town, but no vegan options
6/27/2013 12:11 AM View respondent's answers
groups are so far away from me, feels like I am all alone
6/26/2013 11:50 PM View respondent's answers
lots of hroups amd vegans in large city close to me. 10-15 mile drive for vegan food at restaurants but vegan friendly coop close by
6/26/2013 10:31 PM View respondent's answers
Most friends are non-vegan but it's always nice to meet your own kind!
6/26/2013 10:12 PM View respondent's answers
There are few vegans. I live near organic valley in pork-on-a-stick country. I started Bluff & Coulee Vegans Meetup Group in La Crosse. There are no vegan restaurants, but there is one vegetarian restaurant.
6/26/2013 9:59 PM View respondent's answers
Not really into 'groups' anyway so not relevant. Knpw a couple of other vegans
6/26/2013 8:58 PM View respondent's answers
I know a few vegans in my area but there are no groups. I have many vegan friends online.
6/26/2013 8:24 PM View respondent's answers
I know a couple of vegans in my life, but most of them are online. I don't go to vegan meetups.
6/26/2013 7:52 PM View respondent's answers
There is a Vegan meet up in my city but that is it.
6/26/2013 7:12 PM View respondent's answers
I know a few but not friends I am around, I got injured at work so I don't have friends anymore, not one. People aren't interested in a person that can't get out in society and do anything.you become forgotten.
6/26/2013 6:38 PM View respondent's answers
No vegans (apart from my three children) and I don't know any veggies either, in my current area but I have vegan friends in real life time in other areas of the country.
6/26/2013 6:37 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a town that derives their income from animal farming. I am yet to meet vegans in our area.
6/26/2013 5:51 PM View respondent's answers
i only personally know other vegans on line tho
6/26/2013 5:30 PM View respondent's answers
I know there are groups, but I don't attend
6/26/2013 5:24 PM View respondent's answers
One or other vegan in town!
6/26/2013 4:55 PM View respondent's answers
I don't really know. I moved from Oregon to South Carolina, and most of the people I know here are big meat eaters. They don't understand me.
6/26/2013 4:41 PM View respondent's answers
There are groups and it is a fairly vegan friendly area, but it could be so much better...I wish it was anyway!
6/26/2013 4:38 PM View respondent's answers
Only know of one other couple
6/26/2013 3:29 PM View respondent's answers
I actually founded a vegan group a few years ago, but there are also quite a few veggie/vegans in my small village
6/26/2013 3:03 PM View respondent's answers
i know a few
6/26/2013 2:50 PM View respondent's answers
between 2 AND 3
6/26/2013 2:03 PM View respondent's answers
do not know what other people eat
6/26/2013 1:43 PM View respondent's answers
i only know 1 vegan family, which happen to live in my city
6/26/2013 1:17 PM View respondent's answers
a few about....within 20 miles...and health shops are fair...ps.clicked 30 years vegan it only 29 but didnt want to loose 20 years by clicking the 10 year option
6/26/2013 12:53 PM View respondent's answers
Met 2 locally but very limited anything here
6/26/2013 9:39 AM View respondent's answers
I know a few in person tha tlive near me, never been to an organized group
6/26/2013 9:31 AM View respondent's answers
I don't actively seek out vegan groups or restaurants. Too hard to access for me, although they do exist in my city.
6/26/2013 8:59 AM View respondent's answers
Newly-formed vegan group, no problem getting vegan items
6/26/2013 8:50 AM View respondent's answers
I am sure there are other vegans around but I don't seek them out.
6/26/2013 8:38 AM View respondent's answers
Unsure
6/26/2013 7:43 AM View respondent's answers
Don't know.
6/26/2013 7:23 AM View respondent's answers
I live isolated from other vegans, but I have vegan friends an hour away
6/26/2013 7:06 AM View respondent's answers
I'm very fortunate tat way!
6/26/2013 6:32 AM View respondent's answers
i was alone when i started by there are lots of vegans and vegan groups
6/26/2013 6:11 AM View respondent's answers
I live in sheep farming country!! So no vegans around as far as I know!!
6/26/2013 5:46 AM View respondent's answers
My wife, daughter, son in law and my DOG !
6/26/2013 5:25 AM View respondent's answers
We meet up at rallies to go to vegan cafes in Melbourne. I travel to Melbourne to buy my supplies, as there are limited supplies in Geelong.
6/26/2013 4:47 AM View respondent's answers
It's even easier to get vegan food/products now anywhere in the world, than it was long ago!
6/26/2013 4:28 AM View respondent's answers
I will have to use transport to get to them but within 20kms of each other there are Vegan spots.
6/26/2013 3:43 AM View respondent's answers
Now,but not in previous places I have lived. It could be because awareness has been growing a lot over time.
6/26/2013 3:38 AM View respondent's answers
there are a decent amount of vegans I know within an hour's drive but for eating out, options are very limited
6/26/2013 3:26 AM View respondent's answers
Both me and my spouse are Vegan, son mostly vegan.
6/26/2013 3:04 AM View respondent's answers
a couple of other Vegans in my locality
6/26/2013 2:53 AM View respondent's answers
I know a few personally, but not many.
6/26/2013 2:41 AM View respondent's answers
Don't even know any vegetarians in real life
6/26/2013 2:34 AM View respondent's answers
Yes
6/26/2013 2:09 AM View respondent's answers
I know vegans in my area, but we don't form a group.
6/26/2013 1:55 AM View respondent's answers
I don't search out groups but know a few vegans
6/26/2013 12:25 AM View respondent's answers
I moved to NYC to be a part of the awesome vegan community here :)
6/26/2013 12:10 AM View respondent's answers
I run a veganic nonprofit food cooperative and prepare all of my own food from items sourced directly from farms and artisans.
6/26/2013 12:08 AM View respondent's answers
I don't know.I moved here very recently.
6/26/2013 12:06 AM View respondent's answers
Adequate food options. Too little solidarity or fellowship among local vegans
6/26/2013 12:01 AM View respondent's answers
depends on how you define "area". I socialise with vegans via Adelaide Vegans - go to dinners etc
6/25/2013 11:34 PM View respondent's answers
I know only a handful of vegans in person, and there aren't many vegan friendly restaurants nearby. Most of my vegan friends I only know online.
6/25/2013 11:02 PM View respondent's answers
The region has poor options for vegans ,small vegan meetups =useless
6/25/2013 10:44 PM View respondent's answers
we know other vegans but we are a minority. no groups.
6/25/2013 10:41 PM View respondent's answers
my children are vegan
6/25/2013 10:09 PM View respondent's answers
i live in a very rural area by shenandoah national park in va. its a great opportunity to talk to others about being vegan. On ocassion, i run into another vegan. but it is rare.
6/25/2013 9:58 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a very small town but some of the forward thinking local business owners, while supporting meat and dairy, they do provide vegan options and goods for vegan cooking/baking
6/25/2013 9:46 PM View respondent's answers
There is a local vegetarian group, not vegan
6/25/2013 9:41 PM View respondent's answers
There are few ethical vegans in HK., online or otherwise.
6/25/2013 9:26 PM View respondent's answers
Small town but we have one vegan group.
6/25/2013 9:25 PM View respondent's answers
I turned many friends vegan
6/25/2013 9:25 PM View respondent's answers
I do not know vegans in my area except one which is a friend
6/25/2013 9:11 PM View respondent's answers
More vegetarian groups locally, but veganism is growing...
6/25/2013 8:59 PM View respondent's answers
There is Vegan Chef (Chef Chew and a paster of The Seventh Day Adventist)) that really got me to try vegan cooking with free cooking classes. There is a COOP but no groups.
6/25/2013 8:50 PM View respondent's answers
loma linda is nearby
6/25/2013 8:30 PM View respondent's answers
I do know several vegans but they do not live in the same town.
6/25/2013 8:21 PM View respondent's answers
i live in a city that has some options but isn't overly vegan friendly
6/25/2013 8:21 PM View respondent's answers
Never looked for others
6/25/2013 8:10 PM View respondent's answers
I have never looked into groups but vegan products are very easy to find
6/25/2013 8:09 PM View respondent's answers
I don't have the resources to participate in vegan groups here. Gas to go to events, potlucks, etc.
6/25/2013 8:07 PM View respondent's answers
its very hard to buy vegan foods like seitan or tofu in the supermarkets here :-( the big towns are full of it, but in the middle of nowhere vegans have a hard time at the supermarkets...the few things they offer for "us" are very expensive
6/25/2013 8:03 PM View respondent's answers
I meet with other Vegans/Vegetarians through the Vegan, Vegetarian and Animal Rights Groups on "Meet Up" online and as I live in London I have a good choice of shops.
6/25/2013 7:58 PM View respondent's answers
Several family members are vegan.
6/25/2013 7:49 PM View respondent's answers
We have a local vegan group and we gather for potlucks but we do not have stores designated souly for vegan food.
6/25/2013 7:36 PM View respondent's answers
Some stores carry products. A few restaurants are coming around. It's slow. It's the heart of the industry.
6/25/2013 7:29 PM View respondent's answers
yay, Seattle!
6/25/2013 7:29 PM View respondent's answers
don't know, don't care, don't need "support" group(s)
6/25/2013 7:28 PM View respondent's answers
a few not many in my local town
6/25/2013 7:16 PM View respondent's answers
Where I live, vegans pretty much don't exist. Everyone hunts, fishes, and eats alot of meat.
6/25/2013 7:00 PM View respondent's answers
Meetup is very active
6/25/2013 6:53 PM View respondent's answers
Out west no one cares of your screaming!
6/25/2013 6:50 PM View respondent's answers
i live in a big city but know few vegans. all grocery stores sell produce so it is very easy to shop vegan.
6/25/2013 6:43 PM View respondent's answers
I have only one vegan friend in town.
6/25/2013 6:22 PM View respondent's answers
There are no vegan options where I am and I only know one other vegan.
6/25/2013 6:12 PM View respondent's answers
By area i mean over half hours drive.
6/25/2013 6:04 PM View respondent's answers
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Answer Choices Responses
I live isolated from other vegans; only know them online - 22.89% 1,778
The closest town has adequate options for vegans but vegan options are not abundant, no groups - 12.90% 1,002
There are local vegan groups, organizations and meetups, but not a large population of vegans - 32.39% 2,516
There are vegan groups in my area, it is super easy to get vegan food/products - 31.83% 2,473
Total 7,769 + 425 clicked "other' with a comment:
A few vegans are around, though most of my vegan friends are from other cities
9/7/2013 6:21 AM View respondent's answers
Some of my friends live vegan; most of the time I find something vegan to buy.
9/6/2013 9:57 AM View respondent's answers
I have a couple of good friends who are vegan and the next town has a reasonable selection of vegan food/products
9/4/2013 3:38 PM View respondent's answers
Meetup Groups-Raw Food, South-Florida-Detox-Health Solutions
8/24/2013 11:20 AM View respondent's answers
We have good vegan food, I have one vegan friend, but most are online. Don't know about groups in my area
8/23/2013 10:33 AM View respondent's answers
A few friends are vegan. Vegan food is easy to get but quality not the best always
8/22/2013 8:33 AM View respondent's answers
There are one or 2 vegans in my area but i am pretty much isolated apart from fb
8/21/2013 11:42 AM View respondent's answers
I odnt think the transition would have been so easy if i didnt live in a city with so many options & vegan friends around
8/20/2013 6:32 PM View respondent's answers
idk about groups but the vegan options are okay
8/20/2013 4:46 PM View respondent's answers
Local area not very good but Glasgow only less than 20 miles away and is excellent for vegans
8/20/2013 4:13 PM View respondent's answers
I have one close friend who is vegan
8/20/2013 2:01 PM View respondent's answers
There are some vegan restaurants, but it can be difficult to buy some vegan food that I know are available in other parts of Scotland....I live in Glasgow.
8/20/2013 12:42 PM View respondent's answers
Few local friends are vegan
8/20/2013 12:28 PM View respondent's answers
There is a thriving vegan community and vegan food/products are readily available, but no dedicated vegan (or even vegetarian) restaurants.
8/20/2013 10:10 AM View respondent's answers
Have been vegan on and off for 30 years (ex partner was omnivore) it is now sooo easy to be vegan <3 p="">8/20/2013 9:18 AM View respondent's answers
I have one vegan friend. vegan food is not too difficult to get a hold of but I find it can be expensive. shoes are a nightmare.
8/20/2013 9:13 AM View respondent's answers
I live in Stellenbosch
8/19/2013 4:19 PM View respondent's answers
My nearest vegan group is 20 miles away and I have only had online contact to date. Order most vegan products online.
8/19/2013 11:33 AM View respondent's answers
Vegans, but no organizations which I am aware of
8/17/2013 11:30 AM View respondent's answers
Whangarei has few vegan option and a group that meets occasionally
8/17/2013 1:39 AM View respondent's answers
except the person who turned me vegan and the four we have turned vegan
8/16/2013 5:30 PM View respondent's answers
I do not know
8/16/2013 12:06 PM View respondent's answers
However, the nearest big city has a more established vegan community and vegan restaurants.
8/15/2013 6:58 PM View respondent's answers
only know one vegan
8/15/2013 4:32 PM View respondent's answers
Not sure about groups
8/15/2013 1:27 PM View respondent's answers
have not heard of any
8/14/2013 4:45 PM View respondent's answers
know very few vegans
8/14/2013 12:49 AM View respondent's answers
started to join vegan advocacy group. but mostly spend time around non-vegans (but quite a few support veganism)
8/13/2013 6:59 PM View respondent's answers
No idea, I don't speak to people in my area
8/13/2013 6:49 AM View respondent's answers
Never personally tried to reach out to Vegan groups.
8/12/2013 4:32 PM View respondent's answers
friends are vegan and it is very easy to get a hold of vegan food/products
8/12/2013 4:21 PM View respondent's answers
I live an hour away from Portland, OR which is very vegan friendly. I do not have any vegan friends or family members.
8/12/2013 2:24 PM View respondent's answers
I have to qualify this…WE are the local RURAL vegans organizing gatherings…just a small handful get together, do demos, organize, host potucks, etc. No formal groups.
8/12/2013 1:51 PM View respondent's answers
no body know the meaning of vegan here.
8/12/2013 1:24 PM View respondent's answers
Yes, my neighbor is.
8/12/2013 5:53 AM View respondent's answers
i made vegan friends
8/12/2013 3:53 AM View respondent's answers
I know 1 other vegan off-line- the one who made me realize it was do-able.
8/11/2013 7:20 PM View respondent's answers
I'm sure there are some vegans in the area, but I only know vegans online.
8/11/2013 1:25 AM View respondent's answers
Never really checked.
8/10/2013 2:58 PM View respondent's answers
There are vegans, but not well informed or nor weel organized (I live in Perú), and in my case I am not very sociable
8/10/2013 12:48 PM View respondent's answers
Know only couple of vegans. Local vegan options few. Some vegan options w/in non-vegan establishments.
8/10/2013 12:44 PM View respondent's answers
I havent met any vegans in my area, nor is there a vegan soc at uni, and most restaurants have 1 or 2 veggie (but not vegan) options
8/10/2013 10:24 AM View respondent's answers
I have vegan friends that I have met through unrelated to veganism activities
8/10/2013 10:23 AM View respondent's answers
have no idea?
8/10/2013 10:18 AM View respondent's answers
I know one other vegan.
8/10/2013 2:35 AM View respondent's answers
There are vegan groups, not a part of them. Feel very involved with online community of vegans though.
8/9/2013 7:40 PM View respondent's answers
although have to go into London c.20 mile overground train journey
8/9/2013 7:05 PM View respondent's answers
I have many vegan friends too - yay! :)
8/9/2013 3:55 PM View respondent's answers
Have meet vegans but have decided Ijust because they are vegan doesn't mean we will get along as friends , I find there are far to many definitions of vegans and only stay close to 1 who shares equal views
8/9/2013 8:53 AM View respondent's answers
Not sure
8/9/2013 2:39 AM View respondent's answers
There are other vegans in my town and a fair amount of vegan options but I have no idea about groups, meetups and things like this
8/8/2013 10:57 PM View respondent's answers
We live in north Germany where being vegan is VERY NORMAL & smart thing to do in general with tons of vegans around.
8/8/2013 8:01 PM View respondent's answers
I live in Portland. enough said.
8/8/2013 7:59 PM View respondent's answers
The closest town has adequate options for vegans but vegan options are not abundant. There is a large population of vegans and several groups.
8/8/2013 7:51 PM View respondent's answers
i only know two vegans, who were already part of my life and became vegan after me.
8/8/2013 7:07 PM View respondent's answers
I know a couple of vegans, but most I know of are online. I have to drive a little to get vegan supplies, or I order them online :)
8/8/2013 6:54 PM View respondent's answers
i know 1 or 2 local vegans, the rest i know online
8/8/2013 6:40 PM View respondent's answers
my kids own a vegan grocery store/cafe
8/8/2013 6:10 PM View respondent's answers
online groups, one local vegan friend apart from me and husband
8/8/2013 6:05 PM View respondent's answers
I have no vegan friends
8/8/2013 5:57 PM View respondent's answers
There are a lot of group but I pretty much keep to my self as a lot have extremist attitudes, there are vegan options everywhere I tend to stick to raw vegan foods, and always can find something to eat no matter where we are
8/8/2013 5:51 PM View respondent's answers
I live on the out skirts of London where vegan life is easy but less so closer to home
8/8/2013 5:15 PM View respondent's answers
I am aware of other vegans where I live but there is no social groups just for vegans
8/8/2013 5:12 PM View respondent's answers
I think there are groups but I haven't made any contact
8/8/2013 4:50 PM View respondent's answers
Not sure, I have vegan friends I see now that I met online
8/8/2013 4:49 PM View respondent's answers
sort of like the first answer, mostly isolated form vegans though do know one or two presonally
8/8/2013 2:41 PM View respondent's answers
Don't know
8/8/2013 2:12 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a country town that has vegans but there are no meet up groups that I know of and no restaurants for vegetarians/vegans
8/8/2013 1:27 PM View respondent's answers
Not sure about groups
8/8/2013 12:10 PM View respondent's answers
My town lacks high-class vegan restaurants. There are a few online vegan groups but do not have a large population.
8/8/2013 8:29 AM View respondent's answers
not sure
8/8/2013 5:19 AM View respondent's answers
I know there are but haven't found them yet.
8/7/2013 4:54 PM View respondent's answers
I started meeting other vegans last year after being a lonely vegan for 4 years
8/7/2013 11:57 AM View respondent's answers
Have not explored local vegan society
8/7/2013 8:47 AM View respondent's answers
Vegan products?
8/7/2013 4:19 AM View respondent's answers
My town has lots of vegan options in terms of vegan-friendly, vegetarian, and a few vegan restaurants, but for the most part few people are actually vegan. I have not found a vegan community yet.
8/7/2013 3:02 AM View respondent's answers
I'm not sure -- I'm a busy single mom, more likely to socialize with other parents than other vegans.
8/6/2013 4:55 PM View respondent's answers
I work at animal rescue were almost all of the staff/volunteers are vegans
8/6/2013 11:10 AM View respondent's answers
I have few vegan friends
8/6/2013 10:10 AM View respondent's answers
We know and socialize with other vegans
8/6/2013 10:01 AM View respondent's answers
live isolated from other vegans but do see and meet occasionally
8/6/2013 1:38 AM View respondent's answers
none
8/6/2013 12:01 AM View respondent's answers
Online support group, restaurants have some options, good friend is vegan
8/5/2013 10:52 PM View respondent's answers
I live in an area with great diet diversity.
8/5/2013 6:03 PM View respondent's answers
I moved to an area where there were other vegans. Before, I lived very isolated.
8/5/2013 12:46 PM View respondent's answers
I don't really feel the need to be involved with vegan groups. Some of my friends are vegan, some are not. Personal choice.
8/5/2013 8:33 AM View respondent's answers
Where I live it is much easier than many places but still needs a LOT of improvement
8/5/2013 7:45 AM View respondent's answers
Probably somewhere between the first two. I run a local group but we don't have meet ups yet. There are probably less than 5 vegans in town and little or no options for eating out.
8/5/2013 4:06 AM View respondent's answers
Getting to know Auckland Vegans via FB so far. Is good
8/4/2013 10:38 PM View respondent's answers
Other vegans and lots of vegan options, but no vegan groups
8/4/2013 7:19 PM View respondent's answers
I don't know of vegan groups in my area. the only other vegans I know are online.
8/4/2013 3:51 PM View respondent's answers
Except from my girlfriend
8/4/2013 1:23 PM View respondent's answers
My family is vegan, but that is it.
8/4/2013 11:27 AM View respondent's answers
Again, home base is NYC so I have loads of options but... in my travels I struggle and usually bring certain stock items with me.
8/4/2013 10:16 AM View respondent's answers
My partner is vegan, and we have a couple of Vegan friends, who we occasionally see
8/3/2013 2:39 PM View respondent's answers
I live in Wyoming :(
8/1/2013 11:27 PM View respondent's answers
no groups, but neighbors are vegan
8/1/2013 6:54 PM View respondent's answers
I don't know, probably...
8/1/2013 1:53 PM View respondent's answers
Unfortunately, none of the people we closely associate with are!!!!
8/1/2013 12:26 PM View respondent's answers
one local group, not many vegans in my city
8/1/2013 6:46 AM View respondent's answers
i know other vegans and there are a few outlets for a tasty vegan meal such as the engine shed in edinburgh
8/1/2013 5:03 AM View respondent's answers
I have several friends who went vegan due to my talking about it so we do get together, I have other friends who are very courteous about it and make vegan meals for me when i go there, but not a lot of vegan options and no vegan restaurants.
7/30/2013 10:46 AM View respondent's answers
I know a few but do not see them often, and I am not involved with any veg groups.
7/29/2013 7:57 PM View respondent's answers
I do not know any, but it is very easy to get vegan food / products.
7/29/2013 3:38 PM View respondent's answers
I only know a couple of vegans personally.
7/29/2013 12:34 AM View respondent's answers
My friends and I founded The Albany Vegan Network and now there are a number of veg groups!
7/28/2013 6:44 PM View respondent's answers
I know other vegans socially but non live in my physical geographical area
7/27/2013 4:45 PM View respondent's answers
I just moved and I'm not so familiar with groups
7/27/2013 9:12 AM View respondent's answers
Vegan group in my town, but eating options are limited
7/27/2013 8:30 AM View respondent's answers
Is a vegetarian group locally, but nearest vegan group, or vegan friends live about 37 miles away.
7/27/2013 7:08 AM View respondent's answers
Don't know about groups but there are plenty of vegans here and food isn't really a problem
7/27/2013 6:05 AM View respondent's answers
I know of three in my area. They all switched after meeting me.
7/26/2013 11:48 PM View respondent's answers
Not quite isolated...I have my own converts...but I feel pretty much alone
7/23/2013 2:28 PM View respondent's answers
I know a lot of vegans around my area. There are great vegan options in our regular stores and a restaurant, and health food stores too.We have Wegman's grocery which has a specialty section and you can get just about anything you want, such as tooth paste, deodortant, shampoo, all sorts of vegan meats, cheeses, milks, egg replacer....They even have their own V on their products so you know which ones are vegan. :)
7/23/2013 11:08 AM View respondent's answers
I don't know
7/23/2013 3:31 AM View respondent's answers
Live in North Dakota, I'm probably 1 of 50 vegans in the state.
7/23/2013 2:12 AM View respondent's answers
There are vegans in my area but I don't know any of them personally. Vegan food is pretty easy to get in my area. I get a lot of support through vegan websites.
7/23/2013 12:42 AM View respondent's answers
I know there are vegans but I don't know any
7/22/2013 11:54 PM View respondent's answers
vegan restaurants
7/22/2013 9:56 PM View respondent's answers
I don't know if I live by local vegan groups. Not many vegan restaurant options where I live.
7/22/2013 9:53 PM View respondent's answers
depends on where I am living at the moment, the closer to cities the better
7/22/2013 9:38 PM View respondent's answers
only know of a few and have limited vegan restaurants
7/22/2013 9:30 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a very non-vegan friendly area but just 30 to 45 mins from a large town with several vegan options available.
7/22/2013 9:21 PM View respondent's answers
I have a three vegan friends, and know two others through business that are vegan.
7/22/2013 9:18 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a town where there are hunters and people eat a lot of meat.
7/22/2013 6:02 PM View respondent's answers
but when I first went vegan, I was living in an area similar to the second choice
7/22/2013 4:45 PM View respondent's answers
some but not many options
7/22/2013 4:44 PM View respondent's answers
I know other vegans but only through animal activism and fb
7/22/2013 7:39 AM View respondent's answers
My best friend is also vegan but we are in a very small minority - there is a vegan restaurant in a nearby town and there are health food shops but that's about it
7/22/2013 1:46 AM View respondent's answers
there are 5 of us no meetups yet food becoming more available
7/21/2013 7:29 PM View respondent's answers
I live in Mississauga,right beside vegan-friendly Toronto
7/21/2013 7:04 PM View respondent's answers
I live in an oil town in Alberta. We are definitely not the norm and are usually viewed as "odd", "crazy", or "ridiculous".
7/21/2013 4:21 PM View respondent's answers
I don't know many vegans but live in a town (Glastonbury) that has a good vegan store and cafe's/restaurants cater for me.
7/21/2013 4:15 PM View respondent's answers
A raw food resaurant in my area where vegans meet
7/21/2013 8:32 AM View respondent's answers
my brothers
7/21/2013 8:13 AM View respondent's answers
I work with a vegan, there are groups but I only know most vegans online
7/21/2013 2:42 AM View respondent's answers
I don't currently have any local vegan friends, though I hope to make some!
7/20/2013 4:55 PM View respondent's answers
I also have 2 vegan activist friends. I didn't click together with all the other spanish vegans I met here
7/20/2013 2:04 PM View respondent's answers
there are vegans in my city but no groups that i know of
7/19/2013 6:23 PM View respondent's answers
My friend is vegan
7/19/2013 12:58 PM View respondent's answers
Currently travelling between different countries, no vegans in current area
7/19/2013 10:42 AM View respondent's answers
There are quite a few vegetarians in this area, some vegans but I am recently in contact online with some local vegan groups to try to meet more vegans
7/18/2013 6:18 PM View respondent's answers
Yes, but I don't know them. I don't need support to be vegan.
7/18/2013 1:10 PM View respondent's answers
2 vegan friends and vegan husband
7/18/2013 9:36 AM View respondent's answers
other individuals yes, but no great vegan movement as such
7/18/2013 6:06 AM View respondent's answers
My family is vegan.
7/17/2013 11:10 PM View respondent's answers
There are vegan groups etc in the nearest city
7/17/2013 5:24 PM View respondent's answers
there is only one vegan restaurant in the city which is about 40min drive from where i live.
7/17/2013 4:41 PM View respondent's answers
I met local vegans online, then in person - I now have a group of vegan friends.
7/17/2013 3:00 PM View respondent's answers
I know a couple of vegans, but not too closely. The city has more vegan options, but not very many, and I am a bit of a distance away from those restaurants.
7/17/2013 12:27 PM View respondent's answers
Not specifically in the suburb or surrounds where I live, but am close enough to Sydney-city to enjoy a couple of meet-ups with the Vegan club each month
7/16/2013 9:25 PM View respondent's answers
i know other vegans in my area no groups
7/16/2013 8:51 PM View respondent's answers
I'm not sure about this one. I have some vegan friends, there are vegan restaurants, but not as many as I would like!
7/16/2013 5:33 PM View respondent's answers
not sure
7/16/2013 3:28 PM View respondent's answers
There's a few vegan restaurants
7/15/2013 9:44 AM View respondent's answers
I know a vegetarian friend who tries to become vegan
7/15/2013 4:07 AM View respondent's answers
I have met a few vegans, but very few
7/14/2013 9:19 AM View respondent's answers
I practice at a local vegan Buddhist monastery
7/13/2013 1:02 PM View respondent's answers
nothing in the immediate area; I'd have to travel about an hour.
7/13/2013 11:50 AM View respondent's answers
My next door neighbour is vegan
7/13/2013 10:56 AM View respondent's answers
Nyc
7/13/2013 10:40 AM View respondent's answers
No shops or restaurants but my sister and some friends nearby.
7/13/2013 10:37 AM View respondent's answers
It's easy to get vegan stuff, but I've never met other vegans
7/13/2013 9:29 AM View respondent's answers
don't know yet
7/13/2013 9:07 AM View respondent's answers
I live in a long-term vegetarian community, a few members of which are vegan. Vegan products are easy to obtain around here.
7/12/2013 2:39 PM View respondent's answers
I have vegan connections & restaurants but must travel to these
7/12/2013 1:55 PM View respondent's answers
I have vegan friends
7/12/2013 12:52 PM View respondent's answers
I don't know any other vegans.
7/12/2013 11:36 AM View respondent's answers
I just moved from a town with no vegans to the vegan capitol of Texas- Austin. So much better!
7/12/2013 11:31 AM View respondent's answers
Our friend is vegan but communities around here is very scattered.
7/12/2013 7:48 AM View respondent's answers
i don't really know any other vegans, or groups, but it is easy enough to get products
7/12/2013 6:03 AM View respondent's answers
I know other vegans but not locally
7/12/2013 5:05 AM View respondent's answers
I have great networks of vegans and vegan options, but a half hour and an hour away. So I do feel isolated at times too.
7/12/2013 12:06 AM View respondent's answers
Still not many restaurant choices in the Boston area.
7/11/2013 7:16 PM View respondent's answers
My sister, my daughter, friends we've met and converted to veganism. The group is growing. We have pot lucks, etc. Social networking has changed quite a few people I know.
7/11/2013 6:30 PM View respondent's answers
The vegan population and options are growing daily.
7/11/2013 5:11 PM View respondent's answers
there are not many vegan options in my area
7/11/2013 3:03 PM View respondent's answers
I live in NYC for most of the year, so I'm well provided-for :)
7/11/2013 11:50 AM View respondent's answers
I know four that are fairly local.
7/11/2013 11:00 AM View respondent's answers
Vegan options are plentiful, but I know no other local vegans.
7/11/2013 10:02 AM View respondent's answers
I love the newest vegan book "The Model Vegan" on amazon. It is written by someone raised vegan.
7/11/2013 7:10 AM View respondent's answers
Looking forward to meeting others.
7/11/2013 1:48 AM View respondent's answers
I run www.meetup.com/RawLasVegas with 1,600+ members, but there are probably only a couple dozen vegans in this group. I also run www.meetup.com/RawBoston/ , which has 100+ vegans in it out of 1,100 members.
7/11/2013 12:10 AM View respondent's answers
Just my family. I live in a country town surrounded by the dairy industry.
7/10/2013 5:49 PM View respondent's answers
i know a couple of vegans in my city, though in the city closest to my city there are a couple of vegan restaurants and a fairly new "vegfest" in the summer
7/10/2013 1:42 PM View respondent's answers
little groups but products for the most part are not a problem (I guess it depends on what you deem neccessary in terms of 'fake' products)
7/10/2013 2:13 AM View respondent's answers
no idea
7/10/2013 1:34 AM View respondent's answers
Yes but I'm not connected to them. Getting vegan products in Berlin is easy but not yet easy enough I think.
7/9/2013 8:01 PM View respondent's answers
My best friend is a vegan, a few friends near by.
7/9/2013 4:02 PM View respondent's answers
virtually no vegan products or vegans in my area
7/9/2013 1:31 PM View respondent's answers
I moved a half year ago to a village without vegans(I guess), before then I lived in a metropole with many vegan group, etc.
7/9/2013 11:45 AM View respondent's answers
There are a small number of other vegans in my hometown, I built my own group with them.
7/9/2013 11:05 AM View respondent's answers
my family members are vegan but I have no vegan friends. My mother is very creative when it comes to vegan foods.
7/9/2013 8:28 AM View respondent's answers
I need to see if their are vegan groups in my area! There are many vegan food options in my town.
7/8/2013 8:39 PM View respondent's answers
I don't seek out other vegans. I'm an introvert so joining groups doesn't work for me.
7/8/2013 3:51 PM View respondent's answers
Toronto (City) Proper
7/8/2013 2:59 PM View respondent's answers
A few local Vegan friends.
7/8/2013 12:11 PM View respondent's answers
There are local vegan groups but i don't attend
7/8/2013 10:15 AM View respondent's answers
I know other local vegans, but my town isn't very vegan friendly
7/8/2013 9:08 AM View respondent's answers
I have never sought out the friendship or support of others, so do not know.
7/8/2013 9:04 AM View respondent's answers
It's New York, so there are many vegan spots, but unfortunately pale in comparrison to no vegan.
7/7/2013 6:11 PM View respondent's answers
yes
7/7/2013 5:34 PM View respondent's answers
but no deaf vegans :-(
7/7/2013 3:35 PM View respondent's answers
No local vegan friends, have several vegan friends elsewhere
7/7/2013 9:31 AM View respondent's answers
want to meet them
7/7/2013 9:11 AM View respondent's answers
I am finding more and more vegan people and shops. most are near town which is 35km away
7/6/2013 11:17 PM View respondent's answers
we even have halandals a vegan bar!!!!!
7/6/2013 6:03 PM View respondent's answers
Phoenix the Libertarian and Anarchist community is nearly all vegan and raw
7/6/2013 5:56 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a small town in Georgia
7/6/2013 12:23 PM View respondent's answers
Yes
7/6/2013 8:50 AM View respondent's answers
and a few family members
7/5/2013 6:19 PM View respondent's answers
The only other person I know who is a local vegan, I converted
7/5/2013 12:53 PM View respondent's answers
I'm unsure
7/5/2013 11:08 AM View respondent's answers
It is nice to socialise but a shame many of the foods are high fat using oil which I think should be avoided
7/5/2013 5:40 AM View respondent's answers
We have quite few vegan options here; there's a group in a nearby city, but I don't go to it; there is one other almost vegan that I see almost weekly.
7/5/2013 12:49 AM View respondent's answers
I live in Brasília, Brasil and it is very difficult to find vegan food products, other than fresh vegetables obviously
7/4/2013 6:18 PM View respondent's answers
local group is "loosely organized", not an easy area to live vegan
7/4/2013 6:10 PM View respondent's answers
Through animal rescue, I have met a few other vegans, vegan items easy to buy, no vegan meet ups.
7/4/2013 6:10 PM View respondent's answers
I am in an animal rights group at my college with other vegans
7/4/2013 5:57 PM View respondent's answers
I´m not "into people"even less goups of them... other than online :)
7/4/2013 2:30 PM View respondent's answers
Not Sure, there are groups, I live in the Denver area, food is getting more diverse here too
7/4/2013 11:44 AM View respondent's answers
exploring that now
7/4/2013 9:59 AM View respondent's answers
My brother and I are vegan, some friends who live quite far away are also vegans.
7/4/2013 9:49 AM View respondent's answers
I don't know
7/3/2013 10:59 PM View respondent's answers
I am not well connected to them. We do have a couple of very good vegan restaurants.
7/3/2013 10:20 PM View respondent's answers
NYC!
7/3/2013 8:40 PM View respondent's answers
i am in a relatively progressive community, but can't fin the vegans
7/3/2013 2:39 PM View respondent's answers
Not too aware of a 'community' but there are a couple of vegan restaurants and I find what I need
7/3/2013 2:03 PM View respondent's answers
vegan food is easy but not apparal or shoes
7/3/2013 12:07 PM View respondent's answers
few vegans in the heartland, no restaurants, 2 grocery stores
7/3/2013 8:22 AM View respondent's answers
A new vegan family has arrived. No others prior to this.
7/3/2013 7:35 AM View respondent's answers
however there are several vegans in my area
7/3/2013 4:54 AM View respondent's answers
Never bothered to find out.
7/3/2013 3:00 AM View respondent's answers
There are vegans but I am not a part of them
7/3/2013 2:16 AM View respondent's answers
mabye two people
7/2/2013 8:57 PM View respondent's answers
I am on the board of directors for Vegetarian information group of Rochester (VIGoR)
7/2/2013 3:35 PM View respondent's answers
Work at a vegan store :)))))
7/2/2013 1:53 PM View respondent's answers
I founded the local group
7/2/2013 10:59 AM View respondent's answers
No there are not. However, I have many that come to my home, as I run a vegan salon.
7/2/2013 8:11 AM View respondent's answers
Still super easy to be vegan
7/2/2013 7:22 AM View respondent's answers
who cares?
7/1/2013 11:52 PM View respondent's answers
I am the motor of this vegan group :)
7/1/2013 11:20 PM View respondent's answers
My children are vegan
7/1/2013 9:52 PM View respondent's answers
I work in a health food store, I meet quite a few, would love to meet more
7/1/2013 7:40 PM View respondent's answers
Probably, I live in a major city, I don't know any though.
7/1/2013 5:17 PM View respondent's answers
I don't seek them out
7/1/2013 12:03 PM View respondent's answers
I haven't a bog!!! Don't know. I don't think there are.
7/1/2013 3:44 AM View respondent's answers
Not sure
7/1/2013 12:01 AM View respondent's answers
the only other vegan I know is my son who lives next door to me
6/30/2013 7:03 PM View respondent's answers
I don't know
6/30/2013 6:30 PM View respondent's answers
I've never really checked
6/30/2013 6:15 PM View respondent's answers
I live near Iku Wholefoods (heaven)
6/30/2013 5:54 PM View respondent's answers
I know of only my sister 3 miles away.
6/30/2013 1:53 PM View respondent's answers
I love in Orange County, Ca. so being vegan is easy
6/30/2013 11:40 AM View respondent's answers
Have to go to the big city. Where I live I'm alone being vegan :(
6/30/2013 11:18 AM View respondent's answers
There are 2 groups: Vegetarians and Vegans of Oklahoma and a Meetup Group Plant Based OK. Overall though I consider myself isolated from Vegans because most in the first group were vegetarian and the second group is primarily about diet
6/30/2013 8:28 AM View respondent's answers
I sometimes succumb to dairy products when eating out since it is a challenge in Denmark to get even vegetarian food in restaurants, and I'm allergic to some good vegan products like nuts and soya.
6/30/2013 5:39 AM View respondent's answers
some vegans around, numbers growing slowly
6/30/2013 5:33 AM View respondent's answers
I know of a couple, and vegan products are easy to find, but I still feel isolated
6/30/2013 2:51 AM View respondent's answers
I know there are vegan societies, but I'm not a part of them. I only know a few vegans online.
6/30/2013 2:27 AM View respondent's answers
I travel to Denver, from the mountains - about 45 minutes to get to groups/meetups
6/29/2013 11:38 PM View respondent's answers
i know vegetarians but not vegans
6/29/2013 11:07 PM View respondent's answers
I do not know any other vegans
6/29/2013 7:19 PM View respondent's answers
I have several vegan friends within in a mile or two from me.
6/29/2013 6:24 PM View respondent's answers
I live a bike ride away from INN SEASON Cafe..so life is pretty good.
6/29/2013 6:17 PM View respondent's answers
i live in london uk but because i can't afford much it is difficult for me to meet up with vegan groups across london
6/29/2013 9:34 AM View respondent's answers
I've not tried to find other vegans in my area, I don't have the money for meet ups.
6/29/2013 5:29 AM View respondent's answers
Neighbours are vegan and just opened a vegan shop, otherwise isolated
6/29/2013 4:13 AM View respondent's answers
idk
6/29/2013 4:04 AM View respondent's answers
Fitzroy, the vegan capital of Australia
6/28/2013 9:39 PM View respondent's answers
I'm an organizer of a bran new vegan group - 5 members, we hope to grow.
6/28/2013 9:23 PM View respondent's answers
I know other vegans personally, but we don’t consider ourselves a group.
6/28/2013 7:38 PM View respondent's answers
I'm part of the vegan community where I live and do vegan meet up as well
6/28/2013 6:22 PM View respondent's answers
not really interested in groups etc as most people are far too militant for me.
6/28/2013 5:56 PM View respondent's answers
I know a couple of vegans in my area. Vegan options are few and far between locally.
6/28/2013 5:53 PM View respondent's answers
If I travel to town I find vegan supplies but not in my close area
6/28/2013 5:47 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a small country, Denmark where 99,5% are meat eaters :(
6/28/2013 4:50 PM View respondent's answers
I have a vegan friend local but most are online
6/28/2013 4:30 PM View respondent's answers
Plenty of vegans in the area, but vegan food not easy to get hold of.
6/28/2013 4:01 PM View respondent's answers
I converted a vegetarian at work to a vegan so we compare notes
6/28/2013 3:59 PM View respondent's answers
It's finally starting to explode :)
6/28/2013 3:55 PM View respondent's answers
The closest town has one health food store although they don't have much vegan food, (mostly vegan frozen food) Korean restaurants where I live have vegan friendly food.
6/28/2013 3:22 PM View respondent's answers
I know a few local vegans, but their are not many in my area that I know of.
6/28/2013 2:13 PM View respondent's answers
It is super easy to get vegan food/products, but there are no vegan meetups I know of.
6/28/2013 12:04 PM View respondent's answers
Not too many in my area except my housemates but travel frequently to places that do and do not find this inconvenient.
6/28/2013 10:33 AM View respondent's answers
Monthly vegan potlucks. A lot of people attend but very few are actually vegan.
6/28/2013 9:14 AM View respondent's answers
I know of two other vegans in my area
6/28/2013 6:56 AM View respondent's answers
I have met a couple by chance though.
6/28/2013 6:37 AM View respondent's answers
London is big and given my medical conditions traveling is difficult.
6/28/2013 6:28 AM View respondent's answers
I haven't met any other vegans in my area yet, but I have just become Vegan (2 months)
6/28/2013 6:08 AM View respondent's answers
I have family and friends who are vegan and am a member of a vegan social group. Nearest town has shops, but no cafes/restaurants for vegans yet.
6/28/2013 5:58 AM View respondent's answers
I formed a regional group in my area
6/28/2013 5:41 AM View respondent's answers
There's a vegetarian group with some vegans and there's some selection of vegan products
6/28/2013 4:16 AM View respondent's answers
I'm in Canberra, which is not bad for meeting vegans and sourcing vegan products. However, I think Melbourne would be a better place for vegan cafes and restaurants and meeting other vegans.
6/28/2013 3:37 AM View respondent's answers
have not looked into it thoroughly.
6/28/2013 2:12 AM View respondent's answers
Only my siblings and mother
6/28/2013 2:08 AM View respondent's answers
I know two vegans in my local area, but it took me 5 years to find them.
6/28/2013 1:41 AM View respondent's answers
i don't really know of local vegan groups because i am new to my area, and not interested in groups. products are more available than where i previously lived.
6/28/2013 1:33 AM View respondent's answers
I am friends with other people. Some vegan some not. I'm not going to base my relationship with someone on whether they are vegan or not, I understand that change takes time and I'm not a bigot about my views.
6/28/2013 1:19 AM View respondent's answers
Some would beg to differ, yet I find it easy the more I learn :)
6/28/2013 1:17 AM View respondent's answers
I am on the executive board of my university's vegan/vegetarian club.
6/27/2013 11:33 PM View respondent's answers
live in NY
6/27/2013 11:23 PM View respondent's answers
Our best friends are vegan but we only see them once a month, facebook vegan groups are helpful.
6/27/2013 11:01 PM View respondent's answers
I don't involve myself with other vegan groups apart from occasionally online.
6/27/2013 9:40 PM View respondent's answers
I have a few vegan friends. I peruse the internet for vegan groups, recipes, etc.
6/27/2013 9:19 PM View respondent's answers
My situation is a bit of all of the above, I feel isolated but there is a local vegan group but vegan food/products are easy to get.
6/27/2013 9:03 PM View respondent's answers
know one other vegan in this area
6/27/2013 8:50 PM View respondent's answers
Boston Raw Food Meetup friends, but I'm 40 miles north of Boston.
6/27/2013 8:28 PM View respondent's answers
Not super easy, but reasonable options are readily available
6/27/2013 8:09 PM View respondent's answers
I don't join groups! But I can get anything I want, being in a big city.
6/27/2013 7:56 PM View respondent's answers
Just 1
6/27/2013 7:35 PM View respondent's answers
Vegans everywhere!!! :):):):)
6/27/2013 7:28 PM View respondent's answers
I go to whole foods
6/27/2013 7:04 PM View respondent's answers
We moved to be closer to other vegans. Before this we lived isolated with little vegan products easily accessible
6/27/2013 6:31 PM View respondent's answers
There is an excellent Animal Rights Group in my are
6/27/2013 6:22 PM View respondent's answers
One vegan in the next town.
6/27/2013 6:13 PM View respondent's answers
I have quite a few vegan friends, not interested in groups or meetups, vegan food is easy to come by.
6/27/2013 6:11 PM View respondent's answers
los angeles is a great place to be vegan
6/27/2013 6:02 PM View respondent's answers
There are vegans around, including some friends. There are vegan organizations but I have no interest in them.
6/27/2013 5:28 PM View respondent's answers
Very little, only soy products from supermarket or online, and only 2 restaurants, no takeaways. Both restaurants are sort of deep-fried stuff, not very upmarket
6/27/2013 5:13 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a small town where there are a few vegans and vegetarians,but I also facilitate a local vegetarian society.
6/27/2013 4:15 PM View respondent's answers
Many of my friends are vegan but there are few sources of food products
6/27/2013 3:57 PM View respondent's answers
.. apart from my partner
6/27/2013 3:47 PM View respondent's answers
i know people but do not know of any groups
6/27/2013 3:08 PM View respondent's answers
I only know a couple vegans personally. There are several excellent vegetarian/vegan dining establishments in my area.
6/27/2013 12:30 PM View respondent's answers
I know other vegans but live 1 hour or more away
6/27/2013 11:46 AM View respondent's answers
I battle to source tasty vegan food - it's either tastless or spiced to death
6/27/2013 10:49 AM View respondent's answers
There are a handful of vegans in my area, but there is only one vegan restaurant. It is not a vegan friendly town.
6/27/2013 10:29 AM View respondent's answers
several friends, and a family member, are also vegan
6/27/2013 10:10 AM View respondent's answers
I have friends that are vegan
6/27/2013 9:55 AM View respondent's answers
I live in Greater London: plenty of vegan options. I am not in contact with other vegans but I do mentoring for the Vegan Society.
6/27/2013 9:52 AM View respondent's answers
I haven't actually gone looking for vegan groups in my area
6/27/2013 9:48 AM View respondent's answers
it is very lonely being a vegan in SA
6/27/2013 8:56 AM View respondent's answers
my family is vegan noone else but I find vegan foods easily
6/27/2013 8:55 AM View respondent's answers
three friends of mine are vegan
6/27/2013 7:56 AM View respondent's answers
Only other members of my family locally. Others I know online.
6/27/2013 5:43 AM View respondent's answers
I don't know any other vegans
6/27/2013 1:21 AM View respondent's answers
None I know of
6/27/2013 1:21 AM View respondent's answers
There is a young crowd of vegans in my small town, but no vegan options
6/27/2013 12:11 AM View respondent's answers
groups are so far away from me, feels like I am all alone
6/26/2013 11:50 PM View respondent's answers
lots of hroups amd vegans in large city close to me. 10-15 mile drive for vegan food at restaurants but vegan friendly coop close by
6/26/2013 10:31 PM View respondent's answers
Most friends are non-vegan but it's always nice to meet your own kind!
6/26/2013 10:12 PM View respondent's answers
There are few vegans. I live near organic valley in pork-on-a-stick country. I started Bluff & Coulee Vegans Meetup Group in La Crosse. There are no vegan restaurants, but there is one vegetarian restaurant.
6/26/2013 9:59 PM View respondent's answers
Not really into 'groups' anyway so not relevant. Knpw a couple of other vegans
6/26/2013 8:58 PM View respondent's answers
I know a few vegans in my area but there are no groups. I have many vegan friends online.
6/26/2013 8:24 PM View respondent's answers
I know a couple of vegans in my life, but most of them are online. I don't go to vegan meetups.
6/26/2013 7:52 PM View respondent's answers
There is a Vegan meet up in my city but that is it.
6/26/2013 7:12 PM View respondent's answers
I know a few but not friends I am around, I got injured at work so I don't have friends anymore, not one. People aren't interested in a person that can't get out in society and do anything.you become forgotten.
6/26/2013 6:38 PM View respondent's answers
No vegans (apart from my three children) and I don't know any veggies either, in my current area but I have vegan friends in real life time in other areas of the country.
6/26/2013 6:37 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a town that derives their income from animal farming. I am yet to meet vegans in our area.
6/26/2013 5:51 PM View respondent's answers
i only personally know other vegans on line tho
6/26/2013 5:30 PM View respondent's answers
I know there are groups, but I don't attend
6/26/2013 5:24 PM View respondent's answers
One or other vegan in town!
6/26/2013 4:55 PM View respondent's answers
I don't really know. I moved from Oregon to South Carolina, and most of the people I know here are big meat eaters. They don't understand me.
6/26/2013 4:41 PM View respondent's answers
There are groups and it is a fairly vegan friendly area, but it could be so much better...I wish it was anyway!
6/26/2013 4:38 PM View respondent's answers
Only know of one other couple
6/26/2013 3:29 PM View respondent's answers
I actually founded a vegan group a few years ago, but there are also quite a few veggie/vegans in my small village
6/26/2013 3:03 PM View respondent's answers
i know a few
6/26/2013 2:50 PM View respondent's answers
between 2 AND 3
6/26/2013 2:03 PM View respondent's answers
do not know what other people eat
6/26/2013 1:43 PM View respondent's answers
i only know 1 vegan family, which happen to live in my city
6/26/2013 1:17 PM View respondent's answers
a few about....within 20 miles...and health shops are fair...ps.clicked 30 years vegan it only 29 but didnt want to loose 20 years by clicking the 10 year option
6/26/2013 12:53 PM View respondent's answers
Met 2 locally but very limited anything here
6/26/2013 9:39 AM View respondent's answers
I know a few in person tha tlive near me, never been to an organized group
6/26/2013 9:31 AM View respondent's answers
I don't actively seek out vegan groups or restaurants. Too hard to access for me, although they do exist in my city.
6/26/2013 8:59 AM View respondent's answers
Newly-formed vegan group, no problem getting vegan items
6/26/2013 8:50 AM View respondent's answers
I am sure there are other vegans around but I don't seek them out.
6/26/2013 8:38 AM View respondent's answers
Unsure
6/26/2013 7:43 AM View respondent's answers
Don't know.
6/26/2013 7:23 AM View respondent's answers
I live isolated from other vegans, but I have vegan friends an hour away
6/26/2013 7:06 AM View respondent's answers
I'm very fortunate tat way!
6/26/2013 6:32 AM View respondent's answers
i was alone when i started by there are lots of vegans and vegan groups
6/26/2013 6:11 AM View respondent's answers
I live in sheep farming country!! So no vegans around as far as I know!!
6/26/2013 5:46 AM View respondent's answers
My wife, daughter, son in law and my DOG !
6/26/2013 5:25 AM View respondent's answers
We meet up at rallies to go to vegan cafes in Melbourne. I travel to Melbourne to buy my supplies, as there are limited supplies in Geelong.
6/26/2013 4:47 AM View respondent's answers
It's even easier to get vegan food/products now anywhere in the world, than it was long ago!
6/26/2013 4:28 AM View respondent's answers
I will have to use transport to get to them but within 20kms of each other there are Vegan spots.
6/26/2013 3:43 AM View respondent's answers
Now,but not in previous places I have lived. It could be because awareness has been growing a lot over time.
6/26/2013 3:38 AM View respondent's answers
there are a decent amount of vegans I know within an hour's drive but for eating out, options are very limited
6/26/2013 3:26 AM View respondent's answers
Both me and my spouse are Vegan, son mostly vegan.
6/26/2013 3:04 AM View respondent's answers
a couple of other Vegans in my locality
6/26/2013 2:53 AM View respondent's answers
I know a few personally, but not many.
6/26/2013 2:41 AM View respondent's answers
Don't even know any vegetarians in real life
6/26/2013 2:34 AM View respondent's answers
Yes
6/26/2013 2:09 AM View respondent's answers
I know vegans in my area, but we don't form a group.
6/26/2013 1:55 AM View respondent's answers
I don't search out groups but know a few vegans
6/26/2013 12:25 AM View respondent's answers
I moved to NYC to be a part of the awesome vegan community here :)
6/26/2013 12:10 AM View respondent's answers
I run a veganic nonprofit food cooperative and prepare all of my own food from items sourced directly from farms and artisans.
6/26/2013 12:08 AM View respondent's answers
I don't know.I moved here very recently.
6/26/2013 12:06 AM View respondent's answers
Adequate food options. Too little solidarity or fellowship among local vegans
6/26/2013 12:01 AM View respondent's answers
depends on how you define "area". I socialise with vegans via Adelaide Vegans - go to dinners etc
6/25/2013 11:34 PM View respondent's answers
I know only a handful of vegans in person, and there aren't many vegan friendly restaurants nearby. Most of my vegan friends I only know online.
6/25/2013 11:02 PM View respondent's answers
The region has poor options for vegans ,small vegan meetups =useless
6/25/2013 10:44 PM View respondent's answers
we know other vegans but we are a minority. no groups.
6/25/2013 10:41 PM View respondent's answers
my children are vegan
6/25/2013 10:09 PM View respondent's answers
i live in a very rural area by shenandoah national park in va. its a great opportunity to talk to others about being vegan. On ocassion, i run into another vegan. but it is rare.
6/25/2013 9:58 PM View respondent's answers
I live in a very small town but some of the forward thinking local business owners, while supporting meat and dairy, they do provide vegan options and goods for vegan cooking/baking
6/25/2013 9:46 PM View respondent's answers
There is a local vegetarian group, not vegan
6/25/2013 9:41 PM View respondent's answers
There are few ethical vegans in HK., online or otherwise.
6/25/2013 9:26 PM View respondent's answers
Small town but we have one vegan group.
6/25/2013 9:25 PM View respondent's answers
I turned many friends vegan
6/25/2013 9:25 PM View respondent's answers
I do not know vegans in my area except one which is a friend
6/25/2013 9:11 PM View respondent's answers
More vegetarian groups locally, but veganism is growing...
6/25/2013 8:59 PM View respondent's answers
There is Vegan Chef (Chef Chew and a paster of The Seventh Day Adventist)) that really got me to try vegan cooking with free cooking classes. There is a COOP but no groups.
6/25/2013 8:50 PM View respondent's answers
loma linda is nearby
6/25/2013 8:30 PM View respondent's answers
I do know several vegans but they do not live in the same town.
6/25/2013 8:21 PM View respondent's answers
i live in a city that has some options but isn't overly vegan friendly
6/25/2013 8:21 PM View respondent's answers
Never looked for others
6/25/2013 8:10 PM View respondent's answers
I have never looked into groups but vegan products are very easy to find
6/25/2013 8:09 PM View respondent's answers
I don't have the resources to participate in vegan groups here. Gas to go to events, potlucks, etc.
6/25/2013 8:07 PM View respondent's answers
its very hard to buy vegan foods like seitan or tofu in the supermarkets here :-( the big towns are full of it, but in the middle of nowhere vegans have a hard time at the supermarkets...the few things they offer for "us" are very expensive
6/25/2013 8:03 PM View respondent's answers
I meet with other Vegans/Vegetarians through the Vegan, Vegetarian and Animal Rights Groups on "Meet Up" online and as I live in London I have a good choice of shops.
6/25/2013 7:58 PM View respondent's answers
Several family members are vegan.
6/25/2013 7:49 PM View respondent's answers
We have a local vegan group and we gather for potlucks but we do not have stores designated souly for vegan food.
6/25/2013 7:36 PM View respondent's answers
Some stores carry products. A few restaurants are coming around. It's slow. It's the heart of the industry.
6/25/2013 7:29 PM View respondent's answers
yay, Seattle!
6/25/2013 7:29 PM View respondent's answers
don't know, don't care, don't need "support" group(s)
6/25/2013 7:28 PM View respondent's answers
a few not many in my local town
6/25/2013 7:16 PM View respondent's answers
Where I live, vegans pretty much don't exist. Everyone hunts, fishes, and eats alot of meat.
6/25/2013 7:00 PM View respondent's answers
Meetup is very active
6/25/2013 6:53 PM View respondent's answers
Out west no one cares of your screaming!
6/25/2013 6:50 PM View respondent's answers
i live in a big city but know few vegans. all grocery stores sell produce so it is very easy to shop vegan.
6/25/2013 6:43 PM View respondent's answers
I have only one vegan friend in town.
6/25/2013 6:22 PM View respondent's answers
There are no vegan options where I am and I only know one other vegan.
6/25/2013 6:12 PM View respondent's answers
By area i mean over half hours drive.
6/25/2013 6:04 PM View respondent's answers
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This is pretty interesting, from Vegan being normal in Germany, to the unfortunate soul who lives in a community of hunters, fishers, and meat eaters, to those who don't care if other vegans live nearby.
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