Welcome to the vegetarian and vegan guide to Somerset.
This site is currently maintained by someone who lives out of the area. It would be great to have some help with it from local people to keep it up to date and maybe even link local sociable vegetarians and vegans together. If you would like to help out please email Sophie Show email address.
News
New: classy ready meals can be delivered to your door
A new South Somerset company, Withy Kitchen, has set up and can deliver delicious frozen home made vegetarian and vegan dishes to your door. This can make you look like an expert veggie chef with very little effort! Handy for homes, restaurants and pubs.
Vegan campaign comes to town
WENDY the Windy Cow and Hattie the Hen are in Taunton on Thursday as part of a campaign against animal cruelty in farming and its contribution to climate change.
Check out this story on www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk.
Get the Viva! guide to Bristol and Bath
Really handy for when you are out and about in the lovely cities of Bath and Bristol and want to know where's good for veggies and vegans. You can buy the guide from lovely Viva!
News from ActiVeg
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- Cancer incidence in British vegetarians
- Eat red meat just three times a week, says World Wildlife Fund
- Vegetarians less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters, says study
- New Zealand: Govt rules out further milk safety probe
- I don't eat meat - and look at me
- Peanut butter 'good for the heart'
- Medical news: Vegetarian diets prevent disease
- Historic 1.5 million-strong petition calls for road map to end animal experiments