Resources

Documentaries are a great way to get started when learning about what actually happens when we use animals in our food system. Below are a list of movies that cover different topics from the ethical issues with eating animals, environmental impacts, and health implications.

• Dominion (Ethical)
• Cowspiracy (Environmental)
• Forks Over Knives (Health)
• The Game Changers (Health)

If you’re a podcast enthusiast, our list below outlines vegan ones you can find online.

• Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger
• The Bloody Vegans
• The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast
• The Exam Room (from PCRM)
• Ordinary Vegan
• Our Hen House: Change the World for Animals
• Vedge Your Best
• The VedgeTalk Podcast
• World Vegan Travel

There are many websites that work to inform and create communities for vegans.

• bitesizevegan.org — veganism simplified
• christianveg.com — Christian Vegetarian Association
• Facebook — San Diego Vegans, San Diego Vegan Activists, San
• Diego Vegan Community, East County Vegans, North County
• Vegans
• farmanimalrefuge.org — farmed animal sanctuary in Campo, CA
• farmsanctuary.org — Los Angeles area farmed animal sanctuary
• gentlebarn.org — Los Angeles area farmed animal sanctuary
• grazinpigacres.org — pig sanctuary in Ramona, CA
• happycow.net — worldwide vegan dining directory
• jewishveg.org — Jewish values in action
• nutritionfacts.org — human clinical nutrition research explained in
• short, entertaining videos from Michael Greger, M.D. Searchable by
• health topic, food type, and medical condition.
• onegreenplanet.org — lots of info, recipes
• pcrm.org — Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
• peta.org — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals; animal
• rights
• plantdiego.com — San Diego area potlucks, meetings, events
• proveg.com — international food awareness
• vegan.com/answers — answers to common vegan questions
• veg-appeal.com — local cooking lessons, health coaching
• veganinsandiego.com — local events and resources
• veganoutreach.org — vegan education, vegan mentor program
• vegfund.org — grants for vegan advocacy
• yourveganfallacyis.com — identify & respond to logical fallacies

You can find tips on how to cook healthy plant-based meals at home.

• ourplantbasedworld.com – lots of vegan recipes
• reddit.com/r/veganrecipes/ – reddit community for vegan recipes
• reddit.com/r/EatCheapAndVegan/ – reddit community for *cheap* vegan recipes
• grillio.com/blog/methods-to-prepare-vegetables/ – the basics on how to prep vegetables at home