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Target Multiple
Locations My Rating: ***1/2 Review: Target’s Method
line of cleaning products is cruelty-free and vegan, although they don’t
advertise it as such. Target is also a
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CLOTHING/ACCESSORIES American Apparel 138
Newbury Street 47 Brattle Street Boston,
MA 02116 and Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: 617-536-4768 Tel: 617-661-2770 Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-8pm,
Hours: Mon-Wed 10am-9pm, Thurs-Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 11am-6pm Sun
12pm-7pm Website: www.americanapparel.net My Rating: ***** Review: American Apparel
manufactures stylish but basic clothing that is organic and
sweatshop-fee. Their all-cotton
clothing is comfortable, but tends to shrink (and it runs small to begin
with). A little pricy, but I guess
they have to pay for all of those sexy ads somehow. You
can shop online, or visit their retail location in Boston’s
Back Bay. (07/28/07) Tel: 617-492-4452 Website: www.cambridgenaturals.com Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-8pm,
Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 11am-6pm My Rating: **** Review: The independently
owned Cambridge Naturals, located in Envi 164 Newbury Street Boston, MA Tel: 617-267-ENVI Website: www.shopenvi.com Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-7pm,
Sun 12pm-6pm My
Rating: ***** Review:
This swank Newbury Street boutique sells
“fashion conscious clothing for an eco-conscious lifestyle”. Bamboo and soy fiber sweaters, organic
cotton t-shirt and jeans, and recycled jewelry make this store a vegan
haven. Envi proves that eco-conscious
clothing doesn’t have to resemble a burlap sack! (8/30/07) The Garment
District 200
Broadway Tel: 617-876-5230 Website: www.garment-district.com Hours: Sun, Mon, Tues
11am-7pm, Wed, Thurs, Fri 11am-8pm, Sat 9am-7pm My Rating: **** Review: This place is
your source for vintage and thrift-store clothing, music, and other cool
stuff. Go crazy stuffing your bag with
cheap finds in the dollar-a-pound pile, or head upstairs to find a classy
1950’s cocktail dress. You can find
new stuff here too, including clothing and shoes from No Sweat Apparel. Journey’s Multiple
locations Website: www.journeys.com My Rating: ***1/2 Review: Okay, don’t laugh. Or sneer.
While I know all you hippies out there will turn up your nose at the
idea of shopping at this chain shoe store found exclusively in malls,
Journey’s is sometimes the easiest place to find vegan shoes. For instance, they carry a good selection
of Vans slip-ons, MacBeth shoes, and the vegan line of Asics. So get over yourself, and do something nice
for your feet. Luna Tel: 1-866-910-3900 Website: www.lunaboston.com Hours: My Rating: **** Review: This swank Magpie Tel: 617-623-3330 Website: www.magpie-store.com Hours: Mon-Fri My Rating: ***** Review: Located in Mint Julep 1302
Beacon Street 6
Church Street Brookline,
MA 02446 and Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: 617-232-3600 Tel:
617-576-6468 Website: www.shopmintjulep.com A
hip, upscale boutique that sells super cute clothing and accessories,
including handbags from vegan designer, Crystalyn
Kae. I could spend hours drooling
over the contents of this store. (07/28/07) Target Multiple
Locations My Rating: ***1/2 Review: Target’s Method
line of cleaning products is cruelty-free and vegan, although they don’t
advertise it as such. Target is also a
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COSMETICS/SKIN CARE Wild
Oats
and Whole Foods both carry a small
selection of cruelty-free cosmetics (many of which vegan), including brands
like Eco Bella, Gabriel, and ZuZu Luxe. Good Health in Quincy and Hanover has
a great selection of skin care items from companies such as Dr. Hauschka and Rachel
Perry. Aveda Multiple
Locations Website: www.aveda.com My Rating: ***** Review: Aveda believes in
“connecting beauty, environment, and well-being”. They manufacture natural/organic hair care,
skin care, makeup, men’s, and aromatherapy products which are all
cruelty-free (and many of them are vegan). Click
here to find an Aveda
Concept Salon, Spa, or The
Body Shop Multiple Locations Website: www.the-body-shop.com My
Rating:
**** Review: All of The Body
Shop’s products are cruelty-free, and many of
them are vegan. The offer a variety of
cosmetics, fragrances, hair care, skin care, bath, and body products. Because it’s a
national chain,
their products are easy to find almost anywhere. Items can also be purchased through their
online store. Click here to see The Body
Shop’s Tel: 617-492-4452 Website: www.cambridgenaturals.com Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-8pm,
Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 11am-6pm My Rating: **** Review: The independently
owned Cambridge Naturals, located in Sephora Multiple Locations Website: www.sephora.com My
Rating:
***** Review: Sephora carries
an array of cruelty-free brands from several cosmetic, fragrance, and skin
care companies. Skin care companies
include Boscia (all vegan!), DDF, and Peter Thomas Roth. Cosmetic companies include Stila, Hard Candy, and Fresh. There are many, many more cruelty-free
brands at Sephora (I can’t list them all!). Many of these products would otherwise be
hard to find, but Sephora has numerous locations throughout the country, as
well as an online store. Click here for the Sephora
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Tel:
617-242-1700 Website:
www.bostonorganics.com My
Rating: ***** Review:
By signing up for their service, customers receive weekly or bi-weekly home
deliveries of organic produce. When
possible, produce is locally grown, although much of it comes from other
locales. The quality and quantity of
fruits and vegetables offered by Boston Organics, as well as the convenience
of home delivery make their service worth the $$. Each delivery is accompanied by recipes
utilizing the items in your delivery, which is helpful when figuring out what
to do with a seemingly random box of produce.
All of the recipes are vegan or vegan friendly. Fair trade coffee and teas, as well as
other items can also be added to your order. The
Butcherie Tel:
617-731-9888 Website:
www.butcherie.com Hours:
Mon & Tues 7am-6pm, Wed & Thurs 7am-8pm, Fri 7am-2pm, Sun 7am-4pm My
Rating: ***1/2 Review:
With a name like The Butcherie, this kosher supermarket seems like an unlikely
place to find vegan food. However,
since Kosher law prohibits mixing meat and dairy products, there are plenty
of dairy substitutes and dairy-free products to be found in this place
(although parve (dairy-free) products may still contain eggs). Here you’ll find Tofutti ice cream,
non-dairy whipped cream, and other goodies, as well as the largest selection
of Kosher food in Good
Health Natural Food Store Tel:
617-773-4925 Tel: 781-826-0808 Website:
www.goodhealthnaturalfood.com Hours:
My
Rating: ***** Review:
Established in
1978, Good Health has grown from a tiny natural health food store into one of
the best independent health stores I’ve ever visited. They have an incredible selection of
organic produce, wheat/gluten-free foods, vegan cheese alternatives, sugar
substitutes, and frozen foods. They
carry virtually every flavor of Silk soymilk,
and the hard-to-find Tofutti Pizza. Their vitamin and health & beauty
selections are unparalleled. They’re
the only place in the area (that I’ve found) to carry Beauty Without Cruelty cosmetics (not just the skin care stuff),
and tons of skin care items. Green
Street Natural Food *Exclusively
Vegetarian* 164 Green Street Melrose, MA 02176 Tel:
781-662-7741 Website:
www.greenstreetnaturalfood.com Hours:
Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Closed Sunday My
Rating: **** Review: This small family owned natural foods store
is 100% vegetarian! Despite their small size, they offer a
great selection of bulk dry goods, organic produce, frozen foods, personal
care items, and supplements. They are
knowledge about their stock, extremely helpful, and are willing to special
order certain items. Street parking is
available, and FREE home delivery is available in select areas. This locally owned, totally vegetarian
store is a gem. (9/01/07) Harvest Co-op Markets Tel: 617-661-1580 Tel: 617-524-1667 Website: www.harvestcoop.com My Rating:
**** Review: Harvest is a non-profit, community owned
cooperative that sells natural and organic foods. Membership in the co-op is not mandatory
for shoppers, however members receive a discount. They have a good selection, but I rarely
shop here since I’m not a member and thus the prices are a little
steep. Miguel from Market Basket Multiple Locations Website: www.freewebs.com/marketbasket/index.htm (unofficial) My Rating:
***1/2 Review:
Market Basket is a mom and pop chains store with 59 locations in Click here
to find a Market Basket in your area. Shaw’s Multiple Locations Website: www.shaws.com My Rating:
***1/2 Review:
Shaw’s doesn’t just have a natural foods
aisle, it has a whole section which it calls “Wild Harvest” (which also happens to be the
name of their own organic
brand). While compared to somewhere
like Whole Foods, the selection here is pretty limited, it blows every other
regular supermarket out of the water.
It’s convenient because it’s part of the
regular Shaw’s so you can do all of
your grocery shopping in one place. In
general, I think that Shaw’s is more expensive
than most other supermarkets, but the convenience is sometimes worth it. The Allston location has a free parking lot
and garage, and they’ll load your groceries into
your car for you. Shaw’s also owns Star Market (which has a terrible
natural foods selection). Click here
to find the Shaw’s closest to you. Stop & Shop Multiple Locations Website: www.stopandshop.com My Rating: ***1/2 Review:
Most Stop & Shop stores have a natural foods aisle, and carry tofu,
soymilk, meat analogs, organic produce, etc.
I find that I can buy most of those same products elsewhere for less
money, but when convenience is a factor, Stop & Shop is always there and
it’s
open late (the South
Bay Location is open 24 hours). The
selection varies widely by store. Good
to know: Stop & Shop brand Fudge Stripe, Peanut Butter Fudge, and Fudge
Mint cookies are all vegan - and only $99! Stop & Shop also offers home delivery
through Peapod. Click here to
find the Stop & Shop nearest you. Super 88 Multiple Locations Website: www.super88market.com My Rating:
***1/2 Review: Super
88 is an Asian supermarket chain serving the greater Click here for
Super 88 locations. Trader Joe’s Multiple Locations Website: www.traderjoes.com My Rating: *** Review: By
and large, I think Trader Joe’s is tremendously
overrated. Recently, I think their
vegan selection has dwindled and their produce section is always terribly
disappointing. However, their Trader
Joe’s
brand stuff is affordable without sacrificing quality. They offer a great selection of frozen
vegetables, and I love their Burger Nouveau, Chick-Free Nuggets, Dairy Free
Burritos, PB-O’s (Peanut Butter Oreos!), and Vegetable
Pot stickers. They also have a small
personal care section, where you can find reasonable priced cruelty free
products such as hand lotion, dish soap, tooth paste, etc. Click here for a list of
Trader Joe’s locations in Whole Foods Multiple Locations Website: www.wholefoods.com My Rating: ***** Review: John
Mackey, the CEO, chairman, and co-founder of Whole Foods is vegan, so it’s no wonder that
Whole Foods stocks an array of vegan grocery items that are hard (if not impossible)
to find elsewhere in Boston. While the
produce here can be pricy, it’s worth it because it’s all organic and high quality. “Specialty” items such as vegan
cheese, meat analogs, soy ice cream, and vegan baked goods are staple items
here. On-site bakery items usually
include items such as vegan cupcakes, cookies, pies, and cakes, all of which
make my mouth water. Also, make sure
you seek out the “desserts for special diets” display, which has a shelf full of
vegan goodies from
companies like Boston Cookies, Alterative Baking Co, and Hippie Chick Bakery
(vegan marshmallows!). Even better, Whole Foods has a large
selection of cleaning supplies, cosmetics and personal care items, many of
which are vegan and cruelty-free. The Symphony location has a parking
garage that is free for shoppers, which is a plus because street parking can
be hard to find. However, I find this
location maze-like and claustrophobic and prefer shopping at the Click here
for a list of Whole Foods location in Wild Oats Multiple Locations Website: www.wildoats.com My Rating: **** Review: Wild
Oats is now owned by Whole Foods. See
the above listing. Click here for their store
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