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 .. .. Ecology
Center & Bookstore (top left photo, courtesy
of VegetarianUSA) - 2530 San Pablo Ave.,
Berkeley, CA 94702. 510-548-2220. E-mail: info@ecologycenter.org. Organic
gardening supplies, books, tapes, gifts, t-shirts,
cards.
Hida
Tool & Hardware Inc. (top right photo, courtesy
of VegetarianUSA) - 1333 San Pablo Avenue,
Berkeley, CA 94702. 510-524-3700(PST). The store is open
9am- 5pm Monday through Saturday.
REI (top center
photo, courtesy of VegetarianUSA) - 1338 San Pablo Ave. (near
Gilman), Berkeley, CA 94702. 510- 527-4140. Hours: M-F
10am-9pm , Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday 10am-7pm
Timberline
Geodesics - 2015 Blake St., Berkeley,
CA 94704. 800-DOME-HOME(366-3466). For more than 30 years,
TG has been dedicated to designing Geodesic Dome packages
that make it easy, practical and affordable for people to
construct their own homes.
Wilderness
Press - 1200 5th St., Berkeley, CA
94710. 510-558-1666, 800-443-7227. P B Publishing accurate
and reliable outdoor hiking books and maps for more than 38
years. Nomadic
Traders - 1385 9th St., Berkeley,
CA 94710. 510-525-5854. Wholesale warehouse (not open to the
public).
Two
Star Dog - 1329 9th St., Berkeley, CA
94710. 510-525-1100. Wholesale warehouse (not open to the
public).  Other
Avenues Community Food Store - 3930 Judah Street, San
Francisco, California 94122. 415-661-7475. Hours: 10-8,
daily.
Rainbow
Grocery Cooperative (photo courtesy: Rainbow
Grocery) - 1745 Folsom St., San
Francisco, CA 94103. 415-863-0620. Hours: 9-9
daily.  2006
San Francisco New Living Expo - San Francisco, CA. 300
trend-setting exhibitors. FREE workshop speakers have
includes: John & Ocean Robbins, John Gray PhD., Kevin
Ryerson, Matthew Fox, Dannion Brinkley, Margot Anand, Dick
Sutphen, Master Zhi Gang Sha & Jai Uttal.
Annual
Bay Area UFO Expo - Santa Clara, CA. Over 65
exhibitors. The "hottest, most-attended UFO event on the
West Coast"! Hot new reports on UFOs, ETs, Abductions,
Encounters, Crop Circles, Earth Mysteries, Conspiracies and
more!
San
Francisco Vegetarian Society - P.O. Box 2510, San
Francisco, CA 94126-2510. 415-273-LIV1. The Society hosts
events throughout the year such as vegetarian potlucks,
picnics, dining out and lectures. Monthly meetings are held
the second Saturday of the month; everyone is welcome.
Harmony
Festival (photo: courtesy of Harmony
Festival) - Mail: 400-G Morris St.,
Sebastopol, CA 95472. 707-861-2035. Bay
Area Farmers' Markets - Includes: San Francisco,
Alameda, Marin County, Contra Costa County, Santa Clara
County, San Mateo County, Solano County, Napa County, Sonoma
County.
Berkeley
Farmers' Markets - Berkeley, CA 94702.
510-548-3333. Year round.
  .. Berkeley
Bowl Market - 2020 Oregon St.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA. 94703. 510-843-6929. Hours: Mon-Sat.
9-8; Sunday 10-6.
The
Natural Grocery Company (left photo: VegetarianUSA)
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1336 Gilman St., Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94706. 510-526-2456.
Hours: 9-8, daily.
Whole
Foods Market (right photo:
VegetarianUSA) - 3000 Telegraph Ave.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94705-2014. 510-649-1333. Hours:
8am-10pm, daily.  .. Smith
& Hawken (left photo: VegetarianUSA)
-
1330 10th St., Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94701. 510-527-1076
(store) and 510-525-2944 (outlet). Hours: Monday-Saturday
9:30 to 6, Sunday 10 to 6.
Westbrae Nursery Garden
Supply (right photo: VegetarianUSA) - 1272 Gilman
St., Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94706. 510-526-7606. Organic
vegetables, seeds, fertlizers and potting soil.  Cafe
Gratitude 1730 Shattuck Ave.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA . 415-824 4652. Hours: Mon-Sat:
9am-10pm; Sun Brunch: 10am-3pm (closes at
10pm).
Cafe Muse - 2625 Durant Avenue,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94720-2250. 510-548-4366. Hours: Open
daily: 11-3; Thurs 11-7.
Living
Tree Community Foods (photo courtesy of Living
Tree Community Foods) - 1760 Solano Ave., Suite
207, Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94707. 510-526-7106. Products
include organic almond butter, organic almonds, macadamias,
cashews, pecans, walnuts, hazlenuts and pinenuts, Living
olive oil, and Vermont honey (raw, unfiltered and unheated).
Most of their commoditites are certified organic and are
grown by family farmers. Distribute worldwide. They "welcome
individual orders as well as commercial inquiries from
distributors, manufacturers, retail stores, co-ops and
buying clubs."
Raw
Energy Organic Juice Cafe - 2050 Addison St.(between
Shattuck & Milvia), Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94704.
510-665-9464. "We only use organic produce, we make our own
"milk" from nuts., we recycle your cups and utensils, our
compost goes to a community garden where organic farming is
taught.  Ashkenaz
Music & Dance Community Center &
Cafe (photo: VegetarianUSA)
-
1317 San Pablo Ave.(at Gillman St.), Berkeley(East Bay), CA
94702. 510-525-5054. Ashkenaz was founded in 1973 by David
Nadel, a social activist and folk dancer. For over 25 years,
Ashkenaz is known worldwide for being one of the San
Francisco Bay Area's best resources for international &
ethnic music and dance. Call for hours, showtimes vary.
Vegetarian menu offered, 100% tobacco free
environment.  Acupressure
Institute (photo: VegetarianUSA)
-
1533 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94709.
510-845-1059. Attend their free Open House meetings (call
for dates).
Bodywork
Central Massage Supply - 1533 Shattuck Ave.,
Berkeley(East Bay) CA 94709. 510-540-8200.  Bay
Area Naturally - City Spirit Publications,
7282 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., P.O. Box 267, Lagunitas, CA
94938. 800-486-4794. Published bi-annually. Circ. 150,000.
Distributed free in over 500 locations ($5 by mail). This
"Natural Pages", is the most comprehensive resource for
natrual living serving the San Francisco Bay Area (from
Monterrey to Mendocino). Includes a directory of health and
environmental services & products, natural food
restaurant guide, calendar of events, and lots more.
Common
Ground Magazine (photo courtesy: Common
Ground) - 305 San Anselmo Avenue,
Suite 313, San Anselmo(North Bay), CA 94960.
415-459-4900.
Nosh
Magazine - P.O. Box 411373, San
Francisco, CA 94141. " Nosh is vegan, organic, and DIY. Nosh
aims to reflect and encourage the growing trend towards
vegan and organic food choices in the United States.
Environmental news packs each issue, alongside vegan recipes
and columns on health and well-being. Our recipes include
everything from from gourmet to quick meals, raw food to
pastries. You will also find herbal remedies, interviews,
book and restaurant reviews, daring features, horoscopes,
and puzzles".
The
Organic Guides - Community Action
Publications, 708 Gravenstein Hwy. North, Suite 104-W,
Sebastopol(North Bay), CA 95472. Organic food, fun &
more. Editions for San Francisco and the the North Bay
(Sonoma, Napa & Mendocino Counties). Available in stores
or through the web. Note: Check out the 'Vegan
Restaurant Guide for San Francisco'.
Note: If you cannot locate a
restaurant in the town you are interested in, many Health
Food stores (listed above) have deli's & juice
bars
Note: *=Vegetarian, **=Vegan,
***=raw foods
Ashkenaz
Music & Dance Community Center &
Cafe - 1317 San Pablo Ave. (at
Gillman St.), Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94702. 510-525-5054.
See listing in 'Music, Art, Dance & Culture' above.
Cafe
Gratitude ***- 1730 Shattuck Ave.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA . 415-824 4652. Hours: Mon-Sat:
9am-10pm; Sun Brunch: 10am-3pm (closes at
10pm).
Cafe Muse ***- 2625 Durant Avenue,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94720-2250. 510-548-4366. Hours: Open
daily: 11-3; Thurs 11-7.
Cha-Ya Vegetarian Japanese
Restaurant **- 1686 Shattuck Ave.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94709. 510-981-1213. Japanese
cuisine.
Flacos **- Various
Berkeley Farmers Markets, Berkeley(East Bay), CA.
510-541-1459. Mexican Food Vendor. See weblink on
bayareaveg.org for hours and locations.
Ital
Calabash **- 3031 Adeline St,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA. 510-848-ITAL. Hours: 11am-9pm daily.
Jamaican/African cuisine.
Nabolom
Bakery *- 2708 Russell St.,
Berkeley(East Bay) 94718. 510-845-BAKE. Hours: Sun: 7:30-3,
Mon: 7-3, Tue-Sat: 7-6. 30-year old worker-owned
collective
Naia
Gelateria *- 2106 Shattuck
Avenue(near Addison), Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94794.
510-883-1568. Hours: Sun-Thur: Noon-11pm; Fri-Sat:
Noon-Midnight. This is a gelateria, but with lots of vegan
options.
Raw
Energy Organic Juice Cafe ***- 2050 Addison
St.(between Shattuck & Milvia), Berkeley(East Bay). CA
94704. 510-665-9464. See listing in 'Live Food Lifestyle'
above.
Udupi Palace *- 1901
University Ave., Berkeley(East Bay), CA. 510-843-6600.
Southern and Northern Indian cuisine.
Vegi Food
Inc. **- 2085 Vine St.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94709. 510-548-5244. Chinese cuisine.
Hours: Tues-Fri, 11:30-3 & 5-9pm: Sat & Sun,
11:30-9pm: Mon 5-9pm.
Razan's Organic
Kitchen - 2119 Kittredge St.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94704. 510-486-0449. Berkeley
Zen Center - 1931 Russell St.,
Berkeley(East Bay), CA 94703. 510-845-2403.
Empty
Gate Zen Center - Berkeley(East Bay), CA.
510-845-8565.
Meher Baba Information - Box 1101, Berkeley(East Bay), CA
94701. 510-562-1101. Note: See our Guides for
California, San
Diego , San
Francisco, Santa
Barbara, & Santa
Cruz
Note: See our Vacation
Chapter, Vacation
Map and Vacations...by
State
Stanford
Inn by the Sea *- Bed & Breakfast Inn
and Spa - Mendocino(North Bay), CA, 800-331-8884,
707-937-5615. EarthSave:
Bay Area - P.O. Box 865, Cupertino,
CA 95015. VoiceMail: (408) 380-1214. E-mail: bayarea@earthsave.org. Bay
Area Jewish Vegetarians - E-mail: bajv@ivu.org
Bay
Area Vegetarians - Bay Area Vegetarians (BAV)
is a bay area wide group for vegans, vegetarians,
veg*n-inclined and interested people to find community &
support with like-minded folks. Online discussion forum and
mailing lists ("SFBAVeg", "SFBAVeg-Events"), and planned
monthly events. Vegan Food Partys! 100% volunteer, no fees,
with close to 1500 members.
Bay
Area Young Vegetarians - Yahoo discussion group
created to network young vegetarians (in their 20s and 30s)
around the SF Bay area by getting together to go hiking,
camping, biking, or do just about anything else outdoor in
nature.
South
Bay Vegetarian Society - Yahoo discussion
group.
Stanford
Vegan Action - Stanford Vegan Action is a
student group based at Stanford University with affiliations
at UC Berkeley, iinterested in health, the protection of our
environment, and the ethical status of non-human animals in
today's world.
The
Ultimate Guide to Vegetarian Living in the SF Bay
Area (UG) - List over 250
businesses offering vegetarian foods & services with
over 300 customer reviews. Visitors can create their own
free custom guide, which they can print for handy
reference while travelling.
San
Francisco Vegetarian Society - P.O. Box 2510, San
Francisco, CA 94126-2510. 415-273-LIV1 Monthly potluck
dinners & lectures. Working in the Bay Area for over 30
years promoting a vegetarian diet as a healthful and humane
way of life. Click
here for their extensive list of
Bay area vegetarian groups.
VegNews - P.O. Box 320130,
San Francisco, CA 94132. 415-665-NEWS(6397). VegNews offers
its over 100,000 readers up-to-date information on living a
compassionate and healthy lifestyle with such features as:
interesting articles; intriguing interviews; travel tales;
the latest in news and current events; classifieds &
personals; recipes from award-winning chefs and cookbooks
authors; vegetarian city guides...from Los Angeles to Paris;
reviews of veg products and services, restaurants, vacation
spots; books, and videos; international and regional
vegetarian event calendars; and much, much more!
  .. Classes:
4th
Street Yoga
- 1809 4th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710.
510-845-9642.
Berkeley
Yoga Center
- 1250 Addison Street, Suite 209, Berkeley,
CA 94702. 510-843-8784.
Inner
Heat Yoga
- Berkeley, CA 94702. 510-540-9642.
Studio
Rasa
- 933 Parker Street, Berkeley, CA 94710.
510-843-2787.
Yoga
Kula
- 1700 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709.
510-486-0264.
Yogalayam
- 1717 Alcatraz Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94703.
510-655-3664.
Yoga
Mandala
- 2807 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705.
510-486-1989.
Yoga
Room
- 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704.
510-273-9273.
Centers (w/teachers training):
Iyengar
Yoga Institute of San Francisco - 2404 27th Ave.,
San Francisco, CA 94116. 415-753-0909. Classes, workshops,
retreats, bookstore.
Integral
Yoga Institute (left photo courtesy:
Integral Yoga Institute) - 770 Delores St., San
Francisco, CA 94110. 415-821-1117.
Kundalini
Yoga Center: Guru Ram Das Ashram - 1390 Waller St., San
Francisco, CA 94117. 866-iDOYOGA (436-9642). The Kundalini
Yoga Center has books and music for sale before and after
class. You can request a catalog by calling 800-359-2940
(please tell them the Kundalini Yoga teachers of the Bay
Area sent you).
Sivananda
Yoga Vedanta Center (right photo courtesy:
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center) - 1200 Arguello Blvd., San
Francisco, CA 94122. 415-681-2731. The original San
Francisco Center was established in 1957 by Swami
Vishnu-Devanandaji. Daily yoga classes, beginners courses,
meditation courses, and other spiritual activities.
Events:
Yoga
Journal's San Francisco Conference - San Francisco, CA.
Products:
Yoga
Mats - P.O. Box 885044, San
Francisco, CA 94188. 800-720-YOGA. 415-626-7723: Bay
Area
Yoga
Props® - 3055 23rd St., San
Francisco, CA 94110. 415-285-YOGA. Yoga Props® offers
many kinds of yoga equipment including Sticky Mats, Yoga
Bolsters, Instructional Yoga Videos, Backbending Benches,
Instructional Yoga Books, Yoga Straps, Inversion Slings,
Yoga Ropes, Zafus, Heartblocks, Forward Benders and Calf
Stretchers.
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