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Vegan Lifestyle / December 1, 2024

7 Great Vegan Gifts for the Holidays!

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Do you have a vegan friend you don’t know what to get for the holidays? Are one of your family members newly vegan? Are you dating a vegan for the first time? Here is a great list of vegan gifts any vegan loved one would be happy to get!

Vegan Accessories by Corkor

Lets stop killing other beings for leather accessories or using artificial leather that also pollutes the Earth. Try these stylish sustainable eco-friendly accessories made from cork. The trees the cork is harvested from are not cut down. This method makes cork a renewable resource good for the environment.

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VEGANavigate T-shirts, shirts, sweaters and hoodies!

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VEGANavigate apparel made with materials from TeeMill are vegan and eco-friendly. The cloth is 100% organic cotton. Natural soy ink is used to print the texts and designs instead of ink with toxic chemicals. You can wear their clothing proud and guilt-free.

Pela Compostable Phone Case

These Pela cases come in a large variety of colors and designs. Pela has cases that fit different phone brands and models. They are flexible and sturdy. The best feature of this product is that they are 100% compostable at your own home!

Get a Pela Compostable Phone Case

Body Butter (Vegan Lotion) by Live Like You Green It

Support a lady owned / Alkebulan Abya Yalan (aka: African American) owned company. Live Like You Green it offers scented and unscented body butter (vegan lotion) and other self-care products. Their blend of organic ingredients caters to sensitive skin.

Get Lavender & Vanilla Body Butter

Get Fragrance-free Cocoa Body Butter

Native American Tea Company

Connect with the indigenous nations of Abya Yala (aka: America) through this indigenous owned selection of natural teas. Try the soothing peppermint tea or invigorating green tea. These are a treat everyone can enjoy!

Get Indigenous Abya Yalan Tea

Lip Balm by J & L Naturals

J & L Naturals professes the utmost sustainability. They use a zero plastic 100% compostable tube for their “nut” buttery smooth vegan lip balm. Our Earth’s soil can be saved from thousands of pollution plastic tubes, as they opt for the use of compostable materials instead. Choose between the unique scent combinations: strawberry & vanilla, peppermint & eucalyptus, lemongrass & clove, and more. J & L Naturals produces lip balm the vegan people in your life would love to have – and maybe get one or two for yourself as well!

Get Vegan Lip Balm

Vegan Guide & Meal Plan by Nutriciously

Know someone interested in the vegan lifestyle but they just aren’t sure how to get going? Get them the vegan guide and meal plan by Nutriciously. With this gift you’ll be sharing flavorful nutrient rich recipes that anyone can enjoy. They include tips on how to introduce your family to your new way of eating. If you like to get out on the road there are even vegan traveling tips!

From “A” to Vegan – Your Complete Vegan Starter Kit

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Vegan Recipe and Meal Plan Bundle

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We hope you enjoy getting these awesome vegan products for your family and friends! Let us know what you think of our list – are there any items we should add? Which are your favorites? Let us know 💗

Vegan Food / October 1, 2024

Vegan Halloween Candy! (2024)

Trick or Treat?! We hope you chose treat, because we have a list of great vegan candy for you!

We encourage you to get candy in compostable packaging and paper packaging – instead of plastic packaging. Our goal is to help everyone save the planet and all the beings living here by going plastic-free!

Vegan Candy with Compostable Packaging!

Loving Earth Chocolate

Mmmore Raw Treats

H!p Chocolate

Vegan Candy with Paper Packaging:

Junior Mints

Nerds

Fun Dip

Gobstoppers

Jujyfruits

Bottlecaps

Vegan candies with less plastic packaging than most:

Charm’s Blow Pops
Cry Baby (in a box)
Dots
Dum Dums
Hubba Bubba
Mamba
Mary Jane
Now & Later
Pixie Sticks
Smarties
Superior l Bubble Bubble Gums

Other vegan candies:

Airheads
Brach’s Cinnamon Imperials
Brach’s Lemon Drops
Brach’s Star Brites Peppermint Candy
Chick-O-Sticks
Fire Ball
Go-Max-Go Candy Bars
Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape
Laffy Taffy (mini version – NOT the regular size. The regular size has egg albumen)
Jolly Rancher
No Whey
Pez
Red Vines
Ring Pops
Skittles
Smarties
Sour Patch Kids
Surf Sweets Organic Cinnamon Bears
Swedish Fish
Sweet Tarts
Twizzlers
YumEarth (Lolli Pops)
Zackary Cinnamon Bears
Zotz

As you can see, there are a lot of vegan candy options to choose from. It’s super exciting that some are plastic-free and some even use compostable packaging! Let us know in the comments section which vegan candy you decided to get and which ones are your favorites!

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Vegan Lifestyle / September 1, 2024

Happy Latinx Heritage Month!

Vegan Activism / July 1, 2024

Vegan Flip Flops and Vegan Tennis Shoes (Eco-Friendly)

These are great flip flops and tennis shoes to help you walk in comfort and style this summer. They are vegan and eco-friendly, so get your favorites guilt free! These kicks range from biodegradable to recyclable – making sure they never end up in a landfill of pollution.

Thank you for choosing to get stuff via VEGANavigate. Some of the companies we advertise have partnered with us. This means they give us a commission if you purchase an item/items from them due to our website. Thanks again for your support!

The Original Cork Shop

Cork is an eco-friendly and sustainable material. It is not necessary to cut down trees to harvest cork. These shoes made from this natural material are sturdy, comfortable and dare we say à la mode!

Get Flip Flops at The Original Cork Shop

Blue View Tennis Shoes

Blue View has created the future shoe. They are fully compostable, made of natural materials, very comfortable, and definitely stylish. There really isn’t more you could ask for!

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Huggoes Flip Flops

These sandals are especially awesome because they produce zero waste. Similar to everything natural in the world, they are also biodegradable. This means Huggoes shoes can go right back into the earth as all things should.

Get Huggoes Flip Flops Here

Okabashi Sandals

Okabashi’s number one focus is making comfortable shoes for their customers. There is something for everyone in the family. They also encourage the return of old shoes from their product lines directly to them so they can make sure they are recycled.

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Third Oak

Third Oak makes elegant vegan sandals. The materials used are 45% soy based and the shoes are made in the U.S. At the end of the sandals’ use, they are 100% recyclable.

Get Sandals at Third Oak

Ethletic Tennis Shoes

These shoes are made from all renewable materials such as organic cotton and natural rubber. The only part of their shoes that would not decompose naturally at the end of use are their shoes made with metal eyelets. However, they are currently searching for alternatives for this component of the shoe.

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Etiko Flip Flops

Ok, so Etiko only has one flip flop design, but we loved it so much we had to include it. These neon green sandals are not just eye-catching, they are also helping a cause. Part of the proceeds for this product go to the protection of bears and their families.

Get Etiko Flip Flops Here

Let us know which brand is your favorite! Which shoes did you decide to get? How did you match them with your favorite outfits? We look forward to hearing from you! As always, we’re creating a space where making choices through love and respect for other beings and Mother Earth is easier than ever!

Vegan Food / June 23, 2024

Little Barn Coffee House (PRIDE 2024)!

It is already difficult to open a restaurant in the best of times. However, co-owners Joana and Seleste successfully opened the vegan cafe, Little Barn Coffee House, right in the middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic. This adorable shop is nestled next to a quiet residential neighborhood.

The biscuit they make for the Vegan Sausage Breakfast Sandwich is worth coming back for alone! Buttery, soft, scrumptiousness!

My favorite thing we ordered on this visit was the Vegan Chicken Sandwich with green pesto. The artisanal bread was hardy, but not too heavy. This sandwich has the perfect amount of kale for a nice crunch and vegan cheese to enhance the flavor. It is definitely the best vegan sandwich I’ve ever had! I’m looking forward to going back and trying more of their selection.

They are very friendly and have great customer service. For PRIDE month and throughout the year, support this lady Latinx/2SLGBTQ+ owned business!

Little Barn Coffee House

ADDRESS:

3329 Division St, Los Angeles, CA 90065

PHONE:

(323) 612- 6000

HOURS:

Mon: CLOSED

Tues: 9am – 3pm

Wed: 9am – 3pm

Thurs: 9am -3pm

Fri: 9am – 3pm

Sat: 8am – 3pm

Sun: 8am – 3pm

FACEBOOK:

https://m.facebook.com/littlebarncoffeehouse

Vegan Food / June 18, 2024

Vurger Guyz (Juneteenth 2024!)

In honor of Juneteenth 2024, we decided to highlight an African American owned business in Los Angeles. When I say we were not prepared for such a great find – I mean it!

Wow! That’s what we have to say about the vegan cheeseburger at Vurger Guyz. It is amazing! The soft bun, carmalized onions, melted vegan cheese, pickles, and nicely chard patty all mix so well together. You can add yummy seasoned fries or sweet potato fries on the side. I usually get their lemonade soda pop for a refreshment with the scrumptious meal. Yes – I have already gone back TWICE! They also have a great cream soda option.

*Above photo of Vurger Guyz owner – Mr. V*

Mr. V, the owner, is super friendly. He has brought the positive small community energy of Brooklyn right to the streets of L.A.

Everyone I’ve seen leaves the truck full and satisfied!

Parking tip for their regular location next to Whole Foods:

For one free hour of parking, park in the parking garage under Whole Foods – get something small at Whole Foods for parking validation and walk to their back balcony. You can see and walk to the Vurger Guyz Food Truck from the back balcony.

Juneteenth Celebration

Vurger Guyz will be at the Leimert Park Juneteenth Celebration (Wednesday, June 19, 2024).

Event Location: 4317 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008.

Festivities are from 11am to 8pm.