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RESOURCES
The Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) is non-profit organization devoted to educating the public about vegetarianism.
VRG publishes the Vegetarian Journal and the quarterly Foodservice Update, books, and
handouts. In addition, the group hosts events and sponsors an annual essay contest for children. Call (410) 366-8343
to obtain the group's publication list. Also check out our website at: www.vrg.org. To join and receive Vegetarian
Journal and Foodservice Update, send $30 ($45 Canada and Mexico and $60 to other foreign countries) to The
Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203.
PUBLICATIONS
Food Not Bombs Food Not Bombs, PO Box 32075, Kansas, MO, 64171; 800-884-2011. This 128-page book includes
30 vegan recipes for feeding 100 people.
Good Medicine PCRM, 5100 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 404, Washington, D.C., 20015; 202-686-2011. Quarterly
publication and the Gold Plan, a program for institutions promoting healthy eating. Website: www.pcrm.org; E-mail:
[email protected]
Nutrition Action Healthletter and Healthwise Quantity Cookbook, Center for Science in the Public Interest,
1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 300, Washington, D.C., 20009; 202-332-9110; Fax: 202-265-4954; E-mail: [email protected]
Position of The American Dietetic Association: Vegetarian Diets in the Journal of The American Dietetic Association
November 1997, Volume 97, Number 11. [copies available from The Vegetarian Resource Group (send SASE) and on
the VRG website]
Quantity Vegetarian Recipes Pacific Health Education Center 5300 California Ave., Suite 200, Bakersfield,
CA 93309-2011; 800-540-5393, 805-633-5300; Fax: 661-633-0108. 385 vegetarian, standardized, nutrient analyzed recipes
Seventh-Day Adventist Dietetic Association Diet Manual PO Box 75, Loma Linda, CA, 92354. Includes a vegetarian
meal plan and Dining Delightfully tested recipes from Adventist Hospital Chefs. Meal plans for specific medical
conditions.
Stay Young at Heart NHLBI Information Center, PO Box 30105, Bethesda, MD 20824-0105; 301-592-8573 (NIH publication
No. 94-3648). Quantity recipes and materials for Food Service Personnel, available free for doctors, dietitians,
and food service personnel. Website: www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Vegetarian Cooking for 100 American Vegan Society, 56 Dinshah Lane, PO Box H, Malaga, NJ 08328, 856-694-2011
Vegetarian Journal's Foodservice Update Quarterly newsletter featuring healthy tips and recipes for Institutions.
Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203; 410-366-8343. Website: www.vrg.org
The Vegetarian Resource Group's Quantity Recipes Packet Includes 28 vegan recipes with nutritional analysis,
"Tips for Introducing Vegetarian Food into Institutions," a list of suppliers of vegetarian foods available
in bulk, and more. Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463, Baltimore, Maryland 21203; 410-366-8343. Website: www.vrg.org
ORGANIZATIONS
American Dried Bean Commission 4502 Avenue I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361; 308-632-2011. Website: www.nebraskadrybean.com
American Soybean Association 12125 Woodcrest Executive Dr., Suite 1002, St. Louis, MO 63141-9200; 314-576-2011
Center for Science in the Public Interest 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 300, Washington, D.C., 20009.
Nonprofit, educational organization devoted to consumer issues. Publishes Nutrition Action Healthletter. 202-332-9110;
Fax: 202-265-4954. E-mail: [email protected]
Idaho Bean Commission PO Box 2556, Boise, ID 83701; 208-334-3520. Many quantity vegetarian recipes available.
Idaho/Washington Dry Pea & Lentil Commissions 2780 West Pullman Rd., Moscow, Idaho 83843; 208-882-3023.
Website: www.pea-lentil.com
Michigan Bean Commission 1031 South US 27, Saint Johns, MI 48879; 517-224-2011. Vegetarian Recipe leaflet.
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), 5100 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 404, Washington, D.C.,
20015; 202-686-2011. Publishes Good Medicine and offers the Gold Plan, a cafeteria-based, nutrition education program.
E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.pcrm.org
South Dakota Soybean Council 3801 S. Western, Suite 105, Sioux Falls, SD 57105; 605-330-9942.
Soyfoods Center PO Box 234, Lafayette, CA 94549, 925-283-2011. Produces VegeScan, the world's largest computerized
biblio-graphic database on vegetarianism and veganism, and SoyaScan, which contains over 50,000 records.
Sunkist Growers, Inc. PO Box 7888, Van Nuys, CA 91409, 818-986-4800. Foodservice handbook.
Vegetarian Resource Group PO Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203; 410-366-8343. E-mail: [email protected];
Website: www.vrg.org. Non-profit organization, with various publications, dedicated to educating the public about
vegetarianism.
Real Foods Services Bill Stewart, 3985 Wonderland Hill, Boulder, CO 80304; 303-938-2011.
TRADE GROUPS
American School Food Service Association (ASFSA) 700 S. Washington St., Suite 300, , Alexandria, VA 22314;
800-877-8822, FAX: 703-739-3915. Annual Conference. Website: www.asfsa.org
National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) 1405 S. Harrison Road, Suite 303,
Manly Miles Bldg., East Lansing, MI 48824; 517-332-2011. Annual Conference. Website: www.nacufs.org
National Food Distributors Association (NFDA) Convention Manager, 401 N. Michigan, Suite 2200, Chicago,
IL 60611; 312-644-6610. Annual Mid-Winter Tabletop- Members Only. Annual Conference.
National Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA) 125 E. Baker Avenue, Suite 230, Costa Mesa, CA 92626; 714-966-6632.
Local Meetings.
National Restaurant Association 1200 17th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036. Convention Services Manager, 150
N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60601; 202-331-5900. Annual Meeting.
New Hope Communications, (A Division of Penton Media) Natural Products Expos East, West, and Europe, 1401
Pearl St., Boulder, CO 80302; 303-939-8440. Website: www.newhope.com.
Professional Cooking Schools and Teaching Chefs
The Culinary Institute of America, contact Senior Chef David St. John-Grubb, 433 Albany Post Road, Hyde
Park, NY 12538-2011; 914-452-9600. Website: www.ciachef.edu
The Institute for Culinary Awakening Chef Al Chase, 7 Ave Vista Grande, #316, Santa Fe, NM 87505; (505) 466-4597.
E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.ica-plantchefs.com
The Natural Gourmet Cookery School 48 W. 21st St., New York, NY 10010; 212-645-3170.
To join and receive Vegetarian Journal and Food Service Update, send $30 ($45 Canada and Mexico and $60 to other foreign countries) to The Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203. Or subscribe online.
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