Here is a great idea: a grocery list printed especially for vegetarians and vegans.  Twenty-five sheets on a cardboard backing with a magnet to attach to your fridge.  The list includes common items including produce, dairy, and baking supplies, as well as some more unusual items like hummus, tofu, veggie crumbles, and granola.  A neat gift idea, perfect for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians.  To make it even better, the backing is made from 100% recycled material!

Visit http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=422075  to check it out!

Knitters and crocheters alike will tell you that they quickly tire of shopping chain store aisles of synthetic, mass-produced Red Heart and Lion Brand yarns.  Luckily we live in a modern world full of Earth-conscious options that are as beautiful and unique as they are eco-friendly - and they are only a mouse-click away through the internet.

Midnight Sky Fibers is a Pacific Northwestern yarn shop featuring unique vegetarian fiber-related products.  Its raw fibers (available for purchase for spinning or felting) are all hand-dyed or hand-painted with non-hazardous, non-toxic dyes. 

is a Pacific Northwestern yarn shop featuring unique vegetarian fiber-related products.  Its raw fibers (available for purchase for spinning or felting) are all hand-dyed or hand-painted with non-hazardous, non-toxic dyes. is a Pacific Northwestern yarn shop featuring unique vegetarian fiber-related products.  Its raw fibers (available for purchase for spinning or felting) are all hand-dyed or hand-painted with non-hazardous, non-toxic dyes. The shop’s handspun yarn products features various combinations of fibers, weight, and ply with each colorway.  These, too, are hand-dyed or painted.  Custom spun and dyed fibers are available for larger projects.

Midnight Sky Fibers also offers a small line of Vegan yarns and fibers.  These products offer animal free materials dyed using environmentally friendly vegetarian dyes.

Vegetarian Matters is pleased to announce our new vegetarian and vegan product reviews!  We will be posting new reviews about one each month, highlighting useful animal-friendly products and their manufacturers.  In addition to being animal-friendly, we will try to seek out products that are made using environmentally-friendly methods by independent manufacturors. 

Examples of products we plan to review:

- soaps and lotions not tested on animals
- chapsticks that do not contain lanolin
- organic fabrics/yarns and clothes made from them
- products made from recycled goodsIf you know of a product that we should consider for review, please email us at info@vegetarianmatters.com!