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About This Site

Last Updated in 2019

My name is Clarissa and I live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest in a city called Bellingham. I originally created this site in 2008 as a way to share information about vegan topics and vegan options at local restaurants. At that time, I wrote new posts on a weekly basis, but in 2016 I decided to change it from a blog that I update frequently to a site with some information that may be useful to local vegans.

Over the last fifteen years, Bellingham has grown substantially more vegan-friendly. These days you can go pretty much anywhere and you will find at least one vegan option. 


While I remain a "vegan in Bellingham," I no longer have the passion, time, or commitment I once did to review and post regular updates about local restaurants. I have really enjoyed the time I spent creating this site, and all of the wonderful people I have met along the way. The vegan meet-ups were awesome, and realizing there was a community out there of both vegan and vegan-friendly people was really heartening. I am grateful to you all for your support, kind words, emails, and comments.

I hope to re-vamp and still post to this site occasionally, and I thank you for your patience and understanding. Please note that the information on this site may not be the most up-to-date, but I hope it may still be useful as a starting point nonetheless!

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