What is the VivaVegie Society best known for?
A. That’s a somewhat difficult question, but probably our “101 Reasons Why I’m a Vegetarian,” by Pamela Rice, is how most people associate us. Over 140,000 copies have been printed and put into circulation to wide acclaim over the past 10 years. Otherwise, VivaVegie Society is the sponsor of the Vegetarian Center of New York City, the only one of its kind open to the public in the country. It also publishes The VivaVine: The Vegetarian-Issues Magazine. And last, but not least, VivaVegie is known for its vegetarian street outreach, which employs our “101 Reasons.” Q. What is some of the history of the VivaVegie Society A. Officially, VivaVegie has been a nonprofit for only five of its 11 years of existence. Nonprofit status allowed the group to open the Vegetarian Center of New York City. In the early years VivaVegie founder Pamela Rice ran the enterprize from the Manhattan walkup that she shares with her husband (and VivaVegie vice president) Alan Rice. Click here for a general rundown
