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Officially launching January 1, 2027

Help build the Vegan community's home base.

Right now we're building it city by city, from South Florida to London. Use it, tell us what's missing and how we can support you, and lock in your place as a founder.

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Free with a short survey, with 250 points. Founding Membership closes at midnight Eastern on January 1, 2027. Join before then and Founding Member stays on your profile for good.

What Vegans Explore is, in one minuteNarrated by Liz the Explorer. Nothing plays until you press play.

Everything in one place

Find your way in.

Seven doors, one home base. Every one is free to look around.

Directory

Find Vegan places near you

Restaurants, causes, people, shops and more, all Vegan or with plant-based (Pre-Vegan) options, voted by members.

An Explorer pointing friends toward a Vegan spot on a city street
Events

Events

Festivals, potlucks, meetups and pop-ups near you.

A smiling host at an evening Vegan market
Guides

Guides

Our Guides walk you through eating out, travel, holidays and more.

The Vegans Explore Guides together at a market
Communities

Communities

Your city's hub: what is new, who is here and how to help.

New York City skyline at sunset, drawn
Daily Pulse

Daily Pulse

The news, openings and stories from the Vegan community, every day.

A big outdoor Vegan community dinner
Media & Podcast

Media & Podcast

The Vegans Explore Podcast, city shows and our videos.

A city skyline at night with a broadcast tower
Passport

Passport

Free membership: earn points, badges and your Founding Member mark.

An Explorer checking in on her phone at a Vegan restaurant
The story in six steps

Why we're building this.

Ten years on the ground in Florida. Now the infrastructure to grow it.

Step 01 of 0601

This is for you.

You're a Vegan, a business owner building something plant-based, or someone who wants to fund the infrastructure that makes this movement grow.

This is for you.

We're building this to support businesses that are struggling, nonprofits that need backing, and individuals who can't find what they need.

Step 02 of 0602

The Vegan community is fractured.

People are doing incredible work all over the place, but no one is speaking to each other. We're not growing together; we're growing separately.

Step 03 of 0603

Why this exists.

Vegans Explore is the platform for the Vegan movement. We build the infrastructure for cities: a directory so you can find what's happening, events so you know where to show up, job boards so you can work in this movement, and volunteer opportunities so you can contribute where it matters.

DirectoryEventsJob BoardsVolunteering
Step 04 of 0604
500+organizations

Years on the ground.

Small potlucks. Expos. Multiple festivals. For 10 years in South Florida and Central Florida we canvassed, connected, showed up at events, hosted festivals and went into restaurants to spotlight them.

Now the work agents can do gets done by agents, and our members focus on the relationships: going into restaurants, making real connections.

Step 05 of 0605

How we work. Free to look around.

Looking around is free. Joining is free too: a short survey, and you are a member.

You get a dashboard with opportunities to get involved, ways to level up, and a points system you can use to support other businesses. You can launch your own projects, with the full LESARUSS ecosystem behind you.

How points work
Step 06 of 0606

Start here.

Join a community from your city. It plugs you into what's going on and how to get involved.

We roll out new features and members beta them first. You give feedback. You help us build this. It's not a passive thing.

Join your city

Free to look around. Free to join.

Once you join, your dashboard shows you exactly what you need to know. You never have to guess what's going on with Veganism in your city or any city. As we grow, so does what we do in your city, and you'll have a front row seat because you'll be making it happen.

Vegans Explore Inc. is a Florida nonprofit corporation. Your membership is a contribution to our community, not a tax-deductible donation.

250points for the short survey that makes you a member
1,100points unlock a Guide, or give a business a boost
$11a Guide, if you'd rather buy it; buy only what you want
25points to thank you for every purchase

The points economy: Joining is free with a short survey, and the survey earns you 250 points. Points come from what you do: Bounties, competitions and taking part in the community and on the site. Use points to unlock a Guide (1,100 points), give a business a boost, or talk with your Guide. After that you buy only what you want: Guides ($11), merchandise and event tickets, and every purchase earns a 25-point thank-you. Points are never bought.

Free to look aroundPoints to support businessesBeta new features firstLaunch your own projects
Guides

Meet your Guides.

Each one walks you through a part of Vegan life, in their own voice.

Communities

Join your city.

Join your city and find out what's going on in your community and around the world. Other communities are launching soon.

Join Your City

Free to look around. Pick your city and see what's happening.

Lock in your place as a founder.

Membership is free: a short survey is the way in, and it earns you 250 points. Founding Membership closes at midnight Eastern on January 1, 2027.