Wild Oats is doing market research for a new store in Huntsville. They are wise to tread carefully - this is the deep South, where habits and attitudes change slowly :wall:

They have posted a petition you can sign if you'd like them to open a store in Huntsville. You can find it at http://www.wewantwildoats.com.

:D

Disclaimer: I have no connection to Wild Oats, and (in fact) often find their goods overpriced compared to other "health" food stores.

Wild Oats is doing market research for a new store in Huntsville. They are wise to tread carefully - this is the deep South, where habits and attitudes change slowly :wall:

They have posted a petition you can sign if you'd like them to open a store in Huntsville. You can find it at http://www.wewantwildoats.com.

:D

Disclaimer: I have no connection to Wild Oats, and (in fact) often find their goods overpriced compared to other "health" food stores.

I voted. :)

Wild Oats ... posted a petition you can sign if you'd like them to open a store in Huntsville. You can find it at http://www.wewantwildoats.com.

www.wewantwildoats.com is owned by O&S Holdings, developers of the huge Bridge Street mega-mall in Huntsville. They apparently are trying to attract a Wild Oats store to their new development.

Slimy behavior by real estate developers is nothing new. However, in this case, the behavior may be illegal. The ad in the Huntsville Times last week announcing the petition included the Wild Oats logo, which is most likely a registered trademark. I'm not a lawyer, but I thought that it is illegal for an organization to use the trademark of another company for economic gain without permission.

My apologies to all who signed the petition believing they were communicating directly with Wild Oats. I fell for the Bridge Street scam just as you did. :cry:

Bridge Street Mall :gun:

I'm originally from Boulder Colorado, but I just moved to Mobile Alabama in January. :cry:

I'm originally from Boulder Colorado, but I just moved to Mobile Alabama in January. :cry:

I feel your pain. :no:

Blurb for a story in today's Huntsville [Alabama] Times, page D1:

Spiritual Journey: K.C. Bertling sees in her soldier-husband a role model of a faith-filled, loving life. Her faith has taught her how to be submissive to him. See Page D4.

Comment: Uh, thanks, but I think I'll pass. The above blurb perfectly captures why I'm getting the hell out of Alabama in Q1 2007. The twin corrupt, patriarchical, hierarchical power structures of the U.S. Military and the fundamentalist Christian Church nestle together down here like two snug bugs in a rug. :evil: :evil:

I feel your pain. :no:

Blurb for a story in today's Huntsville [Alabama] Times, page D1:

Spiritual Journey: K.C. Bertling sees in her soldier-husband a role model of a faith-filled, loving life. Her faith has taught her how to be submissive to him. See Page D4.

Comment: Uh, thanks, but I think I'll pass. The above blurb perfectly captures why I'm getting the hell out of Alabama in Q1 2007. The twin corrupt, patriarchical, hierarchical power structures of the U.S. Military and the fundamentalist Christian Church nestle together down here like two snug bugs in a rug. :evil: :evil:

It's definitely not Where It's At for a liberal like me. I'm Portland bound. (Portland, Oregon within 3 years or less!)

Anyone live around Birmingham or Anniston? I just moved here 7 wks ago and dont really know anyone or have any friends in the area that have similar eating habbits.

Anyone live around Birmingham or Anniston? I just moved here 7 wks ago and dont really know anyone or have any friends in the area that have similar eating habbits.
Sorry to say but downtown Mobile is like two or three hours from Birmingham, so I'm not in the area.
I know where Birmingham is but I have no idea where Anniston is, would you mind clueing me in on that? :sweat:

So, I'm going to be in Montgomery over Thanksgiving. Any advice for a new-to-town vegan for the holiday? Maybe a restaurant or a vegan get-together? Or just restaurants in general, I'll be there from 31 Oct until 8 Dec....

Thanks in advance for any help!

I live in Huntsville...
not easy to meet other vegetarians here though...

I live in Birmingham. I also have a solution to finding other vegetarians in Birmingham. My wife and I are starting a website for vegetarians in Birmingham. We all know how hard it can be to find the right places to eat. Here is the info from our coming soon page:

BHAMVEG.COM coming soon!

This will be your number one page for local vegetarian happenings, restaurant reviews, recipes, discussions and helpful links to all things Veg!

Interested in contributing articles, reviews or recipes? Contact us at submissions@bhamveg.com or info@bhamveg.com
Sign up for our newsletter (http://bhamveg.com/lists/?p=subscribe&id=1) to keep informed about the status of the site and other important news. You can also visit us on MySpace (http://myspace.com/bhamveg) and add us to your friends list.

I wanted to post and let everyone know the new veg website for Birmingham is now livel. You can visit us at http://bhamveg.com

Have a great week!

hey all!

does anyone in the huntsville area know what is up with the new veg restaurant at the oakwood ave/north parkway intersection? it's had a coming soon sign up for quite a while and doesn't appear to be open but someone told me they had an ad in the paper a while back. i've been wondering if i should be keeping an eye on it or if something happened and the owners gave up on it.

i hope everyone is having a lovely winter. :nigel: take care!

wow. i guess not many people post to the alabama board. if anyone is in or around anniston, let me know, especially if you work out at anniston fitness! im there in the evenings...

Hey, I'm in Anniston!
I don't hang out on the board much...
Give me a call sometime!
412-401-1477, Krishna.

I live in West Blockton Alabama--right outside Birmingham. Hey All!

I live in West Blockton Alabama--right outside Birmingham. Hey All!

i have never heard of west brockton. im probably an hour away in anniston.

From mobile, al. Is there anyone in this area? Also are there any activities going on, potlucks etc.

Hoya ya'll! I live in Graysville....Which is about twenty minutes from Gardendale, or about thirty-five minutes from Birmingham.


So, send me a Nudge at my MSN.=D

sandralinn@bellsouth.net.

I'm a guy, it was my Mom's old email. *Sighs*

West Blocton is near Centreville--In between B'ham and Tuscaloosa--really close to Vance and Mercedes Plant.

wow, there arent many alabama people on here. we should have a party for hte 5 of us that are on here. : )

I keep hoping to meet more vegetarians in my area. I keep forgetting to come into this forum and post. I bet a lot of people forget it is here.

I keep hoping to meet more vegetarians in my area. I keep forgetting to come into this forum and post. I bet a lot of people forget it is here.

agreed.

I remembered to come back! LOL

I am just bored--nothing to do and it is way to hot for this time of year. Very hard to keep the Christmas spirit going.

I remembered to come back! LOL

I am just bored--nothing to do and it is way to hot for this time of year. Very hard to keep the Christmas spirit going.

my boyfriend has given up on christmas (we're really not religous people), so i said that im going to return his gift-- a remote controlled dragonfly.

ive spent something like 6 winters down here and i dont remember it ever being almost 80 degrees in december. my mother is back home in IL and she has snow and ice!