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Sarah Florez traces her veganism to a life-altering experience at the age of seven. Florez visited a turkey farm four days before Thanksgiving. As she stood there with the rest of her Girl Scout Troop, eye to eye with the turkeys, something clicked. That night, she went home and put her foot down. "I said 'I'm really sorry, Mom, but I just can't do it. I can't eat turkey this year.'"
Her well-meaning mother called a restaurant and arranged for this budding vegetarian to have a big slab of ham instead. But it was a start.
Today, Florez owns Three Little Figs, a vegan market in Boulder, Colorado. She's famous for her indulgent dairy-free mac'n cheese and eggless chocolate chip cookie dough. Her store sells everything from spicy curry mix to soy cheese ravioli and creamy strawberry truffles.
For Florez, it's all about the animals. She adopted a vegan lifestyle after an internship... |
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