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Late last week brought the opening of Locali, a small convenience store on Franklin catering to consumers' need for all animal-free products. For some, like blogger Quarrygirl, this store is a godsend, who says "seriously, this place is too good to be true, and exactly what this city needed."
In addition to all the food products from local and sustainable suppliers, Locali is where you can get your hands on vegan condoms. They stock the Glyde brand of condoms--which, is a plus for vegans but not actually in the spirit of "locally-sourced" since they are imported from Australia. Most consumers of Glyde condoms purchase them online (via the Sensual Vegan or other similar sites), but now Angelenos in the market can pop into this new cruelty-free, eco-friendly version of 7-11 and pick up a packet in person, and as a bonus, enjoy what Quarry Girl hails as some of "the sweetest, friendliest staff around" who know how to give good service.
Not sure if the condoms you've been using are vegan? See which ones leave the "animal" aspect of sex to, well, just the sex part, here.
Locali Conscious Convenience
5825 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles (323) 466-1360
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There's always that conflict between cruelty-free or animal-free and local. Like, raising and slaughtering your own chickens - local. And more cruelty free than getting a chicken sandwich at McDonald's. Buying MorningStar Farms chick'n nuggets - completely animal-cruelty free, but not local, since I'm sure they source their ingredients from many places, most of which are probably huge corporations. The same with tofu - a lot of commercial tofu is fairly highly processed with weird chemicals, and of course made far away.
(The other problem I find is that I still eat dairy and eggs, though not meat. Buying the most local cheese will often mean it's from cows that have been treated with rBGH and antiobiotics. Artisan cheeses from Europe are great quality and don't have that stuff, since it's illegal in the EU. Dilemma.)
Putting a vegan condom on my meat seems like an oxy moron to me.
You *beat me* to that. :)
Does that mean that most condom companies test their condoms on animals?
I hear ya ms. I try to use the 100 mile rule when buying produce. It's hard to do that with other consumables.
With coffee for instance, I look for fair trade. I doubt you could find anyone within 100 miles that grows coffee, but I figure fair trade is the next best thing.
Good for you, shopping with a conscience is what we all need to start doing.
I don't have hard and fast rules about the mileage thing. 100 miles is kind of arbitrary, though I do think more local = better. At the Hollywood Farmer's Market (where I buy virtually all my produce) there are probably people who travel more than 100 miles, from San Diego county or the San Joaquin Valley. But they're small producers and I feel good buying from them. It's easy to find out how the stuff is grown. And the avocado ladies I go to have the BEST organic avocados, year-round.
Thankfully, because of Michael Pollan and Barbara Kingsolver, local diets are gaining in popularity.
are you kidding me?
http://unvegan.com/
Latex condoms are made with casein, a dairy product. Women (and men) who are allergic to dairy cannot use condoms made with casein.
As far as testing condoms on animals, not sure how or why they do that since it usually is electronically tested for strength, durability and punctures.
This is awesome, I can't wait to check out the place. No more searching for the vegan products.
Are these govt approved condoms?
I don't usually go for products not tested on animals. prefer the products be tested and safe before I use it.
the store has so much more to offer than condoms, btw. seriously great vegan foods are what i'm gonna go there regularly for.
I see they carry Sheese! I've been wanting to try that so bad.
Can't decide which sounds less-sexy: sheepskin condom or vegan condom. I guess I like 'em somewhere in the middle of the animal/condom bell curve.
Awesome concept, kinda pricey, but super cool folks, Reminds me of the Eastside.
I wish there was a Locali closer to where I live.
This store would have been PERFECT in Atwater Village where there are currently only liquor stores & gas station stores to scavenge, a Costco to buy huge & unnecessary quantities, and either an Indian or Armenian "grocery store" to buy my foods....
I hope the Mayfair right next door doesn't kill them off.