Hey there, I'm Allison!

In 2021, I started The Sanford Vegan with the aim of bringing awareness to vegan offerings available at all our amazing local restaurants, and connecting local vegans with vegan-friendly businesses and vice versa. In our first years, we've accomplished some amazing things. Thousands of friends following along online, menu collaborations, countless giveaways. We've even been featured in + contributed to amazing publications such as VegNews, VegOut Magazine, Do Orlando North, My Sanford Magazine, the Sanford Herald, and many more! I am most proud of the community we've fostered in the Orlando area. I absolutely love it when followers DM me asking for restaurant recommendations or converse with others in the comments of my videos. Or when a business owner tells me they received more foot traffic after a post! It's the best!

It should come as no surprise that I have a sweet spot for Sanford. I live in Sanford's Georgetown neighborhood with my husband John, whom I met just a stone's throw away at Crooms Academy in Goldsboro. We enjoy daily walks around our city and spend many, many hours in our garden admiring the birds, bees, butterflies, and ever-unfolding foliage. Sanford is our muse!

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Beyond my work with The Sanford Vegan, I am a media and communications consultant for organizations across the country. I also hold a Master's in Theological Studies from Pacific School of Religion, where my thesis explored the intersectional history of American Vegetarianism. Coming soon: my inclusion in the first-ever textbook on Food & Religion by Bloomsbury Press. My chapter is on Religion & Vegetarianism.

For me, as I'm sure many of you, veganism is not just a way of eating or dressing, but a way of living – of embodying my values. Continuing on this journey with all of you makes it all the sweeter!