Our mission

San Francisco Vegan Society (SFVS) is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization founded in 1968

We promote the adoption of a vegan lifestyle for healthy, ethical and sustainable living. Based in the historically progressive San Francisco Bay Area, we offer a community for people to meet, learn, exchange ideas and information, and interact with others interested in compassionate living for a better world.

Together we can make this movement grow and encourage a way of life that is better for your health, better for the well-being of animals, better for the environment, and better for humanity. We couldn't do this without the support of our members, so please join us today!

San Francisco Vegan Society has been at the forefront of plant-based living for over 50 years. In 1968, the year following San Francisco’s Summer of Love, a group of compassionate people decided it was not enough only to preach peace and love for our fellow humans. They decided to advocate kindness to all animals and the protection of the beautiful planet we all share.