Vegan friendly summer seasonal work??

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Permalink Reply by akscootr on February 22, 2009 at 2:40pm

Most of the large locations will not be able to provide for special diets... I would recommend a place where you are able to cook on your own or perhaps doing seasonal organic gardening. The large spots do have salad bars.... In Alaska I have found places to work where I camp out on my own (thus independent of housing/food costs of the employer), but that is only good is you like to rough it as I do.
Good luck... Akscootr

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Permalink Reply by Grant Douglas Purcell on February 23, 2009 at 2:44am

I can tell you that Sol Duc will try to do something for you, but you won't be guaranteed anything. We had several vegetarians while I was working there, so, instead of just making a huge vat of lasagna, they would make one with meat, one without. Same for most dishes, but I'll say that there were definitely those nights when they had no options but a huge bowl of mashed potatoes and salad. There is a badass little health food store in Port Angeles that we'd all go to and stock up for nights like that. Being a vegan is tough at a resort, but I'd say you'd have a better chance of getting someone to work with you at Sol Duc than you would at a larger resort. The bright side is that living expenses are extremely cheap. I think I paid like 250 a month including meals. I think each person ends up paying like 2.50 per meal, which is so cheap that if you skip one, you don't feel so bad for having to pay for it.

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Permalink Reply by ynpgal on February 23, 2009 at 6:20am

Hey, D....

Yellowstone can't actually offer a vegan diet, but they do offer vegetarian options at mealtime. You will also find fruits at breakfast and salad bar at lunch and dinner.

I tend eat very "whole" and include very little meat... and usually find something to eat with no problem.

I know a handful of vegans that have worked in the park for years.

Good luck in your search for a job!
ynpgal

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Permalink Reply by ken horner on February 23, 2009 at 7:34am

I know when I ran the EDR at old faithful there were quite a few vegans there. I even had one in the kitchen as a cook. There was always a vegitarian entre served but not always vegan. The salad bar always had about 20 items, tofu, hummice the usual stuff

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Permalink Reply by Jeff H. on February 23, 2009 at 9:04am

Be nice to the cook.

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Permalink Reply by ken horner on February 23, 2009 at 2:13pm

good answer jeff

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Permalink Reply by Rob on February 23, 2009 at 9:20am

I know that Aramark at Denali always had a vegan option at their EDR. They have a salad bar, soups, and vegetarian entrees just about every day. Affordable? I'm not sure about that. Good Luck anyway.

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Permalink Reply by Laur on February 23, 2009 at 9:47pm

Thanks everyone for your input. Sol Duc still seems like a good option and yes, I'll be super nice to the cook. :)

~Laur

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Permalink Reply by Grant Douglas Purcell on February 24, 2009 at 11:48am

Call him THE Todd.

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