Veggie Skates: Another cool small company is Veggie Skates. Fighting a seemingly uphill battle to promote vegetarian awareness in skateboarders (?) Yes. It’s true. These boards are made with eco friendly glues and laminated from eco friendly wood sources that are managed and replenished with greenhouse effect in mind. I’m sure I’m messing up the official line here, But you get the drift. Before you cover your ears and run away screaming “Blah,blah,blah. I can’t hear you!” let me first state that all Veggie products and the entire company philosophy has more to do with a good-natured sense of humor than it does with browbeating you into vegan submission. Take for instance the “Sportin Wood” model, which is simultaneously the ugliest and funniest skateboard art you’ve ever seen. What about a meat grinder that is being fed by every animal under the sun in a kind of Noah’s ark meats the slaughterhouse motif? All of this would be moot if the wood sucked, but it’s a quality product. The web site and product line are in a constant state of flux. They even come shrinkwrapped with a cards that have recipes and other useful tips. The next time you want to try something a little different, try Veggie Skates. Once out of Arizona, now based in the Bay Area of California.
