The Veganz chain of all vegan grocery stores has started an amazing trend. Wherever a store opens in Berlin, a vegan mini-mall grows. In Prenzlauer Berg, the Veganz is surrounded by the 2nd Avesu vegan shoe store in Berlin and the fair trade, organic, vegan clothing store Dear Goods. Dear Goods offers one of my favorite fair trade brands ARMEDANGELS, has many Matt & Nat handbags, wallets and coin purses, organic panties, scarves, handmade jewelry and clothing! It is a vegan's paradise. Many of the brands sold are also German companies. I found the boutique after a long afternoon of wandering and eating my way through my new favorite neighborhood Prenzlauer Berg. Sadly, I was too tuckered out to try on clothing. Frankly, my visit to the Avesu shoe store in Friedrichshain filled up my suitcase with shoes so I had no room for more shopping anyway. However, I found a gorgeous, organic, fair trade scarf for my dog sitter. She has cared for my little Violet and two cats so that my husband and I could have this amazing two week, life changing journey! It was the least I could do to thank her! This boutique has just confirmed my feelings that this is merely the first and not the last time I will visit Berlin. The city is open and welcoming and, as a vegan, I have never been exposed to so many places to eat, drink and shop in the world. This city feels like home to me and I've only been here for 4 days. Next visit I will be sure to pack light so I can shop heavily at Dear Goods! read more