This Earth Day, I’m going to Durham to learn about Healing America, a new project that will spread the word about the benefits of plant-based nutrition. You can too! Healing America — Saturday, April 21 from 3 to 5 pm Durham Convention Center, 301 West Morgan Street, Durham NC Click to register and for info The […]
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You may have noticed that last week’s recipe for Apple Pie listed 6 servings for a whole pie. Even my Taster says it should be 8 servings!!! My thrifty, healthy self knows it should be 12 servings. I’ve been eating more than I should since June 2016, the day of the California primary. My concerns about the […]
Proposed Changes to Food Stamps. Who Wins? Who Loses?
Like a reverse Robin Hood, the 2019 US federal budget wants to take money off the SNAP cards of people in need and give them a box of packaged American-made commodity food instead. (You may know the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as food stamps.) These USDA Foods Packages will take millions of our tax dollars away […]
How to Contact Your Representatives
Learn how to find out who represents you and how to communicate with them effectively. If you live in the United States, you have many people in government who represent you when making decisions about how our country, states, cities, and more operate. Voting lets you influence who these people are and staying in touch […]
Hungry Harvest Cuts Food Waste, Fights Hunger
Hungry Harvest runs a CSA with a twist. They bring you recovered fruit, vegetables, and more that otherwise would have been used to feed animals or just sent to the dump. They donate their own surplus to anti-hunger organizations. In Raleigh, they donate food to the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. (Good choice!) Hungry Harvest also runs Produce […]
Why Raleigh Should Serve Plant-Rich Food, Reduce Waste
Raleigh is updating its Comprehensive Plan, the strategy document that will guide decisions through 2030. The plan should support a shift toward a more plant-based diet. Raleigh can take significant steps toward becoming carbon neutral while improving the health of its citizens and supporting local farmers. Update: It’s too late to sign the petition, but […]
