An international coalition of more than 200 researchers and other experts identified and modeled the 100 most substantive, already existing solutions for addressing global warming. This tremendous work, known as Project Drawdown, became a best-selling book in 2017 and continues today. My friend Camille and I gave our first workshop on Reversing Global Warming: Introduction […]
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Towards Zero Waste
Josie Sianez talked trash at Triangle Vegfest recently, sharing her family’s journey towards zero waste. We’re on that journey too, but she’s much farther along. For the last two years, her family of four threw out just one small jar’s worth of trash! And that jar had already been used for collecting trash the year […]
My Breast Cancer Story
Dear Readers, I came down with a bit of breast cancer in October. I was shocked because I’m vegan and I eat mostly organic, homemade food with loads of beans and greens. I exercise and keep my weight down. These choices reduced my risk and may have delayed the cancer, but they didn’t offer 100% […]
How to Prevent Breast Cancer or Slow It Down
After I found out I had breast cancer, I dove into the research on what I could do. The good news is that you can greatly reduce your risk of getting breast cancer or having it come back by eating the Cook for Good way: home-cooked food made from organic fruit, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, […]
Serving What People Can Eat
It’s hard to think about what other people can and will eat when planning an event. I fumbled the ladle a little this week when I made a crunchy Greek Chickpea Salad for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Many of them didn’t even want to try the salad. I asked […]
A Healthy Diet Can Fix the World
#FoodCanFixIt, announced the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health on Thursday. A diverse group of thirty scientists from around the world and the Lancet, one of the top medical journals, presented: the first full scientific review of what constitutes a healthy diet from a sustainable food system, and which actions can support and speed up food system transformation. […]
