These days, when an organization invites me to an event that includes a meal or snacks, I write a letter asking for vegan food and minimal food waste. I write as soon as I get the invitation, so the organizers have time to adjust their plans. See the example exchange below for how to highlight […]
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Throw a Cookie Exchange Party for a Good Cause
I had a blast at cookie exchange and lunch on Friday. Linda Rapp Nelson and her husband Alan hosted the party as a benefit for the Blind Spot Animal Sanctuary. They raised $460! Everything went so smoothly that I wanted to share her technique with you. What a way to raise spirits and funds! Read […]
Cook to Make a Local Difference
Cook for yourself. Cook for your loved ones. And share your cooking and food ideas with neighbors, co-workers, your kid’s school, and even your mayor. Will Grant’s inspiring video on the Four Levels of Action made me think about the local power we can wield as cooks. His talk comes from the workshop Reversing Global […]
Food Helps Reverse Global Warming
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 […]
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% […]
