2014 Food Revolution Summit

  I just ran across this today and am super excited!  Free information from a number of respected sources?  Hi, yes, sign me up now!  I hope you all take this opportunity!  The speakers I will for sure be listening to are Dr. Dean Ornish (we had a bit of a heart scare with my husband a few years ago and while his diet is not cheap, it's amazing!  I blend his with TLC and Fuhrman) who is the first speaker, Jane Goodall (yes, as in Gorillas in the Mist), and Jonathan Safran Foer.  If you do not know who Foer is, I fell in love with his approach to ethical eating in Eating Animals.  Unlike many vegetarian or vegan sources, in this book he talks about his personal experience and simply puts it out there.  He's not trying to convince you or change you and even leaves it open to if he could find a way to ensure his meat was ethically raised, he'd eat it again.  I'm sure some people would find that a cop out, but I enjoyed the honesty of it - I thought it made a very strong statement about his values as well; even though he enjoys something, he won't contribute to the mistreatment of food.  Michael Pollen tries to gloss over this issue, but Foer really takes it to heart and comes up with a solution that works for him.  After all, isn't that what it's all about?  Finding your own balance of morals and ethics and how to apply them to your life in a way that is sustainable and honest.
  Vani Hari will also be speaking about "how your voice can change food systems."  I may not always agree with Food Babe, but she is amazing at activism and getting results!