Eating Consciously2020-09-12T10:34:58-04:00

Welcome to our journey to Eating Consciously.  The goal of this journey is to learn together the impact our food choices have on others & the environment. 

We have an amazing team of people who have volunteered to share their knowledge and guide us on the journey.  Let’s meet them!  Thanks to everyone for making this possible.

Shane Bellinger
Shane BellingerOwner of Green Go Cleaning Co
Hello friends, my name is Shane Bragg and I am the owner of Green Go Cleaning Co (https://greengocleaningco.bigcartel.com/) here in Brevard NC. I am so honored to be able to reach out thought this community and offer some resources in incorporating more veggies into your life! I would like to hear from you directly, what is a vegetable you want to learn more about?
Evan Parker
Evan Parker
Evan has an M.S. in Sustainability Studies from Lenoir-Rhyne University. His master’s thesis explored the intersections between veganism and sustainability. Evan is particularly knowledgeable about the environmental impacts of animal agriculture, and the environmental benefits associated with transitions to plant-based diets. As an environmental professional, Evan views veganism as both a necessary social justice philosophy and as a powerful strategy for sustainability. Overall, Evan is interested in cultivating a sustainable world in which all life has the ability to flourish.
Noel Thurner
Noel Thurner
Noel Thurner began consuming a vegetarian diet in 1973 for ethical reasons. As time marched on, she became more aware of both the health benefits and the environmental impacts of such a diet. In 2000 she began fermenting vegetables, and this has led her to the growing knowledge about the importance of the gut biome and intakes of whole grains and legumes, vegetables and fruits in supporting human health and wellness. So she realizes that a plant-based lifestyle supports not only the human body and its gut biome but also our Planet and its inhabitants
Kathryn Parker
Kathryn Parker
Back in 1990, Kathryn Parker was sailing with her husband on their 40′ sloop Nightrainbow, reading, “Diet for a New America” by John Robbins. Because she was so moved, she became a Vegan and raised her baby daughter a Vegan. She went back to meat eating several years later, but seven years ago, she was inspired to try Raw Veganism.

Kathryn’s focus with food has alays been on optimal health. She has been greatly guided by the Medical Medium lifestyle to heal chronic health issues, which brought her back to Veganism. This time, an ethical Vegan.

She is a fabulous, passionate cook, and an educator with experience guiding people to begin a healthy way of life, both physically and spititually. Kathryn likes to connect people through Vegan options. Her friends and her AirBnB guests benefit from her healthy cooking.

Welcome to our Podcast!

Welcome to our Podcast Eating Consciously!  We are glad you are here.  We are hosting conversations with our neighbors about our food choices and how they impact each other.  Would you like to be interviewed or would you like to do an interview?  Let us know by emailing us at [email protected].

Eating Consciously Podcast: Shane Bellinger interviews Jacqui Edans of Rooster Head Farms

By |September 10th, 2020|Categories: Compost Drop-off Location, Composting, Connecting with nature, Eating Consciously, Food, Growing food, Help a Neighbor, Podcast, Shane Bellinger|

Welcome to our third podcast in the Eating Consciously series.  In this episode, Shane Bellinger, owner of Green Go Cleaning and member of the Eating Consciously team interviews Jacqui Edans of Rooster Head Farms in Brevard, NC.  Our last episode was focused on systemic racism which included a conversation on factory meat operations.  This episode shows another side of the meat industry on a different scale.  Eating Consciously focuses on the impact our food choices have on others.  This episode continues to educate towards that goal.  Thanks for being here.  We hope you enjoy the show.  Many thanks to Shane and Jacqui for sharing this conversation with us. Farmer Jacqui Shane with her family

Eating Consciously Podcast: Systemic racism and how I participate

By |August 21st, 2020|Categories: Connecting with nature, Eating Consciously, Essential workers, Food, Growing food, Help a Neighbor, Podcast|

John and I have decided we need to learn how we support systemic racism.  We decided to start by looking at our food choices and that led us to ask a team of individuals in our community if they would help us learn about the impact of our food choices have on others.  We also asked if they could guide us based on their expertise.  Thus started the project Eating Consciously. We decided to start a podcast with the project as a way to bring people closer together in our socially-distanced world.  This is the second episode of the podcast and it goes over an hour.  I interviewed Naeema Muhummad of the NC Environmental Justice Network.  It was a tough interview to do.  The stories she tells, and there are many, are hard to hear.  Every part of the interview touched me and it made it difficult to cut out parts of the conversation.  It is well worth a listen, in my humble [...]

Eating Consciously Podcast! Enjoy our first episode with Evan Parker

By |July 6th, 2020|Categories: Composting, Connecting with nature, Eating Consciously, Evan Parker, Growing food, Podcast, Use Food Scraps|

Help us celebrate as we kick off our first podcast!  We have started a new project called Eating Consciously and we are kicking it off by releasing our first podcast.  Our first guest is Evan Parker and he is a member of the Eating Consciously team that is helping us learn the impact our food choices have on others.  We really enjoyed the conversation with Evan and look forward to many more.  Thanks Evan! This Podcast, Eating Consciously was recorded July 5, 2020.  Evan Parker was interviewed by Kim Coram and John Wiseman.  We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did.  

Looking for some local resources?

Happy Cow Website

Find vegan dishes in your community

HappyCow Healthy Eating Guide

Power of Food

A plant-based chef shares recipes in Hendersonville, NC

Writings

Plant-based potluck and community conversation: Throw away your trash can – Moving to Zero Waste

By |May 31st, 2022|Categories: Composting, Connecting with nature, Eating Consciously, Gatherings, Help a Neighbor, Moving to Zero-waste, Sharing Club, Zero-waste tips|

Join us for a plant-based potluck and a community conversation on Moving to Zero Waste on June 9, 2022 at the Cedar Mountain Canteen at 10771 Greenville Highway, Cedar Mountain, NC 28718.  [...]

Moving to Conservers will be hosting a plant-based potluck and community conversation about composting May 12 from 6 – 8 pm

By |May 6th, 2022|Categories: Compost Drop-off Location, Composting, Connecting with nature, Eating Consciously, Gatherings, Growing food, Help a Neighbor, Use Food Scraps|

Moving to Conservers will be hosting a plant-based potluck and community conversation about composting May 12 from 6 - 8 pm at the Cedar Mountain Canteen located at 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar [...]

ShareWaste participants are growing! Thank you

By |February 28th, 2022|Categories: Compost Drop-off Location, Composting, Connecting with nature, Eating Consciously, Food, Growing food, Use Food Scraps|

ShareWaste is a website and phone application that connects people who have food scraps with those who want them.  We have been using it for awhile and are grateful for other local [...]

Spring Planting Fest

By |February 28th, 2022|Categories: Composting, Eating Consciously, Food, Food preservation, Gatherings, Growing food, Help a Neighbor, Sharing Club, Use Food Scraps|

Transylvania Shares and Moving to Conservers Spring Planting Festival at the Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Highway, Cedar Mountain, NC 28717 March 19th 2 - 4 pm Let's get ready for planting [...]

Harvest Fest was wonderful. Thank you

By |November 5th, 2021|Categories: Composting, Connecting with nature, Eating Consciously, Food, Food preservation, Gatherings, Growing food, Help a Neighbor, Moving to Zero-waste, Sharing Club|

Thank you to everyone who made Harvest Fest an heart warming community event. What a special evening. It was so wonderful to share a potluck dinner with everyone. Transylvania Shares was onsite [...]

Join us for Harvest Fest on October 28th, a zero-waste potluck and festival

By |October 15th, 2021|Categories: Eating Consciously, Food, Food preservation, Gatherings, Growing food, Help a Neighbor, Moving to Zero-waste, Sharing Club, Use Food Scraps|

Join us for a community pop-up kitchen October 28th.  We will have a grinding mill onsite if you have things you want to turn into flour like corn, beans, grain.  We will [...]

Prepared Vegan and Vegetarian Holiday treat by a local Chef

By |October 15th, 2021|Categories: Eating Consciously, Food|

Our Eating Consciously group did a survey awhile ago asking if there was a demand for prepared vegan meals in our community. The answer was Absolutely! Cup and Saucer has since added [...]

Let’s get together for a meal and enjoy each other’s company

By |June 22nd, 2021|Categories: Eating Consciously, Food, Gatherings, Help a Neighbor|

This Thursday we are hosting a zero-waste potluck at the Cedar Mountain Canteen on June 24th at 6 pm.  This will be a low-key gathering.  We will enjoy a potluck and bring [...]

Our gathering with Mountaintrue at the Cedar Mountain Canteen was fabulous.

By |June 7th, 2021|Categories: Connecting with nature, Eating Consciously, Gatherings, Moving to Zero-waste|

We had our first gathering of 2021 June 3rd at the Cedar Mountain Canteen with a presentation from Anna of Mountaintrue and learned how to be good neighbors to the Little [...]

How do you feel about starting potlucks again?

By |April 11th, 2021|Categories: Eating Consciously, Gatherings, Moving to Zero-waste|

Picture above:  A Moving to Conservers gathtering at Rooster Head Farm It has been over a year since we have gathered as Moving to Conservers.  Now that John and I are part [...]

Moving to Conservers Members helping us create a food forest at the Cedar Mountain Canteen

By |April 11th, 2021|Categories: Composting, Eating Consciously, Food, Gatherings, Growing food, Help a Neighbor, Use Food Scraps|

Growing food organically and planting native plants and trees is one of our passions.  John and I are now part owners of the Cedar Mountain Canteen and we want the community to [...]

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