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.
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].
Looking for some local resources?
Power of Food
A plant-based chef shares recipes in Hendersonville, NC
Writings
Noel talks about the upcoming seed swap
Hello Gardeners, I am sure you all enjoyed the short string of sunshine we were gifted as of late. I bet you noticed as well the day length was longer, at dawn [...]
It is time for our annual seed swap! We are doing this one remotely.
Our last gathering before the lock down of the pandemic was our annual seed swap. I enjoyed growing some of those seeds last year. I always enjoy shared seeds and plants. They [...]
Spring reads – as usual, it’s all about SOIL!
A wonderful resource for home gardeners and farmers of all size:, just in time for spring garden dreams: The Hidden Half of Nature, The Microbial Roots of Life and Health by [...]
The Veganuary Pledge
Are you looking for a New Year's Resolution? How about taking the Veganuary challenge? Here is what it says on their website: Since 2014, Veganuary has inspired and supported more than one [...]
Kathryn Parker shares an amazing podcast
Kathryn Parker of our Eating Consciously team shared an amazing podcast I have listened to twice and will probably listen to again. It was a fascinating conversation about communication and applies to [...]
Plant-based locally prepared and commercially available food just got a few steps closer to being a reality
Last Thursday on our Moving to Conservers conference call, we enjoyed a conversation with 2 individuals interested in providing plant-based meals in our community. We talked about goals and obstacles towards reaching [...]
Let’s talk about locally made plant-based meals this Thursday at 6 pm
Thanks to the many people who have shared their thoughts about a community conversation focused on locally prepared plant-based meals. We have had a fantastic response. Let's get together on a conference [...]
A conversation about plant-based locally prepared meals
We have asked over the past couple of newsletters if folks are interested in having a conversation about creating locally prepared plant-based meals. A lot of folks have completed our little survey [...]
Vegan Learning Library
Hello Moving to Conservers! As somebody dedicated to cultivating sustainability, I can say that I am massively impressed by this group. My favorite definition of sustainability is “the possibility that human and [...]
NCEJN’s 22nd Annual Environmental Justice Summit (2020) registration open
Registration is open for the summit! Looks like a great event. John and I have enrolled and are looking forward to learning together. I took the following from their website: We Can’t [...]
There is definitely an interest in our community for prepared plant-based meals
Thanks to everyone who responded to our question about providing plant-based meals in our community. We had a great response! We would love to have a community conversation on the topic and [...]
Why focus on zero-waste when there are so many more pressing issues?
At one of our potluck events (I sure do miss those), someone said to me, "Why so much focus on zero-waste? There are more pressing issues." I have thought of that a [...]