It’s All About Food

It’s All About Food - Coyote Jacobs, SALT, a confessional animal liberation narrative

Coyote Jacobs, SALT, a confessional animal liberation narrativeCoyote Jacobs was born as a large insect under a rock but through a series of increasingly unfortunate events now has to live life as a human man. He forgets when he became an artist but it’s the main thing he does. His work draws primarily from his experiences with non-human animals, specifically those rescued from slaughterhouses and other places of exploitation. Within his work, he hopes to create uneasiness with the assumed entitlement over animal lives. He fosters bunny rabbits and is friends with many chickens.

It’s All About Food - Sandra Nomoto, Vegan Marketing Success Stories

Sandra Nomoto, Vegan Marketing Success Stories
 
While earning her degree in English Literature, Sandra Nomoto published poetry in literary journals and film reviews online. At twenty-five, she founded Conscious Public Relations Inc., an award-winning virtual agency that certified as a B Corporation. After a decade in business, she authored and self-published The Only Public Relations Guide You’ll Ever Need in 2019. Living vegan since 2018, Nomoto is now a content writer and editor for vegan businesses who also helps vegan and spiritual non-fiction authors. She aspires to eat vegan food around the world and blog about it, and lives in East Vancouver, Canada with her husband.

It’s All About Food - Chris Mailler, {Vegan} Teen

Christen is an artist and author with a BFA from the Tufts School of The Museum of Fine Arts. She lives with her husband and two daughters on Boston’s North Shore.
Ms. Christen Mailler and Dr. Casey Taft are the founders of Vegan Publishers which was launched in 2013 in order to raise awareness of the vital importance of veganism in creating a more compassionate and just society. They had been recently married and were expecting the first of their two daughters. They started the small publishing company because they were struck by how limited the literature was on veganism. Vegan Publishers came into being in order to elevate the voices of vegan advocates and the animals themselves.

It’s All About Food - Hope Bohanec, The Humane Hoax

Hope Bohanec has been active in the animal protection and environmental activism for thirty years and has published the book The Ultimate Betrayal: Is There Happy Meat? She is the Executive Director of Compassionate Living and the host of the Hope for Animals Podcast. Hope co-founded the Humane Hoax Project, the Ahimsa Living Project. Over the last three decades, Hope has worked for the national non-profits United Poultry Concerns and In Defense of Animals and has contributed chapters to two anthologies.

It’s All About Food - Brenda Davis and Cory Davis, Plant-Powered Protein, Part 2

Brenda Davis, RD, is one of the world’s leading plant-based pioneers and an internationally acclaimed speaker. Widely regarded as a rock star of plant-based nutrition, she has been referred to by VegNews as the “godmother” of vegan dietitians and was the 2022 recipient of the Plantrician Project’s Luminary Award. Brenda’s work focuses on ensuring that everyone who wishes to be plant-based can succeed brilliantly. She lives in Alberta, Canada, with her husband, Paul. Visit her at brendadavisrd.com. Cory Davis, MBA, P.Ag, is a professional agrologist who has worked in natural resource management since 2012 and has been a lifelong advocate for animal welfare and environmental stewardship. His broad range of experience and diverse degrees encompassing business, the sciences, and intercultural relations have given him a unique, integrated perspective on sustainable practices and their effects on human health and well-being. Cory lives in British Columbia, Canada.  In case you missed Part 1 of this program, you can listen to it here: Vesanto Melina, Plant-Powered Protein, Part 1

It’s All About Food - Vesanto Melina, Plant-Powered Protein, Part 1

Vesanto Melina, MS, RD, is a sought-after speaker at health conferences worldwide. A consultant for individuals as well as the government of British Columbia, she is the lead author of the last position paper on vegetarian diets for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Also, Vesanto received the prestigious Ryley-Jeffs Memorial Award from Dietitians of Canada. She resides in Vancouver, Canada, with her partner, Cam. Her website is nutrispeak.com.
 

It’s All About Food - March 28: Hartglass & De Mattei: IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD 14th Anniversary

Caryn Hartglass and Gary De Mattei celebrate the 14th anniversary of the IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD podcast, broadcast on the Progressive radio Network, reviewing some of the most memorable interviews.

It’s All About Food - Jimmy Videle, The Veganic Grower’s Handbook

Jimmy Videle is a farmer, activist, consultant, and researcher. He has been a consultant, researcher, and volunteer with A.U.M. Films (producers of Cowspiracy and What the Health), Humane Party, USA and the Animal Protection Party, Canada. He lives with his wife, Melanie Bernier and five rescue cats on the small-scale veganic market farm, La Ferme de l’Aube in Boileau, Québec. He has been growing his own food and homesteading for over twenty-five years and became a professional full-time organic farmer in 2005. From 2010–2014 he worked and consulted on eleven vegan, organic and permaculture farms throughout Hawaii, Mexico, Central America, South America, and Québec before settling at his current home in 2014.

It’s All About Food - Julia J.S. Sarreal, Yerba Mate, The Drink That Shaped A Nation

Julia J.S. Sarreal is Associate Professor at Arizona State University and author of The Guaraní and Their Missions: A Socioeconomic History. She has a Ph.D. in History from Harvard University and teaches Latin American History and Latin American Studies. Dr. Sarreal first tried Yerba mate as a Peace Corps volunteer in Curuguaty, Paraguay. Her intellectual interest in the beverage soaked while living in Buenos Aires and working on her dissertation about the Guaraní missions.

It’s All About Food - Miyoko, Now and Zen

Miyoko, Now and ZenMarvelous Miyoko has been let go from the beloved vegan cheese company she founded and her many vegan fans are shocked and saddened. As this unfortunate situation unfolds we hope for the best for Miyoko and her delicious creations. Caryn Hartglass presents three excerpts of IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD interviews with Miyoko from 2012, 2014, and 2016 showing the evolution of what is today, Miyoko’s Creamery.
During the 1990s, she taught vegan cooking classes, and in 1991 The Book Publishing Company published her first vegan cookbook The Now and Zen Epicure. In 1994, she opened the vegan restaurant Now and Zen in San Francisco, which eventually expanded into a natural food company of the same name, which was sold in 2003. Schinner has launched a number of vegan brands, such as UnTurkey, which she exhibited at the 1995 Natural Products Expo alongside competitor Tofurky, and Hip Whip.
In 2014, Schinner launched vegan cheese company Miyoko’s Kitchen, later renaming it Miyoko’s Creamery. Tofurky founder Seth Tibbott was the company’s first investor. In 2016, the Specialty Food Association reported the company had “grown 300% year over year,” and “they recently signed on to a new 28,000+ square-foot headquarters in Petaluma.”
Miyoko has authored these cookbooks:
The Now and Zen Epicure, Book Publishing Company, June 1, 1991 (as Miyoko Nishimoto)Japanese Cooking: Contemporary & Traditional [Simple, Delicious, and Vegan], Book Publishing Company, Aug 19, 1999 (as Miyoko Nishimoto Schinner)The New Now and Zen Epicure, Book Publishing Company, September 1, 2001 (as Miyoko Nishimoto Schinner)Artisan Vegan Cheese, Book Publishing Company, Aug. 8, 2012 (as Miyoko Schinner)The Homemade Vegan Pantry: The Art of Making Your Own Staples, Ten Speed Press, June 16, 2015 (as Miyoko Schinner)The Vegan Meat Cookbook: Meatless Favorites. Made with Plants, Ten Speed Press, May 11, 2021 (as Miyoko Schinner)Miyoko has won many awards including:2015, Veggie Award Product of the Year, VegNews Veggie Awards2016, Sofi Award, Sofi Awards2016, Nexty Award, Natural Products Expo West 20162016, Vegetarian Hall of Fame, North American Vegetarian Society2017, Best Bite Award, Delicious Living’s Best Bite Awards2017, Animal Equality Compassionate Company, Animal Equality2018, Next Generation Industry Pioneer Award, North Bay Food Industry Group
In 2021, Miyoko was included in the inaugural Forbes 50 Over 50 list.