Climate Diet Launches New Name at DC Vegan Restaurant
Posted on October 4, 2024
–9/19 event was sold out!
More than 50 friends and supporters joined Climate Diet at its first stand-alone-event, including with well known supporters and several Board members! Chair Edgar Ndjatou, welcomed everyone to the popular vegan restaurant and to a sold-out crowd of supporters and new friends. A special thank you to DC Veg Society Board member/former President Elissa Free and DC Ecowomen President Alexandra Kroger who helped promote the event to their members. Climate Diet Vice Chr Larry Frank helped intro speakers.
Besides delicious food, 4 well-known speakers added their thoughts on climate change, diet and our planet’s future. These 5, including host Climate Diet CEO Jane DeMarines provided abundant expertise on how humans can make a positive impact on the environment and be agents for a greener future.
DeMarines opened the presentations with dramatic data, naming the number of animals slaughtered daily for food.
Featured Speakers:
Chuck Carroll, known as the Weight Loss Champion, and host of the award-winning PCRM’s The Exam Room podcast, addressed his hard-scrabble journey from junk food to vegan: Chuck told attendees: “Growing up I used to plant trees and clean up the ocean front for Earth Day. Little did I know the burger and fries I stopped off for on the way home weren’t just destroying my health, but also contributing to the destruction of the environment.”
Featured Speakers:
Erin DeMarines, Founder and CEO of E Fit Foods, Inc. (Tampa, FL) and Bloom TV vegan chef host, told her story on making the switch to vegan and how it has impacted her life. This message came home with hurricane Helene hitting Tampa Bay on 9/27 . “This wasn’t our first hurricane, but clearly the worst, Five friends lost houses and cars– pointing out the need for limiting heating of oceans,
which ignites the storms—we can all help by reducing especially red meat consumption—cows their food, and their waste give off more methane than fossil fuels.”
Animal, environmental, and wellness advocate, Lisa DeCrescentes, the Writer & Executive Producer of award-winning short film The Next Girl and Director of The Planet Series with FARM, has inspired the growing Planet Series Tour educating attendees about sustainability .”Witnessing the impact Climate Diet has made since its birth in 2022 during the first Planet Bethesda Festival has been an honor.
I am grateful to have played a small role in Jane’s work. The successes of animal liberation, a greener future and our improved health and wellness are dependent on a united front and to this end Jane’s dedication, commitment and passion are inspiring.”
Jonah Goldman, co-Founder and Marketing Director at PLNT Burger discussed his work in the natural food industry, as an environmental activist, and fighting food waste. “Climate Diet is operating at the intersection of the climate crisis and our food choices, empowering more people to choose climate friendly foods and repair our broken food system.
Shifting people towards plant-based foods is the most important climate action that can be taken, at the most critical moment in human history. Cheers to a greener future!
Thanks to our Sponsors
Patron Sponsor – Edgar Ndjatou Chair, Climate Diet) Edgar is also Executive Director of non-profit, Workplace Fairness. Edgar is a reduced meat consumer
Friend Sponsors:
Deborah McElroy, Climate Diet, Secretary of the Baord,
Andrea Mones
Ann Schnare
Algopage Web-design – www.algopage.com
Long & Foster Real Estate agent:
Nelda Harris nelda.harris@longandfoster.com
Manu Malhotra CEO – www.tvbs.tech
Thanks to those Donating prizes for tonight’s event
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