HONORING WOMEN'S HEALING THROUGH NUTRITION

Join us tomorrow to hear from women in our community who have experienced healing through plant-based nutrition, learn insights from Jessica Krant, MD, MPH on the role of nutrition in women’s health conditions, and engage in discussions with others. Guided small group conversations will explore female cancers, thyroid health and healthy aging, trauma-informed nutrition, healthy cycles and pregnancies, autoimmune conditions, and a healthy gut.

Women's Voices for Health: A Personal Exploration of Nutrition for Women, by Women
Co-presented with JIVINITI and Plant-Based Pittsburgh
TOMORROW! Thursday, March 18, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
FREE - register here
 

  WE'RE TWO YEARS OLD!

As we celebrate our birthday this month, we invite you to enter to win one of the prizes below by donating $20 or more. Your donation supports our efforts to expand the awareness of plant-based nutrition and offer resources to more people in our community!  

Thank you to our sponsors who have generously donated prizes to mark our anniversary and move our mission forward!  

Free enrollment in the eCornell Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate program, donated by the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies -- $1,260 value!
Private Summer Garden Tour & Harvest in Astoria, with urban farmer and arborist James Kaechele, donated by PPMNY Queens Organizer Enrica Sacca -- worth a few plant-based meals!	A bundle of freshly-prepared WFPB meals, donated by MamaSezz  -- $170 value
Fullstart Ultimate Vegetable Slicer Set, donated by PPMNY Nutrition Educator Lois Lynn -- $20 value	A collection of WFPB books, donated by PPMNY Long Island Organizer Mitchell Castell in memory of his father, Jerral Castell, who introduced him to WFPB nutrition - $53 value

Winners will be randomly chosen and announced the first week of April. Anyone who makes a gift of at least $20 online, by check, or via stock donation in the month of March will receive one chance to win. Entries are limited to one per person.  

  VIRTUAL EVENTS IN THE WEEK AHEAD

Please make a donation as you take advantage of our free opportunities!
And subscribe to our YouTube channel to check out newly uploaded videos of past events.
All times below are Eastern Daylight Time.

Virtual Potluck + Recipe Swap
TONIGHT! Wednesday, March 17, 6:30 - 7:30 PM
FREE - register here

Fill your plate with green for this month’s plant-powered social on St. Patrick’s Day! Prep your meal made with the greens of your choice, and join us over dinner to share stories, swap meal ideas, and discuss how greens power our health.
 

El Poder De La Nutrición
¡MAÑANA! Jueves 18 de marzo, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
GRATIS - regístrate aquí

Acompáñanos para una conversación con las organizadoras de la Comunidad Latina para escuchar su experiencia con el poder de la nutrición a base de plantas y hacerles preguntas.
 

Cooking with Chef Carole
Sunday, March 21, 5:00 - 6:15 PM
FREE - register here

Tune in as PPMNY Culinary Educator Chef Carole demonstrates delicious plant-based recipes without added oils, salt, or sugar. She'll join us from her new home in New Mexico. Lucky for us, Carole will continue to virtually share her plant-based magic!
 

Nutrition Support Circle
Tuesday, March 23, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
FREE - register here

Join this safe and compassionate monthly session to discuss your motivations and challenges of transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle, led by PPMNY Community Support Facilitator Lori Pitkowsky, LSW, with PPMNY organizer and psychologist Denise Bassin, PhD.
 

Plant Powered Book Club: Fast Food Genocide
Wednesday, March 24, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
FREE - register here

Join our book club discussion of Fast Food Genocide: How Processed Food is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It by respected nutrition and health expert Joel Fuhrman, MD with Robert Phillips. We'll explore how fast and processed foods affect our health and leave us susceptible to the social forces that keep us enslaved to unhealthy food.

Save the Date!

Wednesday, April 7, 7:00 - 8:30 PM:
Get Started with Whole Food, Plant-Based Nutrition

Sunday, April 11, 11:00 - 11:45 AM:
Family Fitness & Food Workshop

Sunday, April 18, 5:00 - 6:15 PM:
Cooking with Chef Carole

Wednesday, April 28, 7:00 - 8:00 PM:
Plant Powered Book Club: The Blue Zones

 CREATING A PLANT-BASED PASSOVER 

For those celebrating Passover next week, we’re sharing resources for adapting traditional recipes for your plant-based Passover seder. Download our Whole Food, Plant-Based Nutrition & Recipes for Passover (PDF) resource guide for recipes and tips on reducing oils, sugar, and salt for a healthy Passover. 

 PPMNY IN ACTION

PPMNY Organizer Andrea Provvido and PPMNY Nutrition Educator Gail Mayer, MS, RD, CDN, recently collaborated to share how our food choices impact our health, and the health of the environment, with the Fontbonne Hall Academy's Social Justice Club.	PPMNY Brooklyn Organizers and Jumpstart Mentors Danielle Medina and Emani Parsons hosted a tour of the Grand Army Plaza Farmer's Market for our jumpstart participants. There were plenty of local root vegetables, and they spent time learning with Kira from Evolutionary Organics farm in New Paltz.
Mia, one of our 21-Day Plant Powered Jumpstart graduates, shared her radish and pea shoot salad made from ingredients she gathered at our farmer's market tour. Congratulations to all of our jumpstart graduates and tremendous thanks to our educators, mentors, and partners!	PPMNY intern Natalie Khoo, RD, CSP, CDN, CNSC demonstrated a creamy, plant-based mac and cheese recipe during our March Family Fitness & Food Workshop. Register for next month’s event to get your family moving and add a new plant-based recipe to your family’s meal options.

 MORE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES 

The Beet is On! 
Presented by Entrepreneur Meal Plan
TONIGHT! Wednesday, March 17, 7:30 - 8:30 PM EDT
Wednesday, March 24, 4:30 - 5:30 PM EDT
Wednesday, March 31, 5:30 - 6:30 PM EDT
FREE - live on YouTube and Facebook

Join PPMNY Culinary Educator Brandy Cochrane on her Entrepreneur Meal Plan channels as she brings beets front and center. You’ll discover new recipes for this nutrient-rich root vegetable that supports heart health. 

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Make Yourself Heart Attack Proof 
Presented by PlantStrong
Thursday, March 18, 6:30 - 8:30 PM EDT
FREE - register here

The first of a series of events in Rip's Rescue program, this session brings together medical experts, including Caldwell B. Esselstyn, MD, and cardiologist Brian Asbill, MD, to focus on the actionable steps you can take to stop the progression of heart disease.
 

Plant Powered Metro New York empowers people to find better health and overcome chronic disease through whole food, plant-based nutrition. We offer evidence-based education, resources, and support to create community and inspire change throughout the New York metropolitan area.

Our mailing address: Plant Powered Metro New York, PO Box 20771, New York NY 10025

Questions? Email us at info@ppmny.org.

www.plantpoweredmetrony.org