The Foundation in Action
Pushing the Plant Based Message Out of the Bubble
Our vision is to partner with other nonprofits and community-based organizations across the United States and offer our programming free of cost.
That’s right, we hope to offer most of our programming free of cost to interested partner organizations such as educator groups, public health workers, first responders, students, health workers, and other such groups. Our vision is to target community influencers, which will allow us to spread the message far and wide.
Our lively, engaging, and fun experiential programming will focus on:
- Peer-reviewed, research-based nutritional practices.
- Lifestyle-related disease prevention.
- Understanding one’s own bio-markers and their implications.
- Plant-based meal planning, shopping, and food preparation.
- Understanding the cultural, environmental, political, and social causes of our nation’s state of “dis-ease.”
Preliminary Target Group:
Community Influencers
1. Healthcare Practitioners of All Levels
Nurses, aides, physician assistants, dietitians, public health workers, dentists, doctors, medical field students.
2. Educators and Students
Teachers, education assistants, professors, instructors, students of all ages.
3. Front-Line Public Servants
First responders, fire fighters, police officers, and other public servants.
4. Community Hubs
YMCAs, community centers, health clinics, community health programs, religious organizations.
Our Virtual Programming
SINGLE SESSION: 1-2 SPEAKERS (INTRO)
Basic 1-2 presenters; 1 -2 hour presentation. Option can involve food demonstrations.
Great way to kickstart interest and to support other non-profit groups in their work.
ONE DAY (GOOD START)
Full day of activities: multi-speaker presentations, cooking demos, hands-on activities, collaborative group work, meals, discussion of psychology of habit change, and human-centered design collaborations.
Great way to really dive in head, heart, and hands!
MULTI-SESSION (MOST POPULAR)
A series of 1 hour presentations stretched over a 4 week period (one presentation a week); will include sessions on: research-based and peer reviewed nutritional practices for optimal health, lifestyle-related disease prevention, understanding one’s own health and bio-markers, whole food, plant-based cooking, meal planning, and shopping, healthy eating in the fast-paced, modern world, general guidelines for living a healthy and active life that prevents chronic disease, and the psychology of habit change.
Perfect for a workplace-style “learning lunch series” or “wellness” initiatives.
Follow up programming/coaching.
JUMP START/MULTI-SESSION EXPERIENCE (BEST PRACTICE)
Partner with a community or organization
Participants begin a 5-7 day “immersion” in which they attend a launch day and a final day, both involving biomarker testing. On the days in between, a handful of evening sessions will be held: cooking demos, shopping demos, talks, sharing sessions, etc. Participants will be responsible for their own cooking at home, though we will augment food options. Will include sessions such as: research-based and peer reviewed nutritional practices for optimal health, lifestyle-related disease prevention, understanding one’s own health and bio-markers, whole food, plant-based cooking, meal planning, and shopping, healthy eating in the fast-paced, modern world, general guidelines for living a healthy and active life that prevents chronic disease, and the psychology of habit change.
Follow up programming/coaching.
If you or your organization is interested in this kind of programming, get in touch!
Our Core Values
REVERSAL AND PREVENTION IS PRIMARY
Our organization is built upon the foundational belief that making healthy lifestyle choices that both reverse and prevent disease is the best approach to living.
RESPECT AND COLLABORATION
We maintain a positive, team-focused atmosphere built on mutual, professional respect. We collaborate with other like-minded organizations committed to furthering the whole food, plant-based movement. In addition, we actively strive to promote other organizations doing similar work. We seek to establish long-term relationships with our client communities to ensure success.
INCLUSIVITY
We believe that this lifestyle education should be available to every person on the planet, regardless of where they live or their socio-economic status. We will employ Human-Centered Design Methodology to inform our work.
ACCOUNTABILITY
We keep our commitments and make measurable progress to achieve our mission.
ACTIVE AND MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT
We always strive to bring enjoyment, passion, energy, meaning, and fulfillment to our work. We use a wide variety of research-based teaching strategies to fully engage as many clients as possible.
COMPASSION AND A SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY
We view our clients as individuals each with unique life experiences and stories. We strive to listen as much as we talk. We provide our services at greatly reduced or no cost to our clients.
INTEGRITY AND SCIENCE
We demonstrate honesty and respect for all individuals, even those who question us and challenge our assumptions. Our approaches to optimal health will always be rooted in sound, peer-reviewed science. We will continually pursue knowledge and uphold the highest caliber of expertise.