Description: For 25 years, I’ve dedicated myself to learning all I can about the environment and its health. The more I discover, the more I realize that my health and actions are intimately, intricately, intertwined with the biosphere. This has led me to want to do everything in my power to understand and champion sustainable values, from what we wear, to how we teach our children, to the food we eat.
“What wakes me up every day? Feeling a great urgency and responsibility to make the world a better place for all of our children and future generations.”
For 30 years, I’ve dedicated myself to learning all I can about how to best care for our wild, living planet. The more I’ve discovered over the years, the more I realize how our health and actions are intimately intertwined with the Earth. This has led me to want to do everything in my power to understand and champion sustainable values, from what we wear, to how we teach our children, to the food we eat.
I’m particularly passionate — okay some might say obsessed! — with plant-based foods as a solution for climate change. It started when MUSE School became the first school in the country to serve a 100% plant-based lunch program! Then I wrote the book, The OMD Plan , and founded the OMD movement to inspire and support people eating at least one plant-based meal a day . Because my mission is to ensure that all children have a thriving planet to live on, OMD also works to equitably increase access to plant-bas