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Earthsave Baltimore E-News: Earth Friendly Food Choices

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."
~Steve Prefontaine~

Hi Earthsaver,

Here’s the latest news from Earthsave Baltimore. We are an all-volunteer nonprofit that helps people make healthier, compassionate, earth friendly food choices. We have some real good news for you!

Our July dinner event with Dr. Michael Greger’s annual nutrition update was a wonderful way to celebrate Earthsave’s 13th year in Baltimore. The talk, the food, and the attendance were all exceptional. And Dr. Greger’s nutritional recommendations, along with an article by veg icon Dr. Dean Ornish, which Dr. Greger sent us, are now posted on our Earthsave Baltimore website. See “Fliers & Handouts” on the menu to your left.

I’m really grateful to Earthsave’s founder, author John Robbins, whose book “Diet for a New America” led to the formation of our nonprofit. I’m grateful, also, for the members, volunteers, and event attendees who have helped our chapter to grow and prosper. It feels terrific to be involved in helping to bring about the dietary and lifestyle changes that are so needed for us to become the kind, thoughtful, and compassionate stewards of the earth that we wish to be.

Our society has gone so far in the other direction that we have to wonder sometimes whether there really is a way to turn things around. But I’m encouraged to keep the faith and to do my best every time I get together with the wonderful, like-minded people who attend the Earthsave and Veg Meetup events, which occur several times each month.

Our next Earthsave dinner event, on Saturday, August 28th, will be a real special one, with Bruce Friedrich, of PETA, speaking on “Effective Advocacy: Living as a Vegetarian in a Non-Vegetarian World.” Bruce is a wonderful speaker, and one of the all-time favorites of Earthsavers. And please let us know if you might be able to arrive early to help with folding and placing our Earthsave brochures inside the Health Quest and On Purpose Woman magazines that we help distribute.

We’re happy to inform you that “The Land of Kush”, Baltimore’s newest vegan restaurant, will open any day now. And they promise that their Mount Vernon area restaurant will feature the “Ultimate Vegetarian Soul Food Cuisine.”

Many Earthsavers already know about Facebook, but here’s a reminder that it’s a free online social network that allow us to make lots of new friends easily. It’s also a great way to educate and support others in making healthier food choices. See more info below.

I’m happy to invite new friends to join me on Facebook for some real interesting conversations on food, animal protection, philosophy & spirituality, and more. You can easily find me by going to Facebook and searching for Earthsaverdon.

Hope to see or hear from you soon! Be well!

Peace, Don Robertson

EARTHSAVE VEG DINNER ED SERIES: SATURDAY, Aug. 28th, 6-9 pm: Dinner will feature a live presentation by animal protection advocate Bruce Friedrich on “Effective Advocacy: Living as a Vegetarian in a Non-Vegetarian World”. Bruce Friedrich spearheaded the PETA campaigns that resulted in landmark reforms in the animal treatment practices of several huge fast-food corporations, and was named by Details magazine as one of the most influential young men in this country. He recently co-authored “The animal Activist’s Handbook”.
There’s more info on this event at http://earthsavebaltimore.org/. You may download and print an event flier at http://earthsavebaltimore.org/node/47.
If you plan to be there, please RSVP at 410-252-3043, or email Baltimore@Earthsave.org. Direct replies to this email message may not go through.

DINNER GUESTS bring a dish made without animal products to serve 6-8 people, along with a donation of $5 (members $2). Guests may attend without bringing a dish for a $12 fee (members $10). To attend only the presentation, donation is $5. Please give 1 day notice if paying for dinner. Dinners held at the Learning Center of Your Prescription for Health, 10210 S. Dolfield Rd., in Owings Mills. Please RSVP and join us if you can!

HELP WITH FOLDING AND STUFFING: Volunteer help will be especially appreciated at our August 28th Earthsave dinner. Each month volunteers fold several hundred brochures and place them inside the new magazine issues of Health Quest or On Purpose Woman, which we help distribute. This month we will be filling both magazines with brochures, so we can use all the help we can get! Please let us know if you can arrive early by calling 410-252-3043. And feel free to arrive as early as 4:30 pm. Dinners start at 6 pm.

SATURDAY, Sept. 25th, 6-9 pm: Dinner will feature a video screening of Registered Dietitian Jeffrey Novick’s talk, “Reading Food Labels”. Jeff’s talk is is a really good one! It’s packed with useful information to help us separate truth from sales hype. Jeffrey Novick has the soul of a standup comic, and his presentation will have us laughing as we learn! Join us if you can! There’s more info on this event at http://earthsavebaltimore.org/.

MONTHLY VEG DISCUSSION GROUP MEETUPS are casual and are held in restaurants over great vegetarian food. Attendance is usually around 10-20 people, and discussions include a wide variety of topics that support people in making healthier choices in diet and lifestyle. There are two different groups, one vegan and one vegetarian. The vegetarian group currently meets on the first Sunday at noon at the Kathmandu Kitchen in Towson, and the vegan group meets on the third Wednesday, at 7 pm, at Mr. Chan in Pikesville. Both groups welcome all who are interested in learning about healthier eating. For details, or to register and let others know you plan to attend, go to http://vegetarian.meetup.com/9/, or to http://vegan.meetup.com/29/.

THE HUGE EGG RECALL now in effect, for salmonella contamination, is just one more reminder of how far off track we've gone by relying so heavily on animal products for food. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the major food borne microorganisms that make people sick and can even kill them – viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi – occur mainly in “meat, poultry, seafood, dairy products and eggs”. Current egg production methods involve so much violence and insensitivity to the needs of animals that it really should be no surprise when the violence comes full circle and is visited upon us. Most people have no idea that half of the newly hatched chicks in egg industry hatcheries are killed before the day’s end. Since male chickens can’t lay eggs and the industry has no use for them, the chicks are routinely tossed into plastic bags with hundreds of others and left to smother. Free range egg production is typically no different. For the latest info on the recall, see http://tinyurl.com/24tkztx.

Dr. Michael Greger, the director of Public Health & Animal Agriculture with the Humane Society of the U.S. was interviewed by CNN about the recall, and how the close confinement and filthy living conditions in which laying hens are kept contribute to such problems as this. See video at http://tinyurl.com/244eoac.

DR. MICHAEL GREGER’S DVD: “LATEST IN NUTRITION RESEARCH” contains some amazing information. Baltimore Earthsavers got to hear a presentation by Dr. Greger last month, which included one hour’s worth of Michael’s newest findings. One such interesting piece of info – an organization recently purchased burgers from several of the largest fast food companies, and analyzed them for content, which included some unappetizing thing like nerves, blood vessels, and cartilage, and some unhealthy things like ammonia. But the real surprise for most of us was that the content of the burgers ranged from only 5-14% meat. We think Dr. Greger’s DVDs are well worth owning. Volume 4, his newest DVD, is a two disc set which contains answers to the following questions and more:

• Dangers of folic acid supplementation
• Dietary theory of Alzheimer’s disease
• Dietary treatments for rheumatoid and osteoarthritis
• How to improve memory through diet and reverse cognitive decline.
• Is homeopathy good, bad, or useless?
• Is stevia harmful, harmless, or helpful? What about chili peppers, kimchi, kombucha, licorice, and peanut butter?
• Mad fish disease
• Melatonin and breast cancer
• Obesity-causing chicken virus
• Plant-based diets and mood
• Toxic megacolon superbug
• Wart cancer virus exposure through food
• What are the best fruits for cancer prevention?
• What is the new target cholesterol level?
• What’s the healthiest form of chocolate?
• What’s the healthiest variety of apple to eat?
• Which is the healthiest herbal tea to drink?
• Which vegetables are healthier cooked?
• Which common vitamin supplement significantly shortens our lifespan?

For a complete listing of topics and to order, go to http://www.DrGreger.org/DVDs.
Earthsave Baltimore has one copy available in our library, which is exclusively for group members. So it’s first come, first served. If you want it, we suggest you arrive early on the 28th.

NEW VEGAN RESTAURANT – THE LAND OF KUSH will open in September in the Mount Vernon area of Baltimore, and promises to present the “Ultimate Vegetarian Soul Food Cuisine.” You may already know proprietors Greg Brown and Naijha Wright if you’ve visited ArtScape, the African American Heritage Festival, or one of the other Baltimore area street fairs at which they have been popular food venders. We hope to be among their many frequent visitors, and wish them the very best. You can register at their website to receive a special 25% Grand Opening discount coupon. http://www.thelandofkush.com/home Hope to see you there!

FREECYCLE.COM provides a real helpful service that finds new homes for our serviceable but currently unused items. Freecycle will list any items we have to give away, which of course will help slow the growth of landfills. We may also create “Wanted” listings for any items we might like to have. Those who would like to have our discarded item will contact us by email and tell us when they will be able to pick it up. Most Freecyclers will then leave the item on their porch for pickup. Our experience with this service has been very favorable. Here’s a link to a local Freecycle listing http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecyclebaltimore/.

A HANDY NEW BOOKLET: VEGETARIAN GUIDE TO BALTIMORE is now available from Earthsave Baltimore. Those who attend any Earthsave event, information table, or Meetup discussion group are welcome to a free copy of this handy guide to the vegetarian, vegan, and veg-friendly restaurants in the Baltimore area. If you’d like to receive one in the mail, please just send us a small donation of your choice to Earthsave, 517 Talbott Ave., Lutherville, MD, 21093.

DID YOU KNOW… the clinical studies of medical doctor Dean Ornish have shown us that most patients who followed standard medical advice for coronary artery blockages got worse, while those who adopted a total vegetarian diet coupled with lifestyle changes showed improvement, including reversal of coronary artery blockages. See more fascinating facts about our food choices at http://earthsavebaltimore.org/node/78.

CAMPBELL COALITION FOR HEALTH CHANGE is a new educational initiative that’s being developed by “China Study” author Dr. T. Colin Campbell and his son Nelson Campbell. Dr. Campbell is the nutritional biochemist from Cornell University who led the most comprehensive large study ever completed on the relationship between diet and disease. That study gives us some of the best scientific evidence available to show that a plant-based diet has the potential to prevent and often reverse the chronic diseases that cause the vast majority of deaths in this country each year.

What they have in mind is a replicable wellness program that could be revolutionary – one that has never been used in a business start-up. They “will launch a company to spearhead this business and then place this company’s stock into a trust, subject to the requirement that financial returns generated from these shares be used to support initiatives consistent with a defined social mission statement. The Trust will fund activities that 1) promote our health message, 2) benefit the environment, and/or 3) help to strengthen communities. This ‘not-just-for-profit’ structure will enable us to harness the power of the free market, but in a way that maximizes our contribution to the social good.”

“While confident we can make this dream a reality, we recognize that we lack sufficient resources. And for this reason, we are starting as a cash-generating foods business. We soon will announce details of a company launched with a group of like-minded business partners that is focused on selling tasty, wholesome and affordable plant-based foods. This company will be embody our health message and will set a new standard for product quality.”

“At this early stage, we also are working hard to widen our circle of support, primarily through web-based networking. We are committed to building a community of people who can join with us in launching a revolution. This is not a story about any one person or group; this is about building a movement around an idea that may be the most powerful idea of our time. We invite you to join with us and thank you for your time.”
To learn more, see http://campbellcoalition.com/, and see the video “Money, Politics, and the Truth of Health” at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjNi8MFqQoY.

FACEBOOK.COM is a free social network that gives us a terrific opportunity to connect with others for mutual support and inspiration. It’s a wonderful way to get to know others and their friends real quickly, and to find out about their musical tastes, favorite books, movies, activities, quotes, etc. Earthsave Baltimore director Don Robertson posts helpful information on earth friendly food choices each day, and would be happy to add you to his list of friends. He’s especially happy when you forward his info to your friends. Don’s FB page is at facebook.com/earthsaverdon.

EARTHSAVE MEMBERSHIP is a great way for you to contribute to our important educational mission. All members may receive a free 12-issue subscription to Vegetarian Times magazine and Earthsave’s national bi-monthly newsletter. Folks who attend meetings may check out books from our well stocked EarthSave Library, they may place literature on our networking tables, may make a brief announcement to the group, and receive discounted attendance fees to most Earthsave events. You may join our group online at http://www.earthsave.org/, or you can send a tax-deductible check for $35, or $50 for family membership, or $25 for student or senior, to EarthSave at 517 Talbott Ave. Lutherville MD, 21093. Thanks for your kind support!

PLEASE REMEMBER to be the peace that you wish to manifest. Be well!

EarthSave … May all be fed, may all be healed, and may all be loved.

Baltimore Chapter events http://earthsavebaltimore.org/ Call us at 410-252-3043, or email us at Baltimore@earthsave.org

Earthsave Baltimore E-News: Earth Friendly Food Choices

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."
~Steve Prefontaine~

Hi Earthsaver,

Here’s the latest news from Earthsave Baltimore. We are an all-volunteer nonprofit that helps people make healthier, compassionate, earth friendly food choices. We have some real good news for you!

Our July dinner event with Dr. Michael Greger’s annual nutrition update was a wonderful way to celebrate Earthsave’s 13th year in Baltimore. The talk, the food, and the attendance were all exceptional. And Dr. Greger’s nutritional recommendations, along with an article by veg icon Dr. Dean Ornish, which Dr. Greger sent us, are now posted on our Earthsave Baltimore website. See “Fliers & Handouts” on the menu to your left.

I’m really grateful to Earthsave’s founder, author John Robbins, whose book “Diet for a New America” led to the formation of our nonprofit. I’m grateful, also, for the members, volunteers, and event attendees who have helped our chapter to grow and prosper. It feels terrific to be involved in helping to bring about the dietary and lifestyle changes that are so needed for us to become the kind, thoughtful, and compassionate stewards of the earth that we wish to be.

Our society has gone so far in the other direction that we have to wonder sometimes whether there really is a way to turn things around. But I’m encouraged to keep the faith and to do my best every time I get together with the wonderful, like-minded people who attend the Earthsave and Veg Meetup events, which occur several times each month.

Our next Earthsave dinner event, on Saturday, August 28th, will be a real special one, with Bruce Friedrich, of PETA, speaking on “Effective Advocacy: Living as a Vegetarian in a Non-Vegetarian World.” Bruce is a wonderful speaker, and one of the all-time favorites of Earthsavers. And please let us know if you might be able to arrive early to help with folding and placing our Earthsave brochures inside the Health Quest and On Purpose Woman magazines that we help distribute.

We’re happy to inform you that “The Land of Kush”, Baltimore’s newest vegan restaurant, will open any day now. And they promise that their Mount Vernon area restaurant will feature the “Ultimate Vegetarian Soul Food Cuisine.”

Many Earthsavers already know about Facebook, but here’s a reminder that it’s a free online social network that allow us to make lots of new friends easily. It’s also a great way to educate and support others in making healthier food choices. See more info below.

Hope to see or hear from you soon! Be well!

Peace, Don Robertson

EARTHSAVE VEG DINNER ED SERIES: SATURDAY, Aug. 28th, 6-9 pm: Dinner will feature a live presentation by animal protection advocate Bruce Friedrich on “Effective Advocacy: Living as a Vegetarian in a Non-Vegetarian World”. Bruce Friedrich spearheaded the PETA campaigns that resulted in landmark reforms in the animal treatment practices of several huge fast-food corporations, and was named by Details magazine as one of the most influential young men in this country. He recently co-authored “The animal Activist’s Handbook”.
There’s more info on this event at http://earthsavebaltimore.org/. You may download and print an event flier at http://earthsavebaltimore.org/node/47.
If you plan to be there, please RSVP at 410-252-3043, or email Baltimore@Earthsave.org. Direct replies to this email message may not go through.

DINNER GUESTS bring a dish made without animal products to serve 6-8 people, along with a donation of $5 (members $2). Guests may attend without bringing a dish for a $12 fee (members $10). To attend only the presentation, donation is $5. Please give 1 day notice if paying for dinner. Dinners held at the Learning Center of Your Prescription for Health, 10210 S. Dolfield Rd., in Owings Mills. Please RSVP and join us if you can!

HELP WITH FOLDING AND STUFFING: Volunteer help will be especially appreciated at our August 28th Earthsave dinner. Each month volunteers fold several hundred brochures and place them inside the new magazine issues of Health Quest or On Purpose Woman, which we help distribute. This month we will be filling both magazines with brochures, so we can use all the help we can get! Please let us know if you can arrive early by calling 410-252-3043. And feel free to arrive as early as 4:30 pm. Dinners start at 6 pm.

SATURDAY, Sept. 25th, 6-9 pm: Dinner will feature a video screening of Registered Dietitian Jeffrey Novick’s talk, “Reading Food Labels”. Jeff’s talk is is a really good one! It’s packed with useful information to help us separate truth from sales hype. Jeffrey Novick has the soul of a standup comic, and his presentation will have us laughing as we learn! Join us if you can! There’s more info on this event at http://earthsavebaltimore.org/.

MONTHLY VEG DISCUSSION GROUP MEETUPS are casual and are held in restaurants over great vegetarian food. Attendance is usually around 10-20 people, and discussions include a wide variety of topics that support people in making healthier choices in diet and lifestyle. There are two different groups, one vegan and one vegetarian. The vegetarian group currently meets on the first Sunday at noon at the Kathmandu Kitchen in Towson, and the vegan group meets on the third Wednesday, at 7 pm, at Mr. Chan in Pikesville. Both groups welcome all who are interested in learning about healthier eating. For details, or to register and let others know you plan to attend, go to http://vegetarian.meetup.com/9/, or to http://vegan.meetup.com/29/.

THE HUGE EGG RECALL now in effect, for salmonella contamination, is just one more reminder of how far off track we've gone by relying so heavily on animal products for food. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the major food borne microorganisms that make people sick and can even kill them – viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi – occur mainly in “meat, poultry, seafood, dairy products and eggs”. Current egg production methods involve so much violence and insensitivity to the needs of animals that it really should be no surprise when the violence comes full circle and is visited upon us. Most people have no idea that half of the newly hatched chicks in egg industry hatcheries are killed before the day’s end. Since male chickens can’t lay eggs and the industry has no use for them, the chicks are routinely tossed into plastic bags with hundreds of others and left to smother. Free range egg production is typically no different. For the latest info on the recall, see http://tinyurl.com/24tkztx.

Dr. Michael Greger, the director of Public Health & Animal Agriculture with the Humane Society of the U.S. was interviewed by CNN about the recall, and how the close confinement and filthy living conditions in which laying hens are kept contribute to such problems as this. See video at http://tinyurl.com/244eoac.

DR. MICHAEL GREGER’S DVD: “LATEST IN NUTRITION RESEARCH” contains some amazing information. Baltimore Earthsavers got to hear a presentation by Dr. Greger last month, which included one hour’s worth of Michael’s newest findings. One such interesting piece of info – an organization recently purchased burgers from several of the largest fast food companies, and analyzed them for content, which included some unappetizing thing like nerves, blood vessels, and cartilage, and some unhealthy things like ammonia. But the real surprise for most of us was that the content of the burgers ranged from only 5-14% meat. We think Dr. Greger’s DVDs are well worth owning. Volume 4, his newest DVD, is a two disc set which contains answers to the following questions and more:

• Dangers of folic acid supplementation
• Dietary theory of Alzheimer’s disease
• Dietary treatments for rheumatoid and osteoarthritis
• How to improve memory through diet and reverse cognitive decline.
• Is homeopathy good, bad, or useless?
• Is stevia harmful, harmless, or helpful? What about chili peppers, kimchi, kombucha, licorice, and peanut butter?
• Mad fish disease
• Melatonin and breast cancer
• Obesity-causing chicken virus
• Plant-based diets and mood
• Toxic megacolon superbug
• Wart cancer virus exposure through food
• What are the best fruits for cancer prevention?
• What is the new target cholesterol level?
• What’s the healthiest form of chocolate?
• What’s the healthiest variety of apple to eat?
• Which is the healthiest herbal tea to drink?
• Which vegetables are healthier cooked?
• Which common vitamin supplement significantly shortens our lifespan?

For a complete listing of topics and to order, go to http://www.DrGreger.org/DVDs.
Earthsave Baltimore has one copy available in our library, which is exclusively for group members. So it’s first come, first served. If you want it, we suggest you arrive early on the 28th.

NEW VEGAN RESTAURANT – THE LAND OF KUSH will open in September in the Mount Vernon area of Baltimore, and promises to present the “Ultimate Vegetarian Soul Food Cuisine.” You may already know proprietors Greg Brown and Naijha Wright if you’ve visited ArtScape, the African American Heritage Festival, or one of the other Baltimore area street fairs at which they have been popular food venders. We hope to be among their many frequent visitors, and wish them the very best. You can register at their website to receive a special 25% Grand Opening discount coupon. http://www.thelandofkush.com/home Hope to see you there!

FREECYCLE.COM provides a real helpful service that finds new homes for our serviceable but currently unused items. Freecycle will list any items we have to give away, which of course will help slow the growth of landfills. We may also create “Wanted” listings for any items we might like to have. Those who would like to have our discarded item will contact us by email and tell us when they will be able to pick it up. Most Freecyclers will then leave the item on their porch for pickup. Our experience with this service has been very favorable. Here’s a link to a local Freecycle listing http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecyclebaltimore/.

DID YOU KNOW… the clinical studies of medical doctor Dean Ornish have shown us that most patients who followed standard medical advice for coronary artery blockages got worse, while those who adopted a total vegetarian diet coupled with lifestyle changes showed improvement, including reversal of coronary artery blockages. See more fascinating facts about our food choices at http://earthsavebaltimore.org/node/78.

CAMPBELL COALITION FOR HEALTH CHANGE is a new educational initiative that’s being developed by “China Study” author Dr. T. Colin Campbell and his son Nelson Campbell. Dr. Campbell is the nutritional biochemist from Cornell University who led the most comprehensive large study ever completed on the relationship between diet and disease. That study gives us some of the best scientific evidence available to show that a plant-based diet has the potential to prevent and often reverse the chronic diseases that cause the vast majority of deaths in this country each year.

What they have in mind is a replicable wellness program that could be revolutionary – one that has never been used in a business start-up. They “will launch a company to spearhead this business and then place this company’s stock into a trust, subject to the requirement that financial returns generated from these shares be used to support initiatives consistent with a defined social mission statement. The Trust will fund activities that 1) promote our health message, 2) benefit the environment, and/or 3) help to strengthen communities. This ‘not-just-for-profit’ structure will enable us to harness the power of the free market, but in a way that maximizes our contribution to the social good.”

“While confident we can make this dream a reality, we recognize that we lack sufficient resources. And for this reason, we are starting as a cash-generating foods business. We soon will announce details of a company launched with a group of like-minded business partners that is focused on selling tasty, wholesome and affordable plant-based foods. This company will be embody our health message and will set a new standard for product quality.”

“At this early stage, we also are working hard to widen our circle of support, primarily through web-based networking. We are committed to building a community of people who can join with us in launching a revolution. This is not a story about any one person or group; this is about building a movement around an idea that may be the most powerful idea of our time. We invite you to join with us and thank you for your time.”
To learn more, see http://campbellcoalition.com/, and see the video “Money, Politics, and the Truth of Health” at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjNi8MFqQoY.

FACEBOOK.COM is a free social network that gives us a terrific opportunity to connect with others for mutual support and inspiration. It’s a wonderful way to get to know others and their friends real quickly, and to find out about their musical tastes, favorite books, movies, activities, quotes, etc. Earthsave Baltimore director Don Robertson posts helpful information on earth friendly food choices each day, and would be happy to add you to his list of friends. He’s especially happy when you forward his info to your friends. Don’s FB page is at facebook.com/earthsaverdon.

EARTHSAVE MEMBERSHIP is a great way for you to contribute to our important educational mission. All members may receive a free 12-issue subscription to Vegetarian Times magazine and Earthsave’s national bi-monthly newsletter. Folks who attend meetings may check out books from our well stocked EarthSave Library, they may place literature on our networking tables, may make a brief announcement to the group, and receive discounted attendance fees to most Earthsave events. You may join our group online at http://www.earthsave.org/, or you can send a tax-deductible check for $35, or $50 for family membership, or $25 for student or senior, to EarthSave at 517 Talbott Ave. Lutherville MD, 21093. Thanks for your kind support!

PLEASE REMEMBER to be the peace that you wish to manifest. Be well!

EarthSave … May all be fed, may all be healed, and may all be loved.

Baltimore Chapter events http://earthsavebaltimore.org/ Call us at 410-252-3043, or email us at Baltimore@earthsave.org

EARTHSAVE HEALTHIER EATING RADIO AD CAMPAIGN has the potential to help awaken large numbers of people to the tremendous impact our food choices have on personal and planetary health. The messages will point out the wide-ranging advantages of shifting toward a whole food, plant centered diet.

Ads will run during prime time, 8am-8pm, on four popular Baltimore FM radio stations, 100.7, 104.3, 101.9, and 105.7. Each station will run ten 30-second ads per month, for a total of 120 ads over a three month period. The Natural Brothers Deli, which is across from the Timonium Fairgrounds, is co-sponsoring the campaign.

Earthsave will use five different messages in this campaign, and you can help us decide which ones to include. Below you will see a list of 16 different messages. We’d like you to pick your top five, the ones that touch you the most deeply and make you want to take greater action on diet and lifestyle. When you’ve made your selections, please email the topic titles to Baltimore@earthsave.org, or leave a phone message at 410-252-3043.

If you’d also like to help out by making a donation toward this project, please do so here. http://tinyurl.com/ykuyl97. Or you may send a check or money order payable to Earthsave, 517 Talbott Ave., Lutherville, MD, 21093, with the note "Radio Ads" in the "for" space.
Thanks so much for your generous support. Be well!

Peace, Don Robertson

Protein, Health, & Fitness: Did you know that a diet consisting of a variety of beans & lentils, fruits & vegetables, whole grains, nuts & seeds has all the proteins people need to be healthy and active? Ask vegan athlete Carl Lewis, winner of 9 Olympic gold medals in track and field, or fellow vegan Ricky Williams, Heisman Trophy winning running back for the Miami Dolphins.

Nutritional Needs: Did you know that virtually all vitamins, minerals, and amino acids are created in soil or plants? That's why people who eat only plant foods can obtain plenty of protein, iron, calcium and other important nutrients.

Hunger: Industrialized meat production is very inefficient, and squanders precious resources that could be used alleviate hunger. 80% of American farmland is used to grow grains, beans, and grasses to feed livestock. Our farms could provide for more than 5 times as many people who adhere to a purely plant-based diet.

Climate Change: A recent UN report says that livestock produce more climate-changing greenhouse gases than do all forms of transportation combined. The human appetite for animal flesh is also a driving force behind air & water pollution, erosion, deforestation, and fresh water scarcity. Our meat eating habit poses a serious threat to our future.

Antibiotics are routinely fed to chickens, turkeys, pigs, and dairy cows in massive amounts. As a result, bacterial resistance to antibiotic treatment of humans has jumped dramatically since the 1970s.

Milk: Did you know that there is virtually no evidence that drinking two or three glasses of milk a day reduces the chances of breaking a bone? … or that the highest hip fracture rates are found in the countries in which the most dairy products are consumed?

Shrimp & Fish: Did you know that for every pound of shrimp that we take from the ocean for food, we throw back another 20 pounds of mostly dead or dying sea life? And fish are being harvested in much the same way, with devastating results for marine ecosystems.

Dairy Industry: Did you know that a cow on a modern dairy farm will spend nearly all of her short life pregnant, so that milk production and profits can be maximized? The male calves, who are inconvenient by-products of that industry, are taken from their mothers within hours of birth, often to be chained at the neck in one spot for their entire, brief lives.

Erectile Dysfunction: Did you know that physicians are now using male erectile dysfunction as a marker for heart disease? The artery that leads down there can become clogged or damaged, just like any other. It can also be restored to vitality, like any other. Let food be your medicine!

Fishing Industry: Did you know that virtually every species of seafood is either already severely overfished or being harvested at maximum sustainable levels? There's simply no way to balance recommendations to eat more fish with the state of the world's oceans, & certainly not with a world population about to hit 7 billion!

The China Study generated massive volumes of comprehensive data, suggesting that the more animal protein we eat, the greater our risk for heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease, osteoporosis and autoimmune diseases. The director of that ground-breaking study also concluded that the consumption of animal products causes more cancers than does any chemical carcinogen.

Farm Animals: The vast majority of farmed animals today are raised in appalling conditions, which few of us would want to imagine, let alone experience. The federal Animal Welfare Act offers no protection, because it doesn’t even apply to farmed animals. And the few state laws that exist are often simply ignored.

Chickens: Those who have witnessed the conditions in which chickens are raised and killed can understand why poultry is the most common cause of food poisoning in the home. The Atlanta Journal Constitution interviewed 84 federal poultry inspectors and found that more than two-thirds of them were so concerned that they had stopped eating chickens, themselves.

Egg Industry: You might not know that the egg industry has no use for newborn male chicks, so they are routinely tossed into plastic bags with hundreds of others and left to smother. Free range egg production is no different.

Chicken Manure: Did you know that the poultry industry on the Delmarva peninsula produces 1 million tons of chicken waste every year? It's a primary source of dangerous bacteria, and nutrients that steal oxygen from our waterways. It's no wonder that very little progress has been made on restoring the Chesapeake Bay.

Living Peacefully: We’ve been blessed with bodies that don't require us to take the lives and the freedom of those with whom we share the planet. As we begin to eat and live more simply and sustainably, we bring our lives into greater alignment with our true peaceful nature. We grow in wisdom and share the joy of living with an ever broadening circle of friends.

Earthsave Baltimore E-News: Earth Friendly Food Choices

"If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself."
~Eubie Blake~

Hi Earthsaver,

Here’s the latest news from Earthsave Baltimore. We are an all-volunteer nonprofit that helps people make healthier, earth friendly food choices. We have good news hear for you!

It was a pleasure to see many Baltimore Earthsavers at this year’s Veg Summerfest, which was held at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, PA. We are all still raving about the quality of the presentations and speakers, and the great opportunity to get to know so many friendly, like-minded people in the pleasant surroundings at the Pitt/Johnstown campus, which is atop a mountain in a wildlife sanctuary. (I saw a real live skunk one evening – first time ever! - from a safe distance of about 30 feet) Attendance, at more than 600, was outstanding, despite the economic downturn. And as always, we enjoyed an (over)abundance of tasty vegan vittles, and many of us found it difficult not to overeat. There is always room for a slice of that tasty veggie pizza with the nicely melted daiya soy cheese, isn’t there?

Earthsave Baltimore’s next Veg Dinner Series potluck will happen in Owings Mills on Saturday, July 31st, and will feature a real special presentation. We’ll have a live talk by medical doctor Michael Greger. Each year Dr. Greger studies all of the latest nutrition research journals and informs his audiences of the newest findings and gives his recommendations. We’re expecting a real nice turnout for this event at Your Prescription for Health. Dr. Greger’s 2009 presentation set an ES Baltimore potluck attendance record with 71 attendees.

Hope to see you there! Be well!

Peace, Don Robertson

EARTHSAVE VEG DINNER ED SERIES: Saturday, July 31st, 6-9 pm - Michael Greger, MD, a very popular, internationally known speaker, will update us with a live presentation on all the latest in human nutrition research. Michael’s presentations, in a lively quiz show format, are fascinating and lots of fun. Those who haven’t yet attended our dinner series may want to make a special effort to be there this month.

Dr. Greger serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at the Humane Society of the United States. He was invited to testify as an expert witness in defense of Oprah Winfrey and Howard Lyman (former president of Earthsave) when they were sued by a group of Texas cattlemen after an Oprah show aired in which former cattleman Lyman informed the public about unsafe practices in the beef cattle industry. Dr. Michael Greger also testified before Congress in the wake of the largest beef recall in this nation’s history. And he has written two books, including “Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching”. For more information, see Dr. Greger’s website at http://www.drgreger.org/.

DINNER GUESTS bring a dish made without animal products to serve 5-8 people, along with a donation of $5 (members $2). Guests may attend without bringing a dish for a $12 fee (members $10). To attend only the presentation, donation is $5. Please give 1 day notice if paying for dinner. Dinners held at the Learning Center of Your Prescription for Health, 10210 S. Dolfield Rd., in Owings Mills. Please RSVP and join us if you can!

SATURDAY, Aug. 28th, 6-9 pm: Dinner will feature a live presentation by animal protection advocate Bruce Friedrich on “Effective Advocacy: Living as a Vegetarian in a Non-Vegetarian World”. Bruce Friedrich spearheaded the PETA campaigns that resulted in landmark reforms in the animal treatment practices of several huge fast-food corporations, and was named by Details magazine as one of the most influential young men in this country. He recently co-authored “The animal Activist’s Handbook”.

SATURDAY, Sept. 25th, 6-9 pm: Dinner will feature a video screening of Registered Dietitian Jeffrey Novick’s talk, “Reading Food Labels”. Jeff’s talk is packed with useful information to help us separate truth from sales hype. Jeffrey Novick has the soul of a standup comic, and his presentation will have us laughing as we learn! Join us if you can!

MONTHLY VEG DISCUSSION GROUP MEETUPS are casual and are held in restaurants over great vegetarian food. Attendance is usually around 8-20 people, and discussions include a wide variety of topics that support people in making healthier choices in diet and lifestyle. There are two different groups, one vegan and one vegetarian. The vegetarian group currently meets on the first Sunday at noon at the Kathmandu Kitchen in Towson, and the vegan group meets on the third Wednesday, at 7 pm, at Mr. Chan in Pikesville. Both groups welcome all who are interested in learning about healthier eating. For details, or to register and let others know you plan to attend, go to http://vegetarian.meetup.com/9/, or to http://vegan.meetup.com/29/.

EARTHSAVE MEALS FOR HEALTH PROGRAM is an exciting new initiative which will provide healthy food and education for underprivileged families with health problems. Earthsave is teaming with Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services in its pilot program which will include up to 15 families. The dietary regimen and educational program is based upon existing highly successful clinical programs of educator and author John McDougall, MD. Learn more by watching the videos at http://earthsave.org/.

U.N. REPORT RECOMMENDS GLOBAL SHIFT TOWARD VEGANISM: The International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management, a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) resource panel, has released a report stating that a global shift towards a vegan diet is vital if we are to halt climate change and other environmental problems. The U.N. report also suggests curbing fossil fuel use, which can also be achieved by going vegan. See full article at http://tinyurl.com/27weqng.

CLEVELAND CLINIC PHYSICIAN CALDWELL ESSELSTYN, JR. was recently inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame. The North American Vegetarian Society conferred the honors on Dr. Esselstyn at the 2010 Vegetarian Summerfest in Johnstown, PA. Dr. Esselstyn has received numerous awards, including a Bronze Star for heroism as a U.S. Army surgeon in Vietnam, and an Olympic Gold Medal in a rowing competition. But he’s perhaps best known for initiating one of the most impressive and longest running clinical studies on heart disease and diet that we know of. He placed 17 patients with severe coronary artery disease on a vegan dietary plan. The referring cardiologists had run out of options for the patients in this group, whose members had previously experienced 49 cardiac events. In fact, five members of the group had been given less than a year to live. Twenty-three years later, all were still alive and free of heart disease symptoms. Dr. Esselstyn gives a full accounting of his amazing study in his recently published book “Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease”. The book will be available at Earthsave Baltimore’s bookstore table at upcoming events. More info is available on Dr. Esselstyn’s webpage at http://www.heartattackproof.com/.

DR. CAMPBELL CALLS FOR NIH INSTITUTE FOR NUTRITION: (Article in Huffington Post; by T. Colin Campbell, PhD, July 26, 2010)
Finally, a long overdue scientific correction is happening. The human genome project is failing to advance the cause of human health, as promised. There is a fundamental but frustratingly and long overlooked reason why this is happening.

Working out the details of the human genome was worth doing, on several accounts: monitoring environmental pollutants, evaluating evolutionary lineages, identifying criminal suspects. But initially promising great advances in human health was not and should not have been one of these promises. Hypothesizing that knowledge of the associations of specific genes with serious diseases like cancer, heart disease and related diseases would lead to great health advances (through drug development) was a superficial and costly oversimplification of disease causation.

Although genes and/or their mutated forms are fundamental to the initiation of all disease events, it is not their mere presence or absence that determines disease outcomes. Genes may start the job but they do not finish it.
Read full article at http://tinyurl.com/274fecc.

REGISTERED DIETITIAN MARK RIFKIN was recently featured in a Baltimore WBAL-TV 11 morning news segment about healthy snacks. See the video at http://www.wbaltv.com/video/24300650/index.html. Mark also wrote an article that provides historical perspective how our current health and dietary woes evolved. It’s called “The Modern American Diet, Public Policy and Health", and can be read at http://tinyurl.com/2cuo66z.

VIDEO ABOUT BOTTLED WATER: MOM's (My Organic Market) in Rockville not only stopped selling bottled water, but on the shelves where the bottled water used to be they set up a video monitor to show people this educational video about why they did it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se12y9hSOM0

PHOTOS FROM VEG SUMMERFEST 2010 are on the Earthsave Baltimore webpage at http://earthsavebaltimore.org/, and many more Summerfest photos with captions are available at http://www.facebook.com/earthsaverdon. (lower left at bottom of page) There is also a wonderful photo album called “Peaceable Kingdom” which features animals of various species showing their love and living peacefully together.

DID YOU KNOW… that about 80% of American farmland is used to grow grains, beans, and grasses to feed livestock. Our farms could provide for 7 times as many people who adhere to a purely plant-based diet. See more fascinating facts at http://earthsavebaltimore.org/node/78.

JOHN MCDOUGALL, MD, REVIEWS DIETARY GUIDELINES REPORT: Conflicting recommendations for plant-food vs. animal-food consumption dominate the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s recent report, meaning that real solutions for obese and sick Americans will, unfortunately, not be forthcoming. Except for a few hopeful sentences, the committee presents a report filled with fear mongering, doubletalk, omissions of major topics, consistently biased views of the scientific literature, and inexcusable factual errors that favor the livestock industries.

I believe the members of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee know the truth about the role that animal products play in causing the vast majority of chronic diseases that afflict Americans today (heart disease, type-2 diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, and breast, colon, and prostate cancer, all of which are mentioned in their report). I believe they also know the solution to the health problems Americans face since they recommend taking steps to “Shift food intake pattern to a more plant-based diet that emphasizes vegetables, cooked dry beans and peas, fruits, whole grains, nuts, and seeds.” They should have stopped right there, but they didn’t.
See full article at http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2010other/guidelines.htm.

ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY: Ginny Robertson, publisher of ON PURPOSE WOMAN magazine has generously offered to support Earthsave by donating 25% of all advertising fees from new accounts of those who mention our group. On Purpose Woman is a free bi-monthly publication which features great articles and interesting ads on personal growth, health, community service, and entrepreneurship. It’s available in nearly all Baltimore metro area public libraries and other locations, and has a circulation of 17,000. The Aug./ Sept. issue of OPW will be out in the 2nd week of August. All ad copy is due by Friday, August 6th. For ad rates go to www.GinnyRobertson.com and click on OPW Magazine and then on Standard Rates. Contact Ginny Robertson at ginnyrobertson@comcast.net, or call 410-252-2703.

THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES have supported Earthsave’s Baltimore chapter for years. We hope that you will consider supporting them:

YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTH TALK RADIO (10 am until Noon on Sunday mornings) offers lots of good information and tips on health, nutrition, and fitness. Holistic pharmacist Dr. Brian Sanderoff, does a great job hosting and interviewing his guests. You can listen live on WCBM, 680 AM, or anywhere in the world on the inter-net by going to http://www.wcbm.com/. And there is a tremendous archived library of previous programs that you can listen to. For more info about the show, go to http://www.illnessisoptional.com/aboutus/default.htm.

GINNY ROBERTSON PRESENTS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN: Ginny Robertson, publisher of ON PURPOSE WOMAN magazine has done a lot over the years to help women find their “big girl voices.” She offers 9 opportunities a month for women to connect, network and support each other in being their best selves, both personally and professionally. Ginny provides a unique business model that assists women in using their natural gifts and abilities to show up and play big. There are morning meetings in Arlington VA and Bel Air, Columbia, Derwood & White Marsh MD, as well as evening meetings in Arlington VA and Annapolis, Columbia and Ruxton, MD. For more info go to www.GinnyRobertson.com and click on Upcoming Events.

HEALTH QUEST magazine features articles and ads on holistic health. It’s a free publication that’s available in most public libraries as well as in health food stores and at the locations of many alternative and complementary medical facilities. You may also pick up a copy at the Earthsave dinners in Owings Mills. Health Quest Publisher Mike Ruby organizes several health fairs as well as a psychic fair each year. To inquire about fairs, advertising, or magazine locations contact Mike Ruby at 410-494-1882.

EARTHSAVE MEMBERSHIP is a great way for you to contribute to our important educational mission. All members may receive a free 12-issue subscription to Vegetarian Times magazine and Earthsave’s national bi-monthly newsletter. Folks who attend meetings may check out books from our well stocked EarthSave Library, they may place literature on our networking tables, may make a brief announcement to the group, and receive discounted attendance fees and EarthSave bookstore prices. You may join our group online at http://www.earthsave.org/, or you can send a tax-deductible check for $35, or $50 for family membership, or $25 for student or senior, to EarthSave at 517 Talbott Ave. Lutherville MD, 21093. Thanks for your kind support!

PLEASE REMEMBER to be the peace that you wish to manifest. Be well!

EarthSave … May all be fed, may all be healed, and may all be loved.

Baltimore Chapter events http://earthsavebaltimore.org/ Call us at 410-252-3043, or email us at Baltimore@earthsave.org

Hope the approaching holiday season finds you in good spirits and good health. Here is some local event info that we thought you might like to know about.

Our last Earthsave veg potluck turned into a real nice Thanksgiving holiday celebration. About 50 of us enjoyed each other’s company and shared some great thoughts and food. The wonderful live music went on into the night and had Earthsavers shaking their booties! We are real thankful for the gifts of the good vibes & voices of musicians and singers Norm Hogeland, Michael Harris, and Lorna Sampson. And we hope to have them back again before too long.

Our attendees loved the Raw Lasagna that Deanna Cook prepared, and voted it the evening’s favorite in the uncooked category. Deanna is co-owner of the Pizzazz Tuscan Grille restaurant in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, and makes sure the Pizzazz menu provides many healthy and tasty choices for her fellow vegans.

Listed below are a few things we thought you might like to know about. We especially hope that you will join us for the Dinner & Discussion at Great Sage restaurant in Clarksville this coming Saturday. Great Sage has generously offered to donate 10% of the entire day’s proceeds to our nonprofit.

The dinner event at Emily’s Café and Desserts should also be fun. The gifted humorist & award winning cartoonist Dan Piraro will be the featured guest.

We know there are many nonprofits doing wonderful work, and we count Earthsave among them. Helping people to make smart food choices is one of the most powerful ways we can affect change for our health, for the planet, and for all those who share it.

Please take a look at the Earthsave membership info. Your tax free donations and memberships can help Earthsave make an important difference in the Baltimore area and in the world.

There are still a few more days before ad copy is due for the Dec./ Jan. issue of On Purpose Woman. A portion of the ad fees from new clients who mention Earthsave will go toward supporting our group. Please reply to this email for more information.

Have a peaceful and joyous holiday season. Hope to see you soon!

Peace, Don Robertson

FREE NETWORKING EVENT: The Towson group of ON PURPOSE NETWORKING FOR WOMEN will have their special annual networking event this Wednesday, Dec. 2nd, from 5-9 pm, and it’s open to everyone. Here's a nice opportunity (and a rare one for guys) to get together with the cool women of On Purpose, many of whom will have table displays for their products and services. All attendees will get a free opportunity to make a brief announcement about themselves, or their products or services. Complementary light refreshments will be provided.

Don Robertson will have a large selection of books for sale, including many Earthsave titles on nutrition and the veg lifestyle, at reduced prices. He will also have lots and lots of former library books, with many health, self help, and spiritual titles at super low prices!

Also, students from The Community College of Baltimore County Massage Therapy Program will be offering seated massage throughout the evening. In lieu of payment for your massage, a donation can be made to The Light of Truth Center, a recovery house for women in Baltimore.

An RSVP is really appreciated so we can plan for food and seating. Please also invite your friends! Here are the details: On Purpose Networking for Women Baltimore County, Wednesday, December 2nd
5:00 - 9:00 PM - Come when you can and stay as long as you can
The Church of the Good Shepherd
1401 Carrollton Ave. in Ruxton (Towson area)

Agenda:
5:00 - 7:00 - Networking, Eating & Visiting Vendors
7:00 - Everyone in attendance can do a short introduction. Then we'll draw for door prizes. You must be present to win. After that we'll continue networking and visiting vendors until 9:00.

Please register by midnight Tuesday, December 1st by emailing ginnyrobertson@comcast.net, or by calling 410-252-2703. Hope to see you there!

EMILY’S CAFÉ & DESSERTS will host, on Friday Dec. 4th at 6 pm, a special event for the benefit of Maryland Votes for Animals. It will be a great time for a great cause and at a great price---only $25 for food, drink and entertainment! Join us---and special guest Dan Piraro (comedian, cartoonist and animal activist, best known for his award winning syndicated cartoon, Bizarro)---for MVFA's first annual holiday party!

The location is is Emily's Cafe and Desserts at 4901 Springarden Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21209. Phone: 443-858-7045. RSVP to www.meetup.com/Maryland-Votes-For-Animals Buy your ticket: http://www.emilysdesserts.com/

DINNER & DISCUSSION AT GREAT SAGE: On Saturday, Dec. 5th, we will have an opportunity to sample the exquisite, totally organic, vegetarian cuisine of Great Sage in Clarksville. Great Sage has generously offered to donate 10% the entire day's proceeds to the volunteer operated nonprofit Earthsave Baltimore, a group that educates and supports people in making the shift toward a whole food, plant centered diet.

We think you will agree that Great Sage is one of the finest vegetarian restaurants in the Baltimore metro area. Please bring friends and family and join us for some great food, fellowship and support! Feel free to drop in any time between 10 am and 9 pm. The discussion period will go from 1:00 until 4:00 pm. It might be a good idea to call for reservations, especially during the discussion time.

Great Sage restaurant shares a large parking lot with Roots Natural Food Grocery and an eco-friendly gift shop called The Nest. Great Sage is located at 5809 Clarksville Square Drive, in Clarksville, Md 21029. Their number is 443-535-9400. But please RSVP to Earthsave Baltimore at 410-252-3043. For menu and more info on Great Sage, see http://www.great-sage.com.

DINNER & DISCUSSION AT MR. CHAN’S: On Wednesday evening, Dec. 16th from 7-9 pm, Baltimore Vegan Meetup Group will get together at their favorite location. Mr. Chan’s, which was voted Baltimore’s Best Veg Restaurant, is the site where the Baltimore Vegan Meetup group gathers for supportive discussion and wonderful food on the third Wednesday of each month in Pikesville. Your RSVP at 410-252-3043 is helpful, though not required. Please join us if you can!

EARTHSAVE VEG DINNER SERIES IN OWINGS MILLS will present, on Jan. 30th, from 6-9 pm, a veg potluck will a live presentation by Sierra Club official Mike Hudak on “Cowboys: Why We Love Them, & How We Let Them Destroy the Earth”. Western ranching is extremely damaging to the natural environment, and is responsible for impacting almost as many threatened and endangered species as logging and mining combined. Mike Hudak, Chair of the Sierra Club Grazing Committee, will tell us how the “cowboy myth” was created, show images of the devastation, and give suggestions as to how we can help steer citizens & lawmakers toward reality. See more info at http://www.earthsave.org/.

EARTHSAVE MEMBERSHIP is a great way for you to contribute to our important educational mission. All members may receive a free 12-issue subscription to Vegetarian Times magazine and Earthsave’s national bi-monthly newsletter. Folks who attend meetings may check out books from our well stocked EarthSave Library, they may place literature on our networking tables, may make a brief announcement to the group, and receive discounted attendance fees and EarthSave bookstore prices. You may join our group online at http://www.earthsave.org/, or you can send a tax-deductible check for $35, or $50 for family membership, or $25 for student or senior, to EarthSave at 517 Talbott Ave. Lutherville MD, 21093. Thanks for your kind support!

PLEASE REMEMBER to be the peace that you wish to manifest. Be well!

EarthSave … May all be fed, may all be healed, and may all be loved.

Baltimore Chapter events http://earthsavebaltimore.org/ Call us at 410-252-3043, or email us at Baltimore@earthsave.org

Earthsave Baltimore E-News: Earth Friendly Food Choices

"Be yourself. Everyone else is taken!”
~ Oscar Wilde~

Hi Earthsaver,

Here’s all the latest info from Earthsave Baltimore. We are a completely volunteer operated nonprofit that helps people make healthier, earth friendly food choices. We have terrific news for you! Earthsave is gearing up for a radio ad campaign, our first, and we are very excited!

Our group will present a series of informational 30-second radio spots, promoting a shift toward plant centered food choices. Of course we are looking for donations to help us foot the bill. We would also like you to help us pick the best possible messages to use. We would really appreciate some feedback from you and as many of your friends as possible, especially from non-vegetarian friends.

Earthsave Baltimore’s 5th annual Earth Friendly Food Choices speaking event will be held in Catonsville on Saturday, May 1st, at the Women’s Club of Catonsville. The featured speakers are both exceptional! T. Colin Campbell, PhD, is the nutritional biochemist and health researcher who directed the Cornell/Oxford/China Health Project, the most comprehensive large nutritional study ever done.

Dr. Campbell will speak on "The China Study: Redefining Good Nutrition" And Bruce Friedrich, who is the Vice President of PETA, will speak on “Veganism: The Only Diet for a Small Planet.” See below for ticket sales information.

We were deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of our friend and fellow Earthsaver Julie Kleinhans. Julie was a great supporter of Earthsave Baltimore, and was one of our most valued volunteers. She generously shared her time and computer expertise. She was especially eager to assist with campaigns to help animals, and frequently attended the Veg Meetup discussion group gatherings at Kathmandu Kitchen in Towson. RIP, Julie! We’ll miss you!

Hope to see you at an Earthsave event soon! Be well!

Peace, Don Robertson

EARTHSAVE VEG DINNER ED SERIES: On Saturday, Feb. 27th, from 6-9 pm, Earthsave will feature a screening of the documentary film “A Sacred Duty: Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal the World”, by the award-winning documentary filmmaker Lionel Friedberg, in collaboration with Professor Richard Schwartz, president of Jewish Vegetarians of North America.

This documentary reminds us that it is our sacred duty to become aware of current threats and our responsibility to apply Jewish teachings to how we obtain our food, use natural resources, and live among other creatures whom God created. Not only does it offer simple, practical measures for reducing our impact on the planet, it shows how authentic religious responses melded with science can make a major difference in our efforts to reduce global climate change and other environmental threats.

It also challenges people to consider the many moral issues related to our diets, including Torah teachings on how animals are treated on factory farms and the effects on human health and the environment. Although it is primarily intended for a Jewish audience, A Sacred Duty speaks to people everywhere about the ethics of our relationship to the natural world in which we live. (Film runs 62 minutes and contains some graphic footage from slaughterhouses toward the end of the documentary) Please RSVP.

Earthsave Veg Dinner Ed Series events are held at the Learning Center of Your Prescription for Health, at 10210 S. Dolfield Rd. in Owings Mills. Guests are asked to bring a dish made without animal products to serve at least five times the number in their party, along with a donation of $5 (members $2). Or guests may attend without bringing a dish for a $12 fee (members $10). Please give 1 day notice if paying for dinner. Please RSVP to Baltimore@earthsave.org or call 410-252-3043, and join us if you can!

5TH ANNUAL EARTH FRIENDLY FOOD CHOICES speaking event will be held at the WOMEN’S CLUB OF CATONSVILLE on Saturday, May 1st, from 5:30 until 9:00. The event will feature two of the most popular and respected speakers that we could hope to present. T. Colin Campbell, PhD, is the nutritional biochemist and health researcher who directed the Cornell/Oxford/China Health Project, the most comprehensive large nutritional study ever done. The New York Times called it “the Grande Prix…” of nutritional research. Dr. Campbell will speak on "The China Study: Redefining Good Nutrition".

Bruce Friedrich, who is the Vice President of PETA, will speak on “Veganism: The Only Diet for a Small Planet.” Bruce has a wonderful way of communicating about food issues from a variety of perspectives, including the spiritual dimensions relating to the way we eat. Bruce spearheaded the PETA campaigns that resulted in landmark reforms in the animal treatment practices of several huge fast food corporations, and was named by Details magazine as one of the five most influential young men in this country.

Complementary light refreshments will be included. Tickets are now on sale for $20 in advance, or $25 at the door. You may order tickets by sending a check or money order to Earthsave, 517 Talbott Ave., Lutherville, MD, 21093. Or order your tickets online at http://tinyurl.com/yl5h98o

EARTHSAVE HEALTHIER EATING RADIO AD CAMPAIGN & SURVEY: This project is a first for our local Earthsave chapter, and we’re very excited! This radio campaign has the potential to help awaken large numbers of people to the tremendous impact our food choices have on personal and planetary health. The messages will point out the wide-ranging advantages of shifting toward a whole food, plant centered diet.

Ads will run during prime time, 8am-8pm, on four popular Baltimore FM radio stations, 100.7, 104.3, 101.9, and 105.7. Each station will run ten 30-second ads per month, for a total of 120 ads over a three month period. The Natural Brothers Deli, which is across from the Timonium Fairgrounds, is co-sponsoring the campaign.

Your donations can do much to speed the process of getting this important information out to folks. To make a donation, go to http://tinyurl.com/ykuyl97. Or you may send a check or money order to Earthsave, 517 Talbott Ave., Lutherville, MD, 21093. And please write “Radio Ad Donation” in the “for” box.

Earthsave will use five different messages in this campaign, and you can help us decide which ones to include. Below you will see a list of 16 different messages. We’d like you to pick your top five, the ones that touch you the most deeply and make you want to take greater action on diet and lifestyle. When you’ve made your selections, please email the topic titles to Baltimore@earthsave.org, or leave a phone message at 410-252-3043.

We would especially like to find out which these messages most touch our non-vegetarian friends. So please make a note to that effect you are in the non-veg category. And please forward Earthsave Baltimore’s website link http://earthsavebaltimore.org/ to your friends who may be willing to participate. Thanks for your assistance in moving the important project forward!

Protein, Health, & Fitness: Did you know that a diet consisting of a variety of beans & lentils, fruits & vegetables, whole grains, nuts & seeds has all the proteins people need to be healthy and active? Ask vegan athlete Carl Lewis, winner of 9 Olympic gold medals in track and field, or fellow vegan Ricky Williams, Heisman Trophy winning running back for the Miami Dolphins.

Hunger: Industrialized meat production is very inefficient, and squanders precious resources that could be used alleviate hunger. 80% of American farmland is used to grow grains, beans, and grasses to feed livestock. Our farms could provide for more than 5 times as many people who adhere to a purely plant-based diet.

Climate Change: A recent UN report says that livestock produce more climate-changing greenhouse gases than do all forms of transportation combined. The human appetite for animal flesh is also a driving force behind air & water pollution, erosion, deforestation, and fresh water scarcity. Our meat eating habit poses a serious threat to our future.

Antibiotics: Did you know that antibiotics are routinely fed to chickens, turkeys, pigs, and dairy cows in massive amounts? As a result, bacterial resistance to antibiotic treatment of humans has jumped dramatically since the 1970s.

Milk: Did you know that there is virtually no evidence that drinking two or three glasses of milk a day reduces the chances of breaking a bone? … or that the highest hip fracture rates are found in the countries in which the most dairy products are consumed?

Shrimp & Fish: Did you know that for every pound of shrimp that we take from the ocean for food, we throw back another 20 pounds of mostly dead or dying sea life? And fish are being harvested in much the same way, with devastating results for marine ecosystems.

Dairy Industry: Did you know that a cow on a modern dairy farm will spend nearly all of her short life pregnant, so that milk production and profits can be maximized? The male calves, who are inconvenient by-products of that industry, are taken from their mothers within hours of birth, often to be chained at the neck in one spot for their entire, brief lives.

Erectile Dysfunction: Did you know that physicians are now using male erectile dysfunction (commonly treated by Viagra) as a marker for heart disease? The artery that leads down there can become clogged or damaged, just like any other. It can also be restored to vitality, like any other. Let food be your drug!

China Study: “The China Study” generated massive volumes of comprehensive data, suggesting that the more animal protein we eat, the greater our risk for heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease, osteoporosis and autoimmune diseases. The director of that ground-breaking study also concluded that the consumption of animal products causes more cancers than does any chemical carcinogen.

Nutritional Needs: Did you know that virtually all vitamins, minerals, and amino acids are created in soil or plants? That's why people who eat only plant foods can obtain plenty of protein, iron, calcium and other important nutrients.

Farm Animals: The vast majority of farmed animals today are raised in appalling conditions, which few of us would want to imagine, let alone experience. The federal Animal Welfare Act offers no protection, because it doesn’t even apply to farmed animals. And the few state laws that exist are often simply ignored.

Chickens: Those who have witnessed the conditions in which chickens are raised and killed can understand why poultry is the most common cause of food poisoning in the home. The Atlanta Journal Constitution interviewed 84 federal poultry inspectors and found that more than two-thirds of them were so concerned that they had stopped eating chickens, themselves.

Egg Industry: You might not know that the egg industry has no use for newborn male chicks, so they are routinely tossed into plastic bags with hundreds of others and left to smother. Free range egg production is no different.

Fishing Industry: Did you know that virtually every species of seafood is either already severely overfished or being harvested at maximum sustainable levels? There's simply no way to balance recommendations to eat more fish with the state of the world's oceans, and certainly not with a world population about to hit 7 billion!

Living Peacefully: We’ve been blessed with bodies that don't require us to take the lives and the freedom of those with whom we share the planet. As we begin to eat and live more simply and sustainably, we bring our lives into greater alignment with our true peaceful nature. We grow in wisdom and share the joy of living with an ever broadening circle of friends.

Chicken Poop: Did you know that the chicken industry on the Delmarva peninsula (that is, the Eastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia, plus all of Delaware) produces 1 million tons of chicken waste every year? It's a primary source of dangerous bacteria, and nutrients that steal oxygen from our waterways. It's no wonder that very little progress has been made on restoring the Chesapeake Bay.

WOMEN’S EXPO AT CCBC CATONSVILLE, always one of our favorite events, will feature more than 200 exhibitors and speakers. The Expo will happen this year on March 13th and 14th , from 11 am until 5 pm. As usual, Earthsave will have an information and book sales table that you will see on your right as soon as you enter the gym. Earthsave Baltimore director Don Robertson will conduct a workshop on benefits and challenges of shifting toward a plant-centered diet. See details below.

The whole Expo speaking schedule of speakers and exhibiters is in the brand new issue of ON PURPOSE WOMAN (look for the Earthsave ads there each month), a free publication that always has lots of good information, ads and articles on personal growth, holistic health, and on being an entrepreneur. It’s available for free in most Baltimore area public libraries. For additional Expo information, please go to http://www.WomensExpomd.com/. Exhibitor and vendor spaces usually sell out several weeks before the event. So if you’re interested, call Patsy Anderson at 410-744-4042. Hope to see you at the Expo!!

A MENU OF LOVE: THE VEGETARIAN LIFESTYLE is the title of a workshop (at no extra charge) that Don Robertson will present at the WOMEN’S EXPO in Catonsville on Sunday, March 14th, from 1:00 – 1:30 in the lecture room of the gym. Don, who founded Earthsave Baltimore in 1997, will show us the wide-ranging impact that our food choices have on the environment, our health, and all life on Earth. Don will point to some of the best evidence favoring a shift toward a whole food, plant-based diet. And he will look at some of the toughest barriers we face in making diet and lifestyle changes. Adopting these dietary changes is a powerful way to love this planet and all those who share it. Hope to see you there!

VEGAN PERSONAL CHEF WANTED?: Need for excellent vegan live-out private chef to cook for small family in Baltimore, Maryland. Must have prior experience cooking a variety of vegan meals. Chef must also be vegan/vegetarian! Must also help administrate the household - including running errands, paying bills, coordinating subcontractors for house maintenance. Competitive salary! If interested, please send your contact information to Baltimore@earthsave.org.

MONTHLY VEG MEETUP DISCUSSION GROUPS offer us a chance to gather in more intimate and less formal settings than does the monthly Earthsave potluck Dinner Ed series. Meetups are casual and are held in restaurants over great vegetarian food. Attendance is usually around 8-20 people, and discussions include a wide variety of topics that support people in making healthier choices in diet and lifestyle. There are two different groups, one vegan and one vegetarian. The vegetarian group currently meets on the first Sunday at noon at the Kathmandu Kitchen in Towson, and the vegan group meets on the third Wednesday, at 7 pm, at Mr. Chan in Pikesville. Both groups welcome all who are interested in learning about healthier eating. For details, or to register and let others know you plan to attend, go to http://vegetarian.meetup.com/9/, or to http://vegan.meetup.com/29/.

ABOUT COWBOYS/ VIEW PUBLIC LANDS RANCHING VIDEOS ONLINE: Due to snowy weather and bad road conditions we had to cancel January’s Earthsave meeting in which Sierra Club official and environmental researcher Mike Hudak was going to tell us a lot about Cowboys. We will reschedule that talk. Mike has a website that helps us get a clearer picture of the problems with cowboys. Mr. Hudak has been real active in interviewing grassroots activists and former government personnel about the management of livestock on public lands in the United States. The videos on Mike’s site are based on those interviews. See Mike’s page at http://www.mikehudak.com/Videos/index.html.

21-DAY VEGAN KICKSTART: Low-fat vegan diets are so popular nowadays because they are the easiest way to trim excess weight, prevent diabetes, cut cholesterol, lower blood pressure, prevent and reverse heart disease, and reduce cancer risk. They even trim our carbon footprint. The Kickstart is a free, noncommercial program open to all organizations and individuals. Set up by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Kickstart gives participants menus, recipes, nutrition webcasts, and daily encouraging messages from health authorities and Hollywood celebrities. For more info, see http://tinyurl.com/qyehsd

MONTHLY RAW DINNERS AT ZIA’S IN TOWSON: The monthly raw vegan dinners by Daniella of Zia’s Café / Juice Bar / Catering have gone real well. The next dinner is scheduled for March 12th at 7 pm. Write info@ziascafe.com to join their email list for regular updates. Zia’s is located at 13 Allegheny Avenue, Towson, MD 21204. Phone is 410-296-0799. http://www.ziascafe.com/

BALTIMORE VEGAN DRINKS has been had nice turnouts at Dionysus Restaurant and Lounge, 8 East Preston Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. The events have been especially popular with the Baltimore Animal Rights Advocates Community. Their next gathering will happen on Friday, March 5, at 8:00 pm. They will meet in the downstairs lounge part, and we’ll have a very obvious sign/poster up (by the couches in the back), so you won’t be clueless as to where the vegans are. Contact Vlad at veganvlad@gmail.com for more information.

BEGINNERS ORGANIC GARDENING SEMINAR will be presented by Rick Hood on Monday, Feb. 27th from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at Great Sage restaurant in Clarksville. The cost is $20 per person. For info call Kate at 301-774-1344, or email kates@rootsmkt.com.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, NONVIOLENCE, & VEGANISM: Monday January 18, 2010, By Doris Lin:
As Martin Luther King, Jr. spread his message of justice and nonviolence, his family took that message to the next logical step and applied it to animals. MLK's son, Dexter Scott King, became vegan after being introduced to vegetarianism by comedian and PETA supporter Dick Gregory. Dexter told Vegetarian Times in 1995, "Veganism has given me a higher level of awareness and spirituality, primary because the energy associated with eating has shifted to other areas." Dexter said that his family, at first, wasn't sure what to think of his new diet. But his mother, Corretta Scott King, later became vegan as well.
(Read full article at http://tinyurl.com/yg33pjz)

ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION does a great job protecting consumers and the environment. And they print a free twice-monthly e-newsletter, which focuses on news related to health, justice and sustainability. You can subscribe by going to http://www.organicconsumers.org/organicbytes.htm.

EARTHSAVE MEMBERSHIP is a great way for you to contribute to our important educational mission. All members may receive a free 12-issue subscription to Vegetarian Times magazine and Earthsave’s national bi-monthly newsletter. Folks who attend meetings may check out books from our well stocked EarthSave Library, they may place literature on our networking tables, may make a brief announcement to the group, and receive discounted attendance fees and EarthSave bookstore prices. You may join our group online at http://www.earthsave.org/, or you can send a tax-deductible check for $35, or $50 for family membership, or $25 for student or senior, to EarthSave at 517 Talbott Ave. Lutherville MD, 21093. Thanks for your kind support!

PLEASE REMEMBER to be the peace that you wish to manifest. Be well!

EarthSave … May all be fed, may all be healed, and may all be loved.

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