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Plant-Based Eating
Want to learn more about the many bene ts of plant-based eating?
Want to support Mountain View’s amazing restaurants? The City’s
sustainability team launched a plant-based eating program that will
focus on promoting healthy and ethical food choices, supporting
equitable access to healthy food, and spreading awareness of the
positive health and environmental impacts of a plant-based diet.
We will be hosting quarterly public events, featuring cooking
demonstrations, lm screenings, and community speakers. Local
restaurants will also be invited to promote plant-based eating
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opportunities here in Mountain View. Finally, the City Council is
expected to consider a resolution in support of plant-based eating
by the end of the year.
Looking for ways to get started?
Recipes:
Vegan baking recipes from Minimalist Baker
Meatless Alphabet from Acterra
Zero Waste Chef recipe index
Veggie burger recipe from Love and Lemons
10 African inspired vegan recipes from Afro Eats
Resources:
Meatless Monday
Green Monday
Forks Over Knives beginner's guide
Acterra's plant-forward eating resources
Acterra's Healthy Plate, Healthy Planet fact sheet
What science says about the bene ts of a plant-based diet
(Discover, June 2020)
Emissions from the livestock sector (FFAC)
10 weeks to vegan challenge & resources
10 million black vegan women movement
News and Events Your Ideas
Plant-Based Eating Fall Challenge
Past Event: Community Garden Workshop -
Sunday March 6th
15 Dec 2021
As part of our plant-based eating series, the City of Mountain
View was proud to host our rst community gardening event.
This in-person workshop instructed participants on how to start
their own garden, no matter their gardening experience or the
size of their space. Home gardens allow you to take full
advantage of Mountain View’s unique climate, where you can
grow your own fruits, vegetables, and herbs year-round! The
workshop covered planting seasons, water-conscious
gardening, how to make the most of your space from container
pots to garden beds, and a hands-on planting activity. The event
took place at the Soil & Water Garden, a learning-focused
community garden at Heritage Park.
Learn more about the Soil & Water Garden.
Past Event: The Positive Environmental Impacts
of a Plant-Based Diet
24 Sep 2021
For the third event in our plant-based eating series, Monica
Chen, Executive Director of the Factory Farming Awareness
Coalition, shared about the environmental impacts of our food
choices. Through an engaging and informative presentation,
Monica shared how to make a big difference for the
environment and your own health by including more plant-based
foods in your diet.
The Factory Farming Awareness Coalition is an educational
nonpro t that contributes to the eradication of factory farming
through a range of educational programs. Every year they
educate and empower thousands of people about the social
justice, health, and environmental impacts of our food system.
You can watch a recording of the event here.
Past Event: Plant-Based Eating Cooking
Demonstration
24 Sep 2021
As part of our Plant-Based Eating program, the City of Mountain
View hosted our rst plant-based eating cooking demonstration
on September 7th. You can nd recipes from the event here.
We were grateful to be joined by chef Alex Bury. Alex was
trained as a classical (non-vegetarian) chef at the world-
renowned Culinary Institute of America. In 2001, she opened a
restaurant in California called Sparks with an entirely plant-
based menu. Sparks quickly became well-known for its
outstanding food, even among non-vegans. Alex is now a
professional fundraiser and serves as Vice President of
Development for the international organization Vegan Outreach.
When she’s not raising money to change how animals are
treated she jumps back into the kitchen: She has taught healthy
cooking techniques and recipes at Whole Foods Market, for the
McDougall Program (a nationally renowned preventative health
program), and for local groups and companies since 2000. Alex
is now based in Anchorage, Alaska, where she enjoys pancakes
with wild Alaska blueberries and searching for the best soy
cappuccino in the 49th state!
Past Event: City of Mountain View x Food
Empowerment Project
04 Nov 2021
Page last updated: 13 Apr 2022, 01:37 PM
The City of Mountain View kicked off our new Plant-Based
Eating initiative with the founder of the Food Empowerment
Project, Lauren Ornelas. The Food Empowerment Project seeks
to create a more just and sustainable world by recognizing the
power of one’s food choices. They encourage healthy food
choices that re ect a more compassionate society by
spotlighting the abuse of animals on farms, the depletion of
natural resources, unfair working conditions for produce
workers, and the unavailability of healthy foods in low-income
areas.
By making informed choices, we can prevent injustices against
animals, people, and the environment. Food Empowerment
Project also works to discourage negligent corporations from
pushing unhealthy foods into low-income areas and empower
people to make healthier choices by growing their own fruits
and vegetables. In all of their work, Food Empowerment Project
seeks speci cally to empower those with the fewest resources.
You can watch a recording of the event here.
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