Upcoming Events

Please join in the fun at the following upcoming events! Cooking classes, speaking engagements and market tours are all designed to support you in making positive lifestyle changes. Deepen your understanding of the reasons for making the switch to a whole foods plant–based diet.

Click on the topics for more information on cooking class menus and descriptions, market tour content, and to register.

Cooking Classes

FEE: $50 per class
REGISTRATION: Click on the topics for more information and to register.

Larkspur, California

DATES & TOPICS:
Tues., June 23: Mediterranean Cuisine from Turkey
Tues., July 7: Summer Pasta Parties, Wheat- & Gluten-Free
Tues., July 21: Essence of Summer Cooking Class
Tues., September 22: Meatless Menu Planning, Tempeh Dinner
Tues., October 13: Italian Dinner Party
Tues., November 10: Winter Comfort Food: Vegetable Dinner

TIME & LOCATION:
6:30 to 8:30 pm, Redwood High School, Room 120/Staff Lounge, 395 Doherty Dr., Larkspur, sponsored by Tam District Community Education

Lecture Series: "Healthy Eating for Well Being"

Meredith McCarty gives an introduction, as well as the most cutting-edge findings, on the health topic of the evening. Resources for further study are included. The last 15 minutes is reserved for Q&A.

WHEN:Thursday evenings, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
WHERE: Tamalpais High School, Wood Hall 148, Miller Ave. at Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA
FEE: $25 per class
REGISTRATION: Visit www.marinlearn.com, click on Courses, Fitness, Health & Wellness

Thursday, June 25:
"Dairy-Free Vegetarian Menu Planning"

Take home a week's worth of menus for quick and easy breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Learn what constitutes a balanced meal, however simple, and what to do to make staple foods taste great. The United Nations climate chief says having a meat-free day every week is the biggest single contribution people can make to curbing climate change in their personal lives, because it cuts the emissions from rearing cattle, sheep and poultry, while improving health. The German federal environment agency went further, advising people to eat meat only on special occasions.

Thursday, July 9:
"Managing Menopause"

You can literally eat your way through menopause and on to optimum health. The Japanese do not have a word for hot flashes, indicating they do not experience them (nor night sweats, vaginal dryness, mood swings/poor mental health, lack of energy and libido, joint pains, weight gain, aging skin and lackluster hair) as Western women do. What most differentiates Japanese women from women in the Western World is their diet. The right diet can prevent these symptoms while also preventing osteoporosis, and protecting against heart disease and cancer. A whole foods plant-based diet is the best choice for a manageable menopause.

Thursday, September 24:
"The Basics of Healthy Eating"

Transform your fork in to a powerful tool for prevention and recovery from disease. Feel confused about the constant stream of superfoods and diets that are supposed to be magic bullets for ensuring an easy sense of well-being? Do you know which foods are eaten by the healthiest and longest-living people on the planet? With 35 years of experience in the natural health field, Meredith shares the routines that work to keep you healthy, happy and free to enjoy life. To make getting started easy, you take home a shopping list of healthy foods and a week’s worth of menu plans.

Thursday, October 15:
"Healing Meals for Cancer Prevention & Recovery"

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, a fitting time to include this cancer in an overview of how cancers develop and how they can be reversed in many cases. Sixty percent of all cancer in the US is caused by the food we eat, leaving 30% to smoking, 5% to viruses and 2-3% to genetic factors. You can’t compromise on a healing diet when it comes to cancer, nor can you cancel out harmful dietary habits with supplements. Thousands of studies prove the value of a whole foods, plant-based diet in cancer prevention and treatment. Learn which foods are most beneficial.

Thursday, November 12:
"Healing Foods for Diabetes Prevention & Recovery"

With the right diet, the signs and symptoms of diabetes can be reversed. 200 million people have diabetes worldwide, yet it’s rare in Japan, China, Thailand and other Asian countries, as well as parts of Africa, cultures that consume lots of carbohydrates. Conventional medical wisdom used to be that in cases of diabetes, insulin production was permanently dysfunctional. We know now that it is possible to repair insulin function and reverse Type 2 Diabetes with the right diet. You can control your blood sugar three times more effectively with the right diet than with the standard dietary regimen for diabetics. Bibliography and Resources provided.

Market Tours

The first Saturday of the month, Whole Foods Market Tour
The first Sunday of the month, Farmer’s Market Tour

Other Events

"Macrobiotic Summer Camp"

WHEN: July 10-19, 2009
WHERE: French Meadows Summer Camp, Lake Tahoe National Forest
REGISTRATION: visit www.gomf.macrobiotic.net

This year's camp is the 50th consecutive Ohsawa-style camp in the US. Camp out under the stars or in your tent or camper. Wood fire prepared meals and classes all day, evening campfires. Meredith is a speaker and cooking teacher this year.

"World Vegetarian Weekend Celebration"

WHEN: Sat. & Sun., Oct. 4 & 5
WHERE: County Fair Building at 9th & Lincoln Way, Golden Gate Park
MORE INFORMATION: visit www.sfvs.org