What we’re about
Do you ache to make a difference with what’s happening with our planet? Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and engage in effective activism in collaboration with a dynamic, committed community? Or, are you concerned about your own health and the health of those around you, and desire to make some changes!
You are probably aware that our dietary choices impact the environment by contributing to the climate crisis, species loss, deforestation, and many other challenges. Simultaneously, diet-caused chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease lead to disability and early death for far too many of our family members and friends. We can each take action to address these crises by transitioning to healthy, sustainable plant-based diets. Eat for the Earth aids that shift through education, tools, support, partnerships, and love.
Eat for the Earth Santa Cruz welcomes your participation!
Eat for the Earth is working to make it easier for people to eat more plants and less animal products, or to adopt and maintain an entirely plant-based lifestyle for those who are interested.
You might call yourself an environmentalist. Or a vegan, vegetarian, or flexitarian. Or a lover of the earth or concerned citizen. Or an omnivore who aligns with our mission.
Whatever you call yourself, we are glad you found this group!
Whatever you call yourself, you are welcome to join this community. If you feel the call, then your unique skills and sensibilities are needed for this movement!
Our vision includes transforming Santa Cruz County into a model of sustainable eating. We offer education about the environmental and health benefits of plant-based and plant-strong diets, provide practical tools and nurture community with our nutrition education and food preparation classes, provide support with our dietary immersion program, and engage in advocacy to change systems. We hope you will join us!
To find out more information, visit the Eat for the Earth website.
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Fabulous Food for Your Holiday Feast
Santa Cruz Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1024 Cayuga St, Santa Cruz, CA, USLet's make some spectacular and delicious holiday dishes that are good for you, good for the Earth, and good for all Lifekind!
Ah, the Flavors of the Season!!
The richly satisfying gravy and potatoes, the savory and tender roast, the sweet and tart cranberries, the herby decadence of it all!
The grease, the after-meal lethargy, the regret that invariably accompanies a bloated and uncomfortable belly!
Can you have one without the other? You bet you can!
Join Rev. Chef Beth Love in the creation of a delightful feast of seasonal flavors, colors, and textures that delight the palate, please the eye, and leave you feeling clean and energized!
All dishes will Whole Food, Plant-Based, and free of added Sugar, Oil, and Salt!
In This Interactive Class, You Will:
- Learn to make delightfully tasty food that is healthy for your body, environmentally sustainable, and compassionately produced,
- Learn from a master chef while practicing techniques in class,
- Get a peak into powerful hacks for insuring your whole plant-exclusive creations exude the "WOW Factor,"
- Learn techniques for culinary creativity, ingredient substitutions, and making food taste scrumptious without reliance on added salt, sugar, or fats,
- Receive recipes for the dishes we make in class,
- Find out about the healing power of whole plant foods,
- Delight in a wonderful holiday feast in the company of your classmates,
- Have a chance to get your questions answered,
- Get inspired, and
- Enjoy connecting in community!
The Menu
- Savory Nut Roast
- Rustic Root Mash
- Brown Gravy with Mushrooms and Rosemary
- Roasted Squash
- Festive Fruity Wild Rice Salad
- Zesty Cranberry Apple Chutney
Your Donation is Appreciated.
Similar classes can cost upwards of $100. Eat for the Earth offers our classes on a donation basis in order to make them accessible to people of varying economic circumstances. If you have the capacity to make a donation, your support will help us to be able to continue offering these high quality, potentially life-saving classes.All Proceeds Benefit Eat for the Earth.
About Rev. Chef Beth Love:
Rev. Chef Beth Love is the author of the Tastes Like Love book series. A gifted speaker, facilitator, teacher, and ordained New Thought minister, Beth has motivated and educated people in diverse contexts such as nonprofit organizations, schools, churches, businesses, and the California State Prison system. She has inspired large and small audiences, in-person and through radio and television, from local community TV to the Oprah show.Rev. Chef Love delights in helping people to create amazingly delicious and deeply satisfying foods that please the palate, nourish the body, demonstrate compassion for animals, and have a light footprint on the earth. Due to her concern about the contribution of animal agriculture to climate change and other environmental issues, she started Eat for the Earth, a nonprofit organization that makes it easier for people to eat more plants and less animal products to sustain all life on earth. Learn more and find out how you can get involved at EatForTheEarth.org.
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Conscious Indulgence: Healthy Holiday Desserts
Santa Cruz Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1024 Cayuga St, Santa Cruz, CA, USJoin Eat for the Earth in the preparation and enjoyment of guilt-free desserts for the holidays!
Can Dessert Inspire, Nourish, and Energize?
If it's made solely with whole plant foods, that's not only possible, it's a given!
Join Rev. Chef Beth Love in the creation of several delectable, vibrant desserts that nourish on all levels without cruelty or self-harm.
All dishes will Whole Food, Plant-Based, and free of added Sugar, Oil, and Salt!
In This Interactive Class, You Will:
- Learn to make delightfully tasty desserts that are healthy for your body, environmentally sustainable, and compassionately produced,
- Learn from a master chef while practicing techniques in class,
- Get a peek into powerful hacks for insuring your whole plant-exclusive creations exude the "WOW Factor,"
- Learn techniques for culinary creativity, ingredient substitutions, and making food taste scrumptious without reliance on added salt, sugar, or fats,
- Receive recipes for the dishes we make in class,
- Find out about the healing power of whole plant foods,
- Enjoy delightful desserts in the company of your classmates,
- Have a chance to get your questions answered,
- Get inspired, and
- Enjoy connecting in community!
The Menu
- Love Cake
- Kiwi Lime Pie
- Chai Pecan Pie
Your Donation is Appreciated.
Similar classes can cost upwards of $100. Eat for the Earth offers our classes on a donation basis in order to make them accessible to people of varying economic circumstances. If you have the capacity to make a donation, your support will help us to be able to continue offering these high quality, potentially life-saving classes.All Proceeds Benefit Eat for the Earth.
About Rev. Chef Beth Love:
Rev. Chef Beth Love is the author of the Tastes Like Love book series. A gifted speaker, facilitator, teacher, and ordained New Thought minister, Beth has motivated and educated people in diverse contexts such as nonprofit organizations, schools, churches, businesses, and the California State Prison system. She has inspired large and small audiences, in-person and through radio and television, from local community TV to the Oprah show.Rev. Chef Love delights in helping people to create amazingly delicious and deeply satisfying foods that please the palate, nourish the body, demonstrate compassion for animals, and have a light footprint on the earth. Due to her concern about the contribution of animal agriculture to climate change and other environmental issues, she started Eat for the Earth, a nonprofit organization that makes it easier for people to eat more plants and less animal products to sustain all life on earth. Learn more and find out how you can get involved at EatForTheEarth.org.
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