'Pesticides, food waste and pollution are growing problems in the US. Environmental Working Group president Ken Cook fights these problems every day through research and activism. During his SOUL Food Salon presentation, he explains how food choices and purchases affect the environment and what we can do to push for change. Learn more about EWG and see the powerpoint slide at soulfoodsalon.com ! Making safe and healthy choices for you and your family can be tough in today’s food climate. The nation depends on conventional produce, processed foods, factory meats, and valuing “simplicity” over nutrition. So how can we feed our families without adding chemicals into our bodies and the environment? Ken addresses the state of today’s food system, how food choices affect the environment, and how to reduce exposure to pesticides using a few simple tools. He discusses how we can pushing to change the food system with every purchase we make. ABOUT EWG Ken Cook, president and co-founder of the Environmental Working Group, is widely recognized as one of the environmental community’s most influential critics of industrial agriculture, U.S. food policy and the nation’s broken system. Under Cook’s leadership, EWG has pioneered digital technologies to expose misconceived crop subsidies, crop insurance and agricultural pollution. The organization has empowered American families with data-driven tools to reduce exposure to harmful ingredients in foods, water, cosmetics and household products. Ken earned a B.A. in history, B.S. in agriculture and M.S. in soil science from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He and his wife Deb Callahan live in Marin, California with their son. WEBSITE: ewg.org CONTACT: [email protected] DONATE: donate.ewg.org/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=8053 ABOUT SOUL FOOD SALON SOUL Food Salon is hosted by founder Jeanne Rosner, MD. Our goal is to educate and empower us all to be healthier. We host monthly health and wellness events in the Bay Area. Connect with Jeanne, visit the website and follow our social media pages! https://soulfoodsalon.com https://facebook.com/soulfoodsalon/ https://instagram.com/soulfoodsalon'
Tags: diet , Health , Health and wellness , Healthy Food , environment , climate change , organic produce , Pesticides , Environmental Working Group , environmentalist , soul food salon
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