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About Dr. Batiste Dr. Columbus D. Batiste is a board-certified Interventional Cardiologist and Regional Chief of Cardiology for Southern California Permanente Medical Group. In 2010, Dr. Batiste sought to break-the-cycle of prescriptions and procedures as the sole management of chronic disease and began promoting a long-term solution for his patients through nutrition, stress reduction, and exercise. In 2016 Dr. Batiste led a group that collaborated with Samsung Technologies and developed a v...

Bonnetta Adeeb is the founder & president of STEAM ONWARD, Inc, a non-profit 501(c3) organization in southern Maryland, as well as the projects: Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance (UCFA) and Ujamaa Seeds. UCFA is a collective of emergent and seasoned growers who cultivate heirloom seeds and grow culturally relevant plants for food, healing, and textiles. Ujamaa recognizes the need for increased diversity in farming and the seed industry, and the need to provide more opportunities and sup...

About Providenza Rocco Providenza Rocco, JD MSW, MBE is committed to highlighting the systemic injustices that have prevented thousands from freely enjoying healthy food option. Enza has made a life-long commitment as an ally to learn accurate history and work to identify, dismantle, and decolonize systems of oppression that continue to devalue and limit opportunities for growth in dense, disparate, and urban places like North Philadelphia. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when foo...

About Chloë Waterman: Chloë Waterman currently serves as the senior program manager for Friends of the Earth’s Climate-Friendly Food Program where she leads Friends of the Earth’s policy and markets campaigns to advance a healthy and climate-friendly food system. About Food & Justice w/ Brenda Sanders:Food & Justice w/ Brenda Sanders is a weekly online video series and podcast that tackles issues of food access, environmental justice, health disparities, dietary racism, and other topi...

This Week's GuestDr. Lakshman Mulpuri, MD, Chief Executive of PlantsNourishAbout Dr. Mulpuri Dr. Lakshman (Lucky) Mulpuri graduated from the University of Michigan and Wayne State University's School of Medicine. He has served as managing director for the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Auntie Na’s Village in Detroit, President of the Plant-Based Nutrition Group (PBNG), and is currently the Chief Executive of PlantsNourish. He has been intimately involved in policy initiatives spanning the l...

Join the co-founders of Vegan Soulfest, Brenda Sanders and Naijha Wright-Brown to learn about the exciting plans for Vegan SoulFest's long awaited return -- this weekend!Vegan SoulFest, Baltimore’s premier vegan food and music festival is returning this weekend, Friday, August 19 to Sunday, August 21, after a two year COVID hiatus! This year the festival is expanding to three days this year to give attendees more time to indulge in plant-based eats and treats, take in even more informat...