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Resilient Cuisine: Herbivore meets Locavore (4-Week Online Series)

Changing the World Through the Power of Food

This practical series guides you and is designed to help those who are committed to making a healthy lifestyle change that is also healthy for the Earth. It offers practical steps for achieving success by closely examining food choices and sustainability. You will learn how to create, combine, and integrate local, wild, and native plants, improve your health, save money, and reduce the environmental impact. The primary focus is on essential nutrients, including protein, that come from local, plant-based sources.

July 8 - 29, 2024

The primary focus is on essential nutrients, including protein, that come from local, plant-based sources. We will explore how to forage for wild ingredients growing close to where you call home.

Locavores have helped us understand the significance of eating locally sourced-food. The Vegan Resilient Cuisine program emphasizes regenerative food options for people who want to maintain a healthy lifestyle that benefits both themselves and the environment. The series encourages experimentation with different options and questions like “Is this choice fulfilling for my body?” Open to everyone.

 Topics include:

  • Developing an Optimal Diet for Conscious Living

  • Nutrients: The Many and the One

  • Protein Power from Plants

  • Food Effects on Body, Mind and Spirit

  • The Whole Story about Carbohydrates

  • Enzymes: A Secret of Health and Longevity

  • Minding Your Minerals

  • Assimilating Vital Vitamins

  • Live-Food Nutrition: The Gift of Nature

  • The Wild and Beautiful

Curriculum

Week 1
Developing an Optimal Diet for Conscious Living

  • Nutrients: The Many and the One

  • The Worse & Best Dietary Protocols for the Environment

Week 2
How to Build a Resilient Food System

  • Protein Power from Plants

  • Foods that Limit Inflammation

  • Not All Calories are Created Equal

Week 3
Foods that Promote Brain, Mind and Spirit Health

  • The Whole Story about Carbohydrates

  • Enzymes: A Secret of Health and Longevity

  • How Food & the Environment are Connected

Week 4
Live-Food Nutrition: The Gift of Nature

  • Minding Your Minerals

  • Assimilating Vital Vitamins

  • Journey to Find Where the Wild and Beautiful Things Grow

Includes

  • Creating Wild Fermented Beverages Ideas

  • Recipes, Charts & Handouts

  • An Incredible Edibles e-Manual

  • A Place-Based Guide to Edible Wild Plants & Wildcrafting

  • Includes all workshop materials, handouts & charts.

Engaging Practices

  • 28-Day Transformation Process

  • Living the Essential Keys

  • Reflections & Insights

  • Interactive Format

  • Buddy Mate for Change

  • Key Lessons

  • Q & A

  • Recorded Sessions for Future Viewing

Dates: July 8 – 29, 2024, Monday Evenings, 7 – 9:30 pm

Cost Sliding Scale
Regular -  $175

Reduce - $150  for those who find the regular rate beyond their means

Sponsor - $200  to support those who need to choose the ‘Reduced Rate’
Plus HST tax

Pre-registration is essential for participation. Kindly register at least a week before the commencement date.

Meet your instructor

Shantree Kacera

Shantree Kacera, R.H., D.N., Ph.D., an international author and teacher, co-directs The Living Centre Eco-Spiritual Education Sanctuary since 1983. With a doctorate in Nutritional Medicine, Shantree pioneers integrative approaches to Ayurvedic Medicine, Living Nutrition, and Herbalism.

A passionate curator, mentor, and Earth advocate, Shantree focuses on Ayurvedic Living Nutrition. His deep spiritual connection to the Earth aligns with his dedication to native plant preservation. Shantree, a trailblazer in permaculture, applies organic veganic forest gardening with over 50- years of experience integrating plant-based nutrition.

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