Did You Bring the Hummus? with Kimberly Winters

Today, I am joined by Dr. Sailesh Rao of Climate Healers. Dr. Rao has over three decades of professional experience and is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Healers, a non-profit dedicated towards healing the Earth’s climate. A systems specialist with a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, Dr. Rao worked on the internet communications infrastructure for twenty years after graduation. During this period, he blazed the trail for high speed signal processing chips and technologies for High Definition Television, real-time video communications and the transformation of early analog internet connections to more robust digital connections, while accelerating their speeds ten-fold. Today, over a billion internet connections deploy the communications protocol that he designed. He is the author of 22 peer-reviewed technical papers, 50 standards contributions, 10 US patents and 3 Canadian patents. In 2006, he switched careers and became deeply immersed, full time, in solving the environmental crises affecting humanity. Dr. Rao is the author of four books, Carbon Dharma: The Occupation of Butterflies, Carbon Yoga: The Vegan Metamorphosis, Animal Agriculture is Immoral and The Pinky Promise, and an Executive Producer of several documentaries, The Human Experiment (2013), Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (2014), What The Health (2017), A Prayer for Compassion (2019), They’re Trying to Kill Us (2021), The End of Medicine (2022), The Land of Ahimsa (2022), Animals – A Parallel History (est. 2023) and Milked (2022). His work is featured in the award winning film, Countdown to Year Zero produced by Jane Velez-Mitchell. Dr. Rao is a Human, Earth and Animal Liberation (HEAL) activist, husband, dad and since 2010, a star-struck grandfather. He has promised his granddaughter, Kimaya Rainy Rao, that the world will be largely Vegan before she turns 16 in 2026, so that people will stop eating her relatives, the animals. He has faith that humanity will transform to keep his pinky promise to Kimaya, not just for ethical reasons, but also out of sheer ecological necessity. Along with Kimaya, Dr. Rao was the co-recipient of the inaugural Homo Ahimsa award from the Interfaith Vegan Coalition in 2021. He has formally taken the Ubuntu pledge to become Homo Ahimsa. Read the remainder of Dr. Rao's bio here: https://climatehealers.org/sailesh-rao/   To connect with Dr. Sailesh Rao visit his website https://climatehealers.org/ Mentioned in this episode: https://climatehealers.org/the-science/ethical-vegetarian-myth/ Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University: 9 planetary boundaries: https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/planetary-boundaries.html Dan Miller/Kevin Anderson - https://youtube.com/watch?v=tVFSJINGueM Codes for a healthy earth - https://www.codes.earth/media The runaway steer who found sanctuary: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/12/20/newark-bull-new-jersey-transit-ricardo/ Skylands Farm Sanctuary: https://skylandssanctuary.org/ Homo Ahimsa: https://climatehealers.org/about/philosophy/ Vegan Convergence of the Peoples (V-COP) - https://climatehealers.org/transform/v-cop/ To connect with me:Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @didyoubringthehummus Contact me here Join my mailing list and get 3 free recipes just for signing up! https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/3recipepdf Join my Podcast Fan Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/didyoubringthehummus/ Book a free 30 minute call with me: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/book-online To be a guest on the podcast: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/beaguest ©2024 Kimberly Winters - Did You Bring the Hummus LLC Theme Song ©2020 JP Winters ⁠@musicbyjpw⁠

Episode sponsored by Learn VeganicGrow your garden the vegan way!Free guide: https://learnveganic.com/materials/  Today, I am joined by the one and only, Philosopher Peter Singer. Recently retired from his role as Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, (though when this episode was recorded he was teaching his final semester) Peter is often referred to as the “Father of the modern animal rights movement.” Journalists tagged him as the “world’s most influential living philosopher.” Peter believes this is attributed to the work within ethical treatment of animals and of the influence that his writing has had on development of effective altruism. When I mentioned to a friend that I would interviewing Peter, they said to me “that guy is pretty controversial” (would he be a philosopher if he wasn’t?) Peter attributes statements like this to his controversial critique of the sanctity of life ethics in bioethics. He is the author of Animal Liberation and the updated Animal Liberation Now and several other books on rights, Effective Altruism, and more.  To connect with Peter: Visit his website: www.petersinger.info Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peter__singer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeterSingerOfficialPage Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeterSinger Mentioned in this episode: Richard Keshen Jeremy Bentham Animal Machines - Ruth Harrison The Vegan Society Animals, Men, & Morals - Stanley Godlovitch Effective Altruism To connect with me:Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @didyoubringthehummus Contact me here Join my mailing list and get 3 free recipes just for signing up! https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/3recipepdf Join my Podcast Fan Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/didyoubringthehummus/ Book a free 30 minute call with me: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/book-online To be a guest on the podcast: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/beaguest ©2024 Kimberly Winters - Did You Bring the Hummus LLC Theme Song ©2020 JP Winters ⁠@musicbyjpw⁠

Today, I am joined by Nancy Leeds Gribble, Founder & CEO of NourishLiftGrow Nancy is a Women’s Wellness and Weight-loss Transformation Coach, Plant-based Culinary Nutrition Expert. She specializes in empowering women in midlife and beyond with the information and guidance they need for optimal health, weight loss,  and body confidence. She believes and shares how the transformative power of food can heal, support and build our health and create a body you feel fantastic living in.   It’s never too late to become the healthiest, fittest, and happiest version of who you want to be!  We begin with Nancy’s vegan journey, how to start making lasting change, she helped me understand that macronutrients aren’t just for the gym bros, and even touches on some things to consider to help balance out hormones. Nancy shares so many great tips and insights in this episode, you might want to take notes, or listen a second time when you can have a notebook handy.  Takeaways from this episode: Own your individual journey, assess to how you got to the point where you’re ready to make a change and solidify your why. Focus on health first, if weight loss is also part of your plan trust that it will come as you focus on your health. Create awareness, you can only assess how you’re progressing towards your goal if you have the data.  Mentioned in this episode: Dr. Neal Barnard & The Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine PCRM articles on Menopause To connect with Nancy: Visit her website: https://www.nancyleedsgribble.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nancyleedsgribble/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nancyleedsgribble YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nancyleedsgribble801 Nancy's cauliflower hummus recipe: https://nancyleedsgribble.com/recipes/b/cauliflower-hummus-a-wholesome-twist-on-a-classic-dip To connect with me:Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @didyoubringthehummus Join my mailing list and get 3 free recipes just for signing up! https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/3recipepdf Join my Podcast Fan Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/didyoubringthehummus/ Book a free 30 minute call with me: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/book-online To be a guest on the podcast: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/beaguest ©2024 Kimberly Winters - Did You Bring the Hummus LLC Theme Song ©2020 JP Winters ⁠@musicbyjpw⁠

Today, I am joined by Rey Ortega, The Mad Cookie Man. Rey is a pioneer in the plant-based sector with over 30 years of experience. In 1994, he founded the Alternative Baking Company, one of the first vegan cookie brands on the market, which generated $1 million in sales in 1995. In 1997, he founded Sun Flour Baking Co. to create new flavors, tastes, textures, and nutrition products with a longer shelf life and higher profit margins. Sun Flour Baking produces raw and baked gluten-free cookies free of animal products. It also provides co packing, product development, consulting, testing, nutrition facts, graphic design, and wrapping in small batches. Clients include Continental Airlines, Sodexo Marriott Food Service, and Whole Foods. The company supports Farm Sanctuary, the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), and In Defense of Animals (IDA).  Rey owned Garden to Grill, a vegan restaurant, for five years. With extensive knowledge across the entire product life cycle, he is an experienced formulator within the industry, has designed three facilities, and has sold millions of vegan cookies, keeping eggs and dairy out of the mouths of many. Besides owning ‌five plant-based brands, he has also published two children’s books and is an expert at cannabis infusion for topical and edible products. To connect with Rey: sunflourbaking.comstartaveganbusiness.commsgreenfields.comFacebook.com/sunflourbakingcompanyInstagram @sunflourbakingcookies, @reyortega67X: @thecookiemanLinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/rey-ortega-5710652 YouTube.com/@reyortega67BOOKSThe Organic Adventures of Tucker the Tomato (2003)Benji Bean Sprout Doesn’t Eat Meat (2004) To connect with me:Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @didyoubringthehummus Join my mailing list and get 3 free recipes just for signing up! https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/3recipepdf Join my Podcast Fan Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/didyoubringthehummus/ Book a free 30 minute call with me: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/book-online To be a guest on the podcast: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/beaguest ©2024 Kimberly Winters - Did You Bring the Hummus LLC Theme Song ©2020 JP Winters ⁠@musicbyjpw⁠

Today, I am joined by Anabrese Newman,  a Spiritual Life Coach and Eco-Author & Educator who provides Support & Inspiration that Empowers Empathic & Vegan Changemakers who want to make a positive change in the world while sharing their gifts & living on purpose. Anabrese provides counsel through her books and video content across social media providing resources to support people with their spiritual wellbeing and discovering their life purpose. Anabrese is here to spread the principles of Unity Awareness while guiding those who are ready to step into their Eco-purpose with confidence and Spiritual Empowerment for effective advocacy, and Positive Societal Change. Pretty powerful stuff right? As you’ll hear in this episode, Anabrese and I recorded this on the Winter Solstice and I think that vibe is palpable because of that, it made sense to me to post this episode now a few days before Imbolc (on Feb 1). Sit back and enjoy this enlightening and inspiring interview with Anabrese Neuman.  To connect with Anabrese: https://anabreseneuman.com/⁠https://www.instagram.com/anabreseneuman/https://www.youtube.com/@anabreseneuman https://linktr.ee/Anabrese https://www.linkedin.com/in/anabreseneuman/ Book: The WISE Method:Awakening Earth Stewards In Unity & Purpose: Where Self-discovery meets Unity Awareness, Regenerative Ecology and Plant-based Living.https://amzn.eu/d/5IJ5MEaA Global Community serving the Spiritual Awakening & Empowerment for Change makers Co-creating a thriving Planet.(1) Awakening Earth Stewards | FacebookThe Wise Method Program with coaching:The WISE Method Transformational Coaching Program (anabreseneuman.com) To connect with me:Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @didyoubringthehummus Join my mailing list and get 3 free recipes just for signing up! https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/3recipepdf Join my Podcast Fan Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/didyoubringthehummus/ Book a free 30 minute call with me: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/book-online To be a guest on the podcast: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/beaguest ©2024 Kimberly Winters - Did You Bring the Hummus LLC Theme Song ©2020 JP Winters ⁠@musicbyjpw⁠

Today, I am joined by Jason and Deb DeSalvo of Cold Brook Farm. Jason is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Strategic Outpatient Services, Inc. in 1995, a company specializing in the development and management of outpatient Positron Emission Tomography centers and is currently serving as the Company’s CEO. Jason has served on non-profit Boards including Ethos Farm Project, Coral Reef Alliance, Tewksbury Land Trust, Jazz House Kids and Hoop-A-Paluza; also served as Vice Chairman of Montclair, New Jersey’s Planning Board while a resident there. Deb is currently working as a farmer and gardener on their regenerative farm, Coldbrook Farm in Oldwick, NJ.  She is a member of the board of trustees for Raritan Headwaters Association, an organization protecting the 470-square mile watershed of the North and South branches of the Raritan River. Deb and Jason lived in Montclair for almost 30 years, where they raised their two children, Steven and Julia. While there, Deb worked as an environmental educator at Van Vleck House and Gardens and in the Montclair Public Schools.  She is a Master Gardener and for a short period of time baked in a local tea shop. Jason holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with Honors and Highest Distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  After getting a BA in English Literature and graduating Summa Cum Laude from Hunter College in NYC, Deb was a traffic associate at 1010 WINS radio and traffic manager at Bloomberg News Radio. She left that career behind to become a stay-at-home mom. Jason and Deb live in Oldwick, New Jersey, where they regeneratively farm heirloom grains, fruits, nuts and vegetables.  To connect with Deb and Jason: https://coldbrookfarmnj.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coldbrookfarm/ Mentioned in this episode: Ethos Health, Farm Project, Dr. Ron Weiss Nutritionfacts.org TrueNorth Health Center Double Zero NYC Doug Lisle Homegrown National Park Raritan Headwaters NJ Audubon NJ Senator Cory Booker To connect with me:Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @didyoubringthehummus Join my mailing list and get 3 free recipes just for signing up! https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/3recipepdf Join my Podcast Fan Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/didyoubringthehummus/ Book a free 30 minute call with me: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/book-online To be a guest on the podcast: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/beaguest ©2024 Kimberly Winters - Did You Bring the Hummus LLC Theme Song ©2020 JP Winters ⁠@musicbyjpw⁠

Today, I am joined by Michael Schwarz, Founder and CEO of Treeline Cheese. Michael grew up in South Africa, in a family of prominent opponents to the apartheid regime. It is there that he developed his sense of justice and fair play for all. He had always enjoyed fine European cheeses but when he found out just how cruel the production of dairy products is, he decided that he had to try and change things. So he gave up dairy and his 25 year career as an intellectual property lawyer and turned his attention to making vegan cheese. Treeline was born in his kitchen over a decade ago. Michael started selling his new cheese door to door, trying to convince stores to take a chance on what was then an unknown product. Treeline soon became a favorite at vegan markets and festivals. Treeline cheese is now available in thousands of stores nationwide, including Whole Foods, Sprouts, Wegmans and many independents. It was recently named best vegan cheese by tastingtable.com, thedailymeal.com and USA Today (of which I was one of the experts on the panel who created the list readers voted on!). Keep up with Treeline: www.treelinecheese.com Facebook: @treelinecheese Instagram: @treeline_cheese Mentioned in this episode: Farm Sanctuary Mercy for Animals Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) If you'd like to learn more about food allergens check out my interview with Heather Landex, Food Inclusivity Mentor and Expert. To connect with me:Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @didyoubringthehummus Join my mailing list and get 3 free recipes just for signing up! https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/3recipepdf Join my Podcast Fan Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/didyoubringthehummus/ Book a free 30 minute call with me: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/book-online To be a guest on the podcast: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/beaguest ©2023 Kimberly Winters - Did You Bring the Hummus LLC Theme Song ©2020 JP Winters ⁠@musicbyjpw⁠

Today, I am joined by Christine Cook Mania, writer, yoga teacher, and humane educator. Christine has devoted herself to a vegan lifestyle and studying its benefits to human health, the environment, and animals since 2005. Born and raised in Indiana, Christine holds a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Indiana University and a Master of Arts in humane education through the Institute for Humane Education in partnership with Antioch University New England. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, two cats, and a dog, all three of which were adopted from shelters. Connect with Christine: https://www.christinecookmania.com Instagram: @vegangirlnextdoor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vegangirlnextdoor/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinecookmania/ Stages of Change: Pre-contemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance Relapse Connect with me: Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @didyoubringthehummus Join my mailing list and get 3 free recipes just for signing up! https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/3recipepdf Join my Podcast Fan Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/didyoubringthehummus/ Book a free 30 minute call with me: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/book-online To be a guest on the podcast: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/beaguest ©2023 Kimberly Winters - Did You Bring the Hummus LLC Theme Song ©2020 JP Winters ⁠@musicbyjpw

Today, it's just me! Tune in as I discuss Veganuary, fur coats and social media, fat vegans, and my word of the year for 2024. If you're interested in the workshop/office hours I mentioned in this episode, let me know! Email didyoubringthehummus@gmail.com with Veganuary Office Hours in the subject line to let me know. I get pretty fired up when I get to my thoughts on fat vegans and the perceptions some have of us, just wanted you to be prepared for that. Mentioned in this episode: For more Vegnuary information, sign up here: Veganuary Episode on Fat Shaming with Kelly Kerr, The Vegan Abler You don't look vegan - an episode on fat shaming Facing our own hypocrisy with David Pannell of the Vegan Business Tribe I didn't actually mention this in the episode, but, if you're looking for more info on why fur is cruel, check out the film Real Fur To connect with me:Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @didyoubringthehummus Join my mailing list and get 3 free recipes just for signing up! https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/3recipepdf Join my Podcast Fan Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/didyoubringthehummus/ Book a free 30 minute call with me: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/book-online To be a guest on the podcast: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/beaguest ©2023 Kimberly Winters - Did You Bring the Hummus LLC Theme Song ©2020 JP Winters ⁠@musicbyjpw⁠

Today, I am joined by Kate Galli of Strong Body, Green Planet. Kate is relentlessly focused on creating a healthy, happy, compassionate vegan world. She specializes in creating the Mindset that makes your best eating and exercising choices simple and sustainable. Kate first got into fitness as a way to transform her body and confidence. She has spent 17 years helping 1,000's of individuals sculpt a body and life they love and over the past 7 years has focused on Vegan Health Coaching as one of the most powerful ways to advocate for the animals is to be fit, strong and healthy. If you’ve been thinking about making a change in your life, whether as a New Years Resolution or simply because it’s now and you want to, this episode is a perfect way to kick that off. Kate shares tips that are actionable right now and motivates us to lead with love in all ways. She also has killer hummus recommendation.  To connect with Kate:  Website www.strongbodygreenplanet.com Order her Journal: https://strongbodygreenplanet.lpages.co/plant-positive-journal/ Instagram @strongbodygreenplanet Facebook @strongbodygreenplanet Check out Kate's podcast - Healthification  Mentioned In this episode: Cowspiracy - https://www.cowspiracy.com/ Vegan Bodybuilders: Torre Washington; Patrik Baboumian ; To connect with me:Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @didyoubringthehummus Join my mailing list and get 3 free recipes just for signing up! https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/3recipepdf Join my Podcast Fan Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/didyoubringthehummus/ Book a free 30 minute call with me: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/book-online To be a guest on the podcast: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/beaguest ©2023 Kimberly Winters - Did You Bring the Hummus LLC Theme Song ©2020 JP Winters ⁠@musicbyjpw⁠