Back at Bloomberg, Remembering Mark Pittman
It was back a Bloomberg in 2009 that I met with one of our country’s best investigative reporters. His name was Mark Pittman.
The Top Food Awakening Stories of 2013
2013 was the year of the Food Awakening. Consumers and Wall Street got in on the food movement like never before.
Going Back to the Start? Thoughts on “High-Tech” Agriculture
Chipotle and Willie Nelson show us that going back to the start in farming is a pretty good idea.
In the Beginning
Over the last few years, so many people have reached out to share their stories and their passion to protect the health of our country and have asked, “What did it take to get started?” As I’ve reflected on this, it took me back to the beginning of my story. And in all candor, that…
Change is Possible
Remember this poem? I can’t help but reflect on it this Friday, as over 850,000 Americans, through the Just Label It campaign, have contacted the FDA asking for the right to know what we are feeding our families. Together, we can create the changes we want to see in the health of our families and…
Finding Your Voice
Last year, I was asked to give a presentation. I was totally intimidated before I took the stage, and the week prior I had wanted to call the group organizing the event and cancel, telling them that my kids needed me, my husband needed me, anything to get me out of having to head out of…
Let Love Inspire You
Over the last several years, people have shared inspiring quotes in an effort to lend their support and share their enthusiasm for the work being done to clean up our food supply. From Michael Jordan to Winston Churchill, the quotes have poured in. And like countless others before me, I have found incredible inspiration in…
Leaning Into It
Sometimes, you just have to put it out there. Lay it all on the table and boldly see what happens. That’s a bit how I feel today, heading into a panel on Role Models for Social Media Week in NYC. We are going to be talking about food trends, the role that the media,…
The Power of Innovation and You
Sometimes it feels as if the world we grew up knowing has been thrown into a cuisinart and spun into something new. And in some ways, it has. With innovation and technology providing all kinds of never-before-seen solutions, this progress has been both awe-inducing and stomach-churning. Pick your headline and decide for yourself which…
Love Like There’s No Tomorrow
Intense. It’s the only word to describe today. The weekend had been full of revelations about funding ties between non-profits and industry, an issue close to my heart given what I’d learned in the food allergy world back in 2006. And quite honestly, I began to wonder, given the enormous wealth, vested interests and…