The Cultural and Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet
A Panel Discussion with Will Tuttle
Tuesday, 28 Oct 2008 at 6:30 pm – Oak Room, Memorial Union
Will Tuttle, author of The World Peace Diet, will speak on the spiritual, cultural, and health benefits of eliminating animal agriculture. He will be joined by two panelists: Erica Fuchs, director of the Center for Plant-Based Diet Development and research associate in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State, will discuss vegan nutrition. Harold Brown, a former farmer, rancher, and founder of Farm Kind, will speak on his conversion from animal- to plant-based agriculture. William Tuttle was trained in Korea as a Zen Buddhist monk. He has a doctorate in the philosophy of education from the University of California, Berkeley, and is cofounder of Karuna Music & Art and the Prayer Circle for Animals. Part of the Sustainable Food Conference: A New Paradigm for a Peaceful Planet.Cosponsored By:
- ISU Vegitarians / Vegans
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