Are We Really
What We Eat?
A Compelling webinar series designed to create a healthier YOU, Community and Planet.
Its point of view is that all life on the Planet is energetically connected and interdependent; and that healthy solutions must be based on the philosophy that in order for ONE to thrive, ALL must thrive.
A Video Message from Hon
Testimonials
A Call to Action
If you want to learn how you can affect simple changes in your life, in the life of your children, your family and community that will make a REAL difference....NOT just bemoan the current conditions caused by factory monoculture farming, food insecurity, genetically modified seeds, food waste and chemical pollutants that are killing pollinators - then TUNE IN to this Series. Meet positive change agents!!
We CAN do this!!
Season 1 Episodes
Each Episode is 30-40 minutes long featuring an interview or cooking demo and other visuals.
Click each presenter's picture to learn more about them.
Joe Thompson
The Interconnected Web and Flow of Life
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Trends in Water and Soil Health; Related Government and
Corporate Actions and Citizens’ Role
Honie Ann Peacock
Hon's Convertibles and Reducing Food Waste
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Creative Meal Planning
Ira Wallace
Seeds: The Legacy of a Community
Chef Natsuko Yamawaki
10 Secrets to Cook Food Kids Love
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Delicious Miso Recipes for Kids
Jan Wolfe
Spring Herb Garden Rising
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Spring Medicinal and Culinary Herbs
Heather Wetzel
Foraging and Feasting
Shelley Galloway
Shinrin-Yoku:
Developing the Reciprocal Relationship
between Nature and Humans
Jill Abbey-Clark
CBI Forest School:
Lessons from Nature During the Pandemic
Jeannie and Michael McConkey
Edible Landscaping: "Dining on the Vine"
Clara Favale
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy and
Its Connection to the Natural World
Elizabeth and Crissane Raymond
No-Bull Burger – The Rolls Royce of Veggie Burgers
Ryan Blosser
Shenandoah Permaculture Institute
Zoë Kobrin
From Farm to Classroom:
A Successful School Nutrition Initiative
Paul Olko
Understanding the Different Uses of Naturopathy,
Chinese Medicine, Allopathic Medicine Treatments
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“The Longest of Journeys Starts With A Single Step”
Susan Tyler Hitchcock
Into the Forest:
The Secret Language of Trees
Patrick Johnson
Sustainable Agriculture and Sustainable Living
"If you truly get in touch with a piece of carrot, you get in touch with the soil, the rain, the sunshine. You get in touch with Mother Earth and eating in such a way, you feel in touch with true life, your roots, and that is meditation. If we chew every morsel of our food in that way we become grateful and when you are grateful, you are happy.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
The three people who have been my life influencers are Rose Becker, my maternal grandmother, and my parents Miriam and Louis Klein. Gramma emigrated alone, with no money, and no conections, to the U.S. from Belarus at age 14 due to religious discrimination. She never knew the word "NO". Her faith, resilience, and creativity as well as her culinary wonders left an imprint on my soul. Her fight for a better life for her children paid off bigtime....and even led to them buying her a home of her own with a big flower garden that she tended with love.
My parents, Miriam and Louis Klein, gave me my values, a closeness to nature, and real food made from scratch, much of it homegrown or from the one farmer in our town. They also immersed me in the arts, gave me a love of learning, and impressed on me the importance of supporting community.
As an adult, my life's path tested my resilience - from being a single mom to handling discrimination in the workplace and beyond. In the spirit of my grandmother and my parents, I turned obstacles into opportunities, and immersed myself in the Civil Rights, Women's Rights, and Immigrant Rights movements of the late '60's and '70's. I also never lost my love of real food closely connected to its source.
After a 9 year corporate HR career in Diversity and Management Training, I founded and developed 4 successful for-profit businesses in NYC that ranged from fighting for women and minority rights in the workplace and influencing public policy, to helping small contractors, artists and arts organizations develop business plans and earned income projects.
In 1990 I started my 5th company - Hon's Buns - a plant-based, organic, wheat-free baked goods line and a non-profit social enterprise in culinary arts – begun as a school-to-work initiative for public HS students.
After coverage by ABC-TV Eye Witness News, I was recruited by The Riverside Church to run its 6 day/wk cafe and 7 day/wk catering operation that featured healthy, plant strong meals. I worked alongside my high school interns as well as a professional kitchen staff.
As a non-profit social entrepreneurial venture, Hon's Buns earned $250K of its 450K budget and The Riverside Church underwrote the balance. In 24 months, we catered and managed 700 events in addition to serving breakfast and lunch 6 days/wk. Among the celebrities for whom we catered was Paul McCartney, who used the space for two days of rehearsals with a large musical group who required a vegetarian menu.
A FEW OF HON’S ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
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SBA Award as “Women’s Business Advocate of the Year” 1990
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A 50k SBA grant for my drilling company paid back within 5 years instead of the required 7 yrs
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One of six small businesses recognized by The NY Chamber of Commerce & Industry for accomplishments and commitment to NYC
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Board Director, NY Chamber of Commerce & Industry
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Advisory Board NYC Procurement Policy Board appointed by Mayor Dinkins
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Advisory Board NYC for M/WBEs appointed by Mayor Dinkins
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Trustee, Charles Lawrence Keith & Clara Miller Foundation 2000-Present
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History of Art Degree, The University of Michigan
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Masters in Social Work, Columbia University
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Restaurant Management Certificate, New School University
Meet the Creator: Honie Ann Peacock (aka hon as in HONey)
"My life mission is creating healthier people, communities and organizations with a bright sustainable future."