"How I went healthy...and then veg" by Jill Richardson

"How I went healthy...and then veg" by Jill Richardson

My own experience with food has been somewhat similar to Jill's. Although I am not yet 100% vegetarian, I am definitely a "flexitarian," and maybe someday when I apply my nutrition education to my own life and make sure I am complementing my proteins correctly, I will be moreso a vegetarian. I envision that diet to be similar to the macrobiotic diet (fruit, vegetables, and whole grains), with such grains like quinoa incorporated regularly into my diet.

Bill Gates' First Annual Letter

One of Bill Gates' resolutions for 2009 was to begin the tradition of writing an annual letter. His 2009 letter includes his thoughts on his Foundation's work on reducing childhood deaths, increasing agriculture productivity in developing countries, improving education in the US, and reducing the occurrence of polio, AIDS, and malaria. He believes in the promise of technology and explains how he supports researching technological breakthroughs to solve many of these problems (ie. vaccinations, agricultural breakthroughs) at the same time he supports providing means for people to effectively use these technological breakthroughs.

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/annual-letter/Pages/2009-annual-letter-introduction.aspx

The Neediest Cases

Questions and answers about getting food aid in NYC

On the same token, check out the NYC Coalition Against Hunger. They have some great resources including Free Food Assistance in NYC by area. The group is run by Joel Berg, author of All You Can Eat: How Hungry is America?