The Joy of Cooking as an Earth Citizen: Lois Ellen Frank on the Plant Yourself Podcast
Channel: Sick to Fit | Plant Yourself Podcast
Date: 2024-04-03

Lois Ellen Frank's most recent cookbook, "Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky," offers delicious recipes and shows how embracing Native American food practices and philosophies can help heal our planet

Feeling overwhelmed or hopeless about the environment and our role in its degradation. Frank explains how our shopping habits can support sustainable farming and make a difference. She offers insights in how we might each embrace Traditional Ecological Knowledge, no matter who we are or where we come from. After all, as she reminds us, we're all earth citizens, and as such, earth stewards.

The cookbook covers 8 food groups significant (and sacred) to Indigenous peoples in the Americas: corn, squash, tomatoes, beans, potatoes, chilies, cacao, and vanilla. These simple plant foods can serve as the basis of a healthy cuisine -- indeed, many cultures around the world have incorporated these "Old World" gifts into their staple dishes. 

In a world where every choice counts, Frank invites us to take steps towards better health and respecting the planet, urging us to cut down on waste and cherish the wisdom of our ancestors.

So, if you're curious about making a positive impact through what you eat and keen on delicious, earth-friendly recipes, watch to discover how you can contribute to a healthier, more sustainable world -- one meal at a time.