Event

How to Eat More Plants

New Year - New You! Want to make some changes in your diet? Come learn all kinds of strategies for incorporating more plants into your mealschanges that are good for you, the earth and the animals!

Laura Beck, certified vegan lifestyle coach and educator will give a presentation on different ways you can lean into plant-based eating. You will go home with a handout of ideas to try for yourself. We will have plenty of time for Q&A as well as light refreshments and socializing at the end of the presentation.

Laura Beck is a natural educator. She began her career teaching young children to play the piano and guitar. After 13 years in the private sector, Laura took a position teaching elementary school music in the public schools, which lasted for 11 years.
In 2017, she chose to retire early to pursue a new career in vegan lifestyle coaching & education. She has been vegan for almost 8 years, and went through the Main Street Vegan Academy to obtain her certification. She has also taken Rouxbes Forks Over Knives Cooking Course and Rouxbes Essential Vegan Desserts Course. She has been a mentor to new vegans for the past several years. She has extensive knowledge of all things vegan, through research, classes, workshops, Vegfests, social media, and just plain life as a vegan.
Laura resides in Arden, having relocated from MA to enjoy the beauty of western North Carolina, with all of its diversity and energy. There is always something to do here and always something new to learn! In her free time, Laura enjoys singing, writing music, cross-stitch, baking, learning new things, creating spreadsheets, and playing Lumosity games to stay young!