THE KITCHEN ACTIVIST

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE SUMMARY In this week's episode, I encourage you to invite people into your kitchen to cook together. That is kitchen activism.  Each of the action steps to Kitchen Activism I discussed here in the podcast, like meal planning, shopping, and kitchen organization. It all comes together to be served on our plates. We can take control of our food choices. But it requires u...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE SUMMARY: Imagine transforming your kitchen into a climate change-fighting powerhouse. With warming temperatures and depleting water systems becoming a global concern, our episode today reveals how you, right from your home kitchen, can contribute to positive environmental change. We also delve into the intricate details of Libya's water crisis, highlighting the effect...

Send us Fan Mail The latest episode encourages us to let nature's rhythm as we move into Autumn inspire September resolutions for positive change in our lives and activism-- kitchen activism. Click here for the free How to Eat Less Water CONDIMENT STORAGE TABLE . It is a printable list of popular condiments that belong in the pantry and those in the refrigerator that can be hung in your kitch...

Send us Fan Mail I was inspired to record this podcast episode after reading the first of a four-part series article about dropping groundwater totals in the United States published on August 29, 2023 New York Times.  I not only encourage you to take a look at the article for the compelling visual rendering of the fast-dropping water tables in the last 100 years but also to listen to three things...

Send us Fan Mail Click here for the free How to Eat Less Water CONDIMENT STORAGE TABLE . It is a printable list of popular condiments that belong in the pantry and those in the refrigerator that can be hung in your kitchen for easy reference. Download FREE the TEN TIPS to EAT LESS WATER SUMMER PARTY PLANNING GUIDE for all the tips, steps, and info on celebrating like a kitchen activist with your f...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE SUMMARY What is at stake with our inaction to stop the causes of climate change? Today the answer comes in the harrowing images from Maui in real-time. What does tomorrow bring? We can change what is happening today with our next food shopping trip. In this episode, I connect the dots between extreme weather events caused by climate change, the burning of fossil fuels, and...

Send us Fan Mail Click here for the free How to Eat Less Water CONDIMENT STORAGE TABLE . It is a printable list of popular condiments that belong in the pantry and those in the refrigerator that can be hung in your kitchen for easy reference. Download FREE the TEN TIPS to EAT LESS WATER SUMMER PARTY PLANNING GUIDE for all the tips, steps, and info on celebrating like a kitchen activist with your f...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE SUMMARY Same great content with a new name THE KITCHEN ACTIVIST. Be resplendnet, Florencia Download FREE the TEN TIPS to EAT LESS WATER SUMMER PARTY PLANNING GUIDE for all the tips, steps, and info on how to celebrate like a kitchen activist with your friends and family. Get a copy of the EAT LESS WATER book RESOURCES + LINKS   Watch the PBS segment on Kitchen Activism   ...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE SUMMARY The first season of THE HOW TO EAT LESS WATER podcast has come to an end with 70 episodes. The next season will be begin on Wednesday, August 2 with a new name THE KITCHEN ACTIVIST or BE A KITCHEN ACTIVIST (still deciding). In the meantime I will finish my two books slated for publication in Spring of 2025 by Red Hen Press. Continue to make a difference in the Kitc...

Send us Fan Mail Links and resources: Click here for the free How to Eat Less Water CONDIMENT STORAGE TABLE . It is a printable list of popular condiments that belong in the pantry and those in the refrigerator that can be hung in your kitchen for easy reference. Download FREE the TEN TIPS to EAT LESS WATER SUMMER PARTY PLANNING GUIDE for all the tips, steps, and info on how to celebrate like a ki...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, listeners will hear Jane Fonda speak about her BIG OIL RESISTANCE tour on the Santa Barbara Earth Day Stage. Florencia Ramirez was honored and privileged to introduce this incredible activist dedicated to growing well-being for all. The episode also features the voice of Nalleli Cobo, the recipient of this year's Environmental Hero Award, an h...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode I'm joined by Jacqui Burge, founder and CEO of XO/ Jacqui and other successful companies, including Desk Yogi . We begin the conversation by discussing the poster that hangs in her MOVE Sanctuary yoga studio located in Ojai, California that reads, HOPE IS FOR LOSERS. This launches us in a powerful discussion of how Jacqui turns her hope into ac...

Send us Fan Mail PODCAST SUMMARY I mention the following people or organizations in this podcast. earthday.org sbearthday.org Meet me at Alameda Park in Santa Barbara to celebrate Earth Day this year on April 29 & 30. Find me at the EAT LESS WATER booth and on the main stage to MC this year's CEC ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH HERO from 2-3 on Sunday, April 30. Click here for the free How to Eat Les...

Send us Fan Mail PODCAST SUMMARY I mention the following people or organizations in this podcast. Bioneers Liberty Ecosystems New Energy Nexus Downtown Crenshaw Rising Joanna Macy Dr. Muriilo's Organic Tequila- Alquimia Tequila I end the podcast with the following poem written by Rainier Maria Rilke: Earth, Isn't This What You Want Earth, isn't this what you want? To arise in us, in...

Send us Fan Mail Links and resources: Dirty Dozen List United Farm Workers Click here for the free How to Eat Less Water CONDIMENT STORAGE TABLE . It is a printable list of popular condiments that belong in the pantry and those in the refrigerator that can be hung in your kitchen for easy reference. Download FREE the TEN TIPS to EAT LESS WATER SUMMER PARTY PLANNING GUIDE for all the tips, steps, a...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE SUMMARY Have you ever had days that were starting to feel or taste like a soup that was missing a crucial spice?   This episode was inspired by my recent feelings of blandness that started to set in. This caused me to do an inventory of the seven ingredients that have come to be my guiding post for living. Upon reflection, it became clear that I was heavy on some and spora...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE SUMMARY March 22 is World Water Day. The holiday, initiated by the United Nations in 1993, serves as a reminder that we must protect and conserve this limited vital resource.  Water scarcity is too real for many people on the globe. Did you know one in three people around the world lacks access to safe water? That’s 2.2 billion people who do not have access to clean water...

Send us Fan Mail You are invited to join me at this year's compost tea party! Send me an email at info@eatlesswater.com if you want to join or would like info on how to throw your own tea party.  Below is the Press Release for the event: RIO DEL NORTE TO HOST “COMPOST TEA PARTY” TO SAVE WATER ON WORLD WATER DAY  More than 500 students and community volunteers will come together MARCH 22, 2023...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE SUMMARY On this episode, I'm joined by Beatriz Barnes, a sophomore in high school, and journalist on her school paper. After Bea reached out to me with a series of thoughtful questions for her school paper for an article she wrote on EAT LESS WATER and regenerative agriculture, I invited her to the podcast to ask me the questions.   I think you will be as impressed by...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE SUMMARY Organic food is more expensive than its conventional counterpart most of the time. This especially the case for animal proteins like eggs, dairy, and meat. But it is it worth the extra $$? What are we really paying for when we reach for a third party certified organic labeled food like USDA Organic? And how can we know it is organic?   I answer these questions plus...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE SUMMARY I love this episode. You will find so much inspiration embedded in these 30 minutes of conversation with Integrative Medicine Specialist, Dr. Geeta Maker Clark. After my conversation with this incredible human, a new idea emerged, inspired by her FOOD As POWER course she teaches with her medical students to middle schoolers in South Chicago. I have a feeling that I...

Send us Fan Mail Links and resources: Click here for the free How to Eat Less Water CONDIMENT STORAGE TABLE . It is a printable list of popular condiments that belong in the pantry and those in the refrigerator that can be hung in your kitchen for easy reference. Download FREE the TEN TIPS to EAT LESS WATER SUMMER PARTY PLANNING GUIDE for all the tips, steps, and info on how to celebrate like a ki...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE SUMMARY The kitchen is the heart of every home, regardless of size or design. Think back to gatherings you've hosted or attended; doesn't the party always migrate to the kitchen? The reason is that the kitchen is the heart of the home. It is the place we go to be nourished. But is our kitchen reflecting the type of heart we want to spread to the world?  Consider...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE SUMMARY  Chocolate is the #1 gift on Valentine's Day, totaling 2.4 billion pounds. When expressed in water, that equals about 448 billion gallons of water. On this episode I cover a lot of ground including: the difference between blue and green water and why that matters the impact of chocolate on both deforestation and as a driver of reforestation and I provide actio...

Send us Fan Mail Links and resources: Click here for the free How to Eat Less Water CONDIMENT STORAGE TABLE . It is a printable list of popular condiments that belong in the pantry and those in the refrigerator that can be hung in your kitchen for easy reference. Download FREE the TEN TIPS to EAT LESS WATER SUMMER PARTY PLANNING GUIDE for all the tips, steps, and info on how to celebrate like a ki...