Gary Francione, Anna Charlton, Bill Tara and Marlene Watson-Tara

The media is filled with bad news about the health implications of the food we eat. The direct connections between our diet and disease are overwhelming. What can we do? This one-day workshop explores the practical approach to changing our relationship with food from sickness to health, from violence to peace, and from hopelessness to sustainability.

Time table

9:30am-10:30 am. Why Vegan? – The ethical arguments in favour of being vegan
Professors Gary Francione and Anna Charlton

10.30 am. Coffee break

11:00am-12:00 pm. Our Food is Our Future – The environmental impact of our food
Bill Tara

Comfort break

12:30pm-2:30pm. Delicious Lunch and presentation
The Ultimate Health Experience – Life skills for healthy living
Marlene Watson-Tara

Watson-Tara’s recipes offer a unique and healthy culinary experience. Using her unique teaching of over four decades on food and the five tastes from her studies in traditional Chinese medicine and nutritional science, this menu uses an array of plant foods that are whole and natural and prepared with just the right mix of condiments, fresh and dried herbs, and mild spices to create robust, satisfying, delicious flavours.

MENU
Asparagus Soup with Lemon & Crispy Shallots & Crusty Sourdough
Mushroom Wellington with Rich Umami Shiitake Gravy
Creamy Mashed Potatoes with Sweet White Miso
Lemon Scented Arame Sauté with Crushed Toasted Walnuts
Selection of Vibrant, Energised Greens with Balsamic Glaze
Ginger Glazed Carrots & Watercress in White Sesame Seeds
Mini Chocolate Pots with Fresh Raspberries & Lemon Truffle

2.30pm Q&As – With presenters

3.30pm Finish

The presenters

Professor Gary Francione is a lawyer, philosopher and advocate of animal rights and vegan-ism. He is a world- leading authority on animal rights and professor of law at Rutgers Universi-ty. Professor Anna Charlton is adjunct professor of law at Rutgers University. Francione and Charlton co-founded the Rutgers Animal Rights Law Clinic and are joint authors of a series of books on animal ethics and veganism.

Bill Tara is a natural health educator and entrepreneur. He founded the Community Health Foundation in London and co-founded the Kushi Institute, the world’s leading macrobiotic ed-ucational facility. Tara and Marlene Watson-Tara founded the Human Ecology Project in 2021 to serve their shared vision of a healthy world for humans and non-humans alike. Watson-Tara is a vegan and activist and author of Go Vegan: A Guide to Delicious Everyday Food. She is pre-paring the menus for the festival’s opening and closing dinners.

Workshop and lunch supported by Professor Gary Francione.