About.

The purpose of this site is two-fold. First, to fulfill the requirements for a class I, the creator, am taking regarding website development. Secondly, to share my journey toward plant-based eating.

This journey is important to me because I lost my Grandfather (Papa) to lung cancer that had originally metastasized from colo-rectal cancer in 2022. He is not the first person in my family to be lost to colo-rectal cancer. While his last request of me was that I never begin smoking (and I haven't touched anything since!), it became a goal of personal importance to me to avoid risking succumbing to either of these cancers.

As with most major life decisions, there are multiple reasons, but the one above remains most salient and sentimental. Other reasons include —

• huge concerns around climate change and my environmental impact
• not eating meat or dairy relieves a lot of the pressures of kosher eating
• wanting to set a good example for my kids and community
• wanting to live in my values, not just with them

Feel free to come on this journey with me! May you have many happy days and many fiber-filled meals!