Schuyler Grant on the Importance of Organic Food at Wanderlust Yoga Festivals

Written by Max Goldberg on June 28, 2011. Follow Max on Twitter: @livingmaxwell.

Schuyler Grant, one of the founders of the Wanderlust Yoga Festival, talks to me about the importance of organic food at her events.

This past weekend I went to the Wanderlust Yoga Festival in Stratton, VT and had no trouble eating organic food the entire time. Before I went, however, it was a real concern of mine whether organic would be widely available.

Fortunately, Schuyler Grant has made organic food a real priority at Wanderlust.

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David Wolfe and Doug Evans, Co-Founder of Organic Avenue, on The Importance of Glass Bottles – Part II

Written by Max Goldberg on June 24, 2011. Follow Max on Twitter: @livingmaxwell.

(TO VIEW THE ENTIRE 12-MINUTE, UNEDITED INTERVIEW WITH DAVID WOLFE, CLICK HERE)

David Wolfe, the most well-known person in the raw food world, and Doug Evans, the Co-Founder of Organic Avenue, discuss why glass bottles are so important and how plastic bottles can be very harmful to our health.

As I have written about before, I am a huge fan of glass water bottles and carry them wherever I go.

Learn why Takeya glass bottles are my favorite ones (instead of BPA-free or stainless steel bottles), and why I named it one of my Top 5 Non-Organic Products from Natural Products Expo East.

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David Wolfe on the Most Important Herbs for Longevity – Part I

Written by Max Goldberg on June 23, 2011. Follow Max on Twitter: @livingmaxwell.

David Wolfe, the most well-known person in the raw food world, was in New York City last week at Organic Avenue to give a lecture on longevity.

In this video, he discusses the most important herbs, medicinal mushrooms and foods for living a long life. He also talks about the important genetic research going on right now and how that will help us live for decades longer.

Tomorrow I will be putting up the second part of my interview with David Wolfe.

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The Best Night Ever at Organic Avenue with David Wolfe

Written by Max Goldberg on June 17, 2011. Follow Max on Twitter: @livingmaxwell.

David Wolfe, the most well-known person in the raw food world, is famous for saying “have the best day ever.”

Well, I can tell you that it was indeed the best lecture and after-party ever at Organic Avenue on Wednesday night. Read More »

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Deepak Chopra Hosts Important Discussion about Genetically-Modified Food at ABC Home

Written by Max Goldberg on April 15, 2011. Follow Max on Twitter: @livingmaxwell.

(From left to right: Andrew Kimbrell, Deepak Chopra, Gary Hirshberg)

Last night at ABC Home in New York City, Deepak Chopra hosted a discussion about the dangers we face from genetically-modified food.

On stage with Deepak were some of the organic industry’s leading players including:

- Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director of The Center for Food Safety. In my view, Andrew is the single most important person in the country when it comes to fighting against genetically-modified food. Read More »

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