'Healthy Climate, Healthy You' speaker series begins Jan. 14 - Lincoln Journal Star

‘Healthy Climate, Healthy You’ speaker series begins Jan. 14

A new “Healthy Climate, Healthy You” speaker series about the intersection between climate and personal health will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, in the dining room at Saint Paul United Methodist Church, 1144 M St.

Saint Paul UMC’s Climate Justice and Health Justice teams welcome experts from around the community to speak about climate and personal health. The series will feature three expert speakers and conclude with a plant-based potluck meal during the last session.

SERIES SCHEDULE
Rinne

Jan. 14 - “A Plant-based Diet and Our Planet”

Speaker: Tim Rinne

Rinne, along with his wife Kay Walter, have spent well over a decade developing urban gardens called Hawley Hamlet on the block where their home sits at 26th and T streets. They aim to expand Lincoln’s local food production, providing easier access to fresh produce for everyone – especially those living in low-income areas – and creating a housing and urban gardening model for Lincoln to follow.

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Norris

Jan. 21 – “A Plant-based Diet and Our Bodies”

Speaker: Dana Norris, MS, RD, CSSD

Norris is a registered dietitian and board certified specialist in sports dietetics. In the same way that she works to train athletes to eat in ways that promote good sports outcomes, she can help us train our brains to rely on more plant-based diets.
Boehm

Jan. 28 – “Regenerative Agriculture”

Speaker: Mike Boehm

Boehm is vice chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He will speak on the importance of keeping our agricultural production soil healthy for the long-term.

Feb. 4 – Plant-based fellowship meal in the dining room

Kick off the New Year with both healthier habits for our bodies and healthier habits for our planet. Register online at: https://saintpaul.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2077600.