Beyond Sustainability: Why Embracing Veganism is Key to Healing the Planet

Join Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institue for an inspirational and empowering talk by lifelong vegan Sarina Farb, as she explains that much of the current sustainability conversation is failing to deal with the real issues driving our environmental crisis. We must address the underlying root paradigms and systems causing the destruction of our environment if we truly want to stop climate change and heal the planet - and this is something we can all help do through our food and lifestyle choices. This is a lecture that you don't want to miss!

Beyond Sustainability: Why Embracing Veganism is Key to Healing the Planet

• When: June 10, 2025, 7:30pm-8:30pm ET
• Where: Zoom meeting
• Cost: We rely on your support to offer these events at no charge to reach as many people as possible. Please consider donating to help us keep this program accessible to all and furthers our mission. Thank you for your generosity!

Biography:

Sarina Farb is a holistic vegan educator, TEDx Speaker, and activist working to make the world a better place for all beings. Being born and raised vegan in Kansas taught Sarina to think for herself and stand for justice even when it’s unpopular. Today she focuses on combining heart and science to empower people to think critically, see past corporate propaganda, and to live ethically. Sarina also co-founded the International Vegan Earth Day March, and has given hundreds lectures and spoken at numerous universities while traveling the country in her vegan camper van. As a former science teacher with a biochemistry and policy studies degree, she is deeply passionate about bringing nuance, ethics, and social justice into conversations about science in society. Her videos, writings, and content have reached over a million people and been featured in numerous publications and books. Learn more on her website: bornvegan.org