VISION & MISSION

Our Vision

Plant Powered Metro New York envisions communities free of illness, and people living their best lives, through the widespread adoption of whole food, plant-based (WFPB) nutrition. Each person has the tools and support systems they need to take charge of their health with the food they eat.

Mission

PPMNY empowers our diverse local communities to find better health and overcome chronic disease through whole food, plant-based nutrition. We offer evidence-based education, resources, and support to create community and inspire change throughout the New York metropolitan area. 
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Our community-driven movement connects individuals, groups, and organizations in a strong network advancing the power of a healthy, plant-based lifestyle. Together, we:
  • Raise awareness about the dramatic health benefits of eating predominantly whole plant foods.
  • ​Build food and health literacy among the region’s diverse populations, through experiential programs that advance both knowledge and skills.
  • Enable substantial dietary change to improve health.
  • Provide ongoing support for maintaining healthy habits.
  • Promote a healthier regional food ecosystem.

While we work metro-wide with communities of all backgrounds, PPMNY focuses many of our partnerships and programs on:

  • Advancing healthier and more dignified aging with nutrition
  • Reducing health disparities in Black and Hispanic populations
  • Advancing plant-based nutrition as an effective intervention in local healthcare systems

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Values

  • Evidence-based emphasis on whole plant foods: We champion the evidence-based research that a diet rich in whole plant foods is ideal for our best health.
  • ​Respect for each individual journey: We recognize that everyone starts at a different place and will move at different speeds on their path to greater health.
  • Gentle motivation: We model health-promoting behaviors, teach new skills, and share the powerful evidence and stories of WFPB nutrition’s impact to encourage personal change. 
  • Supportive relationships: We make lifestyle change possible and easier through a foundation of trust and a network of community support.
  • Personal empowerment: We believe that just one empowered person or group can have a positive impact on an entire community’s health.
  • ​Strength through diversity: We connect to the cultures and beliefs of diverse communities by building a movement that includes people and leaders from many backgrounds.

Who is Plant Powered?

Plant Powered Metro New York is for people of all ages, stages, and backgrounds. Some of us found whole-food, plant-based nutrition after reading a book, watching a documentary, or seeing the transformation of friends or family members. Others have had the privilege to learn from one of the pioneering physicians who are healing with food, and every day new doctors and health practitioners are incorporating the principles of plant-based nutrition into their practices.

This movement is for everyone across the globe. Right here, in the New York City metropolitan area, we are raising the banner for health and healing through plants.

How We Got Started

 In early 2019, volunteer leaders of five different "pods" in the international PlantPure Communities network came together to connect and strengthen their respective work in the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Long Island. We had a vision of greater coordination, recognizing that the metro area has fluid boundaries; greater support, seeking to learn from and help out one another; and greater impact, empowering more people to find true health.
"The good news is that we don't need medical breakthroughs or genetic manipulation to achieve, maintain, and restore vibrant health.... What you eat every day is a far more powerful determinant of your health than your DNA or most of the nasty chemicals lurking in your environment. The foods you consume can heal you faster and more profoundly than the most expensive prescription drugs, and more dramatically than the most extreme surgical interventions, with only positive side effects." 
​ - T. Colin Campbell, PhD
Plant Powered Metro New York empowers people to find better health and overcome chronic disease through whole food, plant-based nutrition. We offer evidence-based education, resources, and support to catalyze awareness and dietary change throughout the New York metropolitan area. Plant Powered Metro New York, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (tax ID #83-4639916), incorporated in the state of New York.