Anna Lappé

Anna Lappé (b. 1973) is a national bestselling author and public speaker, respected for her work on sustainability, food politics, globalization, and social change. Named one of "TIME"’s “Eco-Who’s Who,” Lappé has been featured in "The New York Times", "Gourmet", "O-The Oprah Magazine", "Domino", "Food & Wine", "Body+Soul", "Natural Health", "Utne", and "Vibe".

Biography

Lappé holds an M.A. in Economic and Political Development from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and graduated with honors from Brown University. Lappé has worked and lived in South Africa, England, and France. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York where she is at work on her third book.

From 2004 to 2006 she was a Food and Society Policy Fellow, a national program of the WK Kellogg Foundation.

With her mother Frances Moore Lappé, Anna Lappé is a founding principal of the Small Planet Institute, a collaborative network for research and popular education. Since 2002, Lappé and other Institute principals have published five books—two of which are national bestsellers—along with numerous articles, book chapters, and three mini-documentaries. The Lappés have participated in more than 400 public events, reaching more than 25,000 people, and appeared on numerous television and radio programs, traveled to more than a dozen countries for research, and contributed to boards of national and international initiatives.

Also in 2002, Lappé co-founded the [http://www.smallplanetfund.org Small Planet Fund] to support movements bringing to life citizen-led solutions to hunger, poverty, and environmental devastation around the world. Since its founding, the Fund has raised more than half-a-million dollars for its emergency grantees and core grantees, two of which have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize since the Fund’s founding.

Lappé has given more than 300 lectures or public talks as a keynote speaker, guest lecturer, and workshop leader at universities and conferences around the country. Universities appearances include: Allegheny College, Brown, Chatham University, Columbia, Mt. Holyoke College, and Yale, among others.

Lappé is currently working on her third book about food, climate change, and the future of eating to be published in 2010 by Bloomsbury. In conjunction with her new book project, Lappé launched the [http://www.takeabite.cc/blog Take a Bite out of Climate Change] project in 2008.

Lappé serves as a consultant to foundations, media projects, and non-profit organizations. She is an active board of the Center for Media and Democracy, Rainforest Action Network, and a former board member of the Community Food Security Coalition, the nation’s leading network of food justice and sustainable agriculture organizations.

Writings

Books

"Hope’s Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet" (Tarcher/Penguin 2002), co-written with her mother Frances Moore Lappé, chronicles courageous social movements around the world addressing the root causes of hunger and poverty. Winner of the Nautilus Award for Social Change, Hope’s Edge has been published in several languages and is used in classrooms across the country.

"Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen" (Tarcher/Penguin 2006) combines an exposé of industrial agriculture with chef Bryant Terry’s seasonal menus.

Lappé has also contributed to the following books:

"Ten Excellent Reasons to Think Twice about Eating Meat", ed. Moby (New York: The New Press, forthcoming 2007)

"Feeding the Future, From Fat to Famine: How to Solve the World's Food Crisis" eds. Andrew Heintzman and Evan Solomon (Toronto: Anansi Press, 2004)

"Take Back Your Time: Fighting Overwork and Time Poverty in America" ed. John de Graaf (San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2003)

"We Got Issues!: A Young Women's Guide to a Bold, Courageous and Empowered Life" eds. Rha Goddess and J-Love Calderon (Novato, California: Inner Ocean: 2006)

"WorldChanging: A User’s Guide to the 21st Century", ed. Alex Steffen (Harry N. Abrams Books: 2006)

"Democracy’s Edge", Frances Moore Lappé (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005)

"You Have the Power: Choosing Courage in a Culture of Fear", Frances Moore Lappé and Jeff Perkins (New York City: Tarcher/Putnam, 2004)

Foreword for: "How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas", Joe Collins, Stephan DeZerega, Zahara Heckscher (New York: Putnam, 2002)

Articles

Lappé’s writing has been published in "The Washington Post", "Los Angeles Times", "International Herald Tribune", and Canada’s "Globe and Mail". She writes a bi-monthly column on sustainability for "Spirituality & Health" and has contributed book reviews for "The San Francisco Chronicle" and "The New Scientist". In 2006, Lappe was a consulting editor for a special issue on food for "The Nation" and has consulted with Heifer International on their magazine, "World Ark".

Television and New Media Appearances

Lappé is the host for MSN’s Practical Guide for Healthier Living [http://healthyliving.msn.com/] and the public television series, "The Endless Feast". She can be seen on Sundance Channel’s "Big Ideas for a Small Planet" and the PBS special, "Nourish". At Howdini.com, she is a featured expert on bringing sustainability into your life. Lappé has appeared on numerous television networks, including Fox, NBC, PBS, and the CBC in Canada, as well as dozens of nationally syndicated radio programs, such as "Martha Stewart Living", National Public Radio’s "Weekend Edition", "Talk to America", and WYNC’s Leonard Lopate Show.

External links

* [http://www.takeabite.cc Take a Bite out of Climate Change campaign]

* [http://www.smallplanet.org Small Planet Institute]

* [http://www.smallplanetfund.org Small Planet Fund]

* [http://www.eatgrub.org/ Eat Grub]

* [http://healthyliving.msn.com/ Practical Guide to Healthier Living]

* [http://www.howdini.com/H_view_video.php?viewkey=3135601&chid=6 Howdini.com "How to Buy Fair Trade Coffee"]