Oldways Preservation & Exchange Trust Inc

TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE HEALTHFUL, TRADITIONAL AND SUSTAINABLE EATING AND DRINKING CHOICES, AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES THROUGH SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WITH CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS FOR CONSUMERS, MEDIA AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

OLDWAYS CULINARIAS ARE CULINARY AND CULTURAL EXPLORATIONS, INTENDED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND INSPIRE PARTICIPANTS TO EMBRACE THE HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE JOYS OF CULTURAL FOOD TRADITIONS. THESE EDUCATIONAL TRIPS INCLUDE ACCLAIMED CHEFS, FOOD EXPERTS, FOOD PRODUCERS, AND ARE CAREFULLY CURATED WEEK-LONG ITINERARIES FILLED WITH UNFORGETTABLE CULTURAL AND CULINARY LEARNING EXPERIENCES. DURING FY 2023, WE ORGANIZED THREE CULINARIAS: NAPLES AND AMALFI, ITALY IN OCTOBER 2022 WITH 25 PARTICIPANTS; SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN IN MARCH 2023, WITH 42 PARTICIPANTS; AND THE TURKISH AEGEAN AND ISTANBUL IN APRIL/MAY 2023 WITH 24 PARTICIPANTS.

ALL OF OLDWAYS PROGRAMS WORK TOWARD THE MISSION OF INSPIRING PEOPLE TO EMBRACE THE HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE JOYS OF CULTURAL FOOD TRADITIONS, WORK THAT HAS BEEN AHEAD OF THE CURVE FOR 32 YEARS. THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET PROGRAM WAS OLDWAYS FIRST PROGRAM, AS WE INTRODUCED THE HEALTH PROFILE, FOODS AND RECIPES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET TO A US AUDIENCE, BEGINNING IN 1993. WE HAVE CREATED A WIDE VARIETY OF RESOURCES TO DO THIS, INCLUDING A 4-WEEK MENU OF MEDITERRANEAN DISHES. SIMILAR TO THE MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE INFORMATION AND A NUMBER OF RESOURCES ABOUT ASIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN CULTURAL MODELS FOR HEALTHY EATING. ALSO, OLDWAYS HAS A CURRICULUM TO TEACH THE TRADITIONAL LATIN AMERICAN DIET A TASTE OF LATIN AMERICAN HERITAGE. THE PLANT FORWARD PLATES PROGRAM CREATED A SEVEN-DAY VEGAN MENU (SCALED TO 25, 50, 75 AND 100 PORTIONS) FOR HOSPITALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THE OLDWAYS CHEESE COALITION IS AN OLDWAYS PROGRAM WITH 40 MEMBERS, DESIGNED TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO EMBRACE THE JOYS OF THE OLD WAYS OF EATING TRADITIONAL CHEESES IN HEALTHY AMOUNTS, INCLUDING NEWSLETTERS, EVENTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA.

FOR WHOLE GRAINS MONTH IN SEPTEMBER 2022, THE WHOLE GRAINS COUNCIL HOSTED A MONTH-LONG WHOLE GRAIN CELEBRATION, RECRUITING MEMBER COMPANIES TO DONATE 320+ CASES OF WHOLE GRAIN PRODUCT TO A NOMINATED CHARITY. IN MARCH 2023, THE WGC CELEBRATED WHOLE DAY FOR WHOLE GRAIN ENGAGING HUNDREDS OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO HOST EVENTS AND POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IN ADDITION TO THESE ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS, THE WGC CONTINUALLY PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ABOUT WHOLE GRAINS SCIENTIFIC, PRACTICAL, CULINARY, AND NUTRITIONAL TO HELP CONSUMERS FIND, COOK, AND CONSUME WHOLE GRAINS. THE WGC CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION AND ITS APPROXIMATELY 350 MEMBERS BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH REGULATORS AND INTERNATIONAL WHOLE GRAIN ORGANIZATIONS.

THE AFRICAN HERITAGE AND HEALTH PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON BRINGING THE HEALTHY CULINARY TRADITIONS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA -- THE AFRICAN HERITAGE DIET -- TO AN AMERICAN AUDIENCE. THE AFRICAN HERITAGE DIET IS A WAY OF EATING BASED ON THE HEALTHY FOOD TRADITIONS OF PEOPLE WITH AFRICAN ROOTS. THIS HEALTHY WAY OF EATING IS POWERFULLY NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS, AND NATURALLY MEETS THE GUIDELINES EXPERTS RECOMMEND FOR SUPPORTING GOOD HEALTH. OLDWAYS HAS CREATED A NUMBER OF RESOURCES TO DO THIS, INCLUDING TWO CURRICULA TO TEACH THE AFRICAN HERITAGE DIET: A TASTE OF AFRICAN HERITAGE AND A CHILDREN'S TASTE OF AFRICAN HERITAGE PLUS A DIGITAL VERSION OF A TASTE OF AFRICAN HERITAGE. THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF ONLINE RESOURCES THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED.