This is A Sustainable Mind, episode 12.

Welcome to A Sustainable Mind podcast, where we delve into the minds behind today's most impactful environmental campaigns, organizations, and startups, inspiring the environmental changemakers of tomorrow.

I'm your host, Marjorie Alexander.

Lauren Nixon is a food and wellness educator giving workshops in and around D.C., Philadelphia,

and New York. She has a passion for creating spaces where people feel empowered to combine

healthy food and self-care practices to gain a well-rounded

understanding of how to nourish themselves. She is also a food writer and avid volunteer.

Welcome to the show, Lauren. Thanks so much for having me. So before we jump into exactly what

it is that you do, because I'm sure a ton of people are really interested in that and really

curious, I want you to talk a little bit

about how nature, the environment, and sustainability played a part in your life growing up, if at all.

Growing up, nature played an interesting role. I was always expected to go outside and play,

and I was always expected to appreciate nature.

And I was given an opportunity to appreciate nature all the time.

So I was lucky to be able to go to swim camp and do things like that.

And, you know, there's a time when, you know, I went on vacation and, you know,

enjoyed things like, you know, national parks. But in terms of a more profound understanding of nature, that didn't come until I was an adult.

And so it was just sort of like, nature is nice.

And nature is where you play.

But littering is not really an issue.

And recycling is not really an issue.

And so it was just a really like base level understanding of nature.

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