PLANT POWERED POP-UP
Our team will come to you with delicious, plant-based nuggets – FOR FREE! USDA approved nuggets are provided by Rebellyous Foods Inc., woman-founded and locally-based in Washington.
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Plant Powered Plates Campaign
Leveraging the power of each plate of food to create a future that is equitable and sustainable for people, animals, and the planet #PlantPoweredPlates
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Pasado’s Safe Haven’s Plant Powered Plates Campaign helps K-12 schools and other organizations make the shift towards providing more healthy, delicious, plant-based menu and meal options. To help drive success, we provide taste-testing opportunities, hands-on technical assistance, marketing materials, and engagement strategies for students, organizations, and communities.
We are also working at the policy level, advocating for change and state funding to support equitable access to healthy, plant-based meals in schools.
PLANT POWERED TAKEOVER
Our team will work with your food service team to create and serve a full plant-based menu for a day! We will provide training, kid-friendly and USDA approved recipes, marketing tips, and more – AT NO COST!
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PLANT POWERED POLICY
We partner with schools, nonprofits, industry leaders, and other stakeholders to advocate for policy change in Washington state. This includes securing funding for schools to implement plant-based meal programs.
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Why plant powered food?
Environmental Benefits: Plant-based foods generally have a smaller climate footprint than animal sourced foods (dairy, eggs, meat, poultry, seafood, and animal biproducts).
Supports Student Health: Well-planned plant-based diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may even provide health benefits for the prevention and treatment of certain diseases.
Culturally Appropriate Meals: Providing plant-based menu offerings can make school meals more accessible to children who follow halal, kosher, and other cultural dietary practices.
Supports Local Agriculture: Washington has a bounty of local farmers and food businesses that are growing and selling plant-based protein foods, like lentils and soy products.
Helps Animals: Eating more plants helps animals who are typically used for food and can also lessen the rate of wild species extinction.
About Chef Amy
Chef Amy worked in the non-profit animal advocacy field for decades before combining her background in education and culinary arts to become a vegan chef. Chef Amy has been hosting vegan cooking classes with Pasado's Safe Haven since 2018 and has also worked as a chef for the Humane Society of the United States, developing recipes and leading culinary trainings for food service professionals around the country. Amy loves sharing tips for making vegan versions of traditional food with humor and sprinkles of facts about why it’s better for us all. Amy also owns a small business, called Rainy Day Vegan, where she teaches others how easy and delicious plant-based cooking can be.