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.

NARRATIVE: WHOLE GRAINS MONTH IN SEPTEMBER 2021 WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH APPROXIMATELY 1,100 PARTICIPANTS IN OUR ONLINE CONTEST AND ABOUT 240 ENGAGEMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. ON WHOLE GRAIN SAMPLING DAY IN MARCH 2022, 260+ PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATED WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH POSTS, VIDEOS, AND EVENTS. IN ADDITION TO THESE ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS, THE WGC CONTINUALLY PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ABOUT WHOLE GRAINS - SCIENTIFIC, PRACTICAL, CULINARY AND NUTRITIONAL - IN ORDER TO HELP CONSUMERS FIND, COOK AND CONSUME WHOLE GRAINS. THE WGC ALSO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION AND ITS APPROXIMATELY 350 MEMBERS BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH REGULATORS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

NARRATIVE: 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 FY22, WE ORGANIZED TWO CULLINARIAS (THE FIRST WE'VE DONE SINCE COVID BEGAN); ONE WAS HELD IN TURKEY, WITH APPROXIMATELY 30 PARTICIPANTS, AND THE OTHER WAS HELD IN PORTUGAL, WITH APPROXIMATELY 35 PARTICIPANTS.

NARRATIVE: OLDWAYS MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON INSPIRING PEOPLE TO ADOPT THE HEALTHY AND DELICIOUS MEDITERRANEAN DIET. WE DO THIS THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING: (1) BI-WEEKLY MEDITERRANEAN E-NEWSLETTER, FRESH FRIDAY THAT GOES OUT TO OVER 32,000 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS; (2) WEBINARS FOR REGISTERED DIETITIANS (WITH FREE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS) WHICH, DURING FY22, THERE WERE 11 WEBINARS ATTENDED BY A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 6,400 PEOPLE; (3) A WIDE VARIETY OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS; (4) A FACEBOOK MEDITERRANEAN DIET CHALLENGE TWICE A YEAR (JANUARY AND MAY); (5) CELEBRATION OF MEDITERRANEAN MONTH IN MAY; (6) ROBUST INFORMATION AND RECIPES ABOUT THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET ON THE OLDWAYS WEBSITE; (7) MEDIA INTERVIEWS.

NARRATIVE: 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. SIMILAR TO THE MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT ASIAN, LATIN AMERICAN AND AFRICAN HERITAGE CULTURAL MODELS FOR HEALTHY EATING. OLDWAYS HAS 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. WE ALSO HAVE COMPLETED THE CURRICULUM TO TEACH THE TRADITIONAL LATIN AMERICAN DIET. 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.