Earthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and Spirituality · Forrest Inslee

Eating as Earthcare: Shifting Toward a Plant-based Diet, with Jessica Schroeder | Ep. 127

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Jessica makes pupusas with masa, refried beans, acorn squash, avocado, and curtido for guests.

Jessica Schroeder joins as a writer and plant based entrepreneur, and she founded the Eden and Me Collective. The conversation starts from a plain problem. Many people already know that over reliance on meat can strain both health and the planet. They still picture plant based food as bland or not worth the trouble. Jessica answers that hesitation without scolding. She says food has to be delicious, affordable, and workable if it is going to change anything. Her project is meant to make plant based eating feel inviting rather than punitive. The hosts also spend time on the practical side of her work. They talk about tried and tested recipes, everyday habits, and the kind of encouragement people need to begin. The episode then turns to local food. Jessica does not turn that into a slogan. She explains why local does not answer every ecological concern. She also takes up grass fed and regenerative beef with care. Some choices may be better than others. The scale of current meat consumption still matters. There is not enough land to make regenerative beef cover all beef demand, which means even committed eaters have to think about reduction. The conversation keeps that point grounded in numbers, not drama. It also treats critical thinking as part of earthcare, not a betrayal of it.

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Plant based eating is presented as practical, ethical, and tied to earth care, with enough nuance to avoid easy answers.

The conversation treats plant based eating as a practical choice with an ethical edge, not as a fad. Jessica Schroeder makes the case that the food can be tasty, affordable, and easier on the planet, while still leaving room for the messier questions around labels like local and…

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A calmer way to rethink meat, without losing the moral complexity.

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