Plant Powered Metro New York

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Join us for a fun, hands-on afternoon of plant-based cooking where you’ll team up with others to prepare, cook and enjoy a wholesome meal together—building community, learning new skills, and celebrating good food.

$25 is requested for grocery money, due by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, March 18.

Hosted by Rogier van Vlissingen, PPMNY Ambassador

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Join Plant Powered Metro New York for a community screening of Love Over Money, hosted by Rogier van Vlissingen, PPMNY Ambassador.

The film shares the powerful true story of John Robbins, heir to the Baskin-Robbins fortune, who walked away from a billion-dollar inheritance to live in alignment with his values — spark­ing a global conversation about food, health, and purpose.

The screening will take place at Neerob Restaurant, and includes a whole food, plant-based Bangla-style buffet for our guests.

After the film, we’ll open the floor for a group discussion to share reflections and takeaways.

Doors open at 7:00 PM. $20 admission includes access to the screening and the buffet.

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If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, manage your blood sugar, or lower your cholesterol — and felt overwhelmed by conflicting advice or quick-fix promises — this conversation is for you. Maybe you’ve tried a new weight loss drug and wonder if you’ll be on it for life, or you’ve been thinking about trying one. It’s time to demystify food, weight loss medications, and health.

Join Plant Powered Metro New York and Neal Barnard, MD, founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and a leading voice in evidence-based nutrition, for an inspiring and practical talk about using food to support lasting health and sustainable weight loss.

As interest in Ozempic, Wegovy, and similar medications continues to grow, Dr. Barnard offers a different and hopeful path forward: one rooted in flavor, abundance, and long-term well-being rather than restriction, temporary solutions, and pharmaceuticals. Drawing on decades of clinical experience and research, he’ll share how simple, satisfying food choices can help you achieve your health and weight goals.

Whether your goal is better health, more energy, or sustainable weight management, you’ll leave with new tools and renewed confidence in the power of food to heal.

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Join Plant Powered Metro New York at Hofstra's School of Medicine for an engaging evening exploring the critical intersections of food systems, scientific innovation, societal impacts, and sustainable practices. This event will examine how food production, consumption, and policy influence our health, environment, and communities — drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives from science, public health, medicine, nutrition, and sustainability studies.

Special emphasis will be placed on the dual benefits of plant-based foods: as a cornerstone of sustainable food systems that reduce environmental strain (like lowering greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity preservation, and resource efficiency) and as powerful tools in preventive medicine and “food as medicine.” Evidence shows that diets rich in whole plant foods—fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds—can lower risks of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, certain cancers, inflammation, and metabolic disorders, while supporting overall health and longevity.

This event is presented as part of Hofstra University’s Earth Day celebrations, and will feature panel discussions with plant-based nutrition experts Neal Barnard, MD, President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and David Meyer and Galina Hale, PhD, from Food System Innovations, among others.

Light refreshments will be served.