Zero-Waste Events, Cook-Alongs and Workshops

In addition to these events, I give talks and teach workshops for various organizations. Some of these include NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Sierra Club, Plastic-Free July, Target, Facebook, PCC Community Markets, Singapore Writer’s Festival, libraries, waste management companies, corporations implementing more sustainable practices and introducing low-waste concepts to their employees, and so on. To book a speaking engagement, please contact my booking manager, Cecil Ang.


April 22nd: San Mateo Library induction cooking demo

I’ll be on hand at 10:30am cooking a zero-waste dish. Go here to register.

April 22nd: Menlo-Atherton Love Earth Festival, induction cooking demo

Go here to find out more about this free event and to register.

April 27th: Mammoth Lakes Library, author talk

This in-person event will also stream on Zoom. Go here to register.

May 13th: Belvedere Tiburon Library, author talk

Go here to register for this 11am talk.

May 27th, 9am PT: Start a Sourdough Starter

Free online sourdough starter workshop. Register here.

June 22nd, 4pm PT Brew Kombucha for the Climate, an Online Fundraising Workshop

Brew kombucha in this online class and raise money for climate action! Go here to learn more.

Three-ingredient sourdough bread made with wild yeast

2023 Previous Public Events

  • April 16th: Rainbow Grocery, Book Signing, Produce Bag Making
  • April 15th: Sunnyvale Library, Author Talk
  • April 7th: Sourdough Starter Workshop
  • March 9th: 16th annual Tufts Nutrition Data Symposium, Sustainability Now! Action-Oriented Solutions for Food Systems
  • Feb 10th: Eleanor’s 9th Birthday Party!
  • Jan 14th: Camarillo Public Library Author Talk
  • Jan 10th: Los Altos Library Author Talk
  • Jan 8th: Sunnyvale Library Author Talk

2022 Previous Public Events

  • Dec 10th: Farmers’ Market Produce Bag Giveaway
  • Dec 8th: Pastry for Pakistan
  • Nov 19th: Do More Group Talk
  • Nov 12th: Sourdough Starter Workshop
  • Nov 9th: Homestead High Talk
  • Oct 4th: Don’t Ditch Your Discard
  • Sept 22nd: Sourdough Starter Workshop
  • Sept 21st: Boston Consulting Group Cookalong
  • Sept 11th: Fermentation 101, Sunnyvale Library
  • Sept 10th: ReMaker Fair, Palo Alto Library
  • Aug 18th: Ginger Beer Fundraiser
  • Aug 4th: Sourdough Starter Workshop
  • June 29th: Mountain View Library Author Talk
  • June 16th: Philly Talks Trash, A Virtual Series on Waste
  • June 4th: Byrd’s Filling Station Grand Opening
  • May 26th: San Mateo Rotary Club Talk
  • May 24: Sourdough Starter Workshop
  • May 17th: Climate Reality Project Bay Area Cook-Along
  • May 11th: Eco-Friendly Challenges, Food Waste Talk
  • May 7th: Klickitat County Washington Solid Waste Department Cooking Demo
  • May 3rd: Santa Clara Library Author Talk
  • April 28th: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cooking Demo
  • April 24th: Earth 2050 in Mill Valley
  • April 22nd: Stanford Health Care Earth Day Event
  • April 21st: Santa Clara Valley Water District Earth Day Talk
  • April 14th: Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission
  • April 9th: Sunnyvale Drive Electric: Ride into Earth Month
  • April 5th: Mustela Food-Waste Prevention Cook-Along
  • April 3rd: Sunnyvale Edibles Gardening Talk
  • April 2nd: Sunnyvale Going Native Garden Tour Talk
  • March 31st: Acterra Cook-along on Zoom
  • March 30th: Solidarity Sauerkraut Cook-Along Fundraiser
  • March 24th: Katharine Hayhoe on Instagram Live
  • March 15th: Sunnyvale Rotary Club
  • March 8th: Make Borscht Not War Cook-Along Fundraiser
  • Feb 24th: Make Soup Not Waste Cook-Along Fundraiser
  • Feb 10th: Eleanor’s 8th Birthday Sourdough Starter Workshop
  • Feb 7th: Green Change’s Regeneration Meetup
  • Feb 7th: Live Zero Waste Challenge
  • Feb 3rd: Sierra Club Southeast Michigan
  • Jan 29th: Santa Clara County Library District Author Talk
  • Jan 25th: Mountain View Library Cook-Along
  • Jan 14th to 16th: Sourdough Bread Workshop
  • Jan 6th: PCC Markets Sourdough Starter Cook-Along

Find out more about my book here!

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