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Dear Cook for Good Supporters and Friends,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m taking a break from running the Cook for Good project, at least through the summer. You may have seen that coming, as I posted fewer recipes and blog updates. I\u2019ve canceled all the Cook for Good supporter payments, saying thank you so much<\/em> to each of you. Many of you have been with me and Cook for Good since the project went public. My longest-term supporting member, April M., joined on May 28, 2011.<\/p>\n

Given everything that is going on in the world, my Taster and I are fine<\/strong>. In fact, I\u2019ve gotten my first shot of the vaccine, channeling Dolly Parton<\/a> by wearing a cold-shoulder dress. This is the very same dress I wore on our first date more than thirty years ago!<\/p>\n

But given the losses of the last year, I feel a great urge to spend more time with friends and family and out in the garden<\/a><\/strong>. I don\u2019t feel right taking contributions for what will become even more intermittent content.<\/p>\n

Also, given everything that is going on, you have so many more resources for healthy, thrifty cooking<\/strong> than you did ten years ago when this site went live and Wildly Affordable Organic<\/a><\/em> came out.<\/p>\n

The Cook for Good message has more scientific and cultural backing than ever<\/h3>\n

You can<\/em> save money, eat well, and make a difference by cooking seasonal, plant-based meals from scratch and wasting less food. The differences are even larger than I thought, from being a primary way to stop cooking the planet<\/a> to saving our sex lives and ability to reproduce<\/a>. Home-cooked meals made with wholesome ingredients are good for our microbiomes<\/a> and environmental justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks very much for the privilege of working with you for a kinder, greener, and more just world.<\/p>\n

\u2026 Linda<\/p>\n

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