Last week, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Anna Lappé. I felt a personal connection to the subject matter of food, politics and the environment as BlogHer's resident troublemaking vegan :) We had a great conversation that covered everything from teen rebellion to ranking the importance of all those food-related buzzwords: organic, local, season, plant-centered. I had fun, but I also felt like we talked about a lot of ways BlogHer members, who live in environs from urban to rural, can eat more healthfully...for themselves and the planet. Take a listen!

I became a vegetarian almost 20 years ago, and when I did Diet For a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappé was one of those bibles you kept by your side. It wasn't just inspiring, but a practical guide to leading a healthy vegetarian lifestyle.Decades later Moore's daughter, author and activist Anna Lappé, carries on this tradition of activism that is both inspiring and dedicated to helping people make a difference via personal action. I'm thrilled to be conducting an exclusive podcast interview with Anna next week as part of our ongoing Earth Day is Every Day coverage this month. Our interview with Anna will coincide with a launch of an entirely new project that I'm also going to ask her about, and I'm also going to ask Anna about these three main goals in her work: