Bio
Anna Lappé is an American best-selling author and renowned public speaker on food, sustainable agriculture, globalization, and social change.
Named among the fourteen forward-thinking Who's Who in Time Magazine's Eco-Guide, Anna and her work has been featured in The New York Times, Gourmet, O Magazine, Organic Style and Vibe, among other outlets.
Anna's first book, Hope's Edge, co-written with her mother Frances Moore Lappé has been published in several languages and is used in classrooms across America.
Her second book, Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen, co-authored with chef Bryant Terry, offers readers ideas and hands-on tools and menus to create healthy lives for themselves and their communities.
With Frances Moore Lappé, Anna Lappé leads the Cambridge-based Small Planet Institute, a collaborative network for research and popular education.
Anna holds an M.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and a B.A. with honours from Brown University.
She is currently a Food and Society Fellow of the Kellogg Foundation and lives in Brooklyn, New York.