That’s what we felt like at our 4Leaf booth at VegFest

A tiny isle of healthy eating….

Now, don’t get me wrong; I am not complaining about VegFest. On the contrary, they are doing a wonderful job of moving millions of people in the right direction. They encourage people not to eat animal products and thereby do magnificent things for the environment, our finite supply of fossil fuels—not to mention the global suffering of animals in factory farms.

Our 4Leaf Niche. But “just avoiding animal foods” is not necessarily healthy for us humans. And that’s where we have carved out our little 4Leaf niche—offering a way of eating that appeals to a broad range of people for a number of reasons:

1. Our approach focuses on “whole plants,” it is simple and easy, no calorie counting or portion control.
2. It is not all or nothing—people choose the wiggle room that they can handle.
3. Although not necessarily vegan, the 4Leaf eater is very likely consuming a much healthier diet than most of the total vegans out there.
4. It doesn’t’ carry a stigma like the V words do for many people.

The Hartford Show. As was the case in Worcester a few weeks ago, there were lots of long lines for free food and occasionally a line at our booth to take the free 4Leaf Survey. One was a woman named Jan and her college-age daughter, Katie. Jan walked right up and said that she wanted to find out just how badly she was eating. She then proceeded to answer all the questions with confidence and integrity while her daughter looked on with glee.

Young Katie had brought her mom to the VegFest in hopes of convincing her to improve her diet—maybe it was a Mothers Day gift. And some gift it may turn out to be.

As expected, Jan scored at the lowest of our six levels—the Standard American diet, where people get less than 10% of their calories from whole plants. Then they bought our book, thanked us for the survey and walked away happily. And this morning, while writing my blog for today, I received this message:

Just wanted to drop you a line – yes – my daughter Katie actually made me a veggie dinner tonight, and more importantly…it was great – and I ate it!! Guess it’s time to take a big girl pill and do the right thing.

Will be starting your book as well, and I look forward to this new experience and chapter!! Having a milestone birthday coming up  – what better time!! As I say – better late than never!!

Thanks for taking the time to chat with us today!! Jan

Now that is exactly why we spend our weekends in some cavernous convention center on a beautiful spring weekend in Connecticut. It’s because of the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives—and in so doing, making a difference regarding the future of our planet.

After the first day of the show, one lady that we met posted a comment on my website just before midnight. I liked it so much that I printed up the following and displayed it on my table next to the stack of books.

From a visitor to this booth yesterday

(posted on my website at hpjmh.com)

Laura Barone says:

04/28/2012 at 11:30 pm

It was my sincere pleasure to meet you today at CT Veg Fest. I cannot put your book down! Thank you for sharing your wisdom. Blessings to you!

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