Carol Tessitore, MS

Carol Tessitore loves all things food. She loves talking about food, learning about food, writing about food, exploring her relationship to food, growing food (newbie gardener, here!), cooking, baking, making food into art, food as medicine and most of all, eating food. She loves how food can take us on a journey to an old memory or a distant land and can remind us of our deep connection to nature. FOOD CAN BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO FORGE BONDS AND BUILD TRADITIONS THAT CAN LAST WELL BEYOND OUR TIME. She is passionate about food accessibility and community-based agriculture over corporate agriculture (the global food system is just as broken as our justice system and healthcare system). . Carol holds a Master’s of Science in Nutrition from the National University of Natural Medicine, a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from Parson’s School of Design and has over 800 hours of advanced yoga and meditation teacher training. She spent 20+ years working in the fashion and advertising industry in NYC and often spends so much time styling and photographing her food that it’s cold by the time she eats it (to the gentle dismay of her wife, who is probably waiting for dinner). A lifelong learner, this fall she will be pursuing a graduate certificate in Food in Culture & Social Justice from Oregon State University.

MScN, CN, RYT500

Body Mind Belly, LLC

National University of Natural Medicine