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Macrobiotic Community of

Cleveland-Akron, OH

Community Description
Area Description	Cleveland is the largest metropolitan area in Ohio and one of the leading industrial centers in the country. It lies on the southeastern shore of Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. Cleveland is a large steel producer, and ranks as a transportation, medical and cultural center of the midwest and a chief port of the Great Lakes. Its metropolitan area population is 2,202,100.
Municipalities With Macrobiotic Services Or Activities	Akron, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Kent, Lakewood, Richfield, Sagamore Hills, Woodmere.
Summary and Impressions of the Community	The East-West Foundation of Cleveland, established by Robert Carr 30 years ago, is the longest continuously operated macrobiotic center in the country. When Robert left Cleveland to operate a macrobiotic center in Germany, he left the operation of the Cleveland center in the hands of Francois Roland, who kept it going for 5 years till Robert returned. There are three macrobiotic counselors and four certified cooks providing services in the area. The Center hosts weekly elaborate dinners for 30-40 people, has an excellent web site, and an online newsletter. Few other communities can boast such extensive macrobiotic services. Robert's consistently strong leadership has been recognized by macrobiotic practitioners everywhere; nearly every great teacher has lectured at the center over the many years of its existence. An estimated 5,000 - 10,000 people have been exposed to macrobiotics through cooking lessons, lectures, and consultations in the Greater Cleveland area in the past 15 years.
Macrobiotic Community Assessment	Abundant Services: 3 counselors & 3 cooking teachers. Abundant Activities: macro center; weekly macro dinner; lectures, newsletter.

Professional Services
Resident Counselors	Robert Carr, Francois Roland, Janet Vitt.
Resident Cooking Teachers	Barbara Jurecki; Francois Roland, Bob Carr, Janet Vitt.
Visiting Counselors and Cooking Teachers	None
Professional Cooks or Caterers	Janet Vitt does takeouts 3 times a week.

Interviewed Macrobiotic Practitioners
Janet Vitt
Length of Macrobiotic Practice	12 Years
Community Functions	Janet conducts cooking classes weekly, and cooks three times a week for takeouts. She gives health consultations and shiatsu. She just took invited someone with Stage 4 breast cancer to stay at her home to get personal care to heal. Also a Registered nurse.
Macrobiotic Study	Way of Health and Levels I, II, and III at the Kushi Institute (KI). She has gone to all the summer conferences in the past 7 years, has studied Reiki at the Sofia Center in Cleveland, and Reflexology.
Alternative Healing Modes	Deep massage twice a month; she still has discomfort in her upper back .
Robert Carr
Length of Macrobiotic Practice	37 years
Community Functions	Macrobiotic Educator. Created and operates the Macrobiotic Center of Cleveland for the last 25 years; the longest running center in the country. The center offers cooking classes, shiatsu, lectures, weekly dinners, books, and invites outside teachers to lecture.
Macrobiotic Study	Bob studied in Michio Kushi's home for many years before the KI was formed. He studied at the Vega Center in California with Herman Aihara, with Renee Levy and Madame Riviera in Paris for 1 month, and with Muramoto in Los Angeles.
Alternative Healing Modes	None
Francois Roland
Length of Macrobiotic Practice	28 Years
Community Functions	Francois teaches weekly cooking classes, lectures on macrobiotic philosophy, cooks and lectures at commercial centers, adult education centers and health food stores. He does health consultations and shiatsu massage. When Bob Carr went to Germany for five years to open a macrobiotic center there, Francois kept his center open and operating in Cleveland. He also travels occasionally to lecture and cook.
Macrobiotic Study	Studied in Brookline 6 years from 1978 with Michio Kushi. During that time, he owned the L'Odeon macrobiotic restaurant in Allston, MA for 4 years, studied acupuncture, assisted Michio Kushi as a scribe for his consultations for 6 months.
Alternative Healing Modes	None

Support System
Paid or Potluck Dinners	Every Wednesday, there is an elaborate macrobiotic buffet at the macrobiotic center, attended by 30-40 people.
Education Centers	There are cooking classes available at the Center, books, shiatsu, and outside lecturers. Just about every senior macrobiotic teacher has visited the Cleveland center at one time or another in the past: Michio Kushi, Muramoto, Geraldine Walker, Cornelia Aihara, Mary Kett, Diane Avoli, among others. There was a Kushi Institute extension program for 3 years in Cleveland in the early 1990's, but not anymore.
Seminars	Francois Roland lectures on Basics of Macrobiotics, diet and healing, and other macrobiotic topics.
Newsletter	here is a newsletter published by Robert Carr that is available for a fee over the internet.
Support Groups	Only at the weekly dinners.
Work Study Program	None
Publications, Books, Cassettes	At the Macrobiotic Center and whole food supermarkets.
Web Sites	Macrobiotics in Cleveland; no information on usage (http://junior.apk.net/~rncjr/); http://mustardseedmarket.com/

Natural Food Sources
Macrobiotic Restaurants	A macrobiotic dish may be ordered at A.J. Gross; otherwise, there are no macrobiotic restaurants. Each Mustard Seed Market restaurant has a macrobiotic special. 11 restaurants advertise vegan options on their menus.
Natural Food Chain Stores	Wild Oats; 2 stores.
Independent Natural Food Stores	Mustard Seed Market, Nature's Bin West, Weber's, Nature's Bin East, Web of Life, Take a Bite, Feel Rite Health Food Shop, Hobart Health Foods, American Harvest, Marshalls, Caitos, Nature's Goodness, New Earth Natural Foods, Cappabiancas, Seven Grains.
Natural Food Coops	Cleveland Food Co-Op; 2 stores, Kent Natural Foods Co-Op, Akron Cooperative Market
Mail Order Buying Clubs	None
Cottage Industries	None