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Macrobiotic Community of

Marin County, CA

Community Description
Area Description	Marin County, just north of San Francisco, is separated from the city by the Golden Gate Bridge. It is the least populated of the city's suburbs, but certainly the most attractive with the mountains separating and protecting the built up areas from the Pacific Ocean. Its population is 230,100.
Municipalities With Macrobiotic Services Or Activities	Bolinas, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Greenbrae, Lagunitas, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Novato, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito.
Summary and Impressions of the Community	Macrobiotics in Marin County has a life of its own thanks to the counselors and cooking teachers living there, but its community life blood is in the San Francisco-Peninsula-East Bay areas on the other side of San Francisco Bay. Taken as a whole, the Bay Area has one of the most dynamic macrobiotic centers of activity in the country. Patricia Murray started macrobiotic counseling in 1990. Chuck Collison and Meredith McCarty provide macrobiotic services in Marin county.
Macrobiotic Community Assessment	Healthy Services: 2 counselors & 2 cooking teachers; visiting counselors to East Bay and San Francisco-Peninsula. Dormant Activities: No activities in Marin County; see East Bay and San Francisco-Peninsula.

Professional Services
Resident Counselors	Patricia Murray, Meredith McCarty.
Resident Cooking Teachers	Patricia Murray, Meredith McCarty, Chuck Collison (not now, but wants to resume).
Visiting Counselors and Cooking Teachers	Not to Marin County; see East Bay and San Francisco-Peninsula.
Professional Cooks or Caterers	Chuck Collison--in house cooking

Interviewed Macrobiotic Practitioners
Meredith McCarty
Length of Macrobiotic Practice	31 Years
Community Functions	Consulting practice and cooking teacher. Also, she has authored cookbooks. Meredith had a consulting practice in Eureka, CA for 20 years; she moved to the Bay Area in 1996.
Macrobiotic Study	In the mid 1970's she was associate editor of the East West Journal (before Alex Jack). She studied at the Kushi Institute(KI) in Brookline.
Alternative Healing Modes	No
Chuck Collison
Length of Macrobiotic Practice	18 years
Community Functions	Cooking teacher; stopped teaching for some time, but now wants to resume.
Macrobiotic Study	Levels I, II and III at the KI; with the Aiharas in Vega Center; with Meredith McCarty and with Gary Alinder
Alternative Healing Modes	No
Patricia Murray
Length of Macrobiotic Practice	39 Years
Community Functions	Macrobiotic Teacher. Counsels individuals, teaches classes and conducts seminars to groups and organizations in Los Angeles, Marin County where she lives, including the Fall Health Classic. Also, she teaches in Palm Springs, and East West Centers in Los Angeles, North Carolina and Ireland. In the past she has taught at several universities and at the Kushi Institute, organized the first Natural Foods Symposium at Boston University, directed and taught at many macro study houses; and much more.
Macrobiotic Study	No formalized macrobiotic study in the 1960's. Michio Kushi gave lectures at the Arlington Street Church that was attended by residents of 4 - 5 study houses.
Alternative Healing Modes	Traditional Chinese Medicine for her heart; Herbs.

Support System
Paid or Potluck Dinners	No dinners or potlucks. Marin residents must go to the Peninsula (Palo Alto), or East Bay for these activities.
Education Centers	"Healing Cuisine" -- Meredith McCarty's cooking school.
Seminars	Meredith McCarty lectures occasionally to vegan groups.
Newsletter	None
Support Groups	Not in Marin County; see East Bay and San Francisco-Peninsula
Work Study Program	None
Publications, Books, Cassettes	At local health food stores
Web Sites	www.healingcuisine.com; http://edenfoods.com/

Natural Food Sources
Macrobiotic Restaurants	There are no macrobiotic restaurants in Marin County--there used to be one in San Rafael--Millennium has gourmet vegan food; there are only 3 restaurants in the area with vegan options on their menu. Much of the dining out of Marin County residents is done in San Francisco.
Natural Food Chain Stores	Whole Foods, Wild Oats
Independent Natural Food Stores	Roger Wilco Market, Good Earth, Mollie Stones
Natural Food Coops	None
Mail Order Buying Clubs	No need
Cottage Industries	Wildwood tofu and tempeh; Donna's Tamales (Donna Eichcorn)