| Summary and
Impressions
of the Macrobiotic Community: Patrick McDermott
and his wife, Karin established the macrobiotic community in 1980.
When they divorced, Patrick remained in Omaha, but
community activities came to an end. More
recently, Melinda Kaizer had a strong private macrobiotic practice
doing counseling
and cooking, but cut back on her cooking since having her second child.
With the area
dependent on a single counselor, and the lack of other leadership,
Omaha is and will be subject to changes until another leader becomes
available to carry the community. Meanwhile, the recent
arrival of Verne Varona to Omaha, will hopefully improve
counseling availability in the area.
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| Paid
or Potluck Dinners:
Not now. |
| Education
Centers:
No |
| Seminars:
David Briscoe was in Kansas
City at the time and used to come often to teach; Michio Kushi came
once. Melinda wants to
invite Christina Pirello.
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| Newsletter:
None |
|
Support Groups:
None |
| Visiting
Counselors and Cooking Teachers:
David Briscoe used to come
often when he lived in Kansas City.
Melinda wants to invite Christine Pirello. |
| Resident
Counselors:
Melinda Kaizer,
Verne Varona |
| Resident
Cooking Teachers:
Melinda Kaizer used to
cook but has stopped after having her second child. |
| Professional
Cooks or Caterers:
None
|
| Work
Study Programs:
Melinda Kaizer used to do it. |
| Other
Counselor Interests:
None
|
| Promotional
Activities: None
|
| Publications,
Books, Cassettes:
At local health
food stores
|
| Web
Sites: http://edenfoods.com/
|
| Cottage
Industries:
Bread Company--sourdough breads
|
| Macrobiotic
Restaurants:
No macrobiotic restaurants; 3 restaurants offer a vegan
option on their menu, in addition the Grainery Whole Foods. |
| Natural
Food Chain Stores:
Grainery Whole
Foods |
| Independent
Natural Food Stores: No
Name Nutrition |
|
Natural
Food Co-Ops:
Community Natural
Foods Co-Op
|
| Mail
Order Buying Clubs:
To the Kushi
Institute (KI) store in Becket. |
| Macrobiotic
Community Assessment:
Moderate
Services: 1 counselor part time; 1 senior counselor just moved to
Omaha. Macro services started in 1980. Dormant Activity:
No activity. |
| Area Description:
Omaha
is the largest city in Nebraska. It ranks as one of the
world's leading food processing centers; meat packing is the leading
activity. Omaha's metropolitan area population is 639,600.
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Municipalities with Macrobiotic services or community activities:
Fremont,
Omaha, Ralston |
| Link
to Macrobiotic Practitioners who were
interviewed in Omaha, NE for this project who also earn money by providing
Macrobiotic
services |