Summary and
Impressions
of the Macrobiotic Community:Kristina Turner taught
cooking between 1980 and 1990. She has authored a cookbook titled The
Self-Healing Cookbook. Alexia Mickel
Borough claimed that during the 1970's thousands of people practiced
macrobiotics.Apparently,
there was a macrobiotic center in Seattle, but very little information was found about past macrobiotic
activities in the area.Judging
from the number of macrobiotic people listed in the International
Macrobiotic Directory (by Bob Matteson), we were certain we would find a
very active community. However, nearly all the people listed had either moved away,
or were no longer practicing macrobiotics. Karen Martin is enthusiastically trying to revive an interest in
macrobiotics in the Seattle area.
Paid
or Potluck Dinners:No dinners or potlucks
Education
Centers:None.
Seminars:None.
Newsletter:Karen Martin writes a
column for the Madison Market Co Op Newsletter
Support
Groups:None
Visiting
Counselors and Cooking Teachers:None
Resident
Counselors:Karen Martin gives
informal counseling for basic macrobiotics; she refers serious cases to
the Kushi Institute or David Briscoe.
Resident
Cooking Teachers:Karen Martin
macromama@msn.com
Work
Study Programs:None
Other
Counselor Interests:Karen Martin was an
aircraft router for Alaska Airlines. She left her career as a
aircraft router in 1996 in order to educate herself about healthy
eating (she started at the Natural Gourmet Cooking School and learnt
more at the
Kushi Institute).
Promotional
Activities:None
Publications,
Books, Cassettes:Local health food
stores
Independent
Natural Food Stores:Marlene's Market and
Deli, Natures Pantry Believe, Natures Pantry Crossroads, The Family
Grocer, Red Apple, Mike Olsons Food Emporium, Mamma Mills, North Bend
Market Place, Ken's Greenwood Market, Marketime Foods, Rainbow Natural
Remedies, Kens Queen Anne Market, Madison Market, Thriftway Shoreline
Market, Thriftway Magnolia, Anacortes Health and Nutrition, Cost Cutter,
Fairhaven Market, Kings Market, Star Shore, Country Aire, Central Market,
Sunny Farms.
Natural
Food Co-Ops:Madison Market/Central Co-Op, Sno Isle Natural Foods Co-Op, Community Food Co-Op, Skagit Valley Food
Co-Op, The Food Co-Op, Puget Consumer Co-Op.
Mail
Order Buying Clubs:None
Macrobiotic
Community Assessment: Moderate Services: 1 counselor for basics only & 1 cooking
teacher.Karen Martin is
trying to spark a comeback of macrobiotics in the area.Dormant Activities:No
activities.There were lots
of activities in the 1980’s and possibly earlier, but there is nobody
around to provide details.
Area Description: Seattle
is a beautiful city in Washington state with spectacular views of high
mountains and sparkling coastal waters.It is the heart of a large metropolitan area, and is a
manufacturing, trade and transportation center for the Pacific Northwest.Its metropolitan area population is 2,033,200.
Municipalities with macrobiotic services or community activities: Bainbridge Island, Bellevue, Bothell, Des Moines, Everett,
Issaquah, Kirkland, Langley, Mercer Island, Mountlake Terrace, Olympia,
Poulsbo, Seattle, Sequim, Tacoma, Townsend, Vashon Island.
Upcoming
Cooking classes: Spring
into the New Macrobiotics (organized by Karen Martin):
For registration
call PCC FoodWorks at (206)-545-7112.
May
25th, Saturday, 3 - 5:30pm PCC Issaquah Store Classroom
June
15, Saturday, 10am - 12:30pm PCC West Seattle Store Classroom
June
27, Thursday, 6:30pm - 9pm PCC Greenlake Store Classroom
This
work was supported by Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number U48/CCU409664-09
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are
solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent
the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Macrobiotics
Research Project:
A
2-year grant sponsored by Centers of Disease Control; October 2000 to September
2002
University
of South Carolina, Prevention Research Center-Special Interest Project, School
of Public Health