Category Archives: Diet & Climate

100Grannies Team in top 10% in Project Drawdown EcoChallenge

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Marcia Ward

Project Drawdown partnered with EcoChallenge for a month-long event and friendly competition during October. Team members earned points by taking a range of climate actions. Drawdown EcoChallenge is a fun and social way to connect the dots between climate solutions … Continue reading →

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100Grannies to co-sponsor showing of “Kiss the Ground” documentary film on Sept 19

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Marcia Ward

The new documentary film Kiss the Ground will be shown on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m., in the Iowa City Public Library meeting room A. The sponsors of the film are 100 Grannies, Backyard Abundance, Bur Oak Land Trust, … Continue reading →

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100Grannies has written 4 children’s books

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Marcia Ward

100Grannies’ motto, as printed on their green shirts, is Educate, Advocate, and Agitate. We have quite a few former teachers in our membership, so we decided to write children’s books as an educational endeavor. Our first book was “Granny Green’s … Continue reading →

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July tabling events included JC Fair and RAGBRAI

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Marcia Ward

Grannies were busy with more tabling opportunities in July 2023.  The Johnson County Fair gave us extra space to showcase multiple trifolds including on reducing single-use plastics, the advantages of recycled paper based toilet papers, and how personal dietary choices … Continue reading →

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Grannies introduce newest Granny book at Iowa City Public Library

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Marcia Ward

The Grannies have just published their newest Granny book.  This latest book is titled “Granny Green and the Friendly Farm”.  All four Granny books can be purchased at Prairie Lights. The Grannies introduced the book during story time at the … Continue reading →

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Chicken-less Pot Pie

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Marcia Shaffer

            By K Palmer Oven temperature:  425 9 x 13 greased pan, (I prefer glass) Crust of your choice (We prefer vegan whole wheat made from scratch) 1 large onion chopped ½ pound sliced cremini (baby bells) mushrooms 4 cups … Continue reading →

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Fettuccini Alfredo

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Marcia Shaffer

Serves 4 1 cup raw cashews 2 Tblsp raw pine nuts 1 ½ cups water 4 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp minced garlic 1/16 tsp ground nutmeg 1 ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper 4 cups cooked fettuccine 3 Tblsp … Continue reading →

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Celebrate World Vegan Month by dining out at vegan-friendly restaurants in Iowa City area – from Iowa City Press-Citizen

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Katharine

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100 Grannies – What We Do

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Charlene Lange

You can view our latest presentation in PDF format [View PDF] or you can see the slides below as images. Click any slide for a larger gallery slideshow view.

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Cream of Broccoli Soup

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Charlene Lange

Ingredients: 4 cups veggie broth (water w/2 teaspoons of better than bullion) 2 medium Yukon gold potatoes, cut into ½ in pieces  (approx. 12 ounces) 1 onion, diced 1 cup celery, diced 4-8 cloves of garlic, minced 4-6 cups broccoli, … Continue reading →

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