Avery Yale Kamila
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Comment: Coverage of this person in reliable sources only centers around their involvement with her campaign to change a school's lunch. Thus fails on the grounds of WP:ONEEVENT Sulfurboy (talk) 16:22, 12 February 2020 (UTC)
Avery Yale Kamila is an American journalist, vegan columnist and community organizer in the state of Maine.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education
Kamila was born in Westminster, Massachusetts in the 1970s and grew up on an organic farm in Litchfield, Maine. Kamila adopted a vegan diet in 1991 while studying journalism at Syracuse University.[5] She graduated from SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University.[6][7]
Career and activism
Kamila is a journalist[8][9] who wrote the Natural Foodie column for the Portland Press Herald in Portland, Maine,[10] for many years starting in 2009. At one time, she wrote the Society Notebook column for the Maine Sunday Telegram. Kamila currently writes the Vegan Kitchen [11] column for the Portland Press Herald food & dining section.[12][13]
A column Kamila wrote in 2018 about the lack of vegan school meal options convinced[14] the Portland Public Schools to add hot vegan choices.[2] The column upset some readers.The district's superintendent endorsed the idea on Twitter. The national media coverage of the vegan school lunches in Portland cited them as part of a national trend.[15]
In 2015, Kamila and Maggie Knowles[16] co-founded a grassroots group called Portland Protectors.[17][18][19] The group convinced the Portland City Council in 2018 to pass a strict pesticide ordinance that mandates organic lawns and gardens within the city.[20][4][21][22]
Kamila is married and has a son.[23]
References
- ^ Bouchard, Kelley (2015-10-07). "Portland citizens' group proposes broad pesticide ban". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Mills, Lindsey (August 25, 2019). "Portland elementary schools to add vegan hot lunch options". NEWS CENTER Maine. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Han, Cindy. "Vegan & Plant-Based Living with Avery Yale Kamila". Maine Public. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Litchfield, Kathy (2016-02-10). "Going Organic in Portland, ME: Portland Protectors Works to Eliminate Pesticides". Organic Land Care Program. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Grodinsky, Peggy (2014-05-25). "A vegan diet – good for you, good for the planet". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Carter, Emily (2019). "VEGAN ACTION | Avery Yale Kamila: Re-Maine Involved". Vegetarian Journal. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Belisle, Lisa. "Dr. Lisa Radio: Avery Kamila". Maine Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Foitades, Anestes (2019-01-20). "New Vegan Products – Portland Food Map". Portland Food Map. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Naseer, Ali (2016-09-29). "40th Annual Common Ground fair delights visitors". The Colby Echo. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Fotiades, Anestes (2009-08-19). "Natural Foodie – General News". Portland Food Map. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Atwood, Diane (2017-04-19). "How will I get enough protein and other questions about going vegan". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Rooks, Jennifer (May 25, 2018). "Maine Calling: Vegan & Plant-Based Living". Maine Public. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ O'Gara, Lily (May 31, 2016). "Young and Vegan: Vegetarian Food Festival Salutes Millennials as Part of the Celebration". The Portland Phoenix. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Saldaña, Renée (2019-10-25). "The Maine mom who campaigned for her son's school to add plant-based, and won". One Meal a Day. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Povich, Elaine S. (September 30, 2019). "Vegan School Lunches Expand Despite Opposition From Meat Industry". Stateline. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Knowles, Maggie J. (April 30, 2019). "Minding the Hive". Maine Women Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Billings, Randy (March 25, 2019). "Portland's ban on synthetic pesticides goes into effect". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Harry, David (2017-01-03). "Portland task force to keep working on pesticide use". The Portland Forecaster. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Dow, Rebecca (2017-04-25). "Portland Marches in Solidarity". The SMCC Beacon. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Helmer, Jodi (2019-06-28). "Cities Limiting Use of Lawn Fertilizers, Pesticides". Lawnstarter. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Miller, Kevin (2019-08-08). "Portland grants Cushing Island group first waiver from new pesticide ban". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Behind the sign: Portland Protectors works to make the community safe for bees" (PDF). The Bee Line. August 2017. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Staff Reports (March 13, 2013). "New natural foodie kid in town". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
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