John Robbins

<p><strong>John Robbins</strong> is the bestselling author of <em>Voices of the Food Revolution</em>, <em>No Happy Cows</em>, <em>Diet for a New America</em>, and many other landmark works. He is the founder of EarthSave International and the co-founder and co-host of the 100,000+ member Food Revolution Network, http://foodrevolution.org.</p><p>Robbins' work has been the subject of cover stories and feature articles in <em>The San Francisco Chronicle</em>, <em>The Los Angeles Times</em>, <em>Chicago Life</em>, <em>The Washington Post</em>, <em>The New York Times</em>, <em>The Philadelphia Inquirer</em>, and many of the nation's other major newspapers and magazines. His life and work have also been featured in an hour-long PBS special titled “ Diet For A New America.” </p><p>The only son of the founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire, Robbins was groomed to follow in his father's footsteps, but chose to walk away from Baskin-Robbins and the immense wealth it represented to "...pursue the deeper American Dream...the dream of a society at peace with its conscience because it respects and lives in harmony with all life forms. A dream of a society that is truly healthy, practicing a wise and compassionate stewardship of a balanced ecosystem.” He lives with his family in the Santa Cruz Mountains.</p>