The Power of Celebrity for Good – Maggie Baird, Founder & President of Support+Feed, Mother of Grammy-winning Artists Billie Eilish and Finneas

"The venues chosen had to agree….Many of those venues went fully plant-based for Billie shows, which was amazing. So, they had to agree to have at least three plant-based mains. So that doesn't count pretzels…or popcorn…. On that last US leg (of Billie's tour), we went a step further. We worked with every venue and we presented these culinary trainings to the culinary staff. They focus on the why you should add more plant-based food, which of course is planetary. It's to address the needs of your customers. It can be even to save money. And then we address the how's, how's to do it successfully….(And) giving back to those communities I think is super important. And artists thinking about what city you're going to be in and what can you do for that city. So I think that is important. " Maggie Baird on Electric Ladies Podcast

Greetings from NY Climate Week! Grammy-winning musician Billie Eilish is leveraging her clout with venues that want her to perform there to provide healthy, plant-based food in the venues for their concerts. They include these and specific recycling and other environmental practices in their venue contracts. How?

Listen to Maggie Baird, Billie Eillish's mom and Founder and President of Support+Feed, her nonprofit "dedicated to mitigating climate change and increasing food security by driving global demand, acceptance, and accessibility of plant-based food" in this enlightening conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson.

 

You'll hear about:

● How they decide on what to include in their contract riders and why.

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