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Avery Yale Kamila

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Avery Yale Kamila is an American journalist, columnist and community organizer in the state of Maine.[1]

Biography[edit]

Kamila was born in Westminster, Massachusetts in the 1970s and grew up on a farm in Litchfield, Maine. Kamila adopted a vegetarian diet while she worked in a fast-food restaurant as a teenager. Kamila adopted a vegan diet in 1991 while studying journalism at Syracuse University.[2] She graduated from SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University.[3][4]

In 2009, Kamila started writing the Natural Foodie column for the Portland Press Herald in Portland, Maine,[5][6] and the Society Notebook column in the Maine Sunday Telegram.[7] In 2014, Kamila began writing the Vegan Kitchen [8] column for the Portland Press Herald.[9]

She is known for creating vegan recipes such as pumpkin seed croquettes,[10] cashew corn cakes,[11] and salted caramel cookie crunch bites.[12]

A column[13] Kamila wrote in 2018 about the lack of vegan lunch options convinced[14] the Portland Public Schools to add hot vegan choices.[15] 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.[16][17][18]

In 2015, Kamila and Maggie Knowles co-founded a grassroots group called Portland Protectors.[19][20] The group convinced the Portland City Council to pass a strict pesticide ordinance that mandates organic lawns and gardens within the city.[21][22][23]

Kamila is married and has a son.[24]

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  2. Grodinsky, Peggy (2014-05-25). "A vegan diet – good for you, good for the planet". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-02-10. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. Carter, Emily (2019). "VEGAN ACTION | Avery Yale Kamila: Re-Maine Involved". Vegetarian Journal. Retrieved 2020-02-10. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. Belisle, Lisa. "Dr. Lisa Radio: Avery Kamila". Maine Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-10. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. Fotiades, Anestes (2009-08-19). "Natural Foodie – General News". Portland Food Map. Retrieved 2020-02-08. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. Han, Cindy. "Vegan & Plant-Based Living with Avery Yale Kamila". Maine Public. Retrieved 2020-02-09. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. Kamila, Avery Yale (2010-08-08). "Society Notebook:Homer's view". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-02-10. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  8. Atwood, Diane (2017-04-19). "How will I get enough protein and other questions about going vegan". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2020-02-08. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  9. Han, Cindy (May 25, 2018). "Maine Calling: Vegan & Plant-Based Living". Maine Public. Retrieved 2020-02-09. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  10. Griffin, Tiffany. "Vegan Pumpkin Seed Almond Croquettes". ComoWater. Retrieved 2020-02-08. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  11. Grodinsky, Peggy (2014-05-25). "A vegan diet – good for you, good for the planet". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-02-08. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  12. Atwood, Diane (2017-09-07). "Some back-to-school lunch ideas, vegan included". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2020-02-08. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  13. Kamila, Avery Yale (2018-08-29). "A mother sends her boy off to kindergarten in Portland and wonders, 'Where are the vegan options?'". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-02-09. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  14. 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. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  15. Mills, Lindsey (August 25, 2019). "Portland elementary schools to add vegan hot lunch options". NEWS CENTER Maine. Retrieved 2020-02-09. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  16. Povich, Elaine S. (September 30, 2019). "Vegan School Lunches Expand Despite Opposition From Meat Industry". Stateline. Retrieved 2020-02-09. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  17. AXWORTHY, NICOLE (May 5, 2019). "Southern Maine School District Replaces Vegetarian Lunches with Vegan Options". VegNews Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-09. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  18. FSD, Staff Reports (April 17, 2019). "Portland Public Schools to add vegan dishes". FoodService Director. Retrieved 2020-02-11. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  19. Billings, Randy (March 25, 2019). "Portland's ban on synthetic pesticides goes into effect". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-02-09. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  20. Harry, David (2017-01-03). "Portland task force to keep working on pesticide use". The Portland Forecaster. Retrieved 2020-02-14. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  21. Helmer, Jodi (2019-06-28). "Cities Limiting Use of Lawn Fertilizers, Pesticides". Lawnstarter. Retrieved 2020-02-09. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  22. Nofa, Ct (2016-02-10). "Organic Land Care Program: Going Organic in Portland, ME: Portland Protectors Works to Eliminate Pesticides". Organic Land Care Program. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  23. Associated Press (March 31, 2019). "Lawns Peak Out in Portland, but No Pesticide Use This Year". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2020-02-12. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  24. Dispatch (March 13, 2013). "New natural foodie kid in town". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-02-09. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)