erin schrode

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Erin Schrode is an activist and social entrepreneur. A lifelong grassroots organizer and vocal advocate for climate action, youth leadership and systemic change, she is a leading voice and recognized expert on sustainability, social justice, public health and food systems. Since co-founding the nonprofit Turning Green in 2005, Erin has built and scaled innovative education and action platforms to inspire, educate and mobilize millions of students and changemakers worldwide. She also ran a pioneering campaign for US Congress in California — with an enduring mission to redefine civic engagement, reinvigorate a culture of public service and inspire a new generation of leaders.

Erin speaks internationally, consults with corporations, organizations and governments, lectures at universities, contributes to ABC, Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Refinery29, and has been featured in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, CNN, NBC, FOX, Seventeen and Forbes, among others. She has long championed civic leadership and environmental stewardship globally — launching a youth education initiative in Haiti, developing eco curriculum for Palestinian, Israeli and Jordanian students, building recycling infrastructure in Ghana, and amplifying the stories of Syrian refugees, as well as Native Americans at Standing Rock. Following Hurricane Maria, Erin led #ChefsForPuertoRico to serve over 3.7 million meals, before investing in local, sustainable agriculture and food systems islandwide. She continues to drive Turning Green programs Project Green Challenge and Conscious Kitchen, which transforms school food supply chains to bring fresh, local, organic, nutritious food to millions of students daily across California, and extending the model to rural Guatemala. From her hometown in Marin County, California to New York University to communities in ninety nations, this bold innovator is on a lifelong journey to empower and equip people to discover and activate passion for social impact and policy change — cocreating a just, safe, thriving world for future generations.

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The divine yields magic. ✨ In absolute awe of this shul, the second largest in the world and directly next door to to Herzl’s birthplace and family home.

The Jewish quarter of Budapest is vibrant. The streets feel alive. The culture is here with us in the present day, not resigned only to history. And, of course, the colors and patterns of this Moorish revival masterpiece synagogue are something else.

Found my food. Found my place. Found my people. I cannot write enough good things about Goli. Every dish was better than the last, which seemed quasi impossible. The chefs source from local farmers daily, which shows in the flavor and integrity of every ingredient. The team are one of the happiest most cohesive I’ve ever seen in a restaurant, and quite literally hail from all corners of the globe. The open fire open air open concept kitchen is lovely, beautifully complimenting the fire sharing experience meals on the menu. Plus, the chefs and bartenders and hosts all boogied with my kid from near and far to the epic Middle Eastern soundtrack. Before leaving, they gave us a fantastic Goli Guide to the city with all the most aligned spots that I can’t wait to check out. Chef @HarelZa Zakaim had one of my favorite vegan restaurants in Tel Aviv, and now has my favorite farm-to-table restaurant in Budapest. But @Goli_Budapest feels like much more than a restaurant. Go. Trust me. You’ll get it too.

Why am I in absolute foodie heaven? Because of this spread… heavenly labneh with zaatar. Beet carpaccio with horseradish sour cream that I’ll be dreaming about. A sweet potato beautifully charred to a crisp on the campfire. Open flame roasted baby zucchini atop baba ganoush. A seared oyster mushroom steak over the creamiest sweet polenta. Brussels sprouts yakitori with a grape glaze and crunchy cashews. The richest corn bread that tastes like no corn bread with which I’m acquainted. And fluffy silky smooth pomegranate malabi.

Did not know thermal baths are part of Budapest history, architecture and cultural tradition. Also did not know there was a rave happening in the city park that houses this famous one. Not complaining about any of what I’m stumbling upon here!!

Vegan shakshuka with feta and crispy eggplant and a cashew-avocado-marinated-veggie bowl at an outside breakfast table we shared with strangers-turned-friends? Yes please. Another fantastic foodie find in @davidskitchenbudapest, even though I couldn’t eat a single one of the baked goods or artisanal breads. But I am certain all are damn good because of the quality of the dishes we devoured and the heavenly glutenous aromas wafting through the air!

Vajdahunyad is our new favorite castle. I cannot tell you what our former fave was, but this one is absolutely exquisite. Love love love exploring the city sites with my kid by twilight. 🏰

Grilled carrot hummus. Fresh fennel olive salad. Yemeni roasted mushrooms. Seasonal pumpkin velouté. The mouthwatering menu goes on…

Perhaps I’ll be a food influencer in another life. But for now, I’ll keep discovering the best of the best wherever I wander and sharing my finds with y’all… next up: Mazel Tov.

The fantastic name makes me smile and immediately think of simchas, wonderful memories, and top notch everything — and rightfully so. Fresh seasonal ingredients. Iconic dishes. Plant based options galore. Traditional Jewish cuisine meets modern gastronomy. Garden vibes. Art vibes. Old city vibes. Music vibes. Daytime vibes. Evening vibes. All the vibes.

When in Budapest, get thee to @mazeltovbudapest by day and by night. I already can’t wait to come back, and may even try to whip up some recipes in my own kitchen on the other side of the world in the meanwhile...

Greetings from Budapest. 🇭🇺 I haven’t been in this city since I was 18 years old. 24 hours and 18,000 steps later, I can say that it’s really quite something. Vibrant and lively and historic and modern and beautiful and very very cool with much more to discover.

Yalla balagannnnn. And yummmm. Balagan is one of my favorite words. And it’s now one of my favorite restaurants too. Balagan also aptly describes our travel day from California to Budapest. But we made it here just before the kitchen closed, and all is well that ends with a lot of vegetables and tahina in my belly. Shabbat Shalom from Hungary.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, look up balagan to add to your vocab asap. And if you’re in this city, eat/drink at @balaganbudapest.

Practicing our numbers in Poland. 🔢⏰🪀 Didn’t expect to find myself in Warsaw today, but happy to discover such fun kids areas at the airport. Always in search of the bright side of a cancelled flight and totally out of the way random international rerouting. And my son is on a mission to learn his numbers, because then he gets a watch! So far, we have 1 and 8 down. Go Zion go!

Cancelled flight after a transatlantic redeye ain’t got nothing on us. 🤸🏽‍♀️😵‍💫 Because my son and I turn the forks in the road, the would-be-maddening, every part of every day into its own adventure. We may not know the time zone or even the day or how or when we’re getting out of here, but Zion and I are making up silly games (whilst the silly airline figures things) and smiling and together and that’s all that matters! Next up: manifesting glutenfree avocado toast in Heathrow Terminal 5.

I’m so lucky to have her: my grandmother, my matriarch, my flesh and blood. This firecracker lady turned 89 on Friday, and we got to celebrate her in Boston with the loveliest daytime family party. For twenty plus years, people have laughed when I say that my grams is my best friend, but it’s the truth. Even now when she “can’t remember a fucking thing” (CRAFT disease is what she calls it), I still tell her everything… and then tell it all again, and again. And we get to be our silly Schrode selves together with her great grandson in tow. I treasure every single moment and every phone conversation between visits and every laugh and every story and every one of our 23 kisses to say goodbye or end a call. Hug your loved ones extra tight.

I am beyond proud to be this woman’s daughter. Thanks for absolutely everything, brilliant genius momma of mine. I love doing life together, plus Zi.

Did you know that pumpkins float? 🎃🤯 Took my kid to the floating pumpkin patch and we honestly had THE best time. I love being his mother and doing life together every single second. Memories like these fill my soul, especially after draining weeks and everyone else’s bs.

A night to mourn, to pray, to remember, to weep, to marinate in grief with our Jewish community. The Rabbi gave us permission I didn’t know I needed to do that and only that, on the third anniversary of the deadliest day for our people since the Holocaust. “We may not see the light in our lifetime because the pain is so new.” It’s been three unfathomable years of compounding trauma AND it’s only been but three short years.

Of course we live, of course we argue, of course we parse, of course we truth-tell (and thank you Avi Issacharoff for the brilliance and reminders and tools aka Fauda), of course we fight on… we’re Jews, after all. But not on the evening of October 7th, at least not for this Jew.

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ERIN SCHRODE

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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead