Mary Purdy

Courses: Sustainable Diets and Public Health; Exploring Hudson Valley Food Systems.

Mary Purdy, MS, RDN is an award-winning integrative eco-dietitian and nutrition educator with a master’s degree from Bastyr University in Seattle, WA. She was in clinical practice for 13+ years using a food as medicine and personalized nutrition approach before shifting her focus to sustainability in the food system and its intersection with the climate crisis, and planetary health. In addition to being adjunct faculty with Bastyr University in Seattle for eight years, she taught and lectured at numerous universities, institutions, and professional educational platforms including the U.K.’s Future Food Movement, and presents regularly at national and state conferences on both nutrition and sustainability. She is currently the managing director of the Nutrient Density Alliance, a thought leader working group of stakeholders from the food, agriculture and health sectors connecting the dots between soil health and nutrient-rich food. Formally, she was the nutrition and sustainability advisor for Big Bold Health led by Dr. Jeffrey Bland, educating both practitioners and consumers about the positive impact of regeneratively grown food on human and environmental health.

Additionally, she has hosted 125+ episodes of the podcasts The Nutrition Show and The Good Clean Nutrition Podcast highlighting trending nutrition and sustainability topics, and authored the books Serving the Broccoli Gods and The Microbiome Diet Reset. Mary is a sought-after speaker, consultant, and community builder working with organizations to create a more sustainable, just healthy, and resilient food and agricultural system that can act as a major lever for addressing the climate crisis, preserving biodiversity, reducing social inequities, and producing more nourishing food.