Ocean Robbins (born November 12, 1973) is an American entrepreneur and author,[1][2] best known for his role as the co-founder of Food Revolution Network, Inc. This California-based company is dedicated to advocating for a Whole-food, plant-based diet.[3][4][5]
Biography
Robbins was born to John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America. He is the grandson of Baskin-Robbins cofounder Irvine Robbins. He is Jewish and stating that - - "Each of my eight great grandparents were Jews in Eastern Europe who fled persecution."[6] Robbins spent much of his early life advocating environmental change. At the age of 15, he co-founded the Creating our Future speaking tour, which aimed to empower students for environmental change and included presentations at the United Nations. In 1990, Robbins founded the non-profit organization Youth for Environmental Sanity (YES!) to continue his mission of advocating for sustainability and social justice.[7][8][9] He directed the organization until 2010. Additionally, in 2012, Robbins co-founded Food Revolution Network alongside his father.[10] Robbins has also served as adjunct professor in the Peace Studies department at Chapman University.[11][12]
His book 31-Day Food Revolution debuted as a best seller on WSJ[13] and USA Today.[14][15]
Personal life
Ocean and his wife Michele are raising twin special needs boys.[16]
Bibliography
References
- ↑ Brueck, Hilary. "The Baskin-Robbins founder's grandson never eats ice cream. He's a vegetable-obsessed diet guru who has kale for breakfast". Business Insider. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ Webber, Jemima (February 14, 2019). "Why Baskin-Robbins Heirs Left Their Fortune to Start a Vegan Revolution". LIVEKINDLY. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ Rowland, Michael Pellman. "Food 3.0: It's Time For A Food Revolution". Forbes. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ "31-Day Food Revolution to Transform Yourself With Ocean Robbins of Food Revolution Network". KTLA. December 19, 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ "The Broken Brain Podcast with Ocean Robbins". Dr. Mark Hyman. February 7, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ Robbins, Ocean (2010). "My Learning Journey".
- ↑ "Ocean Robbins | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ Limbach, Elizabeth (August 17, 2011). "Learning to Love Autism". Good Times Santa Cruz. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ Steinzor, N. (1995). "Ocean Robbins: a generation of change. Newsmaker interview". ZPG Reporter. 27 (2): 5. ISSN 0199-0071. PMID 12319791.
- ↑ "Ocean Robbins, The Food Revolution Network | RESPONSIBLE EATING AND LIVING". Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Ocean Robbins". True Health Initiative. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Ocean Robbins | Chapman University, CA | Department of Peace Studies". ResearchGate. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Best-Selling Books Week Ended Feb. 9". Wall Street Journal. February 15, 2019. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ "31-Day Food Revolution". USA[rdp-wiki-embed url='https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameerika_%C3%9Chendriigid'] More TODAY. Retrieved April 5, 2019.[dead link]
- ↑ Service, Tribune News (February 15, 2019). "Publishers Weekly best-sellers for the week ended Feb. 9". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ Robbins, Ocean (2011). "Our Twins Have Autism, And We're Participating in a Miracle".
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