Wellness Peace University is a 9-week, plant-forward group wellness program for churches, clinics, kitchens, and community groups. We start with the most surprising idea in nutrition: that a plate without meat at the center can leave you full, satisfied, and stronger. From there, one small step a week, we walk you into a way of eating, moving, and gathering that lasts.
The Mission
Heart disease is still the leading cause of death in the United States, and more than 2 in 5 adults have prediabetes. Eating more whole plants, moving a little more, and eating less meat and processed food are among the most studied ways to push back. WPU is the simple, weekly, community-first program that helps people do it together. Without dogma. Without perfection. Without giving up the joy of a good meal.
Sources: CDC heart disease facts · CDC prediabetes statistics
The Program
Three quiet ideas hold the program together. They're the same three that make every great small-group program work, from kitchen tables to community rooms: a clear path, a community to walk it with, and a small step you actually take this week.
See the full program →We start with plants and add. We don't put a finish line on the meat. We just keep showing how powerful, satisfying, and delicious a plant-first plate already is. The point is to feel the difference and keep the change.
One short lesson, one shared meal, one small step a week. The behavior-change rhythm works because it's the rhythm a healthy small group already knows.
Built to be hosted wherever people already gather: a church, a clinic, a teaching kitchen, a pharmacy, a community center, or a kitchen table. The kit will be free for our founding partners. The community is the engine.
The Curriculum (in draft)
We don't open with theory. Step 01 is a single week of plant-powered meals designed to surprise you. From there, each week is one short lesson, one meal to try, and one small step to keep.
Who it's for
WPU runs on a room, a table, and a coordinator. That makes it a fit for churches and clinics, kitchens and pharmacies, workplaces and community centers. Pick yours to see how it works there.
A nine-week small-group series with a shared table, built for congregations.
Learn more →
A ready-made group program you can run under your own practice.
Learn more →
A nine-class plant-forward cooking series that brings people back every week.
Learn more →
Something practical to hand patients after "eat better": a first plant-forward week.
Learn more →
A ready class sequence for teaching kitchens and Food Is Medicine programs.
Learn more →
Recipe cards and simple lessons built around the food you already hand out.
Learn more →
A nine-week lunch-and-learn people actually show up for.
Learn more → A place to send patients after "eat more plants."
Learn more → The same nine-week kit churches use, with faith content optional.
Learn more →Building This Together
We're in pre-launch. The website is live, the curriculum is in draft, and the community is forming. If you'd like a hand in shaping any of it, here are the three roles we're filling first.
Take the program in our first cohort. Help us learn what works, what doesn't, and what we have to fix before we open it up.
Join the founding list →Host a cohort at your church, clinic, pharmacy, kitchen, workplace, or community center. Help us shape the leader guide and the rhythm of the room.
See who it's for →Share a recipe, a family adaptation, a budget hack. Help us build the recipe library that will make this real for thousands of plates.
Add me to the cook list →
The longest-lived communities on earth eat mostly plants, and they eat them together.
Free guide
Seven days of simple meals, a one-hour Sunday prep plan, nine easy recipes and one shopping list. Print it, stick it on the fridge, and taste the difference.
Free. We'll only email you about WPU, and never share your details.
Join the founding waitlist
Tell us a little about you and we'll be in touch with the founding-cohort plan, the first taste-the-power week, and the ways you can help shape the program.
Questions, Answered
Wellness Peace University (WPU) is a 9-week, plant-forward group wellness program. Each week is one short lesson, one shared plant-forward meal, and one small step. It's designed to be hosted by churches, dietitians, cooking schools, pharmacies, clinics, workplaces, and community groups. WPU is a wellness program, not a degree-granting school, and isn't affiliated with Pace University or Peace University.
No. WPU is plant-forward, not plant-exclusive. The point is to eat more plants, dial back the rest, and feel the difference. Most people land somewhere they're proud of. More plants. Fewer processed foods. Less meat. We don't draw a hard line for anyone.
Anyone with a room and a group: churches, registered dietitians, cooking schools and teaching kitchens, pharmacies, hospitals, food banks, employers, health coaches, and community centers. A volunteer coordinator can lead it with the kit; no nutrition credentials are needed.