Mark Sutton has been the Visualizations Coordinator for two NASA Earth Satellite Missions, a multimedia consultant, organic farmer, lecturer and photographer. He helped produce a vegan cookbook No More Bull! by Howard Lyman, produced several DVDs including: The Mad Cowboy Documentary, worked with two Nobel Prize winners on Global Climate Change media, and published in TIME, Newsweek, Scientific American, and Science amongst other media. Mark is a graduate of the CNS and eCornell Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate.

Stuffed Collards With Tomato Sauce
Stuffed Collards With Tomato Sauce

Collard greens are nutritional powerhouses, and are the oldest known greens in the cabbage family. The Ancient Greeks and Romans cultivated collard greens. It is believed they were brought to France and Britain in around 400 B.C. by the Romans or the Celts. In 2011, they were designated as the Official Vegetable of South Carolina.


Swiss Chard and Rice Balls
Swiss Chard and Rice Balls

One of the most popular vegetables in the Mediterranean region is Swiss chard. Did you know that chard leaves contain 13 different polyphenol antioxidants?


Kale and Sweet Potato Pancakes
Kale and Sweet Potato Pancakes

Kale has a perfect nutritional density rating (in part, a measurement of antioxidants & phytochemicals), matched only by collard/mustard/turnip greens and watercress.


Ultimate Guide to Plant-Based Pizza
Ultimate Guide to Plant-Based Pizza

Think outside the pizza box and make a plant-based whole foods pizza at home that is truly healthy and yet satisfying in taste, texture, and nutritional content.


Vegan Cheese Sauce
Vegan Cheese Sauce

Quinoa not only brings a marvelous nutritional profile to the sauce, but imparts a delicate and subtle texture. Sweet potato adds color, taste, and fiber and the corn balances them both.


Pizza Cheese Sauce
Pizza Cheese Sauce

This sauce has a wonderfully smooth texture and works great on homemade pizza.


Garlic Cheese Sauce
Garlic Cheese Sauce

This quick and easy recipe only takes 10 minutes. It has a wonderful texture, great taste, and works well on homemade pizza.


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