Frances Moore Lappé, an award-winning social and environmental activist and author has visited Suffolk several times in the last few years.

A social and environmental activist, Frances Moore Lappé has written a number of books, including Diet for a Small Planet; Food First: Beyond the Myth of Scarcity; World Hunger: Ten Myths; Rediscovering American Values; You Have the Power: Choosing Courage in a Culture of Fear; and Democracy's Edge: Choosing to Save Our Country by Bringing Democracy to Life.  She has worked tirelessly on citizen-led movements to address hunger, poverty, and environmental devastation on a world-wide basis.  She is the co-founder of the Institute for Food and Development, and the Small Planet Institute; and  founder of the Center for Living Democracy.  She has won numerous awards, including the Right Livelihood Award (1987) and the Rachel Carson Award (2003).  For her books, she earned the World Hunger Media Award, the Henry George Award, and the Nautilus Award.