Ali Lawrence is the founder and owner of Spirit and Abundance LLC, crafting plant based artisanal cheeses and cultivating a plant based community that grows and changes with the seasons. She is a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America with a degree in Baking and Pastry, and The School of Hotel Administration from Cornell University. During her time at Cornell, she studied Zen Buddhism and that sparked her passion in plant based living, mindfulness and meditation.