Just months before releasing her chamber-music collection Notes from the Kelp last fall, composer Alex Shapiro fled her longtime Malibu, Calif., home and nestled into the natural wonderland of Washington's San Juan Island. Here, she talks about her love for the ocean and newly lightened eco-footprint.

Q: What inspired you to become vegetarian?

A: In 1991, I scored a documentary for PETA, so I got an instant education about the appalling ways that animals are treated in this country. Six months later, I traveled through the Gobi Desert, where there are no gardens and no supermarkets and you're lucky to eat an unripe tomato. When I came back to America, I was so overwhelmed by all the food ...

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