food activism

Dina Falconi is a clinical herbalist, educator, food activist, and the author of Foraging & Feasting, A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook.

In this conversation with Dina we discuss:

• What Nature and the Land has taught her
• Why she says "who" and not "what"
• How a Weston A. Price book completely changed her trajectory
• Individualism vs Tribalism
• The herbs she recommends people take during the "cold" season 

You can learn more about Dina at Botanical Arts Press, on YouTube and on Instagram.

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Music by Chris Merenda

Marion Nestle is one of the original food activists in America. For nearly half a century, as she tells it in her recently published memoir Slow Cooked, she has been teaching and writing about the effects of politics on what we eat and, therefore, on our health. She has been called a courageous champion of healthy food, social justice, and scientific integrity.

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On this week's Special Sauce Detroit food activist and Food Lab Detroit founder Devita Davidson has a lot to say about how government, entrpreneurs, and the private sector can and should work together to form a better food system. Plus chef-restaurateur Ji Hye Kim of Miss Kim's in Ann Arbor tells us about how she has embraced Food Lab Detroit's methods to mutually benefit her business and the employees that work there.

Can the language of a menu help produce food system change? In this episode, Gastronomica Editorial Collective member Melissa Fuster hosts Carole Counihan in a discussion on activism and alimentary language. Drawing on her research on Italian food activism and the Slow Food Movement, Carole explores how a dinner menu can promote critical consumption and a commitment to food democracy.

Photo Courtesy of James Taggart.

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In a moment when there's lots of conversation about diversity, food activist Ashtin Berry is committed to helping define a language to understand equity in hospitality and sharing how to take that next step into action. On this episode of Speaking Broadly, Berry reflects on how she pushed past her anger to find her own voice in order to fight the inequity and injustice she saw around her in the hospitality industry. Listen in to be moved and motivated to be a part of the change.

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Julia Turshen is a writer and activist who is supporting feeding yourself and others and creating space for success in the kitchen with her book Small Victories. Her second book, Feed the Resistance took the cookbook world by storm in the wake of one of the most divisive elections in U.S. history. Tune in to hear about why food is so important to the resistance and what Julia is doing for Valentine's day!

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One of our favorite ways to spend a Friday evening is celebrating food activism– so we completely lucked out on January 19th, when HRN had a front row seat at the Good Food Awards. This is the 8th year that the organization has spotlighted the many food producers across the country who are currently excelling at social good and sustainability, while also creating delicious food. 199 winners– from 15 different categories– received medals, and along the way, we also heard inspirational speeches from some of the winners, plus icons Alice Waters, Madhur Jaffrey, and Sarah Weiner, founder of the Good Food Awards, emceed by the one and only Sam Mogannam of Bi-Rite Market. Tune in to hear these speeches and more from the ceremony.

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