This year approximately 42 million people will experience food insecurity in the United States, a perverse number when put in context to the surplus of food many of us have access to. In this week’s episode, we look at the work of Virginia Free Farm with guest Amyrose Foll. By providing free produce, plants, seeds, chicken, and ducks Virginia Free Farm is ad ... Show More
May 2022
Redesigning Our Food System To Make Health Accessible For All
This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens and Rupa Health. We are living in an epidemic of chronic disease that is destroying our health, our communities, and our economy. The common denominator between all of these things is food, or more specifically, our food system. T ... Show More
1h 3m
Dec 2022
How Food Subsidies Keep Ultraprocessed Food Prices Low And Chronic Disease Rates High
This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, InsideTracker, and Essentia. Subsidizing food has been a practice in the US government for a very long time; we’ve subsidized sugar since 1790 and wheat, corn, and soy since 1933. All four of these foods, also known as commodity crop ... Show More
40m 7s
Aug 2023
Food Forests: Sustainable Agriculture, Nature’s Way | FoodUnfolded AudioArticle
Industrial agriculture often neglects biodiversity and sustainable ecosystems. Food forests, on the other hand, are species-rich and full of life. Unlike natural forests, food forests are mainly composed of perennial edible plants, including trees and shrubs with edible fruits. T ... Show More
9m 49s