Podcasts by Food Heroes Podcast
Ever wonder about the life and drama of food before it gets into your mouth?
After so many depressing food documentaries K80 Jones wanted to make food fun again. She searched far and wide in a quest to meet people changing the world with food as their superpower.
You’ll hear first-hand stories from Food Heroes on topics like fair trade food, sustainable farming, turning waste into edible upcycling, and so much more.
The conversation is upbeat and friendly. Each episode serves up actionable steps giving YOU the power to become your own food hero.
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EP 56 Abena Foli on Race from 2020-09-03T15:27
When did you realize that you are white?
Most white adults can’t recall an incident when they became aware of their ...
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EP 55 K80 Rogue Food Heroes Update and Supporting Black Lives Matter from 2020-07-03T16:55:25
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EP 54 Charles Wiley The Corn Man Project from 2020-07-03T16:11:03
Corn is in nearly everything we consume. But how did that happen? And why? Charles Wiley, aka the Corn Man, initiates this conversation through storytelling and m...
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EP 052 K80 Rogue Third Space Canteen and the question of changing food systems during COVID 5.1.2020 from 2020-05-21T13:46:51
I go on quite the rant in this solo episode. I read a post on istagram from the Thrid Space CAnteen that got me fired up about the role we can each play in creating a more locally-focused food e...
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EP 053 Sonia Massari Sustainable Design for the future of food from 2020-05-06T20:37:07
Distance between the farmer and the consumer is not just a problem in the U.S. In Italy, small towns and villages often have just one major grocery store, and peo...
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EP 50 Mary McLaughlin Trees that feed from 2020-04-21T16:38:37
“It’s not charity forever.” I interviewed Mary McLaughlin from Trees That Feed to learn more about how her organization fights poverty, hunger, and climate change...
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EP 51 Paul Cantagallo from Eat Nice Foods from 2020-04-20T18:23:23
There’s nothing more alienating than not being able to share a meal with family and friends.
But with the vegan tortellini and ravioli from Eat Nice Foods, Paul Cantagallo and his wife Nel...
EP 049 Briana Warner Atlantic Sea Farms from 2020-04-02T15:10:49
Fishermen in Maine have seen shrimp, oyster, and mussel populations rapidly disappear due to fluctuating water temperatures. As a result, their primary source of ...
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EP 048 K80 Rogue Covid 19 and an update on EP 047 from 2020-04-02T14:25:51
It is April 2 2020 and we are under a "stay in place" order from the governor of Florida. How are you coping with Covid 19? What changes do you think will stick or will it be business as usual o...
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EP 47 Carmen Ostrander Radical REimagining from 2020-03-18T16:45:27
Join us for a conversation about climate grief with our guest Carmen Ostrander. Carmen shares some tips on coping with climate grief and introduces the idea of radical reimagining as a way to bo...
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FHP Intro to 2020 from 2020-03-17T15:23:31
Introducing the new season of Food Heroes Podcast.
Our 1-month break turned into three but we are back with a new series of interviews that will inspire you to get to know the food heroes...
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EP. 045 Most Impactful Food Heroes of 2019 with Sterling Schuyler and K80 Jones from 2019-11-29T05:00
In this episode, I'm joined by Sterling Schuyler as we dish on what we loved and learned from guests on Food Heroes in 2019.
Was there a guest who challenged your ideas about your food? ...
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EP. 044 Danielle Flood Echo Global: Teaching the agricultural skills to end world hunger from 2019-11-15T05:00
The right to property isn’t as protected throughout the world as it is in America. And for many, it’s a right that could guarantee livelihood as well as security....
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EP. 043 Rachel Dreskin Compassion in World Farming: Kicking down doors to stand up for factory farmed animal welfare from 2019-11-01T04:00
EP. 042 Julie Francoeur Fairtrade Canada:Behind the peel of fair trade bananas from 2019-10-18T04:00
The obstacle we face now (as always) is changing our behavior. While a fairtrade banana can cost almost double the price as a regular banana, we have to consider ...
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Questions for you and the changes coming to Food Heroes from 2019-10-14T18:34:16
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EP. 041 Kirsten&Christopher Shockey: Helping people take control of their gut health through teaching fermentation world wide from 2019-10-01T15:08:52
You’ve probably heard that fermented foods are great for gut health. But do you know why?
Kirsten and Chris...
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EP. 040 Jennifer Bushman Route to Market: Ethics and sustainability in seafood production from 2019-09-20T04:00
When fish company Verlasso hired Jennifer Bushman, they met with organizations such as Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and the E...
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EP. 039 Annie Ryu The Jackfruit Company: Establishing an ethical supply chain for plant-based products from 2019-09-06T04:00
Annie went to India initially to work on a healthcare program that she developed with her brother for mothers and children. When Annie first tried jackfruit, she ...
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EP. 038 Sarah Duignan of AntrhoDish: Creating a community around the story of food, culture, and identity from 2019-08-23T04:00
Sarah Duignan started AnthroDish around the same time I started Food Heroes Podcast. But while I focus on how individuals and businesses fight inequity and climat...
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EP. 037 Steven Cornett from Nature's Always Right: Building Relationships through Urban Farming from 2019-08-09T04:00
Steven Cornett’s passion for farming has boundaries: 5,000 square feet, to be exact.
His second urban farm thrives in Lemon Grove, California, just outside San Diego. When he posted on Nex...
EP. 036 David Batstone of Not for Sale: Building a future without human trafficking and exploitation from 2019-07-26T04:00
One morning, David Batstone read in the San Francisco Chronicle that his favorite Indian restaurant had been the hub for a human trafficking ring. In all the years he ate there...
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EP. 035 Becca Sufrin 412 Food Rescue: Celebrating Pittsburgh's food rescue heroes work fighting food waste. from 2019-07-12T04:00
Becca Sufrin didn’t intend to become a Food Rescue Hero when she started her Repair the World fellowship in education justice. But after her first food run with 412 Food Rescue, she realized a n...
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EP. 034 Josh Whiton MakeSoil.Org : Creating climate solutions with a community of soil makers. from 2019-06-28T04:00
Josh Whiton is combating climate change by starting with the earth – literally. He isn’t asking governments or businesses to invent new ways to recapture and reduce carbon in the atmosphere. He’...
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EP. 033 David Benzaquen Ocean Hugger Foods: Convincing people to save the ocean without sacrifice from 2019-06-14T04:00
In 2017, the Wall Street Journal said the market for seafood alternatives was $9 million – barely a drop in the ocean compared to meat and dairy alternatives, which are multi-billion dollar indu...
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EP. 032 Manuel Gonzalez Global RIFF: Investing in the future of food from 2019-05-31T04:00
As much as innovative food companies need the support of consumer dollars, those companies can’t grow without a little bit of investment. Manuel Gonzalez, founder and managing partner of Global ...
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EP. 031 Rob Greenfield Food Freedom: A year of growing and foraging 100% of his own food from 2019-05-17T04:00
“I never could have gotten to where I am today without all the small steps over the last seven years.”
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EP. 030 Food Heroes Open House: Celebrating 1 year of podcasting from 2019-05-03T04:00
Bonus Listener Call In Show.
This special episode the microphone goes out to the listeners!
It wouldn't be a celebration with out inviting YOU! Actually, I don't think Food Heroe...
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EP. 029 Ryan Black Sambazon: How a purple berry is saving the Brazilian Amazon from 2019-04-22T04:00
Ryan Black's efforts as an eco-preneur don’t stop with Sambazon. He has joined and started multiple initiatives to encourage innovative entrepreneurship.
Purple for the Planet is a social...
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EP. 028 Trina Moyles Women Who Dig: Farming, Feminism, and the Fight to Feed the World from 2019-04-12T04:00
In her book Women Who Dig, Trina Moyles tells the stories of women around the world who fight for the right to feed their communities. From land ownership to policy making, women risk v...
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EP. 027 Robin Jones Honey Girl Grows: Why is beekeeping important and how to get started today from 2019-03-28T04:00
Robin Jones of Honey Girl Grows is a (badass) science-based beekeeper, educator and consultant. She designs, builds and tends organic edible gardens for chefs, corporate, residential and restau...
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EP. 026 Sean Lenihan The Honest Bison: Honesty and transparency in the meat industry. from 2019-03-15T04:00
In this episode, Sean Lenihan shares a different side of the meat industry, one that seems to strive more for honesty than the rest. As the founder of The Honest Bison, he believes that, when yo...
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EP. 025 Amelia Franklin: Fighting to protect the global coffee supply chain from climate change. from 2019-03-01T05:00
In this episode, we learn from Amelia Franklin of Beanledger that the coffee industry is suffering a deeper crisis that anyone
realizes.
While the industry raises $370 million in ce...
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EP. 024 Cindy Poiesz Supernola: Mindful manufacturing and following your passion. from 2019-02-15T05:00
After fighting clean energy regulations as part of the finance industry, Cindy Poiesz decided she needed a change, not just for the good of her soul, but for the betterment of her health. Her se...
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EP. 023 Wendy Babcock Serendipity Farms: A radical way to raise livestock from 2019-01-31T21:26:37
In this episode, Farmer Wendy debunks many of our pre-conceived notions about meat with some hard truths,
including the opinion that buying the cheap, generic brand ground meat is the same...
EP. 022 Ann Shin Superfood Chain: Following the global superfood chain back to the farmers and fisherfolk from 2019-01-17T21:02:36
On this episode of Food Heroes Podcast, we go global to uncover the phenomenon of superfoods. Director Ann Shin tells us about the worldwide search for “superfoods” in her documentary Super...
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EP. 021 Veena Isoaho Coromandel Coast: Putting shade grown coffee from India on the world map. from 2019-01-03T20:58:21
Coromandel Coast sources their coffee from shade-grown farms, which means the coffee is…well, grown
in the shade. It may be the most sustainable coffee farming practice available, yet it o...
EP 020 K80 Jones Food Heroes Podcast: Meet the host from 2018-12-13T17:37:55
This is the story of a dog named Scout, an RV named Peaches, and a woman named Katie Jones, on a mission to find meaningful employment.
Along the way, Food Heroes Podcast was created. Lis...
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EP. 019 Michela Dai Zovi Bugs 4 Beginners: How to prepare and eat delicious and nutritious insects from 2018-11-29T21:37:32
More people in the world eat bugs than don’t eat bugs. In the United States, our repulsion to eating insects is unique. Michela Dai Zovi, author of Bugs for Beginners: The Most Complete Guid...
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EP. 018 Sash Sunday Olykraut: Using fermentation for good by turning regional produce into sauerkraut. from 2018-11-15T20:03:25
Sash Sunday is the founder of Olykraut, an Olympia, Washington based raw sauerkraut company.
"A big part of why I wanted to start this business, and why I was studying sustainable agricul...
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EP. 017 Andrew DeCoriolis Farm Forward: The incredible ethical egg and other stories of conscious consumerism from 2018-10-31T18:08:28
Certified organic, cage-free, pasture raised, free-range, heritage animal-what does the label on your egg carton mean?
In this episode of the Food Heroes Podcast, we meet Andrew DeCorio...
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EP. 016 Dan Ratner Yourlocal: Fighting against food waste in your neighborhood from 2018-10-17T18:26:27
Dan Ratner is on a mission to redirect surplus food from trash to table.
He joins me on this episode of the Food Heroes Podcast to talk trash, food waste,
and how we can all join in ...
EP. 015 Max Rivest Wize Monkey Breaking the global poverty cycle in coffee communities from 2018-10-04T18:04:06
On this episode of the Food Heroes Podcast, we learn how an On this episode of the Food Heroes Podcast, we learn how an innovative Tea startup is thinking outside the bean.
Coffe...
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EP. 014 Louisa Ziane Toast Ale Brewing beer with surplus bread from 2018-09-20T15:16:06
Did you know 44% of bread produced in the UK goes to waste since it’s never eaten? And it’s such a relief that now companies like Toast Ale are trying to turn things around by making beer from t...
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EP. 013 Jarred Smith Nooma: Building a clean label beverage inspired by fitness communities from 2018-09-04T16:14:04
n this episode we speak with Jarred Smith, one of the founders of sports drink brand NOOMA. As AA hockey players, Jarred and Brandon received free sports drinks o...
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Ep. 012 Glen Herud Happy Cow Milk: Creating a more ethical and sustainable dairy model from 2018-08-22T17:22:46
In this episode, we have Glen Herud, the founder of Happy Cow Milk Co. He was born in Zimbabwe where his parents were dairy farmers. They later immigrated to New Zealand in the 80s where they st...
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EP. 011 Shane Sanders Bake The World A Better Place from 2018-08-03T07:10:05
Shane Sanders, who is the head chef at the Warren Village and founder of Bake the World a Better Place, had personal problems that led him to a different path in ...
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EP. 010 Traveling Plastic Free with Paul Hellier and Jamie Lepre from 2018-07-27T07:35:37
Paul Hellier, founder of Fair Food Forager, and Jamie Lepre, founder of Environment To Be are on a mission to travel responsibly. They’re fighting against the use...
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EP. 009 Liz Miller Divine Chocolate: Elevating cocoa farmers lives one chocolate bar at a time from 2018-07-13T06:35:58
Liz Miller, who is a senior marketing manager at Divine Chocolate, is a human rights and gender equality advocate for cocoa farmers in Africa. Growing up, she was...
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Ep. 008 Kimberly Jung of Rumi Spice: Laying a foundation for peace one saffron flower at a time. from 2018-06-26T17:02:40
In this episode, we are glad to welcome Kimberly Jong, the CEO, and Co-founder of Rumi Spice. Rumi Spice is a for-profit social enterprise that imports saffron from Afghanistan. The company star...
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EP. 007 Cassidy Lundy of ReGrained: From food waste to edible upcycling from 2018-06-15T07:00:01
In this episode, our guest is no other than Cassidy Lundy from Regrained. Regrained is a socially responsible company taking the food industry by storm. Their mission is focused on fighting food...
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EP. 006 Anna Lappè of Real Food Media: Leading a people-powered food movement from 2018-05-31T23:20:30
In this episode of the food heroes podcast, we have Anna Lappè. Anna earned the James Beard Foundation leadership award for her passionate work as an author, educator, and sustainable food advoc...
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EP. 005 Kim Chackal from Equifruit: Fairtrade from the start from 2018-05-11T11:00
In this episode, our guest is the incredible Kim Chackal, a sales manager at Equifruit. Equifruit is a Fairtrade fruit importing company that helps banana farmers and producers from Peru and Ecu...
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EP. 004 Kipp Baratoff of Fishpeople Seafood: Fearlessly tackling sustainable fishing from 2018-04-30T08:30:23
Today we have Kipp Baratoff who is the Co-founder and VP of supply chain for Fishpeople Seafood. Fishpeople Seafood is not your usual seafood company and is doing everything they can to disrupt ...
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EP. 001 Paul Hellier from Fair Food Forager: Making ethical eating easy from 2018-04-19T16:48:41
What if you could reduce the amount of waste generated by the food industry? What if there was an easy way to make a small change with a big impact?
EP. 002 Shandy Buckley Carroll from Glory Bee: Saving honey bees and building community from 2018-04-19T16:46:15
Did you know that bees are responsible for pollinating more than 1/3 of our food? They are key indicators of the health of our food system and communities.
We can help bee po...
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EP. 003 Christian Ettinger from Hopworks Urban Brewery: Brewing sustainability into every pint from 2018-04-19T16:43:38
Did you know beer was once consumed as a healthier alternative to water?
The fermented beverage has been around for ...
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