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Edible Activist

Melissa L. Jones

Edible Activist is a podcast that feeds you empowering narratives and perspectives from the voices of emerging black people and people of color in food and agriculture who are stewarding the land, healing communities, and advocating for food justice and economic power across the globe. Hosted by Melissa L. Jones, she interviews a diverse group of everyday growers, farmers, entrepreneurs, artists, and other extraordinary individuals, who exemplify activism in their own edible way!

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#048: FishScale

Edible Activist ·

2019/09/11

FishScale restaurant owner, Chef Brandon Williams, wants future generations to enjoy the "fruits of the sea." Oceans plagued by environmental waste and overfishing cause harm to our eco-system that many consumers don't feel the affects of. In this episode, Chef Brandon breaks down wild caught vs. farm-raised fish, how his mom influenced his mouth-watering fish burger concept, and the stereotypes he faces as a black restaurant owner who is source-conscious. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

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00:44:58

#047: Trap Garden

Edible Activist ·

2019/08/21

Rob "Veggies" Horton wanted more gardens in the hoods of Nashville, TN and not trap houses where profits for drugs take place and other illegal activities. There were no grocery stores for neighbors to get real food, a scene that reminded him of his hometown in St. Louis, Missouri. Taking matters into his own hands, literally, with a shovel, dirt, and a few good volunteers, he established Trap Garden. Rob's organization is a non-profit social enterprise that provides a sustainable source of healthy,

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00:44:29

#046: The Farming Mama

Edible Activist ·

2019/08/14

Mothering and farming is not easy, yet Violet King manages to make it happen. As a mom to three kids, she is tearing down any misconceptions about being able to conquer both. Violet learned a while back that black folks need to be more self-sufficient and began growing her own food. There was even a period during her pregnancy that she feared not being able to feed her daughter and drew concern about her health. In this episode, we talk about Violet raising farm babies, why we need more people of

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#045: AnuGreenExperience

Edible Activist ·

2019/08/07

Chef Anu Green is very familiar with the flavors of the land and living off of it. Though growing up in Brooklyn, she spent a lot of her youth travelling to different islands in the Caribbean, thanks to her stepfather in Jamaica where she lived for one year while imbibing on the agriculture landscape. As a food therapist, Chef Green heals people through medicinal herbs and sound therapy, releasing the trauma that has been done to their internal systems. Tune in as she debunks myths behind disease

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00:25:47

#044: Give Me A Beet

Edible Activist ·

2019/07/31

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00:38:13

#043: The Plant Daddy

Edible Activist ·

2019/07/24

Harley White aka @theeplantdaddy is a indoor plant mastermind who started his journey building natural enclosures for various amphibians and reptiles when he was a child. In today's episode we dig deep into how his love for plants helped him through both health issues and alcohol addiction. Tune in to find out how growth mindset and synergy with the earth around you can create a paradise of your own design.

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00:42:24

#042: Men of the Land

Edible Activist ·

2019/07/17

Farming Ninjas LeVan Anderson and Jeremy Carry are back to talk on why growing your own food is cool and necessary, especially for men of color. Using their years of experience in the entertainment industry and taste for the culture we break down what it's going to take to create a more sustainable community. We already have the hustlers mentality, so why can't we disrupt the urban farming industry for our good? Anything's possible when we create our own narratives that connect us back to the

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00:50:05

#041: Dine Diaspora

Edible Activist ·

2019/07/15

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00:33:57

#040: Green Things Work

Edible Activist ·

2019/07/10

Starting a business isn't easy, even if this episodes guest makes it look that way. What started off as a classroom assignment during her undergrad time at FAMU, blossomed into a thriving holistic plant-based food brand here in DC. Kendra Hazel of Green Things Work focuses on creating colorful and nutrient-dense foods at various pop-ups and catering events across the city. It's not uncommon to see Kendra collaborating with edible activist alumni such as Chef Lauren Van Der Pool and the City Blossoms

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00:43:10

#039: Vegan Feast by V

Edible Activist ·

2019/07/03

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00:39:10

#038: Radical Self-Love

Edible Activist ·

2019/06/26

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00:33:38

#037: Growing with Dad

Edible Activist ·

2019/06/20

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00:48:25

#036: Farming with Fred

Edible Activist ·

2019/06/19

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00:43:59

#035: The Hipster Garden Grower

Edible Activist ·

2019/06/12

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00:36:29

#034: New Brooklyn Farms

Edible Activist ·

2019/06/05

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00:46:32

#033: Land Liberation

Edible Activist ·

2019/05/22

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00:45:41

#032: Dffrntwrld

Edible Activist ·

2019/05/15

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00:42:35

#031: A Mother's Food Journey

Edible Activist ·

2019/05/08

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00:50:47

#030: Farming Ninjas

Edible Activist ·

2019/04/24

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00:33:59

#029: Live Well

Edible Activist ·

2019/04/17

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