Rooted Wisdom Castanea Fellowship

This episode bridges the wisdom of a Seed Keeper & Farmer and an Activist Physician & Healer to discuss weaving the legacy of art & medicine. The Seed Keeper, Rowen White, is the Educational Director and lead mentor of Sierra Seeds. The Physician, Geeta-Maker Clark, is physician board certified in both family medicine and Integrative Medicine.

What does it mean to have a values-based food system? How do we bridge the different roles people take on in different industries and communities?

Learn how cultural and ancestral memories inform our work and how shedding light on missing narratives in food creates a path toward a resilient & equitable local food system.

This episode bridges the wisdom of an ecosystem innovator and a journalist to discuss the resilience of urban communities in their fight for food access. The Innovator, Erika Allen, is the Co-founder and CEO of the Urban Growers Collective. The Journalist, Mark Winston Griffith, is the Executive Director of the Brooklyn Movement Center.

What does it mean to be a community organizer? How have communities been exploited because of food?

Learn how innovating democratic food systems and intergenerational organizing in black neighborhoods creates a path toward a resilient & equitable local food system.

This episode bridges the wisdom of an Indigenous Land Steward and a Food Equity Educator to discuss the memories and songs that shape our homes. The Steward, Lilian Hill, is the Executive Director of the Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute. The Educator, Shorlette Ammons, leads the Center for Environmental Farming Systems’ committee on racial equity.

What changes are we seeing in how we gather around food with our families and interact with the people who provide it? How we more deeply understand our relationship to the earth?

Learn how ancestral knowledge informs their lives, how they navigate the complexities around food access, and how colonization and slavery impact food and the path toward resilient & equitable local food systems.

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Conversation Guide: Aileen Suzara
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Voice Talent: Mark Winston Griffith
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Produced by: EmpathyHaus
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This episode bridges the wisdom of a Farmer Reformer and a Community Strategist to discuss grounding a global mindset in local work. The Reformer, Martín Lemos, is the Co-Executive Director of the National Young Farmers Coalition. The Strategist, Ma’raj Sheikh, is the Systems and Strategy Manager of the Chicago Food Policy Action Council.

Is it possible to feed communities and the world without capitalism? What happens if people have more opportunities to encounter land and food production up close?

Learn about the ways different communities look at food, the importance of developing local and global mindsets, and navigating food politics while creating a path toward a resilient & equitable local food system.

This episode bridges the wisdom of a Peaceful Farmer and a Sustainable Farm Promoter to discuss the relationships and values shaped from farm to plate. The Farmer, Leonard Diggs, is the Farm Manager of a 365-acre farm at Santa Rosa Junior College. The Promoter, Emily Moose, is the Executive Director at A Greener World.

What could happen if we spent more time connecting with our local farmers? How is the food we eat inextricably tied to social justice issues?

Learn about the relationships between a farmer and their community, the impact of regenerative farming, and what eating meat really means in creating a path toward a resilient & equitable local food system.

Welcome to a new show where BIPOC food leaders from different industries come together to explore universal values rooted in ancestral wisdom. Listen in as Aileen Suzara gathers guests in her kitchen to share personal stories and first-hand insight about our local food communities. From organizing neighborhoods, holding an international mindset, and advocating for your local food system, you’ll strengthen and heal your relationship with food, and sow a future of sovereignty, resilience, and equity.