This is A Sustainable Mind, Episode 16.

Once we are living on our feet and once we have agency and dignity about the way that we're living our lives, and we are very confident that we are seeing the interconnectedness between things, that's when we can move together as a whole and actually cause the systems change that it's going to take to make sure that our species

has a healthy place to live.

Welcome to a Sustainable Mind podcast where we delve into the minds behind today's most

impactful environmental campaigns, organizations, and startups, inspiring the environmental

change makers of tomorrow.

I'm your host, Marjorie Alexander.

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asustainablemind.com. Now, on to the interview. Nicky Silvestri has had a long history of working to support environmental justice and

growing sustainable communities.

As the co-founder of Live Real and former executive director of People's Grocery and Green

for All, Nikki has built and strengthened social equity for underrepresented populations

in food systems, social services, public health,

climate solutions, and economic development. Now as the co-founder and CEO of Sylvesteri

strategies, she is working to support thriving communities, economies, and natural environments.

So how are you doing and tell me about what you've been up to because you have been a very,

very busy woman? Yes. It's been a pretty busy year. I am doing a series of projects that

link climate change to food systems. Oh, wow. Which is a deep passion of mine. There's some,

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