121) Bringing back localized, regenerative, transparent food systems with Wen-Jay Ying

Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration

kaméa chayne

Nature, Alternative Health, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Health & Fitness, Science

4.9 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

To address the unsustainability of our current food production, how can we work towards having localized and regenerative food systems? What do we need to know about the mislabeling, or greenwashing, of our food products?

Sharing her wisdom here is Wen-Jay Ying, Founder and CEO of Local Roots NYC. Let's dive in!

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HIGHLIGHTS

[5:55] Wen-Jay: "There is so much content about food out there that it can feel kind of intimidating. But if you can make it really fun and a little sexy, I think people are more likely to listen."

[10:20] Kaméa: "Were there any specific roadblocks that you faced as a female, minority business owner?"

[14:25] Kaméa: "How did we come to adopt such an unsustainable food system in America?"

[18:35] Wen-Jay explains how localized food systems can actually boost nutrition in our foods and therefore, also their flavors.

[21:26] Wen-Jay and Kaméa discuss how not all whole foods are equal.

[23:42] Wen-Jay explains talks about greenwashing and mislabeling in the food industry.

[25:31] Kaméa: "How do you think we, as consumers, can better support sustainable food systems without letting the complexity overwhelm us?"

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0:00.0	Hey there, this is your host, Kamea. I hope you had a restful holiday season and that your start to this new year has been all of the things that you might need during this time.
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1:03.7	whatever forms of support you're able to share with us. For now, enjoy the show. People definitely want more out of their food.
1:12.7	They just don't know how to get it.
1:14.3	We're given a certain kind of system, and then most people think you have to just accept
1:18.3	the system.
1:19.3	If the city isn't providing this for me, if some other company is not going to make a kind
1:23.3	of market that makes sense for my lifestyle, then I'm going to make it for myself,
1:27.2	and I'm going to make it for myself and I'm
1:27.6	going to make it for my fellow New Yorkers that also feel the same way that I do.
1:33.2	To address the unsustainability of our current food production, how can we work towards having
1:38.6	localized and regenerative food systems? What do we need to know about the mislabeling or greenwashing of our food
1:46.3	products? That's just the tip of the iceberg of what you'll hear today. To sign up for Green Dreamers
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