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

319) Errol Schweizer: Navigating the exploitive food system towards worker justice

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

kaméa chayne

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

4.9661 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

How might "eco-" or "ethical" certifications fall short of our hopes or expectations for what they mean and guarantee? What is it that leads many socially-driven food startups to become co-opted?

In this episode, we welcome Errol Schweizer. Born in The Bronx, New York, Errol has over 25 years of experience in the food industry—from grill cook, stock clerk, and purchasing manager, to V.P. of Grocery, a position he held at Whole Foods for seven years. He has developed plant-based, Organic, Non-GMO, and regenerative supply chains and product standards for over a decade. Since 2016, he has been a Board Member, Co-Founder, and Advisor to over two dozen food retail and CPG enterprises. Currently, Errol is active in regional food policy, healthy food access, and labor advocacy, and is the Co-Founder and Host of The Checkout Podcast.

The musical offering in this episode is Karma by Sarah Kinsley.

 

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All this helps so much and we are so grateful. Thank you. What these certifications do, on the one hand, are a bit of a pressure release

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and that they create certain very narrowly defined attributes for consumers who want to purchase

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