Farm to Future: Recent Episodes
Jane Z.
Want to eat better for the planet? Join Jane Z. on a journey to the kitchens, farms, and labs that are cooking up tasty options for the future. Learn from farmers, chefs, and food brands on how to shop smarter, grow your own food, and eat more in tune with the land you live on. Subscribe for new episodes every Tuesday.
Alex Jhun Kim is a Boston-based food content creator who specializes in showcasing mom and pop restaurants through behind-the-scenes videos featuring owners, chefs, and staff. Originally from Southern California, Alex has spent 15 years working across the hospitality industry – from food trucks to white tablecloth fine dining.
He's a Le Cordon Bleu culinary school graduate who chose front-of-house work over becoming a chef because he values variety and human connection over repetition. Alex is also a competitive Super Smash Bros Ultimate player who competes nationally and internationally. His food content is inspired by shows like the original Iron Chef and the Japanese cooking show "Dochi," which featured extensive location shooting and storytelling about ingredients and the people behind the food.
Alex's one-day Boston food tour:
- Breakfast: Clear Flour Bread (Brookline) – European-style bakery with excellent pastries and bread. Get a fresh baguette with everything-spiced cream cheese and scallions.
- Lunch: Pho Viets (Brookline) – Vietnamese restaurant formerly in Super 88 food court. Try the com tam (broken rice plate) with grilled pork chop, but upgrade to their special tomato fried rice.
- Afternoon Snack: Heytea (Allston) – Tea dessert drink shop. Order the signature mango, coconut, and grapefruit parfait with coconut jelly, mango curd, and saga.
- Dinner: Mirchi Nation (Brookline) – South Indian restaurant specializing in rice dishes. Must-try: the biryani with slow-cooked basmati rice, saffron, braised chicken leg, and yogurt sauce, plus the Apollo fish (fried fish tossed in yogurt, lemon, and warming spices).
Connect with Alex:
- Instagram: @alexjhunkim
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: jane@farmtofuture.co
- Website: farmtofuture.co
Professor Jerold Mande is CEO of Nourish Science; Adjunct Professor of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University.
Mr. Mande has a wealth of expertise and experience in national public health and food policy. He served in senior policymaking positions for three presidents at USDA, FDA, and OSHA helping lead landmark public health initiatives. In 2009, he was appointed by President Obama as USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, In 2011, he moved to USDA's Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, where he spent six years working to improve the health outcomes of the nation's $100 billion investment in 15 nutrition programs. During President Clinton's administration, Mr. Mande was Senior Advisor to the FDA commissioner where he helped shape national policy on nutrition, food safety, and tobacco. He also served on the White House staff as a health policy advisor and was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Occupational Health at the Department of Labor. During the George H.W. Bush administration he led the graphic design of the iconic Nutrition Facts label at FDA, for which he received the Presidential Design Award.
Mr. Mande began his career as a legislative assistant for Al Gore in the U.S. House and Senate, managing Gore's health and environment agenda, and helping Gore write the nation's organ donation and transplantation laws.
Mr. Mande earned a Master's of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Science in nutritional science from the University of Connecticut. Prior to his current academic appointments, he served on the faculty at the Tufts, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and Yale School of Medicine.
Links & Resources:
- Nourish Science
- Study: US Diet Quality and the 86% F-grade finding
- Diet, Drugs and Dopamine by David Kessler
- The Poison Squad by Deborah Blum
- The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
- Commissioner Kessler's citizen petition to FDA on refined carbohydrates
- NYT Article: what's wrong with how we test food chemicals
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: jane@farmtofuture.co
- Website: farmtofuture.co
Understanding your unique constitution could be the missing piece in your health puzzle. Dr. Shivani Gupta, our first Ayurvedic expert on the show, shares how this 5,000-year-old system of medicine can help us navigate modern health challenges by working with our individual nature rather than against it.
After years of chronic illness and monthly antibiotics as a teenager, Dr. Shivani discovered Ayurveda during a healing journey in India. Now she's dedicated her career to bridging ancient wisdom with modern science, earning her PhD in turmeric research and helping thousands find balance through personalized approaches to diet, sleep, and lifestyle.
In this conversation, we explore the fascinating concept of doshas - your individual mind-body constitution based on the five elements. Dr. Shivani breaks down the three main types (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha) and explains how understanding yours can revolutionize everything from what you eat to when you sleep. We also dive deep into the science behind turmeric, Ayurvedic pregnancy wisdom, and practical daily rituals that can transform your energy and gut health.
About Dr. Shivani Gupta
Dr. Shivani is an Ayurvedic practitioner and expert in fusing Eastern and Western practices that help our bodies achieve equilibrium. She completed her Master's in Ayurvedic Sciences and her PhD on Turmeric. Her passion is teaching at-home remedies to reduce inflammation naturally, helping people enjoy more energy, less brain fog, and less pain to ultimately achieve vibrant health.
Dr. Shivani has practiced Ayurvedic medicine for over 20 years with an approach focused on showing you the tools in your toolkit, so you can reach for them every time you need them. She is also the founder of Fusionary Formulas, an Ayurvedic company that helps people with inflammation and pain.
Links & Resources:
- Website: shivanigupta.com
- Fusionary Formulas: fusionaryformulas.com
- Use code FARMTOFUTURE for 15% off supplements and teas
- Fusionary Health Podcast: shivanigupta.com/fusionary-health-podcast/
- Take the free dosha quiz: shivanigupta.com/dosha-quiz/
- FREE: 7-Day Inflammation Detox Challenge: 7dayinflammationdetox.com/optin1641313075014
- FREE: Anti-Inflammatory E-Cookbook: Download here
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: jane@farmtofuture.co
- Website: farmtofuture.co
If you're curious about switching to natural beauty but not sure where to start, this episode breaks down everything you need to know. Jessica Rose, author of "Healthier Beauty," shares her journey from making DIY face masks at 11 years old to becoming a holistic beauty expert who helps women create effective, non-toxic routines.
We explore the science behind clean beauty, the three ingredients Jessica says to avoid at all costs, and her practical approach to building a beauty routine that works from the inside out. Jessica also shares her exact daily skincare routine, her "beauty diet" philosophy, and simple DIY recipes you can make at home. This conversation will change how you think about what you put on your skin and in your body.
Key takeaways include understanding ingredient labels, the connection between liver health and skin, why protein-loading at breakfast supports hormonal health, and Jessica's simple approach to anti-aging through food and lifestyle rather than expensive creams.
About Jessica Rose
Jessica Rose is the Author of "Healthier Beauty: The Ultimate Guide to Radiant Skin, Hair, and Wellness," Certified Nutritionist, Licensed Cosmetologist, and Holistic Beauty Expert. With over 15 years in the beauty and wellness industry, her mission is to empower women to create a wellness focused lifestyle for radiant beauty, inside and out.
Jessica's journey began at age 11 when she started creating her own beauty products using kitchen ingredients. Today she specializes in helping women understand ingredient labels, create customized DIY beauty products, and develop sustainable routines that support both personal and planetary health.
Connect with Jessica
- Website: https://www.jessicarosewellness.com/
- Book: "Healthier Beauty" - https://bit.ly/HealthierBeautyBook
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: jane@farmtofuture.co
- Website: farmtofuture.co
In this follow-up conversation with Raw Farm's CEO & Founder Mark McAfee, we explore the nuanced differences between raw milk and UV pasteurization technology. Mark shares his expert perspective on UV treatment as a middle ground between raw milk and traditional heat pasteurization, explaining why it preserves some bioactives while eliminating the beneficial bacterial diversity that makes raw milk unique.
We dive into the technical aspects of milk safety, including Raw Farm's advanced PCR testing protocols that provide daily pathogen screening, and discuss the practical challenges of scaling raw milk production. Mark also shares his guide on how to source clean raw milk from your local farm.
About Mark McAfee
Mark McAfee founded the Raw Milk Institute (RAWMI) in 2011 to assure that farmers had a resource to assist them in producing very low risk raw milk for their consumers. Mark is passionate about “grass to glass” risk reduction management on the farm, and he believes that raw milk cannot emerge as a trusted food unless it is very low risk. He is certified in HACCP management from Chapman University and has developed and implemented award winning Food Safety Plans including Raw Milk Risk Analysis & Management Plans (“RAMP”).
Links & Resources
- Intro to raw milk episode with Mark McAfee and Max Kane
- Bob Comstock episode on UV pasteurization technology
- Guide: How to Find a Good Raw Milk Farmer
- Raw milk finder: https://www.realmilk.com/raw-milk-finder/
- Raw Farm website: https://rawfarm.com
- Cornell University 2021 study on bioactives in milk
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: jane@farmtofuture.co
- Website: farmtofuture.co
What if we could have all the immune-boosting benefits of raw milk without any of the safety risks? That's the promise of today's episode.
Bob Comstock is the CEO of Tamarack Biotics and inventor of a revolutionary UV pasteurization technology that just received FDA approval after 12 years of development. Unlike traditional heat pasteurization that destroys up to 70% of milk's beneficial compounds, Bob's "cold pasteurization" process preserves 93-100% of bioactive proteins while eliminating dangerous pathogens.
European studies have consistently shown that children who consume raw milk are protected from developing asthma, hay fever, eczema, and food allergies – conditions that now affect nearly half of all children. But the scientific community has confirmed that heating milk destroys this protective effect. Bob's UV technology could be the key to making these health benefits safely accessible to everyone.
Bob shares the fascinating origin story of how he discovered this technology while living in Singapore, the hundreds of pathogens they had to test against for FDA approval, and why a regulation from the 1970s nearly derailed the entire project. He also discusses their clinical trials showing elderly participants had 120% more antibodies after consuming UV-treated milk protein compared to traditional whey protein, and their upcoming studies on allergy prevention in children.
This technology could revolutionize not just the dairy industry, but potentially help address America's chronic disease epidemic by making truly nutritious milk widely available for the first time in over 150 years.
About Bob Comstock
Bob Comstock is the founder and CEO of Tamarack Biotics, a food‑tech company based in Fresno, California. With a Mechanical Engineering degree from UC Berkeley, Bob launched Tamarack in 2011 to pioneer healthier dairy solutions. Before starting Tamarack Biotics, he started Compass Foods, which developed the world’s most water soluble food grade emulsifier.
Under his leadership, Tamarack developed TruActive®, the first FDA‑accepted UV‑based milk treatment that kills pathogens while retaining enzymes, proteins, and immune‑boosting bioactives—without traditional pasteurization.
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: jane@farmtofuture.co
- Website: farmtofuture.co
The HHS, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., recently released the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) commission report — a comprehensive 68-page document focusing on childhood health and chronic disease. What's exciting about this report is it's the first time ultra-processed foods are being recognized as a serious public health concern at this policy level.
Chef Dr. Mike has been fighting the battle against UPFs for over 20 years, and today we talk about how the food industry influences research, how scientists like Mike have been silenced for speaking out against ultra-processed foods, and why this moment could be the turning point we need.
About Chef Dr. Mike:
Dr. Michael Fenster is a cardiologist turned culinary medicine expert who combines his medical expertise with a deep understanding of food science and cooking. He teaches healthcare providers and the public about the connections between food, health, and medicine through his work with culinary medicine programs and his weekly column at the Center for Food is Medicine.
Links & Resources
- MAHA Commission Report
- Chef Dr. Mike's TED Talk on NOVA Classification
- NOVA Classification cheat sheet
- Consensus App - AI tool for searching scientific papers
- My episode with Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (food rescue nonprofit)
- Study Spotlight: Xenobiotics in blood and urine from ultra-processed foods
- Book: Food Politics by Marion Nestle
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: jane@farmtofuture.co
- Website: farmtofuture.co
Join us for a deep dive into the world of chemical-free farming with Clint Brauer, CEO and Founder of Greenfield Robotics. From autonomous weeding robots to regenerative agriculture practices, Clint shares how technology can help scale sustainable farming while keeping farmers' needs at the forefront. We explore the challenges of agricultural chemicals, the importance of soil health, and a vision for localized, nutrient-dense food systems.
About Clint:
Clint Brauer is a third-generation farmer from Kansas who is on a mission to eliminate harmful chemicals through food production by leveraging robotics. His journey began in 2020 when he abandoned his role as an LA-based tech executive to help his family and its farm after his father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a disease linked to a 200–600% increased risk when exposed to herbicides. With numerous farmers using his Robots-as-a-Service and two consumer packaged goods deals under his belt, it’s safe to say he’s on track.
Links:
- Greenfield Robotics crowdfunding campaign
- Website
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: jane@farmtofuture.co
- Website: farmtofuture.co
In this episode, we explore how Danish startup Agrain is revolutionizing food sustainability by upcycling spent grains from breweries into nutritious food ingredients. Aviaja Riemann-Andersen shares how these grains, far from being "waste," actually develop enhanced nutritional profiles and unique flavors through the brewing process. The conversation spans from the technical aspects of grain processing to broader themes of circular economy and sustainable food systems.
About Aviaja Riemann-Andersen
Aviaja is one of the pioneers of the Scandinavian food tech scene. In 2018 she co-founded Agrain by Circular Food Technology. Agrain’s mission is to change the food system to become circular, by developing delicious and nutritious ingredients made from upcycled spent grains. Agrain is working with unique and patented processes.
Circular economy and respect for our planet are the guiding principles for Aviaja, and through her work with Agrain and in several committees, she is promoting a more sustainable future. Aviaja is a Board member in the Danish Plantbased Food Association and a board member in The Danish Food and Drink Federation. From 2021-2022 she was a member of the Government’s Green Advisory Board. Agrain has since June 2022 been a proud member of the EIT Rising Food Star Programme.
Privately, she lives in Copenhagen with her two daughters, she is a hot yoga heavy user. She has a MSc in economic and Japanese from Copenhagen Business School and worked 15 years in cosmetics before she joined the food industry.
Connect with Agrain:
- Website: www.agrainproducts.com
- Instagram: @agrainproducts
- LinkedIn: Agrain by Circular Food Technology
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: jane@farmtofuture.co
- Website: farmtofuture.co
Ever wondered how modern breeding techniques are making cattle farming more sustainable? This week, we dive deep into the world of cattle IVF with Dr. Cara Wells, a reproductive physiologist and founder of EmGenisys. She explains how advanced reproductive technologies are helping create more efficient, climate-friendly cattle while improving animal welfare and food production.
About Dr. Cara Wells
Dr. Cara Wells is an entrepreneur, inventor, and animal scientist who has revolutionized the field of embryo evaluation technology. After earning her B.S. and PhD in Animal Science from Texas Tech University, she gained valuable experience working in both animal and human clinical IVF laboratories. This unique perspective helped her identify key industry challenges and opportunities.
As the founder of EmGenisys, she holds 8 issued US patents, 8 US patents pending, and 54 international patents. Under her leadership, EmGenisys has gained national and international recognition, secured seed funding, and expanded into new markets including human health and space agriculture.
Beyond her work at EmGenisys, Cara is passionate about mentoring the next generation of entrepreneurs and serves in advisory roles for multiple companies, including ventures in pollinator conservation, epigenetics, and biometric sensors. She lives in Dripping Springs, TX with her husband, 2 horses, boxer dog, and cat.
Dr. Cara Wells on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cara-wells-phd/
Website: https://www.emgenisys.co/
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: jane@farmtofuture.co
- Website: farmtofuture.co
Jane Z. shares key insights and innovations from the THRIVE Global Impact Summit, exploring the intersection of technology, sustainability, and agriculture. From AI-powered pesticide reduction to lab-grown chocolate, discover how startups and major agricultural companies are tackling climate change and food sustainability challenges.
Links:
- VOTE for Chef Dr. Mike to join RJK Jr.'s health policy team
- Raw milk episode with Mark McAfee
- Joel Salatin's USDA appointment news
Key Topics Covered:
- Innovative pesticide alternatives and precision agriculture
- Dairy industry sustainability initiatives
- Cellular agriculture and fermentation technologies
- Climate adaptation in berry farming
- Carbon utilization in agriculture
- Emerging food technologies and startups
Featured Companies & Innovations:
- DeepAgro: AI-powered precision pesticide application
- Greenfield Robotics: Chemical-free weed management
- EmGenisys: AI-enhanced cow IVF
- Driscoll's: Global berry production and climate adaptation
- Kokomodo: Lab-grown chocolate
- NXW Nutrition: Algae-based milk alternatives
- Agrain: Upcycling grains from breweries
- Onego: Egg protein from fermentation
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: jane@farmtofuture.co
- Website: farmtofuture.co
Episode Highlights:
- Making sense of the recent Kellogg's food dye petition and what it means for ultra-processed foods
- Research showing how ultra-processed foods affect weight gain regardless of macronutrients
- How chewing food impacts GLP-1 production
- Why replacing artificial ingredients with natural ones may not solve core issues
- The complex relationship between food manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and healthcare systems
- The importance of the "food matrix" and processing methods beyond ingredients
About Chef Dr. Mike:
Chef Dr. Mike is a cardiologist turned culinary medicine expert who combines his medical expertise with a deep understanding of food science and cooking. He teaches healthcare providers and the public about the connections between food, health, and medicine through his work with culinary medicine programs and his weekly column at the Center for Food is Medicine.
Links & Resources:
- Gluten-free artisan bread recipe 😋
- Kevin Hall's NIH research on ultra-processed foods and weight gain
- Japanese study on chewing and GLP-1 production
- Recent article on why nutrients don't tell the full story
Join me at the THRIVE Global Impact Summit on November 7 in Santa Clara: https://bit.ly/GlobalImpactSummit24
Connect with Chef Dr. Mike:
- Weekly Column
- Website
- YouTube
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: jane@farmtofuture.co
- Website: farmtofuture.co
If you've ever thought about how much food goes to waste in restaurants, today’s episode we’re going behind the scenes to see what happens to those leftovers. Robert Lee is the co-founder and CEO of Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, and he’s been tackling this issue for over a decade.
Robert started rescuing food back in college, where he would deliver dining hall leftovers to a nearby homeless shelter. Almost 15 years later, he’s built and scaled this non-profit to saving millions of pounds of food from ending up in landfills and feeding countless people across the country.
Robert’s going to share the nuts and bolts behind their logistics model and business model, how they pivoted during the pandemic when restaurants shut down, and the big role that city governments can play when it comes to food rescue.
About RobertRobert Lee is the CEO & Co-founder of Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc (RLC). With a Bachelor’s degree at the Stern School of Business at New York University and experience working in finance at various Wall Street firms, Robert Lee left a future career in finance to work on growing RLC. RLC has been providing food rescue services since 2013 and is headquartered in New York City. RLC was incubated by Blue Ridge Labs @ the Robin Hood Foundation and since then has expanded across the nation. In addition, Mr. Lee has been honored as an Obama Leader USA, Gates Millennium Scholar, CNN Hero, Forbes 30 Under 30 for Social Entrepreneurship, NYC Food Policy 40 Under 40, and Youth Action Net Fellow.
Website: https://www.rescuingleftovercuisine.org/
Instagram: @rescuingleftovercuisine
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z.
- Instagram: @farm.to.future
- Email: jane@farmtofuture.co
- Website: farmtofuture.co
Tamir Barzilai is the CEO and co-founder of Honeycomb.ai, a company dedicated to building the next gen for food discovery for people with dietary restrictions. His company is pioneering an end-to-end dietary pipeline from restaurants to aggregators to consumers, powered by their in-house AI model called RAMS-E. Tamir has spent the last decade working in FoodTech, working with small mom and pop restaurants, to national chains, to Fortune 500 level food companies. After being diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, he set out to make ingredient transparency the norm rather than the exception. To date, Honeycomb.ai has helped over 1 million people find suitable food across their product-line.
Download the Honeycomb app at get.honeycomb.ai
Connect with Tamir
- Email: tamir@honeycomb.ai
Discounts
- Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
- Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
- Get 40% the CircleDNA’s Premium DNA test with code JANEZHANG: https://circledna.com/premium
Connect with Jane Z. on Instagram at @farm.to.future
My grandmother was one of those rare, special humans to live to 100 years old. And she actually lived up until earlier this year in February, 2024. In a way, this episode is in her honor because she was one of the more plant forward people in my life. My grandma was a Buddhist and she had the utmost respect for food, whether it came from animal or plants or fungi.
Today's topic is all about plant-based and plant-forward diets. There's been a huge shift in food trends where about 10 years ago, being vegan and vegetarian was all the rage. And now, we've swung the pendulum to carnivore and animal-based diets. But when it comes to real scientific evidence around health outcomes, what do the studies say? Are plant-based diets actually healthier for us? And who better to speak on this topic than Chef Dr. Mike, our resident culinary medicine expert.
Links
- Chef Dr. Mike's article: Plant-based Meat Alternatives Study Spotlight Take-Away
- Study: Plant-Based Meat Analogs and Their Effects on Cardiometabolic Health
- Study findings: Adventist Health Studies fact sheet
- Study: Blue Zones
- Article: Gratitude before meals
- Article: Galaxy's centre tastes of raspberries and smells of rum, say astronomers
Connect with Chef Dr. Mike
- Website
- YouTube
Connect with Jane Z. on Instagram at @farm.to.future
So I recently saw my mom for her 60th birthday (happy bday mom!) and I got the chance to ask her whether I was breastfed as a baby. I wanted to know because we’ve had several experts on the show talk about how important breast milk is for a baby’s gut and microbiome and immune system development. And I know that I was born by C-section, which is also not as good for your gut as a vaginal birth.
And as y’all know I have had plenty of gut issues in my adulthood and I wanted to know if formula had anything to do with that. Lo and behold, the answer is yes I was indeed fed formula as a baby, because that was the gold standard back in the day in China.
So that was a bit of an epiphany where I pieced together C-section birth, formula fed, and now I have a super sensitive gut. And this is not a knock on my mother, who is the best mom in the world. She did exactly what she was told and what was she was told happened to be not the best information.
And that’s why I wanted to bring on Dr. Kavita today. She is an Australian-based family doctor who is trained as a lactation consultant and she’s helped thousands of families navigate breastfeeding and the first few critical months of parenthood.
Today we talk about that fascinating connection between living breast milk and the infant gut, going deep on the science, and we also discuss the most common reasons moms give up on breastfeeding and how they can be prevented. Dr. Kavita runs an active Instagram page @breastfeedingwithdrkavita and has a ton of resources on her website letstalkbreastfeeding.com. If you are a new or expecting mom or dad I highly encourage you to give her a follow.
Connect with Dr. Kavita
- Website: https://letstalkbreastfeeding.com/
Connect with Jane Z. on Instagram at @farm.to.future
Can you believe it is 2024 and we don't have a single gluten-free bread that tastes amazing and is widely available. Why can't I go into a fast food chain and order a burger with good GF bread!?
I know a lot of y'all are gluten-free like me, whether you're gluten intolerant or celiac or choose to cut gluten out of your diet. One of the most common questions I get is, "What gluten-free breads do you like that actually tastes good?" Because so often gluten-free bread is small and dry and just does not taste like bread at all.
I've been gluten-free for about 6 years and I've tried dozens of gluten-free breads at this point. Today I'm going to share my top picks!
Jane's Top GF bread recommendations:
- Greenlite artisan bread
- Against the Grain baguettes
- Base Culture Keto Bread
- Bread Srsly Sourdough
- Prairie Foods spelt sourdough
If you're gluten-intolerant, you may have a chemical sensitivity to glyphosate, not necessarily gluten. In which case, organic flour/bread/pasta may sit well with you! Here are some organic options:
- Better Basics Milling (organic flour)
- Bluebird Grain Farms (organic flour)
- Cultures for Health sourdough starters
- Vignoli Egg Pasta - Use code FARMTOFUTURE for 15% off your order at Vignoli
Learn more:
- Glyphosate episode with Kelly Ryerson
- Glyphosate impact on microbiome
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Chidozie Ojobor is a scientist-entrepreneur and is the cofounder and Chief Science Officer at Vitract, a microbiome company providing comprehensive and accessible gut testing to clinicians to improve the gut health of their clients/patients. Chidozie started his academic career in virus research, where he studied rotaviruses that cause gastroenteritis in children under the age of 5.
Afterwards, he completed his PhD in Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto where he was genetically engineering bacteriocins as novel therapeutic tools against bacterial pathogens. Chidozie developed interest in the microbiome during his doctoral research when he realized that the therapeutic entity he was developing had the potential to manipulate complex biological ecosystems such as the gut microbiome.
After his PhD, he then cofounded Vitract, a microbiome company that provides insight into gut health based on the composition of gut bacteria in stool samples. Chidozie and his team are leveraging molecular sequencing techniques, AI and the robust body of scientific evidence associating the gut and overall health, to build comprehensive gut health solutions for Canadians and Americans.
Get 25$ off your Vitract gut test with code FARMTOFUTURE at https://vitract.com/ Scientific studies:
- Experimental mouse study on maternal glyphosate exposure and ASD: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32398374/
- Epidemiological study on antibiotic use in infants and ASD: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10164008/
- C-section births and ASD
- Human cohort study involving 5 million births https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28017932/
- Experimental study in mice https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33903690/
Connect with Vitract:
- Website
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Our gut health queen is here! Aicacia Young - you guys really loved our episode last month all about IBS and how to diagnose your symptoms. So we have her back on the pod today for a Q&A. We’ve got a jam packed episode - we’re gonna cover how much protein you should be eating in a day, how to figure out what specifically in dairy triggers you, the one magical supplement everyone could benefit from, why you should do a gut detox before getting pregnant, and the two supplements to take for a proper gut detox. And we get Aicacia’s hot take on some of the trendy supplements out there like Athletic Greens and Seed probiotics.
Aicacia Young, RDN is a Registered Dietitian and product developer who specializes in gut health and microbiome education. Her own health complications as an adolescent drew her to the field of Human Nutrition, where she worked in a Functional Medicine clinic helping people address their autoimmune issues through the lens of gut health. Her passion and curiosity around the gut microbiome led her to join a microbiome therapeutic company, where she served as the Director of Scientific Affairs. During this time, she lectured at medical conferences around the country, developed a cutting-edge microbiome test, and created the company’s product protocols. Today, she serves as the Chief Scientific Officer at Silver Fern Brand, where she formulates innovative products, develops product protocols, and provides product training to consumers and health practitioners.
Listen to our first episode with Aicacia on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
We have a website! Explore episodes by topic at https://farmtofuture.co/
Shop Silver Fern gut health products: https://www.silverfernbrand.com/
Connect with Aicacia
- Silver Fern brand
- Website
Connect with Jane Z. on Instagram at @farm.to.future
I had given up on dairy about a decade ago and it wasn’t until I got into fitness and weightlifting and really needed to up my protein intake that I realized dairy is an excellent whole food source of protein. So if you are lactose intolerant like me or simply don’t tolerate dairy well, but you really want to enjoy milk or ice cream or cheese, etc. here are 3 types of dairy products you should try!
Raw milk
- Full episode with Mark MacAfee and Max Kane: Spotify or Apple Podcasts
- Milk fact sheet - Weston A. Price Foundation
- Study: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of pasteurization on milk vitamins, and evidence for raw milk consumption and other health-related outcomes
- Get 10% off raw milk and other regenerative foods:www.farmmatch.com/jane
- Raw milk finder (USA)
- Raw Farm (California)
A2 dairy
- Study: Benefits of A2 Milk for Sports Nutrition, Health and Performance
- What is A2 organic milk?
- Alexandre Family Farm 100% grass-fed regenerative milk
- a2 milk grass-fed whole milk
Goat and sheep milk
- Differences and benefits vs cow's milk
- Bellwether sheep milk yogurt
Plant-based milks
- Malk Organics
- Califia Farms Organic Unsweetened Almond milk
- Almond Cow
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Serving as the professor and clinical supervisor at Emperor's College of Chinese Medicine, Santa Monica, Dr. Helena Zhang (PhD, LAc, NCCAOM) is certified by Californian and National Boards. She brings over 25 years of experience to her patients practicing acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and qi gong. With a focus on assisting women in the entire reproduction journey, from fertility, pregnancy, pre-labor to postpartum and breastfeeding, she created the unique JG Acupuncture-Hypnosis method comprised of a total of 8 tailored protocols to ease and accompany women's reproductive life. Dr. Zhang is also an expert in dealing with other female issues such as painful menstruation, premenstrual syndrome, menopausal symptoms, depression, anxiety, and insomnia.
Connect with Dr. Helena Zhang
- Website
- YouTube
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Aicacia Young, RDN is a Registered Dietitian and product developer who specializes in gut health and microbiome education. Her own health complications as an adolescent drew her to the field of Human Nutrition, where she worked in a Functional Medicine clinic helping people address their autoimmune issues through the lens of gut health. Her passion and curiosity around the gut microbiome led her to join a microbiome therapeutic company, where she served as the Director of Scientific Affairs. During this time, she lectured at medical conferences around the country, developed a cutting-edge microbiome test, and created the company’s product protocols. Today, she serves as the Chief Scientific Officer at Silver Fern Brand, where she formulates innovative products, develops product protocols, and provides product training to consumers and health practitioners.
Get 10% off spelt sourdough bread and other Prairie Foods at www.farmmatch.com/jane/prairiefoods
- Don’t live in the Northeast? Check out the farms in your area that deliver right to your door: www.farmmatch.com/jane
Shop Silver Fern gut health products: https://www.silverfernbrand.com/
Connect with Aicacia
- Silver Fern brand
- Website
Connect with Jane Z. on Instagram at @farm.to.future
Claudio Vignoli is an Italian Oleologist, Master Miller and Olive Oil Sommelier with over 25 years of experience in the olive oil industry. From 1996 until the end of 2007, he worked as an Export Sales Manager for the world's leading manufacturer of olive oil mills. In 2007, he founded his own company, Claudio Vignoli Group, providing technical and marketing consultancy to olive oil producers around the world.
Claudio Vignoli also provides his expertise in the olive oil industry to two multinational consulting firms: GLG, Gerson Lehrman Group and GUIDEPOINT GLOBAL LLC. In 2015, he founded a bottling company in the U.S. called Miami Olive Oil & Beyond LLC, which imports bulk EVOO from the Mediterranean and bottles in Miramar, FL, for the retail and food service industry. With this company, he produces the private label of several major U.S. distribution companies, cruise lines, hotel and restaurant chains.
His mission is to educate buyers, chefs, and other industry professionals to understand, appreciate, and select high-quality olive oils through in-store demos, tasting classes, workshops, etc. He is also an independent advisor for several brands in Australia, California, Uruguay, Spain, and Italy.
In 2022, he founded a brand that bears his name, Vignoli Food, which produces premium quality EVOOs, Balsamic Vinegar of Modena and other typical Italian pantries.
He has been a member of O.L.E.A. (Association of Olive Oil Experts and Tasters) since 2017. He is often involved as a keynote speaker, jury member in international olive oil competitions, and presenter at industry events in Australia, Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru. He is also a regular member of the jury at CIOOC, Canada International Olive Oil Competition, London International Olive Oil Competition and EIOOC, European International Olive Oil Competition.
Get 15% off Vignoli olive oils and Italian foods with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
Links
- Episode with Emily Lycopolus on sourcing olive oils - Spotify and Apple Podcasts
- Episode with Emily Lycopolus on olive oil for skincare - Spotify and Apple Podcasts
- Easy Mandarin Martini recipe
Connect with Vignoli
- Shop
- TikTok
Connect with Jane Z. on Instagram at @farm.to.future
Hi friends! Enjoy this revisit of my interview with farmer Joel Salatin from 2022 while I recover my health. Looking forward to sharing tons of exciting new content very soon! Much love, Jane.
Get 10% off delicious local farm-fresh food delivered to your door with my link for FarmMatch: https://farmmatch.com/jane
Get 15% off high-quality Italian olive oil with code FARMTOFUTURE: https://shop.vignolifood.com/FARMTOFUTURE
Joel Salatin, 64, calls himself a Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer. Others who like him call him the most famous farmer in the world, the high priest of the pasture, and the most eclectic thinker from Virginia since Thomas Jefferson. Those who don’t like him call him a bio-terrorist, Typhoid Mary, charlatan, and starvation advocate.
He co-owns, with his family, Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia. Featured in the New York Times bestseller Omnivore’s Dilemma and award-winning documentary Food Inc., the farm services more than 5,000 families, 50 restaurants, 10 retail outlets, and a farmers’ market with salad bar beef, pigaerator pork, pastured poultry, and forestry products. When he’s not on the road speaking, he’s at home on the farm, keeping the callouses on his hands and dirt under his fingernails, mentoring young people, inspiring visitors, and promoting local, regenerative food and farming systems.
In this episode, Joel shares how his family turned the worst piece of land into one of the most biodiverse farms in the country, why we ended up with a chemical-based agriculture system post-WWII, and what it will really take (logistically, financially, personally) to shift to a large-scale carbon-based food system.
Connect with Joel:Polyface Farms: https://www.polyfacefarms.com/
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Hey friends, happy new year! Hope you had a wonderful holiday and ate lots of good food. I certainly feasted and got to enjoy my dad’s cooking for about two weeks straight, so no complaints.
And if you’re like me and overdid it a bit with the desserts or heavy meals or just feel like you need a reset, especially if you’ve been traveling, I’m here with Chef Dr. Mike today to share some tips on how to give your gut a proper rest. We talk about doing a fermented juice detox, intermittent fasting, and some of the science behind how your gut microbiome connects with your circadian rhythm and the seasons.
Testing kits
- Vitract gut test: https://vitract.com/
- Use code JANEZHANG for 40% off the Premium DNA test from Circle DNA: https://circledna.com/premium
Links
- R’s Koso Japanese postbiotic drink: https://rskoso.com/
- Chef Dr. Mike’s pizza dough recipe: https://chefdrmike.com/recipes/breads/neapolitan-pizza-dough/
Connect with Chef Dr. Mike
- Website: https://chefdrmike.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchefdrmike/
- YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ77UNYMvQKOqClng6REJOQ
Connect with Jane Z. on Instagram at @farm.to.future
Olive Oil Sommelier, educator, and author of eight cookbooks, Emily Lycopolus is the Olive Oil Critic. With a degree in Life Science from Queen’s University and an MA in Cultural Anthropology, her love of science and discovery has blended with her deep love of food and flavour — her kitchen is a lab for discovery and learning. Since being introduced to olive oil at an olive grove owned by her husband’s family, she has dedicated her life to the ingredient.
Episode on olive oils for cooking: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6UORAfEgifU0UDix0ViBZ1?si=fb63822f93094a94
Sourcing tips for skincare olive oil:
- Varieties: Look for Koroneiki or Coratina varieties for high antioxidant content
- Check the harvest date
- Make sure it's extra virgin and cold pressed
- It should state a variety and a single source (ie. not a mix from different countries)
- It should leave a peppery finish on your palate
Get 10% Vignoli olive oils with code FARMTOFUTURE at shop.vignolifood.com. Get another 20% off your first purchase when you sign up for their newsletter.
Connect with Emily
- Website: https://oliveoilcritic.com/
- Cookbooks: https://oliveoilcritic.com/cookbooks/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliveoilcritic/
Connect with Jane Z. on Instagram at @farm.to.future
Julia Putzeys is the founder and general manager of the Trash Panda App. As a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Julia combined her career in software product management with her passion for health and wellness. The concept for Trash Panda was ignited when she realized how many harmful additives are in our food today, and the impact they have on chronic disease. As a mom of two who lives in San Diego with her family, she’s passionate about advocating for a happier, healthier future.
Use code FARMTOFUTURE for $10 off the Trash Panda App premium membership! ($30 yearly instead of $40) https://www.trashpandaapp.com/
- Scanning food products is free on the app! With Premium, you can set your dietary restrictions (eg. gluten, dairy, allergies) and save your favorite products in lists!
- Instructions to redeem code: https://www.trashpandaapp.com/the-trash-panda-membership
Links:
California Food Safety Act https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/well/eat/food-additive-ban-california.html. Banned ingredients:
- Red Dye No. 3
- potassium bromate
- brominated vegetable oil
- propylparaben
Whole Foods banned ingredients list: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/quality-standards/food-ingredient-standards
Trader Joe’s banned ingredients: https://www.traderjoes.com/home/FAQ/product-faqs
Whole Foods Top 10 Food Trends for 2024 https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/whole-foods-market-forecasts-top-10-food-trends-for-2024/
Connect with JuliaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@trashpanda_app
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trashpanda_app/
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Learn about the whole food approach to preparing your body for motherhood (and fatherhood). Chef Dr. Mike answers your questions about when to take prenatal vitamins, foods to support fertility, and the crucial window where what you eat will affect your child’s health for years to come.
Michael S. Fenster, MD, better known as Chef Dr. Mike, is one of a handful of physicians worldwide to hold both culinary and medical degrees and is the only Interventional Cardiologist, and Professional Chef to do so. Through his Culinary Medicine program at the University of Montana, speaking events, articles, books, personal outreach, and media appearances, Chef Dr. Mike has become the voice of Culinary Medicine. His message empowers people to take control of their health, wellness, and happiness through a positive relationship with food.
Use code JANEZHANG for 40% off the Premium DNA test from Circle DNA: https://circledna.com/premium
Links:
- NOVA classification episode
- NOVA food groups cheat sheet
- Dutch famine study
- Big Tobacco & ultra-processed foods: Daily Mail / USA Today
Breastfeeding & heart health sources:
- American Heart Association: https://newsroom.heart.org/news/even-a-little-breastfeeding-goes-a-long-way-in-protecting-heart-health-of-baby-and-mom
- AHA Scientific Position: Start in Infancy. Breast-feeding is ideal nutrition and sufficient to support optimal growth and development for about the first 4–6 months after birth. Try to maintain breast-feeding for 12 months. Transition to other sources of nutrients should begin at about 4–6 months of age to ensure sufficient micronutrients in the diet.
- Scientific studies:
- Parikh et al, 2010. Breastfeeding in infancy and adult cardiovascular disease risk factors
- Tschiderer et al, 2022. Breastfeeding Is Associated With a Reduced Maternal Cardiovascular Risk
- Miliku et al, 2021. Breastfeeding in the First Days of Life Is Associated With Lower Blood Pressure at 3 Years of Age
Connect with Chef Dr. Mike
Website: https://chefdrmike.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchefdrmike/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ77UNYMvQKOqClng6REJOQ
Connect with Jane Z. on Instagram at @farm.to.future
Wendy Kathryn is an environmental toxins lawyer turned clean living coach, who educates women about how toxins are impacting our health and our kids’ health, how to spot them, and how to avoid them.
Wendy’s career has spanned making coffee as a Starbucks barista to reviewing and analyzing environmental toxins regulations in Europe.
Her toxins experience dates back to over a decade ago, when she tossed everything in her home that had a fragrance in to the dumpster because my 9 month old daughter had terrible eczema. Ironically, Wendy worked in environmental toxins regulation (and still does) but she hadn’t put it together until that moment that while she was so concerned with toxins in drinking water, soil and air, these same toxins were in her lotions and skincare and even her baby girl’s diaper cream!
Wendy dug deep in to the law and once she fully understood that there were ZERO regulations limiting toxins in our cleaners and personal care products, she found her life’s purpose.
Resources:Toxin-free shopping guide: www.toxinfreeshoppingguide.com
Toxin-free roadmap: www.tossingthetoxins.com
Connect with Wendy:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendykathryn_/
Website: https://www.wendykathryn.com/
Toxin free in 3 course: https://www.wendykathryn.com/toxin-free-in-3
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Christine Couvelier is a leader who is passionate about food. With over 40 years experience as a Senior leader, Executive Chef, Culinary Executive & Global Culinary Trendologist, Christine is a global Voice of sustainability, food waste and circular economy. Her exceptional ability to be external focused, study competitive & category
analysis, identify & learn from gold standards, predict trends, understand consumer thinking, & translate these concepts into actionable business strategy has made her a global leader.
Connect with Christine
Instagram: @tastetastetaste
Email: taste@culinaryconcierge.ca
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Henry Arrowood, Founder and CEO of Farmshare, is revolutionizing American agriculture. After moving to a 7th-generation cattle ranch in Montana and recognizing the barriers farmers and ranchers face, he launched Farmshare. Now based in Colorado, Henry is focused on digitizing the $11 billion direct-to-market farm sales industry, empowering farmers and ranchers with modern, easy to use and convenient tech tools.
Farmers' Roundtable with Robert F. Kennedy Jr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZocn0IgGLk
Connect with Farmshare:
Email Henry: henry@farmshare.co
Website: https://farmshare.co/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farmshare.co/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farmshare.co
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Join me as I walk through my comprehensive DNA test! I took the Circle DNA’s Premium DNA test, which includes over 500 results across diet, nutrition, fitness, cancer and disease risk, ancestry, and drug response. I walk through highlights from my report, some of the science behind the results, and who I think should get this test done.
Use code JANEZHANG for 40% off the Premium DNA test from Circle DNA: https://circledna.com/premium
Jump to section:
2:20 How the test works - Whole Exome Sequencing
4:42 Diet results
6:20 Alcohol sensitivity and scientific details
13:16 Salt sensitivity
15:52 Detox: cruciferous vegetable needs
19:43 Red meat consumption
22:30 Co-enzyme Q10
25:08 Vitamin B12
27:20 Stress & sleep
30:22 Pollution & skin
30:51 Fitness
34:48 Ancestry
39:06 Family planning
41:58 Cancer risks
44:08 Disease risks
45:37 Drug response
48:15 Who is this test for? Was is it worth the investment?
Nutrigenomics episode with Chef Dr. Mike: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4yZNqQclezjXEULoXteGpZ?si=cb1bb5c4cbab4dda
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Meet Jean-Marie: an extroverted maximalist with a knack for branding, project management, and regenerative agriculture. With a decade in the design world under her belt, she is all about sharp design, savvy strategy, and forging connections. Starting from urban roots in Pennsylvania, she left home at 18 to study Fashion Marketing in Philadelphia. A detour led her to New York, where she worked with Diddy and later landed a Project Manager role at a tiny Brooklyn design agency, sparking her career journey.
After hustling between cities, burnout hit, and Jean-Marie sought change. She embraced a healthier lifestyle and discovered a passion for regenerative agriculture. An enlightening stay at Quarter Spring Farm in Tennessee rewired her outlook, trading screens for farm chores and kindling an affinity for farm life. Witnessing the magic of goat milk soap-making sparked an idea, adding it to the farm's offerings. The joy she brought farmers fueled a realization: her skills were meant for the farming community.
A year of Nashville exploration followed, including farming classes and soul-searching. A car crash, the pandemic, and some cosmic alignment led to her own LLC. Jean-Marie jumped into projects to build credibility, then aimed higher, moving to Lancaster County, PA, where farming and history converged. Her business shifted focus to amplify farmers and disrupt the broken food system. Now, living her dream, Jean-Marie thrives by boosting clients' digital presence in the agriculture realm, excited for the shared journey ahead.
Connect with Jean-Marie
- Website: https://dig-digital.co/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dig__digital/
Regenerative Food Brands
- Force of Nature: https://forceofnature.com/
- Alexandre Family Farm: https://alexandrefamilyfarm.com/
- Alec’s ice cream: https://www.alecsicecream.com/
- Vital Farms: https://vitalfarms.com/
- Pasture bird: https://www.pasturebird.com/
- Oro Bianco: https://www.orobiancomilk.com/
- Smootch oat water: https://drinksmootch.com/
- Tiny Fish Co https://www.thetinyfishco.com/
- Lancaster Gift Box: https://lancastergiftbox.com/
- Happy Cat Farm: https://happycatfarm.co/
Regenerative resources:
- Mad Agriculture: https://madagriculture.org/
- Regeneration Nation: https://regenerationnation.com/
- ReGen Brands Podcast: https://regen-brands.com/
- Savory Institute: https://savory.global/
- Rodale Institute: https://rodaleinstitute.org/
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Mark McAfee founded the Raw Milk Institute (RAWMI) in 2011 to assure that farmers had a resource to assist them in producing very low risk raw milk for their consumers. Mark is passionate about “grass to glass” risk reduction management on the farm, and he believes that raw milk cannot emerge as a trusted food unless it is very low risk. He is certified in HACCP management from Chapman University and has developed and implemented award winning Food Safety Plans including Raw Milk Risk Analysis & Management Plans (“RAMP”).
Mark co-founded the world’s largest organic raw milk dairy in 1999 named Organic Pastures Dairy. Today, it sells it’s raw products safely across the United States of America in over 900 store locations. The Raw Farm brand estimates to feed over 50,000 families in California, alone. Mark has worked with state regulators and industry leaders to develop the business’s Test & Hold custom food safety program.
Mark is a premed-trained retired EMS Paramedic and acute care medical educator with a background in organic farming. In 1997, Mark was awarded the Best of the West grower award for being the first farmer in the USA to initiate an “on farm audited HACCP type risk management system” with the Odwalla juice company. Mark has lectured on the safety and gut biome benefits of raw milk at USC, Stanford, UCSB, Rutgers, University of Guelph, UVIC BC Canada, UCLA, CSUF, Chico State and other Universities and medical schools in Australia, USA and Canada.
Max Kane is an American entrepreneur, local food activist, author, engaging speaker, natural health advocate, and a leading expert in non-toxic, raw dairy production. Max is the CEO of three privately held companies and the author of several books on food and health. Max has over $50M in marketing experience driving revenue to small farms, and has apprenticed under hundreds of farmers around the United States learning about food production.
Max is a survivor of degenerative Crohn’s disease, the first US citizen to voluntarily remove himself from permanent federal disability, and the only person on Earth to bring affiliate marketing to local food. Max believes that one of the greatest gifts we can give to the next generation is a thriving regenerative food system. Knowing that true wealth is found in health, relationships, and spiritual connection Max loves creating memorable experiences with loved ones. Max buys and sells real estate, studies political philosophy, eats a raw food animal-based diet, and is a savant at the game Othello.
Learn more about raw milk
- Raw Milk Institute fact sheet: https://www.rawmilkinstitute.org/about-raw-milk
- List of raw milk health studies (BC Herdshare): http://bcherdshare.org/the-health-benefits-of-raw-milk/
- BC Herdshare basic fact sheet: http://bcherdshare.org/information/raw-milk-facts/
- Dr. Paul Saladino’s interview with Mark
Where to buy raw milk
- Order direct from FarmMatch (US only): https://www.farmmatch.com/search
- Raw Milk finder (US & Canada): https://www.realmilk.com/raw-milk-finder/
- Raw Farm (California and western US): https://rawfarmusa.com/
Connect with Jane Z. on Instagram at @farm.to.future
Olive Oil Sommelier, educator, and author of eight cookbooks, Emily Lycopolus is the Olive Oil Critic. With a degree in Life Science from Queen’s University and an MA in Cultural Anthropology, her love of science and discovery has blended with her deep love of food and flavour — her kitchen is a lab for discovery and learning. Since being introduced to olive oil at an olive grove owned by her husband’s family, she has dedicated her life to the ingredient.
Emily’s olive oil recommendations
- Biancolilla from Vignoli Foods: Amazing Italian producer who bottles at his own facility in Miami to keep freshness and quality and price in check as much as possible.
- American Olive Farmer Female founded and managed - Liz is the best.
- California Olive Ranch Largest California D2C producer - and best overall local pricing
- Frantoi Franci - Eataly Link, but available in most high-end grocery stores, definitely more high-end/$$
Links mentioned
- Recipe: Double chocolate olive oil cake https://oliveoilcritic.com/recipes/double-chocolate-olive-oil-cake/
- Study: Olive Oil Consumption and Cardiovascular Risk in U.S. Adults https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7233327/
- Extra olive virgin oil keeps healthy properties when used for cooking https://web.ub.edu/en/web/actualitat/w/extra-olive-virgin-oil-keeps-healthy-properties-when-used-for-cooking#:~:text=Results%20show%20that%20during%20the,total%20content%20of%20the%20phenol
- Upcycling olive oil products: https://fermentationassociation.org/upcycling-olive-oil-wine-beer-byproducts/
Connect with Emily
- Website: https://oliveoilcritic.com/
- Cookbooks: https://oliveoilcritic.com/cookbooks/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliveoilcritic/
Connect with Jane Z. on Instagram at @farm.to.future
Max Kane is an American entrepreneur, local food activist, author, engaging speaker, natural health advocate, and a leading expert in non-toxic, raw dairy production. Max is the CEO of three privately held companies and the author of several books on food and health. Max has over $50M in marketing experience driving revenue to small farms, and has apprenticed under hundreds of farmers around the United States learning about food production.
Max is a survivor of degenerative Crohn’s disease, the first US citizen to voluntarily remove himself from permanent federal disability, and the only person on Earth to bring affiliate marketing to local food. Max believes that one of the greatest gifts we can give to the next generation is a thriving regenerative food system. Knowing that true wealth is found in health, relationships, and spiritual connection Max loves creating memorable experiences with loved ones. Max buys and sells real estate, studies political philosophy, eats a raw food animal-based diet, and is a savant at the game Othello.
Check out FarmMatch
Website: https://www.farmmatch.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farmmatch/
Fact checking links:
- Bacteria on the skin: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535073/
- Metal shards in processed food: https://time.com/3749676/metal-shards-food-recall/
- Top lobbying industries in the US: https://www.statista.com/statistics/257364/top-lobbying-industries-in-the-us/
- Pharmaceuticals/Health products $373.74M
- Electronics Manufacturing & Equipement $221.52M
- Insurance $158.45M
- Americans account for 4.2% of world population and 8% of prescription drugs consumed https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/06/12/experts-say-us-doesnt-use-87-of-global-prescriptions-fact-check/70290402007/
- Prescription Drug Use Among Adults Aged 40–79 in the United States and Canada https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db347.htm
- "Nearly 7 in 10 adults aged 40–79 used at least 1 prescription drug in the past 30 days in the United States (69.0%) and Canada (65.5%), and around 1 in 5 used at least 5 prescription drugs (22.4% in the United States and 18.8% in Canada)."
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Carl Jr. Kodakin-Yakeleya is Shutagot'ine (Mountain People) from the communities of Tulita and Deline First Nations located in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. He grew up living in many towns across the Northwest Territories and spent extended periods of time in the bush with his father and siblings. Now, as a father to 3 children of his own, Carl want to pass on the teachings that have protected these Lands for millennia. In this time of rapid climate change, the team at Ever Good Medicine believe in the power of healing through traditional values of connection to the Land, respect and preparation of medicines and sharing what we know and have.
Connect with Carl Jr.Website: https://evergoodmedicine.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evergoodmedicine/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ever_good_medicine
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Ever-Good-Medicine/100090019635592/
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Chef Dr. Mike gives us an intro to Nutrigenomics, the study of how food affects your genes and how your genes affect the way your body responds to food. This is a different way of looking at food than nutrients (vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, etc.) but how different foods have bioactives, chemical compounds that interact with our genes and cause certain genes to turn on or off.
Michael S. Fenster, MD, better known as Chef Dr. Mike, is one of a handful of physicians worldwide to hold both culinary and medical degrees and is the only Interventional Cardiologist, and Professional Chef to do so. Through his Culinary Medicine program at the University of Montana, speaking events, articles, books, personal outreach, and media appearances, Chef Dr. Mike has become the voice of Culinary Medicine. His message empowers people to take control of their health, wellness, and happiness through a positive relationship with food.
Connect with Chef Dr. Mike
Website: https://chefdrmike.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchefdrmike/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ77UNYMvQKOqClng6REJOQ
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Happy AAPI month! (Yes, it's technically still May.) To celebrate Asian eco-foodies everywhere, here are six of my favorite clips from the Asian American/Canadian voices we've had on the show. Buckle up for some fun stories and colorful perspectives on food and sustainability, that you don't typically hear in the farm to table world.
Check out the full episodes:
- John Yau, art curator: Apple | Spotify
- Rose Wang, co-founder of Chirps cricket chips: Apple | Spotify
- Anica Wu, founder of Bonjerk Asian-spiced jerky: Apple | Spotify
- Marie Grapé, founder of Manna plant-based meals: Apple | Spotify
- Peter Lee, founder of Coba Coffee chocolate bars: Apple | Spotify
- Ariana Day Yuen, founder of Forested: Apple | Spotify
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Story time! Hear about how I healed my gut through years of trial and error, and how I pieced together my gut health triggers and needs over the years, from fainting and migraines in high school to experimenting with vegan diets in college, to cutting gluten in adulthood. Plus, I share my favorite gluten-free foods that have changed my life.
TW: I talk about eating disorders.
Disclaimer: I'm not a healthcare professional. Everything I share in this episode is based solely on my personal experiences and should not replace or substitute for professional medical guidance.
Episodes mentioned:
- Joel Salatin episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/48FPxIQqpUhlQMQCHYlVS3?si=dbc52f0e09b3415d
- 5 things I got wrong about sustainable food: https://open.spotify.com/episode/24QCivKZEczgCMi215h5qe?si=ea4aaa120fb24522
- Gut health special with Chef Dr. Mike https://open.spotify.com/episode/0BcavIp09xyKZFQOtotl7M?si=4e7dde527f3a4106
Gluten-free goodies:
- GREENLITE Multigrain Artisan Bread: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086FMCW81
- Le Marquis Montreal: https://boulangerielemarquis.com/
- Mayfair Farm almond cake: https://mayfairfarmnh.com/product/almond-cake-large/
- Gluten Cutter digestive enzymes: https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Digestives-Gluten-Cutter-formula/dp/B00CHQAM08
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Amy van Saun is a Senior Attorney in the Center for Food Safety's Portland, Oregon office. After clerking for CFS in law school, Amy joined CFS as an attorney in 2015. As part of CFS's legal team, Amy practices environmental and administrative law to defend farmers, communities, and the environment from industrial animal factories, aquaculture, genetically engineered crops and animals, and the overuse of toxic pesticides, especially in the Pacific Northwest. Amy also works to protect the integrity of organic and ensure the transparent labeling of genetically engineered foods.
A 2011 graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School, Amy has focused their legal education and career on public interest environmental and food law, earning a certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law. Prior to joining CFS, Amy served as a volunteer attorney with Earthjustice working on animal factories on the East Coast, and then litigated complex environmental insurance cases at a law firm in Manhattan. Amy is admitted to the bar in Oregon and New York.
Learn more about the 2022 court case:
- General overview: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/issues/6459/pesticides/glyphosate
- PR for court victory: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/6659/federal-court-rejects-glyphosate-registration-decision-because-epa-ignored-cancer-risks-endangered-species-risks
- Ninth Circuit decision on CFS's challenge to glyphosate registration: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/files/ca9_glyphosate-decision_82995.pdf
- Center for Food Safety's reply brief from the case above: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/files/2021-08-13_rc-glyphosate-reply-brief_46250.pdf
- Comments to California re: Prop 65: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/files/cfs-glyphosate-prop65-comments--7-13-22_45193.pdf
- Factsheet on glyphosate health risks: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/fact-sheets/3920/glyphosate-and-cancer-risk-frequently-asked-questions
Connect with Center for Food SafetyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/centerforfoodsafety/reels/?hl=en
Website: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/
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Kelly Ryerson, MBA, IHC, is a health advocate and environmental health writer, better known as Glyphosate Girl on social media and for her blog, Glyphosate Facts.
In coping with and curing her own illness through diet change and vitamin replenishment, Kelly spent years studying intestinal permeability, the microbiome, and toxins. She writes on behalf of all those who are chronically sick, fatigued, depressed, anxious, cancer-ridden, hormonally off, coping with allergies, suffering with pain, digestively wrecked, and accidentally dependent on multiple medications. She believes that we deserve to know the truth about how Roundup has made us a devastatingly sick population.
Kelly's employment experience includes investment banking, private equity, quantitative equity research, technology commercialization at NASA, and US Space Camp instructor. She has a BA from Dartmouth College, an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business with a focus in Healthcare Public Policy, and completed training in Integrative Health Coaching at Duke Integrative Medicine.
Connect with KellyBlog: https://glyphosatefacts.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glyphosategirl/
Email: info@glyphosatefacts.com
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Erica Campbell is the Policy Director at Kiss the Ground, where she helps guide Regenerate America, a coalition-based campaign advocating for increased support for regenerative agriculture and soil health in the US Farm Bill. Erica has been working to transform food and agriculture systems for 25 years; most recently, she was Senator Sanders' policy advisor and farmer liaison. She's worked on local food systems development, farm to school, farm viability, and sustainable agriculture initiatives in the Northeast, primarily in Vermont where she lives.
Sign the Regenerate America petition: www.regenerateamerica.com/petition
Resources
Regenerate America policy recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V8VYtTRzQT_iZySkBW5cQiWEOPhdMGNc/view
Watch Kiss the Ground on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81321999
Connect with Regenerate America
Website: www.regenerateamerica.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/regenerateamerica/
Kiss the Ground IG: https://www.instagram.com/kisstheground/
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Chef Dr. Mike shares how he as a physician evolved his guidance on fat — from low-fat diets to promoting saturated fats as part of a healthy lifestyle. He shares practical tips and answer all of your listeners questions, including: What oils are safe to use at high temperatures? What's the latest science on cholesterol? How much fat is too much?
Michael S. Fenster, MD, better known as Chef Dr. Mike, is one of a handful of physicians worldwide to hold both culinary and medical degrees and is the only Interventional Cardiologist, and Professional Chef to do so. Through his Culinary Medicine program at the University of Montana, speaking events, articles, books, personal outreach, and media appearances, Chef Dr. Mike has become the voice of Culinary Medicine. His message empowers people to take control of their health, wellness, and happiness through a positive relationship with food.
Resources:The Fallacy of The Calorie by Chef Dr. Mike: https://amzn.to/3T5WAw1
The Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholz: https://amzn.to/3L6W5PY
Nina Teicholz on the Mikhaila Peterson Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/am/podcast/nina-teicholz-the-truth-about-fat/id1514043751?i=1000507164907
Stefansson’s Inuit diet experiment: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/all-meat-diet
Connect with Chef Dr. Mike
Website: https://chefdrmike.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchefdrmike/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ77UNYMvQKOqClng6REJOQ
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Join Jane Z. for a kitchen chat! Today we're discussing the spicy IG comments about medicinal plants and beef, survival tactics for soaring egg prices, and my favorite high-protein snacks for all my fitness fiends out there. Enjoy!
Studies on Plants and Meat
- Comprehensive Toxic Plants–Phytotoxins Database and Its Application in Assessing Aquatic Micropollution Potential: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01639
- Health-Promoting Phytonutrients Are Higher in Grass-Fed Meat and Milk: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2020.555426/full
Eggs
- The Cost of Raising Backyard Chickens – Will You Save Money? https://coopdesignplans.com/cost-of-raising-chickens/
- Just Egg ingredients: https://www.ju.st/eat/just-egg
- NYT Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/business/economy/inflation-chickens-egg-prices.html
- Egg smuggling: https://www.npr.org/2023/01/21/1150321113/as-prices-soar-border-officials-are-seeing-a-spike-in-egg-smuggling-from-mexico
Protein Snacks
- Fairlife Core Power 26g Protein Milk Shakes https://amzn.to/3kufKib
- Chang Shing Five Spice Tofu https://russos.com/products/five-spice-tofu
- Five Spice Tofu Recipe: https://www.thespruceeats.com/chinese-five-spice-tofu-recipe-3378123
- Paleovalley 100% Grass Fed Beef Sticks https://paleovalley.com/store/beef-sticks
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How to build your immunity while traveling, how pine trees and music can help your immune system, why we should all be living in log cabins, and the easiest recipe for bone broth you can make at home.
Michael S. Fenster, MD, better known as Chef Dr. Mike, is one of a handful of physicians worldwide to hold both culinary and medical degrees and is the only Interventional Cardiologist, and Professional Chef to do so. Through his Culinary Medicine program at the University of Montana, speaking events, articles, books, personal outreach, and media appearances, Chef Dr. Mike has become the voice of Culinary Medicine. His message empowers people to take control of their health, wellness, and happiness through a positive relationship with food.
Links
[Video] The skinny on bone broths and stocks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUPZ3OYZT8c
[Book] The Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholz*: https://amzn.to/3jSydoc
Connect with Chef Dr. Mike
Website: https://chefdrmike.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchefdrmike/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ77UNYMvQKOqClng6REJOQ
*This star is for affiliate links, which help me receive a small commission from your purchase. No pressure to buy anything. Thank you for the support :)
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EDIT: The Inflation Reduction Act’s allocation for regenerative agriculture is $20 billion, not $20 million as mentioned in the episode.
Julia Ranney is the Creative Communications and Policy Associate for the Center for Food Safety. After over a decade of independent, academic, and professional research, Julia has built varying levels of subject expertise on food systems as they relate to genetics, international development, public health, sustainability, and nutrition. Her goal is to utilize this knowledge and passion to inform policy, consumers, and to hold corporations accountable - all in the interest of creating a more equitable and sustainable global food system and culture.
In her current position Julia produces CFS’s podcast, manages communications strategy across platforms, and serves on the policy team in Washington, D.C. She is passionate about the power of storytelling to effect change, using creative communications as a medium for education, and fostering more inspiration for the next generation.
Links
Article on lab-grown meat: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/blog/6458/is-lab-grown-meat-healthy-and-safe-to-consume
Lab-grown meat webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce-7-vc-UNw
Lab-grown meat article: https://thecounter.org/lab-grown-cultivated-meat-cost-at-scale/
Connect with Center for Food SafetyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/centerforfoodsafety/reels/?hl=en
Website: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/
Connect with JuliaEmail: jranney@centerforfoodsafety.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-ranney-876458b1/
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Samuel spent 15 years making a living in Shakespeare, puppetry, and the circus. He fell in love with an acrobat and made her nutrient-dense pancakes out of popcorn to get her attention. She married him (for her own reasons) and talked him into selling the pancakes as a side hustle. In 2015, Samuel founded Long Table to sell those mixes. When all the theaters closed in 2020 Samuel went full time on Long Table. He and Lindsey both appeared on Shark Tank on January 6, 2023.
Banana pancake recipe (sorry I couldn't find the link):1-2 ripe bananas
1 egg
2 tbsp vegetable oil or butter
1 cup milk
1 cup gluten-free flour
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
Connect with Long TableShark Tank recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73ZLb0AcGbc&t=1sShop the variety pack: https://longtablepancakes.com/products/shark-tank-variety-pack
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/longtablepancakes/
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Sara Hauman is a self-proclaimed yogurt queen and tiny fish enthusiast, known for her appearance on Top Chef Portland in 2021, amassed skills at a range of restaurants—from San Francisco’s Mister Jiu’s to world recognized restaurant Asador Etxebarri in the Basque region of Spain. She employs a hands-on approach, preserving farm fresh ingredients, celebrating the Oregon coast’s bounty, enjoying yogurt and salty fish and letting quality speak for itself. She holds Eater Young Guns and Zagat 30 Under 30 awards (2015) and was a James Beard Award Rising Star semi-finalist (2016 and 2017).
Links:
Positively Groundfish: https://www.positivelygroundfish.org/
Billion Oyster Project: https://www.billionoysterproject.org/
Connect with Sara:
Website: https://www.thetinyfishco.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetinyfishco/
Sara's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefsara_h/
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Caroline James is the Director of Sustainability at Atlantic Packaging, where she works with customers across the Fortune 500 and beyond to transition towards using more sustainable packaging. She is particularly interested in designing packaging for circularity, as well as in improving systems for recycling and composting. Caroline graduated from the Yale School of Management with an MBA in 2022, where she was also grateful to take many classes at the Yale School of the Environment. While at Yale, Caroline and her team won the Mochen Liao Award for research in industrial ecology and life cycle assessment. She aims to talk to as man†canvay people as possible about moving to a circular economy in hopes that everyone will find their unique role in furthering our movement toward this new paradigm.
ResourcesSustainable Packaging Coalition: https://sustainablepackaging.org/
How2Recycle: https://how2recycle.info/ Connect with CarolineAtlantic Packaging: https://www.atlanticpkg.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolineejames/
Atlantic Packaging IG: https://www.instagram.com/atlanticpkg/
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Ariana Day Yuen started her career as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton in their DC and New York City offices where she advised clients across the government, non-profit, and private sectors. She then joined TechnoServe as a Fellow in their Ethiopia office and joined them full-time thereafter supporting a range of projects with Nespresso, Mondelez, Gates Foundation, JDC, the Swedish Government, and Diageo to ultimately design and build more sustainable and equitable value chains and market systems. Her accumulated experiences, passion for sustainable and delicious food, and deepening sense of responsibility to tackle complex societal issues are what led to Forested Foods. Prior Forested Foods, Ariana co-founded Common Farms, an indoor farm in Hong Kong, as well a North Korean arts fundraising series.
Ariana grew up in Hong Kong before she moved to the United States to attend Syracuse University, where she triple-majored in Advertising Communications, Entrepreneurship, and Economics. She recently received her MBA from Yale’s School of Management, with a concentration of courses from Yale’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Use code FARM15 to get 15% off your mushroom hot cocoa and other gourmet mushroom products from SporeAttic at sporeattic.com.
Resources:How Big Is the Global Carbon Offsetting Market (Article): https://impactful.ninja/how-big-is-the-global-carbon-offsetting-market/
TechnoServe Fellows: https://www.technoserve.org/work-with-us/fellows-program/
Connect with Forested:Website: https://forested.co/Ariana's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arianayuen/
Forested LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/forested-co/
Forested Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forested.co/
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Farm to Future turns one this week!! 🎂🎉
Enter the birthday giveaway to win a sustainable snack box: http://tiny.cc/farmtofuture
In today's episode, I share five of my biggest takeaways from this year's guests, and why I changed my mind on things like plant-based foods and good food having to be expensive. You'll hear clips from these guests — check out the full episodes below:
- Joel Salatin: https://open.spotify.com/episode/48FPxIQqpUhlQMQCHYlVS3?si=R6kzjoKiSI-Qxza_vFeI7w
- Chef Dr. Mike: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1JSq6bAm2tOOkocwWm5pLj?si=DANbmkPmRC-ud-xpVno1Tg
- Pete Jarvis: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2IoOFBmZnxnYk497DjbSru?si=WbIkoXUJSDSCK_1CEOLi8Q
- Anica Wu: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mvbh06P5SAOLK5NWzFXJZ?si=imT0ScB2SWCQ-G7cBKvZHQ
- Alison Kay: https://open.spotify.com/episode/18KrbqurAUavgEYXXMORdh?si=i1JRL_U0SkmfRet3eeH3aQ
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How to make good-for-you, good-for-the land pizza at home that you'll love, from our favorite culinary medicine friend Chef Dr. Mike.
Michael S. Fenster, MD, better known as Chef Dr. Mike, is one of a handful of physicians worldwide to hold both culinary and medical degrees and is the only Interventional Cardiologist, and Professional Chef to do so. Through his Culinary Medicine program at the University of Montana, speaking events, articles, books, personal outreach, and media appearances, Chef Dr. Mike has become the voice of Culinary Medicine. His message empowers people to take control of their health, wellness, and happiness through a positive relationship with food.
🎂 Enter the Farm to Future giveaway by Nov 22!!! http://tiny.cc/farmtofuture
🍵 Love matcha? Get your matcha latte in solid form from Coba Coffee: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cobacoffee/matcha-chai-and-hojicha-tea-bars-by-coba
Resources Mentioned:
PBS House Calls with Chef Dr. Mike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9StZuetz86E
Neapolitan Pizza Dough recipe: https://chefdrmike.com/recipes/breads/neapolitan-pizza-dough/
Gin pickled beets recipe: https://chefdrmike.com/recipes/appetizers/gin-pickled-beets/
Bluebird Grain Farms: https://bluebirdgrainfarms.com/
Wheat Montana: https://www.wheatmontana.com/
Bianco Dinapoli tomatoes: https://www.biancodinapoli.com/
Connect with Chef Dr. Mike
Website: https://chefdrmike.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchefdrmike/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ77UNYMvQKOqClng6REJOQ
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Anica is a whole-animal butcher and founder of Bonjerk—an East Asian-spiced jerky company based in San Francisco.
She is a first-generation Chinese American. In the years of growing up in Kansas, where Asians were the minority, food was a means for her family to keep traditions alive and celebrate their Chinese culture. Her love for food, especially meat, led her to the realization that Good Meat was mostly absent from Chinese grocers in America.
Experimenting with jerky recipes became a way for Anica to rediscover and share flavors connected to her Chinese heritage with friends and family. In 2018, she started training as a whole-animal butcher and began her journey into the regenerative meat industry. Learning this craft has helped her to realize just how much work is required to get meat on our plates. It made her think about ingredients differently, the experience of eating food differently, and she was empowered by the control small farmers had over how the animal and land was treated. Alongside making some seriously delicious jerks, her hope is to be able to share her butchery skills, and help grow the support system for others, especially women, in food and agriculture.
Links:From Farm to Canal Street by Valerie Imbruce:* https://amzn.to/3f3TCbF Connect with Anica:*Try Bonjerk: https://bonjerk.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonjerksnacks/This star is for affiliate links, which help me receive a small commission from your purchase. No pressure to buy anything. Thank you for the support :)
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Christian Camargo is an award-winning actor and the owner of Sunever farm, a regenerative farm in the Mojave desert. He is perhaps best known for roles as Brian Moser in Dexter, Michael Corrigan in House of Cards, and Eleazar in The Twilight Saga. He currently plays Tamacti Jun in See and directed The Last Manhunt, which comes out in theaters November 18.
Off-screen, Christian is a Mexican-American descendent of 4-5 generations of storytellers and ranchers. He believes that studying the desert lands and its creatures will inspire solutions to the region’s increasing water scarcity. He was turned to natural foods and medicinal plants during his cancer journey, and found profound benefits with olive oil while going through cancer treatment. Today, Christian is laying the foundations for his vision of Sunever farm as a diverse, native food oasis, farm education site, and grove of a thousand olive trees.
Start lending to regenerative farms today at gosteward.com
Resources Mentioned:
SEE on Apple TV+: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/see/umc.cmc.3s4mgg2y7h95fks9gnc4pw13m
The Last Manhunt (Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FiwVM84Ulw
Gathering the Desert — Gary Paul Nabhan: https://amzn.to/3CkFORI
Introduction to Permaculture — Bill Mollison: https://amzn.to/3SQKw0D
Connect with Christian:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealcamargo/Sunever Farm: https://www.instagram.com/suneverfarm/ Connect with Jane Z. on Instagram at @farm.to.future*This star is for affiliate links, which help me receive a small commission from your purchase. No pressure to buy anything. Thank you for the support :)
Manifest Commerce is a 3PL (third-party logistics) platform that aims to be a true logistics partner to merchants by providing them with high performance fulfillment done in an environmentally responsible way. They've only just begun, and have already deployed:
- No Plastics during the fulfillment process (Elimination of bubble wrap, bubble fill & plastic tapes)
- Carbon Offsets of all shipments included in pricing
- Biodegradable and / or recyclable boxes, poly mailers, and void material
- Sustainable warehousing - Our fulfillment center is run on 80% renewable wind energy
- Clear data and monthly reporting on your business environmental impact
George Wojciechowski is the Cofounder and CEO of Manifest Commerce. Manifest Commerce provides sustainable fulfillment solutions to eco-friendly brands and omnichannel retailers. Prior to launching Manifest Commerce, George cofounded ShipBob, a predominant name in the global ecommerce fulfillment space. George has held several roles in various investment communities including Goldman Sachs, among others.
Michael Gongol is a founding member at Manifest. Prior to entering eCommerce logistics Mike toured the country supporting musical acts before joining ShipBob where he led the sales team in the capacity of Sr. Enterprise Account Executive for over 5 years.
Start lending to regenerative farms today at: gosteward.com.
Companies mentioned:- Eco Packables: https://www.ecopackables.com/
- Provenance: https://www.provenance.org/- Rhode Skincare x Boox: https://my.boox.eco/scan-demo/rhode - A New Earth Project: https://anewearthproject.com/
- Atlantic Packaging: https://www.atlanticpkg.com/2022/04/atlantic-launches-a-new-earth-project/
- STEP'N: https://stepn.com/
Connect with Manifest:
Website: https://manifest.eco/
Email George: george@manifest.eco
Email Michael: michael@manifest.eco
Amy Adams is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian with more than 8 years working with patients and students from all walks of life. She has been gardening, tending chickens, and keeping bees since 2020. Amy is the host of The Backyard RD Podcast and blog. Her hope is to inspire beginners and seasoned growers alike with evidenced-based research to help you make more informed health choices. Amy has been a Registered Dietitian since 2014 and currently works with dietetic interns across the country. Amy and her husband live in Southeast Massachusetts, USA with their 2 dogs, 20 chickens, and a colony of honeybees.
Start lending to regenerative farms today — get your money back plus interest: gosteward.com
Resources mentioned:Food, Inc.: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286537/
Forks Over Knives: https://www.forksoverknives.com/
The Private Life of Deer: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Private-Life-Howard-McGillin/dp/B00LFE0YTC
Venison nutrition facts: https://backyardrd.com/venison-nutrition-facts/
Connect with Amy:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backyardrd/
Blog: https://backyardrd.com/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0zpBkcaSVGK4VsnW77R8rY
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-adams-rdn-ldn-35350633/
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Alison Kay creates foods that enhance our biome, community and environment, working from her kitchen near Florence, Italy. She's the founder of Ancestral Kitchen, where she shares traditional food wisdom, fermentation and joyful eating in a practical and easily-accessible way.
Start lending to regenerative farms today — get your money back plus up to 10% interest: gosteward.com Connect with AlisonWebsite: https://ancestralkitchen.com/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ancestral-kitchen/id1560950100
Instagram: www.instagram.com/ancestral_kitchen
Newsletter: https://ancestralkitchen.com/newsletter/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ancestralkitchenpodcast
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Chef Dr. Mike answers all your questions about gut health: why you don't need to spend $$$ on probiotics, what cuisines cater to better gut health, and ways to diagnose gut issues at home or with your doctor.
Michael S. Fenster, MD, better known as Chef Dr. Mike, is one of a handful of physicians worldwide to hold both culinary and medical degrees and is the only Interventional Cardiologist, and Professional Chef to do so. Through his Culinary Medicine program at the University of Montana, speaking events, articles, books, personal outreach, and media appearances, Chef Dr. Mike has become the voice of Culinary Medicine. His message empowers people to take control of their health, wellness, and happiness through a positive relationship with food.
Connect with Chef Dr. MikeWebsite: https://chefdrmike.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchefdrmike/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ77UNYMvQKOqClng6REJOQ
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Dan Miller is the Founder and CEO of Steward, a private lender providing regenerative farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and producers the capital they need to expand and sustain their businesses. And through our innovative online platform, qualified lenders have the opportunity to join in our mission and help fund the growth of regenerative agriculture by purchasing loan participations.
After graduating from the Wharton School with a B.S. and M.B.A., Dan co-founded a pioneering investment crowdfunding business called Fundrise. In 2010, it was the first and largest real estate crowdfunding platform in the United States, and has since raised more than $500 million. It's this experience, combined with a passion for agriculture, ecology, and local food that led Dan to launching Steward in 2017.
Links
Support a regenerative farm with just $100: https://gosteward.com/
Get 10% off Pederson's humanely raised meats with the code FARMTOFUTURE:https://pedersonsfarms.com/
Connect with Dan
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-miller-0a41357/
Email: dan@gosteward.com
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Bert Schamp is a Research Manager at Puratos and an Agronomist in the R&D team. As a researcher in applied biosciences, he has a track record in sustainable agriculture, vertical farming and smart farming techniques. At Puratos, he is also responsible for the Mission to Mars program, an R&D initiative where Mars' extreme conditions are an inspiration and stimulation to move the planet Earth forward by creating innovative food solutions for the health & well-being of people everywhere.
Get 10% off Pederson's humanely raised meats with the code FARMTOFUTURE: https://pedersonsfarms.com/
LinksSpaceBakery: https://www.spacebakery.be/
Mission to Mars: https://www.puratos.com/commitments/next-generation/mission-to-mars-programme
Connect with Bert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-schamp/
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Claire Smith grew up as the 7th generation on a 2,300 acre family farm vowing to move as far away from the farm as she could. After graduating from University of Michigan with a BS Neuroscience and minor in Classics, she moved to western Canada. During this time, her parents decided to start pivoting the farm from corn and soybeans to alternative grains and seeds. Claire, acknowledging the irony, moved back to the farm to work with teff, an ancient grain native to Ethiopia. She created Teffola, or teff granola, and began selling to local grocery stores in Jan 2018. Since then, she's grown Teffola into 70 grocery stores and coffee shops across Michigan and is now branching into Chicago and Toledo. Follow along on her journey @eatteffola
Get 15% off your Teffola order: https://www.eatteffola.com/pages/free-sample-sign-up
Get 10% off Pederson's humanely raised meats with the code FARMTOFUTURE: https://pedersonsfarms.com/
Connect with ClaireWebsite: www.eatteffola.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/eatteffola
IG: www.instagram.com/eatteffola
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Neil Dudley is a Texas gentleman who believes in hard work with a little fun thrown in. His day job is makin’ bacon at Pederson’s Farms as the Vice President. But, his most important job is lovin’ on his wife & three young daughters…and throwing in some cowboy stuff when he can.
As if that doesn’t keep Neil busy enough, he's picked up podcasting. You may know Neil from the Instagram account, The Cowboy Perspective. Most of the things he is confident in today stem from the things he learned and continues to learn from the cowboys and cowgirls in his life. The Cowboy Perspective is Neil's way of telling that story in hopes of being a resource to others.
Use code FARMTOFUTURE for 10% your order of humanely raised meats at pedersonsfarms.com Connect with NeilPederson's Farm podcast: https://podcast.pedersonsfarms.com/
The Cowboy Perspective podcast: https://thecowboyperspective.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecowboyperspective/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecowboyperspective/ Follow Farm to Future on Instagram at @farm.to.future
Your favorite chef-cardiologist is back! And this time, we're talking all about sugar — the good, the bad, and the ugly — from a culinary medicine perspective. Plus, we answer your listener Q's about sugar addiction, low-calorie sweeteners, and what the deal is with natural sugars.
Michael S. Fenster, MD, better known as Chef Dr. Mike, is one of a handful of physicians worldwide to hold both culinary and medical degrees and is the only Interventional Cardiologist, and Professional Chef to do so. Through his Culinary Medicine program at the University of Montana, speaking events, articles, books, personal outreach, and media appearances, Chef Dr. Mike has become the voice of Culinary Medicine. His message empowers people to take control of their health, wellness, and happiness through a positive relationship with food.
Culinary Medicine SymposiumAugust 12-13 in Missoula, MT. Join me and Chef Dr. Mike for a weekend of learning and food! Details and registration here:
Support me by supporting Pederson's natural, organic meats!Use code FARMTOFUTURE to get 10% any order of humanely raised meats. I recommend the Whole30 Variety Pack: https://pedersonsfarms.com/
Connect with Chef Dr. Mike
Website: https://chefdrmike.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchefdrmike/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ77UNYMvQKOqClng6REJOQ
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Aidan Dowdle is the CEO and founder of Verdethos Inc, a technology company which produces blockchain based ERP platforms that create greater efficiency, fosters traceability and eases sustainability reporting across complex supply chains. Aidan spent more than a decade working for Wilmar International, Asia’s leading agribusiness firm, where he held a variety of managerial positions leading Wilmar’s trading division and new ventures in South Africa. Being commercially responsible for Wilmar’s activities throughout a few emerging markets, Aidan has deep experience in developing efficiencies in challenging supply chains. Aidan immediately saw the opportunity for blockchain to deliver solutions for the agricultural commodity industry and supply chains at large while learning about new technologies at Columbia University Fu School of Engineering.
Connect with Aidan
Website: https://verdethos.io/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dowdlea/
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Amal Chatterjee is an agricultural economist with 16 years of experience in Procurement. He graduated with a Master of Science degree from Penn State University in 2006. He currently manages the procurement of fats and oils, emulsifiers, and ingredients for his bakery ingredients company. He is married with two children and resides in a Philadelphia suburb. In his downtime, he enjoys reading, fishing and playing on his kids’ Nintendo Switch.
Links
What is palm oil in? https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/which-everyday-products-contain-palm-oil
Puratos: https://www.puratos.com/
Connect with Amal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amalchatterjee/
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Orion Kobayashi has always had a passion for food, agriculture, and solving supply chain challenges. After serving in AmeriCorps and three years of working on farms, he went to Tufts Friedman School, earning an MS in Food Policy and Logistics. His work centers around connecting people with farmers, and through that connection creating value for sustainable products. He has helped build these value chains and manage the logistics at startups like sweetgreen and UrbanStems.
Connect with Orion
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/orionkobayashi/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orion_ontheroad/
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Rose Wang was co-founder and CEO of Chirps. She is a Shark Tank entrepreneur, Forbes 30 under 30 social entrepreneur, ELLE USA Impact Award winner, Echoing Green fellow, MassChallenge Gold Winner, Harvard Dean's Design Challenge winner, and TEDx speaker. She holds the record for World's Largest Nachosand is living proof that you can really do anything with a psychology degree.
Links
Try cricket chips! eatchirps.com
Children's Book: Project Startup Eat Bugs
Instagram: instagram.com/eatchirps
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Tim West is a Slow Food chef turned Social Entrepreneur and Food Futurist. He was recognized as one of Zagat’s 30 under 30 Food-World Up-and-Comers for his work producing Food Hackathons and has since served as a Fellow4Good at the Institute for the Future and Global Ambassador to the Future Food Institute. His areas of interest include: mountain biking, climbing, local food systems, food as medicine, and permaculture. He now lives in Bellingham, WA, Pacific Northwest where he plans to get a farm dog.
Today, Tim talks to us about the importance of true cost accounting — why corporations need to pay for the environmental and social costs they offload. He also shares case studies of regenerative and scalable businesses he's backing.
Connect with TimWebsite: https://cheftimwest.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChefTimWest
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheftimwest/Foundation: https://sundial.foundation/
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Ben Deuling is the founder of SporeAttic LLC, a gourmet mushroom farm in Bozeman, Montana. Ben moved from Michigan in 2017 to join a Ph.D. program in Molecular Bioscience at Montana State University. After 2 years working towards his doctorate, Ben finally accepted that he was unhappy, unfulfilled, and that academia would not take him where he wanted in life.
Around that time, Ben discovered a passion for cultivating gourmet mushrooms, which utilized his training in Microbiology. Only now, instead of writing manuscripts and chasing grants, he uses that training to make high quality food, while still getting his science fix. SporeAttic launched on Halloween 2020, and after their first year in business, Ben and his team produce and sell over 400 pounds of gourmet mushrooms every week around the Gallatin Valley. For Ben, this is only the beginning.
Connect with BenWebsite: https://sporeattic.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sporeattic/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SporeAtticFarms/
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Alex and Miguel are "two brown guys starting a sustainable farm" (in their words, mostly). They're transforming a 158 acre wooded property in Connecticut into an agroforestry farm.
Alex Eitland has been working in relation to the industrial meat industry for the past 5 years. After graduating with a political science degree, it was the last thing he expected. His love for the woods — and food — has been around since his childhood growing up in rural Connecticut, and his first job being working in a greenhouse.
Miguel Figueroa moved from the island Saint Croix at the age of 11, and his understanding of food, grocery stores, and where unhealthy food ends and healthy food begins has always been blurry. He's constantly in pursuit of the ideal meal, and his love for the land and agriculture is primarily driven by his stomach. Along with a desire to help the communities who struggle (himself included) to find genuinely good food.
Fern Mill Farm aims to engage, educate and encourage people to understand what good food tastes like, smells like, and looks like when its grown in a sustainable way. Going beyond standard permaculture or restorative agriculture, they aim to prove that sustainable food can also be financially viable using agroforestry.
Connect with Alex & MiguelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fernmillfarm/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fernmillfarm
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Joel Salatin, 64, calls himself a Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer. Others who like him call him the most famous farmer in the world, the high priest of the pasture, and the most eclectic thinker from Virginia since Thomas Jefferson. Those who don’t like him call him a bio-terrorist, Typhoid Mary, charlatan, and starvation advocate.
He co-owns, with his family, Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia. Featured in the New York Times bestseller Omnivore’s Dilemma and award-winning documentary Food Inc., the farm services more than 5,000 families, 50 restaurants, 10 retail outlets, and a farmers’ market with salad bar beef, pigaerator pork, pastured poultry, and forestry products. When he’s not on the road speaking, he’s at home on the farm, keeping the callouses on his hands and dirt under his fingernails, mentoring young people, inspiring visitors, and promoting local, regenerative food and farming systems.
In this episode, Joel shares how his family turned the worst piece of land into one of the most biodiverse farms in the country, why we ended up with a chemical-based agriculture system post-WWII, and what it will really take (logistically, financially, personally) to shift to a large-scale carbon-based food system.
Connect with Joel:Polyface Farms: https://www.polyfacefarms.com/
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Michelle Nicole Gerrard is a poet, chronic illness warrior, food stylist, and vegan chef. She believes in the power of thriving with organic whole foods, and living a life in alignment with nature. She also firmly believes that the more we care, the more we give and the more we show up for people, the more powerful we become.
In this episode, Michelle shares her journey with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and the challenges (and joys) of cooking without the sense of taste. Plus, we discuss what she learned living (and eating) in Kenya, and some of her favorite recipes in her latest cookbook, Olfactory.Giveaway!!! Enter to your copy of Olfactory**:
Connect with Michelle**Website: https://michellenicolegerrard.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelle.nicole.gerrard
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/chellemarriott
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Michael S. Fenster, MD, better known as Chef Dr. Mike, is one of a handful of physicians worldwide to hold both culinary and medical degrees and is the only Interventional Cardiologist, and Professional Chef to do so. Through his Culinary Medicine course at the University of Montana, speaking events, articles, books, personal outreach, and media appearances, Chef Dr. Mike has become the voice of Culinary Medicine. His message empowers people to take control of their health, wellness, and happiness through a positive relationship with food.
In today's episode, Chef Dr. Mike walks us through a brief history of nutrition, why an omnivore diet us establish ourselves as a successful species, and the NOVA Food Classification that helps us identify real foods vs. ultra-processed foods.
Links MentionedDan Buettner’s Blue Zones study: https://www.bluezones.com/dan-buettner/
Harvard Happiness Study: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/
Catching Fire by Richard Wrangham: https://www.amazon.com/Catching-Fire-Cooking-Made-Human/dp/0465013627
Regenerative Agriculture: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/regenerative-agriculture-101
The End of Overeating by David Kessler: https://www.amazon.com/End-Overeating-Insatiable-American-Appetite/dp/1605294578
NOVA Food Classification: https://educhange.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NOVA-Classification-Reference-Sheet.pdf
Connect with Chef Dr. Mike
Website: https://chefdrmike.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchefdrmike/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ77UNYMvQKOqClng6REJOQ
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Peter Jarvis is a Florida-based fishmonger who’s worked in the sustainable seafood industry for over 30 years. His first business was Triar Seafood, a boutique wholesale company providing fresh fish and stone crabs via overnight delivery to chefs around the nation. Working with local day boat fisherman, Peter’s team hand selects only responsibly harvested seafood, filets and packages it for overnight shipping. Now, Peter is offering the freshest seafood to the home chef, delivered from dock-to-door within a day of its source.
Peter also serves on the Board of the Southeastern Fisheries Association, to support responsible harvesting by the commercial fishing industry while maintaining sustainable stocks of fish.
Peter’s Florida SeafoodShop sustainable seafood: https://petersfloridaseafood.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petersflseafood/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PetersFLSeafood
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Jared Niemela is an amateur mycologist who cultivates culinary and medicinal mushrooms and shares knowledge on his YouTube channel, One Earth Mushrooms. In this "Mushroom Cultivation 101" episode, Jared walks us through the fungi life cycle and how you can replicate it at home with just $20. We also discuss magic mushrooms aka. psilocybin - both our personal experiences with it, as well as the latest research on psilocybin and its healing properties for mental health issues like anxiety and depression.
Connect with JaredWebsite: oneearthmushrooms.com
YouTube: youtube.com/c/OneEarthMushrooms
Patreon: patreon.com/oneearthmushrooms
Instagram: @oneearthmushrooms
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Born and raised in Vancouver BC, Marie Grapé has worked in the food industry for 15 years. Beginning her career in fine dining before transitioning to catering private events, the kitchen hustle took a toll on her health, both mentally and physically.
Over a year ago, Marie founded MANNA | Sacred Meals, a meal delivery program that is 100% plant based. MANNA aims to introduce plant based meals to everyone, no matter their food journey, in the form of delicious and convenient sous vide meals. Hear how Chef Marie went from a traditional Filipino meat-heavy diet to plant-forward, some of her hearty plant-based recipes, and how MANNA Sacred Meals is heading towards their goal of zero waste.
Connect with MANNA
Website: www.mannamenu.com
Instagram: @mannamenu
TikTok: @mannamenu
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Jonas Guenther is the founder of We Are The New Farmers, an urban algae farm in Brooklyn, NY, on a mission to make the world’s oldest food source a mainstream staple. Jonas also started the magazine Finding Tomorrow, offering a glance at an exciting future where we've implemented solutions to overcome climate change. Prior to launching New Farmers, Jonas completed his Master’s degree at NYU where he built the Urban Food Lab - a project platform and indoor farm that enables students to learn about sustainability and food by running their own mini-projects connecting their studies to the world of farming. He continues to work with students as Founder in Residence at the NYU Entrepreneurship Lab.
Links Mentioned
The Great Nutrient Collapse: www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/09/13/food-nutrients-carbon-dioxide-000511
Support New FarmersInvest in the farm: republic.co/we-are-the-new-farmersBuy fresh spirulina: www.new-farmers.com
Instagram: instagram.com/wearethenewfarmers
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There’s not one way to eat sustainably. If you dig into your own culture, you’ll probably find traditional foods that are naturally in tune with the land - whether they make use of all parts of the animal, or indigenous varieties of corn or rice, or preservation techniques that don’t require a fridge. What traditional foods did you grow up with?
Today, Jane Z. sits down with award-winning poet and art critic John Yau, who curated the exhibit “Home Cooking,” now live at the LaiSun Keane Gallery in Boston until December 5. John Yau has published over 50 books of poetry, fiction, and art criticism. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1950 to Chinese emigrants, Yau attended Bard College and earned an MFA from Brooklyn College in 1978. His first book of poetry, Crossing Canal Street, was published in 1976. Since then, he has won acclaim for his poetry’s attentiveness to visual culture and linguistic surface. He currently teaches at the Mason Gross School of the Arts and Rutgers University, and lives in New York City.
Home Cooking Exhibition
About the Exhibition: laisunkeane.com/homecookingjohnyau
LaiSun Keane Gallery: laisunkeane.com
John Yau’s Work
Books on Amazon: amazon.com/John-Yau/e/B001HD3FZ6
Instagram: instagram.com/johnyaupoet/
Facebook: facebook.com/john.yau.798
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How does a chef think about provenance? i.e. Where your food comes from? In this inaugural episode, Chef Adam Lamb takes us on a journey from South Florida to the Black Forest to North Carolina to show us how he puts together a menu that honors the land.
Adam M Lamb is a professional chef with 30 years of successes and failures, which he brings to his podcast Chef Life Radio, empowering culinary professionals to fuck the grind, and find their groove. He lives with his wife Jennifer in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where he produces a line of Pepper Sauces and makes goat cheese in his spare time.
Links Mentioned:
Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch https://www.seafoodwatch.org/
Temple Grandin HBO movie: https://www.hbo.com/movies/temple-grandin
Joel Salatin, Polyface Farms - Biodynamic Farming: https://www.polyfacefarms.com/
Connect with Chef Adam:
Facebook: facebook.com/chefliferadio
Twitter: twitter.com/chefliferadio
Instagram: instagram.com/chefliferadio
Email: adam@chefliferadio.com
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Changes are coming! Join Jane Z. on a new leg of the adventure to learn all about food sustainability - how to eat better for the planet. Trailer dropping next Tuesday!
Subscribe to this podcast to stay notified. Follow @insideoutwithjane on Instagram for live updates.
Rafe Offer is the co-founder and CEO of Sofar Sounds, a cutting-edge music company and worldwide promoter of new bands which specialises in secret gigs in unusual spaces. Sofar Sounds has hosted tens of thousands of shows in over 400 cities, at unique venues like a ski jump, a mattress store, multiple graveyards, and many living rooms. Artists like Billie Eilish, Leon Bridges, The XX, Noah Cyrus, and others got their starts performing at Sofar. To date, they’ve had over 80 acts go on to win or be nominated for Grammys.
Connect with Rafe & SofarAttend a Live Show: www.sofarsounds.com
Sofar Instagram: www.instagram.com/sofarsounds
Rafe's Instagram: www.instagram.com/rafeoffer
Rafe's Email: rafe@sofarsounds.com
Connect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjane
Website: www.insideoutwithjane.com
Email: hello@insideoutwithjane.com
Today, Kevin Allen (aka Khordmaster) and Jane Z. take turns as co-hosts! We discuss the perks and pitfalls of a career in content, how to approach social media without getting overwhelmed, and what it means to bring your whole self to work. Before all that, get to know Kevin as a pianist and middle school teacher, and hear some fun stories about Jane that she's never shared before!
Khordmaster is a classically trained pianist, live streamer, music producer, math tutor, and YouTube content creator. He's been making music for 15 years, but only recently started creating content, after 12 years of working at Verizon before becoming a middle school math teacher. Khordmaster hosts a podcast called K_AL Experience, which covers topics including music, technology, and lifestyle design.
Connect with KhordmasterWebsite: www.khordmaster.com
Instagram: instagram.com/khordmaster/
Tutoring Business: www.kevintutoring.com
Connect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjane
Website: www.insideoutwithjane.com
Email: hello@insideoutwithjane.com
Dr. Alex Ding and Shobhit Singhal are two members of The First Wave, a community effort started by a group of MBA students at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, to help provide PPE to frontline healthcare workers in the United States. The First Wave is the inspiration behind Tickle Trouble, a children’s book published by Ladderworks, a publishing startup that aims to empower kids to become social entrepreneurs.
Get your copy of Tickle Trouble: https://www.ladderworks.co/products/tickle-trouble
Dr. Alex Ding is a board-certified radiologist, currently serving as executive-in-residence at Humana and medical director of the Office of Health Affairs and Advocacy. He also provides clinical care as faculty at the University of Louisville. He was previously a managing partner at California Advanced Imaging, and also served as the Chief of Radiology and Medical Director of Imaging at Sutter Health. Alex is a former trustee of the American Medical Association, serving during the early implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and currently serves as the Chair of the AMA's Council on Science and Public Health. Alex completed a BA in Economics and MS in Public Health at UC Berkeley, his MD from UCSF, and holds an MBA in finance from UPenn's Wharton School. He is a US Navy veteran, finishing his service at the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
Shobhit Singhal is a tech professional with almost 15 years of experience in consulting, managing datacenter operations, building retail supply chain systems, running product incubators, and most recently managing social media trust and safety operations. Shobhit is passionate about building and operating products that help users gain access to infrastructure, information and employment. Outside of work Shobhit enjoys playing tennis, hiking, and helping startups bootstrap their operations.
Connect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjane
Website: www.insideoutwithjane.com
Email: hello@insideoutwithjane.com
Christine Werthman is the managing editor at Billboard. She has been an editor since 2006 and previously worked for Complex, XXL and CMJ. She has a B.S. in magazine journalism from Syracuse University, an M.A. in music, media and cultural studies from New York University and knows the best spot for a good sightline at most concert venues in New York City.
Connect with Christine
Twitter: @cwerthman
Portfolio site: christinewerthman.com
Connect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjane
Website: www.insideoutwithjane.com
Email: hello@insideoutwithjane.com
Erica Zendell is a full-time traveler, writer, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) practitioner. This past April, Erica left a comfortable life of 9 years in Boston on an indefinite road trip to train, compete, and learn from the best in BJJ across the United States. In July, she quit her career in the tech industry to fully dedicate herself to living a story worth writing about for her first book.
Erica holds a BA in Comparative Literature from Princeton University and a MBA from MIT, but her hardest-earned "degree" to date is her Purple Belt in BJJ under John Clarke. She's competed in nearly 40 grappling tournaments since 2017, and her proudest titles are a Bronze Medal at the 2020 IBJJF Pan American Championship and a Gold Medal at the 2020 IBJJF World Masters Championship.
Her cross-country travel companions include her Subaru Forester, her significant other, and their miniature dachshund, Snickers.
Connect with Erica
Instagram (writing): www.instagram.com/zenintheartoffighting
Instagram (personal): www.instagram.com/zendelle
Newsletter: http://erica-zendell.ck.page/92bf8b841f
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zendelle
Writing: https://www.erica-zendell.com and zendelle.medium.com
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/ericamzendell
Connect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjane
Website: www.insideoutwithjane.com
Email: hello@insideoutwithjane.com
Pascal Kriesche and Morgan Abraham are two engineers who took their love for smoothies and created Smoodi, the “Keurig for smoothies.” Pascal is a Mechanical Engineer from Germany who came to the U.S. for his MBA at Harvard Business School. Previously, he worked as a Strategy Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and as Project leader for a Joint Venture in Mexico. Morgan is an inventor at heart. Having studied electrical engineering at McGill University and then Manufacturing engineering at MIT, he has a knack for new innovative technology from concept to reality.
Hear about how Jane Z. (yours truly!) brought Pascal and Morgan together and how they then built their proprietary smoothie system, why they source their own frozen fruits from Mexico, and their pivot from serving smoothies in corporate offices to convenience stores.
Connect with Smoodi
Website: https://www.getsmoodi.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getsmoodi/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smoodi/
Connect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjane
Website: www.insideoutwithjane.com
Email: hello@insideoutwithjane.com
Meghhan Maupin is the VP of Consumer Insights at Function of Beauty. She was the CEO and Co-Founder of Atolla, which was acquired by Function in August 2021. Atolla is a data-based skincare system that does the heavy lifting of picking out your ideal ingredients and routine, so you don’t have to.
In this episode, we chat all things skincare - from acne and Accutane to SPF and outdoor sports. Meg takes us behind the scenes of building Atolla with multiple co-founders before ultimately going through with the acquisition solo. Her mental health routine involves rock climbing and feeding baby cows - as she now lives on a farm in the Adirondacks!
Connect with Meg
Atolla: atolla.com / @atollaskinlab
Function of Beauty: functionofbeauty.com, @functionofbeauty
Connect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjane
Website: www.insideoutwithjane.com
Email: hello@insideoutwithjane.com
Chris Spear is the chef and owner of Perfect Little Bites, an in-home personal chef business, and the host of the Chefs Without Restaurants podcast. He graduated from Johnson & Wales University with a B.S. in culinary arts, and has been working in the foodservice industry for almost 30 years.
In this episode, we chat about how Chris cooked his way from Burger King to high-end retirement homes and now upscale dining experiences in people’s homes. We discuss cultural appropriation in cooking, what IKEA offers besides furniture and meatballs, and how physical and mental health are really one and the same.
Chefs Without RestaurantsPodcast https://www.podpage.com/chefs-without-restaurants/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/chefswithoutrestaurants
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefswithoutrestaurants/
Website: https://chefswithoutrestaurants.com/
Perfect Little BitesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/perfectlittlebites/
Website: https://perfectlittlebites.com/
Email Chris: chefswithoutrestaurants@gmail.com
Connect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjane
Website: www.insideoutwithjane.com
Email: hello@insideoutwithjane.com
Peter Lee is the founder of COBA Coffee (@coba.coffee), the makers of the coffee chocolate bar. His coffee experience started from building his own coffee roaster with a tripper and a pot to sourcing coffee in Latin American countries, and to date COBA has raised over $75,000 from crowdfunding campaigns. Prior to his coffee journey, Peter dropped out of high school as a straight-A student because a fire burned down his parents’ toy store. Peter has since been rebuilding his identity through various side hustles and experimenting towards the future of food.
Connect with COBA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coba.coffee/
Website: www.coba.coffee
Connect with Jane Z.Instagram: @insideoutwithjane
Website: www.insideoutwithjane.com
Email: hello@insideoutwithjane.com
Joe Gagnon is a seasoned CXO executive and endurance athlete. He's consulted for companies in over 45 countries and, as a turnaround CEO, Joe has taken over from the founder on three occasions to restructure businesses and put them on a path to growth. As an athlete, Joe completed six Ironman Triathlons and over 80 marathon+ distance races — all after the age of 40. In 2017, he ran Six Marathons across Six Consecutive Days on Six Continents. He recently published his book Living the High Performance Life and co-hosts the podcast Chasing Tomorrow.
In this episode, Joe takes us from his humble beginnings of being bullied in the Bronx to traveling the world as a consultant, to building the strong mind and body required of a company leader and endurance athlete.
Connect with Joe
Website: http://www.thehighperformancelife.net/
Book: https://amzn.to/3sG6ze0
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehighperformancelife/
Email: joe@1up.health
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Shang is a personal finance influencer on Instagram @savemycents. She reached millionaire status in her 30s through frugal living, raising her income, and investing her savings, and is work optional today. She has a passion for teaching everyone to get financially fit and save for a retirement, no matter what background.
In this episode, Shang shares her experience of hustling and saving in her 20s - as a management consultant by day and as a wedding photographer on nights and weekends. As much as she worked, the real toll on her mental health came with cutting back on spend to meet an almost 50% savings rate. Shang shares advice on redirecting your triggers for spending, owning your self-worth and definition of success, and shifting from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance.
Connect with Shang
Blog: https://savemycents.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savemycents/
Retirement Masterclass Wait List: https://savemycents.com/save-my-retirement-masterclass
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Wally Koval is the Founder of and content curator behind @AccidentallyWesAnderson (AWA) - a global Community of Adventurers - lovers of design, architecture, aesthetics, and history. Over the past 3 years the AWA community has grown to include more than 1.5 million members, a New York Times Best Selling book has been published in 9 languages, and there have been countless write-ups from some of the most prestigious media organizations.
In this episode, Jane sits down with Wally to talk AWA's origin story, Wally and Amanda's painstaking efforts in curating the Instagram page and book, his experience reaching out to Wes Anderson himself, and advice for content creators on how to keep showing up for your community.
Connect with AWA
Website: www.accidentallywesanderson.com
Get the book: www.awa-book.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accidentallywesanderson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/accidentallywesanderson/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@accidentallywesanderson
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/accidentallywesanderson
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AccidentallyWA
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Email: hello@insideoutwithjane.com
Maria Eilersen is a PR coach and the founder of Be Conscious PR, helping conscious entrepreneurs and startups reach millions of people. With a journalism degree from NYU, global PR experience in the startup space and 300+ hours of yoga teacher training under her belt, Maria is on a mission to demystify PR for heart-led business owners. As a third culture kid, Maria was born in Denmark, grew up in Tokyo, and spent the last decade adulting in New York and London before calling Lisbon home. When she's not working her PR magic, Maria teaches and practices yoga, which informs her conscious approach to her clients and the media.
LinksPeriod Power by Maisie Hill: https://amzn.to/3sbSaWU
Connect with Maria EilersenWebsite: www.beconsciouspr.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/beconsciouspr
Book a call with Maria: www.calendly.com/beconsciouspr
Facebook: www.facebook.com/beconsciouspr
Twitter: www.twitter.com/maria_eilersen
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Jake Rudin and Erin Pellegrino are the co-founders of Out of Architecture (@outofarchitecture), a career consulting firm for architects looking to apply their incredible talents in untraditional ways. Jake and Erin met during their Bachelor of Architecture program at Cornell University, and both received their MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology and graduate degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Currently, Jake works at adidas where he manages teams in Computational Design, Digital Technologies, and Pattern Engineering.He also teaches visual communications at Portland State University. Erin is a Visiting Lecturer in Architecture at Cornell and Principal of her studio, Matter.
In this episode, we discuss passion versus pay, creative and financial burnout, and how to see your own career as a design problem.
Connect with Jake & Erin:Website: outofarchitecture.com
Instagram: instagram.com/outofarchitecture/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/out-of-architecture
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Sandy Vo (@isandyvo) is a meditation teacher and the founder of Prosperous the Podcast and Prosperous: School of Self-realization, a 90-day breakthrough experience for modern-day leaders.
Sandy encountered the path of meditation after living with crippling depression and anxiety for most of her teen years. In college, Sandy looked like a rockstar – she competed as a bodybuilder, made the Dean’s List, ran her own business, and juggled multiple jobs. But on the inside, she was burnt out and battling depression.
Through practicing self-transformation methods, Sandy learned how to self-heal mental, emotional, physical trauma, and break generational patterns. In today’s episode, we dive deep into Sandy’s journey and how meditation can “reprogram” the software of your mind and bridge the gap between outer success and inner fulfillment.
Link between thyroid issues and suppressing anger: https://www.womenshealthnetwork.com/emotions-anxiety-and-mood/low-thyroid-repressed-anger/
Connect with SandyPrograms, Blog, Events, Retreats: www.sandyvo.com
School: www.sandyvo.com/prosperous-school
Instagram: instagram.com/isandyvo
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sandyvo
FREE Healing Meditation https://sandyvo.kartra.com/page/ahealingsleepmeditation
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Alexis Haselberger is a time management and productivity coach who helps people do more and stress less through coaching, workshops and online courses. After 15 years of working in operations and HR at early-stage start-ups, Alexis has mastered the art of time management in high-stress environments. She has now taught thousands of individuals to take control of their time and her clients include Google, Lyft, Workday, Capital One, Upwork and more.
In this episode, Alexis spills all her secrets on time management for ambitious busybodies. We walk through her system for organizing tasks, techniques for setting boundaries and saying “no” without burning bridges, and how to develop a mindset around productivity.
What’s the one tip from Alexis that resonated with you? Post it in an Instagram story and tag @insideoutwithjane to be featured!
Connect with Alexis
Website: https://www.alexishaselberger.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh9iAkCALqr3FsKfYOqjb3Q
Instagram: @do.more.stress.less
Facebook: @domorestressless
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/domorestressless/
Online courses: https://www.alexishaselberger.com/online-courses
FREE Distraction Action Plan: https://www.alexishaselberger.com/subscribe
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Kayla Pearson is a surfer, hairdresser, helicopter mechanic, and the Founder of Surf Soap (@surf_soap), an ocean-safe hair care and skincare company.
Kayla was born in a tiny town in California, and has always had an affinity with the ocean. After growing up in Utah, she moved to Florida, where she learned to surf. Kayla joined the Army in 2013 as a UH60 Blackhawk mechanic and crew chief, and then pivoted into military intelligence after she had her daughter Eleanor in 2017.
In that time, she’s competed in Ironman 140.6 Japan, won the women’s title in the Seoul International Marathon, and earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology while remodeling a home with her husband, Ben.
Kayla launched Surf Soap in November 2020 with their signature 3-1 shampoo-conditioner-body wash bar, and they've already shipped over 2,000 orders! In this episode, we talk about how building a business is just like running a marathon, how to stay consistent and get past that mile 18, and how Kayla manages her time running Surf Soap on top of full-time work and being a parent.
Connect with Surf Soap
Website: www.surfsoap.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/surf_soap
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/surfsoapcompany/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWwp7HmJ-03WZ-RYKOC43w
Twitter: https://twitter.com/surf_soap
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Is it possible to pursue art and achieve financial stability?
That’s a question that Michelle Favin is beginning to answer. Michelle is an artist based in San Francisco. She uses acrylic and natural pigments in her work and pulls inspiration from her mixed lineage of Korean and American.
In this episode, Michelle opens up about leaving a glamorous and high-octane job in tech to slow down and pursue a risky but fulfilling art career. She shares practical tips for anyone looking to pursue art, from setting up your studio space, pricing your work and commissions, and how to use Instagram in an authentic way. Michelle paints from a deep commitment to equity and social justice and believes creative expression is core to a more empathetic, compassionate, and socially just world.
Michelle recently released her debut collection “together, here” — an exploration of how we’re connected to Earth, to each other, and to our inner landscapes. All of the pieces use natural pigment and acrylic on raw canvas and 15% of proceeds will be donated to Sogorea Te’ Land Trust,
Connect with Michelle
Website: michellefavin.com
Instagram: @Michellefavin
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Sometimes what you need is the lemonade factor. In other words, the ability to turn a sour situation into something sweet.
Here’s an example.
In 2011, Nicole Ketchum interviewed for a job that involved designing decor for a Halloween theme. She came up with a beautiful modern chandelier design. She was sure the company would love it.
Turns out, they thought the concept was “too modern” and turned her down for the job.
Nicole was upset at first, but here’s where the lemonade factor comes in. She could’ve just deleted the presentation and erased the experience from her memory.
Instead, she decided to make lemonade.
For two years, Nicole and her husband would go into his office on weekends to use his computer and make 3D design files for these chandeliers. Over time, Nicole created prototypes, put together a catalog and online presence, got some free buzz through blogs, and started making a name for her new brand.
In fact, her chandeliers were so unique and easy to use that they got picked up by some pretty big names — Disney, Mattel, and Pottery Barn Kids.
Talk about turning rejection into sweet, sweet opportunity.
Six years in, Nicole Ketchum is the full-time founder of Hey Girl Decor™— a modern chandelier and accessories company. She has been featured in over 20 magazines and spoke at ALT Summit. In this episode, Nicole shares some growth hacks for Pinterst, her experience with overseas manufacturing, and how she managed to build her business while raising her newborn daughter.
Connect with Nicole:
Website: www.heygirldecor.com
IG: @heygirldecor
Pinterest: @heygirldecor
FB: @heygirldecor
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When you first start your business, not everyone will believe in you. But that’s okay, because the only person that needs to believe in what you’re building — at least to start — is you.
Allison Claire had a ton of doubters when she was starting her jewelry business - her dad, one of her first customers, and banks who denied her a loan. But it turns out, Allison had a perfect background for what she was doing. During her 8 years of working in university administration, Allison struggled to find a way to represent her alma mater at football games and fancy events without looking tacky in a hoodie. So she built Allison Claire, a jewelry brand that offers luxury collegiate pieces like gold necklaces and diamond earrings.
In just 5 years, Allison Claire has made almost $1 million in sales and over 1,000 orders — as a one-woman show! The brand is a licensed jeweler for 8 schools and counting, including the University of Washington, University of Arizona, and Virginia Tech. Today, Allison is here to tell the tale of how she dove head-first into a new industry, teaching herself jewelry design and manufacturing, and some of the sacrifices she had to make to build a million-dollar brand.
Connect with Allison Claire
Website: https://www.allisonclaire.com
Hearts Forever Collection: https://www.allisonclaire.com/collections/hearts-forever-by-homs
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allisonclaireco/
Email: allison@allisonclaire.com
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The best products often come from a frustrated consumer.
Laura Armstrong was an event planner who traveled a ton for work and struggled to find the right hair products to bring on the road. She couldn’t lug all her tools and hair products around, and the only dry shampoos she could find came in aerosol cans, which were banned from carry-on and they turned your hair white.
So, Laura created her own.
Using ingredients you could find in your kitchen, Laura created her own formula and packaging for an all-natural, travel-friendly dry shampoo that matches your hair color.
Almost 3 years in, Laura has expanded Dirty Blonde into a Hair and Skin Care brand that generates $5k a month in revenue — a solid side hustle on top of her day job as a marketing and event planner.
In this episode, Laura takes us behind the scenes of her operations, sharing her process of developing an all-natural formula and her tips for new businesses — what to do before launching your product, how to manage your time with a side hustle, and how to make the most out of Instagram and Facebook ads for your business.
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Connect with Dirty Blonde!
Website: www.dirtyblonde.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DirtyBlondeTO
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dirty_blonde_to/
Email: whatup@dirtyblonde.ca
Beyond Soap book: https://amzn.to/3iFIAIT
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What’s the first step to building a thriving business? Well, easy — getting started.
But that can be scary. Whether it’s quitting your day job, putting up a website, or getting out there to find your first customer, just getting started requires being brave.
Here’s a secret, though.
You don’t need to be brave all of the time. Just the moments that matter. That’s how Claire Smith managed to quit her day job at a restaurant to start a granola company and grow it to over 70 stores.
Claire grew up as the 7th generation on a 2,300-acre family farm, vowing to move as far away from the farm as she could. After graduating from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Neuroscience and minor in Classics, she moved to western Canada. Her parents decided to start pivoting the farm from corn and soybeans to alternative grains and seeds during this time.
Claire, acknowledging the irony, moved back to the farm to work with teff, an ancient grain native to Ethiopia. She created Teffola, or teff granola, and began selling to local grocery stores in January 2018. Since then, she's grown Teffola into 70 grocery stores and coffee shops across Michigan and is now branching into Chicago and Toledo, Ohio.
In this episode, Claire shares her business journey from late nights and farmer’s markets to building a customer-centric food brand that brings awareness to small farmers and ancient grains.
Connect with TeffolaWebsite: www.eatteffola.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/eatteffola
Instagram: www.instagram.com/eatteffola
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To cap off Season 1, Severin from Episode 4 comes back to interview me, Jane Z.! We take a trip down through my multi-leg journey of entrepreneurship, from building a neighborhood piano school at age 13 to designing a student-run cafe at McGill University, building a clean tech startup community in Vancouver, to co-founding the first-ever classroom design platform. We also discuss my research on food systems, from growing tomatoes in urban greenhouses to making acorn tofu.
Sev and I pull back the curtain on the highs and lows of our startup journeys - from the excitement of building something from scratch to the burnout of doing too much. This sets us up for season 2, which will be all about how to build a thriving creative business without losing your mind.
Links to Jane’s work
Nutty Futures - Jane’s children’s book on acorns: https://issuu.com/janezy/docs/nutty_futures_book_final
Nutty Futures research paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348634267_Nutty_Futures_Balanoculture_for_the_World
Nutty Futures video trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okvOaSQwPo8
Creative Learning Spiral - book chapter on how to design spaces for creative learning: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-7497-9_19Resources mentioned
The Story of Stuff & Planned Obsolescence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GorqroigqM&t=5s How to process acorns and make acorn flour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkSSk9I8u7g room2learn’s Medium site: https://medium.com/room2learnEpisodes mentioned
Jennifer Zhang: https://www.insideoutwithjane.com/jen-z/
Ryan Chen: https://www.insideoutwithjane.com/ryan-chen/Connect with Jane:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/1janezhang/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janezyyy/
Vivienne Walz is a former Health Scientist at the CDC who worked on the 2018 Ebola Outbreak response in the DRC, where she focused on analyzing community feedback from Red Cross volunteers. Today, Vivienne supports the Covid-19 response as a community health liaison in the Kahnawà:ke First Nations reserve outside of Montreal. Vivienne holds an M.Sc. in Public Health and B.A.&Sc. in Cognitive Science, both from McGill University, and she’s built a career around community well-being, sustainability, social justice.
In this episode, we talk about Viv’s upbringing on a Swiss farm in rural Ontario, how the CBC documentary 8th Fire set Viv down a career path around indigenous culture and social justice, and the story of when she got hit by a drunk driver. And of course, we talk about how Viv ended up working at the Centers for Disease Control, what evaluation work looks like, and what it was like being on the ground in the DRC working on the Ebola response.
CONNECT WITH VIV
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivienne-walz-45b663b8/
RESOURCES
CBC Documentary 8th Fire https://www.cbc.ca/firsthand/blog/8th-fire-wabs-walk-through-history
Dalai Lama Fellowship: https://www.dalailamafellows.org/#main
CONNECT WITH US
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Mark Pan is the Director of HR & Business Strategy at Newsela, an EdTech platform that delivers news-related content to students at different reading levels. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Urban Education, Mark took his knowledge to the classroom, teaching English in San Jose, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. He then brought his teaching skills into the tech industry, where he managed partnerships at Coursera and later joined Newsela in business strategy and now People Operations.
In this episode, Mark shares how an acting class helped him become a better teacher, why he’s optimistic about the future of EdTech, stories his classroom in Malaysia, and how employees and managers can be more transparent with one another about career pathing. We also reminisce about Summerbridge Hong Kong and our hair dye stories — and break out into a few musical numbers!
CONNECT WITH MARK
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markpan/
Newsela: https://newsela.com/
RESOURCES MENTIONED
Tours of Duty: https://hbr.org/2013/06/tours-of-duty-the-new-employer-employee-compact
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Carly James is the Executive Director of Global Development at ThinkPlace Global, a strategic design thinking firm that tackles the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Carly is trained as a cultural anthropologist, and she’s worked on design research projects like behavior change in the health system for Somali women, disaster resilience in Myanmar, HIV testing in West Africa, and co-designing the future state of male contraceptives. Carly holds two Master's degrees — an MDes in Risk and Resilience from Harvard, and an MA in Anthropology from McGill University.
In this episode, we talk about how Carly’s upbringing in Alabama, her early career in rural development in Delaware, and French colonial studies in college coalesced into a fascination with international aid and development in sub-Saharan Africa. Carly shares what it’s like to work and live in contexts like Kenya and Somalia where you feel like a complete outsider, what she’s learned about imposter syndrome, and what it’s like to work side by side with your (romantic) partner!
Connect with Carly
Email: carlyn.james@thinkplace.com.au
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlynjames/
ThinkPlace: https://www.thinkplaceglobal.com/Resources Mentioned
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni https://www.tablegroup.com/topics-and-resources/teamwork-5-dysfunctions/Connect with us
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Shahil Patel (@shahilbollyx) is the Co-Founder and CEO of BollyX, a Bollywood-based fitness class that’s grown into a global movement. BollyX has been featured on Shark Tank and in 2009, Shahil led the first-ever Bollywood dance team to the final rounds of America’s Got Talent. Shahil has choreographed, produced, and led over 200 Bollywood performances and has performed alongside superstars such as Gloria Estefan, Jamie Foxx, Enrique Iglesias and Diana Ross!
In this episode, we talk about how Shahil got into dancing while at UC Berkeley to impress his mother, how he led his dance team to win first place at nationals after only one week of rehearsals (!), and how he managed to land a highly competitive consulting job at Accenture with mediocre grades. We also talk about Shahil turned his passion for dance into a dance company and later BollyX, how BollyX has evolved as a company and community over almost 8 years, and why giving and receiving feedback is SO important. You might want to take notes on this episode!
Connect with Shahil
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shahilbollyx/Connect with BollyX
Website: https://bollyx.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bollyxfitness/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bollyxfitness
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BOLLYXFITNESS
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bollyxfitnessConnect with Us
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Chi Pham is a UX Designer at Google, a Masters of Public Health candidate at UC Berkeley, and an Ironman triathlete. Chi empowers over 120,000 women to embrace their badass selves through her Instagram account @fit_pham, where she’s been documenting her fitness journey over the years. Chi’s parents fled the Vietnam War and landed in San Diego, where Chi grew up and learned to swim, later swimming competitively all throughout college.
In this episode, we talk about how we both transitioned from our environmental studies roots to working in tech, why racial categories don’t make sense, and how we all go through unhealthy periods of self-hate in our fitness journeys. And of course, we talk about Chi’s insane accomplishments of running Ironman triathlons — the things they don’t teach you in training, how she survived a 10-hour cramp during a race, her favorite post-race snack, and why she keeps going back for more. Wherever you are in your fitness journey, prepare to be inspired!
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Instagram: @fit_pham
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anhchipham/Connect with Us
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Dr. John Rhee is a neurology resident at Mass General Brigham at Harvard Medical School and the co-founder of the podcast and platform The Hippocratic Forum. He has published articles on palliative care, physical-assisted suicide, and on loneliness at hospitals in the time of COVID (links below). He is also a devout Catholic and one of the smiliest people you will ever meet.
In this episode, we talk about how John got over his fear of death by volunteering at a hospice, how his coursework in human development and policy tie into his work, and why he’s so passionate about end-of-life care. We dive deep into topics of what human flourishing could look like in a hospital, and how our society thinks about death, dying, and the sick and elderly. John also cares deeply about helping other medical residents ground their practice in their values and ideals, which led him to co-found a podcast for medical students called The Hippocratic Forum (links below).
Connect with John
The Hippocratic Forum & Podcast: https://www.hippocraticforum.org/
John’s article about loneliness in the hospital during COVID: https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-loneliness-and-suffering-in-the-hospital-during-coronavirus-20200327-j77mo2qxa5aetj7aipyq44wu3y-story.html
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Natasha Jung is the Founder of Cold Tea Collective (@coldteacollective), a new media platform for stories from Asian millennials in Canada and the U.S. Today, the platform features stories across topics like arts and culture, food, career, and mental health, from over 30 contributors across North America. Natasha was inspired to found CTC when she attended the Vancouver Asian Film Festival a few years ago. She described it as the first time seeing herself on screen, and she wanted to share that feeling of being seen and understood with other Asian millennials.
Natasha’s career as a creative producer started in high school when she organized a high school singing competition called RichCity Idol, which led to an internship at MTV Canada. She got her BA in Communications from Simon Fraser University, which led her into a career in marketing and producing. The journey wasn’t all sunny — Natasha opens up about how she overcame her mental health struggles with depression and presenteeism, the condition when you’re physically present at work but not able to be productive. Today, she runs Cold Tea Collective alongside a full-time brand marketing job that she enjoys, and in this episode she shares the lessons she’s learned around career, creative work, and how to value your own time.
Cold Tea Collective
Website: https://coldteacollective.com/
Instagram: @coldteacollective
Twitter: @coldteamedia
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coldteacollective
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzo91imcrHeOuroDQ8jYMXw
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coldteacollective/
Self/Service Partnership with Refinery29 & Dove: https://coldteacollective.com/selfservice/Connect with Natasha
Instagram: @natashajung
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natashajung/
Natasha’s TEDx Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/natasha_jung_navigating_cultural_expectations_in_a_cup_of_teaConnect with Us
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Ryan Chen is the Co-founder of Neuro (@neurogum), a company that makes functional gum and mints to energize, calm, and focus your mind. On paper, Ryan might look like a familiar startup success — Forbes 30 Under 30, Shark Tank contestant, revenue in the millions, and an investor in other consumer startups. What these wins don’t capture is how Ryan had to literally rebuild his life from the bottom up.
Over a decade ago when he was 19, Ryan shattered his spine in a bad snowboarding accident. He was instantly paralyzed from the waist down. At first, he was in denial. He had grown up an athlete — playing basketball with friends, competing in Kendo with a Black Belt, and was captain of his high school track team. After a heavy 6 months in the hospital and a ton of support from friends and family, Ryan made it back to college. Slowly but surely, he found reasons to live, from scuba diving to training with the U.S. Paralympic team to working at Hulu, then co-founding Neuro with one his best friends Kent.
Be forewarned — Ryan is inspiring af!
Connect with Ryan & Neuro
Neuro: https://getneuro.com/
Neuro’s Instagram: @neurogum
Ryan’s Instagram: @ryan.rycConnect with Us
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Dani Calleiro (@consciouscalleiro), formerly known as Dani Cimorelli, is a 20-year old YouTube Creator and former pop star. Dani grew up in a house of 10 siblings and sang in a band with her five sisters called Cimorelli. Their YouTube covers were an instant hit, and before long they garnered a fanbase of over 5.5 million subscribers. Dani was only 10 when she joined the band and they signed with Universal Music record label. Over the next decade, Dani got to live the Hannah Montana dream — Cimorelli’s songs hit the Billboard charts, they won a Teen Choice Award, and toured around different countries performing solo concerts and sold-out festivals.
Despite all the perks and excitement, Dani certainly felt the weight of growing up in the public eye. In this episode, we talk about how having millions of people talk about you as a kid affects your self-esteem, how she “rebelled” and turned to partying for a few years, and how her now-husband (!) Emmyn helped her gain the courage to leave the band and pursue her own dreams. Getting married young was no breeze either — we talk about how Dani went through with the tough decision to get married despite backlash from family and fans, and how Dani and Emmyn support each other and now collaborate on a YouTube channel and Emmyn’s music.
Connect with Dani
Dani’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV01KufXbN2hVdrYzA_yBJA
Dani and Emmyn’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Danise1243
Dani’s Instagram: @consciouscalleiro
Games We Play (Emmyn’s Band): https://open.spotify.com/artist/4yP4eYthbuCNIcoQtqwj40?si=YU1H-gEIRnelFX5rGfRH8gConnect with Us
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Email: hello@insideoutwithjane.com
Harriet Kim and Mirae Lee are the Co-founders of Choa Magazine (@choamagazine), an online platform for Korean diasporic stories. Harriet is a photographer, writer, community arts organizer, and environmentalist. She co-created a portrait series called Dressed in Layers: A Hanbok Project and is the founder of the Korean Canadian Writers’ Collective. Mirae is a cultural producer, bilingual writer, translator, and illustrator. She has worked with various Tkaronto-based not-for-profit arts organizations until recently when she moved to Asia to explore new possibilities in new settings.
In this episode, we talk about the inspiration behind Choa Magazine, why we need more authentic immigrant stories, and what “grandma taste” means when it comes to Korean food.
Connect with Choa
Website: www.choamagazine.com
Instagram: @choamagazine
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Stephen Sun is a Licensed Architect and CEO/Co-founder of Development Integration Group, or DIG. His team is building an AI-based “digital architect” that will eventually allow anyone to design their own fully-compliant home or building. One glance at Stephen’s LinkedIn profile will tell you he never stops learning — his job roles have spanned from Elementary School Teacher to Real Estate Developer, Adjunct Professor of Architecture, Urban Designer, all the way to Ice Cream Scooper (not listed in LinkedIn).
What Stephen cares deeply about, and what we spend the bulk of this hour talking through, is the crisis that architecture is going through, why the industry is worth saving, and one compelling case for using technology to automate away the mundane parts of an architect’s job. We also discuss Stephen’s experiences at three of the top architecture schools in the country — Carnegie Mellon University, SCI ARC, and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Plus, Stephen gives us the inside scoop on his co-founder drama that led to dropping out of the coveted Y Combinator accelerator program, and his #1 piece of advice for anyone looking to start their own company.
Connect with Stephen
DIG: https://www.digroup.design
Email Stephen: stephen@digroup.design
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swsun214/Connect with Us
Do you think architecture needs “saving”? How should technology play a role in the design process? Let us know what you think on Instagram at @insideoutwithjane!
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Marsh Jean (@themarshajean) has been solo traveling the world since she was 18. In the past five years, she’s done things many would consider nuts — she’s hitchhiked alone from Iran through France, cycled solo through Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan, and couchsurfed in places like Kandahar (former “capital” of the Taliban) and Iranian Baluchistan (one of the most dangerous places in the world, according to some Western governments).
In this episode, Marsha speaks openly about how she ran away from an abusive home at 18, and how the beautiful places she’s traveled to and the people she’s met ultimately changed her mind about taking her life. She sees travel as a pilgrimage, involving hardship and self-discovery, and intentionally chooses to take the roads less traveled. We talk about how she manages to stay safe and support herself financially and how her photography helps break stereotypes about “dangerous” places and solo traveling as a young Asian woman.
Trigger Warning This episode touches on topics of depression and suicide. If you or someone you care about is suffering, please tread carefully. Some resources are linked for you below <3
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Instagram: @themarshajean
Website: www.marshajean.comMental Health Resources
If you or someone you know is in crisis and experiencing serious thoughts of suicide, call the suicide prevention hotline in your country. for the United States, call 911 immediately or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 (open 24/7).
Here are some other U.S.-based resources:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline chat (24/7): https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/
- Crisis Text Line (24/7): Text HOME to 741741
- Trevor Project (24/7 Crisis intervention for LGBTQ+ Youth): 866-488-7386
- Veterans Crisis Line (24/7): 800-273-8255 and press 1 or Text 838255
If you’re not in crisis but looking for support in finding a clinician for consistent therapy, search engines on HelpPro or Psychology Today can help, and you can filter by insurance type. Or get connected with a therapist immediately for a low, flat fee at BetterHelp.
**Many insurance companies are waiving co-pay fees for mental health services during the COVID-19 crisis, contact your provider to see if this applies
Jero Beccar is an entrepreneur and filmmaker from Buenos Aires. After getting his B.A. in Visual and Media Arts at Emerson College, he worked for Warner Brothers and Walt Disney. While at Disney, he managed a crew of over 45 people to shoot Disney’s first Apple iTunes commercial. He then took his technical lighting experience back home to Argentina, where he co-founded an LED lighting company, producing fixtures for train stations and commercial clients like McDonalds, Starbucks, and Puma.
Jero never thought he’d go back to school, but he ended up in the new Master of Design Engineering (M.D.E.) program at Harvard University. There, he learned about the gaps in the mental health care system in the U.S., which led him to co-found Hyka Therapeutics, a care management platform that helps improve the care journey for patients and mental healthcare providers. In today’s episode, we talk about bringing Argentinian food culture to Boston, Jero’s early fascination with the math behind moving pictures, what filmmaking and startups have in common, and how to build a team that feels like family.
Hyka Therapeutics: hyka.io
Connect with Jero on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jeronimo-beccar-b156ba3
Email Jero: jero@hyka.io
Viola Wang (@theblessingbucket) is best known for her travel blog, where she shares gorgeous photography alongside practical tips for travelers on a budget. An advocate of slow travel, Viola has traveled to 32 countries and spent time living in Australia, Japan, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Peru. She also completed her yoga teacher training in Rishikesh, India, considered the world capital of yoga.
When Viola was 10 years old, she immigrated to Canada with her family from Chengdu, China. She was extremely shy at the time and spoke zero English. In today’s episode, we talk about the many ways Viola has challenged herself over the years to overcome her social anxiety, from dance to cheerleading to solo traveling the world. Today, Viola is her own boss, running her travel blog and Instagram while teaching English, crafting, yoga, and dance classes for kids online.
Viola's Travel Blog: www.theblessingbucket.com
Our Costa Rica (Mis)Adventures: youtube.com/watch?v=SDGFt9lTxCI
NEW Inside Out website: www.insideoutwithjane.com
Dan Levine is a PhD candidate at the MIT Media Lab in the Biomechatronics group. His work involves building better prosthetic limbs, and he was once part of a team that built a tongue-computer interface for people with spinal cord injuries. (That’s right, it's a computer you control with your tongue!) Dan holds Bachelors degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from Cornell University, and a Masters degree from Cornell Tech’s Connective Media program.
In this episode, we talk about how Dan’s dream job as a kid was to become a test pilot, how he started his gymnastics career at age thirteen before becoming Captain of Cornell’s Club team and Men’s President of the MIT team, and how he imagines a world where we interact with technology with mutual respect, as if between friendly creatures. We also explore his time living in Thailand and Israel, and his future plans of joining the Air Force and eventually becoming an astronaut.
Email Dan: daniel.v.levine@gmail.com
Bryanne Leeming is the Founder and CEO of Unruly Studios and the inventor behind Unruly Splats, the first STEM learning tool that combines coding with active, recess-style play for kids. Splats are durable, programmable floor buttons that light up, make sound, and sense when kids stomp on them. Kids can code their own rules for Splats games like relay races, whack-a-mole, and dance routines. Since founding Unruly five years ago, Bryanne has grown the team to 12 people and Splats are now used in 800 schools across the United States and Canada.
In this episode, we talk about how Bry leveraged her Cognitive Science degree from McGill University and her MBA from Babson College to build a solid foundation for the business, why a Kickstarter campaign was the best training, and how to attract an A-team. Bry herself is an all-star — we talk about how she’s built up her mental muscle to keep going no matter what, through running marathons, growing up playing hockey and lacrosse and doing gymnastics, and watching her parents keep restaurants open during hard times.
Unruly Studios
Website: www.unrulysplats.com
Instagram: instagram.com/unruly_studios
Twitter: twitter.com/unruly_studios
Severin Ibarluzea (@seveibar) is the CTO and Co-founder of Workaround Online (wao.ai), a platform that helps companies clean up their datasets to prepare them for machine learning algorithms. What sets them apart from competitors is their social mission: Workaround employs displaced Syrian refugees who would otherwise have trouble finding fair and dignified work.
This isn’t Seve’s first rodeo — he’s also the CEO and Co-founder of CollegeAI, a machine learning platform that matches high school students with their best-fit colleges. In this episode, we talk about Seve’s start as a software engineer, building Flash games and coding for ham radio enthusiasts, what it’s like starting your own company versus working in a large corporation, and how his company (and nine others) got scammed by an organization representing none other than Pope Francis — yes, the Pope.
BONUS: We’ll be live streaming on Twitch! Join us this Thursday, Dec 10 at 2pm PST/5pm EST at twitch.tv/seveibar for a Q&A and hangout.
Jennifer Zhang (@jenerationdiy) is well-known on YouTube for her DIY craft videos and extreme room makeovers, and as JEN Z on Spotify for her dark yet dance-y bops. Jennifer is a 22-year-old YouTube Creator and singer/songwriter with a YouTube following of 2.6 million. Since starting her channel in 2013, she’s gotten to travel the world and work with brands like Microsoft, Amazon, thredUP, Clinique, and American Eagle, just to name a few. And she happens to be my sister.
In this episode, we dive into Jennifer's life and career up to this point. We talk about getting her hands dirty (literally) with a DIY bathroom renovation, getting invited to join Semester at Sea on a cruise ship in Spain, living in New York, dropping out of NYU, and her struggles with mental health while maintaining a public persona.
BONUS: Join us this Friday Dec 4 at 2pm PST / 5pm EST on Instagram Live for the afterparty! We’ll answer your questions, show some blooper clips, it’ll be a blast. Follow @insideoutwithjane and @jenerationdiy to join the fun.
YouTube: youtube.com/user/JENerationDIY
JEN Z on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/1fqQGhjVuevPcROlYKzn4b?si=C4fUguK0TNK6Ug1IU94oew
Instagram: instagram.com/jenerationdiy
Twitter: twitter.com/jenerationdiy
Emmanuel Massi (@iameman) claims he’s a superhero who got fired and went rogue to become a Black James Bond. Today, he works in operations overseeing fifteen companies in the U.S. Army. In other words, he's a pretty big deal.
What Eman won’t tell you is what his day job consists of — that’s top-secret. But we sat down to talk about his life and travels before and during his time in service. Eman grew up fleeing the Congo wars with his family, living in Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa before moving to the United States right after 9/11. He got an international business degree studying in Illinois, France, and Sweden, and went on to get a Master’s Degree in Sports Management. After a brief stint in corporate, Eman walked into the Armed Forces building one day and decided to enlist as an Officer. Tune in to hear Eman talk about his time living six miles from the North Korean border, how he was mistaken for the Black Panther, and why, at one point, he had to do push-ups to earn his breakfast every morning.
Sarah Ballard (@hubbabubble) is a Professor of Astronomy at the University of Florida. Over a decade ago, she took an astronomy class at UC Berkeley to fulfill a freshman science requirement, but was quickly drawn into the study of the universe. She’s since established herself in the field of astrophysics as an “exoplaneteer,” having taken part in the discovery of four exoplanets (planets orbiting stars other than the Sun). She did her graduate studies at Harvard and has been a Torres Fellow at MIT, a L'Oreal Fellow, and a NASA Carl Sagan Fellow.
What her stellar CV won’t tell you is that her road to becoming professor was rocky to say the least. In this episode, Sarah shares her journey as a victim of sexual harassment and later a named complainant in a Title IX case, why academia is worth salvaging, and her dedication to making science culture more equitable.
Sarah's Twitter: twitter.com/hubbahubble