<![CDATA[Rooted Wisdom]]>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:19:20 +0000Captivate.fmCastanea Fellowshiphttps://artwork.captivate.fm/c4b47b15-8826-49ca-877c-51c89529ffa2/HMiJNyi3Kduy1fIcdoFOGgyO.jpgRooted WisdomCastanea FellowshipCastanea FellowshipDiscover the fundamental values of food. Join Aileen Suzara in her kitchen as she facilitates conversation between BIPOC food leaders and producers around universal ideas rooted in ancestral wisdom. In each episode, a local farmer, journalist, doctor, educator, strategist, and artist will impart personal experiences and ideas to participate in your local food system, advocate for global food sovereignty, and sow a more resilient, empowering, just and equitable future.https://www.castaneafellowship.org/rooted-wisdom/noepisodicEp5: Weaving The Legacy Of Art And MedicineWeaving The Legacy Of Art And MedicineThis episode bridges the wisdom of a Seed Keeper & Farmer and an Activist Physician & Healer to discuss weaving the legacy of art & medicine. The Seed Keeper, Rowen White, is the Educational Director and lead mentor of Sierra Seeds. The Physician, Geeta-Maker Clark, is physician board certified in both family medicine and Integrative Medicine.

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

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

More about this episode:

Rowen White @rowenwhite

https://www.patreon.com/rowenwhite

Geeta Maker-Clark @foodplantsdancedoc

https://www.castaneafellowship.org/castanea-fellows/fellows-2019/geeta-maker-clark/

A Castanea Fellowship Podcast

@castaneafellowship / castaneafellowship.org/rooted-wisdom/

Conversation Guide: Aileen Suzara

@aileensuzara @sariwakitchen

Voice Talent: Mark Winston Griffith

@mwgriffith @bkmovement

Produced by: EmpathyHaus

empathyhaus.com

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

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

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

More about this episode:

Rowen White @rowenwhite

https://www.patreon.com/rowenwhite

Geeta Maker-Clark @foodplantsdancedoc

https://www.castaneafellowship.org/castanea-fellows/fellows-2019/geeta-maker-clark/

A Castanea Fellowship Podcast

@castaneafellowship / castaneafellowship.org/rooted-wisdom/

Conversation Guide: Aileen Suzara

@aileensuzara @sariwakitchen

Voice Talent: Mark Winston Griffith

@mwgriffith @bkmovement

Produced by: EmpathyHaus

empathyhaus.com

]]>e99e67b7-b3bd-435a-abb8-7562fb1d6961Mon, 27 Dec 2021 08:00:00 -050038:08nofull15This episode bridges the wisdom of a Seed Keeper & Farmer and an Activist Physician & Healer to discuss weaving the legacy of art & medicine. The Seed Keeper, Rowen White, is the Educational Director and lead mentor of Sierra Seeds. The Physician, Geeta-Maker Clark, is physician board certified in both family medicine and Integrative Medicine. What does it mean to have a values-based food system? How do we bridge the different roles people take on in different industries and communities? Learn how cultural and ancestral memories inform our work and how shedding light on missing narratives in food creates a path toward a resilient & equitable local food system.Castanea FellowshipEp4: The Resilience And Healing Of Two CitiesThe Resilience And Healing Of Two CitiesThis episode bridges the wisdom of an ecosystem innovator and a journalist to discuss the resilience of urban communities in their fight for food access. The Innovator, Erika Allen, is the Co-founder and CEO of the Urban Growers Collective. The Journalist, Mark Winston Griffith, is the Executive Director of the Brooklyn Movement Center.

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

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

More about this episode:

Erika Allen @urbangrowerscollective

urbangrowerscollective.org/

Mark Winston Griffith @bkmovement

brooklynmovementcenter.org/

A Castanea Fellowship Podcast

@castaneafellowship / castaneafellowship.org/rooted-wisdom/

Conversation Guide: Aileen Suzara

@aileensuzara @sariwakitchen

Voice Talent: Mark Winston Griffith

@mwgriffith @bkmovement

Produced by: EmpathyHaus

empathyhaus.com

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

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

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

More about this episode:

Erika Allen @urbangrowerscollective

urbangrowerscollective.org/

Mark Winston Griffith @bkmovement

brooklynmovementcenter.org/

A Castanea Fellowship Podcast

@castaneafellowship / castaneafellowship.org/rooted-wisdom/

Conversation Guide: Aileen Suzara

@aileensuzara @sariwakitchen

Voice Talent: Mark Winston Griffith

@mwgriffith @bkmovement

Produced by: EmpathyHaus

empathyhaus.com

]]>69829c2d-8df4-4aea-853a-7b092cad58e0Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:00:00 -050036:28nofull14This episode bridges the wisdom of an ecosystem innovator and a journalist to discuss the resilience of urban communities in their fight for food access. The Innovator, Erika Allen, is the Co-founder and CEO of the Urban Growers Collective. The Journalist, Mark Winston Griffith, is the Executive Director of the Brooklyn Movement Center. What does it mean to be a community organizer? How have communities been exploited because of food? Learn how innovating democratic food systems and intergenerational organizing in black neighborhoods creates a path toward a resilient & equitable local food system.Castanea FellowshipEp3: Memories And Songs That Shape Our HomeMemories And Songs That Shape Our HomeThis episode bridges the wisdom of an Indigenous Land Steward and a Food Equity Educator to discuss the memories and songs that shape our homes. The Steward, Lilian Hill, is the Executive Director of The Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance. The Educator, Shorlette Ammons, leads the Center for Environmental Farming Systems’ committee on racial equity.

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

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

More about this episode:

Lilian Hill @redfox_hill

nativefoodalliance.org/

Shorlette Ammons @shorlettea

A Castanea Fellowship Podcast

@castaneafellowship / castaneafellowship.org/rooted-wisdom/


Conversation Guide: Aileen Suzara

@aileensuzara @sariwakitchen


Voice Talent: Mark Winston Griffith

@mwgriffith @bkmovement


Produced by: EmpathyHaus

empathyhaus.com

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

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

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

More about this episode:

Lilian Hill @redfox_hill

nativefoodalliance.org/

Shorlette Ammons @shorlettea

A Castanea Fellowship Podcast

@castaneafellowship / castaneafellowship.org/rooted-wisdom/


Conversation Guide: Aileen Suzara

@aileensuzara @sariwakitchen


Voice Talent: Mark Winston Griffith

@mwgriffith @bkmovement


Produced by: EmpathyHaus

empathyhaus.com

]]>4cfe83e1-3978-4239-9462-bc811ad2b1b2Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -050034:45nofull13This episode bridges the wisdom of an Indigenous Land Steward and a Food Equity Educator to discuss the memories and songs that shape our homes. The Steward, Lilian Hill, is the Executive Director of the Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute. The Educator, Shorlette Ammons, leads the Center for Environmental Farming Systems’ committee on racial equity. What changes are we seeing in how we gather around food with our families and interact with the people who provide it? How we more deeply understand our relationship to the earth? Learn how ancestral knowledge informs their lives, how they navigate the complexities around food access, and how colonization and slavery impact food and the path toward resilient & equitable local food systems. More about this episode: Lilian Hill @preferredsocialhandle preferredurl.com Shorlette Ammons @preferredsocialhandle preferredurl.com A Castanea Fellowship Podcast @castaneafellowship / castaneafellowship.com Conversation Guide: Aileen Suzara @aileensuzara @sariwakitchen Voice Talent: Mark Winston Griffith @mwgriffith @bkmovement Produced by: EmpathyHaus empathyhaus.comCastanea FellowshipEp2: Global Mindsets Grounded In Local WorkGlobal Mindsets Grounded In Local WorkThis episode bridges the wisdom of a Farmer Reformer and a Community Strategist to discuss grounding a global mindset in local work. The Reformer, Martín Lemos, is the Co-Executive Director of the National Young Farmers Coalition. The Strategist, Ma’raj Sheikh, is the Systems and Strategy Manager of the Chicago Food Policy Action Council.

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

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

More about this episode:

Martín Lemos @youngfarmers

youngfarmers.org

Ma'raj Sheikh @maerajsheikh

chicagofoodpolicy.com

A Castanea Fellowship Podcast

@castaneafellowship / castaneafellowship.com

Conversation Guide: Aileen Suzara

@aileensuzara @sariwakitchen

Voice Talent: Mark Winston Griffith

@mwgriffith @bkmovement


Produced by: EmpathyHaus

empathyhaus.com

]]>This episode bridges the wisdom of a Farmer Reformer and a Community Strategist to discuss grounding a global mindset in local work. The Reformer, Martín Lemos, is the Co-Executive Director of the National Young Farmers Coalition. The Strategist, Ma’raj Sheikh, is the Systems and Strategy Manager of the Chicago Food Policy Action Council.

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

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

More about this episode:

Martín Lemos @youngfarmers

youngfarmers.org

Ma'raj Sheikh @maerajsheikh

chicagofoodpolicy.com

A Castanea Fellowship Podcast

@castaneafellowship / castaneafellowship.com

Conversation Guide: Aileen Suzara

@aileensuzara @sariwakitchen

Voice Talent: Mark Winston Griffith

@mwgriffith @bkmovement


Produced by: EmpathyHaus

empathyhaus.com

]]>7cf04e3f-f794-4fa6-8feb-3ec9c0f5a97bMon, 27 Sep 2021 08:02:00 -050034:58nofull12This episode bridges the wisdom of a Farmer Reformer and a Community Strategist to discuss grounding a global mindset in local work. The Reformer, Martín Lemos, is the Co-Executive Director of the National Young Farmers Coalition. The Strategist, Ma’raj Sheikh, is the Systems and Strategy Manager of the Chicago Food Policy Action Council. Is it possible to feed communities and the world without capitalism? What happens if people have more opportunities to encounter land and food production up close? Learn about the ways different communities look at food, the importance of developing local and global mindsets, and navigating food politics while creating a path toward a resilient & equitable local food system.Castanea FellowshipEp1: Relationships And Values From Farm To PlateRelationships And Values From Farm To PlateThis episode bridges the wisdom of a Peaceful Farmer and a Sustainable Farm Promoter to discuss the relationships and values shaped from farm to plate. The Farmer, Leonard Diggs, is the Farm Manager of a 365-acre farm at Santa Rosa Junior College. The Promoter, Emily Moose, is the Executive Director at A Greener World.

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

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

More about this episode:

Leonard Diggs @pie_ranch

www.pieranch.org

Emily Moose @agreenerworldorg

agreenerworld.org


A Castanea Fellowship Podcast

@castaneafellowship / castaneafellowship.com


Conversation Guide: Aileen Suzara

@aileensuzara @sariwakitchen


Voice Talent: Mark Winston Griffith

@mwgriffith @bkmovement


Produced by: EmpathyHaus

empathyhaus.com

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

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

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

More about this episode:

Leonard Diggs @pie_ranch

www.pieranch.org

Emily Moose @agreenerworldorg

agreenerworld.org


A Castanea Fellowship Podcast

@castaneafellowship / castaneafellowship.com


Conversation Guide: Aileen Suzara

@aileensuzara @sariwakitchen


Voice Talent: Mark Winston Griffith

@mwgriffith @bkmovement


Produced by: EmpathyHaus

empathyhaus.com

]]>6dbad2c7-9776-4f96-8fd4-fc0fa59a4d22Mon, 27 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -050034:43nofull11This episode bridges the wisdom of a Peaceful Farmer and a Sustainable Farm Promoter to discuss the relationships and values shaped from farm to plate. The Farmer, Leonard Diggs, is the Farm Manager of a 365-acre farm at Santa Rosa Junior College. The Promoter, Emily Moose, is the Executive Director at A Greener World. What could happen if we spent more time connecting with our local farmers? How is the food we eat inextricably tied to social justice issues? Learn about the relationships between a farmer and their community, the impact of regenerative farming, and what eating meat really means in creating a path toward a resilient & equitable local food system.Castanea FellowshipTrailer: A Show With Universal Ideas, Rooted In Ancestral WisdomA New Show About Universal Ideas Rooted In Ancestral WisdomJoin us as BIPOC food leaders from different industries come together to explore universal values rooted in ancestral wisdom. Listen in as Aileen Suzara gathers guests in her kitchen to share personal stories and first-hand insight about our local food communities. From organizing neighborhoods, holding an international mindset, and advocating for your local food system, you’ll strengthen and heal your relationship with food, and sow a future of sovereignty, resilience, and equity.

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

]]>e211b114-10c4-40d0-8af3-1d6c9cb7309fThu, 09 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -050001:10notrailer1Welcome to a new show where BIPOC food leaders from different industries come together to explore universal values rooted in ancestral wisdom. Listen in as Aileen Suzara gathers guests in her kitchen to share personal stories and first-hand insight about our local food communities. From organizing neighborhoods, holding an international mindset, and advocating for your local food system, you’ll strengthen and heal your relationship with food, and sow a future of sovereignty, resilience, and equity.Castanea Fellowship