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Clara and I discussed her experience with local food in different communities. We covered her time in southeast Michigan and out of state, and what the differences were in these communities, along with the struggles of supporting and taking advantage...

A discussion about local foods and it's role in family traditions.

Interview is focused on sustainable practice of building renovations and new builds.

CSA’s that didn’t go according to plan and the benefits of the local food system beyond that of the actual food.

Friends Erin DeMarines [no age given] and Brandie McCallum [no age given] share a conversation about plant-based eating, fitness, health, nutrition, and the business that Erin started.

Melissa and Scott discuss local foods in his home town of Orange County, CA. Scott also spoke about his grandfather’s farm.

Eddie and I talk about some of his experiences with local foods as well as traditions that have been passed down in his family.

Expanding our idea of local food to think about what our end goals are- supporting sustainable practices, workers’ rights, and communities- and whether our locally produced foods meet these goals.

[Recorded: Monday, September 11, 2023] Kate Walldorf (19) from Charleston, SC, and Aishani Patnaik (19) from Ashburn, VA participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Aishani shares how...

Woody Turner, the program scientist for biological diversity and manager for ecological forecasting programs at NASA, and one of the few people in the world who directly harness the power of space to solve a whale of a problem –...

Father, Aaron, and daughter, Mackenzie, discuss what the last decade has entailed from a sustainability mindset for Aaron. As a father, educator, and farmboy, Aaron shares about actions he has taken and actions he wishes to be more intentional about...

As part of an Urban Ecology course, I interviewed one of the developers of Sterling Ranch, a new community in Denver.

Devon Ottinger and I sit down to talk about the different facets of locally grown food at the University of Michigan and ways to incentivize alternative food options.

Grant tells me about his experience with Argus Farm Stop, his gradparents Up North, and his vegan diet.

Here, we talk about what's going on with local food in Ann Arbor and share our thoughts and memories about food.

In this we discuss how local food has impacted Alicia’s life and how she has strived to support local food in Ann Arbor. She begins by discussing how her family immigrated from Italy and how local food was very community-based...

We talked about food insecurity, hunger, food waste, and sustainability as it pertains to the food pantry at Florida International University.

I talk with Sophia Gonzales about sustainability and how it can be adapted to the everyday modern life.

I sat down with my roommate Catherine to discuss her family’s relationship with local food and her thoughts about the importance of eating locally in promoting sustainability.

We talk about local food consumption, traditions that are followed and how local context situations can turn into a funny story

Blake and Kaylee talk about eating local, eating sustainably, and the future of local food consumption. Blake shares his experiences with food growing up and how it has led to his career working on small farms.

In this interview Nate Misra speaks with Erin Baldwin about her eco-teams initiative and the impact it has had on the community. She elaborates on her successful implementation of Lewin's model into a practical use.

Scott talks about his relationship to local food. He breaks down why the industrialized food distribution system is not sustainable, his experience working with his dad to create an environmentally-friendly small farm in Canada, and why the United States needs...

Mackenzie and Dominick discuss local food from a past perspective growing up in different areas of the U.S. and how the local food experience has changed since coming to college in Ann Arbor, MI.

Jahna & I discuss what she’s known about local foods from both her own experiences as well as a few family members. She also expresses the impact local food has had on her growing up.