Food Freedom Radio – February 10, 2024

A Cultural Corridor focused on Food in North Minneapolis!  Michael Chaney and Catherine  Fleming of https://www.projectsweetiepie.org/  talk about the  Niagara Farm/Umbuntu Gardens, NorthStar Urban Farm & Food Corridor, Big Green, People’s Garden Initiative, Foster Green, 2031 Green Global Expo

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Food Freedom Radio – December 16, 2023

Host Laura Hedlund is joined in the first half of the show by Sina Pleggenkuhle, engagement & inclusion director of the Minneapolis Farmers Market. In the second half of the show we welcome author Austin Frerick, who wrote the book, “Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry.”

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Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT Investing in organic farmland

“Iroquois Valley has built a portfolio of more than 110 farmland investments, impacting over 30,000 acres across 20 states. More than extractive investment, this Farmland REIT seeks to the broken food system and begin the healing process for the next generation of farmers and responsible investors. Farmer Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin shares how vital Iroquois Valley has…

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Pizza for All – Clo Clo Vegan Foods Entreprenuers create allergy-friendly food brand

The Hinnenkamps were not planning to start a food business. Then their child was diagnosed with Eosinophilic esophagitis – a serious food allergy. Clo Clo now offers frozen pizza good for all – Vegan, gluten-free, non-gmo and allergy-friendl. More at: https://clocloveganfoods.com/

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Food Freedom Radio – June 17, 2023

Lucinda Winter executive director sustainable farming association  https://sfa-mn.org  and Marjorie Hegstrom  with www.greenlandsbluewaters.org  Talk about River Days of Action Friends of the Mississippi River, “clean water crops” food resource list:  https://fmr.org/updates/water-legislative/where-buy-food-drinks-made-clean-water-crops River Days of Action “Universal Action” on the farm bill:  https://1mississippi.org/riverdays/#action

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She Kindness for the Week of 5/19/23

Welcome to our SHE Kindness Campaign! This is the focus of our new Alliance for Sustainability, what we will be integrating into all of our work moving forward. You can read more about our full vision for SHE Kindness in our Greenprint. Our SHE Kindness Campaign will embed our co-created, comprehensive and integrative understanding of…

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She Kindness for the Week of 5/12/23

Welcome to our SHE Kindness Campaign! This is the focus of our new Alliance for Sustainability, what we will be integrating into all of our work moving forward. You can read more about our full vision for SHE Kindness in our Greenprint. Our SHE Kindness Campaign will embed our co-created, comprehensive and integrative understanding of…

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Food Freedom Radio – April 15, 2023

With Michael Chaney Project of Sweetie Pie, Jasmira Colon and Didier Bolanos Gonzalez  Climate Community Liaisons for Hennepin County’s new Department of Climate and Resiliency, Didier Bolanos Gonzalez  Climate Community Liaison, and Liv Jascor of the University of Minnesota Extension

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Food Freedom Radio – December 31, 2022

Ukrainian and sustainability consultant Klaudia Shevelyuk  discusses https://www.innerdevelopmentgoals.org  and https://www.undp.org/facs/conscious-food-systems-alliance    Host of AM950’s Being Curious  (Sundays 2-3 PM). Then Kelly Wagner joins Laura Hedlund to talk about food, consciousness and war.

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Food Freedom Radio – September 10, 2022

Laura is joined by Zephyr James of the Autism Society of Minnesota as they preview the Autistic Community Summit on September 17, 2022. Keynote speaker Said Shaiye also joins the show to discuss his triumphs and challenges.

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Food Freedom Radio – August 20, 2022

Ben Lilliston Director of Rural Strategies and Climate Change at Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.  https://www.iatp.org Angela Tedesco author of Finding Turtle Farm, My 20 acre adventure in community supported agriculture https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/finding-turtle-farm

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People Power Hour – June 16, 2022

Melanie Hazelip   with MN Sec of State’s office https://sos.state.mn.us Annasticia Carrera-Beladonna https://www.commoncause.org/minnesota Ryan Perez, COPAL https://copalmn.org Judy Barton  https://www.hca-mn.org Hannah Merrill  Young Adult House Parties https://isaiahmn.org Shea Hanson https://www.aclu-mn.org/en/campaigns/people-power

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Food Freedom Radio – March 12, 2022

Host Laura Hedlund is joined by Laurie Ellis-Young, author of  “Breath Is Life-Taking IN and Letting GO . . . How to Live Well, Love Well, BE Well” and as well as her psychologist husband  George T. Ellis, PsyD who talks about his experience working in Ukraine.

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Food Freedom Radio – December 11, 2021

Lauren Baker with the Global Alliance for the Future of Food talks about this new report – https://futureoffood.org/insights/the-politics-of-knowledge-compendium And Ryan Slabaugh  shares information from     https://events.acresusa.com/e/2021-eco-ag-conference-trade-show

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Food Freedom Radio – December 4, 2021

The MN Court of Appeals says rules in favor of Edward R. Borchard’s natural lawn and now community is rallying to help pay legal bills – https://www.gofundme.com/f/you-can-fight-city-hallbut-itll-cost-you?qid=fddd250c2e0d2f3f19b2b2a9f23bdeec Also Laura talks with 2nd generation Milkweed entrepreneur Debbie Dekleva talks about https://www.sustainablemonarch.org

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Food Freedom Radio – September 11, 2021

Amalia Moreno-Damgaard is Laura’s guest. Amalia is the author of Amalia’s Guatemalan Kitchen -Gourmet Cuisine and a forthcoming new book this fall, Amaiia’s Mesoamerican Table. She joins Laura discussing her life experiences, favorite recipes, and invites you to her book launch on October 7. Home

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