EPISODE · Mar 24, 2023 · 30 MIN
A Colombian chef farming in Amsterdam: sustainable entrepreneurship on-farm.
from Slow Food, the podcast · host Slow Food Youth Network
He is a cook, a farmer, a food producer, an entrepreneur and a dreamer. Coming from Colombia, he moved first to Italy and he is now settled in the outskirts of Amsterdam where he runs two companies: De Stadsgroenteboer a community supported agricultural farm and JARA, a food processing company. I am talking about Andres Martinez Jara. I am Valentina Gritti, global community and project manager of the Slow Food Youth Network and in this episode I will take you to Amsterdam to meet Andres at his farm. We will discuss with him what the benefits of short supply chains are, how you can promote local biodiversity and save food waste by making preserves, but he will also share some useful entrepreneurial tips on how to start your farm or food enterprise. Guest: Andres Martinez Jara Host & Production: Valentina Gritti Music: Leonardo Prieto This podcast is part of the project ON-FARM, with which we aim to teach local and regional farmers in European countries how to start their own on-farm production process, create added value products, and reach a wider customer audience. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
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He is a cook, a farmer, a food producer, an entrepreneur and a dreamer. Coming from Colombia, he moved first to Italy and he is now settled in the outskirts of Amsterdam where he runs two companies: De Stadsgroenteboer a community supported agricultural farm and JARA, a food processing company. I am talking about Andres Martinez Jara. I am Valentina Gritti, global community and project manager of the Slow Food Youth Network and in this episode I will take you to Amsterdam to meet Andres at his farm. We will discuss with him what the benefits of short supply chains are, how you can promote local biodiversity and save food waste by making preserves, but he will also share some useful entrepreneurial tips on how to start your farm or food enterprise.Guest: Andres Martinez JaraHost & Production: Valentina GrittiMusic: Leonardo Prieto This podcast is part of the project ON-FARM, with which we aim to teach local and regional farmers in European countries how to start their own on-farm production process, create added value products, and reach a wider customer audience. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
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