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EPISODE · May 21, 2025 · 40 MIN

Connection and Resilience Through Local Food

from Second Nature · host Commons

Farmers market season is upon us! As we've started seeing spring crops here at markets in the Northern Hemisphere, we're thinking about the power of locally grown food. As our food supply chains have gone global — we’ve gained more access to nutritious foods in areas where they may be hard to grow — but we’ve lost touch with seasonality and the source of our food. And we’ve lost touch with plenty of foods altogether. Locally grown food not only gives us more nutrients, but done right, it can bring biodiversity to local land, build climate resilience, and even offer diversity and economic resilience in our communities.Today we're reconnecting to local food through our global community, learning more about how our food system favors big agriculture, and   with connecting the dots between food justice and equity Tagan Engel — a chef, food justice organizer and host of the podcast/radio show Table Underground. 🌎 See photos of our contributors and find further reading in the full show notes: www.thecommons.earth/episode/6-connection-and-resilience-through-local-food📱 To join the Commons community, download the app: https://www.thecommons.earth/second-nature📷 Follow Second Nature on Instagram @secondnatureearthEpisode CreditsListener contributions: Elizabeth, Stella, Joao Vilca Soto, Lin Diaz Maceo, Airlea Rasul, JessikaEpisode expert: Tagan EngelEditing and engineering: Evan Goodchild‍Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham

Farmers market season is upon us! As we've started seeing spring crops here at markets in the Northern Hemisphere, we're thinking about the power of locally grown food. As our food supply chains have gone global — we’ve gained more access to nutritious foods in areas where they may be hard to grow — but we’ve lost touch with seasonality and the source of our food. And we’ve lost touch with plenty of foods altogether. Locally grown food not only gives us more nutrients, but done right, it can bring biodiversity to local land, build climate resilience, and even offer diversity and economic resilience in our communities.Today we're reconnecting to local food through our global community, learning more about how our food system favors big agriculture, and   with connecting the dots between food justice and equity Tagan Engel — a chef, food justice organizer and host of the podcast/radio show Table Underground. 🌎 See photos of our contributors and find further reading in the full show notes: www.thecommons.earth/episode/6-connection-and-resilience-through-local-food📱 To join the Commons community, download the app: https://www.thecommons.earth/second-nature📷 Follow Second Nature on Instagram @secondnatureearthEpisode CreditsListener contributions: Elizabeth, Stella, Joao Vilca Soto, Lin Diaz Maceo, Airlea Rasul, JessikaEpisode expert: Tagan EngelEditing and engineering: Evan Goodchild‍Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham

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