Episode 255: Inspiring African Food Movements with Aimée Wallin

New Year Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we meet Aimée Wallin, co-director at the non-profit Ghana Food Movement. Born of Swedish and Malian heritage, since completing her studies in Ghana, she calls Ghana home and finds herself a political foodie advocating for local eating, sustainable production methods and preservation of black food cultures. Ghana Food Movement is a network for food actors in Ghana with the vision of a resilient local food system that provides jobs and nutritious food for all Ghanaians. At the end of December, they celebrated the opening of their food education hub in Accra, check out the festivities here. The kitchen is open! Where to find Aimée? Ghana Food Movement On LinkedIn On Instagram On Facebook What’s Aimée reading? Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi Jollof and Other Revolutions by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi Other topics of interest: About Mali [Sweden through the Ages](linkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden) Agricology On Food Insecurity Malian Cuisine Try Fonio Flakes The Blue Skies Story Perspectives on Sankofa Food Sovereignty GhanaSpecial Guest: Aimée Wallin.