Episode XIX: Food and the Environment

In celebration of Earth Day and the blooming buds sure to soon hit the North Country, host Anastasia is exploring the connections between food and our environment for this episode of That’s Rad. To do this, she recruited Kris Pieper, Food Access Coordinator for Taproot in Lancaster, NH. Together, Kris and Anastasia discuss how food, the environment, and we who live in it all impact one another. Kris also shares more about the Taproot initiatives he runs, including gleaning and the Lancaster Community Garden. And yes, the word they’re saying is gleaning–not cleaning. To learn more about what that word actually means, as well as gain some helpful insights on how everyone can live a greener life, make sure to listen to this episode! We here at the Littleton Food Co-op like to say we know a thing or two about food access and helping the environment. Since 2009 we have been a thriving marketplace for the greater Littleton community to shop for healthy, local foods. Our store boasts local and organic produce, meat, bulk foods, prepared deli meals, craft beer, and more. Plus, part of being a co-op is giving back to our planet, whether it be through our solar panels and electric car charging stations, or the elimination of plastic bags at check out. Feel free to stop by 43 Bethlehem Road in Littleton and see what we’re up to. Just off Exit 41! See ya at the Co-op!