Food for the Soul with Danielle Guerin

Danielle Guerin is the founder and executive director of Soul Food Project Urban Farm, a nonprofit with four urban farm sites across Indianapolis. Michael sits down with Danielle at one of her farms in Irvington to talk about growing food and growing people, food deserts, the true meaning of food access, and finding healing through farming.Sponsors: City Rising (cityrising.org) Proformus Urban Planning & DesignIntro music: Scared Rabbit by JennasenTimestamps0:44 — Intro1:43 — Meet Danielle and the Soul Food Project4:40 — Growing up in a food desert without knowing it6:02 — The four farms and what each neighborhood needs7:09 — Why a grocery store doesn't always solve a food desert11:28 — Farm Visibility13:09 — How Soul Food Project got its name16:25 — Building community at the farm19:47 — Volunteering and what a shift actually looks like21:47 — Tips for starting your own garden22:53 — What keeps Danielle going26:24 — On Indianapolis29:52 — How farming helped heal Danielle's relationship with food34:11 — "What is a third space to you?"37:08 — A third space that no longer exists39:10 — Center Point Brewery40:00 — Question from previous guest42:48 — What's on Danielle's mind44:07 — Soul Food Project 10 years from now46:17 — How to find Soul Food Project