EPISODE · May 5, 2021 · 1H 2M
Let's Dig Into It: Alpine Parrot
from Always Be Birdin' · host Samantha DeJarnett
Today I sit down with Raquel Velez, founder and CEO of Alpine Parrot, a company who's mission is to celebrate larger bodies in the outdoors. This celebration is done specifically through providing hiking pants that are comfortable and useful for bodies that aren't represented or thought about in the outdoor apparel world. Raquel and I dig into the falsity of the term obese, how health and fatness do not go together and how dangerous of an idea this can be for BIPOC folks in the outdoors. We also talk about the Kea, the worlds only alpine parrot and why it's the inspiration for the company's name. Join us and visit AlpineParrot.com to contribute to the now live Kickstarter campaign. https://alpineparrot.com/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alpineparrot/ponderosa-pants-hiking-pants-made-for-womens-sizes-14-24https://www.instagram.com/alpineparrot/--https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlwaysBeBirdinhttps://www.instagram.com/alwaysbebirdin_podcast/
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Today I sit down with Raquel Velez, founder and CEO of Alpine Parrot, a company who's mission is to celebrate larger bodies in the outdoors. This celebration is done specifically through providing hiking pants that are comfortable and useful for bodies that aren't represented or thought about in the outdoor apparel world. Raquel and I dig into the falsity of the term obese, how health and fatness do not go together and how dangerous of an idea this can be for BIPOC folks in the outdoors. We also talk about the Kea, the worlds only alpine parrot and why it's the inspiration for the company's name. Join us and visit AlpineParrot.com to contribute to the now live Kickstarter campaign.
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