Sun Food and Decolonizing What We Eat with Radius of RA's Natural Abundance

Ep # 132: Sun Food and Decolonizing What We Eat with Radius of RA's Natural Abundance (noseyAF Classic)Part of noseyAF's 31 Days of Black Business series 🖤This conversation originally aired on Lumpen Radio on July 28, 2025, as Ep #77. Bringing it back for the series.He'll tell you the box never existed.Radius is a musician, photographer, chef, and community builder out of Chicago's South Side. He runs ETC Records, publishes photo zines from his travels, co-founded The Love Fridge Chicago, and promotes sun-fired food through RA's Natural Abundance. He came on to talk about decolonizing through food, and we ended up somewhere much bigger.🍋 Radius is available for hire. Personal chef work, juices, meals, and holistic food guidance through RA's Natural Abundance. He's clear that this is about transitioning into a lifestyle, not a diet program — as he puts it, diet has "die" in it.What We Talk AboutSun food versus raw food, and why he says everything we need is already cooked by the sunHow he starts every day: giving thanks, stretching, and breaking his fast with the most hydrating fruit he can findHis practical advice for getting off recreational sugar, and why dates and figs do more than you'd thinkWhy he calls himself a cultural ambassador rather than an expat, and what it means to actually invest in a place instead of visiting itThe unexpected turn: what it means that "colon" is inside the word "decolonization," and why the food we eat is as revolutionary a front as any otherIf you've ever thought about food as more than something you eat, this one's for you.Chapters:• 00:07 - Celebrating Black Business Month• 02:46 - Introducing Radius: A Multi-Talented Creative• 08:50 - The Essence of Sun Food and Personal Transformation• 18:34 - Reflections on Travel and Cultural Identity• 27:01 - The Concept of Et Cetera in Music• 32:21 - Introducing Brooklyn Zoned: A New Project• 37:44 - The Importance of Honesty in Art and Life• 44:24 - Transitioning to Healthy Eating Habits• 47:11 - The Importance of Diet and Lifestyle• 51:48 - Exploring Hydration and WellnessAll about RadiusYou're gonna love Radius — he's a limitless-skies kind of person. The name started as a graffiti tag and became everything else. ETC stands for whatever he needs it to: Ear To Chicago, Educate The Children, Express Truth Consistently, Embrace The Circle, Empower The Community. He runs ETC Records, publishes photo zines under Ramón Etc including Brooklyn Zoned, promotes sun-fired plant-based living through RA's Natural Abundance, and co-founded The Love Fridge Chicago, a mutual aid initiative fighting food insecurity through community fridges. He studied with Dr. Aris Latham, the father of gourmet ethical raw food cuisine, in Panama.Things We MentionedRA's Natural Abundance → @rasnaturalabundanceETC Records → etcrecords.comBrooklyn Zoned, his photo zine, with Morocco and Mexico editions in the worksThe Love Fridge ChicagoDr. Aris Latham and sun-fired cuisineLumpen Radio, where this conversation originally airedThis series is supported by Off the Grid, a podcast for small business owners who want to leave social media without losing their clients. Find them at offthegrid.fun 🖤Connect with RadiusIG: @radiusetcPhotography: @ramonetcphoto · ramonetcphoto.comRA's Natural Abundance: @rasnaturalabundanceETC Records: @etcrecords · etcrecords.comStay Connected📬 Get the noseyAF Dispatch → Subscribe here🏡 Grab the Good Neighbor Playbook → Download it freeMore ways to connectEmail: [email protected] on IG: @stephaniegrahamListen to more episodes: noseyaf.comSupport & FeedbacknoseyAF is listener-supported; thank you for being here. 💛🫶🏾⭐ Rate & Review the Show📣 Share noseyAF with a friend who needs to hear thisEpisode CreditsProduced, Hosted, and Edited by Stephanie GrahamLyrics: Queen LexInstrumental: Freddie Bam FamCover Art: Emma McGoldrick