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Podcaster Dan Smolen sees future work in local food production. We have a serious food problem. And, according to the International Monetary Fund, the price of food has jumped 47 percent in the past year. Our once reliable agricultural model scaled a food pipeline driven on abundant water, millions of acres of rich farmland, a huge supply chain, and cheap labor. However, the pandemic and climate change destroyed that model. Most of the food that we eat travels long distances to reach our tables. During the long journey, our food loses nutritional value. Instead, growing fresh local food ensures that we are better fed. And that provides us better health outcomes. To feed the nation and the world, we must pivot to a new model that drives future work in local food production. Podcast guest Maurice Small is a nationally recognized regenerative farmer and social entrepreneur. He helps people to find and do meaningful work in regenerative farming. Maurice also helps urban farmers to become instruments of food justice. As a result, people in need gain access to fresh and sustainable protein and produce. “Food justice means that we all eat, and we all eat well.” Maurice is leading the charge for future work in local food production. Full interview starts at 6:37 About our guest: Maurice Small has cultivated a national following for sustainable agriculture and healthy lifestyles in underserved communities. He collaborates with stakeholders in government, business, academia, and community to help people eat and live well. His company, Small Enterprises, and his farm are located in Atlanta, Georgia. EPISODE DATE: July 23, 2021 Social media: – Website – Instagram – LinkedIn – Tumblr – Twitter – YouTube Please Subscribe to The Dan Smolen Podcast on: – Apple Podcast – Android – Google Podcasts – Pandora – Spotify – Stitcher – TuneIn …or wherever you get your podcasts. You may also click HERE to receive our podcast episodes by email. Image credits: Fresh produce, Manassas, Virginia Farmers' Market; Portrait, Maurice Small; Podcast button, J. Brandt Studio for The Dan Smolen Experience.
In this week's episode I got to sit at the feet of one of my mentors, dear friends and comrades in the movement brother Maurice Small. During this first ever interview on Farming in Color, Maurice and I delved into his path into farming, the power of the worm and advice he has for all you young up and coming land stewards and seed savers out there. Here is a little bit about Maurice to prime the pump: Maurice Small builds community as he creates soil, cultivates organic food and nurtures young people and their families. His vision for sustainable agriculture, healthy lifestyles in underserved communities & urban/rural collaboration between growers & vendors, transforms the food landscape across North America. Maurice was awarded the Organic Pioneer Award by the Rodale Institute in its inaugural year, 2011. He is currently based in Atlanta, GA and is originally from Cleveland, OH and works all across the country to support the development of sustainable food systems for all. You can find Maurice online at: www.mauricesmall.com Instagram: @mauricesmall @turningintomyfather @5simplesucculents @simplefoodssmallfarms Twitter: @simplefoodssmallfarms @mauricesmall @smallfarmz Tumblr: @SpencersBoy @Soilthesimpletruth Check out Farming in Color on Instagram: @farmingincolor Also see Rasheed and Rosalba's Latest Work on Instagram: @BlackZocalo Audio Editing for this Episode by Camille Gaston.
Maurice Small supports food justice and the future of work. "We have to begin to plant orchards in our cities. We have to begin to train each other on how to graft and cross-pollinate plants so we can have food. We have to do these things, because [if we don't] we're going to end up extinct." Maurice is a nationally recognized regenerative farmer and social entrepreneur who helps people to find and do meaningful work in regenerative farming. Inspired by his leadership, people learn how to feed themselves and others with nutritious, locally grown food. What is more, Maurice connects people to work that is profound, protects the planet, empowers people, and is fun to do—meaningful work. But what inspires him most is furthering the cause of food justice and the future of work. He wants people to eat well, eat local, and ensure that their communities thrive. In this episode, Maurice discusses: His work as a regenerative farmer and social entrepreneur. Starts at 2:18 Internship programs for people eager to farm. Starts at 2:57 How fresh food transforms food deserts into food oases. Starts at 16:39 Why food justice is important to him. Starts at 23:40 The success story he is most proud of: former intern and [current Elyria, Ohio Mayor Frank Whitfield]. Starts at 29:17 "Food justice means that we all eat, and we all eat well." About our guest: Maurice Small has cultivated a national following for sustainable agriculture and healthy lifestyles in underserved communities. He collaborates with stakeholders in government, business, academia, and community to help people eat and live well. His company, Small Enterprises, and his farm are located in Atlanta, Georgia. EPISODE DATE: August 28, 2020 Social media: - Website - Instagram - LinkedIn - Tumblr - Twitter - YouTube Image credits: Gardening with Intern, Maurice Small; Portrait, Maurice Small; Cherry tomatoes, Maurice Small. Please check out our most recent podcast episodes and blog posts on The Dan Smolen Experience website.
Atlanta urban farmer, food system thinker, educator, changemaker, and worm whisperer Maurice Small joins us to talk about growing people, growing community, and growing food.Small talks about what got him into growing food, the urban agriculture scene in Atlanta, using gardening as a way to build community, and youth leadership. “I had the desire to do what my father did with me, which was grow food, share food, propagate plants.“Small also talks about helping customers understand what goes into food production. “They know that something might crawl out because we don’t spray,” he says.
"it all begins with the soil, then worms. provider of love and overstanding. that's me." - Maurice Small --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/askbryan/support
In this episode we interview urban farmer and educator, Maurice Small, who works to eliminate food deserts in southeast Raleigh by teaching the youth how to connect with the earth and grow food. His approach to helping those who are underserved is to get them involved in alternatives from the systems that are holding them […]
In this episode we interview urban farmer and educator, Maurice Small, who works to eliminate food deserts in southeast Raleigh by teaching the youth how to connect with the earth and grow food. His approach to helping those who are underserved is to get them involved in alternatives from the systems that are holding them […]
catch up with Maurice Small. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/askbryan/support
a live farewell --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/askbryan/support
Doc Fermento lands back on Maurice Small’s front porch --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/askbryan/support
A conversation with Maurice Small- master composter, worm translator, food broker, urban advocate. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/askbryan/support