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What does it mean to eat meat in 2020? What it means to consuming it, to abstain from it and how, as always on matters of so called morality are murky, and impossible to detangle from the influence of culture, society, and privilege. To lead the conversation we're joined with writer Alicia Kennedy, one of the clearest and most compelling voices in food media today on, among other things, veganism, and more broadly the politics of eating. We then travel to India where we’re Dr. Yamini Narayanan discusses the politicization of beef in India, and in particular, what happens when cow protection laws and diet regulations are coded as a means of marginalizing lower castes and Muslims. And finally, we go to the Dominican Republic with Ysanet Batista, activist and owner of Woke Foods who discusses her ongoing activism work through plant based recipes as a means of healing and restoration. Join us as we consider as we consider the associated environmental burdens, veganism, it's misconceptions, the politics of meat, and diet identity. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
After graduating from college with over $70,000 in student loans, Ysanet Batista went straight into public service. Unfortunately, her career did not pay a high salary and she found it difficult to live and eat in New York City. At some points, she faced food insecurity and homelessness. Her struggles forced her to find ways to make more money and led to her starting her own food cooperative business called Woke Foods. She merged her love for cuisine with her passion for social justice and is forging her own path to Financial Liberation. Ysanet is also a member of the Money Launch Club (moneylaunchclub.com) and shares how joining the community allowed her to pay off debt, find support and stay accountable on her journey In this episode you will learn: Where you can find a community of like-minded people support you on your journey to financial independence and retiring early (FIRE) Why it’s so important to know your WHY How to know when your income is your problem The importance of budgeting no matter how much you make What you can accomplish as a member of the Money Club The benefits of an accountability partner, and more Special thanks to YNAB for sponsoring the podcast in its 3 year anniversary month. Get your free 34 trial of YNAB today (no credit card required to sign up) by going to youneedabudget.com/journey Sign up for the Journey to Launch free class on July 16th here. In This Free Online Workshop, You Will Learn: 1. What the elusive term of Financial Independence really means 2. The FIVE major stages you must move through on the journey to reaching Financial Independence and how to identify where you currently are on the journey 3. The barriers stopping you from reaching your goals and how to eliminate them *It’s a virtual meeting so you can join us from anywhere by registering here. Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Ysanet mentioned some great Journey to Launch episodes you should check out: Episode 81: Atomic Habits How Tiny Changes Spark Remarkable Results with James Clear Episode 135: Your Student Loan Questions Answered with David Carlson Learn more about the Money Launch Club here and make sure you join when doors open up again! Check out the other tools that help me with my finances and business here. Check out the Journey To Launch Podcast index here which categorizes all of the Journey To Launch podcast episodes by subject. Now you can binge on your favorite topics or type of episode. Join The Weekly Newsletter List Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12 YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. Connect with Ysanet Batista: YsanetBatista.com & Woke Foods.coop Instagram: @YsanetBatista Twitter: @YsanetBatista Facebook:@YsanetBatista Connect with me: Instagram: @journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: Journey To Launch Join the private Facebook Group Join The Money Launch Club Waitlist Jumpstart Guide
Learn more about our guests: Ysanet Batista Founder, Woke Foods Co-Facilitator, GWC Co-op Academy Yadira Garcia Founder, Happy Healthy Latina
This special episode is dedicated to Lloyd Porter, an infamous Brooklyn restaurant owner. Yall might wanna eat before listening to this one, because you'll be hungry after! We were fortunate enough to be joined by Ena Mcpherson of Tranquility Farms and Ysanet Batista of Woke Foods. After Ms Ena and Ysanet tell us about their journeys into farming and food service, we discuss the importance of creating community based food services. You can find your local community garden at https://www.greenthumb.com. Some of the topics discussed in the freestyle are: the USA being open for business as the pandemic has yet to peak (USA! USA!), NYC police literally being on top of Black folk for not social distancing, Elon Musk smh, the sickening murders of Ahmand Arbery, Nia Pop, and Sean Reed. Follow our guest on IG: Ms. Ena, @enak.mcpherson, Ysanet, @ysanetbatista and @wokefoods. Follow us Jacob @elsnakeob, Tony @thesixfooter As always this episode was edited by Nino, @shot.by.nino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/make-it-make-sense-pod/message
This week is all about changemakers: members of the HRN Hall of Fame who are challenging the way we think about food. Journalist Maryn McKenna tells us about the history of chicken production in the United States – from the overreaching effects of antibiotics on the industry, to the frenzy over the launch of Popeye’s fried chicken sandwich. Continuing on the poultry theme, Raj Patel, author of A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things, talks about how poultry companies exploit cheap labor through the guise of addiction treatment.For our last two segments, we hear from Hall of Famers whose work supports communities they care about, locally and abroad. Ysanet Batista explains the origins of Woke Foods, a cooperative that is “revolutionizing diets by making plant-based food accessible, irresistible, and rooted in the lands of our ancestors.” Lou Bank speaks about turning his love of agave into S.A.C.R.E.D., an organization improving the quality of life in rural Mexico.This program is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.Meat and Three is powered by Simplecast.
Alicia talks to Ysanet Batista, founder of the worker co-operative Woke Foods, which creates plant-based Dominican cuisine. They talk about how vegan food isn’t cruelty-free as long as farm workers lack labor rights, the West African origins of Dominican cuisine, and what a decolonized agriculture might look like. Written and presented by Alicia Kennedy Produced by Sareen Patel This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.aliciakennedy.news/subscribe This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.aliciakennedy.news/subscribe
Alicia talks to Ysanet Batista, founder of the worker co-operative Woke Foods, which creates plant-based Dominican cuisine. They talk about how vegan food isn’t cruelty-free as long as farm workers lack labor rights, the West African origins of Dominican cuisine, and what a decolonized agriculture might look like. Written and presented by Alicia Kennedy Produced by Sareen Patel
I’m speaking with Ysanet Batista, plant-based chef and the founder of New York City based WOKE FOODS, a woman owned food service cooperate. We talk about food rights, food access and plant-based living in Inner City New York. Ysanet tells us why she started WOKE FOODS and why portraying vegan food as accessible can be very empowering. You can find the show notes for today's episode here https://thelittleplantation.co.uk/eat-capture-share-podcast/food-access-woke-foods You can find me on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/thelittleplantation/ You can join my FREE instagram food photography challenge here https://thelittleplantation.co.uk/instagram-photography-challenge/
Ysanet Batista is the founder of Woke Foods, a food justice worker-owned cooperative that uses plant based food and farming as a tool of empowerment for people in her community to heal from trauma, engage in community activism and decolonize their diets. A queer Black-Dominican woman raised between Harlem, Florida and the Dominican Republic who proudly started her business while still on food stamps, Ysanet engages with economic need and systemic inequity, doing work that unpacks historical racial tensions, teaches holism through herbs & plants, and uses her platform to speak out against racial economic injustice on behalf of fellow small business owners of color in New York City. Food Without Borders is powered by Simplecast
Today's guest is Ysanet Batista of Woke Foods, a woman-owned cooperative that focuses on the healing power of whole foods and traditional cooking from the Dominican Republic. The organization was founded by Batista and Merelis Catalina Ortiz and offers recipe development, cooking classes, catering and event planning all rooted in the Dominican cooking that they grew up with. A Hungry Society is powered by Simplecast
Part 2: Our Bodies In Part 2 of 3, we interview chef, farmer, writer, community organizer, Ysanet Batista, who co-owns a WOC run food cooperative that is committed to food justice and racial equity, Woke Foods.