In many ways this episode is a seamless continuation from our last episode. We’re going to build on many of the ideas put out there by Jessi Parfait and Ian Richardson. If you’d like to listen to that episode first, CLICK HERE. 

In this episode, we’re going to talk about the idea of using old methods for creating new sustainable practices, as well as the need for more education surrounding food and nutrition. 

First, Carl Motsenbocker, an LSU professor and Executive Director of the Louisiana Farm To School program called Seeds to Success. Education is going to be the key because currently we are plant blind. We’re seeing it in the lack of connection to our natural environment and in the lack of understanding about healthy eating. 

Marguerite Green is our second guest and she is the Executive Director of Sprout New Orleans, a nonprofit organization focused on creating a community food system rooted in equity. The organization has several programs rooted in that mission. CLICK HERE to learn more about them and how to get involved. 

Both guests in this episode represent individuals with or from LSU’s agriculture program. However, Southern University is also located in Baton Rouge and has an amazing agriculture program. To learn more about that program, CLICK HERE. 

Also featured in this episode is Helena Williams, the head of our marketing department. She takes a look at the historical perspective of our agriculture system and how that’s played out in our grocery stores. This was part of her research for an article she published in our monthly newsletter. To read that article, CLICK HERE. 

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