Ep. 58 - Ambassador Ertharin Cousin. From Bill Clinton’s and Barack Obama’s Administration to Market-Based Access to Affordable, Nutritious Food. The Life You Aspire to, You Will Not Achieve, if You do not Have Health.
Release Date: 02/04/2025
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On this episode we are grateful to have Joshua Scott Onysko. Joshua is a true pioneer in the world of clean beauty, sustainability, and conscious entrepreneurship. He is the founder behind not one, but multiple industry-shaping brands, including Pangea Organics, Alpine Provisions, and Un Jeu D’échecs — each built with the core mission of creating products that are as good for the planet as they are for the people who use them. He’s a self-made, multifaceted entrepreneur with over 25 years in the natural products space, visiting over 50 countries in search of the finest ingredients, and...
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On this episode we are grateful to have Lisa Franz. Lisa has a M.Sc. in Exercise Science, Health Promotion and Nutrition. She is the owner and head coach at Nutrition Coaching and Life and host of the Nutrition and Life Podcast. After struggling through various diets herself, Lisa learned about the evidence-based ways to change weight and body composition and has been fascinated with nutrition and building muscle ever since. #eatbetterfoodtoday #longevity #health #localfarmers #functionalmedcine #testing #healthyfoods Please visit our website for this week's recipe, interviews,...
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On this episode we are grateful to have Douglas Raggio. Douglas’ journey to becoming a purveyor of fine fresh honeycomb weaves together his entrepreneurial spirit, culinary expertise, and passion for sustainable food systems. After a decade in the fast-paced restaurant industry, where he managed award-winning establishments in New York and Chicago, Douglas found himself increasingly drawn to the origin stories behind exceptional ingredients. His pivot into the world of artisanal honey began during a chance encounter with a third-generation beekeeper in the Hudson Valley. ...
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On this episode we are grateful to have Jessica Fanzo. Jessica is a Professor of Climate and Director of the Food for Humanity Initiative at the Columbia Climate School. Her research studies the connections between climate change and food systems in nutrition. She studies communities living in climate and resource constrained settings to identify and explore opportunities within food systems to enhance diet, nutrition, and environmental outcomes. She was the first laureate of the Carasso Foundation’s Sustainable Diets Prize in 2012 for her research on sustainable food and diets for...
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On this episode we are grateful to have John Piotti, President and CEO of American Farmland Trust. John has worked at the forefront of sustainable agriculture since the early 1990s. Under John’s leadership, AFT has engaged in the most comprehensive study of American land use ever conducted, helped secure billions of dollars in funding to protect farmland and promote climate-smart agriculture, and launched initiatives that advance regenerative farming practices and support next generation farmers. Prior to joining AFT, John served as President of Maine Farmland Trust and as House...
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Ep. 68 - From Washing Crates to CEO. I want to Invest Dollars into Stories Like Mine. Relentlessly Pursuing the Best.
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Ep. 67 - A Stanford Medical School graduate now Integrating Food based Interventions into Healthcare. Treat, Prevent and Reverse Chronic Conditions with Medically Tailored Meals.
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Ep. 66 - Two Decades Supporting Local Schools with Fresh, Nutritious, Delicious Organic Produce. Citrus for a Healthier Heart. Old Grove Orange.
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On this episode we are grateful to have Anna Knight. Her family has farmed citrus trees, and now berries and vegetables for five generations in Redlands, CA. Their farm has partnered with School Food Professionals to support local students for two decades. For Anna, the large purchases schools make from her farm enabled her family to pay for her and her brother’s college education. Her mission is to ensure that small family farms in her community can continue to operate and thrive in perpetuity. We are having this conversation at Anna’s Orange Grove outside of LA. Anna...
info_outlineOn this episode we are grateful to have Ambassador Ertharin Cousin. Ertharin is the CEO for Food Systems for the Future; the Managing Director and CEO of FSF Ventures; a Distinguished Fellow for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs; former Executive Director to the UN’s World Food Program, and a Visiting Scholar at the Stanford University Center for Food Security and Environment. She also sits on the Boards of Bayer and Mondelez.
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Please visit our website https://eatbetterfoodtoday.com for YouTube videos, this week's recipe, interviews, books, research.
Look for information on Ambassador Ertharin https://www.linkedin.com/in/ertharin-cousin-0695205/
Other Websites mentioned by Ambassador Ertharin
What’s In Season https://www.seasonalfoodguide.org/
Cleveland Kitchen https://www.clevelandkitchen.com/
Segment Notes:
Breakfast 1:17
Ertharin’s Journey 2:11
- Law school to Bill Clinton’s State Dept to Jewel Food Stores to Albertsons’ to Feeding America to Barack Obama’s US Ambassador to Food and Agriculture to Executive Director to the World Food Program to a Stanford Payne Distinguished Fellow
The Community Must Partner with the Store 13:14
- Remaining profitable
- Putting systems in place to reduce shrink and theft
- Customers need to be delighted and feel safe
- Store relationships to support good prices
- Former Senior Retail Executive Support - GEROC
- Post Natural Disaster Support
Increases in obesity and diets related diseases is not just the poor 23:46
- Can’t lose our parents, children’s aspiration for better
- The Life You Aspire to You Will Not Achieve if You do not Have Health
Goal for the Bayer and Mondelez Board of Directors 29:30
- Chair the Sustainability Committee - to discuss what is needed for sustainable production
- Meeting their responsibility to all their stakeholders
First Thing to Improve Food Access, Food Nutrition, Food Education 32:29
- Partnerships – our success is their success
- Sell shares to a new grocery store to community organizations
- Church provides a $50 Coupon to shoppers at the local grocery store
- Do a market survey to determine if the community can support the store
- Local businesses in the local and surrounding communities purchase from the store
Success Looks Like … 36:14
- Education, Cooking, Financial, Boy/Girl Scout meetings
- It’s Hard and needs Creativity, Imagination, Hope, Commitment
The Recipe: Fusilli Pasta with Vegetables, Tuna 39:55