The Power of Food to Connect Communities and Address Trauma

Episode 4 March 03, 2023 00:17:15
The Power of Food to Connect Communities and Address Trauma
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The Power of Food to Connect Communities and Address Trauma

Mar 03 2023 | 00:17:15

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Joy opens up about her family’s legacy in community gardening, shining a light on the food insecurity that became so prevalent and exposed with the onset of COVID-19. Joy discusses how food goes beyond providing sustenance and nourishment—highlighting how it can serve as a connector, a cultural identity marker, a conduit for healing, and a basis for storytelling.
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Speaker 0 00:00:00 <affirmative>, and I'll start with the positive first. Like as you mentioned, we need food to nourish ourselves. Traditionally, food and herbs have always been there as a way and as a resource to heal bodies, but I think in our modern perspective, food is becoming more apparent as to its benefits and the diet beyond like the health benefits of food.

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