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Dr. Warren Bell interviews Owen Madden about his life growing up in Ireland, becoming a Criminal Lawyer, moving to Canada and becoming the co-owner, with his wife Emily, of Nature Delivered, a food delivery service bringing locally grown organic vegetables and meats to residents of the Shuswap area.
Warren's guest is Andrea Kilborn, owner of Forest and Food Fixations, a local baker creating artisan bread, baked goods and foraged foods. Amanda started her business in 2019 and now runs the business with a number of employees and teaches bread making and foraging classes as well. Andrea has lived in the wilderness of BC in a tent foraging for food and developing her hobbies of rock hounding, music and knife making. Join Warren and Andrea for an engaging discussion about artisan bread, foraging, and living off the land.
Listen in on Warren's conversation with members of the Agri-food Working Group of CAPE-On (Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment). This group of physicians and researchers has started a unique program called Growing Sustainable Physicians, which endeavours to teach new physicians about the climate crisis and its impacts on our food systems and our health. Join Warren for a discussion that explores the intersections of climate, agriculture, food and our health, and aims to improve physician education.
In this episode Warren talks with Dr. Keith Williams of Athabasca University about his research into contrasting attitudes towards plants and animals across history and a range of cultures, with particular emphasis on indigenous perspectives towards plants, animals, the foods we eat and medicines we use. Dr. Keith Williams lives in Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia) and he has paternal family roots from a Mohawk (Haudenosaunee) community on the northern shores of Lake Ontario although he does not identify as Indigenous.
In this episode, Warren's guest is Debbie Field, National Co-ordinator with the Coalition for Healthy School Food. Debbie and Warren will talk about school food programs across Canada and the National School Food Funding Program which has helped to start up school food programs starting in Newfoundland and Labrador, and now in Ontario, Manitoba and more. Governments and communities around the world are realizing the value of healthy, free school lunch programs. Join Warren and Debbie as they talk about the benefits of healthy food for our kids.
Listen in on Warren's conversation with Lydia McKnight and Chelsea Keenan of Yankee Flats Meats. Lydia and Chelsea will talk about their joint venture involving their two families, their locally raised animals and now a custom butcher shop with two locations, Salmon Arm and Vernon. Their journey involves many trials and successes and they remain committed to providing our community with the highest quality, locally sourced meats while promoting sustainable farming practices and supporting local producers.
In this episode Warren's guest is Mikaela Cannon, author of the newly released book Foraging as a Way of Life. Mikaela lives in Armstrong. BC and has studied ethnobotany and herbalism and spent two years learning to be a wilderness guide in Sweden (living in a tipi). She has worked as a ranger and research assistant in Australia and as a sailor in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and on the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. For the last 12 years she has been teaching classes for adults and youth on how to forage for wild plants and how to use them in everyday cooking. This has culminated in her new book and her blog site Forest Fables. Join Warren and Mikaela as they explore the wonders of our natural environment and ways to find nutritious food through foraging.
Warren's guest is Jazmyn Evans of Grow & Change Horticultural Services in Mara, BC. This past summer Jazmyn was the lead judge for Project Grow, a youth garden contest that announced winners at the Salmon Arm Fall Fair. Jazmyn and Warren talk about the project and the winners, and discuss horticulture education, the positive effects of a healthy landscape and growing your own food.
This week Warren's guest is David Colombe of Still Food Bistro on Alexander Street in Salmon Arm. David has a wide ranging background of work and travel in the music and food industries. David was the Head Chef at Table24 in Salmon Arm and currently is a Yoga instructor and owner of Still Food Bistro, where he focuses on local, organic and vegan fare. Join Warren and David for a wide ranging conversation about music, travel, yoga, and preparing great food with local organic ingredients.
Warren's guests are Becky Dochstader and Will Miller of Holey Handpies here in Salmon Arm. Will and Becky are regulars at the Salmon Arm Downtown Farmers Market where they sell a variety of locally made savory pies. Will is also the Manager at Zest, our local commercial food hub where many producers come to cook their products. Learn about Will and Becky's varied backgrounds and how they came to the Shuswap to set up their business and establish their life together.