Three topics, one host. Welcome to Anna's last episode where she explores three issues plaguing the minds of food fixers everywhere. Thank you for the support, it's been an honor to chat food with ya'll. Now go forth and plant the seeds of sustainable food systems. Bye! Shoot me an email while I still have access: msufoodfix@gmail.com Host who is n…

I've been hosting this podcast for a semester. This week's guest has been fixing food for decades. Listen to hear the journey of a lifelong pursuit to better the food systems for so many. Food Fixin' Guest: George Vutetakis Plantasia Foods: https://www.plantasiafoods.com/ Only Plant Based! Foods https://onlyplantbasedfoods.com/ Musical Guest: The F…

This week, we learn about how to better seed the world! Get it? Okay, but have you heard that libraries aren't just for books anymore? Michigan has a vast network of seed libraries connecting people, sharing seeds and growing the knowledge of how we cultivate plants on our Earth. Learn about seed swaps, cultivation of libraries and Michigan's seed …

Wayne State University's Detroit Feedback Loop is a nonprofit taking food that would otherwise be wasted by local businesses and school cafeterias and giving it back to the community. Hear about this student-led organization's journey. Optimal Officiator: Ryan Mangulabnan - Detroit Feedback Loop https://www.detroitfeedbackloop.org/ https://www.inst…

McDonald's serves over 69 million people daily. Where does all the trashed packaging go? Landfills. But what if they had reusable packaging and silverware in store? How would that small change make a big impact on the amount of plastic going into our oceans? As You Sow is a shareholder advocacy company that posed those very questions to Micky D's t…

Tar spots are a big problem for corn! A fungal disease that damages the plant and reduces crop yield. Luckily, science is on the case! This week we hear from Professor Addie Thompson from the Thompson Maize Lab at Michigan State University about her research in corn tar spots and why corn is the cream of the crop. Corny Co-host: Addie Thompson Ph. …

Livestock has a new diet and they have gone green. Metaphorically because the seaweed is actually red but it helps reduce methane emissions. Learn about the magic of asparagopsis and why less burps is better for the world. Cow Connoisseur: Cassandra Kelly https://www.future-feed.com/ Belting Bees: The Freezer Bees https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q…

Food waste? There's an app for that! Too Good to Go is combating food waste, one surprise bag at a time. Bag Bringer: Sara Soteroff https://www.toogoodtogo.com/en-us Tunes Ringer: The Freezer Bees https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=6lNYXjGoSY-tt-L-EdGY_A Some more things to check out: https://www.imperfectfoods.com/ https://w…

This non profit has a bone to pick with overfishing of species. Eating with the Ecosystem is on a mission to promote a place-based approach to maintaining New England's seafood. First Mate: Kate Masury https://www.eatingwiththeecosystem.org/ Citizen science research: https://www.eatingwiththeecosystem.org/eat-like-a-fish Boatswain: The Freezer Bees…

Compost pickup, coming to a city near you! In today's episode I talked with Tim from Bennett Compost, a company that picks up compost from over 6,000 households and 100 businesses in the Philadelphia, PA area weekly. Talk about waste removal! King of Compost: Tim Bennett https://www.bennettcompost.com/ Reigning Tunes: The Freezer Bees https://open.…

A chocolate bar whose packaging can be planted to grow wildflowers?! Join me as I unwrap the story of this sweet treat and all of its benefits. Sweet Guests: Yolanda Neumüller Greg Shortt https://www.finabar.com/ Instagram: @finabar Savory Tunes: The Freezer Bees https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=lQrRWtJURgCHy4XxgO4K4w\ Got …

Got to eat these fish to beat these fish. Lionfish are king of the Atlantic. But what happens when the Cayman Islands fight back by having lionfish derbys? Champion Chef: Thomas Tennant https://tomfooderykitchen.com/ Instagram: @Tomfooderycayman Tappin Tunes: The Freezer Bees https://open.spotify.com/track/4cvgMm8F1ZaP7Cs3wHUj6A?si=e4996a118f274242…

You may have seen these little greens at the grocery store or on your fancy toast, but did you know what they can do for your nutrition? Well buckle up food fixers because you're about to find out. Super cool guest: Devin Brewer Duper rad music: The Freezer Bees https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=9B-uH_NETIm28x00fNpdqw Email …

Worms. They wriggle they wobble and they eat the food you left on your plate. Big thank you to the MSU Recycling Center and Surplus store for giving me a tour. I love my job. Special Guest: Sean Barton https://msurecycling.com/vermicompost/ Special Tunes: The Freezer Bees https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=PVbBO5mwRsywu18FkJM…

***EDIT: FoodCorps is a national non-profit that is focused on food education. This is different from FoodCORE which is run through the CDC. 10 cents doesn't sound like a whole lot for a meal... but we learn why Michigan schools and child care programs benefit so much from that boost. Even the farms profit! Fruits, veggies, and legumes for all! Spe…

Now read the title to the tune of "Hello, Goodbye" by the Beatles. It's what Cassidy would have wanted. This is Cassidy's final episode of The Food Fix. Now that she's graduated with her degree in environmental science, she's taking some time to travel and unwind. But she plans to keep working in audio, so give her a Google search in a few months. …

First of all, octopuses are the coolest animals ever. Second of all, it's octopuses, not octopi. Third of all, octopuses are super resilient. Remember climate change? That thing killing the polar bears? Well it's also killing a lot of the fish that you like to eat. But not octopuses. Why? Refer back to point number one. And also listen to this epis…

Battle of the cinnamon rolls. In this extra sweet sequel, Cassidy chats with co-reporter Jake Christie to get to the bottom of the biggest question you were probably left with after the perennial grains episode. Do... they... taste... good? Eat breakfast alongside us this week, and as a refresher check out Jake's perennial grains story: Perennial g…

I know I know. Cassidy, the vegan, is promoting hunting on her show? Sounds fishy. Well believe it or not, Cassidy isn't totally anti-meat consumption. She's just anti-unsustainable meat consumption. Most of the meat you buy at the store has been grown, harvested, processed and shipped in a way that will be detrimental to the environment if we keep…

I mean come on was the title not enough of a grab? Everyone loves space... probably. How do astronauts eat in zero gravity? Can we grow food in space? Why should you be concerned with the 96 bags of human waste we've left on the moon? I mean surely you're hooked by now, but for those of you still on the fence, you should know that Cassidy has two g…

Crayfish? Crawfish? Crawdads? Regardless, they're terrorizing the state of Minnesota with their tiny claws and big appetites. The rusty crayfish is invasive in Minnesota, and they've become a massive problem. But Garrett Lima and Yusef Orest came up with a clever solution, and an even more clever catch phrase (in Cassidy's opinion). "If ya can't be…

You sleep in a storage container. You poop in a bucket. You pick weeds under the hot sun for six hours a day. You live on a mountain and wait for food to be delivered every week, and when it gets there, you hide all the chocolate from your roommates. And you're not paid. BUT... you're in Hawaii. How long could you last? Workaway programs like WWOOF…

Picture this: a world where you're surrounded by free food. The only catch is if you eat the wrong thing you'll drop dead... or at least, get really sick. Well that world is Earth- you just probably don't see it that way. But Gabrielle sure does. In warm months, 80 percent of her diet is made up of food she just finds outside. And no, she's not rai…

Want a taste of farming without committing to a career of it? Want to hear Cassidy reminisce on her farm days? Want to learn about abandoned reindeer? Well, we don't really cover that last question, but the words "abandoned reindeer" are actually spoken in this episode and that should be enough to get you hooked. Here's the deal: - Farmers are old …

PERENNIAL GRAINS BABY! What if our crops grew back every year like your lawn does every spring? I know what you're thinking. "Cassidy, you're off your rocker. Everyone knows that almost all food plants are grown as annuals, and that's why we need farmers to replant them every year. It's genetically impossible to create perennial crops in our lifeti…