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Back to Search#180: From the Kitchen to the Soil with Chef Marly
Episode 180
After a traumatic brain injury in 2014, Chef Marly — a classically trained chef and Washington native — found healing in an unexpected place: the soi…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
#179: Melon Nation
Episode 179
In this episode of Edible Activist, Melissa sits down with Kenny and Cutt, the co-founders of Melon Nation — two Black farmers and agricultural speci…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
#178: The Bodega Bites with Ora Kemp
Episode 178
Ora Kemp, creator of The Bodega Bites, is on a mission to make sure everyone’s eatin’. As a 2025 Castanea Fellow and Senior Policy Advisor with the N…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
#177: Intelligent Mischief: Shaping Black Futures
Episode 177
What would our world look like if Black imagination led the way? In this episode, Artistic Director Aisha Shillingford of Intelligent Mischief joins …
8 months ago
#176: Demi Unique: Telling Stories Through Style, Flavor and Food
Episode 176
Chef Demi Unique approaches food as art, memory, and ancestral tribute. Trained at both the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and the Insti…
8 months, 1 week ago
#175: Regenerating Food & Health at Konterra Life Farms
Episode 175
In this episode, Melissa sit down with Kela, a farmer and founder of Konterra Life Farms in Maryland. Kela is deeply rooted in regenerative, soil-fi…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
#174: Mushrooms, Justice, and the Future of Food with Eight Fold Farms DC
Episode 174
In this episode of The Edible Activist, Melissa sits down with JR, founder and CEO of EightFold Farms DC, a network of hyperlocal urban farms transfo…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
#173: Bees & Seeds at Châteaux Cocoa
Episode 173
In this episode, we sit down with Darrelynne Strother, founder of Châteaux Cocoa, where wellness takes root through gardening, beekeeping, and commun…
9 months ago
#172: Fried Chicken & Caviar: Reclaiming Luxury with Chi Walker
Episode 172
In this episode, we sit down with Chi Walker—creative force, culinary curator, and one-half of the duo behind Fried Chicken and Caviar, the pop-up re…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
#171: Protecting Food Access: A Policy Update with LaMonika Jones
Episode 171
In this episode, we’re joined once again by LaMonika Jones, Director of State Initiatives at the Food Research & Action Center, for a food policy upd…
10 months, 2 weeks ago