The Food Fix

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 now History: Anna Lionas Kombucha Knowledge: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/9/5/447  https://ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1750-3841.14068  https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/expert-answers/kombucha-tea/faq-20058126#:~:text=A%20small%20amount%20of%20research,tea's%20role%20in%20human%20health. https://revolutionfermentation.com/en/blogs/kombucha/kombucha-origins/ Plant Based Provenance: https://www.genengnews.com/agbio/plant-based-meat-benefits-people-and-the-planet/#:~:text=Produce%20lower%20levels%20of%20greenhouse%20gases&text=One%20paper%20found%20that%20replacing,98%25%20less%20greenhouse%20gas%20emissions. https://www.worldwildlife.org/places/amazon https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20061-y https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2020.00134/full?utm_source=F-AAE%26utm_medium=EMLF%26utm_campaign=MRK_1427535_110_Sustai_20200908_arts_A Microplatic Markers: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924224417303898?casa_token=k-IdZC2g6SUAAAAA:pxdbyq2_e9fNc5vyiDmorULaTw9mJGhFyH38bh5to_yb3jJPjMqDB0puF_pkmsj_r1AhqKlfdlE https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214799320300680?casa_token=QuW6-_nwAUMAAAAA:Zwm0dTT65fEWxXfJj7gTizfQ6MbXrvzwXShNj7e5grlWcAihwTT-ynj83tGEhzGkDObCEqwZRcI http://awsassets.panda.org/downloads/plastic_ingestion_press_singles.pdf https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/microplastics/ Thanks. Seriously.

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 Freezer Bees https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=dZtlLHdOTjOBXLTWV0p22A Seriously I'd love to hear your food thoughts: msufoodfix@gmail.com Okay. Bye. See you next week for the last time :( ;]

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 of the year. Fantastic Farmer: Bevin Cohen, Small House Farm https://www.smallhousefarm.com/ Michigan Seed Library Network: https://miseedlibrary.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/368991503478080/ email me at msufoodfix@gmail.com

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.instagram.com/detroit_feedback_loop/ Food Ambassador Pledge: https://www.detroitfeedbackloop.org/pledge Food Rescue U.S.: https://foodrescue.us/ Deeply Rooted Produce: https://www.deeplyrootedproduce.com/ Bees that flew too close to the icebox: ( theme music ) ( If i'm getting too weird with the titles let me know msufoodfix@gmail.com ) https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=sV9BDTz6S3uEBjMWvzqCtA I'm honestly sick and tired of this. I see you down here every. single. week. And how many emails have you sent? We both know the answer without me having to EMBARRASS YOU. It's not like it's a big deal I'm just wondering why you spend all your time loitering outside the corner store when you could be emailing me at msufoodfix@gmail.com.

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 themselves. How did the colossal cuisine company respond? Find out in this weeks episode. Most Honorable Guest: Kelly McBee https://www.asyousow.org/ Breaking the Plastic Wave: https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2020/07/23/breaking-the-plastic-wave-top-findings The Reason Your Ears are Happy: The Freezer Bees https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=dZL79yCaRiWZk4ocbtxn2w You wouldn't believe how swamped I've been with electronic communication lately. It's almost as if everyone is emailing me at msufoodfix@gmail.com because they want to engage in fascinating conversations about food system solutions. Oh you definitely don't want to miss out on that...

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. D. http://www.thompsonmaizelab.org/ aMaizing Music: The Freezer Bees https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=GnbvCqi5RLST4AU0j0DC6Q GREAT ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM: Great Lakes Echo http://greatlakesecho.org/ World Food Prize Foundation: Global Youth Institute https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/youth_programs/global_youth_institute/ Corny as I may be, you always stick around for my footnotes...I'm sensing it's because you want to email me at msufoodfix@gmail.com where you can send me videos like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_caMQpiwiaU&list=RD_caMQpiwiaU&start_radio=1

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/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=21S0S_VzQtGkpxS1bN3nRg I'd like to know if you have any weird food fixes. And now that we're officially in this together, (because I've given you the cool nickname of "food fixer") you are legally obligated to email me at msufoodfix@gmail.com.

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 Oh what's that sound? It's loud and fervent and sounds like a keyboard...no way, it couldn't be...you're emailing me at msufoodfix@gmail.com! Oh wow thanks.

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 https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=zFncGPteSMW9fkooACY5-Q I'm standing in a boat with a leak and my last wish is for you to email me at msufoodfix@gmail.com

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.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=xJIsz2yzT-2yBY4KOzwIcA  A wise person once said: "EMAIL ME @ MSUFOODFIX@GMAIL.COM" 

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 an idea on how to fix food? email: msufoodfix@gmail.com

Got to eat these fish to beat these fish. Lionfish are king of the Atlantic. But what happens when the caymans 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 okay there's no reason you'd be reading this if you didn't want to be emailing me. you know what I always put at the end of these descriptions. you know what i'm sick of being predictable. You're just gonna have to search elsewhere for my email. yeah. i'm done parading it in front of you without any follow through.  just kidding. msufoodfix@gmail.com

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 that you can reach me at because I KNOW you want to: msufoodfix@gmail.com

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=PVbBO5mwRsywu18FkJM6dw I forgot to tell you but I know you want to email me at msufoodfix@gmail.com

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!  Special Guest: Melanie Wong Special Thanks: Amanda Brezzell More about 10 cents: https://www.tencentsmichigan.org/ Good Tunes: The Freezer Bees https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=4mo6si-IQVymZlgoZVjeCA  Seriously thank you for listening. I'm so happy this is my job. Email me because I WILL respond. msufoodfix@gmail.com

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. As for now she is feeling bittersweet, as this was the coolest job she ever had, but she's sure that she's leaving the show is in good hands. Tune in to meet the new host of The Food Fix, the lovely Anna Lionas.  Okay forget third person this is Cassidy. I just have to give a special thanks to some people before I head out. Thank you to my listeners. It's been so fun having so many of you tune in to hear me babble every week. Thank you to my roommates and my wonderful boyfriend for letting me bounce ideas off of you, and for keeping me sane during technical difficulties. Thank you to the Freezer Bees for giving me that "legally binding handshake" back in September so that I could have awesome podcast music. Thank you to all my amazing guests who have taught me, and my listeners so much. Thank you to the Solutions Journalism Network and MSU's Knight Center for Environmental Journalism for your guidance and support. And most importantly, thank you to my editor Dave Poulson. Thank you for believing in me and teaching me everything I know about journalism. Super Special New Host Anna Lionas Super special Music The Freezer Bees https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=i4-i3El8TgSv4fqdokfWNw Email ANNA with episode ideas at msufoodfix@gmail.com. Are you still reading? Wow I'm flattered but click the play button already, geez. 

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 episode. Super Special Guest Warwick Sauer (PDF) World Octopus Fisheries (researchgate.net) Super Special Music The Freezer Bees https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=XcVp0n7dQxuP4SwKX98-qg EMAIL. US. I don't know why I always say us. It's just me, Cassidy. Anyways, email me.  msufoodfix@gmail.com

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 grains: great for beer, bread and the fight against climate change | Great Lakes Echo Plus, we'll learn some more fun facts about why perennial grains rock. Super Special Guest: Jake Christie Great Lakes Echo Reporter Link to the Perennial Pantry: Perennial Pantry | Perennial Pantry (perennial-pantry.com) Super Special Music The Freezer Bees https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=txBNsUTSTZS9F6uTeUTDcQ If you want to learn about something that has to do with fixing-food, shoot us an email at msufoodfix@gmail.com.

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 at it for long. So if you're going to eat meat, one of the most sustainable ways to do it is by skipping the store and taking to the woods. Or if that's not for you, buying your meat locally is a great step too. This week Cassidy is joined in the studio by Maeve Denshaw, young hunter and environmentalist. Tune in as Cassidy and Maeve dish about sustainable hunting, humans' role in the food chain, venison and.... Maeve's Meat Madness? Super Special Guest Maeve Denshaw President of Michigan State University's Outdoors Club Super Special Music The Freezer Bees Email us! Let's chat!  msufoodfix@gmail.com

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 guests in-studio for this week's super-duper fun episode. Join Katie Townley, Ann Ginzburg and Cassidy as they laugh and learn about three different quirky space food topics.  Special Guests: Katie Townley Undergraduate of Astrophysics and Journalism at Michigan State University Ann Ginzberg  Undergraduate of Statistics at Michigan State University Let us know what you want to hear about next by emailing msufoodfix@gmail.com!