This episode introduces the concept of Creating Change with Food. What it is, how and why this idea came to be, and why it matters. As we explore, I will tell you a bit about my own story.

Food and eating done well give us the opportunity to feel pleasure, wellbeing and connection every day while nourishing our bodies. On the flip side, food is one of the most common causes of feeling uncomfortable in my body and mind, and feeling less than my best.

In fact, from a big picture point of view, the food most of us are eating and the food systems that produce it are destroying our health, our wellbeing and the foundation for life, Earth’s biosphere. That’s definitely not the world I want to live in…

I want to live in a world where we all have the capacity to thrive, flourish, and be and feel healthy, within the biosphere’s limits. And that is a big shift from where we are now.

We need a systems transformation—and every day, people will be the ones to create it. This is what Creating Change with Food is all about.

Creating change with food is about the power of food and food systems to create positive transformations in personal and community health and wellbeing, biosphere health, and social and economic health. It is not about becoming a better consumer, about a list of “good” or “bad” foods. It is about rolling up our sleeves and taking an active role in our food systems.

Doesn’t it seem absurd, that the food we eat and the food systems that produce it are destroying our health, wellbeing and the foundations for life, Earth’s biosphere? The truth is: it doesn’t have to be this way...Full episodes of this podcast starting February 26, 2026.