A Conversation with Kimbal Musk: How His Trauma Led to Helping Fix Our Food System Through Community

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Food has the power to change everything, from our health to family
dynamics, the environment, and so much more. And it all starts with
one bite. Today I’m thrilled to sit down with a good friend and an
inspiring food activist and entrepreneur, Kimbal Musk. Kimbal is
co-founder of the seasonal and thoughtfully sourced restaurant The
Kitchen, co-founder of the non-profit Big Green, and a crusader for
real food. How we choose to eat and prepare our food has
implications for more than just our bodies. My conversation with
Kimbal is sure to inspire you to leverage the power of real food in
your own family, community, and beyond. In this episode, we discuss
(audio version): Kimbal’s surprising journey from the tech industry
to becoming a food activist (8:30) How 9/11 forever changed
Kimbal’s relationship with cooking (16:00) The experiences that
inspired Kimbal to open a restaurant (25:47) Kimbal’s determination
to provide healthy food with local sourcing (26:34) Food as the
secret weapon for fighting the loneliness epidemic (33:50) How he
started building a community of farmers from the ground up (37:35)
The skyrocketing rates of childhood obesity and his work with Big
Green (42:33) Kimbal’s life-changing accident and his revelation
(44:00) How kids are impacted when they’re taught about growing and
preparing food (52:20) Creating a family connection container
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