How Innovators Are Disrupting Our Broken Food System

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  Our current food system is not working. Food waste is at an
all-time high, food deserts exist in many neighborhoods, and our
produce is falling short in flavor and nutrients. The good news is
that innovators in various fields are implementing ideas that
promote better access to fresh, nutritious, and tastier food for
everyone.   In today’s episode, I talk with Kavita Shukla,
Tobias Peggs, and Dan Barber about a creative way to reduce food
waste, growing the number of farmers in urban areas, and ideas to
improve the flavor and nutrition profile of produce.   Kavita
Shukla is the founder and CEO of The FRESHGLOW Co. and the inventor
of FreshPaper, a simple innovation taking on the massive global
challenge of food waste by keeping food fresher longer. FreshPaper
is used by farmers and families across the globe, and The FRESHGLOW
Co. has partnered with some of the largest retailers in the world,
from Whole Foods to Walmart, so that people everywhere can take
advantage of this incredible product and the goodness of real food.
  Tobias Peggs is the cofounder and CEO of Square Roots, the
Brooklyn-based urban farming company known for changing the way
people think about growing local food and training the country’s
future generations of farmers. Previously, he led Aviary, a mobile
photo-editing company, as its CEO until its acquisition by Adobe
and was also CEO at OneRiot, a social media analytics company,
since acquired by Walmart. Tobias grew up in England and has a PhD
in Artificial Intelligence from Cardiff University.   
Dan Barber is breaking the conventional ways we eat, cook, and
think about food. He is the chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue
Hill at Stone Barns and the author of The Third Plate. He also
cofounded Row 7 Seed Company, a seed company bringing together
chefs and plant breeders in the development of new varieties of
vegetables and grains. Dan has received multiple James Beard awards
including Best Chef: New York City (2006) and the country's
Outstanding Chef (2009). In this episode, it’s clear how mutually
passionate Dan and I are about changing the current food system and
doing so in a way that promotes health and supports the
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interviews can be found here: Kavita Shukla Tobias Peggs Dan Barber