We begin the show by talking with (pinch us!) food writer and reporter Priya Krishna of the New York Times. She shares some of the stories behind her new book, Priya鈥檚 Kitchen Adventures. It鈥檚 a cookbook for kids! And, Priya talks about some of her most meaningful reporting for the Times to date: her video series , where she shines a light on the unseen workers of New York City鈥檚 food scene.
Priya also previews , the 鈥檚 live, unscripted panel discussion taking place at The Bushnell on Tuesday, May 21 at 7:30 PM. Priya鈥檚 fellow panelists are Marcus Samuelsson and , and the event is moderated by Sam Sifton.
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— More than 98 percent of 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 farmers are white, despite more one-third of state residents identifying as people of color. All season long, 黑料吃瓜网 Radio is bringing you voices from the state鈥檚 BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people o
Sarah Rose Kareem washes the harvest on the Windsor Locks farm she managed with her husband Azeem Zakir Kareem, who is known as "Blessings." Sarah Rose and Azeem also run Samad Gardens Initiative, a farm and urban garden enterprise, where they teach people how to grow their own food, as well as other practical agricultural skills. They hold classes at Auerfarm in Bloomfield.
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— More than 98 percent of 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 farmers are white, despite more one-third of state residents identifying as people of color. All season long, 黑料吃瓜网 Radio is bringing you voices from the state鈥檚 BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people o
Azeem Zakir Kareem, or "Blessings," aligns irrigation pipes on land he farmed with his wife Sarah Rose Kareem in Windsor Locks, 黑料吃瓜网. The couple now farm land at Auerfarm in Bloomfield.
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— More than 98 percent of 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 farmers are white, despite more one-third of state residents identifying as people of color. All season long, 黑料吃瓜网 Radio is bringing you voices from the state鈥檚 BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people o
Azeem Zakir Kareem brushes gently past his wife, Sarah Rose Kareem while the two tended to lettuce rows at a Windsor Locks farm. 鈥淗ow I got started with agriculture,鈥� said Kareem, 鈥淭hat was my wife.鈥� Now, they both teach classes as part of their agricultural business, Samad Gardens Initiative. ". . .give a man a fish, feed him for a day, teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime," he said on 黑料吃瓜网's Seasoned, "And we need a lot of fishes to really sustain ourselves."
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— More than 98 percent of 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 farmers are white, despite more one-third of state residents identifying as people of color. All season long, 黑料吃瓜网 Radio is bringing you voices from the state鈥檚 BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people o
Azeem Zakir Kareem, known as "Blessings," jumps a sprinkle pipe junction while preparing fields for irrigation. 鈥淵ou start working in that soil, and there's things 鈥� there's biology inside the soil 鈥� that sends a light signal through your nervous system that hits your brain, that has your brain release, beautiful, joyous chemistry that makes you feel good,鈥� said Kareem.
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Also this hour, Azeem (Blessings) Kareem and Sarah Rose Kareem of Samad Gardens Initiative describe how they teach newbie gardeners and farmers how to grow food for themselves and their communities. Their classes take place at in Bloomfield. You鈥檒l learn how to connect with Nature by growing vegetables, greens, and herbs in recycled egg cartons, milk jugs or buckets.
Plus, you鈥檝e heard of CSAs. What does it mean to be a 鈥淐SA grocery store?鈥� We talk with Jocelyn Cerda (below), founder of Mercado Popular. Jocelyn is on a mission to work with BIPOC growers and makers to connect the Hartford community with fresh, healthy, local food.
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— May 03, 2024 - Jocelyn Cerda
Jocelyn Cerda examines the interior of a building on Orange Street in Hartford that she is planning to turn into a fresh food market called Mercado Popular. She's working with farmers from Hartford and surrounding towns to bring fresh, locally-grown produce to the city. "I loved the work," she says of the non-profit internship that turned her on to farmer's markets. "I didn't know there were farmer's markets in Hartford! I didn't know there were farmers in Hartford, growing food five miles away from where I lived."
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— May 03, 2024 - Jocelyn Cerda
Outside an empty Orange street building in Hartford, Hartford-based contractor Jorge Calderon (left to right) meets with Jocelyn Cerda to discuss necessary renovations to create a community supported grocery at the site. While meeting with Calderon, Hartford Community Service Officer Miguel Varela and HPD officer Joel Otero, stopped by to offer their support for Cerda's plans to create the market. "The mission, ya know, or the value of Mercado. . .it reminds me to be rooted in community," Cerda said recently on an episode of Seasoned.
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— May 03, 2024 - Jocelyn Cerda
Jocelyn Cerda displays a case used to hold re-usable plastic cutlery she uses to promote her efforts to provide fresh, locally-sourced food to residents of Hartford. Cerda is planning to turn an empty building on Orange Street in Hartford into a community-supported grocery store. Some of her collaborators around the state are Samad Gardens Initiative, Park City Harvest, Runit Organics Farm, Aasaaska Foundation, herbalist Teri Sol, Fire Ring Farm, Shaggy Coos Farm and Sea Marron Farmstead. Baked goods may come from The Craft Bakery.
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— May 03, 2024 - Jocelyn Cerda
A school bus passes the front of an empty Orange Street building Jocelyn Cerda is planning to turn into a community-supported grocery store providing locally sourced fruits and vegetables.
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GUESTS:
- : Food writer and contributor to the New York Times. She鈥檚 the author or co-author of several books, including (with David Chang) and with her mother, Ritu. Her latest book is . () on Instagram
- Azeem (Blessings) Kareem and Sarah Rose Kareem: Founders of , Bloomfield, Conn. () on Facebook and () on Instagram
- Jocelyn Cerda: Owner of , Hartford, Conn. () on Facebook and () on Instagram
FEATURED RECIPES:
LEARN MORE:
- Read/Listen: Azeem (Blessings) and Sarah Rose Kareem were profiled in 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 series: BIPOC farmers in Conn. may be small in number, but they have plenty of stories to tell
- Watch: Sarah Rose Kareem demo:
- Watch: Sarah Rose and Azeem (Blessings) Kareem demo:
- Learn: Sign up for a
- Learn: Fruition Seeds - (and many other resources on their website for new and seasoned growers)
- Learn: Sarah Rose and Azeem (Blessings) recommend Nigel Palmers book to new and aspiring growers
- Plan: to learn which tasks to do when and how to sync your growing with lunar and planetary influences.
This show was produced by Robyn Doyon-Aitken, Meg Dalton, Tagan Engel, Katrice Claudio, Stephanie Stender, and Meg Fitzgerald. Our Social team includes Sabrina Herrera, Francesca Fontanez, Martha Castillo, Katherine Jimenez and Janae Spinato.
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