Episode #135 Notes

:30 Why did you start Ayo Foods?

4:00 On the reality of starting a startup food business.

6:45 The day to day of Ayo Foods.

10:00 On ‘The Ethnic Food’ aisle.

14:00 Retailers and supporting diverse entrepreneurs.

17:00 The economics of selling to distributors and retailers.

20:00 Closing thoughts.

Episode #128 Notes

1:00 - What is Warehouse Workers for Justice?

2:45 - What is it like working in warehouses now, especially through COVID?

7:00 - Where does 3PL come into warehouse and supplychain issues?

9:30 - How do campaigns for work organizing get started?

12:00 - What are the campaigns that you’ve helped start?

16:00 - How do you work with warehouse employees to make them better organizers?

21:00 - On motivations for worker organizing.

Episode #127 Notes

1:00 - What is Farm Forward?

2:00 - What is factory farming, and how do you define it?

5:00 - What are zoonatic pandemics?

9:00 - How avian bird flu has affected food prices.

16:00 - On learnings from COVID-19.

19:00 - On transitioning to a better food system, and impacts on the way people access food and eat.

24:00 - On adjusting our diets to reduce meat intake.

29:30 - Farm Forward’s report on chicken labelling and greenwashing.

33:30 - On issues with food certifications.

36:00 - Disease resistance in animals.