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Think of Food Stories as a cozy bowl of something comforting for you to enjoy as you take a break from your busy life. Each 30-minute episode with tell the food story of an industry expert or every-day cooker, grower, and eater from diverse backgrounds about their food memories and food connects them back to who they are. Hosted by renowned food educator, cook, and food justice advocate Barb Sheldon, each episode will include a recipe and an ever-expanding Spotify playlist collection of our ...
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Andrea Stroeve-Sawa, Magic Cattle, Taking Care of the Land, and Wasting Nothing
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In our last episode of the season, Barb sits down at the kitchen table with Alberta rancher and manager of Shipwheel Cattle Feeders about regenerative Agriculture and holistic management of the land and the animals. A fascinating episode filled with stories, history, and lessons about regen ag that you may not have considered before.…
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Dr. Kris Nichols, Regenerative Agriculture, and What Soil Tells Us About Our Food Stories
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Barb welcomes Dr. Kris Nichols to her kitchen table this week, and they talk all things regenerative agriculture and soil science. Dr. Kris Nichols is the Lead Soil Scientist with Food Water Wellness Foundation, the Regenerative Alberta Living Lab, and Research Director at MyLand Company Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona. She founded KRIS (Knowledge for Reg…
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Miriam Bankey and Food Dignity, Inflation, Privilege, and The Joy of Watching Babies Eat
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Barb and Miriam are long-time friends who are used to talking about food together. In this frank conversation about food justice, Food Security expert Miram Bankey highlights the inequity of our food system and some incredible initiatives she is working on to bring dignity and food access to our community. Miriam's CBC article Miriam's Interview on…
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Lareina Abbott and a Return to Metis Culture, Bannock, Pie, and Fiddles, and (once again) the Comfort of Soup.
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In this fabulous episode, Barb shares the Food Stories kitchen table with Metis speculative fiction writer, Lareina Abbott. Lareina pens Métis themed spec fiction, essays and memoir. A year ago, she received a Calgary Arts Development Grant to write a memoir about reconnecting with her Métis family and the story of her aunt who is a Métis elder. Sh…
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Anda Fabrig and Family Food Cultures, Making Food Inclusive, and Joyful Chocolate Rice.
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In Episode 3 of Season 2, the beautiful and brilliant Anda Fabrig (She/Her/Siya) joins us at the Food Stories kitchen table for a fascinating chat. Anda is queer Filipina educator and a diversity, equity, and inclusion specialist in Mohkinstsis (Calgary, AB). She holds a BA in Communications and a BEd in inclusive education. Anda works as an anti-o…
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Syma Habib and The Spiritual Work of Food, Systems Thinking, and Transforming Food Through Salt And Air
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In Episode 2 of Season 2 we dive deep into the issues of food security and food dignity with Food Resilience Specialist Syma Habib. Syma works for the Climate Adaptation | Climate & Environment department at The City of Calgary, and has spent her life seeing the connections between food, belonging, and resilience. Check out her thought-provoking Su…
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Season 2 Opener: Food Literacy Center Founder, CEO & Chief Food Genius Amber Stott and Changing the Food System Through Broccoli Boundaries and Radish Routines
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In the much-anticipated Season Two Opener, Barb welcomes the founder of the Food Literacy Center, Amber Stott to her kitchen table. Passionate about fruits and veggies, Amber grew up cooking and growing her own food, a joy she wants every child to experience. In 2011, Amber responded to the rising childhood obesity crisis by starting the nonprofit …
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Food Stories Cozy Holiday Special: Arianne Jones, How to Be Hygge and The Power of Soup
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In the last episode of season one, we are celebrating the holidays and all things cozy and hygge with our dear friend Olympian, Co-Founder of Send Bars, Whole Foods Chef, and Nutrition Gal Arianne Jones. Arianne and Barb sit down to chat about the pivotal role food played in Arianne's recovery from Lyme disease and a life-altering broken back. They…
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Chef Christina Acevedo, Seeing Light in Darkness, and How to Make a Great Recipe
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Long-time friends and culinary co-instructors Barb and Christina sit down at Barb's kitchen table to talk about the power of food and connection, the enlightenment that caring for a mom with Alzheimer's has brought to Christina's life, her love of a good burger, and why she wrote her cookbook, Two Little F Words. Christina mentions the work of Dr. …
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Dr. Christy Gibson and the Joy of Wild Blueberries
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Introducing our next guest, author of the brand-new book The Modern Trauma Toolkit, Dr. Christy Gibson (she/her). Christy joins me at the kitchen table to discuss the gentle softness of her grandmother's cooking, the connection between food, trauma, flexibility, and its role in healing, and the joy of wild blueberries! Dr. Gibson is a family physic…
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Luka Symons and Food and Music For the Senses
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HIstamine Haven Maven Luka Symons talks to Barb about her ancestors and how they ate, radical ways to see food, and why senses are crucial for maximum food joy. Find out more about Luka at https://www.histaminehaven.com/ http://www.lukasymons.com/ Luka's Low Histamine Acadian Tortiere Recipe by Luka Symons Serves: 8 | Prep Time: 15 minutes | Total …
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Founder of Stump Kitchen, Alexis Hillyard (she/her) joins Barb at the kitchen table to talk about joy in the kitchen, removing barriers to cooking, using her stump as a kitchen tool, and her memories of her dad's tomato sauce. Alexis is passionate about speaking with audiences of all ages about the importance of disability representation, accessibi…
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In episode one, we meet Canadian photographer Josie Chu, who grew up in her family's Chinese Western restaurant in the Alberta prairies, working alongside her multi-generational family, cooking food the locals wanted, but then going home to eat the good stuff. With a penchant for dipping her fingers in spices and listening to NKOTB, Josie's food st…
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Welcome to Food Stories! Food has the remarkable ability to weave narratives that shape who we are. What we cook and eat, and whom we share it with, tells the story of our life. So each Sunday, grab a cup of something cozy and join host Barb Sheldon at her kitchen table as beautiful people tell her the story of their lives, through food. Each guest…
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