Episode 22-5: Soil Health and Food Justice with Karen Washington of Rise and Root Farm

Mar 1, 2022 · 17m 30s

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In this episode, Mary Sketch Bryant, Jeff Ishee, and Eric Bendfeldt have a conversation with Karen Washington of Rise and Root Farm. Karen Washington was the recipient of the 2014...

In this episode, Mary Sketch Bryant, Jeff Ishee, and Eric Bendfeldt have a conversation with Karen Washington of Rise and Root Farm. Karen Washington was the recipient of the 2014 James Beard Leadership Award and continues to work for food justice, community change, and the overall wellness of the planet for everyone. She shares about the deeply rooted connections of soil health to power, dignity, racial justice, community, and a sense of belonging. As a physical therapist and grower, she reflects on the impact of soil fertility on where people live, where people play, and where people eat. Good soil means good health. Soil is alive and can reconnect people to the history and intergenerational knowledge of agriculture as a starting point for cross-pollinating greater understanding and wellbeing.

To learn more about Karen Washington and her ongoing work, please visit https://www.riseandrootfarm.com/. We also encourage you to follow the four core principles of soil health and take the 4 The Soil pledge at https://www.4thesoil.org/take-the-pledge.html

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Author	Eric Scott Bendfeldt
Organization	Eric S. Bendfeldt
Website	-
Tags	#4thesoil #biodiversity #bugs #buildingsoilstructure #communitychange #communitygardening #composting #cross-pollination #diversity #environmentalinjustice #environmentaljustice #foodjustice #keepsoilcovered #racialjustice #soilhealth #soilmediation #spes #virginiatech #waterquality