Sprouting Conversations

Welcome back to Sprouting Conversations, hosted by Alistair and the new Youth Coordinators, Saraf and Jewel!In the first episode of Season 3, we introduce Saraf and Jewel to CRFAIR and mention some of the major themes that arose while Saraf hosted her very first youth workshop series, the ‘Youth Food Literacy Initiative’. This episode covers some of the goals that Saraf had while developing the program, challenges she faced, and the impact this program has had on youth and the food community.Please stay tuned for detailed coverage on each specific session of the Youth Food Initative, and enjoy listening!

This episode was recorded on the unceded Territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən Speaking Peoples, the W̱SÁNEĆ and the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. These Lands that we all continue to learn from would not exist in the ways that they do today without the care from uncountable generations that have maintained their relationships with the Land from time immemorial and forever more. In our third episode, we talk with Emma about complex and shifting relationships with food, the spaces where we connect with food and the land, and about how some of the sessions at the Good Food Gathering have influenced them! We talk about our shared upbringings in Ontario and the gaps in food education and accessibility that we have seen between these places. Take the next half hour to connect with food and the land and I really hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

This episode was recorded on the unceded Territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən Speaking Peoples, the W̱SÁNEĆ and the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. These Lands that we all continue to learn from would not exist in the ways that they do today without the care from uncountable generations that have maintained their relationships with the Land from time immemorial and forever more. In our second episode, we talk with Christina about how some of the sessions at the Good Food Gathering landed with her and some of the important take aways she gained from it! We talk about our own upbringings in Ontario and the gaps in our food education growing up, the trials and tribulations of growing your own food, and how Christina intends to bring some of that knowledge back into the classroom in her future role as a teacher.

In this first episode of season 2, we will be introducing some of the major themes and you can get to know our new host, Alistair (he/him)! In this season of the Sprouting Conversation’s podcast, we will be exploring the theme of Listening to the Land through conversations with guest hosts. The first couple episodes will feature youth who attended the 2021 Good Food Gathering, as well as some other guest speakers who are doing land-based and food-based work in our communities. In this episode, Alistair talks about his connection to land and food growing up and how it has shaped his relationships today. He talks about what listening to the land means to him and how it has informed his understanding of his duties as a settler located on unceded Lekwungen, WSANEC, Songhees, and Esquimalt territory. Stay tuned for upcoming episode releases! We’re really looking forward to sharing them with you!

This episode weaves together the dreams of all the youth's visions for our food's future from our past episodes. Get comfortable, get your headphones, get inspired, and get ideas for actions!

Hannah and Lajah host this episode and chat with Syd, a queer white settler and a site manager at the University of Victoria's Campus Community Garden. In this conversation, we explore many nuanced questions related to the complicated reality of growing food as a settler on stolen Indigenous lands. We discuss ideas such as collective healing through working with plants, learning to relate differently with the land and with each other, creating safer and more accessible community garden spaces, and re-framing food as a collective resource.

Elora hosts this episode and chats with Ava, a grade 12 student here in Victoria about her experience with the local food movement, and how it sparked change in her life. Together they discuss the importance of youth involvement in growing food, and the current barriers youth might face when getting involved.

Curbside Farms Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/curbsidefarmscoop/Curbside Farms GoFundMe: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/curbside-farms-start-up-fundBC Co-op Association: https://bcca.coop/knowledge-centre/starting-a-co-op/cultivating-coops-guide/ theDock Victoria: https://www.thedockvictoria.com

Elora hosts this episode, and chats with Megan, a friend who has spent a lot of time organizing around food waste, and redistribution. The conversation focuses on food waste and its intersection with capitalism, and how we can work towards food sovereignty and justice in the long term, without sacrificing our communities immediate needs in the short term.

In this episode we speak with Elora, an organizer with Community Food Support . In this episode, we talk about food access and community care.

To learn more about the Youth Food Justice group:https://www.youthfoodnetwork.ca/youth-food-justice-groupInterested in learning more about language? Visit here to learn SENĆOŦEN words:https://www.firstvoices.com/explore/FV/sections/Data/THE%20SEN%C4%86O%C5%A6EN%20LANGUAGE/SEN%C4%86O%C5%A6EN/SEN%C4%86O%C5%A6EN/learn/words

How do capitalism, land access, and connection impact our food system?In this episode, we chat with Hannah, who is a summer student/ intern at the Compost Education Centre. She is helping with maintaining the on-site gardens and compost systems, while also developing an online learning module for high school students called ‘Rethinking Sustainable Living’ which will be launched in September. In this conversation, we explore what her work has been like at the Centre, barriers that young people face in growing their own food, and her work with the UVIC Community Cabbage. What happens when two storytellers sit down together? We record a 1hr and 30-minute podcast about food!RESOURCES MENTIONED:-https://www.growingfood-together.com/-compost.bc.ca

Want to join the Youth Food Justice Group? Visit https://www.youthfoodnetwork.ca/youth-food-justice-groupThe book recommendations shared in the episode:~Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe~Tending The Wild by M. Kat Anderson~Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Want to continue your learning? Check out these links!Youth Food Justice Group (as mentioned in the show): https://www.youthfoodnetwork.ca/youth-food-justice-groupNative Land Website (as mentioned in the show): https://native-land.ca/Food Is Medicine WASANEC Cookbook: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59485162db29d6c66b75eca1/t/5f2c56e558516b6ed5ceb249/1596741376300/FIM+Final+Cookbook+WSANEC+leadership+secondary+EMAIL+VERSION+%282%29.pdfSaltwater People Book: http://www.islandstrust.bc.ca/media/341928/saltwater-people-1983-delliot-sr.pdfOnline On Land Plant Walks: https://openspace.ca/programming/on-landDo you have any other links you want us to share? Do you have any suggestions for our next show? Send me an email!

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