S2E2: How honey can uplift the lives of Ethiopian communities, with Ariana Yuen, Founder of Forested Foods
Description
In this episode, I speak to Ariana Yuen, Founder of Forested Foods, an agroforestry business helping Ethiopian farmers to grow, process and market forest-based goods. Using honey as an example, Ariana talks about how the business supports, Ethiopian farmers and protects biodiversity in the region. We talk all about Ariana's non-linear career path, Forested's mission, indigenous beekeeping practices, and her favourite ways to eat honey. For a written summary, head to Up to Some Good's blog.
This is a summary of our conversation:
- Navigating a non-linear career path
- Forested Foods’ mission
- Ethiopian Bee keeping practices
- How Forested uplifts farmers’ livelihoods and protects biodiversity
- Why Forested is focusing on wholesale
- Collaborating with LUSH Cosmetics
This episode is sponsored by Mission Kitchen.
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