Episode 112 Carolina Modena

The last time I went out this far out on a limb in terms of topic on this podcast was my conversation with gardener Andi Strachan. But there's something about the interactions between human cultures and the natural environment that I find fascinating, and there's also a thread related not just to vulnerabilities of agrobiodiversity and food sovereignty, but also how our individual lives are entwined with the food that sustains, nourishes, and can hurt us and our environment.

Carolina Modena is Director of the Biodiversity Office at Slow Food, which is an organization headquartered in Bra, Italy representing a global movement of local groups and activists devoted to ensuring everyone has access to good, clean, and fair food. From a background in law and gastronomic sciences, she is committed to protecting food culture against the twin forces of globalization and standardization.

You can learn more about the mission and activities of the Slow Food organization and ways to get involved on their website at slowfood.com and on instagram @slowfood_international. And if you're interested in learning more about the foods unique to your own area, be sure to check out their Ark of Taste project (https://www.slowfood.com/biodiversity-programs/ark-of-taste/). I have discovered that here in Québec, we raise Chantecler chickens, which are a composite breed of Dark Cornish, White Leghorn, Rhode Island Red, White Wyandotte, Columbian Wyandotte, and White Plymouth Rock chickens.