The Feel Good Community Podcast

Why is milk bad for us? Well it turns out that it isn't. Have you ever heard of A2 Dairy? Neither had I- that is until I stumbled upon A2 dairy, a milk that is actually full of benefits- namely omega 3 fatty acids. Hang out with Stephanie and Blake, 2 California dairy farmers who are changing the dairy game, all by revisiting the past.

This week I sit down with Nadine Shaw and discuss biohacking. Biohacking has been a popular way for people to take control of their health. Because we are all bio-individualistic beings, biohacking is an incredible way for you to find out exactly what works best for you. It's kind of a DIY study of your own personal biology. 

https://www.instagram.com/create_healthandlifestyle/

https://mailchi.mp/0525310e10c8/ten-ways-to-biohack-your-health-every-day

After serving in the Army as a Combat Engineer Officer, Justen Garrity wanted to create a sustainability focused business. Today he owns Veteran Compost a company that is about 2 things: 1. Employing Veterans and their families and 2. Turning food scraps into high quality compost. 

Veteran Compost serves the Aberdeen, Maryland area visit them at https://www.instagram.com/veteran_compost/

Who doesn't like coffee? The smell, the bold flavor, sound of grinding fresh beans in the morning... I'm here for all of it. It's so important to support local roasters, especially when they're a military family that ensures their beans come from fair trade, ethically purchased farmers around the world. In this episode I sit down with Co-Founder Zachariah Pittman and we talk about his sourcing, roasting and I get to answer the burning question- What is the difference between Espresso Beans and Coffee Beans.

Visit the Pittmans at https://www.facebook.com/pittmancoffee/ or on instagram @pittmancoffee https://www.instagram.com/pittmancoffee/

Functional medicine is on the forefront of medical science. It looks at how we can heal our bodies naturally and by using food as medicine. Sarah Diamond with Finding Ground Nutrition practices using functional principles to heal women's bodies and brains by balancing hormones and healing gut issues. Sarah talking to us about food, health and environmental justice. Sarah's journey into functional nutrition began in her early years when her grandmother was diagnosed with cancer caused by environmental toxins. She saw how her grandmother used food to cure her cancer and now shares her story and supports her grandmother during her lawsuit against Monsanto for the Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Monsanto caused by their glyphosate.

You can visit Sarah at https://www.instagram.com/findinggroundnutrition/ and https://findinggroundnutrition.com

On March 22nd the USDA was sued by organic farmers to keep hydroponics from being considered "Organic" Unfortunately the USDA disregarded decades of laws, policy and the full intent of the organic movement and accepted hydroponics into the Organic Label. Linley Dixon PhD, Co Director speaks with me about why this is problematic for farming communities and consumers alike. Hang out with us as we chat about organic farming, health and the wealth of our soils.

Join the movement at https://www.realorganicproject.org

STEM Educator, founder of Science in the City Kyesha Ruffin talks to us in this special episode for Earth Day about her newest project #ThePledge a movement to end environmental injustice all around the world. Sign The Pledge today and find out how you can save our world and the people in it.

https://www.scicityco.com/thepledge

Visit Kyesha at https://www.instagram.com/scicityco/ to learn more and get to know the person shaping today's youth!

No guest this week! We wanted to share some details about our personal trials and tribulations of having a green thumb in the middle of a city.

Join us to chat about gardening, composting, marriage, and more on this week's episode of The Feel Good Community Podcast.

This week we sat down with Ash and Niles, two organic farmers joining us from their microfarm on Maui. We chat about 'aina (land) stewardship, compost, the beauty of Hawai'i, and of course COMMUNITY.

Check out Ho'omakua farm on instagram @hoomakuafarm 

An inspiration to hundreds of thousands of farmers, homesteaders and growers around the world, Jean Martin Fortier is a celebrated organic micro farmer in Quebec, Canada. We sit down with JM and discuss his work, his passion and his newest venture, Growers & Co. a bi annual magazine devoted to celebrating our worlds farmers and spotlighting their endeavors. JM believes that "We need to replace mass agriculture with agriculture by the masses." Will and I dig into this concept and get to know this really awesome human in this week's episode of TFGCP.

Check out the Growers & Co. magazine at https://www.growers.co/us/

Follow Jean martin's work at https://www.instagram.com/growersandco/ and https://www.instagram.com/jeanmartinfortier/

This week we sit down and go over a book that has inspired a lot of change in our lives: Food Fix by Dr. Mark Hyman. This book gets pretty bleak about the impact of our food system, but there is hope! We go over changes that we have made in our day to day lives to heal our bodies, minds and help reduce our impact on this world. Changes that with a bit of perspective you can make too. 

This week, we are joined by Maureen Breen, President of Philadelphia Backyard Chickens. We discuss what it is like to raise backyard chickens, and discuss how Philadelphia Backyard Chickens is working to make raising them legal. Joing their Facebook page and sign the petition at https://www.change.org/p/philadelphia-city-council-legalize-hens-in-philadelphia!

In this week's episode, we are joined by Carissa Cabrera, a Marine Conservationist from Oahu, Hawaii. Carissa shares years of education and first-hand experience of how microplastics are destroying our ocean's ecosystems, harming marine life, and in turn, us along the way. More importantly, she shows us what we can do to live more sustainably and stop microplastics from getting into the ocean.

Follow Carissa on TikTok and Instagram @carissaandcoffee 

Get to know us and what we are about!

Welcome to The Feel Good Community Podcast!

Storm and William dive deep into everything you need to heal and nourish your body and mind; as well as the world we live in. Here at The Feel Good Community Podcast, alongside experts, authors, and leaders in health and wellness, our mission is simple: We are here to help you make lasting changes within yourself, your family, and your community.