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Episode 84: Linking Elbows, Building Food Systems with Parry Aftab (opens the original)
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We chat with Parry Aftab, agrifood community builder and founder of PEI Food Strong, Canadian Source to Supper, and PEI Good Eats, to explore how community, local food and practical action can help build a more resilient food system. Parry spent decades as a lawyer specializing in cyberlaw, cybersecurity and online safety, working with organizations and governments around the world. Then COVID changed the trajectory. She and her husband moved to Prince Edward Island and Parry did what any self-d
Episode 83: From Hidden Hunger to Global Impact with Dr. Gavin Armstrong of Lucky Iron Life (opens the original)
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What if tackling one of the world’s biggest micronutrient challenges started with something as simple as what goes into the cooking pot? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Gavin Armstrong, founder and CEO of Lucky Iron Life , to explore the science, social impact and the journey behind Lucky Iron Fish. Gavin entered university planning to pursue finance before an interdisciplinary course took him to Botswana and completely changed the direction of his career. That experience eventually led hi
Episode 82: Building a Food Movement: From Facebook Group to Food Forward Summit, with Mehnaz Tabassum (opens the original)
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In this episode, we sit down with Mehnaz Tabassum, CEO of NL Eats and Food Forward Summit, to talk about the journey from building an online food community to launching a nonprofit and creating a national platform bringing together people across Canada's food system. Mehnaz shares how NL Eats evolved from a grassroots community into an organization focused on food access, connection and systems-level change, and how that work ultimately shaped the vision for the Food Forward Summit. This vision
Episode 81: Packaging, Shelf Life, and the Details That Make Products Successful, with Shaun Ashworth, Owner & President, Associated Labels and Packaging (opens the original)
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We are on site in Coquitlam, BC with Shaun Ashworth, Co-Founder, Owner, and President of Associated Labels and Packaging. Shaun takes us behind the scenes of their packaging operations and shares why great packaging is about so much more than what we see on the shelf. Associated Labels and Packaging began in 1980 when Shaun’s father took a chance on a printing company, starting with letterpress printing before moving into flexographic labels through a surprising connection to Mary Kay address la
Episode 80: Grit, Hydration & Youth Sport with Sonia and Jaspaul, GRINTA (opens the original)
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Grinta began on the sidelines. As parents of four active children competing across multiple sports, Sonia and Jaspaul saw firsthand how long games, tournaments, travel, heat, and physical exertion could affect young athletes. They recognized a gap in the market: parents were looking for hydration products they could feel confident giving their active children. Named after the Italian word for “grit,” Grinta reflects the determination of young athletes, the families supporting them, and the found
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