GMB009: Conflictfood: Cultivating Peace Through One Single Ingredient

04/20/17 • 45 min

GreenMe Podcast | Meet the Heroes of the Urban Green Scene

A warm welcome to session no. 9 of the GreenMe Berlin podcast. And warm is desperately needed right now - it’s been snowing here in Berlin this week. In the middle of April! That my friends, drives me even more to do the best that I possibly can to stop climate change and help keeping this planet healthy.

But, when I think about this dedicated social entrepreneur duo that I’m introducing you to today, my heart is instantly getting much warmer. I cannot wait to share the story of Conflictfood with you.

Through one single ingredient, that is grown in a global crisis region, they are opening our eyes for a different story about countries like Afghanistan or Palestine. One that the media don’t tell. And at the same time, help small local farmers to earn a living in a sustainable way.

The interview with Conflictfood really touched me, as it deeply links to what I believe in. They show us another side of the world, tell us positive stories of joy and lust for life!

If you want to support Conflictfood, the easiest thing to do so is a) to buy their product and b) even easier, to share this episode out with your friends and anyone you think should know about this, too.

You'll find the full transcript of this interview and the show notes at www.greenmeberlin.com/podcast-conflictfood. So check it out & get in touch with Salem & Gernot.

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Show notes (excerpt):

- www.conflictfood.com

Social Impact Lab

Migration Hub

Book of Joy

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As always, you’d make me super happy if you subscribe to the podcast and leave me a little review on iTunes. It helps me to keep going and would just be a wonderful support from your side. Thanks soooo much.

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One more news from my side: if you’re in Berlin on the 29th April, I’m doing a green tour through my home kiez, South Neukölln, where I wanna show you the amazing eco-minded projects that this area is really filled with. We’ll say hi and chat to the founders of some creative sustainable food concepts, ethical fashion stores and transformed spaces. And get an insight into their work and why they do it. So if you’re in town, I’d be really happy if you join. It’ll take around 3-3.5hours and costs 25 euros. Spots are very limited, cause I think it’s much better in a small group. And you can find all the info and tickets here on my Facebook page.

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Last shout out, promise: if you wanna stay up to date with the latest interviews, green events and fresh content from me and my explorations around going green in Berlin, then sign up for my monthly newsletter. I got a little thank you if you do so, I’ll send you a best-of guide to 7 of my favorite eco-minded places in the city. To get it, just go over to www.greenmeberlin.com/newsletter.

That's it! Thanks so much for listening! Have an amazing day & remember to keep it green :)

The interview with Conflictfood really touched me, as it deeply links to what I believe in. They show us another side of the world, tell us positive stories of joy and lust for life!

You'll find the full transcript of this interview and the show notes at www.greenmeberlin.com/podcast-conflictfood. So check it out & get in touch with Salem & Gernot.

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Show notes (excerpt):

- www.conflictfood.com

Social Impact Lab

Migration Hub

Book of Joy

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That's it! Thanks so much for listening! Have an amazing day & remember to keep it green :)

Previous Episode

GMB008: Flussbad Berlin - How To Build Dreams & Reclaim The River Spree

Today’s episode is one of those stories, when you hear about them you gonna have your mouth wide open and think “how is this possible”?

You know that I love projects that really challenge the status quo, so I made my way to Friedrichshain, walked into the backyard behind Berlin’s famous electro club Watergate, right by the river Spree - to visit Jan Edler, one of the founders of Flussbad Berlin.

If you haven't heard of the project, Flussbad is about to create a natural swimming pool in the river Spree, just along the UNESCO site of Museum Island, so in a very static, historic area of the city... you can imagine that some people get excited about - and some throw their hands up in despair.

It’s been incredible to meet Jan. He is such a fascinating character & he was so open about everything. He made me see the project in a completely different light: It’s not just gonna be the world’s biggest swimming pool... The swimming is the side effect, but what it’s really about is re-accessing a lost part of our city.

We talked about all that and so much more, like

The function of the river Spree now & how it should be
How to deal with nay sayers & keep pushing
Why ideas from the past can be revived to build a better future
Why perseverance is one of the most important traits you can have
How 4 million euros turned a hobby into something damn serious
Why the Flussbad Berlin team needs your help & how you can get involved...

Hope you're as inspired as I am after this episode, that changing the world is possible and that we shouldn’t downregulate our possibilities because we are afraid of something... baaam!

You'll find everything you need to know in the shownotes at www.greenmeberlin.com/podcast - this is where I post all my episodes, including the full transcript if you wanna read. So check it out - and share the Flussbad episode with your friends, cause you heard it, they can only do it if there’s as many people as possible.

As always, it would be a huge help for me if you could hop over to the GreenMe Berlin Podcast on iTunes and leave me a short review. Tell me how you like the show, what you wanna hear, if it helps you or not... it’s what I need to keep me going. Thank YOU!

Check out the full interview including transcript on: www.greenmeberlin.com/podcast-flussbad-berlin

Plus, support Flussbad Berlin & come to one of their next events http://www.flussbad-berlin.de/events

If you wanna stay up to date with the latest interviews, green events and fresh content from me and my explorations around Berlin, sign up for my monthly newsletter. I got a little thank you if you do so: I’ll send you a free guide to 7 of my favorite eco-minded places in the city. To get it, go over to www.greenmeberlin.com/travel-guides

Next Episode

GMB010: The Green Market Berlin: Thoughts of a Vegan Changemaker

This is a very special day - why? Because we are at episode NO 10 of the GreenMe Berlin podcast, yeah!!

Now what’s happening on todays’ show? Well, what would be more fitting to celebrate this special episode than getting the organizer of a very, very unique event in Berlin in front of the mic?

It’s Stefanie from the Green Market Berlin!

The Green Market is Berlin’s first and no. 1 green lifestyle market. It’s running 4 times a year, one for each season. And for the summer edition, it’s moving to a brand new location (which we gonna tell you more about in a bit). There’s usually around 3000 people per day (which could rise quite a lot this year). You can check out around 60 vendors: a whole world full of original vegan street food, fashion, cosmetics, crafts, creative gifts, music, live presentations, workshops, cooking shows, film screenings and so much more. Promise, there’s no activism, no preaching - just heaps of flavor explosions, beautiful products and positive people.

And I’m so excited to have the hero behind it all on the show today. Stefanie Witt, a super energetic Berliner. With a big portion of passion, she built up an incredible platform for the Berlin green scene. She’s bringing together consumers with small scale producers, so we can all learn and grow.

We talked about heaps of things:

What’s new for the summer market & why Steffi is taking a big risk with that

Why you need to choose your words wisely to get people excited for vegan products

Some books and films you should definitely watch

Why she says no to big brands and helps small businesses instead

How to stay cool in a crisis moment & why you sometimes just need to take the risk

Why Berlin is a vegan paradise

Why there’s always a way, even if others tell you it won’t work

A special announcement on what’s next (apart from the Green Market)

You can check out the full transcript, pictures and all links mentioned on www.greenmeberlin.com/podcast-010-the-green-market-berlin

Make sure to swing by at The Green Market Berlin and let me know if you do so, I’ll definitely be around on Sunday.

If you don’t wanna miss out on events like that, make sure to check the GreenMe Berlin events calendar on www.greenmeberlin.com/events

AND if you happen to be in Berlin on the 22nd June - I am running my next GreenMe BLN tour! This time, we’re off to explore the buzzing Friedrichshain neighborhood. I’ll take you to some of the most passionate and dedicated green businesses I know in the area. So colorful eco-fair fashion stores, organic markets & sustainable food concepts, transformed spaces and utopian wonderlands - we’ll meet the owners & founders and get a really cool insight into their work. It starts at 3.30pm and you can sign up for it by sending me an email or through Eventbrite. For all the details and links just go on my Facebook page www.facebook.com/greenmeberlin and check out the events.

Last little shout out: if you wanna stay up to date with the latest interviews, green events and fresh content from me and my explorations around going green in Berlin, then sign up for my monthly newsletter. I got a little thank you if you do so, I’ll send you my best-of guide to 7 of my favorite eco-minded places in the city for free. To get it, just go over to www.greenmeberlin.com/newsletter

NOW I’ll let you go and have an amazing day. Let’s be curious and celebrate all these new possibilities out there.

Thanks SO much for listening - and remember to keep it green :)

SHOW NOTES

The Green Market Berlin, Summer Edition: www.greenmarketberlin.com

Article: Explored - The Green Market Berlin

www.greenmeberlin.com/green-market-berlin

Peace Food (R. Dahlke) http://amzn.to/2rmlvRJ

Forks over Knives http://amzn.to/2qlanjQ

The China Study http://amzn.to/2qktAT2

Cowspiracy www.cowspiracy.com

Lea Green & Veggie.es www.facebook.com/followVeggies

Superfrans www.greenmeberlin.com/map/#superfrans