Mitch Good: Food Is The Answer To Your Health & The Future Sustainability of Our Planet

"I realized it was all about my environment and the food I was eating that was depressing me"

Who Is Mitch Good:
Mitch Good is a 30-year-old organic farmer at Good Family Farms which he started with his brother. Mitch's family has roots tied to farming, but it wasn't until he was in his early twenties that he discovered food had a direct link to his issues with depression. Mitch has devoted himself to help create sustainable farming practices and educate the masses on why we need to have better relationships with our food and understanding that food is one of the single greatest factors when it comes to our planet, people and their health. I encourage you to take the information that Mitch shares on this podcast and apply it in your own life to help lead to more sustainable practices and help you, your friends, and your family live a better and healthier life.

What We Talk About On This Episode of The Andrew Bilak Show:
How Mitch got started with farming
How dealing with depression led him to purpose and meaning through food
Starting his own farm with his brother
The role pesticides play in our food and health today
What ‘organic’ farming really means
Long term ramifications of not going organic when shopping at the grocery store
Why you should be spending more money on your food and why your health depends on it
The best ways to shop organic
Why building a relationship with an organic farmer is key to the health of your family
What to look for to find out if your food is ‘actually organically certified’
The ‘dirty dozen’ - the foods you need to avoid when shopping
What ingredients you need to avoid on your food labels
Oil’s are so important to the fats your body needs - here are the do’s and don’ts
Every health issue starts with the gut
Why you need to start thinking about the story you tell yourself about the food you and your family are eating
The best questions to ask the farmers at a farmers market to find out if you should be buying your food from them
What ‘forest bathing’ is and why it’s been proven to improve your health
Veganism vs. Meat-Eaters
Why documentaries about food are doing a poor job of showing how important animals are in our ecosystem
Understanding Mitch’s stance on the purpose animals serve in our lives
Why mass farming is a direct result of people becoming used to paying low prices for meat - needs to be to sustain the market
A lot of the land that we are using is not being used towards human food consumption, but rather energy production
What you can do TODAY to help contribute to the sustainability of our planet

Resources:
www.goodfamilyfarms.ca
Instagram: @goodfamilyfarms
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