THE KITCHEN ACTIVIST

Florencia Ramirez

THE KITCHEN ACTIVIST podcast will give you bite-size action steps in each episode you can implement NOW in your kitchen, the most effective place to grow well-being for people and our planet. The host is the award-winning author of EAT LESS WATER and Kitchen Activist Florencia Ramirez.

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CELEBRATING DIA DE LOS MUERTOS SUSTAINABLY: ALIGNING TRADITION WITH KITCHEN ACTIVISM

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11/01/23 • 10 min

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As I woke this morning, the aroma of my grandmother's signature lentil stew filled the air, at least in my memory. It is Dia de los Muertos—the day we honor our deceased loved ones by preparing their favorite meals. It got me thinking about the power of food, not only as a means of remembrance but also as a tool to impact our planet positively. I invite you to join me as we journey into the world of Kitchen Activism, where our meals become intentional acts of respect for our ancestors, our environment, and ourselves.
Beneath the surface of every bite are stories of how our food choices impact the world. As I reminisced about my grandmothers, I realized the best way to honor them is through food, but not at the expense of the environment. How can we align our culinary traditions with our values of protecting Mother Earth? The answer lies in cooking with purpose, shopping with intention, and supporting sustainable farming practices. Together, we can transform our kitchens into powerful platforms for environmental change while carrying forward the legacy of our loved ones. So here's to a feast of activism, purpose, and memory, one meal at a time!

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Click here for the free How to Eat Less Water CONDIMENT STORAGE TABLE. It is a printable list of popular condiments that belong in the pantry and those in the refrigerator that can be hung in your kitchen for easy reference.Get a copy of the EAT LESS WATER book.
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7 MUST HAVE INGREDIENTS FOR GOOD LIVING (so we can do good in the world)

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03/29/23 • 15 min

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EPISODE SUMMARY
Have you ever had days that were starting to feel or taste like a soup that was missing a crucial spice? This episode was inspired by my recent feelings of blandness that started to set in. This caused me to do an inventory of the seven ingredients that have come to be my guiding post for living. Upon reflection, it became clear that I was heavy on some and sporadic with others and it was impacting the flavor of my "life's soup."
This is what I know to be true for myself. My ability to bring about positive change through my activism in my own home kitchen and beyond is directly connected to my vitality which is directly related to the presence of the 7 essential ingredients (listed below) in my days.
You may find your list of ingredients is the same or similar to the one below. Or maybe you want to adopt this one as your own. Either way, as activists we need to clarify our essential ingredients so we can feel good to do good.
The 7 Ingredients for Good Living
1. Work with Purpose
2. Meditate
3. Connect with Nature
4. Move Your Body
5. Connect with People
6. Have Fun
7. Cook with Purpose
Links and resources:
Click here for the free How to Eat Less Water CONDIMENT STORAGE TABLE. It is a printable list of popular condiments that belong in the pantry and those in the refrigerator that can be hung in your kitchen for easy reference.Download FREE the TEN TIPS to EAT LESS WATER SUMMER PARTY PLANNING GUIDE for all the tips, steps, and info on how to celebrate like a kitchen activist with your friends and family.

Find gifts designed to serve well-being at the Eat Less Water Shop.

Get a copy of the EAT LESS WATER book

WHY NOW IS THE TIME TO REINSTATE THE SUNDAY DINNER

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10/17/22 • 13 min

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EPISODE SUMMARY
I have reinstated the Sunday dinner. What that simply means to me is it's a day when I make dinner more of a production. I think it's really important to have one day of the week set aside to make more elaborate dishes. These are the days that you make those recipes that you say, I'll make it when I have more time. These are the meals you set aside to make those more elaborate meals remembering that what is considered "elaborate" for one home cook is different for another.
So for me, elaborate is the day that we make lasagna or empanadas or homemade pasta.
When we carve out one time a week or month to gather for a special meal, we are building deeper relationships while at the same time growing well-being for the planet.
In this episode, I offer a few ideas to get you started to reinstitute the "Sunday" dinner, regardless of what day of the week or month it falls on.
Links and resources:
Click here for the free How to Eat Less Water CONDIMENT STORAGE TABLE. It is a printable list of popular condiments that belong in the pantry and those in the refrigerator that can be hung in your kitchen for easy reference.Download FREE the TEN TIPS to EAT LESS WATER SUMMER PARTY PLANNING GUIDE for all the tips, steps, and info on how to celebrate like a kitchen activist with your friends and family.

Find gifts designed to serve well-being at the Eat Less Water Shop.

Get a copy of the EAT LESS WATER book

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Action Tips to Reduce Single-Use Plastic in the Kitchen: Interview with Kathi King

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09/12/22 • 37 min

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Did you know

The average person's plastic use adds up to about 27,000 gallons of water a year.
And on 9% (last year it dropped down to 5%) of plastic that makes it to the recycle bin ever really gets recycled.
About 40% of all the plastic that's being produced now is single-use and gets disposed of within about 12 minutes.
8 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year.

In this episode, I’m joined by Kathy King, Director of Climate Education and Leadership at the Community Environmental Council in Santa Barbara, California. She shares simple and doable tips to reduce our plastic starting today when we shop for food.

Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss out on future episodes released every Monday and (water) Wednesday.

Celebrating the Contributions of Farm Workers this Hispanic Heritage Month-Interview with my father

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09/07/22 • 32 min

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September marks the beginning of Hispanic, LatinX Heritage Month. Each year Americans observe this time from September 15th to October 15th, to celebrate the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans whose ancestry comes from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.

In this podcast episode, I celebrate the contributions of farm workers as 83% of farm workers in the United States are Latino. In California, where I was born and raised, the percentage is much higher. 92%.

I am so proud to have the endorsement of Dolores Huerta, the co-founder of the United Farmworkers union with Cesar Chavez printed on the cover of my book, Eat Less Water. She dedicated decades of her life to fighting for basic protections for farm workers.

But there's still much more work to do. The food we choose has the power to contribute, to clean and abundant water systems around the world. So much of the way food is grown and cultivated around this nation and the world causes harm, not only to the river as nearly half the rivers in the U.S are too polluted with nitrates to support aquatic life. But to the people who work to cultivate and harvest the food that makes its way into our refrigerators and pantries.

You and I may be able to wash off the residue of chemicals sprayed on our food but it can't be washed away when it is ingested by the farm worker that must work on the land.

My appreciation for the contribution and continued plight of farm workers is due in part to my father. He worked as a farm worker as a child. He took me to marches and actions to stand in solidarity with the United Farm Workers. I didn't eat grapes for most of my childhood because of the grape boycott. I invited my father onto this episode to share some of his stories with us as he inspires so much of the work I do.

In this episode, my pa shares his involvement in the upcoming performance of El Bracero A Mariachi Musical. Below find a link to purchase tickets. If you share the link to this episode with friends and family on social media tag me and enter to win two tickets for the September 17 performance in Oxnard, California, where my father will be on stage in all his resplendence.

Tickets to El Bracero: A Mariachi Opera
Center for Farm Worker Families

Links and resources:
Click here for the free How to Eat Less Water CONDIMENT STORAGE TABLE. It is a printable list of popular condiments that belong in the pantry and those in the refrigerator that can be hung in your kitchen for easy reference.

EASY FIXES TO REDUCE FOOD LOSS IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR

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08/29/22 • 16 min

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Imagine you just went shopping at the grocery store or farmer's market. You bought enough food to fill three shopping bags. You place the shopping bags in the grocery cart. You walk toward your car and on the way take one of those bags, the one that has the most perishable things, and throw it into the trash can.

This is not too far from the truth. The only thing that is off is the timing. Because what really occurs is we take that third grocery bag, unpack the contents into our refrigerator, forget about it until it's gone bad, then place it into the trash.

The average person throws away a third of their food. This total is based on the following statistic: 1/3 (1.3 billion tons) of food produced worldwide is lost or wasted.

The way it translates for the individual family of four is about $1,800 worth of food is thrown out. So in one decade, a family throws away $18,000 of food. It's easy for us to measure it in terms of $$ and tons. But we also throw out the water, soil, and energy with all that food.

When we talk about food waste, we have a tendency to think about it as food loss that happens someplace else, like at the farm, grocery store, restaurant, or schools. But as it turns out, 43% of all food waste happens in our kitchens. And specifically in our refrigerator.

I read somewhere that a refrigerator is a place where food goes to die. It is a sad way to put it, but it's not far from the truth.

Today and tomorrow mark the end of World Water Week. A great way to celebrate is in the refrigerator; starting with the implementation of systems designed to tackle food loss (remember those six slices of bread you just threw out are about 66 gallons of water).

In this latest podcast episode, I share some simple tips I implement in my refrigerator to reduce food waste.

Links and resources:
Download FREE the TEN TIPS to EAT LESS WATER SUMMER PARTY PLANNING GUIDE for all the tips, steps, and info on how to celebrate like a kitchen activist with your friends and family.

Find gifts designed to serve well-being at the Eat Less Water Shop.

Get a copy of the EAT LESS WATER book

Celebrate summer with DRY FARM WINE. They curate delicious, low-sugar, organic wine from biodynamic farms around the globe. Learn more in my podcast episode HOW TO BUY YOUR NEXT BOTTLE OF WINE.

Sign up with this link to receive an extra bottle for one

KITCHEN ACTIVISM: EMPOWERING SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE WITH DR. DAVID WHITE

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10/11/23 • 37 min

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Get ready to broaden your horizon with our in-depth chat with Dr. David White, a soil biologist making waves in the world of environmental and social change! With his background in biological sciences, he marries his love for gardening and permaculture design with his research on soil health, creating a fascinating perspective on the path to sustainability.
In our conversation, we delve into topics like regenerative agriculture as a climate solution and the detrimental effects of industrial agriculture on soil organic matter. We talk about how we partner together with the Compost Tea Party, inspiring children in the Rio School District to care for their environment.
We leave no stone unturned, from soil health and composting to regenerative concepts for the future generation. Prepare to be inspired and learn how the power of your soil can help create a sustainable world for the next generation.

HOW TO MANIFEST WELL-BEING & STRENGTH FOR YOU AND THE PLANET, W/ JACQUI BURGE, CEO XO JACQUI

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04/26/23 • 38 min

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EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode I'm joined by Jacqui Burge, founder and CEO of XO/ Jacqui and other successful companies, including Desk Yogi. We begin the conversation by discussing the poster that hangs in her MOVE Sanctuary yoga studio located in Ojai, California that reads, HOPE IS FOR LOSERS. This launches us in a powerful discussion of how Jacqui turns her hope into action exemplified in her latest venture XO/Jacqui. Her organic protein powder, formulated to provide strong + vital menopause support went from idea to market in in 6 months!
After listening to Jacqui you will:

be inspired to act on those ideas that you've been chewing on
learn to hone your own skill set to manifest what you want to bring into the world starting with your health
get some great action tips on how to stay strong and healthy in the last decade of your life
come to see menopause as a time of beautiful transition
learn how her organic protein powders supports her local community

Thru May 1, all orders receive free shipping. And sign up for the XO/ Jacqui newsletter to receive 15% off your first order. Visit the website to learn more.

Thank you for joining me in this movement to save water and grow well-being for this planet we have the privilege to call home. Reach out to me at [email protected] with any questions, or comments, or to let me know the work you are up to. Your emails go directly to my inbox.
Be resplendent,
Florencia
Links and resources:
Click here for the free How to Eat Less Water CONDIMENT STORAGE TABLE. It is a printable list of popular condiments that belong in the pantry and those in the refrigerator that can be hung in your kitchen for easy reference.Download FREE the TEN TIPS to EAT LESS WATER SUMMER PARTY PLANNING GUIDE for all the tips, steps, and info on how to celebrate like a kitchen activist with your friends and family.

Find gifts designed to serve well-being at the Eat Less Water Shop.

Get a copy of the EAT LESS WATER book

THREE REASONS ORGANIC IS WORTH THE MONEY

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03/01/23 • 16 min

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EPISODE SUMMARY
Organic food is more expensive than its conventional counterpart most of the time. This especially the case for animal proteins like eggs, dairy, and meat. But it is it worth the extra $$? What are we really paying for when we reach for a third party certified organic labeled food like USDA Organic? And how can we know it is organic?
I answer these questions plus explain some of the following basics around organic guidelines:

What does the organic certification mean?
When is the third party organic certification important?
Is BUY LOCAL the same as organic?
Is the Organic Certified label needed at the farmers' market?

By the end of the episode you will have at least three reasons to support organic agriculture at the farmers' market and your neighborhood grocery store.
Thank you for joining me in this movement to save water and grow well-being for this planet we have the privilege to call home. Reach out to me at [email protected] with any question, comments, or to let me know the work you are up to. Your emails go direct to me inbox.
Be resplendent,
Florencia
Links and resources:
Click here for the free How to Eat Less Water CONDIMENT STORAGE TABLE. It is a printable list of popular condiments that belong in the pantry and those in the refrigerator that can be hung in your kitchen for easy reference.Download FREE the TEN TIPS to EAT LESS WATER SUMMER PARTY PLANNING GUIDE for all the tips, steps, and info on how to celebrate like a kitchen activist with your friends and family.

Find gifts designed to serve well-being at the Eat Less Water Shop.

Get a copy of the EAT LESS WATER book

CULTIVATING HOPE: Tess Taylor's Insight into Gardening, Poetry, and Environmental Action

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12/13/23 • 20 min

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Tess Taylor shares the fascinating story behind her latest anthology, "Leaning Toward Light: Poems for Gardens and the Hands That Tend Them." Tess's work serves as a beacon, urging humanity towards diversity, unity, and restorative hope. In this episode, we delve into gardening from the perspective of food justice and community building. Whether you're a gardening enthusiast, a fan of poetry, or someone seeking to make a difference in the world, this episode will inspire you to get your hands in the soil.
The anthology is available anywhere books are sold BUT If you'd like a signed copy, contact Pegasus Books in Berkeley, California (on Solano Street). Tess has generously offered to come into the store to personalize your copy.
About Tess Taylor:
Tess Taylor lives in El Cerrito, California, where she raises artichokes on the sidewalk median strip, has four chickens in the backyard, and is working to restore a community orchard. Her work as a writer deals with place, ecology, memory, and cultural reckoning. She published five celebrated poetry collections: The Misremembered World, The Forage House, Last West: Roadsongs for Dorothea Lange, Work & Days, and Rift Zone. She has also been the on-air poetry reviewer for NPR’s All Things Considered for over a decade. Her work as a cultural critic appears in Harpers Magazine, The Atlantic, The Kenyon Review, Poetry, Tin House, The Times Literary Supplement, CNN, and The New York Times. She is currently at work on two plays, one of which is a stage adaptation of her book of poems about American photographer Dorothea Lange, and later this fall, she’ll release a podcast called Intimate Addresses, about six extraordinary twentieth-century artists letters, with Anna Deveare Smith, and Getty. Her latest work, Leaning Toward Light: Poems for Gardens and the Hands that Tend Them, is a collection of contemporary gardening poems, for an era of climate crisis, which includes poems by some of the most luminary poets writing today. The word anthology means “bouquet or gathering of flowers,” and this bouquet does gather many incredible offerings of poetry.
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How many episodes does THE KITCHEN ACTIVIST have?

THE KITCHEN ACTIVIST currently has 90 episodes available.

What topics does THE KITCHEN ACTIVIST cover?

The podcast is about Leisure, Home & Garden, Environment, Podcasts, Science, Arts, Sustainability and Food.

What is the most popular episode on THE KITCHEN ACTIVIST?

The episode title 'ELECTRIFY YOUR KITCHEN WITH SMALL APPLIANCES' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on THE KITCHEN ACTIVIST?

The average episode length on THE KITCHEN ACTIVIST is 19 minutes.

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Episodes of THE KITCHEN ACTIVIST are typically released every 6 days, 15 hours.

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The first episode of THE KITCHEN ACTIVIST was released on Jun 6, 2022.

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