| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Bruce, Brenda Barritt | intro to the episode | ||
| Christine Bruce | The humble soapberry thrives in the north despite adverse weather conditions. It’s a subtle reminder of how many northern farmers—indigenous and settler alike—prioritize nourishing their community over personal profit. | ||
| Christine Bruce | an introduction to Jacob Beaton and Tea Creek Farm | ||
| Jacob Beaton | a tour of Tea Creek Farm with Jacob Beaton, where we witnessed extreme generosity, offsetting the capitalist paradigm, that generates food insecurity using tools like inequity, stigma and racism. | ||
| Christine Bruce, Brenda Barritt | segue into the second half | ||
| Christine Bruce | introductions to Jonathan Knight (farmer, baker, and co-owner of Woodgrain Farm) and Hannah Stockner (Head Chef and co-owner of the Kispiox River Lodge) | ||
| Jonathan Knight; Hannah Stocker | conversations at a Farmfolk Cityfolk Tour and Dinner at Woodgrain Farm on promoting food sovereignty | ||
| Christine Bruce | Stir that pot and buy local. Because small farmers don’t have PR teams, subsidies or corporate safety nets. They survive on community support. And all acts of kindness between neighbours are subversive acts. |
Program:
This episode explores the intersection of racism, capitalism, and food access. Conversations with Jacob Beaton of Tea Creek Farm, Jonathan Knight of Woodgrain Farm, and Hannah Stockner from Kispiox Lodge highlight how northern farmers strive to make equal food access a fundamental way of life despite systemic challenges.
Resources & Links
www.teacreek.ca/
www.ifsovereignty.ca/
https://woodgrain.ca/
https://kispioxriverlodge.ca/
Aronson, Louise (2019). Elderhood: redefining aging, transforming medicine, reimagining life. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Land acknowledgement
soapberry
“Magic Scout” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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