388: Jess Mazour on Building a Resilient Food System
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Reinforcing local food and ag in the heartland of America.
IN THIS PODCAST: There can be no doubt that Jess Mazour is dedicated to building a better food system \\u2013 and she is doing it for those that grow food, those that eat it, and to protect the communities and environment that surround farms. Her passion is strong and is a resource for families and farmers in Iowa as she helps educate and empower the \\u201clittle guys\\u201d to work together to benefit the whole community.
388: Jess Mazour on Building a Resilient Food System
Jess is a Farm & Environment Organizer for Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, a 5,000-member non-profit. She organizes with local communities to develops statewide strategies to stop corporate factory farms from building. In 2013-2015 Jess worked with a 10-state coalition of farm and ranch groups to develop a new narrative around Food and Ag Justice. Jess also built a citizen lobby team at the Iowa Statehouse to lobby for policies that build a food and ag system that works for farmers, eaters, workers, and the environment.
At home Jess is a beginning urban farmer in Des Moines selling heirloom plants, local produce, and other homemade/homegrown goods at a local farmers market.
Go to https://www.urbanfarm.org/2018/10/02/388-jess-mazour/ for more information and links on this podcast, and to find our other great guests.
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