Mohammad Modarres: Why you should shop at your local farmers market
محمد مدرس: چرا باید از بازار کشاورزان محلیتان خرید کنید
Mohammad Modarres developed the first-ever Zabihah Halal and Glatt Kosher "Interfaith Meat" to make faith-based foods more accessible. Full bio
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since the last financial crisis,
حدود یک دهه گذشته است،
بزرگتر از این نبوده است.
to better regulate its largest players
بازیگران این صنعت را بهتر کنترل کند
to be controlled by the top one percent.
توسط یک درصد برتر کنترل شود.
small-scale farmers in Rwanda
در رواندا کار کرده ام
کسب و کاری کوچک در صنعت غذا
between our consumers and producers,
و تولید کنندگان جای می گیرد،
intensive industries in the world,
زیست محیطی و اقتصادی بوده ام،
cannot afford the very foods they grow.
استطاعت غذای تولیدی خودشان را ندارند.
continue to consolidate
به یکپارچه سازی
to produce and livestock
who lend to these farmers.
به این کشاورزان وام میدهند.
rising bankruptcies for family farms
برای مزارع خانوادگی
trying to survive in the industry.
در صنعت دوام بیاورند بوده است.
into another economic collapse,
به سمت فروپاشی اقتصادی دیگری خواهیم رفت،
the farm crisis of the 1980s,
بحران کشاورزی دههی ۸۰ بود،
همه چیز را از دست دادند.
three-part solution
و سه بخشی وجود دارد
بخشی از آن باشید
from the bottom up.
از پایین به بالا متحول کنیم.
your local farmers markets.
کشاورزان محلی خرید کنید.
agricultural produce box,
purchasing decision you can make
خریدی باشد که شما امروزه تحت
made the least they have
fewer parts of the supply chain
از زنجیرهی تامین را
with Big Ag and big box stores,
کشاورزی کلان و فروشگاههای زنجیرهای،
a fair price for their goods.
برای کالایشان پیشنهاد داده نمی شود.
on a product that you purchase at a store.
که شما از مغازه میخرید را به دست میآورد.
their goods at a farmers market
در بازار کشاورزان می فروشند
90 cents of every dollar.
به خانه می برند.
موقعیتی استفاده میکنند
of agriculturalists
and our pastures.
و مراتع ما را اداره کنند.
we need them now more than ever
بیشتر از هر زمان دیگری نیازمندیم
ترویج داده و حفظ کنیم.
are lost to Big Ag consolidation,
یکپارچه سازی کشاورزی سطح کلان گم می شوند،
the national average in violent crime.
جرایم خشونتآمیز در کشور فراتر رفته است.
have been directly impacted
بررسی قرار گرفتند مستقیماً تحت تاثیر
اغلب اوقات به عنوان حوادث،
your local farmers markets.
کشاورزان محلی خرید کنید.
is harvested before it's ripe
قبل از اینکه رسیده شود برداشت می گردد
before it ultimately sits on your shelf
قرار بگیرد هزاران کیلومتر سفر کرده
most farmers markets
production requirements,
to offer you local produce
تا محصولات محلیشان را
and trending meal kits,
و بسته های غذایی مرسوم،
قطع ارتباط بیشتری
of food production.
the smartphone revolution,
به مشتری راکد شده اند.
have been trending for almost a decade,
تقریبا برای یک دهه مرسوم بوده اند،
in the United States.
nutrient-rich foods
in today's world still is.
همچنان جدید هست.
the high costs of cheap food,
غذاهای ارزان پرهیز کنیم،
with our food purchases.
is directly attached to us.
مستقیما به ما ارتباط دارد.
on our food supply chain,
از کشاورزی بزرگ مقیاس خارج کنیم،
to connect with our farmers.
to rebuild relationships
three times a day.
به ما غذا می دهند بازسازی کنیم.
of more than 8,600 farmers markets
مربوط به بیش از ۸.۶۰۰ بازار کشاورزان
the nearest one to you.
را به خودتان پیدا کنید.
as an investor in food,
سرمایهگذاری در غذا فکر کنید،
a more equitable society for everyone.
جامعهی منصفانه تری برای همه ایجاد کند.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mohammad Modarres - Social entrepreneurMohammad Modarres developed the first-ever Zabihah Halal and Glatt Kosher "Interfaith Meat" to make faith-based foods more accessible.
Why you should listen
As the founder of Abe's Eats, Mohammad Modarres is working to create a more inclusive and equitable food system for all. With past lives as the cofounder of a biotech company, award-winning political cartoonist and creative strategist for nonprofits and public companies alike, he's always sought to produce products and programs that break barriers and bring people together. Today, he uses the power of food to foster interfaith unity and inclusivity by making the growing need for faith-based (religious) Halal and Kosher foods more accessible and more inclusive.
A public health practitioner by training, Modarres entered the food world by accident when he produced the first two-in-one "Interfaith Meat" that is both (Zabihah) Halal and (Glatt) Kosher. The product was made for his "Shabbat Salaam" dinner, which was meant to bring friends together to foster community as a response to the rising wave of anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim bigotry after the 2016 US election cycle. In just over a year, more than 1,000 attendees have participated in Shabbat Salaam, while Interfaith Meat helps early adopters save on time, money and inventory space and reduce food waste.
Through the TED Residency program, Modarres incubated Abe’s Eats, a food brand that offers Interfaith Meat and other food products. In his journey to produce Interfaith Meat, he has worked with food experts and religious leaders, given talks on regenerative agriculture and its impact on carbon soil and now promotes food production that benefits the local American rancher and farmer.
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