Mohammad Modarres: Why you should shop at your local farmers market
Mohammad Modarres: Waarom je beter naar de lokale boerenmarkt gaat
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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sinds de laatste financiële crisis,
since the last financial crisis,
nog nooit groter.
beter moest reguleren,
to better regulate its largest players
in handen is van de top één percent.
to be controlled by the top one percent.
grootschalige landbouw.
werkte in Rwanda
small-scale farmers in Rwanda
van een kleine voedselonderneming
tussen consument en producent bevindt,
between our consumers and producers,
intensiefste industrieën ter wereld,
intensive industries in the world,
kunnen hun eigen producten niet kopen.
cannot afford the very foods they grow.
continue to consolidate
voedselvoorziening consolideren,
to produce and livestock
tot producten en vee,
who lend to these farmers.
die leningen bieden aan deze boeren.
rising bankruptcies for family farms
van familieboerderijen
trying to survive in the industry.
probeert te overleven in deze industrie.
into another economic collapse,
een nieuwe economische crisis tegemoet,
de landbouwcrisis van de jaren 80,
the farm crisis of the 1980s,
three-part solution
drieledige oplossing
from the bottom up.
van onderaf te heropbouwen.
op de lokale boerenmarkten.
your local farmers markets.
agricultural produce box,
van gemeenschapslandbouw,
de beste aankoopbeslissing
purchasing decision you can make
Amerikaanse boeren het minste ooit
made the least they have
van de bevoorradingsketen bezitten
fewer parts of the supply chain
met 'Big Ag' en groothandels
with Big Ag and big box stores,
voor hun producten.
a fair price for their goods.
de gemiddelde boer in Amerika
on a product that you purchase at a store.
voor producten in een winkel.
their goods at a farmers market
op de boerenmarkt, echter,
90 cents of every dollar.
als een gelegenheid
of agriculturalists
van landbouwkundigen te vinden
and our pastures.
onze landbouwgronden en weides.
hebben we hen meer dan ooit nodig
we need them now more than ever
te behouden en te promoten.
opgenomen in de Big Ag-consolidatie,
are lost to Big Ag consolidation,
op vele manieren.
the national average in violent crime.
scoren nu boven het nationaal gemiddelde.
have been directly impacted
werden direct beïnvloed
your local farmers markets.
op de lokale boerenmarkten.
is harvested before it's ripe
worden geoogst voor ze rijp zijn
before it ultimately sits on your shelf
voor ze eindelijk op jouw schap belanden
omdat de meeste boerenmarkten
most farmers markets
production requirements,
om jou hun lokale producten aan te bieden
to offer you local produce
and trending meal kits,
en hippe maaltijdkits
van voedselproductie.
of food production.
the smartphone revolution,
direct aan de consument.
voor bijna een decennium in opmars was,
have been trending for almost a decade,
geen juridisch kader in de VS.
in the United States.
nutrient-rich foods
voedingsrijke producten
is dat in de moderne wereld nog wel.
in today's world still is.
van goedkoop voedsel willen vermijden,
the high costs of cheap food,
willen redden -- letterlijk --
with our food purchases.
hangt direct van ons af.
is directly attached to us.
voedselvoorzieningsketen willen lossen,
on our food supply chain,
met onze boeren.
to connect with our farmers.
to rebuild relationships
driemaal per dag te eten geven.
three times a day.
of more than 8,600 farmers markets
met meer dan 8 600 boerenmarkten
de dichtstbijzijnde vinden.
the nearest one to you.
as an investor in food,
als een voedselinvesteerder
a more equitable society for everyone.
een evenwichtige samenleving te creëren.
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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