Mohammad Modarres: Why you should shop at your local farmers market
Mohammad Modarres: Porque devemos comprar nas feiras locais dos agricultores
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,
a última crise económica,
nunca foi tão grande.
to better regulate its largest players
a regular melhor as maiores empresas
to be controlled by the top one percent.
controlaram os recursos da indústria.
small-scale farmers in Rwanda
pequenos agricultores no Ruanda,
pequena empresa de alimentos
between our consumers and producers,
consumidores e produtores.
intensive industries in the world,
ecológica e economicamente.
cannot afford the very foods they grow.
não podem pagar a comida que produzem.
continue to consolidate
continuam a consolidar
to produce and livestock
das sementes para produção e pecuária
who lend to these farmers.
que financiam esses agricultores.
rising bankruptcies for family farms
das falências das famílias agricultoras,
trying to survive in the industry.
tenta sobreviver nessa indústria.
into another economic collapse,
outro colapso económico,
the farm crisis of the 1980s,
baixaram dramaticamente,
three-part solution
que inclui três passos,
from the bottom up.
a indústria dos alimentos.
your local farmers markets.
em feiras da vossa região.
agricultural produce box,
agrícola apoiado pela comunidade,
purchasing decision you can make
que podem tomar
made the least they have
dos EUA tiveram as menores receitas
fewer parts of the supply chain
da cadeia de abastecimento
com a Grande Agricultura
with Big Ag and big box stores,
a fair price for their goods.
um preço justo pelos seus produtos.
on a product that you purchase at a store.
por cada dólar que gastamos no mercado.
their goods at a farmers market
que vendem os seus produtos nas feiras
90 cents of every dollar.
por cada dólar gasto.
como uma oportunidade
of agriculturalists
de agricultores
and our pastures.
e dos nossos pastos.
we need them now more than ever
precisamos deles mais do que nunca,
o uso diversificado da terra.
are lost to Big Ag consolidation,
para a consolidação da Grande Agricultura,
sofrem de muitas maneiras.
the national average in violent crime.
crimes violentos acima da média nacional.
have been directly impacted
têm sido diretamente afetados
está em alta.
your local farmers markets.
em feiras da vossa região.
is harvested before it's ripe
são colhidos antes de amadurecerem,
before it ultimately sits on your shelf
por mais de 1600 quilómetros
duas semanas depois.
most farmers markets
estão mais próximas
production requirements,
to offer you local produce
para vender os produtos locais
and trending meal kits,
e a moda de "kits" de refeições,
cada vez mais desligados
of food production.
da produção de alimentos.
the smartphone revolution,
para o consumidor estagnaram.
have been trending for almost a decade,
locais e sustentáveis há quase 10 anos.
in the United States.
nutrient-rich foods
alimentos frescos e nutritivos
não é uma ideia nova,
in today's world still is.
no mundo atual é.
the high costs of cheap food,
o alto custo da comida barata,
salvar os nossos agricultores,
with our food purchases.
com a comida que compramos.
is directly attached to us.
alimentação está diretamente ligado a nós.
da Grande Agricultura
on our food supply chain,
to connect with our farmers.
com os nossos agricultores.
to rebuild relationships
three times a day.
três vezes por dia.
governamental "online",
of more than 8,600 farmers markets
the nearest one to you.
mais próxima de vocês.
as an investor in food,
a more equitable society for everyone.
a criar uma sociedade mais igualitária.
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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