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In this new episode of #WhatYoureEating, Jerusha Klemperer asks some hard (good) questions about Vanilla and Chocolate. “The modern chocolate and vanilla industries both extract wealth from communities in the Global South, and these products come with all the environmental and social problems of a system that leaves smallholder farmers in poverty. How can we reconcile our love of these essential flavors with their often-problematic production? Can we hold large companies accountable? And is it possible to produce vanilla and chocolate in a better way?” 🎧 to the full conversation ⬇️
In the latest episode of #WhatYoureEating, we activate our taste buds by investigating two of the most beloved flavors in the world 🍦🍫 Vanilla and chocolate dominate our dessert options, but also represent wealth extracted from the Global South and come with serious environmental and social problems. How can we reconcile our love of these essential flavors with their often-problematic production? Listen to the episode, featuring guests like Jennifer Boggiss of Heilala Vanilla and Tim McCollum of Beyond Good: https://lnkd.in/ewzEfR8i
