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Future Mending Radio
There are better ways of doing things, but they don't get the publicity they deserve. Future Mending Radio profiles the people and organizations that are already building a better future. Clothing swaps, pay-it-forward restaurants, experimental theatre, tech coops, repair cafes, DIY bike hubs, sustainable chocolate shops and more.
In short, relaxing episodes, we'll seek out alternatives and explore them together.
Future Mending Radio
Put Your Eggs in Several Smaller Baskets
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Karma Coop has been selling ethical, organic food in Toronto for more than 50 years. Matt visits the store and interviews its General Manager, Zach Weingarten.
Zach explains how they source products and why having a wide variety of smaller producers and sellers increases the resilience of our food system.
Find out more on their website: https://www.karmacoop.org/
The subreddit Zach mentions is https://www.reddit.com/r/loblawsisoutofcontrol/
The article is Follow the Thing: Papaya by Ian Cook. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-8330.2004.00441.x
Art Credit:
The image for this episode includes a slice of Wandy Cheng's mural on the Karma Coop building. See the full mural here: https://www.wandycheng.com/publicart#e-11
Music Credits:
'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.
'Summer Vibes' by Pold. Released under a creative commons license.
‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists.
Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD
Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833
Sound Effects:
Brightness by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/632762/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
20110503_clucking.00.wav by dobroide -- https://freesound.org/s/120582/ -- License: Attribution 4.0