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021: Healing the Foodsystem with Local Roots with Wen-Jay Ying of Local Roots NYC

Wen-Jay Ying (she/her) is the founder of Local Roots NYC, a cafe, market space and CSA provider in Brooklyn. She’s a spokeswoman and cultural translator for regenerative agriculture, working towards making local food resonate with a growing and more diverse demographic. Wen-Jay believes the way we eat can change the world and is dedicated to healing our local food system and bringing urbanites closer to their food source.

In this episode, Emily and Wen-Jay discuss how distance away from farms affects the quality of your food, why soil health matters, eating locally in an urban area, getting…

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