864: Ocean Robbins on Revolutionizing our Global Food Culture

How our food choices impact our health.In This Podcast: Greg interviews Ocean Robbins, co-founder and CEO of the Food Revolution Network, who discusses his lifelong activism and efforts in promoting healthy, ethical, and sustainable food choices. Robbins shares his journey that began with activism at a young age, including a successful nonprofit focused on environmental sustainability. He explains the global impact of unhealthy diets and stresses the importance of personal and systemic change through dietary choices, particularly advocating for plant-based and minimally processed foods. Robbins highlights the adverse effects of ultra-processed foods and encourages building supportive communities to sustain healthy habits. He also touches on the high environmental and health costs of animal agriculture, advocating for a shift towards plant-based diets.Our Guest:  Ocean Robbins is a father, a husband, a gardener, a dancer, a million view TEDx speaker, and best selling author. He co founded and is CEO of the million member Food Revolution Network. His books include 31 Day Food Revolution, real superfoods and powered by plants.Visit UrbanFarm.org/Ocean for the show notes and links on this episode! Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 850 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

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