To say there were learnings from Nichole’s recent conversation with Dr. Robin Currey would be a massive understatement. Our minds were stretched.

Dr. Currey, who is an ethnoecologist specializing in small-scale agricultural systems, teaches resilient sustainable communities and foods systems at Prescott College. Across the globe, she’s advised about the dire need for us to consider the small and big pictures about how our food is grown, distributed, and consumed. She also clarifies the often-misunderstood question of: What does a “sustainable” food system mean today? In essence, it encompasses “everything that has to do with keeping us nourished,” says Dr. Currey. “Anyone can eat, but the nourishment in terms of the kinds of foods that are going to help support our wellness, own individual health and wellness, in addition to the health of the planet[…] that’s what we’re looking at.”

Dr. Currey’s area of expertise is the raison d'être of PrimaFoodie. When Nichole set out to shift the tide of food awareness and clean eating, her motivation touched far beyond our plates. She wanted to reveal the layers of why there are such disparities when it comes to nutritional food access, how we can make clean eating equitable and accessible, and where we can start to make the system just—so it works to nourish every person. Her talk with Dr. Currey spotlights all of this.

We invite you to give their conversation a watch. We’d love to hear your biggest takeaways (send us a note on Instagram). Dr. Currey gives us much to consider, a lot of which is hard to face (particularly about the injustice issues surrounding the distribution channels of our food), but the upside is that we can all take part in making the system better—starting in our own homes. Every action counts. As Dr. Currey says, we get focused on the specific foods that we eat “that we forget how all the different pieces work together.”