Welcome to the home of The Full-Time Dreamer Podcast, the audio extension of our experiment in Dreaming with Purpose.

We just launched our first series, where we spend time understanding what Dreaming with Purpose is, how we Dream with Purpose, and what it means to Dream with Purpose.

For those of you who are interested in learning more information, show notes and references for each episode are posted below.

STEEP the Tea Episode

Topic: Food Production and Localization of Food Supply Chain

Guest: Bob Valania, Jr.

On this episode we look at our food supply chain. We briefly review the history of how and why to localize it through gardens, small farms and gleaning and what it means for the future. We also talk with my guest about whether or not the ingredients to the bread products he works with can scale only through local production in the State of New Jersey.

STEEP analytical method

Difference between STEEP and STEEPLE Analysis

Community-building and Supply Strengthening

1. The Future-thinking community gardens of Curitiba https://www.virgin.com/virgin-unite/future-thinking-community-gardens-brazil
   1. Compare that to issues in many cities where public space is frequently prohibited from being used for growing

https://sustainableamerica.org/blog/believe-it-or-not-it-may-be-illegal-to-grow-your-own-food/

• Small farms as the future –
  • Center for Land-based Learning – https://landbasedlearning.org/
  • CSAs –
    • Huerta Del Valle https://app.barn2door.com/e/5PLD5/all
    • Other CSAs including Imperfect Foods, as a modern example of commercialized gleaning https://www.imperfectfoods.com/

• More on Gleaning – 
  • Food Forward – https://foodforward.org/
    • https://www.instagram.com/foodforward/
  • Alliance for Sustainable Communities – recognizing the original inhabitants of the lehigh valley in Pennsylvania while providing publicly accessible fruits and vegetables
    • https://www.sustainlv.org/
  • Feedback (UK) – https://feedbackglobal.org/the-future-of-gleaning/
    • https://www.instagram.com/feedbackorg/
    • https://www.linkedin.com/company/feedback-global/?viewAsMember=true

Is there momentum in the Future of gardens and small farms? Does it scale?

1. Cooperative Garden Commission (misnamed as the Community garden commission in the episode) https://www.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/project/28
2. https://www.instagram.com/experimentalfarmnetwork/
   1. Black Farmers Collective – https://www.blackfarmerscollective.com/ – The Black Farmers Collective is a group of urban food system activists dedicated to providing opportunities to improve the health of our communities through all aspects of the food system.
3. https://www.instagram.com/yesfarmofficial/

Topic 2: Bread production and distribution

Alternatives

Agave production in California – https://punchdrink.com/articles/welcome-mezcalifornia-tequila-agave-production-california-usa/

Maple Production in the US and New Jersey

https://maplesyrupfarms.org/NJ.php

https://www.maplesyrupworld.com/pages/Top-Regions-Producers-of-Maple-Syrup.html#:~:text=Top%20States%2FProvinces%20Producer%20of,%2C%20USA%3A%20890%2C000%20gallons%20harvested.&text=State%20of%20New%20York%2C%20USA,%2C%20USA%3A%20310%2C000%20gallons%20harvested.

Scale

Click to access esb_fact_sheet_4_9_14_4.pdf