Origins 3.0 is a dynamic live conversation about food, its origins and how to best feed ourselves on a planet facing climate, biodiversity, and community crises. Host Spike Gjerde engages his vast network of growers, restaurateurs, and thought leaders to dig into stories that are grounded in the Mid-Atlantic region and Chesapeake Bay watershed but illuminate themes relevant to the country’s broader food system from coast to coast. Each episode is recorded in the loft at Woodberry Kitchen with an audience of community members who engage in the conversation and share a meal.
Browse episodes below and click through to listen on Simplecast. You can also listen on Spotify, here.
Episodes
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The State of Farming
Before serving in Governor Wes Moore’s administration, Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Atticks helped build and strengthen local and regional food economies in the Mid-Atlantic. In this episode, he talks about how blackberries—and then wine—kickstarted his initial interest in farming. Then, Spike and Secretary Atticks dig into the many challenges facing Maryland’s farmers and eaters—from climate change to land access to the health of the Chesapeake Bay—and the ways in which direct relationships between farms and the people they feed can contribute to a more resilient system.
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Concrete & Cornfields
Denzel Mitchell and Gail Taylor have been blazing a trail for urban farming in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. over the past decade. In this episode, Spike talks to the two farmer leaders about their personal journeys as farmers and the unique challenges and opportunities that growing food in cities presents. Then, they turn their attention to the future to discuss how they’re now each transitioning into new chapters of furthering local food production, Denzel as head of the Farm Alliance of Baltimore and Gail as co-owner of Spike Creek Farm in Southern Maryland.
