Vetiveah Immanuel

The Vetiveah Immanuel Podcast

Education EN ↓ 4 episodes

Vetiveah offers a grounded perspective on our unjust food system. She’s seen how policy decisions and spiritual disconnection fuel food apartheid. Each episode, she shares the knowledge, skills, resources, and faith needed to break through and empowering you to think differently about what it truly takes to build a just and sustainable food system.

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Vetiveah Immanuel

Episodes

Black Urban Farmers Flipping Vacant Lots, Food Apartheid & the Face of Farming 28.11.2025 38:06

In this episode, I sit down with my brothers, Farmer Rich and Farmer Shawn from Park City Harvest in Bridgeport, Connectcut. Two Black urban farmers who are literally turning vacant lots into lifelines for their community. We talk about how grandmothers’ gardens, health challenges, and corporate layoffs pushed them out of “regular jobs” and into building a farm business that feeds people, mentors...

(Part 2) Farming as Identity, Healing & Purpose for Young Black Men in Hartford, CT 28.11.2025 1:00:49

Food Sovereignty with Aarvah Quiñonez, an Indigenous Black Latina farmer and founder of the Aasaaska Foundation, to explore how her work is reshaping identity, healing, and purpose for young Black men in Hartford, Connecticut. Aarvah shares her powerful origin story, the ancestral call that brought her back to the land, and the vision behind Aasaaska’s mission to reconnect youth with cultural food...

Chef Kashia Culinary Journey | Carla Hall Favorite Chef Competition 23.11.2025 29:18

Tune in to hear Kashia's inspiring story and her unwavering dedication to making a positive impact through food. Don't miss this insightful conversation with one of the community's most passionate and innovative culinary leaders I know!

Farming as Identity, Healing & Purpose for Young Black Men in Hartford, CT 22.11.2025 39:10

In this episode, I sit down with Aarvah Quiñonez , an Indigenous Black Latina farmer and founder of the Aasaaska Foundation , to explore how her work is reshaping identity, healing, and purpose for young Black men in Hartford, Connecticut. Aarvah shares her powerful origin story, the ancestral call that brought her back to the land, and the vision behind Aasaaska’s mission to reconnect youth with...