In conversation with Mick Kelly of GIY, Rupa talks about the dysfunctional nature of our global food system and the devastating impact that it is having on our bodies and our health. Born in California to Indian immigrant parents, Rupa now lives in Ireland, having moved here to develop a program for Trinity College, Dublin and St. James' Hospital called Farming Is Medicine - a local model of a food system based in the principles and practices of care.
They also discuss the devastating impact of colonialism on our global food system, why the food you eat may be starving your valuable microbiome as well as poisoning the land, Ireland’s lack of food security, and why, despite all of the challenges, Rupa has so much hope for the future.
