FoodLove 2: What is FoodLove?

Episode 2: What is FoodLove?

This episode grounds listeners in the podcast’s identity, rhythmic pattern, and value. Listen to a short episode from Rufina C. Garay, host, of FoodLove: The Space Between Terroir and the Tao of Food. She explains the title of the podcast and links the secrets of terroir to quality and ultimately, stewardship of the earth. In her exploration of land, land uses, and quality foods, she will feature in-depth conversations with the real experts in FoodLove: farmers, food business owners, makers of artisan foods, chefs, and influencers with a passion for food.

Rufina shares the intention of FoodLove—world peace through food and a podcast. She re-envisions a future home economics class to create experiences that cultivate belonging and respect for other cultures. Her hope is that listeners might journey together and set the same intention when they tune into FoodLove: The Space Between Terroir and the Tao of Food.

In Rufina’s cover art for this episode, she reflected on the sentence “’A’ is for apple,” which often marks a child’s learning journey beginning with the alphabet as the foundation from which to share ideas. An apple is a fitting symbol of a place to start, because they grow easily in Washington state, home of the podcast. We are only at the beginning of what we will discover about food, the people at the core of making it, the potential of human connection through it, and the land on which it is grown.