{"id":98491,"date":"2022-05-11T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/?p=98491"},"modified":"2022-05-25T08:27:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T12:27:47","slug":"episode-29-fatuma-emmad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/episode-29-fatuma-emmad\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 29: Fatuma Emmad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purinamills.com\/chicken-feed\/campaign\/chick-days?utm_medium=display&amp;utm_source=hobbyfarms&amp;utm_campaign=4929919&amp;utm_content=2022_an_flock_starter_hobby_farms_podcast&amp;cdj=c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-96403 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/sponsorship_purina-banner.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/BmSkm719-sponsorship_purina-banner-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/BmSkm719-sponsorship_purina-banner-600x150.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/sponsorship_purina-banner.jpg 800w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smartpots.com\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-96401\" src=\"https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/sponsorship-banner-smartpot-2.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/7JW4MX1Y-sponsorship-banner-smartpot-2-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/7JW4MX1Y-sponsorship-banner-smartpot-2-600x150.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/sponsorship-banner-smartpot-2.jpg 800w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98493\" src=\"https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/FatumaEmmad_banner.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/9OeN3lDG-FatumaEmmad_banner-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/9OeN3lDG-FatumaEmmad_banner-600x188.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/FatumaEmmad_banner.jpg 800w\" alt=\"Fatuma Emmad\" width=\"800\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23065019\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farming, political science and the food system intersect for Colorado farmer, organizer and professor Fatuma Emmad, the guest on this episode of <em>Hobby Farms Presents: Growing Good<\/em>. Hear about how her family\u2019s immigration and emigration shaped her understanding of the food system and how that led her to become a farmer herself, now at FrontLine Farming in Denver, Colorado.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll learn how Mile High Farmers, a coalition of 60-plus farmers and supporters, connects eaters and farmers with events and education in health and wellness, racial equity, marketing, land and policy. (Fatuma is president of this nonprofit.) 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