'The canary in the coal mine of our food system.' How impact investing can help eliminate hunger

<p>In this episode you'll hear about: </p><p>•  Challenges of producing healthy food sustainably<br />•  Why “local” matters to food growers and consumers<br />•  Pandemic illustrates how “un-resilient” the world’s food systems are today<br />•  Mark Watson describes how Fair Food Fund supports food-based businesses and pays investors a return<br />• How Cooking with Que pivoted when Covid-19 took away its revenue<br /><br />Related story: <a href="https://www.esgclarityus.com/green-pastures-ahead-for-sustainable-food-post-covid-19/" target="_blank">Green pastures ahead for sustainable food post Covid-19</a></p><p><a href="https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal2" target="_blank"><strong>United Nations SDG #2 Information</strong></a></p><p><strong>Guest bios: </strong></p><p><a href="https://fairfoodnetwork.org/people/mark-watson/" target="_blank">Mark Watson</a> is a senior strategic investment advisor for the Fair Food Network based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He supports the network’s impact investing arm the <a href="https://fairfoodnetwork.org/projects/fair-food-fund/" target="_blank">Fair Food Fund</a>, which provides catalytic capital and business assistance to support entrepreneurs in food-based businesses that support their communities.</p><p><a href="https://www.fiveacrefarms.com/team/" target="_blank">Dan Horan</a> is CEO and founder of <a href="https://www.fiveacrefarms.com/team/" target="_blank">Five Acre Farms</a>. It aims to bring local foods to grocery stores, restaurants and food shops, supplying milk, buttermilk, cage free eggs, and other dairy and apple-based products that are sourced and produced within 275 miles. Five Acre Farms works with farmers using sustainable practices and pays them a fair price to ensure they are sustainable, too. </p><p><a href="https://cookingwithque.com/about/" target="_blank">Quiana “Que” Broden</a> is the owner of <a href="https://cookingwithque.com/about/" target="_blank">Cooking with Que</a>, where she aims to teach people how to “eat to live” by introducing them to more pla