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Healthwurks JXN is a project in Jackson, MS to educate and raise awareness about food insecurity, composting, and food systems.

01/10/2023

I hope you brought your appetite for this episode! Food is comfort. Food is healing. Food is a connector. Food is so much to us, and Chef Enrika inspires us to embrace all these parts of food.

Chef Enrika is a local chef and owner of Fauna Foodworks in Jackson, MS, and she shares how food has been her outlet and connector in life.

Listen now: https://healthwurks.buzzsprout.com/2053007/12012101-comfort-food-connecting-through-food-with-chef-enrika

01/03/2023

In this episode of the Healthwurks podcast we sit down and have a coffee break with Ezra Brown. Brown is a saxophonist and the owner of Soule' coffee + bubbletea, a coffee shop in Jackson, MS. Brown share his story of how he got into the coffee industry and encourages us all to dream bigger than the stratosphere.

Tune in to hear what’s all brewing! https://healthwurks.buzzsprout.com/

12/26/2022

You don't have to have a green thumb to grow things; take DJ's word for it! In this episode, 4th graders of Obama Magnet Elementary sit down with DJ Baker, a gardener and farmer . He explains he doesn't necessarily have a "green thumb," but he's learned so much about growing foods, even fruit trees! Green thumb or not, you don't want to miss this episode.

Listen to the episode now on Buzzsprout, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts! https://healthwurks.buzzsprout.com/2053007/11932811-green-thumb-gardening-with-dj

12/19/2022

Extra, extra, read all about it! In this episode, the 4th graders of Obama Magnet Elementary sit down and talk with Deanna Tisdale Johnson, the Creative Director of The Jackson Advocate.

The Jackson Advocate is the oldest black owned newspaper in Jackson. Ms. Tisdale takes us inside her daily roles working for the newspaper and inspires us all to be a student of life!

12/12/2022

It's Monday, and you know what that means... Episode 3 is here! In today's episode you'll get some fun food facts about your favorite crops and some solid advice from one of our favorite local farmers, KD Randle.

KD, a farmer based in Jackson, MS, is a natural with the students. KD shares their story about how they got into farming and the journey thus far. They also encourage the students to continue to explore foods.

Listen now! https://healthwurks.buzzsprout.com/2053007/11853082-planting-seeds-inside-the-journey-of-a-local-farmer

12/05/2022

Episode 2 of the Healthwurks Podcast has dropped! We are spilling all the tea as we sit down and chat with local entrepreneur Christina Berry. Christina owns Sippsi Good Tea, a black-owned tea company that produces the most refreshing and flavorful teas.

In addition to learning more about the tea business, your favorite co-hosts share some tips for composting tea bags and exploring tea's history in the South!

Click here to listen, or search for the Healthwurks Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or Amazon Music: https://healthwurks.buzzsprout.com/2053007/11811616-spill-the-tea

12/03/2022

Have you downloaded the first episode of the Healthwurks Podcast yet? Drop your favorite part in the comments!

I love Ms. Earcine's explanation of how the food we grow and eat and our connection to nature plays a vital role in the health of our mind, body, and soul!

11/28/2022

TODAY'S THE DAY! The first episode of the Healthwurks Podcast is finally here!

In this episode, students of Obama Magnet Elementary provide some composting tips and history facts on black farmers. And since they’re speaking of farming, they also get to sit down and talk to Ms. Earcine, owner of Francis Flowers & Herbs Farm, a black-owned farm in Mississippi. Ms. Earcine plants seeds of wisdom that will inspire you to spend more time outside and learn from nature.

Download the episode and listen today: https://healthwurks.buzzsprout.com/2053007/11768449-nature-s-best

11/27/2022

Here's a sneak peek of what day one of the process looked like. You can hear the final version TOMORROW when the Healthwurks podcast drops!

Make sure you've subscribed to our YouTube channel and turned on notifications so you can catch Kingston and his classmates sharing what they've learned this semester with Mrs. Garner and Mrs. Brown using the Healthwurks curriculum! You can also listen on Spotify and Apple. 🔗 Link in bio!

11/26/2022

Get ready for the podcast premiere on Monday, Nov 28 by subscribing to our YouTube channel and turning on notifications so you can be the first to hear episode 1. 🔗Link in bio!

You can also search Healthwurks on Apple and Spotify to listen once we launch.

11/25/2022

The highlight of the podcast is the voices behind it: the incredible fourth grade scholars at Obama Magnet! They have worked so hard this semester studying the human impact on the environment and putting together the Healthwurks podcast to share everything they've learned with you.

The podcast launches next Monday, Nov 28, on Spotify, Apple, and our YouTube channel. Be sure to tune in!

11/24/2022

We are so excited to share the Healthwurks podcast with you in just a few short days! Mark your calendar for the release on Nov 28th on Apple, Spotify, and our YouTube channel!

Each episode features a local business person whose work incorporates practices to reduce, reuse, recycle, or compost, like D.J. Baker, who spoke to our hosts about gardening!

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