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Building the world we want to live in can't be done without discussing climate-friendly food. In this course, you'll:
✅ Learn from food sustainability experts
✅ Participate in a curated live cohort
✅ Leave with an action plan
✅ Form deep connections
✅ Get lifetime access to our community
No experience necessary! This cohort will run from July 12 to August 18, 2022.
Sign up below to grab your discount.
And the sooner you join, the sooner you activate your lifetime access for our membership community.
Every Tuesday from July 12 to August 18 at 8am PDT, you'll have a learning session where you'll hear from experts: farmers, entrepreneurs, chefs, policymakers, and more. On Thursdays at 8am PDT, you'll be part of Action Hours where you can put your learning into practice and make a difference!
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What IS food? How does our economic and social circumstance change what food means to us? How do cultures around the world define food, and why does it matter to capture Indigenous perspectives? What do innovations in food, like lab-grown meat, mean to our relationship with food?
Often, sustainability conversations exclude the people who actually make our food. In Week 2, we'll talk about farmers, the agriculture industry, and racial / economic equity in this space. You'll hear from the people who make our food and understand how you can be a better advocate.
It's time to talk about transportation. What does it mean to eat local? How much does that matter in the grand scheme of things? How exactly does food arrive from farms to our table, and what are some areas of change that are important to tackle here?
Ah, the loaded question. Should we all go vegan? What is good for our bodies, minds, and the planet? Let's talk about our individual choices for the foods we're eating, how to reframe what we "should" eat, and discuss nutrition and food deserts.
How can we avoid "the worst" foods in light of the climate crisis? What are some alternatives for high-carbon-impact foods like factory-farmed beef and coffee?
It's time to talk food waste. Let's explore the growth of industrial composting and see what YOU can do in your own home while also evaluating movements like ugly produce, grocery inventory projection, and large-scale waste solutions.
This 6-week course opens the door to an endless supply of joyful community, expert connections, and accountability. If you're feeling a little stuck or overwhelmed by all the work there is to do within the climate movement, start here!
With an intentionally curated group of classmates, you'll spend 2 hours each week learning key concepts from experts, practicing skills together, and working with your new friends for peer mentorship and accountability.
You get lifetime access to the online Soapbox Project membership community, which includes a 20% discount on all upcoming courses, free biweekly fireside chats, in-person action opportunities, and connections with past cohort members.
You'll get detailed worksheets with key concepts and prompts to turn your knowledge into action. Our lessons will be very interactive and you won't have "homework", so these worksheets are YOURS to take home and use as you wish. I find them useful as tools for deeper reflection and momentum-building.
We're separating the learning content from course discussions so you can truly get to know the people in your cohort. This is the best way to build sustained learning, find partners for your business ideas, get intros for jobs, be plugged into speaking opportunities, and play a larger role in the sustainability movement!
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We see you as a whole human. In addition to the standard impact-y stuff, in our membership community, we seek out mental health sessions, create partnerships with recruiters, share meme threads, and so much more. This is a place where you get to be yourself and make friends with people who care about the same things you do. (That's a pic of me and another Soapbox member in the process of becoming best friends and making spring rolls with edible flowers!)
This isn't the program for everyone, and you can filter based on your motivations. If you're still not sure, email us at team@soapboxproject.org!
You need an easy path to a more sustainable kitchen
You want to level up your food knowledge
You're trying to reduce your consumption
You want to supercharge your sustainability career
You're struggling with accountability
You need feedback on a business or idea you're working on
You're looking to build a powerful community
You're eager to take action
You're trying to just promote your brand
You are looking for a self-paced course
You only care about individual action
You believe individuals have no responsibility
You're running a multi-level-marketing brand
You don't want to participate and meet others
Don't take my word for it - hear from your new friends!
Click through to get your questions answered. If you don't see it here, email us at team@soapboxproject.org!
Formally - NONE!! The ONLY pre-requisite for this cohort is that (as Michelle Kim said in The Wake Up), you have an earnest desire to change yourself and engage in this topic with honesty and accountability. If you commit to approaching this program with curiosity, prioritizing good impacts vs. good intentions, and focusing disagreements on systems vs. individual humans, this is for you. Even if you know nothing about the global food system and you can't recite a single statistic about climate change, if you meet this pre-requisite, you are experienced enough.
If you don't have an employer or company budget that you can spend on this program, we are committed to finding you options. In the registration form, we'll ask you if you require a needs-based sponsorship from Soapbox Project. In our 1:1 chat, we can talk about what that looks like and alternative ways you can contribute.
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