How Growing Food Heals Communities: From Patio to Power with Tina Davis | ANEW Ep 95

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 What if the key to better health, food security, and social justice starts with a single seed?

In this compelling 96th episode of the ANEW Insight Podcast, Dr. Supatra Tovar sits down with Tina Davis, CEO and Founder of Soulful Soil Farms, to explore how growing your own food can be a revolutionary act of healing, empowerment, and independence. From starting on a patio windowsill with a few hydroponic units to managing community gardens across Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire, Tina’s journey shows us that access to nourishment isn’t a luxury—it’s a birthright.

Tina shares her inspiring transition from working in the corporate healthcare system to becoming a gardening advocate and food justice warrior. She explains how gardening is more than just a hobby—it’s a return to our roots, a form of preventative healthcare, and a powerful tool to reclaim agency over our bodies and our communities. You’ll hear how Tina’s mission goes far beyond growing vegetables—it’s about dismantling systems that prioritize profit over nutrition, healing chronic illness naturally, and teaching essential life skills to underserved populations.

We also dive into:

• How food deserts and corporate agriculture contribute to poor public health
• Why gardening is a form of resistance and a pathway to social equity
• What to grow in small spaces like patios, balconies, or windowsills
• How gardening impacts youth, families, and community engagement
• Natural ways to manage chronic conditions like high blood pressure through herbs and nutrition
• The surprising emotional and mental health benefits of tending a garden
  
  

Dr. Tovar and Tina also discuss the challenges of maintaining community gardens, how to engage the next generation, and how even a single herb plant on your windowsill can begin to shift your health and mindset.

Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting with a 5-gallon bucket, this episode will inspire you to see soil as a source of sovereignty. Tina reminds us that food is medicine, gardening is education, and access to land is a social justice issue. And it all begins with one step: start growing.

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