Quote

Oran Hesterman is a brilliant philanthropist. He had so many progressive ideas about shifting the way that money is given out. He wanted to focus on the creation of healthy, community-based food systems in historically excluded communities and now an advocate, an ally, and obviously lots of capital won't be able to go into these communities now.

Bryant Terry

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Bryant Terry
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 24
Chef
Memphis
Tennessee
Wanted
Creation
Communities
Many
Focus
Capital
Philanthropist
Food
Systems
Ally
Community
Lots
Excluded
Given
Obviously
Advocate
Money
Brilliant
Historically
Able
Based
Shifting
Ideas
Healthy
Progressive

More quotes by Bryant Terry

Image
In terms of the contemporary food system we see a lot of racism currently. Obviously we have a large supply of food. A lot of people don't examine why that is the case, but there are a number of nonwhite migrant workers being exploited every day.
Bryant Terry
Image
I don't necessarily think veganism is going to save the world.
Bryant Terry
Image
I think it's an injustice that most consumers going to the supermarket have so few options for fruit and vegetables to feed their families. There might be the appearance of abundance, but it's an illusion.
Bryant Terry
Image
Within an hour I can be at the ocean, the forest, the mountains in San Francisco...But really, I fell in love with the city the first time I came out here in 2003. In addition to the natural beauty, this is ground zero for the food justice movement.
Bryant Terry
Image
I think there needs to be a general consciousness raising among consumers. So many consumers aren't aware of the backstory. They see the end product in the supermarket but don't know all the steps that it took to get it there, who helped to get the food there.
Bryant Terry
Image
In restaurants across America we see Latino workers in the kitchen who are being paid substandard wages. The saddest thing to me is that if we think about these workers, these are the people with the least access to good food. Yet they're often suffering from the highest rates of obesity and diet-related illnesses.
Bryant Terry
Image
Given that it takes up to 16 pounds of grain to produce one pound of meat, I think we can also go a long way toward ending hunger and saving the environment as well.
Bryant Terry
Image
In terms of addressing some of the most impacted communities and historically excluded communities - often of color, often low income - there is this adage in specifically African American communities that on every corner in low income neighborhoods you'll find a liquor store.
Bryant Terry
Image
I think that the agriculture system in general is rooted in racism - consider that historically black labor on plantations was the backbone of the economy. These workers didn't reap the benefit of that system.
Bryant Terry
Image
I think that if everyone did at least embrace a more plant-centered diet, it would improve public health.
Bryant Terry