126: Modern Farming, Skepticism & Storytelling – Janice Person
Sound Bites A Nutrition Podcast · Melissa Joy Dobbins and Janice Person
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Show Notes
Food brings people together for everything from celebrations to mourning - and feeds the soul for meaningful connection. It can help harness great power in our communities, but in today's world we are too often letting dietary differences shift us into polarized positions.
Food is far too important to let buzzwords lead the conversation. And while misinformation may be unintentional, disinformation is deliberate and manipulative. In order to engage in more productive conversations, we need to 1) learn to listen better in order to find common ground, 2) employ storytelling to share important information and create a sense of wonder, and 3) be truly respectful of others' thoughts and feelings.
Today's guest is Janice Person, the online engagement director for Bayer Crop Science. She's a city girl turned 'agvocate' who has learned effective ways to engage in conversations online and offline, and connect people involved in farming and food.
"When I listen to people talk about food, it's really easy to want to react. Instead, I find that asking people three questions to seek to understand their position allows us to have a much more productive conversation."
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