Sourcing Matters.show

Did you know that the thin walled produce you eat can be some of the most concerning foods in your diet. From everything we think we know - that just seems counterintuitive. How can Fruit & Veg possibly worse than processed food, high fructose sugar, feedlot beef?  Well, that may come down to the eye of the beholder.  Concerns with neurotoxins and hormone disruptors used extensively in common pesticides throughout conventional production, or that of glyphosate are real and are worthy of scrutiny. On Sourcing Matters episode 21 we welcome Volkert Engelsman, CEO of the EU's largest importer of organic and biological produce - EOSTA of the Netherlands.  Engelsman is a global thought-leader fighting for cleaner food and healthier soils through a unique process of engaging more stakeholders in sourcing.  "When you commoditize products, you anonymize origin and backstory" explains Engelsman in describing why he launched trans & trace technology platform Nature & More to validate the integrity of his su