Today in this episode of the Scoolinary podcast, we have a hot coffee with Branden Lewis, chef and faculty member at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I. (USA). Branden helped spearhead the development of the Sustainable Food Sytems major and Culinary Sustainability minor, which is the first program of its kind to focus on the culinary and pastry arts, in addition to agriculture, conservation, and health and nutrition. What Branden is teaching is an education of a different kind. He explains a little bit about what his students learn that helps position them as leaders in various sectors of the food universe. He tells us what the single, biggest challenge is to a more sustainable food system, and reveals who are the agents of change working toward solutions. For one of this classes, he takes his students to study abroad in a country whose citizens have a strong eco-literacy and stewardship mentality. You'll have to listen to the podcast to find out where that is."Influencer" seems too boring a word to describe someone whose impact gets regenerated with each new class he teaches. If "the hardest thing to open is a closed mind," Branden is the keyholder with an extraordinary ability to unlock his students' potential.If you want to know more about us, go to https://www.scoolinary.net/?utm_source=podcast We are waiting for you on our social networks:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scoolinary_en/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scoolinary Learn more about Branden Lewis on his JWU faculty page at https://www.jwu.edu/faculty/lewis-branden.html