Mighty Zapote : the podcast of Frutas y Verduras Mexico
Discovering new foods tops the list of many travellers, but what happens when you decide to call a travel destination ‘home’? On Mighty Zapote, we'll hear from people who made the move that many dream of, to Mexico. Host Margret Hefner chats with newcomers as well as longtime foreign residents about adapting to local foodways. With home cooks as well as experts in various food realms we’ll explore how regional produce offers a window into local culture and generational knowledge, promotes connection and a sense of belonging and can have meaningful local impact.
Episodes
9 episodes
09 - The Road from Mexican Town to Milpa Alta
I don’t use the word badass to refer to people often, or in fact, ever. It’s just not a word I use. But after talking to Megan Frye for this episode, I can’t think of a better word.Hailing originally from Michigan, Megan is now bas...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:21:22
08-Backpacking Brunette Loves the Prickly Fruits of the Bajio
Michigan born and raised, Alex Wittman, AKA BackpackingBrunette, has been calling the city of Queretaro, Mexico home for more than 3 years. In this episode Alex and Margret talk about... How and why to adapt to local markets....
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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41:11
07 - What's a Mighty Zapote?
Perhaps not every podcast name has "depth" of meaning behind it, but we think this one does! Host Margret Hefner and guest Erin Gomez Danielson have both been exploring foods of their adopted home in Mexico as a means of better understand...
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35:20
06 - Remembering Susi Noh Un with Erin Gomez Danielson
"This episode begins with some thoughts from Susi Noh Un, recorded as notes when we were writing her bio for the Frutas y Verduras website. Susi was an integral part of Frutas y Verduras, as a co-teacher of a class we called Corn to Comal, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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58:16
05 - Heads-Up For Falling Mangos in Huatulco
What makes a place feel like home? For Kary Vannice, being connected to her food system is a big piece of it. Kary grew up in Montana, has lived off-grid in Patagonia, taught English in Veracruz and now calls Huatulco, in Southern Oaxaca ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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45:11
04- A New Yorker's Pura Vida
Alicia Wilson Rivero will say she is a teacher and food enthusiast more than a chef. And for more than 10 years, in San Miguel de Allende, she has been making her mark as a food business mover and shaker with Pura Vida Cooking School, and now D...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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43:24
03 - Living Herbaceously in Oaxaca
Being a vegetarian in Oaxaca, Mexico can have its challenges, but as we hear from Suzanne Barbezat, author of Frida Kahlo at Home, the region offers an immense variety of options... once you know where to look. Margret chats with...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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43:49
02- From Ohio to Mexico: Eating the Milpa
Growing up in Ohio, then Idaho, Kyle Piispanen’s food culture was decidedly American. An interest in anthropology took him to Veracruz, Mexico, at the age of 18, and there, with a ranching family, he first experienced real Mexican food. Now ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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43:32
01- A Natural Foods Chef Marries into Mérida
Chef Erin Gomez Danielson is a founding collaborator with Frutas y Verduras Mexico. In her six years and counting as a resident of Merida, Yucatan, she has learned about local foods from her in-laws, neighbors, market vendors and Susi Noh...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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34:52