Have you played outside today? A recent survey of 12,000 adults and children in the U.S. shows that many of us have lost our close connection with nature. Today, I have the very special privilege of introducing one of my very best friends from all time. Mr. Trevor Lowell. Trev and I go so far back that he literally taught me how to ride a bike without training wheels and blow bubbles in bubble gum. I'm not making that up. These days, Trevor Lowell is the Farm to Institution Program Manager for the State of Vermont's Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, where he works as an educator and administrator. He's also a man of many talents, a great writer, an avid outdoorsman, and he knows how to play when he has to. Trevor has his M.A. in Food Studies from New York University, and has worked in a wide variety of capacities across the food system: from a goat milker on an organic dairy in Montana, to a food policy researcher in New York City. And today he’s talking with us about food policies, sustainable diets, and how to find peace and happiness by getting outdoors. On this show with Trevor Lowell, you’re about to learn: Why soda is the #1 commodity purchased through the SNAP food program Surprising background into how our food system is actually governed How to better vote with our forks Why protecting and preserving wild landscapes is critical to our happiness And tons more… Read the show notes: https://fatburningman.com/trevor-lowell-subsidies-for-soda-sustainable-diets-how-to-have-fun-outside/