In Season 3 of Black Earth Podcast, we are meeting visionary black women creating innovations inspired by nature.
In this episode we meet Tinuke Chineme. Tinuke is an inspiring scientist and innovator based in Calgary, Canada.
She is working with black soldier flies and African Indigenous Female Entrepreneurs to develop a new economic model that transforms organic waste into wealth.
Join us for this enriching conversation as we learn how to create economies that promote dignity, wellbeing and sustainability for people and our living planet.
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Episode time stamps
00:00 Introduction
01:18 - Where is home? Unravelling ties between territories and identity
05:19 - Tinuke’s relationship with nature
08:57 - What led Tinuke to her work as a scientist and innovator on waste
13:07- Tinuke explains her biowaste innovation
22:39 - Connecting waste and environmental justice in black communities
28:54 - How waste is defined in Yoruba culture and Indigenous cultures
32:59 - Zero waste is a part of African cultures
33:57- How nature sees waste
40:00 Why our dominant economic system is unnatural
41:53 - Introducing an economic model fit for the future
47:55 - The difference between the dominant economic model and a social circular economy
51:00 - Why it’s important to talk about the purpose of an economy
56:08 - The power of African Indigenous Female Entrepreneurs
01:06:00 - What animal welfare looks like in life-giving economies
01:11:43 - How to support Tinuke