Mabi david biography

  • Mabi David is a writer, researcher, plant-based cook, and fermenthusiast, whose work inspires us and our guests who've met her in our.
  • Mabi David is a writer, researcher, plant-based cook, and fermenthusiast, whose work inspires us and our guests who've met her in our gatherings.
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    Inspiration from a chicken farmer

    Mid 2010, burnt out and restless I made up my mind to move out from working within the landscape of big corporation to focus on projects I was passionate about. On a journey to find my niche, I freelanced as a strategic communications consultant and radio documentary producer. I was lucky to land projects with progressive clients. One such client supported a concept for a radio documentary called Hear and Now in Malaysia and the show became the first locally produced radio documentary series for BFM 89.9.

    As I set out producing the show, I met many interesting Malaysians, including farmers and agriculturalists. I first met Mr. Wong while producing a Hear and Now episode on agriculture in Malaysia .While he was critical about local agriculture policies he provided many viable alternatives. Two things happened after this conversation.

    I immediately rushed out to buy one of his DQ Grass Fed Chicken for a Sunday roast and I started reminiscing ab

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    rough age

    Mabi David wears many hats: poet, published author, fermentation teacher, food activist. I came across her Instagram page through a friend when I was just a few months into (mostly) plant-based eating. And though it’s her fermentation projects, which she generously shares on social media, that initially drew me in, her food activism and work with Good Food Community were what really opened my eyes to the issues that plague our food system, our urban poor, and especially our farmers, and made me confront my own shortsightedness when it came to food justice.

    For Mabi, the phrase ‘food is political,’ is not just some empty platitude posted on Instagram for likes. It informs everything she does. I got in touch with her a couple of weeks ago to interview her (via email) about how she became vegan, how ordinary people can help reshape the food struktur, and what Filipino food looks like decolonized.

    (The interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. Photos courtesy of M