Adrienne Young

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Fittingly, Plow to the End of the Row—the debut from Adrienne Young & Little Sadie—came with a pack of wildflower seeds. “It was a desire,” she says, “to get people to that humble space where you realize we’re all part this web of miraculous synchronicity and connection, and that there’s nothing you can take away from the picture that will not affect the rest. We are all interconnected.” That last line wouldn’t be a bad mantra for Young, who’s been heavily involved with community food and agriculture issues since she was a teenager. She’s now a spokesperson for Food Routes, an organization dedicated to helping support sustainable, locally grown foods—which are often more healthy, nutritious and environmentally friendly, since they’re fresher, use less pesticides and preservatives, and require much less fuel for transport. When Young is on the road, she makes it a point to educate her fans about sustainable food choices available in their town. “Every time we sit down at the table,” she says, “we make a decision to support a food source and, cumulatively, those choices add up for our families, for our culture, for our health and our planet.”

For more information, visit FoodRoutes.org.