Emeritus Advisor Rose Hayden-Smith on crisis gardening in the U.S.
Education
New on the Podcast: Tony Hillery Discusses Food Justice and Chandani Punia Talks About the Connection Between Hunger and Education
Founder of Harlem Grown, Tony Hillery, and Director of Development and Innovation at Akshaya Patra Foundation USA, Chandani Punia, join Dani on Food Talk Live
New on the Podcast: Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian On Creating Healthier American Diets and Nutrition Programs
On Food Talk Live: Dani speaks with Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, a cardiologist and the dean of the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. They discuss the impact of food on our immune systems and how politicians should respond to modern nutrition challenges.
GRACE Communications Foundation Offers Free Lesson Plans to Help Students Understand Their Water Footprint
GRACE Communications Foundation released free, online lesson plans to help students understand and reduce their daily water footprint.
Stephen Ritz on Urban Farming And Food Access in The Bronx
Stephen Ritz discuss how his organization is adapting to feed their community.
Maureen Muketha Discusses Tule Vyema’s Efforts to Boost Food Security in Kenya with Sack Farming
On Food Talk Live, Dani speaks with nutritionist Maureen Muketha, the founder of Tule Vyema. In the city of Kiserian, Kenya, Tule Vyema teaches young women how to cultivate indigenous crops that can help them eat more nutritiously and be more food secure.
Maximo Torero Discusses Food Security, COVID-19
Maximo Torero and Dr. Alan Greene, talk global supply chains, student lunch, and health concerns during COVID-19.
Christina Ferzli and Britt Lundgren talk sustainable food business and COVID-19
Christina Ferzli and Britt Lundgren on Food Talk, discussing their companies and COVID-19
Food Waste Warriors Report Shows Schools Can Be On Frontline Against Food Waste
The Food Waste Warriors report shows how schools across the U.S. can reduce food waste and ensure more students enjoy more of their lunch
Nonprofit Teaches Seed Saving To Restore Farmers’ Food Sovereignty
Farmers can strengthen their resilience to climate change by savings seeds that are adapted to the environmental conditions of their region.
Dr. Mark Hyman Talks Functional Medicine, COVID-19
“For yourself, and your civic responsibility – you need to take care of your own health.”
Mike Curtin Talks DC Central Kitchen, COVID-19
“Poverty is expensive. It is hard to be poor”
Holly Rippon-Butler Talks Young Farmers, COVID-19
“We need to make investments for young farmers as a resource for this country”
Garry Michael Talks Fresh Food Delivery, COVID-19
What’s really important is stocking up on fresh produce – stocking up on nutrient dense food.”
Saru Jayaraman Talks Fair Wages, COVID-19
“There are some similarities [to 9/11] in terms of displaced workers, in terms of need for help, but those workers actually got help after 9/11. And in this situation, I think we’re teetering on the brink of a real great depression very similar, if not worse to, what we saw in the 30’s in terms of people outside looking for food.”
Regina Anderson Talks Food Recovery Network, COVID-19
“There’s no shortage of food. That has never been the case in America- we have so much food. We can throw most of it – almost all of it- away, and still have enough food to feed everybody. It’s just a distribution issue.”
Mark Ritchie Talks Global Minnesota, COVID-19, and Expo 2027
“How do we treat each other when things are going well, and then how do we treat each other when things are really hard?”
Emily Broad Leib talks Food Law and COVID-19
“If part of what comes from this is that we realize all the people who are handling the food from the beginning on the farm to the end of the chain are really vital. We need to treat them better, pay them better, give them benefits.”
Chef Steven Satterfield And Miller Union Respond to COVID-19
“It’s kind of like going through a grieving process, I would imagine. Because our restaurants are our second homes.”
Gene Baur Talks Farm Animals In Crisis
“Government policies and laws are very important – and have enabled an inefficient system – and that has to change.”
