

Food Sleuth Radio
Melinda Hemmelgarn
Dietitian Melinda Hemmelgarn helps listeners “think beyond their plates,” connect the dots between food, health and agriculture, and find food truth.
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Mar 5, 2015 • 28min
Jo Ann Hattner Interview
Guest Jo Ann Hattner, MPH, RD, dietitian and author of Gut Insight: probiotics and prebiotics for digestive health and well-being, describes foods that nourish and protect gut microorganismsGut Insight

Feb 26, 2015 • 28min
Roni Neff Interview
Guest Roni Neff, Ph.D., Director of the Food System Sustainability Program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for a Livable Future, and editor of Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Public Health, Environment, and Equity. Neff describes sustainable diets and climate-friendly eatingIntroduction to the US Food System

Feb 19, 2015 • 28min
Stacia Nordin Interview
Guest Stacia Nordin, R.D., Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Advisor for the United Nations, has worked in worked in Malawi, East Africa, for 17 years. She describes the benefits of biodiversity and permaculture in feeding the world (not GMOs)Never Ending Food

Feb 12, 2015 • 28min
Gary Wenk Interview
Guest Gary Wenk, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Molecular Virology at the Ohio State University, and author of Your Brain on Food: How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings, will talk about coffee, chocolate, food addiction and moreYour Brain on Food

Feb 5, 2015 • 28min
Eliza Greenman Interview
Guest Eliza Greenman, owner/operator of Legacy Fruit Trees in Virginia and Director of Biodiversity for Greenhorns, an organization made up of young farmers, to recruit, promote and support the new generation of farmers. Greenman describes her experiences in the orchard and at the annual Future Farmers of America meeting in KYGreenhorns

Jan 29, 2015 • 28min
Jim Gerritsen Interview
Guest Jim Gerritsen, owner and operator of Wood Prairie Farm in Bridgewater, Maine, and President of the Maine-based Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association, which in 2011 filed a lawsuit against Monsanto to challenge seed patents. Gerritsen describes the lawsuit, our common heritage of seeds, transgenic contamination and why he supports GMO food labelingWood Prairie Farm

Jan 22, 2015 • 28min
Ted Genoways Interview Part 2
Guest Ted Genoways, author of The Chain, continues his discussion revealing the true cost of cheap food, including antibiotic resistance, declining water quality and how we can help build a sustainable food system. Part II of IITed Genoways

Jan 15, 2015 • 28min
Ted Genoways Interview Part 1
Guest Ted Genoways, author of The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food, a riveting, compelling expose of the meatpacking industry, through the lens of Hormel. Genoways describes working conditions and related injuries, the shift in labor force and immigration. Part I of IITed Genoways

Jan 8, 2015 • 28min
Paul Hanley Interview
Guest Paul Hanley, environment columnist with the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and author of Eleven which describes how 11 billion people on Earth by centurys end will change everything. Hanley discusses consumerism and the need to evaluate food and farming through an ecological lens for a sustainable futurePaul Hanley

Jan 1, 2015 • 28min
Nancy Clark Interview
Guest Nancy Clark, M.S., R.D. Registered Dietitian, internationally respected sports nutritionist, athlete and author of Nancy Clarks Sports Nutrition Guidebook: The #1 nutrition resource for active people, describes elements of a winning sports diet and how to fuel better to feel better.Nancy Clark