

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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Aug 1, 2013 • 28min
Howard Vlieger Interview Part 1 of 2
Guest Howard Vlieger, farmer and co-author of research documenting harm from GMO crops and feed. (Part 1)A long-term toxicology study

Jul 25, 2013 • 28min
Deborah Eden Tull Interview
Guest Deborah Eden Tull, Founder of Mindful Living Revolution, and author of The Natural Kitchen: Your Guide to the Sustainable Food Revolution, describes her journey as a Zen Buddhist Monk, and the critical role of mindfulness in true sustainabilityDeborah Eden Tull

Jul 18, 2013 • 28min
Diana Robinson Interview
Guest Diana Robinson, Campaign and Education Coordinator of the Food Chain Worker Alliance, exposes some of the hidden faces and working conditions in the food industryFood Chain Workers Alliance

Jul 11, 2013 • 28min
Philip Ackerman-Leist Interview
Guest Philip Ackerman-Leist, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Director of the Farm and Food Project at Green Mountain College (VT), will discuss his new book: `Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local, Sustainable, and Secure Food Systems.`Rebuilding the Foodshed

Jul 4, 2013 • 28min
Kiera Mulvey Interview
Guest Kiera Mulvey, Executive Director, FairShare CSA Coalition, Madison, WI, explains the CSA model and her Coalitions new seasonal cookbook, `Farm Fresh and Fast.`Fairshare

Jun 27, 2013 • 28min
Steve Smith Interview
Guest Steve Smith, Director of Agriculture for Red Gold canned tomatoes, and Chairman of the Save Our Crops Coalition, discusses a new class of genetically modified dicamba- and 2,4-D-tolerant crops, increased herbicide spray drift, and costly damage to fruit and vegetable cropsSave Our Crops Coalition

Jun 20, 2013 • 28min
Penelope Jagessar Chaffer Interview
Guest Penelope Jagessar Chaffer, award-winning filmmaker and childrens health advocate, talks about the effects of toxic chemicals on children, and her `Toxic Baby` appPenelope Jagessar Chaffer: Filmmaker

Jun 13, 2013 • 28min
Wenonah Hauter Interview
Guest Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director of Food and Water Watch, and author of Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America, describes exploitation and corporate influence in our food system, as well as hope for restoring our democracyFoodopoly

Jun 6, 2013 • 28min
Patricia Allen Interview
Guest Patricia Allen, Ph.D., talks about her book, Together at the Table: Sustainability and Sustenance in the American Agrifood System, and raises awareness of, and solutions for food injusticeSave Our Crops Coalition

May 30, 2013 • 28min
Bill Marler Interview
Guest Bill Marler, personal injury trial lawyer and national expert in foodborne illness litigation discusses his career which began when represented the most seriously injured survivor of the Jack in the Box E. coli 0157:H7 outbreakMarler Blog