Food Sleuth Radio

Guest Monica Nuvamsa, Executive Director, The Hopi Foundation, talks about Hopi values and the Hopi Agriculture and Food Symposium held July 2012 in Kykotsmovi, Arizona, where attendees could witness corn growing in the desert without irrigation and genetic engineeringThe Hopi Foundation

Guest Theo Colborn, President, Endocrine Disruption Exchange, discusses how endocrine disruptors in our environment affect our health and behaviorTEDX

Guest Atina Diffley, author of Turn Here, Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works, talks about her book: a love story and legal thriller with organic farming lessons woven throughoutAtina Diffley

Guest Steve Sprinkel, Harvard-educated organic farmer, owner of the Farmer and Cook organic grocery store and caf in Ojai, CA, and Cornucopia Board President . Steve talks about how organic farming protects our watersheds, and CAs Proposition 37 to label GMO foods. Third and final in the series on Prop. 37Farmer and Cook

Guest Grant Lundberg, organic farmer, and CEO of Lundberg Family Farms. Lundberg discusses why his company supports Proposition 37, and the national labeling of genetically modified foodsThe Non-GMO Project

Guest Stacy Malkan, media director of California Right to Know, discusses Proposition 37, which would require genetically engineered foods to be labeled as such. CA voters and consumers who support GMO labeling are up against a multi-million dollar ad campaign to keep consumers in the dark.Right To Know

Guest Maryn McKenna, Association of Health Care Journalist reports on the connections between antibiotic-resistant bacteria in chicken, difficult-to-treat bladder infections, and routine antibiotic use in the livestock industryInvestigation: Drug Resistance

Guest Mary Ellen Sanders, Ph.D., Food Scientist, Microbiologist, expert in dairy probiotics and food cultures, explains the benefits of probiotics and tips for consumers when choosing the right gut bacteria for the jobDairy & Food Culture Technologies

Ken Cook, President, Environmental Working Group discusses the Dirty Dozen, pesticide industry propaganda, and protecting people from environmental toxinsEnvironmental Working Group

Jasia Steinmetz, RD, author: Eat Local: Simple Steps to Enjoy Real, Healthy and Affordable Food. Jasia outlines the questions local eaters need to ask to eat well, locallyEat Local Simple Steps