Barry Estabrook joins Katy Keiffer for this week’s episode of What Doesn’t Kill You to discuss his latest book, Pig Tales: An Omnivore’s Quest for Sustainable Meat — an eye-opening investigation of the commercial pork industry and an inspiring alternative to the way pigs are raised and consumed in America. Barry Estabrook, author of the New York Times bestseller Tomatoland and a writer of “great skill and compassion” (Eric Schlosser), now explores the dark side of the American pork industry. Drawing on his personal experiences raising pigs as well as his keen investigative reporting, Estabrook shows how these immensely intelligent creatures are too often subjected to lives of suffering, sustained on a drug-laced diet just long enough to reach slaughter weight, then killed on mechanized disassembly lines. It doesn’t have to be this way, and Pig Tales presents a lively portrait of those farmers who are taking an alternative approach, proving that it is possible to raise pigs responsibly and respectfully in a way that is good for producers, consumers, and some of the top chefs in America. Provocative and richly informed, Pig Tales is bound to generate conversation at dinner tables across America. This program was brought to you by EscapeMaker.com. “97 percent of pigs raised in this country live in these horrific crammed confinement buildings where their feet never touch the ground and they never breathe fresh air or see sunshine.” [15:00] “Gestation crates will be relics of past — they will be goners.” [44:00] –Barry Estabrook on What Doesn’t Kill You

This week on What Doesn’t Kill You, Katy Keiffer is talking about one of her favorite topics – fecal engineering! She’s joined by Craig Scott of Bion Environmental Technologies, a provider of comprehensive livestock waste treatment technology. They discuss anaerobic digesters, Pennsylvania Senate Bill # 994, livestock production, TMDL regulations and much much more.This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery. “Anaerobic digestion is focused on recovering renewable energy from the waste stream – it’s not an environmental solution” [03:00] –Craig Scott on What Doesn’t Kill You

“Insects are the future, people!” This week on What Doesn’t Kill You, host Katy Keiffer continues her innovation series, chatting with Andrew Brentano, co-founder and COO of Tiny Farms, Inc. He is working to improve the efficiency and commercial viability of insect farming with the application of modern technology and data analytics. Andrew explains that he is fascinated with technology, particularly the potential for human and technology interaction to enable humanity to solve its mundane and existential problems, like sustainable food sources. Throughout the show, Katy gets the scoop on his latest project, Open Bug Farm, and how exactly one farms insects and the differences between the input/output ratio of insect farming versus conventional animal, marine, and even tofu protein sources. After the break, Katy asks Andrew what’s next for Tiny Farms, Inc. and if they might also venture into agricultural feed, providing for perhaps poultry and fish one day. Andrew certainly gives food for thought in this detailed interview – tune in for more! This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery. “There are almost 2000 documented species that humans consume around the world. There’s every variety of ant, cricket, locust… but in the near term we’re going to see more caterpillar species being eaten.” “The big kicker is how much pro they [insects] have. Certain species are very high in healthy fats… and are high in vitamins and minerals.” “For the aspiring insect farmer you really have two great markets: you’ve got your market for your actual insects and you’ve got your fertilizer market.” —Andrew Brentano on What Doesn’t Kill You

This week on What Doesn’t Kill You Katy interviews professor Hod Lipson about his work with 3D printing, and how this process has recently intertwined into printing food. They start the show by discussing one of the first foods that people have been 3D printing, chocolate. They use chocolate as a framing device for discussing the almost limitless possibilities of 3D printing and how beef, candy, and synthetic mixtures may become the future of the food industry. This program was brought to you by The International Culinary Center. “I see it as the ultimate kitchen appliance [3D Printer].” [12:00] “The sky is the limit, once you put all this information into a computer…its mind boggling.” [15:00] “You aren’t abandoning conventional foods, you are just using them in a different way.” [17:00] — Professor Hod Lipson on What Doesn’t Kill You

This week on What Doesn’t Kill You, Katy Keiffer launches a series of shows that will spotlight innovative new businesses dealing with the challenges we face in feeding our burgeoning population. On this episode, she’s talking with Jason Drew, an international business leader and serial entrepreneur turned environmentalist and author. His most recent endeavor is Agriprotein, a revolutionary concept in feed for industrialized fish and poultry farming. He is a passionate environmentalist, visionary, and capitalist. His books are The Protein Crunch: Civilization on the Brink and The Story of the Fly and How it Can Save the World. This program was brought to you by Heritage Foods USA. “Our ancestors grew up on the insects of the land!” [31:00] –Jason Drew on What Doesn’t Kill You

This week on What Doesn’t Kill You Katy has no guest and decides to interview herself. She begins the show by addressing some of the major food issues that she has covered before the mainstream media began to cover them such as fracking, or HIMP. Her discussion jumps from topics of unfair payment for food workers, the pork industry, farm worker strife, and food stamps. This program was sponsored by Cain Vineyard and Winery. “Nothing is for free, if it seems to good to be true, thats usually the fact.” [8:00] “We must pay more attention to who we’re voting for to maintain some state of sanity.” [15:00] — Katy Keiffer on What Doesn’t Kill You

This week on What Doesn’t Kill You Katy interviews two-time James-Beard-award winning author of Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit , Barry Estabrook. Barry and Katy discuss the topic of slave labor in the Thai shrimp industry. The two focus on various issues such as the root causes of this problem as well as US companies that participate in the industry. This program was sponsored by Underground Meats.

This week on What Doesn’t Kill You Katy interviews contributing editor to Popular Science and award winning author Catherine Price. The two discuss Catherine’s recent book, Vitamania, which focuses on the worlds vitamin and dietary supplement market. The conversation turns to what foods we should grow and eat to make sure children get the vital nutrients they need to prevent disease and other similar health issues. Catherine informs us on the specifics of how losing certain vitamins can affect us negatively and important foods to include in our daily lives. This program was sponsored by Bi-Rite Market. “When you take all the nutrients off of a grain of wheat, you don’t know what you are losing that helps you process those nutrients.” [13:00] “If you have a cupcake that has vitamins in it, or chia seeds in it, its still a cupcake.” [14:00] — Catherine Price on What Doesn’t Kill You

Get a deep look at the state of antibiotic use in the livestock industry on this weeks episode of What Doesn’t Kill You. Host Katy Keiffer is joined by Sasha Stashwick, senior advocate at National Resources Defense Council’s food and agriculture program, which works on reforming the use of antibiotics in the livestock industry. This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery. “This problem isn’t exclusive to the livestock industry. Antibiotic misuse and overuse in human medicine is a big problem as well.” [20:00] “Our goal is to make this a product [antibiotic free chicken] that’s accessible to all Americans and all consumers, not just an elite few.” [25:00] “We can vote with our wallets and these big buyers will respond.” [41:00] –Sasha Stashwick on What Doesn’t Kill You

This week on What Doesn’t Kill You, whistle blower Amanda Hitt returns to talk about the latest news on HIMP, a new meat inspection model heavily touted by industry, and heavily protested by former and current meat inspectors. This program was sponsored by Bi-rite Market