Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani talks about food and agriculture policy and its impact on climate change, food insecurity, and food chain workers' livelihoods. Hear from experts including Ted Nordhaus of the Breakthrough Institute, Luis Guardia of the Food Research Action Center, and Tom Philpott, a writer for Mother Jones and author of the recently released Perilous Bounty.  While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

Today on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani is joined by Ted Nordhaus, founder and executive director of The Breakthrough Institute, an organization that aims to promote technological solutions to environmental challenges.  Nordhaus and The Breakthrough Institute are leaders in the ecomodernist movement, and Nordhaus is a co-author of An Ecomodernist Manifesto, published in 2015. Ecomodernism holds that humans can reduce their environmental impact by increasing the intensity and efficiency of industrial agriculture and energy — producing more on less land, and leaving more room for nature. In this conversation, Nordhaus explains the research behind his controversial arguments in favor of high-yield crops, intensified animal production, and a globalized supply of cheap food. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

On today's episode, Dani focuses her spotlight on some of the young people who are shaping our food future, as well as the ways our current pandemic is impacting our children's access to food. 

Today on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani interviews Helga Garza,  Director of Agri-Cultura Network. Dani and Helga talk about how small farms are pooling labor and resources to access larger markets for their produce. They also discuss the unique challenges that Latinx farmers face and advice for small farms to build resilience. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

Today on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” restaurateur and celebrity chef Tom Colicchio talks about the Independent Restaurant Coalition’s (IRC) work to help local restaurants. He also provides insight about how policymakers and the public can help the restaurant industry. Dani is also speaking with Irving Fain, the Co-Founder and CEO of Bowery Farming, to discuss the importance of vertical farming and sustainability. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

Today on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani interviews Jeff Huckaby, President of Grimmway Farms and recently awarded Organic Farmer of the Year, and Laura Batcha, CEO and Executive Director of the Organic Trade Association. They discuss the growth and importance of organic farming in creating sustainable food systems. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

President of the largest farmworker labor union in the United States, United Farm Workers, Teresa Romero, talks advocacy, fair wages, and implications of COVID-19 on farm workers. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

Today on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani interviews Dr. William Dietz, one of the world’s leading experts on obesity. They discuss why effectively tackling obesity is taking so long and what we can do to slow the obesity epidemic. Later, Dani interviews Venkatesh Mannar, chemical engineer and pioneering food technologist. They discuss the recently released 2020 Global Nutrition Report and nutritional inequities in our global food systems. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

Today on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani interviews Barton Seaver, a chef, author, educator, and leading expert on seafood literacy and sustainable seafood. Then she talks with Dennis Bagneris, CEO of Liberty’s Kitchen in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dani and Barton discuss seafood literacy and what chefs and consumers should know about the differences between types of seafood, how to prepare and serve them, and humans’ relationships to seafoods’ environments. Then, Dani and Dennis discuss how Liberty’s Kitchen’s youth training program changes the lives of young people. They also talk about food justice in New Orleans and how Liberty’s Kitchen supports its participants beyond graduation. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.