Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

Today on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani interviews Rebecca Eyre, CEO of Project HEAL and Curt Ellis, Co-Founder and CEO of FoodCorps. Dani and Curt discuss how FoodCorps service members lead hands-on food and nutrition education in schools across the United States, why healthy school meals are so important, and the impact FoodCorps members have on healthy food access in the communities they serve. Then, Dani and Rebecca discuss how advocates and workers across the food system can help destigmatize, educate about, or care for people with eating disorders. They also talk about Project HEAL’s Communities of Healing, why access to treatment is inequitable, and the importance of having support groups specifically for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. 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, Carlotta Mast joins Dani to talk about her role as VP of Content and the Market Leader for the New Hope Network and how the natural products industry is adapting to market disruptions caused by COVID-19. And Russell Diez Canseco, President and CEO of Vital Farms, discusses the benefits of ethically raised eggs, climate change in the pasture belt, and a Conscious Capitalism business model. 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 Emily Broad Leib, the director of the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, and Doug O’Brien, the vice president for network programs at the Global FoodBanking Network. Together, they talk about the new Global Food Donation Policy Atlas, an interactive guide that maps food donation laws and recommends ways to further reduce food waste. Data for five countries—Argentina, Canada, India, Mexico, and the United States—was released this month, and the atlas will eventually cover 15 nations. Then, chef Pierre Thiam talks with Dani about the potential for the ancient African grain fonio to impact the lives of farmers in West Africa. He is the co-founder of Yolélé Foods, a company that imports fonio to the U.S. from countries like Thiam’s native Senegal, and helps support the smallholder farmers who grow it. Thiam says fonio can help address malnutrition, food and economic insecurity, and even climate change. 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 Olivier De Schutter, former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and current Co-Chair for the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems. They discuss the European Union’s new Farm to Fork Strategy and how democracy and diversity can bring more equity to food policy reform.  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. Jack Kittinger, Senior Director of the Blue Production Program at Conservation International’s Center for Oceans He is also a Professor of Practice in Arizona State University’s Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability. Dani and Jack talk about small-scale fisheries, environmental and economic sustainability in fishing communities, and how Jack believes small-scale fisheries can best be supported. They also discuss the relationship between coral reefs and sustainable food systems, as well as Jack’s research on social responsibility in the seafood supply chain. 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.

We at Food Tank want to share with you a special limited series of conversations on the important topic of agrobiodiversity, created in partnership with Food Tank and FACT - the Food Agrobiodiversity, Clarity, and Transparency group. On today's episode, Danielle speaks with Ann Thrupp of Down to Earth Innovations and Douglas Gayeton of Lexicon of Sustainability.

Baldemar Velasquez, Founder and President of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, joins the podcast to discuss labor unions, farmworkers’ rights, and advocating for change. 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 Marc Perrone, the international president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW). Perrone has been a labor leader for more than four decades and has led UFCW since 2014.  They talk about the risks food system workers face from COVID-19, and why shoppers can’t let their commitment to protecting themselves and others start to slip. The UFCW has also called for grocery employees to be designated as first responders, and Perrone explains why this status would be important to securing better protections and even pay for vital food system 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.

We at Food Tank want to share with you a special limited series of conversations on the important topic of agrobiodiversity, created in partnership with Food Tank and FACT - the Food Agrobiodiversity, Clarity, and Transparency group. On today's episode, Danielle speaks with Stefano Padulosi of Bioversity International/CIAT.

Today on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” the founder of Future Food Institute Sara Roversi talks about the Future Food Institute’s usage of technology and research to create a sustainable agri-food system. She also provides advice for how students and teachers can take advantage of the recent online learning platform. 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.