One Bite is Everything

Let’s start with what’s simple: food is health.In this episode of One Bite is Everything, Dana DiPrima speaks with Carter Williams, systems engineer turned agricultural investor and contributor to the Food Is Health Substack.Carter introduces a framework that reframes the conversation:System A — biologically aligned, nutrient-dense food rooted in nature.System B — industrial agriculture built for scale and yield, but not for healthy outcomes.System C — a possible next chapter that keeps scale while restoring biological integrity.This conversation is about systems architecture — and what’s at stake when a system designed to solve one problem quietly creates another.Together, Dana and Carter explore:• Why scale changes incentives• How vertical integration can influence outcomes for health and farmers• What happens when supply and demand signals fall out of sync• The friction inside grocery, pharmacy, and healthcare• How measurement tools and data transparency could shift power• And who actually has leverage to design something betterThis is a complex systems conversation. And it’s one worth having — again and again. From many angles.If food truly is health, then the way our food system is designed matters. And if we engineered the current system, we can engineer what comes next.For another relevant conversation around this issue, particularly on the data side, check out this episode with Sam Alexander of Food Health Co. who's already making important strides.Your Support for the Show Matters1️⃣ Become an OBIE InsiderStay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Sign up here.2️⃣ Leave a 5-star rating and written reviewWritten reviews on Apple Podcasts help more people find these conversations. But if that's not your thing, you can leave one here.3️⃣ Share the episodeScreenshot it, share it, and tag @xoxofarmgirl. Use #OneBiteIsEverything

What does American farming feel like right now? Not from a policy brief or an out of touch news headline. But from inside the daily lives of small farmers.After reviewing nearly 400 grant applications and more than one hundred farmer wish lists, a clear pattern emerges: the strain on small farms is rarely dramatic. It is steady. And personal. And it is often invisible until it’s too late.In this episode of One Bite is Everything, host Dana DiPrima explores the emotional temperature of American farming, the fatigue of constant explanation, the frustration of being conflated with industrial agriculture, the isolation that can push farmers to the brink, and the surprising stabilizing power of something as simple as a postcard that says “keep going.”This conversation also points toward solutions: targeted wish lists, timely grants, and the growing need for more “friends of farmers,” people who choose connection over indifference.Because the question may not be whether small farms can survive. It may be whether more of us decide to stand close enough to notice.Your Support for the Show Matters1️⃣ Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.2️⃣ Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests, conversations and listeners like you. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.3️⃣ Share it with others! Did you know that OBIE is shared more than 88% of all shows?! (Spotify wrapped 2025)You can share it from your listening app, or screenshot it and share it on your socials! Tag @xoxofarmgirl & use hashtag #OneBiteIsEverything4️⃣ Connect on SocialsIG @xoxofarmgirl & Facebook👏 The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host & producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer & original musicOne Bite is Everything was selected to join Heritage Radio Network, home to the most influential voices in food.

What if the future of food isn’t about fixing the industrial system—but building a parallel one?In this episode of One Bite is Everything, host Dana DiPrima is joined by David Fisher, a botanist, former USDA-funded potato breeder, and environmental scientist who has spent decades studying plants, sustainability, and food systems.David challenges some of the most common assumptions about agriculture, climate change, and food security. Rather than focusing on reforming industrial agriculture, he argues that resilience may come from something far more personal—and far more scalable: growing food closer to home.In this conversation, we explore:Why the industrial food system may be fundamentally fragile and difficult to repairHow household and home food gardens could function as a national backup systemWhat history teaches us—from World War II Victory Gardens to large-scale household gardening in RussiaDavid’s own experiment living exclusively on food grown in his garden, and what it revealed about scale, nutrition, and possibilityHow climate change, supply chain disruptions, and resource constraints could shift food growing from a lifestyle choice to a necessityThis episode isn’t just about gardens. It’s about resilience, agency, climate reality, and what it means to participate in the food system rather than simply consume from it.One Bite is Everything connects the food on your plate to the bigger world—health, community, the environment, and the economy—one conversation at a time.If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a five-star rating and a written review on Apple Podcasts or via the link in the show notes. It helps more listeners find the show and join the conversation.Your Support for the Show Matters1️⃣ Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.2️⃣ Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests, conversations and listeners like you. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.3️⃣ Share it with others! Did you know that OBIE is shared more than 88% of all shows?! (Spotify wrapped 2025)You can share it from your listening app, or screenshot it and share it on your socials! Tag @xoxofarmgirl & use hashtag #OneBiteIsEverything4️⃣ Connect on SocialsIG @xoxofarmgirl & Facebook👏 The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host & producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer & original musicOne Bite is Everything was selected to join Heritage Radio Network, home to the most influential voices in food.

This week, let’s back it up for a minute.It’s easy to get left behind in conversations about food and farming. Easy to feel like you don’t belong. But food is yours. It’s essential. And you should have more power, more knowledge, and more levers to pull to make sure your food is good.At the center of this podcast is a simple truth:Food is not JUST food.If you care about health, community, the environment, or the economy, this episode is for you.This episode breaks down how food functions as one of the most powerful systems in our daily lives and why so many people arrive here from different directions. It also offers answers to some of the biggest questions we’re facing right now: our health, our climate, whether local economies are working, whether communities are thriving, and yes, where farmers fit into all of it. (They drive every one of these outcomes.)Each of these is a valid entry point. And they all lead to the same place: Food is one of the most immediate, practical ways regular people like you and me can influence bigger outcomes.Topics covered:How ultra-processed foods became dominant and how the food system now drives chronic diseaseWhy farmers anchor rural communities far beyond producing foodHow agriculture can either degrade land or rebuild it depending on practicesWhy “cheap food” is a myth and where the real costs actually landHow relationships and consistency matter more than convenience in building resilient food systemsYou’ll also hear a moment from early in the podcast, six years ago, that reframed farming entirely: “We are not in the farming business. We are in the healthcare business.”This is a systems episode.Food can be the problem or the answer. And however you arrive here, it’s a place to start.Your Support for the Show Matters1️⃣ Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.2️⃣ Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests, conversations and listeners like you. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.3️⃣ Share it with others! Did you know that OBIE is shared more than 88% of all shows?! (Spotify wrapped 2025)You can share it from your listening app, or screenshot it and share it on your socials! Tag @xoxofarmgirl & use hashtag #OneBiteIsEverything4️⃣ Connect on SocialsIG @xoxofarmgirl & Facebook👏 The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host & producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer & original musicOne Bite is Everything was selected to join Heritage Radio Network, home to the most influential voices in food.

In this second part of my conversation with Dave Fischer of Fischer Farms, we move beyond headlines and into the systems shaping what ends up on our plates.If you haven’t listened to the first part of the convo yet, I recommend you go back and listen at some point. That episode lays the groundwork with a deep dive into beef supply chains, methane narratives, soil biology, and the pressure small farmers face inside a highly consolidated food system.In this episode, we go further.Dave and I talk about why farmer’s markets, as meaningful as they are, were never designed to function as a national food system. We explore nutrient density and soil biology, what traceability really means, how school lunch programs reveal deeper structural problems, and why the next evolution of food must make the better choice the easier choice, without pushing costs onto farmers.We also dig into regenerative claims, anonymous food systems, and what happens when eaters start asking smarter questions about where their food comes from and how it’s grown.This is a conversation about visibility versus invisibility (one of my favorite topics and top pet peeves!). About rebuilding trust. And about what a real food revolution actually requires.Topics we cover:• Why “eat local” oversimplifies a complex food system• How soil biology impacts nutrient density• What’s broken in school food programs (and how it could change)• Why traceability matters more than distance• The dangers of anonymous, commodity-driven food• Regenerative agriculture, labels, and buyer beware• How chefs, farmers, and institutions can help scale real change• What it takes to build a transparent supply chain that works for both farmers and eatersUse code ONEBITE here for $25 off your first order from Fischer Farms.One Bite is Everything is a very active podcast, ranking in the top 3% globally and receiving more engagement than 88% of podcasts on Spotify. This show exists because listeners like you care enough to lean in, ask questions, and stay curious.I’ve also launched a Substack where this conversation continues in writing, with deeper context, reflections, and space for your questions.If today’s episode sparked something for you, join us there, and through the For Farmers Movement, where farmers and eaters come together to ask thoughtful questions, consider real answers, and take actions that make a difference.Your Support for the Show Matters1️⃣ Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.2️⃣ Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests, conversations and listeners like you. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.3️⃣ Share it with others! Did you know that OBIE is shared more than 88% of all shows?! (Spotify wrapped 2025)You can share it from your listening app, or screenshot it and share it on your socials! Tag @xoxofarmgirl & use hashtag #OneBiteIsEverything4️⃣ Connect on SocialsIG @xoxofarmgirl &...

What’s really happening with beef right now? Why do prices feel volatile, headlines feel confusing, and farmers feel squeezed, even as demand stays strong?In this episode of One Bite is Everything, I’m joined by Dave Fischer, founder of Fischer Farms, for a wide-ranging and deeply honest conversation about the modern beef system and the quiet forces shaping what ends up on our plates.Dave brings a rare perspective. He’s a lifelong farmer and a former industrial engineer who spent years working in global supply chain management before returning to the land. That combination allows him to see what most of us can’t: how efficiency, consolidation, and scale have reshaped beef production, often at the expense of quality, resilience, and farmer power.We talk about:Why beef prices rise and fall and why rebuilding the national herd takes years, not monthsHow consolidation in processing leaves farmers as price takers instead of price makersWhat really drives methane emissions and why soil biology matters more than headlines suggestHow quality signals disappear as beef moves through the industrial supply chainWhy regional, mid-scale food systems are essential if we want resilience and transparencyWhat it actually takes to sell high-quality beef to restaurants, schools, and institutionsThis conversation isn’t about nostalgia or purity tests. It’s about systems. It’s about understanding how our food quietly became industrialized while many of us weren’t paying attention and why lived experience from farmers on the front lines is essential if we’re going to fix what’s broken.If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by conflicting messages about beef, climate, health, or food policy, this episode will help you connect the dots and ask better questions.Because one bite really is everything.Use code ONEBITE here for $25 off your first orderYour Support for the Show Matters1️⃣ Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.2️⃣ Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests, conversations and listeners like you. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.3️⃣ Share it with others! Did you know that OBIE is shared more than 88% of all shows?! (Spotify wrapped 2025)You can share it from your listening app, or screenshot it and share it on your socials! Tag @xoxofarmgirl & use hashtag #OneBiteIsEverything4️⃣ Connect on SocialsIG @xoxofarmgirl & Facebook👏 The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host & producerSonia Dhillon,...

The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans are being framed as more than nutrition advice. This time, the language goes further—talking about realigning the food system, supporting American farmers and ranchers, and ensuring real food is affordable for families.That framing matters.In this episode of One Bite Is Everything, host Dana DiPrima steps back from the loud reactions about food groups and asks a different set of questions—ones that have largely been missing from the conversation since the Guidelines were released.If we are truly asking Americans to eat more real food, what would actually need to change in the system that produces, processes, prices, and distributes food in this country? And if farmers and ranchers are being named directly, what does real support look like beyond words?This episode explores:Why the visible role of the Secretary of Agriculture signals a shift from personal nutrition advice to a system-level claimWhat “eat real food” demands from production, infrastructure, and incentives—not just eatersHow import dependence, consolidation, and existing constraints complicate the promise to support American growersWhy affordability is a policy outcome, not a matter of education or willpowerWhere misalignment between guidance and incentives could quietly shift pressure onto farmers and familiesHow procurement, policy, and funding will ultimately determine whether this moment leads to real change—or remains rhetoricalThis is not a reaction episode. It’s a thinking episode.Rather than applauding or condemning the new Guidelines, Dana takes their language seriously—and asks what realignment would actually require if the promise is meant to hold.If you care about food, farming, affordability, and the systems that connect them, this episode is an invitation to slow down and look beneath the surface.Your Support for the Show Matters1️⃣ Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.2️⃣ Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests, conversations and listeners like you. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.3️⃣ Share it with others! Did you know that OBIE is shared more than 88% of all shows?! (Spotify wrapped 2025)You can share it from your listening app, or screenshot it and share it on your socials! Tag @xoxofarmgirl & use hashtag #OneBiteIsEverything4️⃣ Connect on SocialsIG @xoxofarmgirl & Facebook👏 The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host & producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer & original musicOne Bite is Everything was selected to join Heritage Radio Network, home to the most...

2026 doesn’t feel like a trend year.It feels like a decision year.In this solo episode of One Bite is Everything, Dana DiPrima reflects on what she’s heard over the past year from farmers, eaters, and innovators across the food system and why small farms can’t keep fighting the same battles the same way.This conversation isn’t about predictions or hot takes. It’s about pressure points. The quiet, accumulating strain that asks small farms to absorb rising costs, explain themselves endlessly, and compete with convenience culture one customer at a time.That approach isn’t resilience. It’s erosion.Drawing from conversations, grant applications, interviews, and the For Farmers Movement Listening Tour, Dana explores what changes when we actually listen to farmers and design systems around how they really live and work.In this episode, we cover:Why the old “tell your story better” playbook isn’t enough anymoreWhat farmers are telling us about stability, scale, and exhaustionFive forks in the road facing small farms in 2026, from cost and convenience to collective powerWhy incremental fixes won’t solve structural problemsWhat a real, quiet small-farm revolution could look likeThe role eaters must play in changing expectations and sharing the burdenThis episode is an invitation. To think differently. To ask better questions.And to decide what we’re willing to stand behind in 2026.Join the conversationListening Tour Farmers and eaters alike are encouraged to share thoughts, concerns, questions, or ideas here.You can also leave a voice note at onebiteiseverything.com. On the right side of the page, there's a button where you can record up to 2 minutes of your thoughts!Your Support for the Show Matters1️⃣ Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.2️⃣ Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests, conversations and listeners like you. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.3️⃣ Share it with others! Did you know that OBIE is shared more than 88% of all shows?! (Spotify wrapped 2025)You can share it from your listening app, or screenshot it and share it on your socials! Tag @xoxofarmgirl & use hashtag #OneBiteIsEverything4️⃣ Connect on SocialsIG @xoxofarmgirl & Facebook👏 The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host & producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer & original musicOne Bite...

What if the future of food follows the same path as clean beauty?In this episode of One Bite is Everything, host Dana DiPrima continues a broader conversation about innovation, transparency, and consumer power—this time through the lens of food. After exploring how climate and systems innovation can spark change across industries, this conversation asks a parallel question: What happens when everyday shoppers are finally given clarity about what they’re buying?Dana is joined by Sam Citro Alexander, founder and CEO of FoodHealth Co., whose career began inside the beauty industry during the rise of the clean beauty movement. Sam watched consumers force massive brands to reformulate products once ingredients became visible, understandable, and comparable—and she believes food is now standing at the same inflection point.FoodHealth is building tools to help shoppers cut through the noise of modern grocery stores, using a 1-to-100 food health score that looks at ingredient quality and nutrient density. That work is already influencing major retailers, brands, and how food shows up on shelves—quietly reshaping the system from the inside out.In this conversation, Dana and Sam explore:How clean beauty offers a real-world blueprint for food system changeWhy transparency, not willpower, is the missing ingredient in healthier eatingWhat data from billions of grocery purchases reveals about American dietsWhy price is food’s version of “efficacy”—and the biggest barrier to changeHow kids’ foods, convenience culture, and ultra-processed staples shape lifelong healthWhat happens when better information starts influencing what brands make and sellThis episode connects innovation to everyday choices—and shows how consumer clarity can ripple outward, influencing health outcomes, agricultural demand, and the future of our food system.Because when people can see clearly, systems have to respond.For more information about Food Health Co. — https://www.foodhealth.coGet the FREE app to track your food score!Support the Show📩 Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.🎧 Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests and conversations. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.📱 Screenshot this episode and share it on your socials!🏷️ Tag @xoxofarmgirl + #OneBiteIsEverything📱 Connect on SocialsInstagram @xoxofarmgirl Dana DiPrima, For Farmers Movement & OBIEFacebook For Farmers Movement & OBIE🎙️ The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host and producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer, original musicOne...

This Christmas Day episode of One Bite is Everything is a little different.Instead of a conversation about policy, food systems, or what’s broken, Dana takes listeners back to the farm—and to the donkey who quietly anchored it all.Murphy arrived in the summer of 2015. He was small, gentle, and lonely. He came with a long life expectancy and, unknowingly, a long list of lessons. Over time, Murphy became the reason an accidental farm stopped being a side project and became a commitment. Chickens are one thing. Goats are another. A donkey who might live 40 to 50 years asks you to think in decades.This episode traces how that mindset -- long-term thinking, patience, and what Dana calls gentle pressure -- shaped not just life on the farm, but the work that would eventually become the For Farmers Movement and this podcast.One Bite is Everything was born from the belief that food does not exist in isolation. It is shaped by people, land, animals, time, and care. And so is change. Most meaningful work does not happen instantly. It takes staying power. It takes showing up again and again. It takes moving forward slowly, but with intention.Murphy’s story mirrors that arc. Learning to lead a donkey means never rushing, never forcing, and never losing sight of where you’re headed. It turns out that same approach applies to farming, to building trust with farmers, and to creating a podcast and movement rooted in connection rather than urgency alone.This episode is a reminder to slow down, take the long view, and honor the quiet forces that make everything else possible.Happy birthday, Murph.Support the Show📩 Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.🎧 Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests and conversations. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.📱 Screenshot this episode and share it on your socials!🏷️ Tag @xoxofarmgirl + #OneBiteIsEverything📱 Connect on SocialsInstagram @xoxofarmgirl Dana DiPrima, For Farmers Movement & OBIEFacebook For Farmers Movement & OBIE🎙️ The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host and producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer, original musicOne Bite is Everything is a proud part of Heritage Radio Network, home to the most influential voices in food.

In this episode of One Bite is Everything, host Dana DiPrima sits down with climate entrepreneur and Supercool CEO Josh Dorfman for a wide-ranging conversation about how innovation in the climate space is quietly rewriting the rules for how change actually happens.Rather than focusing on individual sacrifice or guilt, this conversation explores systems — and why the most effective climate solutions succeed not because people try harder, but because better choices are designed to be easier, cheaper, and inevitable.Josh shares real-world examples from across industries, from electric trucking and clean infrastructure to agriculture and building materials, revealing a powerful pattern: when innovation works in one sector, it can spark change far beyond it.This episode is especially relevant for anyone thinking about the future of food and farming. As Dana and Josh discuss, farmers are already some of the most sophisticated systems thinkers we have — navigating economics, ecology, technology, and risk every day. What’s happening in climate and tech may offer a blueprint for how we support small and mid-sized farmers, strengthen regional economies, and build more resilient systems in the years ahead.This is a conversation about momentum, not perfection. About small steps that point toward something much bigger. And about how the future is built — not bought.In this episode, we explore:Why adoption matters more than awareness when it comes to real changeHow climate innovation succeeds by removing friction instead of adding guiltWhat electric trucking and clean infrastructure teach us about systems changeHow agriculture fits into the broader climate and tech landscapeWhy listening to farmers is essential to designing solutions that lastWhat these lessons mean as we look toward 2026 and beyondAbout the GuestJosh Dorfman is a climate entrepreneur, author, and media personality. He is the CEO and host of Supercool, a media company covering real-world climate solutions that cut carbon, increase profits, and enhance modern life. Josh was previously the co-founder and CEO of Plantd, a carbon-negative building materials company named to Fast Company’s list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. He is also known for his work as The Lazy Environmentalist, a brand that became an award-winning television series, radio show, and two books.Support the Show📩 Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.🎧 Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests and conversations. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.📱 Screenshot this episode and share it on your socials!🏷️ Tag @xoxofarmgirl + #OneBiteIsEverything📱 Connect on SocialsInstagram @xoxofarmgirl  Dana DiPrima, For Farmers Movement & OBIEFacebook For Farmers Movement & OBIE🎙️ The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host and producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer, original musicOne Bite is Everything is a proud...

This week on One Bite is Everything, we’re taking a look back over all the conversations we’ve had in 2025 with farmers, chefs, historians, entrepreneurs, policy thinkers, and food system insiders. Here, a quiet thread emerges: the future of food. Not as an abstract concept, but as something that’s already shaping our grocery carts, our communities, and the lives of the hardworking farmers at the center of it all.In this episode, Dana breaks down the biggest forces that will shape what we eat in 2026 and beyond. She weaves together insights from this year’s interviews, data trends, policy shifts, and stories from the field to bring you a grounded, clear-eyed look at what’s coming—and what it means for all of us.In this episode, you’ll learn:The major themes that surfaced across the 2025 seasonFive trends that will define the year ahead—from labor shortages to climate pressure to the rise of localismHow policy changes and funding gaps will ripple through farms, restaurants, and grocery storesThe bright spots: regenerative farming, and the power of community actionWhat all of this means for you as an eater in 2026Practical ways to support small farmers and strengthen your local food systemThis is your roadmap to the year ahead—one that connects your plate to the bigger world in the most real, immediate ways.To dive into the trends more deeply, here's the Greatest Hits from 2025Support the Show📩 Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.🎧 Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests and conversations. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.📱 Screenshot this episode and share it on your socials!🏷️ Tag @xoxofarmgirl + #OneBiteIsEverything📱 Connect on SocialsInstagram @xoxofarmgirl  Dana DiPrima, For Farmers Movement & OBIEFacebook For Farmers Movement & OBIE🎙️ The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host and producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer, original musicOne Bite is Everything is a proud part of Heritage Radio Network, home to the most influential voices in food. 

Each December I bring back this listener favorite because it captures the magic, the work, and the heart behind one of the season’s most beloved traditions. Today, we visit Ashley at Tuckaway Trees, a family-run Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania that has become an evergreen part of this show.We talk about how long a Christmas tree takes to grow, what the holiday rush looks like behind the scenes, the varieties customers love most, and how small specialty farms like this anchor local economies in quiet but powerful ways.We also explore a short history of why we bring trees indoors at all, a tradition that begins long before Christmas and now relies on farmers who spend nearly a decade growing each tree you bring home.If you love seasonal farming, holiday rituals, or simply want a peek behind the scenes of a Christmas tree farm, this episode will make your season brighter.Take your own trip to Tuckaway Trees here.Support the Show📩 Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.🎧 Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests and conversations. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.📱 Screenshot this episode and share it on your socials!🏷️ Tag @xoxofarmgirl + #OneBiteIsEverything📱 Connect on SocialsInstagram @xoxofarmgirl  Dana DiPrima, For Farmers Movement & OBIEFacebook For Farmers Movement & OBIE🎙️ The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host and producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer, original musicOne Bite is Everything is a proud part of Heritage Radio Network, home to the most influential voices in food. 

Your morning coffee is sending you a message. Are you listening?In this episode of One Bite is Everything, host Dana DiPrima explores how climate change is reshaping one of the most beloved daily rituals on the planet. Coffee may seem simple, but the story behind your cup spans deforestation, biodiversity loss, shifting growing zones, rising prices, farmer displacement, and the hard truth that Arabica is running out of the cool, stable climate it needs to survive.Featuring insights from:• Etelle Higonnet on coffee’s massive role in global deforestation and monoculture• Toni Farmer on why the U.S. cannot grow its way out of a shrinking global supply• Sam Kass on why coffee, wine, and chocolate may become luxury goods• Nancy Matsumoto on how women-led cooperatives are building climate resilienceYou will learn:• Why half of all coffee-growing land may become unsuitable by 2050• How climate change is pushing coffee production further uphill• Why small increases in coffee prices trigger global food insecurity• How women farmers are rewriting the future of coffee resilience• What consumers can look for if they want to support more sustainable coffeeThis is not just a story about coffee. It is a story about climate, farmers, and the everyday rituals that reveal how connected we are to the world that grows our food.Support the farmers who make your food possible:Give up the price of one cup of coffee today and contribute it to farmer grants at the For Farmers Movement. You can donate here.Support the Show📩 Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.🎧 Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests and conversations. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.📱 Screenshot this episode and share it on your socials!🏷️ Tag @xoxofarmgirl + #OneBiteIsEverything📱 Connect on SocialsInstagram @xoxofarmgirl  Dana DiPrima, For Farmers Movement & OBIEFacebook For Farmers Movement & OBIE🎙️ The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host and producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer, original musicOne Bite is Everything is a proud part of Heritage Radio Network, home to the most influential voices in food. 

What if your dinner could change the world?In this episode of One Bite is Everything, host Dana DiPrima sits down with Sam Kass, former White House chef, policy strategist, and author of The Last Supper, to explore how food lies at the heart of the climate crisis and could be one of our most powerful solutions.They dive into Sam’s journey from the kitchen to the West Wing, the climate warning hidden in our everyday ingredients, and what it will really take to build a food movement that has staying power. Sam shares behind-the-scenes stories from global climate summits, candid reflections on the battles in Washington, and sharp insights into how culture, policy, and the food industry intersect.You’ll learn:Why climate change is already reshaping what we eat—from chocolate to riceHow the “Last Supper” dinners helped world leaders feel the climate crisisWhat role corporations, consumers, and voters each play in transforming the systemThe surprising story behind McDonald’s regenerative beef initiativeHow small daily choices—like what’s on your plate—can add up to systemic changeFind Sam Kass's new book, The Last Supper: How to Overcome the Coming Food Crisis, here.This episode is part of the For Farmers Movement, where every story sparks action. Because what you hear here doesn’t stay here; it grows into real-world impact.Rate and review the show to help us keep bringing you urgent, honest, and practical conversations about the future of food.Support the Show📩 Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.🎧 Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests and conversations. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.📱 Screenshot this episode and share it on your socials!🏷️ Tag @xoxofarmgirl + #OneBiteIsEverything📱 Connect on SocialsInstagram @xoxofarmgirl  Dana DiPrima, For Farmers Movement & OBIEFacebook For Farmers Movement & OBIE🎙️ The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host and producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer, original musicOne Bite is Everything is a proud part of Heritage Radio Network, home to the most influential voices in food. 

Last week, we talked about SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and how it shows up in real people’s lives. This week, we zoom out to the bigger picture: the Farm Bill, the massive piece of legislation that shapes what gets grown, what’s conserved, and who can afford to eat.In this solo episode, host Dana DiPrima unpacks how and why SNAP ended up inside the Farm Bill, who’s fighting to separate them, and what’s really at stake for both farmers and families if that happens. From coalition politics to sugar subsidies, she traces the threads that tie our plates to our policies — and asks a powerful question:If we disconnect farm policy from food policy, are we merely deepening the same disconnection that already plagues our food culture?What You’ll LearnThe origin story of the “food + farm” marriage — and why it was intentional.How much of the Farm Bill actually funds nutrition programs (hint: about 75%).Who wants to separate SNAP and the Farm Bill — and why.What would happen to farmers and eaters if they split.Why SNAP’s connection to farm policy keeps both sides politically strong.The quiet overlap between USDA sugar supports and SNAP purchase rules.How America’s cultural disconnection from food is showing up on the policy stage.Quick FactsSNAP participation (FY 2024): ≈ 41.7 million people per month (12.3 % of U.S.).Average benefit: ≈ $187 per person per month.Total cost: ≈ $100 billion.Farm Bill budget share: ≈ 75 % nutrition programs (USDA ERS / CBO).First combined food + farm bill: 1973 Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act.2013 precedent: House briefly passed split bills before recombining.USDA pilots: Testing limits on sugary drink purchases with SNAP.(Sources: USDA ERS, CBO, CRS Reports R48167 & R47055, USDA FNS data, Heritage Foundation policy briefs, HealthEatingResearch 2025 snapshot.)Key QuestionIf we split SNAP from the Farm Bill, are we fixing inefficiency or widening a cultural and political gap between the people who grow our food and the people who eat it?Quote to Remember“Splitting the Farm Bill and SNAP might look tidy on paper, but symbolically it says: what farmers do has nothing to do with what families eat. And that’s not true, it never has been.”Support the Show📩 Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.🎧 Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests and conversations. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.📱 Screenshot this episode and share it on your socials!🏷️ Tag @xoxofarmgirl + #OneBiteIsEverything📱 Connect on SocialsInstagram @xoxofarmgirl  Dana DiPrima, For Farmers Movement & OBIEFacebook For Farmers Movement &...

In this episode, we unpack the full picture of SNAP: what it is, what critics say, why some critiques are fair and others miss the point, and how the program ties into the strength of our entire food system.You’ll hear:A quick history of SNAP and how it evolved from Depression-era “food stamps” into today’s $100 billion stabilizer. Who actually receives SNAP: families with children, seniors, people with disabilities, and millions of working Americans whose wages don’t stretch as far as they used to.What critics get right (and wrong) about fraud, work, and food choices.Why SNAP can’t simply “become more like WIC” — and why that’s not as simple or healthy as it sounds.What happens when SNAP is paused or defunded: the economic domino effect that hits farmers, retailers, and local economies far beyond the households using the benefits.And finally, why asking farmers — who already live close to the margins — to donate their way through a federal funding crisis is both unfair and unsustainable.Because this isn’t about handouts.It’s about understanding that food assistance is economic infrastructure.When we weaken it, everyone pays.Support the Show📩 Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.🎧 Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests and conversations. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.📱 Screenshot this episode and share it on your socials!🏷️ Tag @xoxofarmgirl + #OneBiteIsEverything📱 Connect on SocialsInstagram @xoxofarmgirl  Dana DiPrima, For Farmers Movement & OBIEFacebook For Farmers Movement & OBIE🎙️ The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host and producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer, original musicOne Bite is Everything is a proud part of Heritage Radio Network, home to the most influential voices in food. 

What if the revolution our food system needs is already happening, quietly, locally, and led by women?In this episode of One Bite is Everything, host Dana DiPrima sits down with journalist and author Nancy Matsumoto to explore the themes of her upcoming book, Reaping What She Sows: How Women Are Rebuilding Our Broken Food System, a powerful look at the women transforming agriculture from the ground up. Nancy introduces us to a global network of women who are rejecting the extractive systems of Big Ag and building something far more resilient, regenerative, and just.Together, this episode unpacks:Why women are often the catalysts for food system change, and what makes their approach differentHow small farms are navigating climate chaos, supply chain bottlenecks, and economic precarityWhat each of us can do today to support a better food futureIf you've ever wondered how your food choices connect to the climate, the economy, and community resilience, this episode offers clarity, hope, and a practical path forward.🎤 Plus: Nancy and several of the women featured in her book will be delivering a keynote at the 2025 EcoFarm Conference in Monterey, California in January 2026. If you're anywhere near the West Coast, this is a must-attend moment for anyone passionate about food, farming, and the future.Support the Show📩 Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.🎧 Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests and conversations. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.📱 Screenshot this episode and share it on your socials!🏷️ Tag @xoxofarmgirl + #OneBiteIsEverything📱 Connect on SocialsInstagram @xoxofarmgirl  Dana DiPrima, For Farmers Movement & OBIEFacebook For Farmers Movement & OBIE🎙️ The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host and producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer, original musicOne Bite is Everything is a proud part of Heritage Radio Network, home to the most influential voices in food. 

Lately, social media and responses to articles about farm struggles have been filled with comments saying things like “Farmers voted for Trump — they got what they deserve.”This week, your OBIE host, Dana DiPrima, slows that conversation down.In this reflective episode, she unpacks the frustration and anger behind those comments — and explores what’s really at stake when we decide who “deserves” empathy.Through facts, context, and a little heart, Dana walks listeners through:What farmers actually thought they were voting for — trade stability, regulatory relief, survival.What they got instead — lost markets, labor shortages, rising costs, and consolidation.Why “deserve” is the wrong frame for democracy, food, or justice.And how blame divides us while the system that hurts farmers — and eaters — stays intact.It’s not about defending anyone. It’s about remembering that food is infrastructure — and when farmers fail, we all feel it.Key ideas in this episode:Farmers aren’t a political monolith; only ~1–2% of Americans farm, and their reasons for voting often come down to survival, not ideology.Tariffs, trade wars, and policy swings have disproportionately hurt small and mid-size farms.Empathy shouldn’t depend on political alignment. We can hold policies accountable without wishing harm on the people who grow our food.The real threat isn’t who farmers voted for — it’s consolidation, volatility, and disconnection from the systems that feed us.Support the Show📩 Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.🎧 Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests and conversations. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.📱 Screenshot this episode and share it on your socials!🏷️ Tag @xoxofarmgirl + #OneBiteIsEverything📱 Connect on SocialsInstagram @xoxofarmgirl  Dana DiPrima, For Farmers Movement & OBIEFacebook For Farmers Movement & OBIE🎙️ The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host and producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer, original musicOne Bite is Everything is a proud part of Heritage Radio Network, home to the most influential voices in food. 

We say it all the time: “People are disconnected from their food.”But what does that really mean?In this solo episode, Dana DiPrima peels back the layers of disconnection shaping our food system — from the distance your meal travels to the seasons we’ve stopped noticing. She explores how disconnection affects everything: what we eat, who we support, and whether we can even taste what’s real anymore.You’ll learn:Why disconnection is at the heart of food injustice, environmental harm, and health crises.How globalization, convenience, and marketing severed our ties to land, labor, and local economies,And what reconnection actually looks like — through small, doable steps anyone can take.Support the Show📩 Become an OBIE Insider: Stay connected, get behind-the-scenes updates, and explore more ways to eat and drink like it matters. Here's the link to sign up.🎧 Liked the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review to help us bring you more incredible guests and conversations. Top reviews on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or you can leave your review here.📱 Screenshot this episode and share it on your socials!🏷️ Tag @xoxofarmgirl + #OneBiteIsEverything📱 Connect on SocialsInstagram @xoxofarmgirl  Dana DiPrima, For Farmers Movement & OBIEFacebook For Farmers Movement & OBIE🎙️ The OBIE TeamDana DiPrima, host and producerSonia Dhillon, co-producer & editorRussell Chapa, sound engineer, original music⭐️ One Bite is Everything is a proud part of Heritage Radio Network, home to the most influential voices in food.