Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Dr. Peter Goldsmith, a Professor in the Department of Agricultural & Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, for Part 7 of Food Tank's series exploring the far-reaching impacts of dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development. They discuss Goldsmith's reaction to the sudden loss of federal funding for the Soybean Innovation Lab, how he's kept his work alive, and why we can never replace the patient work of publicly-supported research. Plus, the U.S. midterm election results could reshape food and farming systems, USDA commits additional funding for farm to school programs, a new report reveals the shortcomings of global agricultural investments, and Haiti's hunger crisis worsens. 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 Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with John Boyd, Jr., a fourth-generation farmer, advocate and the Founder and President of the National Black Farmers Association. They discuss the strain that trade policies and supply chain disruptions are placing on farmers, what makes the challenges today worse than the farm crisis of the 1980s, and why the upcoming midterm elections are so important to the future of agriculture in the United States. 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 Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, a cardiologist and Director of the Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University, about his new book Food Is Medicine: Healing Our Bodies, Nourishing Our Minds and Transforming Our Food System. They discuss how food has become one of the biggest issues facing humanity today, framing nutrition as a celebration of the good in our diets—not a fight against the bad, and why transforming our food and farming systems may be achievable more quickly than we think. Plus, cases of Ebola climb in Kenya, experts warn food inflation will likely accelerate, countries embrace agroecology in biodiversity plans, a class-action lawsuit questions a food retailer's misleading sustainability claims, and women in Nigeria turn to farming cooperatives to rebuild their livelihoods and communities after Boko Haram's violence.  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 Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Catherine Oakar, Executive Director of FRESHFARM. They talk about the mounting pressure eaters face after federal funding cuts, how farmers markets serve as community gathering spaces and economic engines, and why supporting our local food systems helps us build resilience. Plus, clean energy may be out of reach for farmers, a report exposes the widespread exploitation of food workers, the WHO calls for a new approach to tackle childhood obesity, tens of millions may face crisis-level hunger, and one organization connects food banks with protein- rich seafood.  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 Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, CEO of Food Systems for the Future Institute. They answer the question if the next food crisis has begun, the forces putting groceries out of reach for families, and where publicly-supported supermarkets and strong policy fit into food access solutions. Plus, new research shows the benefits of medically tailored grocery programs, food scrap programs convert waste into compost, businesses fail to grasp supply chain vulnerabilities, and calls grow for more food systems investment, from dryland farming to climate-resilient seeds. 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.