Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
576 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsFood Tank's Danielle Nierenberg chats with the most important folks in the food industry about the most important food news, released every Thursday.
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332. Chefs Tonya and David Thomas on Uplifting the Black Food Narrative
July 14, 2022 07:05 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Chefs Tonya and David Thomas of H3irloom Food Group. H3irloom Food Group is a multi-dimensional culinary organization spanning catering, events, products, educational platforms, and sustainability through farming that strives to uplift the Black food narrative. Dani and Chefs Tonya and David discuss the importance of operating a 100 percent Black-owned food company, spotlighting the culinary talent of Baltimore, and educating the next gene...
331. Chef Ismail Samad on Systemic Strategies to Reduce Food Waste
July 07, 2022 07:05 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Chef Ismail Samad about The Gleanery, a Community Supported Restaurant he co-owns in Putney, Vermont. Since 2012, the Gleanery has been serving local food that would otherwise be wasted. Chef Samad shares insights into systemic strategies to prevent food waste, sustainable procurement practices, and the community supported restaurant model. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to ha...
330. Dorothy Shaver on Pushing the Private Sector Toward a Holistic Approach to Sustainability
June 30, 2022 07:05 - 50 minutes - 58.4 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Dorothy Shaver, Global Food Sustainability Director for Unilever and a Founding Board Member of the Food for Climate League. They discuss the private sector’s responsibility to the planet, the progress Unilever has made around its sustainability commitments, and how narrative strategy can help consumers adopt nourishing, planet-friendly diets. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to...
329. TemuAsyr Martin Bey Talks Policy Change, Young Farmers, and Support for BIPOC Farmers
June 23, 2022 07:05 - 45 minutes - 58.9 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Timothy (TemuAsyr) Martin Bey, Land Advocacy Fellow for the National Young Farmers Coalition and member of the BIPOC Advisory Committee for the California Department of Food and Agriculture. They discuss the National Young Farmer Coalition’s policy goals for the 2023 Farm Bill and TemuAsyr’s role in developing the California Department of Agriculture’s BIPOC Advisory Committee. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the sho...
328. Gerda Verburg Explains Why Failing to Address Nutrition Prevents Us from Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
June 16, 2022 07:05 - 41 minutes - 55.5 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks to Gerda Verburg, U.N. Assistant Secretary General and Coordinator of the SUN Movement. They discuss the impact of rising food prices and supply chain disruptions on global rates of malnutrition, the link between the climate crisis and healthy, sustainable diets, and why addressing nutrition is integral to achieving a dozen U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the wor...
327. Shaza Saker on Culinary-based Opportunities that Support Economic Independence
June 09, 2022 07:05 - 39 minutes - 48.1 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Shaza Saker about her cooperative catering business, Hummustown. Founded in 2017, Hummustown offers financial independence and stability for Syrian refugees and other vulnerable communities. They discuss charity vs. parity, the passion brought by Hummustown's chefs, and combating the stigma faced by refugee communities. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You c...
326. Pete Pearson on Ending Food Waste and Connecting the Dots Between Food Systems and Climate Change
June 02, 2022 07:05 - 40 minutes - 54.3 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Pete Pearson, Senior Director of Food Loss and Waste for WWF. An estimated 2.5 billion tonnes of food goes uneaten each year contributing to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to recent estimates from WWF. Pete and Dani discuss the causes of food loss and waste, interventions to reduce the impact of the food system on the environment, and the need to integrate food systems into upcoming global conferences. While you’r...
325. Maximo Torero on What Rising Food Prices Mean for Global Food Insecurity
May 27, 2022 07:05 - 32 minutes - 41.3 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Maximo Torero, Chief Economist for the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. They discuss the ways Russia's war against Ukraine is affecting food and fertilizer prices, short-term solutions to support food access during the crisis, and what it means to build resilience against future shocks. 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 ...
324. Congressmember Salud Carbajal on Addressing Equity Through Better Food Policy
May 26, 2022 07:05 - 48 minutes - 62.5 MBDuring a special event in Santa Barbara, Dani sits down with Congressmember Salud Carbajal. They discuss the next Farm Bill, equipping farmers with tools to address the climate crisis, expanding SNAP benefits, and more. Carbajal also urges voters to remain hopeful, stay engaged, and write to their representatives. 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 ...
323. Rosamond Naylor on the role of blue foods in sustainable, global food systems.
May 19, 2022 07:05 - 45 minutes - 58.8 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg”, Dani talks with Rosamond (Roz) Naylor about the blue foods, or foods captured and cultivated from the ocean, rivers, lakes, ponds, and more, and their role in global food systems. Roz Naylor, who is the Co-Chair of the Blue Food Assessment, works to better understand blue foods and help inform future policies that will shape the food system. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. ...
322. Ankita Raturi discusses her work designing methods and tools to create sustainable food systems.
May 12, 2022 07:05 - 34 minutes - 43.8 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg”, Dani talks with Ankita Raturi about her work designing methods and tools to support increased resilience in food and agricultural systems. As assistant Professor in the Department of Agriculture and Biological Engineering at Purdue University, Raturi leads the Agricultural Informatics Lab which focuses on information modeling, software engineering and human-centered design to create sustainable food systems. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and rev...
321. Mily Trevino-Sauceda on the Movement to End Gender-Based Violence Against Women Farm Workers
May 05, 2022 07:05 - 39 minutes - 45.6 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Mily Trevino-Sauceda, the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas. As the first national women farm workers’ organization in the U. S., the Alianza works at the intersection of gender, migrant, labor, and climate justice. They work in education and advocacy to end gender-based violence and pesticide exposure, as well as improve labor and immigrant and migrant justice. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and...
320. Chef Eric Adjepong on Combatting Food Apartheid and Celebrating Culinary Heritage
April 28, 2022 07:05 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MBChef Eric Adjepong sits down with Tim Carman of the Washington Post. They discuss solutions to address food apartheid and improve public health, the importance of engaging community members in problem solving, and Chef Eric's new cookbook, Sankofa. 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.
319. Amy Healy Leveraging Policy and the Private Sector to Fight Hunger and Food Waste
April 26, 2022 07:05 - 23 minutes - 31.6 MBOn "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani talks with Amy Healy, GrubHub's Vice President & Head of Government Relations about the new Food Donation Improvement Act. GrubHub, along with several influential food and diet companies, co-authored a letter to Congress calling on lawmakers to amend the 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act. This amendment would aim to revamp food donation rules to encourage more organizations to donate food rather than throw it away. While you’re li...
319. Amy Healy on Leveraging Policy and the Private Sector to Fight Hunger and Food Waste
April 26, 2022 07:05 - 23 minutes - 30.5 MBOn "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani talks with Amy Healy, GrubHub's Vice President & Head of Government Relations about the new Food Donation Improvement Act. GrubHub, along with several influential food and diet companies, co-authored a letter to Congress calling on lawmakers to amend the 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act. This amendment would aim to revamp food donation rules to encourage more organizations to donate food rather than throw it away. While you’re liste...
318. David Lobell on the Effects of the Climate Crisis on Global Crop Production and Winning the 2022 NAS Prize for Food and Agriculture Science
April 21, 2022 07:05 - 34 minutes - 44.4 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” David Lobell joins Dani to talk about climate change and its effect on global crop productivity. Lobell is a Professor of Earth System Science at Stanford University and is the recipient of the 2022 NAS Prize for Food and Agriculture Science for his work on crop responses to global climate change and strategies to minimize the environmental impact of agriculture. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us t...
317. Liz Carlisle and Neil Thapar on Liz’s New Book, Healing Grounds, and a Holistic Approach to Regenerative Farming that Values Both People and the Planet
April 14, 2022 07:05 - 37 minutes - 47.6 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Liz Carlisle and Neil Thapar on holistic approaches to regenerative farming that values relationships between people and nature. Liz Carlisle is the author of Healing Grounds, a book that follows BIPOC farmers and their efforts to revive their ancestor’s methods of growing foods. Neil Thapar is the co-director and co-founder of Minnow, a project advancing land justice in California that was featured in Carlisle’s book. While you’re listeni...
316. Tom Colicchio on the Independent Restaurant Coalition and the Future of Hospitality
April 07, 2022 07:05 - 47 minutes - 63.9 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Tom Colicchio, chef and food advocate, working to revitalize the way people eat. In March 2020, Colicchio, along with other chefs, formed the Independent restaurant Coalition (IRC) to advocate for relief for independent restaurants during the Covid-19 pandemic. Join Dani and Tom as they discuss the IRC’s work over the past two years and what the future will hold for the hospitality industry. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and rev...
315. Raphaël Podselver on the Urgency of Changing the Way We Eat
March 31, 2022 07:05 - 31 minutes - 42.3 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Raphaël Podselver, the Head of U.N. Advocacy at ProVeg International. ProVeg’s mission is to reduce global meat consumption by 50 percent by 2040. Raphaël and Dani discuss the impact of industrial livestock production on the environment, the challenge of shifting eaters' diets, and the importance of putting food on the agenda at future global conferences. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the...
Raphaël Podselver on ProVeg International and the Outcomes of the Recent U.N. Environment Assembly
March 31, 2022 07:05 - 31 minutes - 42.3 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Raphaël Podselver, the Head of U.N. Advocacy at ProVeg International. ProVeg’s mission is to reduce global meat consumption by 50 percent by 2040. Raphaël and Dani discuss ProVeg’s role at U.N. conferences and stressing the importance of changing global production and consumption patterns as well as promoting the implementation of policies that favor plant-based diets. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it woul...
314. Chef Marc Murphy on Feeding Refugees Fleeing Russia's War on Ukraine
March 25, 2022 07:05 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MBFollowing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Chef Marc Murphy knew he had to do what he could to help those fleeing violence. Upon arriving in Poland, he joined the efforts of World Central Kitchen, an organization that provides meals to communities in times of crisis. Marc speaks with Dani to discuss what he is seeing on the ground, the long term repercussions of the war, and being blown away by "the beauty of humanity" as he works to feed those in need. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate,...
313. Future of Food with Andrew Zimmern (Live at SXSW)
March 24, 2022 07:05 - 42 minutes - 63.8 MBDuring a recent conversation at the Future of Food @ SXSW in Austin, Texas, chef, restaurateur, and television personality Andrew Zimmern discussed the future of the restaurant industry and the interconnectedness of food systems issues. According to a survey from the Independent Restaurant Coalition (IRC), 60 percent of independent restaurants in the United States are at risk of closing if they do not receive additional monetary relief. “Restaurants have been very brittle from an economic s...
312. "Man in the Field" with Jim Denevan and Patrick Trefz (Live at SXSW)
March 23, 2022 07:05 - 43 minutes - 59.4 MBIn partnership with Huston-Tillotson University and Driscoll’s, Food Tank kicked off the “Nourishing America” tour at SXSW 2022 in Austin, Texas, with a screening of “Man in the Field,” a profile of pioneering artist and chef Jim Denevan. Food Tank President Danielle Nierenberg sat down with Denevan and the film’s Director Patrick Trefz to discuss temporary land art, traveling farm dinners, and speaking openly about mental health in the food industry. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate,...
311. "Gather" with A-dae Romero-Briones and Sanja Rawal (Live at SXSW)
March 22, 2022 07:05 - 50 minutes - 64.8 MBIn partnership with Huston-Tillotson University and Driscoll’s, Food Tank kicked off the “Nourishing America” tour at SXSW 2022 in Austin, Texas, with a screening of “Gather,” a new film documenting the journey among Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political, and cultural identities through food sovereignty. Food Tank President Danielle Nierenberg sat down with A-dae Romero-Briones (Cochiti/Kiowa) of the First Nations Development Institute and the film’s James Beard Award-winnin...
311. "Gather" with A-dae Romero-Briones and Sanjay Rawal (Live at SXSW)
March 22, 2022 07:05 - 50 minutes - 64.8 MBIn partnership with Huston-Tillotson University and Driscoll’s, Food Tank kicked off the “Nourishing America” tour at SXSW 2022 in Austin, Texas, with a screening of “Gather,” a new film documenting the journey among Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political, and cultural identities through food sovereignty. Food Tank President Danielle Nierenberg sat down with A-dae Romero-Briones (Cochiti/Kiowa) of the First Nations Development Institute and the film’s James Beard Award-winning...
310. Toni Tipton-Martin (Live at SXSW)
March 17, 2022 07:05 - 25 minutes - 33.1 MBToni Tipton-Martin is an award-winning food and nutrition journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Cook’s Country Magazine. At a recent summit in collaboration with Huston-Tillotson University, Tipton-Martin sits down with Food Tank President Danielle Nierenberg to discuss the intersection of food, culture, and economics. 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 c...
309. Future of Food With Adrian Grenier (Live at SXSW)
March 16, 2022 07:05 - 36 minutes - 50.9 MBAt The Future of Food @ SXSW in Austin, Texas, Food Tank President Danielle Nierenberg sat down with Adrian Grenier, actor and Goodwill Ambassador for the U.N. Environment Programme North America, to discuss building a better relationship with nature through investing in yields beyond money. Grenier's new documentary series “Earth Speed” explores his personal experience connecting back to the land by highlighting different philosophies such as permaculture. While you’re listening, subscribe,...
308. Tamara Melton on the Need to Diversify the World of Nutrition and Dietetics
March 10, 2022 08:05 - 35 minutes - 47.7 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Tamara Melton, registered dietitian nutritionist and co-founder and Executive Director of Diversify Dietetics. A non-profit organization, Diversify Dietetics aims to address the lack of racial and ethnic diversity in the field of nutrition by empowering future BIPOC nutritionists. Tamara talks about her organization’s work, the barriers to diversifying the field of nutrition, and challenges the idea that there is just one way to eat healthi...
307. Baldemar Velasquez on Changing Perceptions of Farm Workers
March 03, 2022 08:05 - 22 minutes - 28 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg”, Dani talks with Baldemar Velasquez, Founder and President of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee about supporting migrant farm workers. They discuss challenges that farm worker unions face and changes in public perception of farm workers brought on by recent events including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement and increasing climate catastrophes. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us ...
306. Chris Ramsaroop on the Power of Canada’s Farm Worker Movement
February 28, 2022 08:05 - 28 minutes - 37 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Chris Ramsaroop, the founding member of Justicia for Migrant Workers in Ontario, Canada. They discuss the lack of support for migrant farm workers, efforts to help migrant farm workers obtain benefits, and the implications of automation in the agriculture sector. 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 c...
305. Sofia Tingstorp on the Upcoming International Environmental Conference, Stockholm +50
February 24, 2022 08:05 - 23 minutes - 29.2 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Sofia Tingstorp about the Stockholm +50 international environmental conference. The United Nations conference will draw on 50 years of global environmental action to develop a roadmap for a healthy and sustainable future, and accelerate action on the Sustainable Development Goals. 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 Nierenb...
304. Felipe Villela on Supporting Farmers in the Transition to Regenerative Agriculture
February 17, 2022 06:05 - 34 minutes - 48.9 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Felipe Villela, co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of reNature, a Dutch organization working to support the transition to regenerative agriculture around the world. He talks with Dani about reNature’s projects and their new 2% for the Planet campaign, which is working to regenerate 2 percent of all farmland and reach 2 percent of all farmers by 2030. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world...
303. Michelle Miller talks about ensuring equitable access to food supply chain data.
February 10, 2022 08:05 - 32 minutes - 67.5 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg”, Dani talks with Michelle Miller about the role of the government in ensuring equitable access to food supply chain data. Miller discusses how information asymmetry, where some companies do not have the same access to data on food production, distribution, and consumption, negatively impacts small, independent food producers and leads to unstable food supply chains. She highlights how the Biden Administration is working to address these inequalities in thei...
302. Chef, author and food activist Alejandra Schrader on her new book, The Low-Carbon Cookbook.
February 03, 2022 08:05 - 35 minutes - 36.4 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg”, Dani talks with Chef Alejandra Schrader about her new book, The Low-Carbon Cookbook. The book provides information on the complex relationship between food and the climate crisis, providing readers with an action plan and recipes to develop a diet that reduces their carbon footprint and their food print. As a founding member of Chef’s Manifesto, Schrader values the crucial role of chef’s in helping transform the food system. While you’re listening, subs...
301. Kim Severson on Food Trends to Watch in the New Year
January 27, 2022 08:05 - 36 minutes - 74.9 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Kim Severson about her predictions for a new year in food. The award-winning New York Times journalist takes Dani through several predictions including the rise of mushrooms, environmentally sustainable foods, and Netflix inspired desserts. And most important, Severson says, is to practice kindness and patience. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen...
300. Marshall Johnson talks about the National Audubon Society’s Conservation Ranching Initiative.
January 20, 2022 08:05 - 33 minutes - 76.5 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Marshall Johnson about the National Audubon Society’s Conservation Ranching Initiative. The initiative is a market-based approach to grassland and bird conservation. A partnership between the Audubon Society and cattle ranchers promotes good land stewardship, grass-fed cattle and species conservation. A certification scheme empowers consumers to choose foods that are better for them and the planet. While you’re listening, subscribe, ra...
299. Pascale Joassart-Marcelli talks about her new book The $16 Taco, which examines the relationship between food and gentrification in San Diego
January 13, 2022 08:05 - 31 minutes - 36.9 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Pascale Joassart-Marcelli about her new book The $16 Taco. As a Professor of Geography and Director of Urban Studies Program at San Diego State University, Pascale’s research focuses on urban poverty and social justice. The $16 Taco examines the relationship between food and gentrification, how food can transform neighborhoods, and its role in both emplace and displace immigrants and BIPOC communities in cities across the United States. ...
298. Lasse Bruun on the future of the meat sector and industrialized animal agriculture.
January 06, 2022 08:05 - 30 minutes - 64.1 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Lasse Bruun about industrialized animal agriculture. As the Chief Executive Officer of 50x40, Lasse helps develop strategy and advocacy projects to accomplish 50x40’s goal of reducing the global production and consumption of industrial animal agriculture by 50 percent in 2040. 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 Nierenb...
297. Growing Solutions in 2022
December 30, 2021 08:05 - 18 minutes - 39.1 MBOn this special episode of Food Talk With Dani Nierenberg, Danielle shares her favorite (and not so favorite) memories from 2021. 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.
296. Fighting Food Waste Through the Emerson Act
December 23, 2021 08:05 - 57 minutes - 121 MBEvery year, $408 billion is spent processing, transporting, storing, and disposing of food that never gets eaten. That’s millions of pounds of fresh food—24% of all food in the U.S.—going to waste, instead of nourishing the 42 million Americans expected to experience food insecurity in 2021. Join WW International – who is leading cross-sector efforts related to food and nutrition access – and Food Tank, in a special virtual panel to discuss the new bipartisan legislation, introduced by US ...
295. Gaelle Le Gelard and Eliot Beeby on redesigning nature-positive food to address the climate crisis and biodiversity loss
December 16, 2021 08:05 - 38 minutes - 78.4 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg”, Dani talks with Gaelle Le Gelard and Eliot Beeby about the “Big Food Redesign” plan at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The plan applies the principles of a circular economy to food production and design. It aims to help producers rethink the ingredients they use, how they’re produced and how to provide choices that are better for farmers as well as human and planetary health. Through this plan, Gaelle and Eliot promote nature-positive food designs for in...
294. Good Food That’s Good for Climate
December 09, 2021 08:05 - 47 minutes - 97.3 MBJoin Award winning Chef Tom Colicchio, Sam Kass former White House chef and Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition and the former US Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman along with Do Good Foods co-founders/CEOs Justin and Matt Kamine to discuss their innovative infrastructure solution to fighting food waste, and how their climate-forward CPG company will enable consumers to be active participants in combatting climate change. The discussion, moderated by Food Tank co-founder and President Da...
293. Arlin Wasserman on Changing Tastes in the Food Industry
December 02, 2021 08:05 - 41 minutes - 83.9 MBToday on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani interviews Arlin Wasserman, Founder and Managing Director of Changing Tastes, a consultancy that helps guide clients from restaurants to environmental organizations toward positive change in the food system. They discuss the importance of collecting consumer insights in the food industry, the changing nature of protein and seafood consumption, and how global agricultural development can support food security and sustainability. While you’re l...
292. Food Systems Change Takes a Community: “No One Can Do This Alone”
November 26, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBDuring an event co-hosted by Food Tank and the Clover Sonoma, panelists highlight paths forward to create a more sustainable dairy industry and strengthen local food systems. Key to food systems change is the consumer, Clover Sonoma CEO Marcus Benedetti says. “Consumers want to reward an ecosystem they believe in,” he tells Food Tank. “It’s not good enough to just be organic. You have to meet consumers’ expectations [in terms of] how the land is being treated, how the animals are being tr...
291. Myra Foster on Sustainable Solutions for Food Packaging
November 25, 2021 08:05 - 32 minutes - 58.7 MBToday on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani interviews Myra Foster, Global Director of Sustainability Strategy and Advocacy at Sealed Air, a packaging company. They discuss the company’s efforts to develop sustainable options to food packaging, integrating automation in the packaging process, and tackling food loss and waste around the holiday season. 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 “Fo...
290. Priya Fielding-Singh on Inequality and the Meaning of Food in Her New Book
November 18, 2021 08:05 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Dr. Priya Fielding-Singh, a sociologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Studies at the University of Utah. Her new book, How the Other Half Eats: the Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America, unpacks nutritional inequality in the United States through a captivating examination of class and health, following four families intimately across the income spectrum in an exploration of the meaning of food it...
289. Claire Babineaux-Fontenot from Feeding America on Gender, Race, and Food Security
November 11, 2021 08:05 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBOn "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization and second-largest U.S. charity. They discuss Feeding America's efforts to address food insecurity and the role of race and gender in understanding food injustice. 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” wh...
288. Chef Chew Talks About Making Healthy Foods Affordable and Accessible to Everyone.
November 04, 2021 07:05 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBOn “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Chef Chew about making healthy foods affordable and accessible to everyone. The founder and CEO of Something Better Foods Inc., and The Veg Hub, Chef Chew has developed a new line of plant protein and dedicated the past 15 years of his life to educating people about the benefits of vegan foods 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 wi...
287. Global Action Platform on Sustainable Consumption and Diets
October 28, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBBrent Loken is the Global Food Lead Scientist for WWF. WWF recently launched the Global Action Platform on Sustainable Consumption and Diets, which convenes key stakeholders working on food systems transformation to maximize collective impact. Stineke Oenema is a nutritionist, agricultural economist and is the first Executive Secretary of UN Nutrition, which was established in 2020. Federico Bellone focuses on finding ways to scale systemic, nature-based solutions to climate change. He c...
286. Rupa Marya and Raj Patel on how injustice is making the world sick
October 21, 2021 07:05 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBToday on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani interviews Rupa Marya and Raj Patel, authors of the new book Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice. They discuss the injustices of our modern political, social, and healthcare systems, and the impact these injustices have on our health. In turn, they propose the concept of deep medicine, an approach to medicine that focuses on restoring health and healing communities through decolonization. While you’re listening, subscribe, ra...