Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

Today, Danielle Nierenberg and Food Tank hosted a special interactive live chat to help make sense of the election results and discuss what it means to the food system. Her special guests included: Katherine Miller (Table 81), Navina Khanna (Heal Food Alliance), Kathleen Merrigan (Arizona State University-Swette Center), Robert Martin (John Hopkins University-Center for a Livable Future), Christopher Bradshaw (Dreaming Out Loud), Patricia Griffin (NVG), and Devita Davison (Food Lab Detroit). Food Tank will be continuing to make sense of the election for those who care about food issues as the coming days unfold. 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 talks with Jeff Dunn, Bolthouse Farms Chairman and CEO. Bolthouse Farms, a leading carrot grower and distributor in the U.S., has branched out to functional beverages, dressings, and plant-powered meal "swaps," which Dunn believes can help Americans eat more plant-based diets and live healthier lifestyles. He describes Bolthouse's latest innovations and how they are addressing discrepancies in the food system and industry.

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Climate change is disrupting ecosystems and displacing communities. On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani talks about the latest in climate change news and hears from experts who say that we must aim to not just mitigate, but reverse, climate change. Hear from Dr. Jack Kittinger of Conservation International's Center for Oceans, 2020 World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Rattan Lal of Ohio State University, and Paul Hawken of Project Drawdown.

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On this week's episodes, we'll be sharing interviews that were presented on World Food Day as part of the Smithsonian's Food History Weekend, "Food Futures: Striving for Justice." The panel was a collaboration among Food Tank, the Smithsonian, the Julia Child Foundation, and the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization. The interview is shared courtesy of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. https://foodhistoryweekend.si.edu/

Todays interview features Chef José Andrés (World Central Kitchen) and Food Tank's own Danielle Nierenberg.

On this week's episodes, we'll be sharing interviews that were presented on World Food Day as part of the Smithsonian's Food History Weekend, "Food Futures: Striving for Justice." The panel was a collaboration among Food Tank, the Smithsonian, the Julia Child Foundation, and the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization. The interview is shared courtesy of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. https://foodhistoryweekend.si.edu/

Todays interview features farmer, educator, and advocator Leah Pennemin (Farming While Black), and Washington Post writer Laura Riley.

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani talks with First Nations Development Institute's A-dae Romero-Briones, the Director of Programs - Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative. Join Dani and A-dae as they discuss indigenous food ways, food sovereignty, and what A-dae has been working on at First Nations.

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On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani discusses the important works that journalists and scholars are publishing about the food system. Tom Philpott discusses his book Perilous Bounty, Michael Pollan talks about Omnivore's Dilemma 14 years later, Marion Nestle explains the inspiration for her latest book Let's Ask Marion, and Hari Pulapaka discusses perceptions of vegetarianism and his cookbook Sinfully Vegetarian.

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Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews comedian, actor, writer, and podcast host Dan Ahdoot

Dani and Dan talk about Dan's podcast, Green Eggs and Dan, their relationships with food, and what the contents of their refrigerators may say about them.

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In 2019 the United Nations General Assembly designated September 29 as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani discusses the challenges to reducing food waste and the organizations that are working to redirect food from landfills to people in need. Hear from Regina Anderson of the Food Recovery Network, Alex Coari and Dana Gunders of ReFED, and Doug O'Brien of the Global FoodBanking Network.

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As COVID-19 cases continue to rise around the country, wildfires in the western United States are compounding problems for the region's farm workers.

"Whether it's climate change, whether it's farm worker poverty, whether it's this pandemic - who's suffering the most? It's Blacks and Latinos," Baldemar Velásquez, Founder and President of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) tells Food Tank.

This year, wildfires have burned over 4.7 million acres of land, primarily in California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, according to the National Interagency Fire Agency.

Mid-August saw an increase in fire activity and since then, the air quality index in many areas along the West coast has hovered at levels that range from unhealthy to hazardous.

In California, employers are required by law to supply masks to outdoor workers when air quality exceeds a certain threshold. But a recent poll conducted by United Farm Workers (UFW) found that 84 percent of the state's farm workers did not receive a mask.

Although organizations like the UFW are distributing masks to farm workers, they say that the government must do more to keep workers safe.

Already, farm workers are in a vulnerable position. A Politico analysis finds that agricultural counties have some of the highest rates of COVID-19 in the country.

And farm workers lack health care access, experience fear using medical services, and are excluded from state-wide and federal safety net programs, according to preliminary data from a study led by the California Institute of Rural Studies.

"[Farm workers] say 'how is it possible that we are considered essential, but we're not treated as such?'" Teresa Romero, President of the UFW tells Food Tank.

On the latest episode of the podcast, hear from Velásquez, Romero, as well as co-directors of the Food Chain Workers Alliance, Sonia Singh and Suzanne Adely. They discuss the impacts of COVID-19 and climate change on farm workers and the lack of protections for essential workers.

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