Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg", Dani talks with Dr. Rattan Lal, a world renowned soil scientist and recipient of the 2020 World Food Prize, whose decades of research have changed the way we think about and utilize soil. He explains how we can mitigate climate change and decrease food insecurity merely by adopting policies that promote healthier, carbon-rich soil.

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Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews Kari Hamerschlag, Deputy Director of the Food and Agriculture Program at Friends of the Earth. They discuss Kari's work on plant-forward, climate-friendly food service initiatives, and advocacy efforts to protect the health and safety of frontline food workers.

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Ricardo Salvador, Director of the Food and Environment program at the Union of Concerned Scientists joins the podcast to talk about experience with research and advocacy, and the importance of evidence-based policy in U.S. food policy.

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Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani is joined by Rowen White, the director and founder of organic seed cooperative Sierra Seeds. White is a seed keeper from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne and is an advocate for Indigenous seed sovereignty, and she talks to Dani about the important connections between seeds and people.

Later, Viraj Puri, the CEO and co-founder of Gotham Greens, tells Dani why indoor urban greenhouses have the potential to transform the food system. Gotham Greens operates sustainable greenhouses in five states and supplies salad greens, herbs, and salad dressings nationally. Puri also talks about the company's response to COVID-19, including their use of USDA grants.

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Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Managing Director of Patagonia Provisions, Birgit Cameron talks about Patagonia's recent film "Artifishal." Cameron also shares how Patagonia's partnerships are working to create a fair workplace and use regenerative methods to restore the environment. Dani also speaks with Kurt Beardslee, a co-founder and Executive Director of the Wild Fish Conservancy. They discuss the recent Executive Order that allows for large scale fish farming and how this order could affect wild fish populations, human health, local fishermen, and coastal economies.

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Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews Dr. Felix Kwame Yeboah, social science researcher and professor of international development at Michigan State University. They discuss Yeboah's recent work at the intersection of land access, youth livelihoods and agricultural policy in sub-Saharan Africa.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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