On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Dr. Andrew Bremer, Director of the Office of Nutrition Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They talk about the concerning state of nutrition security today, why it remains difficult to link foods to specific health outcomes, and the opportunity the U.S. has to transform the country’s food system into one that doesn’t only fill eaters up, but also nourishes them.

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On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Sophia Hosain, Zero Waste Manager for Baltimore City’s Department of Public Works. They talk about how Baltimore is creating the programs and tools they need to slash food waste in the city, why Hosain believes everyone’s immediate future is tied to one another, and what it means to be a steward of our collective environment.

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On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Dr. Sara Roszak, Senior Vice President of Health and Wellness Strategy and Policy for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and President of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation. They talk about why pharmacists are so well positioned to support Food Is Medicine initiatives, the infrastructure that can scale these programs faster, and how the Association is contributing to the White House’s efforts to tackle diet-related illnesses.

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On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Betty Chinyamunyamu, the CEO of the National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi (NASFAM). They discuss what the Association is doing to ensure food producers receive a fair price for their food, the impact of extreme weather events on the country’s farmers, and the far-reaching social and economic benefits that can be seen when space is created for women to assume leadership roles.

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On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with author and journalist Carey Gillam. They discuss a recent investigation that reveals how agrochemical industry leaders are downplaying the risks of pesticides and working to discredit journalists, scientists, and others who have been critical of pesticides or genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The conversation dives into the shocking findings that a team of journalists uncovered, the harms caused by exposure to pesticides and herbicides, and the policies that are — or aren’t — in place to protect people from them.

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On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Dr. Christine Going, Senior Advisor in the Food Security Office at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. They discuss the barriers that can prevent veterans from seeking support, what the Veterans Health Administration is doing to help those experiencing hunger, and the innovative partnerships the Office of Food Security is developing to advance their mission.

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On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Liz Neumark, Founder and CEO of Great Performances and the Founder of the Sylvia Center. They discuss how the climate crisis is affecting farmers and what that means for chefs, how the hospitality industry can lower greenhouse gas emissions, and the policies that can build resilience in our food and agriculture systems.

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Food Tank recently traveled to Toronto Canada for the official 2024 North America World Food Day Celebration. This episode of “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” features three fireside chats from the event, moderated by Dani, that dive into the right to food, financing food systems transformation, and the need to center equity in everything we do. You’ll hear from Thomas Pesek, Senior Liaison Officer for FAO North America; Jahan-Zeb Chowdhury, a Lead Technical Specialist and the Environment & Climate Cluster Coordinator at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); and Lasse Bruun, Director of Climate and Food at the UN Foundation. 

This event was hosted by Food Tank, the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph, and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.

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On this episode of “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani sits down with Dr. Marion Nestle, an author, nutritionist and the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University and Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, a cardiologist and the Director of the Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School at Tufts University for a conversation about Food is Medicine. During the fireside chat, they dive into how effectively the U.S. healthcare system can help us address food and nutrition security through Food is Medicine programs, the politicization of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and the latest class of weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s. 

This conversation was part of a Summit at Climate Week NYC hosted by Food Tank, Flashfood, ReFED, Apeel, and Divert. 

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During Climate Week NYC, Food Tank hosted a series of Summits to position food and agriculture as a key solution to the Climate Crisis. This episode features two conversations from these events.

First, hear from John Kerry the 68th U.S. Secretary of State and former U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, moderated by John Piotti, President and CEO of American Farmland Trust. During their fireside chat, which was part of a Summit hosted by Food Tank and American Farmland Trust, they discuss the efforts to put food and agriculture front and center at the U.N. Climate Change Conference, how to hold onto current gains that support the health of the environment, and why the upcoming election is so important to the future of climate action.

Then, Dani speaks with Dr. Cary Fowler, Special Envoy for Global Food Security at the U.S. Department of State, as part of an event hosted by Food Tank and the World Food Program USA. They discuss the tendency to underestimate the impacts of the climate crisis, the potential of the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils, and why we need bolder solutions.

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