Farm to School is more than just getting local foods into the cafeteria. Anupama Joshi, executive director of the National Farm to School Network shares what else goes into this important program, from the cafeteria to the classroom to the school garden!

When Charlene and her husband Scott began farming organically it wasn't always easy, but using pesticides and antibiotics didn't sit quite right with the family. Today the Stollers have a thriving organic dairy that has won accolades at the county, state, and national levels. Charlene and Scott like to call their path to organic agriculture a simple, commonsense act of "connecting the dots."

In part two of our interview with agricultural economist and scientific researcher Dr. Charles Benbrook, we discuss some good news in the world of organic: two studies from the United Kingdom that deal with the impact of organic production on the nutritional quality of food.

Bees, Dr. Benbrook explains today, are just one of many populations being disastrously affected by the pesticides that go hand-in-hand with the use of GMO crops. When asked if bees might be an indicator "like the canary in a coal mine" of what we should be paying attention to regarding the impact of our pesticide-intensive agriculture, Dr. Benbrook doesn't hesitate in his answer: "Absolutely." (Part 1 of 2)

For the past 23 years, Adam Schwartz has been serving cooperatives in different capacities, from public policy to in depth consulting with co-ops. As the founder of The Cooperative Way, Adam works to help co-ops succeed by using the co-op principles and values as a strategic advantage in the marketplace. Today he joins us to discuss the his work and U.S. cooperative movement.

Jan Rasikas, general manager of the Viroqua Food Co-op for 15 years and a founding board member of the Principle 6 Cooperative Trade Movement, works to empower her community through access to healthy food, economic viability, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship. (Rebroadcast)

In 2004, Organic Valley's Mission Executive Theresa Marquez had an idea: Earth Day deserved a meal. Enter Earth Dinner an Earth Day tradition that revolves around local, sustainable and organic food, paired with a meaningful discussion about our impact on the environment. Join Theresa as she discusses Earth Dinner's early beginnings, food traditions and Earth Day.