Do you have to work on a farm to be exposed to – and affected by – pesticides? Toni dives into the science behind these questions with Dr. Elisa Jazan, who just got her PhD from Tufts University in Environmental Health, and spent years studying exactly that.

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Somewhere, in a lab, there are scientists trying to make food taste sweeter. Or saltier. Or more bitter. These scientists are hired by food companies to perfect their recipes and keep their products flying off the shelf.

So this week, Toni sits down with food scientist Mark Hines to dig into how it happens.

New episodes of Toni Farmer's Garden: The Podcast are available every Wednesday!

As food prices rise and SNAP benefits are cut, Toni's conversation with UPenn professor Domenic Vitiello about how people living in cities can access food feels more relevant than ever.

The two chat about gardening with limited space, sharing fridges with your neighbors and much more to help anyone, living anywhere, find food.

New episodes of Toni Farmer's Garden: The Podcast are available every Wednesday!

The second half of Toni's conversation with Maria Rodale (of the Rodale Institute) covers everything you need to know about eating organic...like why it's better for you, how to know if a product is actually organic (those labels can be tricky!) and what foods are carrying the most pesticides.

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Toni talks with Maria Rodale, granddaughter of the founder of the Rodale Institute, about why our farming system is broken – and how we can fix it.

Plus, did you know it takes 5 years for a farmer to switch to organic farming? And we talk why farmers don't change their votes even when it hurts them.