Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani speaks to Denise O'Brien, the Co-Founder of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN). They discuss the importance of uplifting women in the agriculture sector, barriers for young and beginning farmers, and why O'Brien believes more producers should run for office.  While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani speaks to Dr. Psyche Williams -Forson, a Professor and Chair of the Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland College Park. Williams -Forson is also the author of the new book Eating While Black: Food Shaming and Race in America. She and Dani discuss the policing and shaming of Black eaters' dietary choices, the effects of these conversa...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani speaks with Dr. Tarifa Alzaabi, Acting Director General of International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA). They discuss the importance of using resource-efficient crops and technologies to adapt to the climate crisis, and ICBA's engagement with youth and women, and the upcoming U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates in 20...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani speaks to Tamar Haspel , a columnist for the Washington Post and author of the new book To Boldly Grow: Finding Joy, Adventure, and Dinner in Your Own Backyard . They discuss Tamar 's experiences growing, catching, and foraging for her own food, her changing opinions on nutrition research, and her new podcast "Climavores" that works to help listeners make...

Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews Dan Saladino , a radio host on BBC's radio 4 and the author of Eating to Extinction. They discuss the loss of the world's rarest foods, from Atlantic salmon to Bolivian oca potatoes, the factors leading to their disappearance, and solutions that can save them. While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani speaks to Rini Greenfield, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Rethink Food, which invests in entrepreneurs building the future of food. They discuss the explosion of innovation in the food tech industry, sustainable investments, and balancing social and financial returns for a more equitable food system that benefits people and the planet. While you're lis...

On " Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani talks with Chefs Tonya and David Thomas of H3irloom Food Group. H3irloom Food Group is a multi-dimensional culinary organization spanning catering, events, products, educational platforms, and sustainability through farming that strives to uplift the Black food narrative. Dani and Chefs Tonya and David discuss the importance of operating a 100 percent Bla...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani speaks with Chef Ismail Samad about The Gleanery, a Community Supported Restaurant he co-owns in Putney, Vermont. Since 2012, the Gleanery has been serving local food that would otherwise be wasted. Chef Samad shares insights into systemic strategies to prevent food waste, sustainable procurement practices, and the community supported restaurant model. Whi...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani speaks with Dorothy Shaver, Global Food Sustainability Director for Unilever and a Founding Board Member of the Food for Climate League. They discuss the private sector's responsibility to the planet, the progress Unilever has made around its sustainability commitments, and how narrative strategy can help consumers adopt nourishing, planet-friendly diets....

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani speaks with Timothy (TemuAsyr) Martin Bey, Land Advocacy Fellow for the National Young Farmers Coalition and member of the BIPOC Advisory Committee for the California Department of Food and Agriculture. They discuss the National Young Farmer Coalition's policy goals for the 2023 Farm Bill and TemuAsyr's role in developing the California Department of Agric...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani speaks to Gerda Verburg, U.N. Assistant Secretary General and Coordinator of the SUN Movement. They discuss the impact of rising food prices and supply chain disruptions on global rates of malnutrition, the link between the climate crisis and healthy, sustainable diets, and why addressing nutrition is integral to achieving a dozen U.N. Sustainable Developm...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani talks with  Shaza   Saker  about her cooperative catering business, Hummustown. Founded in 2017, Hummustown offers financial independence and stability for Syrian refugees and other vulnerable communities. They discuss charity vs. parity, the passion brought by Hummustown's chefs, and combating the stigma faced by refugee communities.  While you're listeni...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani talks with Pete Pearson, Senior Director of Food Loss and Waste for WWF. An estimated 2.5 billion tonnes of food goes uneaten each year contributing to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to recent estimates from WWF. Pete and Dani discuss the causes of food loss and waste, interventions to reduce the impact of the food system on the e...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani speaks with Maximo Torero, Chief Economist for the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. They discuss the ways Russia's war against Ukraine is affecting food and fertilizer prices, short-term solutions to support food access during the crisis, and what it means to build resilience against future shocks.  While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and revie...

During a special event in Santa Barbara, Dani sits down with Congressmember Salud Carbajal. They discuss the next Farm Bill, equipping farmers with tools to address the climate crisis, expanding SNAP benefits, and more. Carbajal also urges voters to remain hopeful, stay engaged, and write to their representatives.  While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the wor...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg", Dani talks with Rosamond ( Roz ) Naylor about the blue foods, or foods captured and cultivated from the ocean, rivers, lakes, ponds, and more, and their role in global food systems. Roz Naylor , who is the Co-Chair of the Blue Food Assessment, works to better understand blue foods and help inform future policies that will shape the food system. While you're lis...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg", Dani talks with Ankita Raturi about her work designing methods and tools to support increased resilience in food and agricultural systems. As assistant Professor in the Department of Agriculture and Biological Engineering at Purdue University, Raturi leads the Agricultural Informatics Lab which focuses on information modeling, software engineering and human-cen...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani talks with Mily Trevino- Sauceda , the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas. As the first national women farm workers' organization in the U. S., the Alianza works at the intersection of gender, migrant, labor, and climate justice. They work in education and advocacy to end gender-based violence and pesticide exposure, as wel...

Chef Eric Adjepong sits down with Tim Carman of the Washington Post. They discuss solutions to address food apartheid and improve public health, the importance of engaging community members in problem solving, and Chef Eric's new cookbook, Sankofa . 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 D...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani talks with Amy Healy , GrubHub's Vice President & Head of Government Relations about the new Food Donation Improvement Act. GrubHub, along with several influential food and diet companies, co-authored a letter to Congress calling on lawmakers to amend the 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act. This amendment would aim to revamp food donation r...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," David Lobell joins Dani to talk about climate change and its effect on global crop productivity. Lobell is a Professor of Earth System Science at Stanford University and is the recipient of the 2022 NAS Prize for Food and Agriculture Science for his work on crop responses to global climate change and strategies to minimize the environmental impact of agricultur...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani talks with Liz Carlisle and Neil Thapar on holistic approaches to regenerative farming that values relationships between people and nature. Liz Carlisle is the author of  Healing Grounds , a book that follows BIPOC farmers and their efforts to revive their ancestor's methods of growing foods. Neil Thapar is the co-director and co-founder of Minnow, a proje...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani talks with Tom Colicchio, chef and food advocate, working to revitalize the way people eat. In March 2020, Colicchio, along with other chefs, formed the Independent restaurant Coalition (IRC) to advocate for relief for independent restaurants during the Covid-19 pandemic. Join Dani and Tom as they discuss the IRC's work over the past two years and what the...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani talks with Raphaël Podselver, the Head of U.N. Advocacy at ProVeg International. ProVeg's mission is to reduce global meat consumption by 50 percent by 2040. Raphaël and Dani discuss the impact of industrial livestock production on the environment, the challenge of shifting eaters' diets, and the importance of putting food on the agenda at future global co...

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Chef Marc Murphy knew he had to do what he could to help those fleeing violence. Upon arriving in Poland, he joined the efforts of World Central Kitchen, an organization that provides meals to communities in times of crisis. Marc speaks with Dani to discuss what he is seeing on the ground, the long term repercussions of the war, and being blown away by "the...