Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

President of the largest farmworker labor union in the United States, United Farm Workers, Teresa Romero, talks advocacy, fair wages, and implications of COVID-19 on farm workers. 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 Dani Nierenberg" wherever you consume your podcasts.

Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews Dr. William Dietz, one of the world's leading experts on obesity. They discuss why effectively tackling obesity is taking so long and what we can do to slow the obesity epidemic. Later, Dani interviews Venkatesh Mannar , chemical engineer and pioneering food technologist. They discuss the recently released 2020 Global Nutrition Report and...

Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews Barton Seaver, a chef, author, educator, and leading expert on seafood literacy and sustainable seafood. Then she talks with Dennis Bagneris, CEO of Liberty's Kitchen in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dani and Barton discuss seafood literacy and what chefs and consumers should know about the differences between types of seafood, how to prepare an...

Today on Food Talk With Dani Nierenberg, James Rogers, the founder of Apeel Sciences, talks with Dani about how Apeel uses plant-based materials to extend the shelf life of produce and reduce food waste. Rogers, who has a doctoral degree in materials sciences, explains how he and a team of engineers invented Apeel based on a lofty idea. Investors in Apeel include Oprah Winfrey and singer Katy Perr...

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani talks with Alex Morgan, Chief Markets Officer of Rainforest Alliance. They discuss the potential impacts of the Rainforest Alliance's 2020 Certification Program and how it can improve the economic, social, and environmental conditions of smallholder farmers. While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have...

Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews Didier Toubia, Co-Founder and CEO of Aleph Farms. Then, she talks with Paula Daniels, Co-Founder, Chair of the Board, and Chief of What's Next at the Center for Good Food Purchasing. Dani and Didier discuss how the present and future of cultivated meats and how Aleph Farms is driving that movement. They also talk about why cultivated meats...

Founder of GT's Living Foods, GT Dave, talks about the rise of kombucha and the future of the industry. 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 Dani Nierenberg" wherever you consume your podcasts.

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.  While you're listening, subs...

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.  While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean th...

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. 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 Dani Nierenberg...

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, tell...

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....

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. While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the wor...

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 the...

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 busi...

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. D...

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.  While you're listening, subscribe, rate, an...

Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews Dr. Jack Kittinger, Senior Director of the Blue Production Program at Conservation International's Center for Oceans He is also a Professor of Practice in Arizona State University's Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability. Dani and Jack talk about small-scale fisheries, environmental and economic sustainability in fishing comm...

We at Food Tank want to share with you a special limited series of conversations on the important topic of agrobiodiversity, created in partnership with Food Tank and FACT - the Food Agrobiodiversity, Clarity, and Transparency group. On today's episode, Danielle speaks with Ann Thrupp of Down to Earth Innovations and Douglas Gayeton of Lexicon of Sustainability.

Baldemar Velasquez, Founder and President of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, joins the podcast to discuss labor unions, farmworkers' rights, and advocating for change. 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 Dani Nierenberg" wherever you consume your podcasts.

Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani is joined by Marc Perrone , the international president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW). Perrone has been a labor leader for more than four decades and has led UFCW since 2014.  They talk about the risks food system workers face from COVID-19, and why shoppers can't let their commitment to protecting themselves an...

We at Food Tank want to share with you a special limited series of conversations on the important topic of agrobiodiversity, created in partnership with Food Tank and FACT - the Food Agrobiodiversity, Clarity, and Transparency group. On today's episode, Danielle speaks with Stefano Padulosi of Bioversity International/CIAT.

Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," the founder of Future Food Institute Sara Roversi talks about the Future Food Institute's usage of technology and research to create a sustainable agri-food system. She also provides advice for how students and teachers can take advantage of the recent online learning platform. While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean th...

Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews Amy Senter, Chief Sustainability Officer for multinational food corporation, Kellogg. They discuss the company's commitments to responsible sourcing and natural resource conservation. Dani also interviews Karen Lehman, director of Fresh Taste, an initiative dedicated to relocalizing the Chicago foodshed. They discuss effective ways to fund...

Chef Marc Murphy joins the podcast to talk about his culinary style, advocacy in the food system, the future of the restaurant industry, and exciting new opportunities in his career. 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 Dani Nierenberg" wherever you consume your podcasts.