One Bite is Everything

The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans are being framed as more than nutrition advice. This time, the language goes further—talking about realigning the food system , supporting American farmers and ranchers, and ensuring real food is affordable for families. That framing matters. In this episode of One Bite Is Everything , host Dana DiPrima steps back from the loud reactions about food groups a...

2026 doesn’t feel like a trend year. It feels like a decision year. In this solo episode of One Bite is Everything , Dana DiPrima reflects on what she’s heard over the past year from farmers, eaters, and innovators across the food system and why small farms can’t keep fighting the same battles the same way. This conversation isn’t about predictions or hot takes. It’s about pressure points. The qui...

What if the future of food follows the same path as clean beauty? In this episode of One Bite is Everything , host Dana DiPrima continues a broader conversation about innovation, transparency, and consumer power—this time through the lens of food. After exploring how climate and systems innovation can spark change across industries, this conversation asks a parallel question: What happens when eve...

This Christmas Day episode of One Bite is Everything is a little different. Instead of a conversation about policy, food systems, or what’s broken, Dana takes listeners back to the farm—and to the donkey who quietly anchored it all. Murphy arrived in the summer of 2015. He was small, gentle, and lonely. He came with a long life expectancy and, unknowingly, a long list of lessons. Over time, Murphy...

In this episode of  One Bite is Everything , host Dana DiPrima sits down with climate entrepreneur and Supercool CEO Josh Dorfman for a wide-ranging conversation about how innovation in the climate space is quietly rewriting the rules for how change actually happens. Rather than focusing on individual sacrifice or guilt, this conversation explores systems — and why the most effective climate...

This week on  One Bite is Everything , we’re taking a look back over all the conversations we’ve had in 2025 with farmers, chefs, historians, entrepreneurs, policy thinkers, and food system insiders. Here, a quiet thread emerges: the future of food. Not as an abstract concept, but as something that’s already shaping our grocery carts, our communities, and the lives of the hardworking farmers...

Each December I bring back this listener favorite because it captures the magic, the work, and the heart behind one of the season’s most beloved traditions. Today, we visit Ashley at Tuckaway Trees, a family-run Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania that has become an evergreen part of this show. We talk about how long a Christmas tree takes to grow, what the holiday rush looks like behind the scene...

Your morning coffee is sending you a message. Are you listening? In this episode of  One Bite is Everything , host Dana DiPrima explores how climate change is reshaping one of the most beloved daily rituals on the planet. Coffee may seem simple, but the story behind your cup spans deforestation, biodiversity loss, shifting growing zones, rising prices, farmer displacement, and the hard truth...

What if your dinner could change the world? In this episode of  One Bite is Everything , host Dana DiPrima sits down with Sam Kass, former White House chef, policy strategist, and author of  The Last Supper, to explore how food lies at the heart of the climate crisis and could be one of our most powerful solutions. They dive into Sam’s journey from the kitchen to the West Wing, the clima...

Last week, we talked about SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and how it shows up in real people’s lives. This week, we zoom out to the bigger picture: the  Farm Bill, the massive piece of legislation that shapes what gets grown, what’s conserved, and who can afford to eat. In this solo episode, host Dana DiPrima unpacks how and why SNAP ended up inside the Farm Bill, who’s...

In this episode, we unpack the full picture of SNAP: what it is, what critics say, why some critiques are fair and others miss the point, and how the program ties into the strength of our entire food system. You’ll hear: A quick history of SNAP and how it evolved from Depression-era “food stamps” into today’s $100 billion stabilizer. Who actually receives SNAP: families with children, seniors, peo...

What if the revolution our food system needs is already happening, quietly, locally, and led by women? In this episode of  One Bite is Everything , host Dana DiPrima sits down with journalist and author Nancy Matsumoto to explore the themes of her upcoming book,  Reaping What She Sows: How Women Are Rebuilding Our Broken Food System, a powerful look at the women transforming agriculture...

Lately, social media and responses to articles about farm struggles have been filled with comments saying things like  “Farmers voted for Trump — they got what they deserve.” This week, your OBIE host, Dana DiPrima, slows that conversation down. In this reflective episode, she unpacks the frustration and anger behind those comments — and explores what’s really at stake when we decide who “des...

We say it all the time: “People are disconnected from their food.” But what does that  really  mean? In this solo episode, Dana DiPrima peels back the layers of disconnection shaping our food system — from the distance your meal travels to the seasons we’ve stopped noticing. She explores how disconnection affects everything: what we eat, who we support, and whether we can even  tast...

What if the answers to our most urgent food challenges aren’t found in high-tech labs—but in the hands of farmers themselves? In this episode of  One Bite is Everything , host Dana DiPrima speaks with Peter Kelly, founder of  Grow Further , an organization working to fill the critical funding gap in agricultural research by supporting innovations designed  with  and  for &...

Most of us think of coffee as a comforting ritual or a morning jumpstart. But behind your daily cup of Joe may be a very different reality—one that includes deforestation, toxic pesticides, child labor, and even slavery. In this powerful episode, Dana DiPrima sits down with Etelle Higonnet, founder of Coffee Watch and longtime human rights and environmental investigator, to unpack what’s really go...

Episode Summary: University of Pennsylvania adjunct professor and unexpected Instagram garden influencer Toni Farmer joins Dana DiPrima to break down what’s really going on in our food system. From skyrocketing food prices to climate-driven crop failures, the conversation digs deep into the fragile systems behind our meals—and the steps we can take to reclaim control, one garden (or grocery trip)...

Kiss the Ground has helped bring regenerative agriculture and soil health into the mainstream conversation, with films like  Kiss the Ground  (2020), narrated by Woody Harrelson with appearances from Gisele Bündchen, Tom Brady, Jason Mraz, and Ian Somerhalder, and its follow-up  Common Ground  (2023), starring Laura Dern, Jason Momoa, Donald Glover, Rosario Dawson, and more. Bu...

Regenerative agriculture is everywhere — in headlines, on packaging, in corporate sustainability campaigns. It’s inspiring, but it’s also dangerously vague. In this solo episode of  One Bite is Everything , Dana DiPrima pulls back the curtain on what regenerative is supposed to mean, how it lacks clear standards, and how Big Ag is hijacking the idea to polish its image while sidelining small...

What does it take to turn four acres of grass into a thriving goat dairy, a popsicle business with 40+ flavors, and a model for resilient small farming? In this episode of  One Bite is Everything , Dana sits down with  Stacey Roussel of All We Need Farm  in Texas. Stacey shares her unlikely path from accountant to farmer, beginning with Houston’s Urban Harvest community gardens and...

Farmer Mac or Mara of Ad Astra Farms —returns to  One Bite is Everything  with an inspiring update. Since receiving a For Farmers grant in 2023, Farmer Mac has expanded from a third of an acre to nearly three acres, doubled the number of her growing beds, increased her CSA membership fivefold, and put up her first high tunnel. In this episode, she shares the realities of scaling up as a...

Most of us have never heard of “biosolids”—but it’s time we do. Also known as sewage sludge, this is the concentrated waste from treatment plants that contains not just human waste, but pharmaceuticals, microplastics, PFAS “forever chemicals,” and industrial byproducts. And in many states, it’s being spread on farmland as fertilizer. In this short episode, Wes Gillingham explains: What sewage slud...

Our oceans, rivers, and lakes cover 71% of the planet — yet we rarely think of them as the key to our food future. In this episode, blue food advocate Jennifer Bushman reveals how kelp farms, oysters, and sustainable aquaculture could fight climate change, restore ecosystems, and nourish billions. You’ll learn what “blue food” really means, why it matters, and the simple choices you can make to su...

Seed detective Adam Alexander has spent decades collecting rare and nearly lost vegetable seeds from around the world. But what he’s really collecting are stories—of resilience, culture, flavor, and forgotten wisdom. In this episode, we explore why seeds matter so much more than we think, how small farms still feed most of the world, and what gets lost when we trade diversity for uniformity. If yo...

Let's take a look at 10 pretty serious warning signs that, when added together, could lead us into a food crisis — one that has implications for what's available to you and what it costs. From USDA funding cuts to ICE raids, rural hospital closures to climate shocks, these systemic cracks are adding up. 📉 USDA program cuts 🚨 ICE raids triggering farm labor shortages 🏥 Rural hospitals on the bri...