

Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
Food Tank
Food Tank's Danielle Nierenberg chats with the most important folks in the food industry about the most important food news, released every Thursday.
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May 5, 2022 • 40min
321. Mily Trevino-Sauceda on the Movement to End Gender-Based Violence Against Women Farm Workers
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 well as improve labor and immigrant and migrant justice. 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.

Apr 28, 2022 • 25min
320. Chef Eric Adjepong on Combatting Food Apartheid and Celebrating Culinary Heritage
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 Dani Nierenberg" wherever you consume your podcasts.

Apr 26, 2022 • 23min
319. Amy Healy on Leveraging Policy and the Private Sector to Fight Hunger and Food Waste
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 rules to encourage more organizations to donate food rather than throw it away. 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.

Apr 21, 2022 • 34min
318. David Lobell on the Effects of the Climate Crisis on Global Crop Production and Winning the 2022 NAS Prize for Food and Agriculture Science
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 agriculture. 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.

Apr 14, 2022 • 38min
317. Liz Carlisle and Neil Thapar on Liz's New Book, Healing Grounds, and a Holistic Approach to Regenerative Farming that Values Both People and the Planet
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 project advancing land justice in California that was featured in Carlisle's book. 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.

Apr 7, 2022 • 48min
316. Tom Colicchio on the Independent Restaurant Coalition and the Future of Hospitality
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 future will hold for the hospitality 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.

Mar 31, 2022 • 32min
315. Raphaël Podselver on the Urgency of Changing the Way We Eat
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 conferences. 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.

Mar 25, 2022 • 24min
314. Chef Marc Murphy on Feeding Refugees Fleeing Russia's War on Ukraine
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 beauty of humanity" as he works to feed those in need. 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.

Mar 24, 2022 • 43min
313. Future of Food with Andrew Zimmern (Live at SXSW)
During a recent conversation at the Future of Food @ SXSW in Austin, Texas, chef, restaurateur, and television personality Andrew Zimmern discussed the future of the restaurant industry and the interconnectedness of food systems issues. According to a survey from the Independent Restaurant Coalition (IRC), 60 percent of independent restaurants in the United States are at risk of closing if they do not receive additional monetary relief. "Restaurants have been very brittle from an economic standpoint for the last 50 years," Zimmern says. 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.

Mar 23, 2022 • 44min
312. "Man in the Field" with Jim Denevan and Patrick Trefz (Live at SXSW)
In partnership with Huston-Tillotson University and Driscoll's, Food Tank kicked off the "Nourishing America" tour at SXSW 2022 in Austin, Texas, with a screening of "Man in the Field," a profile of pioneering artist and chef Jim Denevan. Food Tank President Danielle Nierenberg sat down with Denevan and the film's Director Patrick Trefz to discuss temporary land art, traveling farm dinners, and speaking openly about mental health in the food 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.


