Archive for the ‘Food’ Category

Episode #82: Food Justice

Monday, March 8th, 2010

We are joined by Nikki Henderson, the Executive Director of People’s Grocery. People’s Grocery is a community-based organization in West Oakland that develops creative solutions to the health problems in the community that stem from a lack of access to and knowledge about healthy, fresh foods People’s Grocery can be found online at peoplesgrocery.org.

Topics of discussion include the history of People’s Grocery, the concept of a mobile market, the importance of urban gardens, the profitability of selling fresh produce in urban areas, the “elitism” of local food, and of course, food justice.

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Episode #59: A Snapshot of Chinese Agriculture with Mike Mulvaney

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Being in a foreign land for a short time is an excellent way to get a rapid fire snapshot of the country and its inhabitants. In this episode I am joined by Mike Mulvaney, who in May of 2009 paid a one month visit to China on a study of plant genetics. Mulvaney’s observations and musings about Chinese agriculture offer a momentary glimpse into the Far Eastern agricultural society in the early 21st century.

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Global Swadeshi Thread for this episode

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Episode #55: The Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides with Amy Rosenthal

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Amy Rosenthal, of the Environmental Working Group (EWG), talks about the Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides.  How it was created, the general break-down of how it can be used, what it covers and what it doesn’t and why, and we reflect about making food decisions to minimize exposure to harmful pesticide residues.

The list can be found at foodnews.org.

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Episode #54: Deconstructing Dinner with Jon Steinman

Monday, June 15th, 2009

We speak with Jon Steinman of the Deconstructing Dinner radio show, a show created to dispense and discuss current food issues.  Topics of discussion include the creation of the Deconstructing Dinner show, the nature of local food community organizing, and the urgency of building fossil-fuel free local food systems.

Global Swadeshi Discussion for Episode #54

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Episode #52: LEISA Network with Frank van Schoubroeck (Part II)

Monday, May 18th, 2009

I conclude my interview with Frank van Schoubroeck of LEISA Network. We discuss the feasibility, policy frameworks, and demographics of innovation in Third World agriculture and conclude by discussing concrete actions towards food security that anybody, anywhere can begin to take.   Also, have a look at LEISA’s blog, full of interesting information.

In the second half of the podcast I discuss Michael Pollan’s book the “Omnivore’s Dillema” and the energy and fossil fuel implications of industrial agriculture. I conclude with some advice on how to reduce the energy footprint on your kitchen table.  Links for this episode below:

Global Swadeshi: Agroinnovations Podcast Episode #52.  As promised at the outset.  Please participate in the discussion by visiting the Global Swadeshi network and contributing to this and other threads.

LEISA Network: A great source of information, and where to go to sign up for the magazine

LEISA’s Blog: More great information, regularly updated.

Eating Fossil Fuels, by Dale Allen Pfeiffer: Article referenced in the food-energy talk in the second half of the podcast.

Food, Land, Population and the U.S. Economy, by David Pimentel and Mario Giampietro: Another referenced article discussing the relationship between food and energy.

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Episode #49: The C-Realm with KMO

Monday, April 20th, 2009

For Episode #49, I interview KMO of the C-Realm podcast.  Another creative collaboration, KMO and I are releasing concurrent episodes where we interview one another on our respective podcasts.  Topics for this episode include the origins and themes of the C-Realm, Peak Oil, the relationship between food and shifting consciousness, and many others.

I will be appearing on episode #150 of the C-Realm podcast.  Click on the link and have a listen.

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From Global Commodities to Local Food

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

In this episode, I interview Ken Meter of the Crossroads Resource Center. We discuss the state of rural America and the farm economy, and the potential and path from global commodities to local food. Listen, enjoy, and participate.

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Agriculture and Civilization

Monday, August 18th, 2008

In this episode, I interview Richard Manning, essayist and author of a number of books about agriculture and civilization. In this interview, we talk with Richard about the beginning of agriculture, the role annual grasses have played in shaping agriculture and civilization, the importance of grasslands, and the key to finding individual food niches within our local food sheds. This one is not to be missed.

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Microintensive Hoophouse Gardening with Chuck O’Herron-Alex

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

Chuck O’Herron-Alex has designed a highly innovative system for gardening. His design combines microintensive gardens, hoophouses, and raised bed agriculture to create a system that is flexible, productive, and low-cost. Listen to the podcast to learn more, and also visit his website at www.veggiegrower.net.

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The Carbon Footprint of Food with Jack Mizner

Monday, August 27th, 2007

This second part in a three part series on food, organized by Kathy Issacson and Phil Pohl, features Jack Mizner of Sandia National Labs. Jack talks us through the idea of carbon footprints and ecological footprints, and uses this concept to show us the differing carbon footprints of two very different meals.

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The Politics of Food

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Today we have the pleasure to begin with the broadcast of a series of shows that will be ongoing over the course of the summer. A group of dedicated citizens has gotten together to create a set of three seminars about food, and we were asked to participate by turning the series into a podcast.

So here is the first installment in a three-part series, featuring Phil Pohl of Sandia National Labs and Greg Gould, self-described foodologist.

To learn more about the speakers, have a look at their websites. Phil Pohl runs Sandia’s Food, Water and Energy program, and Greg has recently been host of the Foodology Show.

Also, special thanks to Kathy Isaacson of Strategic Engagement LLC for organizing these seminars.

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