Flipping the Table

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S2 - Ep#2 - California's Secretary of Food & Ag Karen Ross Jan 23, 2020

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Balancing and sowing agreement among divergent forces, while still making change requires skill. Hear from a leader doing it.

S2 - Ep#1 - Peter Hoffman, NYC's most thoughtful activist chef Jan 09, 2020

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Chef Hoffman shares his unique culinary journey, including how he catalyzed farm to table in the Big Apple.

Ep#50 - Season I Finale - With snippets from memorable moments, we hear what Michael and Patrick took away from six of the 27 guests featured in season 1. Dec 24, 2019

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Host Michael Reid Dimock and Producer Patrick Sexton look back on a great year of conversations about food, farming and the future. With snippets from memorable moments, we hear what they took away from six of the 27 guests featured in season 1.

Ep#49 - Erin Fitzgerald of US Farmers and Ranchers Alliance 2.0 is thinking big re ag's role in the climate crisis. Oct 15, 2019

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Erin has immense faith in business and seeks to make ag the center of our economy and farmers the climate heroes of our time. We hope she can!

Ep#48 - Swedish millennial food activist, Elise Johanson, flips the table on Michael. Oct 02, 2019

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Like Greta Thunberg, Elise is doing her part to save the planet. She came to California to learn about the food movement. It's a great episode if you want to know more about Roots of Change's work.

Ep#47 - Karen Leibowitz and Anthony Myint (winner of 2019 Basque Culinary World Prize) Sep 24, 2019

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The dynamic couple behind the iconic San Francisco restaurant Mission Chinese share the story of how they came to collaborate with the State of California on a program that will make it easy for restaurant patrons to support farms and ranches that capture carbon in their soil.

Ep#46 - How to win the big one with Dr. D'Artagnan Scorza Sep 10, 2019

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A tax on sugary beverages could make food justice for all much more achievable. But Big Soda's money in politics makes passing the tax very hard. We think Dr. Scorza's approach is the only path to victory.

Ep#45 - Dueling podcasters: Rodger Wasson and Michael compare journeys and perspectives on agriculture. Sep 03, 2019

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Native son of the Heartland Rodger Wasson, host of the Farm to Table Talk podcast, and Michael discuss their alternate paths, but common love of agriculture and food. Includes an interesting contrast in their views of a recent viral video from the traditional ag industry on its role in solving climate change.

Ep#44 - LA Food Policy Council Leader, Clare Fox, shares How They've Made Change Happen Aug 27, 2019

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LA FPC is a leader in the nation. Its success comes from great leaders and community inclusion to set agendas and making community voices heard. It's an inspiring story and model for any community seeking health and justice.

Ep#43 A California lemon and avocado farmer, Chris Sayer, weighs in on this question: Is government the farmers' enemy? Aug 13, 2019

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Chris Sayer shares the pleasures and perils of farming in Ventura County, including climate resilience, cannabis production, the cost and benefit of CA's regulations

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