Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

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144. Nate Mook, CEO of World Central Kitchen Talks #ChefsForAmerica May 07, 2020

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Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews Nate Mook, CEO of World Central Kitchen. Dani and Nate Mook discuss how World Central Kitchen is mobilizing restaurants across the United States to serve 250,000 meals a day to people in need.

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143. Chefs Amy Sins and Erik Bruner-Yang on food and community relief efforts May 06, 2020

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Today on "Food Talk", Louisiana chef, Amy Sins, discusses work with Second Harvest Food Bank and the food culture in Louisiana. Washington, D.C. chef and restaurateur, Erik Bruner-Yang, joins Dani to talk about the Power of 10 initiative and the restaurant industry during coronavirus.

142. Maureen Muketha Discusses Tule Vyema's Efforts to Boost Food Security in Kenya with Sack Farming May 05, 2020

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Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani is joined by Maureen Muketha, a nutritionist in Kenya and the founder of the food security organization Tule Vyema.

In Muketha's hometown of Kiserian, Kenya, Tule Vyema works to end malnutrition with sack farming. Women learn how to grow indigenous crops to boost their families' food security and sell surplus to earn their own income. Muketha also conducts information sessions on nutrition and health, and Tule Vyema holds regular deworming drives to eliminate parasitic worms in children. Since 2017, Tule Vyema has helped over 400 households become more food-secure and has dewormed more than 1,200 children.

141. Kellee James and Victor Friedberg on how we can use agriculture technology to assist food and agriculture businesses during COVID-19. May 02, 2020

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Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews Mercaris CEO Kellee James and Victor Friedberg, founder of FoodShot Global. They discuss Mercaris' report on COVID-19 could impact the livestock, grain, and crop markets in the agriculture market and FoodShot's recent challenge, "Precision Protein."

140. Entrepreneur Rachel Krupa on supporting sustainable businesses May 01, 2020

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Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews entrepreneur Rachel Krupa, Founder of The Goods Mart, a convenience store focused on making sustainable products accessible to all. They discuss how COVID-19 is affecting food and agriculture markets and what steps are needed to keep our food system affordable and sustainable for everyone.

139. Kristen Suokko Talks Small Farms, COVID-19 Apr 30, 2020

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Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews Kristen Suokko, Executive Director of Local Food Hub.

They discuss the impact the impact COVID-19 is having on small farms in Virginia. Suokko shares how Local Food Hub is helping make sure food from local farms reaches local customers. She also discusses how local food systems might look in the future as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

138. Sean Pessarra on sustainable farming and Ben Lilliston on pro small-scale farming policy during COVID-19 Apr 29, 2020

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Sean Pessarra, of Heifer Ranch, and Ben Lilliston, of the Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy, talk with Dani about the impact of coronavirus on sustainable farming and the policy implications of the current government relief bills.

137. Nate Kleinman and Albie Miles on Community Food Sovereignty During COVID-19 Apr 28, 2020

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What do community food systems look like during COVID-19?

On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani talks with Nate Kleinman, an activist and farmer who co-founded the Experimental Farming Network (EFN). EFN allows seed breeders and growers around the world to share techniques and calls-to-action, which Kleinman believes can help address climate change social injustices. He describes to Dani how community gardens can help restore local food sovereignty during COVID-19.

Later, Dani speaks with professor Albie Miles, who researches and teaches in the Sustainable Community Food Systems Program at the University of Hawai'i–West O'ahu. He explains how COVID-19 is worsening the existing vulnerabilities in the Hawai'ian food system, and calls for greater support for sustainable family farms, well-paying agricultural jobs, and indigenous traditions.

136. Eric Adams and Vimlendra Sharan Talk Food Policy Response, COVID-19 Apr 25, 2020

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Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews Eric Adams, President of Brooklyn Borough in N.Y.C., and Vimlendra Sharan, Director of the FAO Liaison Office for North America. They discuss how the pandemic is affecting our food supply chain and how the FAO is creating policies to ensure people have access to quality food during the pandemic.

135. Cummins talks Green New Deal, Regenerative Agriculture, COVID-19 Apr 24, 2020

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Today on "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," Dani interviews activists Ronnie Cummins, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Organic Consumers Association. They discuss how a Green New Deal with incentives for regenerative agriculture could protect our food system in future crises.

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