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Good Food in Research AND in Practice Sep 13, 2016

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Dylan is a recent graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA. He is passionate about organic food and agriculture as well as involving his own generation in the revitalization of our food system. While in school, Dylan worked with Occidental College to change the food options offered in their cafeterias, he was also involved in the college's participation in the Real Food Challenge, a movement that aims to shift university food budgets away from industrial farms and junk food and towards local, fair, ecologically sound and humane food sources.

Saving the World, Rotational Grazing Edition Sep 06, 2016

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Not only is Vince Hundt invested in bio-diversity and farming the way his ancestors did "prior to pesticides, herbicides and antibiotics." They are also invested in the practice of grass-based agriculture and rotational grazing. Vince explains that the adoption of rotational grazing practices in the mainstream agriculture sector could very well be the catalyst to dramatic environmental overhaul, from mitigating harmful algal blooms in our waters, to neutralizing carbon emissions in the entire United States.

A Healthy and Sustainable Food System Aug 30, 2016

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Kari Hamerschlag of Friends of the Earth talks about her work in making the food served at restaurants healthier and more sustainable. She says, "In order to move forward and to shift production practices on the ground and give consumers healthy, sustainable, humane food, we really need to focus on the market where people are getting their food." And this, she adds, is exactly what Friends of the Earth is doing right now.

The Lasting Impact of "Greenhouse to Kitchen" Aug 23, 2016

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Sarah Tedeschi and her daughter Rose Bruce are both pursuing paths in food, nutrition and agriculture: Sara in her career and current work at the National Farm to School Network, and Rose in her studies in sustainable agriculture at Warren Wilson College. Together, this mother-daughter duo is involved in the gardening and cooking program at Lake Valley Camp, a camp that teaches Milwaukee-area youth life and leadership skills in a value-based community.

The Multi-Faceted World of Farm to School Aug 08, 2016

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Farm to School is more than just getting local foods into the cafeteria. Anupama Joshi, executive director of the National Farm to School Network shares what else goes into this important program, from the cafeteria to the classroom to the school garden!

"Connecting the Dots" with Farmer Charlene Stoller Jul 25, 2016

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When Charlene and her husband Scott began farming organically it wasn't always easy, but using pesticides and antibiotics didn't sit quite right with the family. Today the Stollers have a thriving organic dairy that has won accolades at the county, state, and national levels. Charlene and Scott like to call their path to organic agriculture a simple, commonsense act of "connecting the dots."

Organic Food & Nutrition with Dr. Charles Benbrook May 30, 2016

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In part two of our interview with agricultural economist and scientific researcher Dr. Charles Benbrook, we discuss some good news in the world of organic: two studies from the United Kingdom that deal with the impact of organic production on the nutritional quality of food.

GMOs, Pesticides and Bees with Dr. Charles Benbrook May 23, 2016

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Bees, Dr. Benbrook explains today, are just one of many populations being disastrously affected by the pesticides that go hand-in-hand with the use of GMO crops. When asked if bees might be an indicator "like the canary in a coal mine" of what we should be paying attention to regarding the impact of our pesticide-intensive agriculture, Dr. Benbrook doesn't hesitate in his answer: "Absolutely." (Part 1 of 2)

"We Instead of Me": Adam Schwartz of The Cooperative Way May 16, 2016

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For the past 23 years, Adam Schwartz has been serving cooperatives in different capacities, from public policy to in depth consulting with co-ops. As the founder of The Cooperative Way, Adam works to help co-ops succeed by using the co-op principles and values as a strategic advantage in the marketplace. Today he joins us to discuss the his work and U.S. cooperative movement.

Cooperatives Empowering Communities through Food May 09, 2016

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Jan Rasikas, general manager of the Viroqua Food Co-op for 15 years and a founding board member of the Principle 6 Cooperative Trade Movement, works to empower her community through access to healthy food, economic viability, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship. (Rebroadcast)

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