Farm To Table Talk

Farm To Table Talk


Latest Episodes

Half Story Half Food All Good – Chef Rob Connoley
November 20, 2020

  - The story of a place has to include the story of it\'s food: what was grown and what they ate. Taking that to heart, the owner Chef of Bulrush Restaurant in St. Louis, Rob Connoly, is finding a de

Poor Air Poor Nutrition Poor Us – Dr. Kristie Ebi
November 14, 2020

  - Climate change effects will go way beyond receding coasts and shrinking farm  regions to to include the quality of air that plants need to produce nutritious foods. When carbon levels in the air increase,

Women Farming and Leading— Kristyn Mensonides and Lynne Wheeler
November 07, 2020

  - Well educated young women who could do anything are choosing to farm, and to lead.  Equal gender opportunities do abound in agriculture, including the opportunity to give leadership to controversial issues like climate change.

GMO Deregulation — Greg Jaffe
October 29, 2020

For better or worse there has been substantial deregulation happening in the US Capitol, now including genetic engineering (GMO/GE).  Greg Jaffe is the Biotech Director for the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).

Ag\’s New World – Kristine MacRae, Deborah Wilson
October 23, 2020

  -   -   - Agriculture may be 10,000 years old but it\'s a new world. Farmers and Ranchers are facing the new challenges  with new technologies and new philosophies, enpowering the big and the small.

North American Food Strategy – Emily Broad Lieb, Harvard Law
October 17, 2020

The North American food system has succeeded in producing an abundance of commodities at relatively low cost, but it is failing in other ways that matter. Showing how law and policy should make needed changes is the purpose of "the Blueprint for a Nati...

Tomato\’s Endless Season – Greg Pruett
October 12, 2020

  - Seasons are the rhythm of nature, naturally restricting the availability of fruits and vegetables.  That is except when it\'s with a food such as tomatoes that are freshly preserved in diced, peel

Care for Coffee? –Jay Ruskey
October 10, 2020

In every region farmers are finding ways to pivot from producing the same commodities that have always been produced on their land.  New farmers are also finding new ways to get started that includes trying different crops.

Bridging Food Streams – Troy Rice
October 03, 2020

There is a growing need for informational bridges between farmers markets, farm workers, shoppers, and farmers of every size shape and situation. Troy Rice established Farm Brigge to fill that need and create local food ecosystems.

Kiss The Ground podcast – Josh Tickell, Author, Filmmaker
September 26, 2020

If you’re not yet a believer that we can create a climate stable future, you probably will be a believer after listening to Josh Tickell. He and his wife Rebecca wrote the book and produced the most uplifting film to date about regenerative agriculture...