Farm To Table Talk

Farm To Table Talk


Latest Episodes

Shopping For Change – Mike Teel, 5-one-5
February 23, 2018

  In the middle space between the farmers and the plates on our table, are stores where we shop to find tasty foods that are nutritious and sustainably produced.  Unfortunately, the aisles may be also cluttered with less healthy and less sustainable pr...

Dreams and Hoops – Melissa Phillips and Andrew Mefferd
February 17, 2018

                What do you really want to do with your life? Sooner or later that question occurs to most of us and for some the answer has to do with farming.  Melissa Phillips grew up in the UK then she and Jack came to Texas for work that … Continu...

Tomato Queen Tillie – Kyle Elizabeth Wood
February 09, 2018

Farm to Table journeys are not just stories of this century. Early in the last century a young, poor girl in New York dreamed big and ultimately launched an American tomato industry that surpassed the traditional global dominance of Italy.

USA’s Good Food – Sarah Weiner, Samantha Genke
February 03, 2018

  The Good Food Awards celebrate the kind of food we want to eat: tasty, authentic and responsible. Awards are granted to outstanding American food producers and the farmers who provide their ingredients. Recipients push their industries towards crafts...

Eco Farming Earth — Ray Archuletta and Tim LaSalle
January 26, 2018

Hope for farming and climate comes from regenerating our soils. Agronomist, Ray Archuletta “Ray-the Soil-Guy” says it’s not just about cover crops, it’s about changing minds and health. Ray was a keynote at a rousing EcoFarm panel moderated by Dr.

Farm To Fork – Patrick Mulvaney
January 19, 2018

Is it Farm to Fork or Farm to Table? Sacramento Chef/Owner Patrick Mulvaney probably votes for the former since he is a leader of the Movement in California. Patrick and Bobbin’s restaurant, surprisingly named Mulvaney’s Building & Loan (inspired by It...

Regeneration — David Johnson, New Mexico State
January 12, 2018

What’s with all of the talk about “Regeneration”? We all can probably use some regenerating, but why should we be regenerating our soil? How do you do that and what does it mean for farmers, consumers and the future hungry population of the Earth?

Joy, Suicides and Agrarian Imperative — Dr. Michael Rosmann
January 05, 2018

People are interested in knowing how their food is produced and sometimes dream of being a farmer themselves. Many want their food from happy animals and they just assume the farmers are happy too. Maybe they could be happier themselves if they could j...

Environmental Hoofprint Matters — Frank Mitloehner, UC Davis
December 30, 2017

It is being said that livestock production for meat and dairy consumption is a major threat to our Environment. While these claims are based on a wide range of often questionable data, it is leading to anti-animal agriculture calls to eliminate or at l...

The Right Thing To Do — Wendell Berry and Bill Moyers
December 22, 2017

    Wendell Berry says, “We don’t have the right to ask whether we are going to succeed or not; the only question we have the right to ask is what’s the right thing to do? What does this Earth require of us if we want to continue to live on it?