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Farm To Table Talk


Latest Episodes

Earth’s Regeneration — Abbey Smith
October 16, 2017

Meat consumption has been blamed for climate change but what if this is completely wrong and instead increasing responsible livestock grazing and the meat consumption that goes with it would actually slow or ultimately reverse climate change?

Welcoming Farms — Farmers, Friends and Neighbors
October 12, 2017

Let’s have a farm tour! That’s an idea that is more important than ever, now that so few people have any personal connection with farming–except for their Farmers Market, CSA’s, Farm To Table Restaurants and retail stores that share farmer stories.

Urban Farming — Greg Peterson
October 05, 2017

The ultimate source for the freshest, most local produce and the natural anecdote for the high tech frenzy of modern life, may be staring back at you in your mirror. You? That’s a realization that is leading thousands towards becoming small scale,

Living Dreams, Deliberately — Ryan Nicodemus, The Minimalists
September 29, 2017

Does Minimalism and the Food Movement lead to similar journeys? Searching for the answer leads us to the famous disciples of Minimalism, “the Minimalisists” Ryan Nicodemus and Joshua Fields Millburn.  They have an outstanding documentary “Minimalism” o...

Farming Wisdom — Jack Woolf, Centenarian
September 23, 2017

We hear from farmers and people who want to be farmers, but we don’t often get to hear from farmers who are 100 years old.  Jack Woolf is 100 years old and shares stories of a long lifetime of accumulating wisdom from hand milking cows as a boy in Ariz...

Farm Life Meditation — Marshall Burnette, Filmmaker
September 19, 2017

If you have ever heard a news story that you just can’t get off your mind, you can relate to Tennessee based filmmaker, Marshall Burnette’s experience.  He was driving home at 2 a.m., listening to NPR when he heard of a tragic accident where 2 of 3 boy...

Sourcing Bountiful Harvests – Earl Herrick
September 13, 2017

The journey of delicious, fresh harvested produce from farm to table depends on key partners in the middle of the chain. Chefs and consumers alike can’t find everything they need in their own gardens or their Farmer’s Markets.

Disclosing GMO – Greg Jaffee, CSPI
September 08, 2017

Whatever your view of GMO’s you may have wondered what happened with GMO labeling.    Congress passed a law in 2017 to head off food marketing chaos that was expected to follow the implementation of mandatory GMO labeling in Vermont.

Tech To Taste – Rose Hayden-Smith, UC Food Observer and Chris Sayer, Petty Ranch
September 05, 2017

It’s a sorry fact that some still see farmers as “the ignorant guy in the straw hat who doesn’t understand anything beyond a 12th grade level at best…the ideal career for the simple minded.” That’s a harsh perspective and Ventura County farmer,

Menu For Change — Greg Drescher, Culinary Institute of America
August 26, 2017

Farm to Table means different things to different…