Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
Food Tank's Danielle Nierenberg chats with the most important folks in the food industry about the most important food news, released every Thursday.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 512
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
50. Celebrating A Diversity of Opinions Is Key to Collaboration, Says Erin Fitzgerald
To boost transparency in the agricultural industry, Erin Fitzgerald of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance calls upon people to learn more from farmers and the diversity of ways they tend to their…
49. Stephanie Race: Preparing for Future Farming Hurdles Requires Multidisciplinary Data
The urgency to transform agricultural research and data into cutting-edge solutions for growers “is as if someone turned the volume up on the stereo,” says Stephanie Race of Crop Performance Ltd. and…
48. Malnutrition: A Global Problem That Requires a Global Solution
“No country has a monopoly on the problem [of malnutrition], so no country has a monopoly on the solution: we all have to work together,” says Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director of the Global Allian…
47. Gender Considerations are Central to Food Security, says Dr. Mariame Maiga
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46. South by Southwest: Young People Will Save the Future Food System
45. Paul Newnham: Breaking Down Silos to Achieve Sustainable Food Security
Paul Newnham, director of the SDG2 Advocacy Hub, talks about the importance of having difficult conversations to end hunger and build a more sustainable food system.
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44. Karen Karp: Working With All Stakeholders for a Better Food System
Karen Karp, owner of Karen Karp and Partners, talks about how her consulting company works with diverse groups—from the grassroots to the big corporations—to create a more sustainable, healthy, and e…
43. It Isn’t Waste, It Is Simply Spare: Adam Kaye of Spare Food Co.
Co-Founder of Spare Food Company Adam Kaye talks about transforming the destiny industrialization has determined for food across households and supply chains.
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42. At Clover Sonoma, Supporting Farmers Brings Urbanites to the Farm
CEO of Clover Sonoma Marcus Benedetti talks about how in a tumultuous dairy industry, for city folk to stand with farmers requires them to step into their lives: on farmland and alongside their cows.
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41. Project Drawdown’s New Narrative for Climate Change: 100 Solutions
Paul Hawken, founder of Project Drawdown, talks about the “right” way to create a model for reversing climate change: first acknowledging that there is no universal “right” model.
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40. We Don’t Want to Be Bigger, We Want Farmers With Values—Niman Ranch’s Jeff Tripician
At Niman Ranch, keeping the family farming tradition alive takes anything but stagnation: General Manager Jeff Tripician describes the farming network’s evolution to better support farming families, …
39. It Takes a Village to Support a Young Farmer with Lindsey Lusher Shute
Lindsey Lusher Shute, Executive Director and co-founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition, talks about the support young farmers need—and deserve—to navigate new risks at every level of the foo…
38. Technology May Change The Entire Food System For Good and Bad—Refresh Working Group
The Refresh Working Group joins U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to discuss the role of technology—good and bad—in the food system, from soil to supper.
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37. Ensure Tech for Better Food Says James Collins of DowDuPont, Corteva Agriscience
James Collins, COO of the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont and CEO-Elect of Corteva Agriscience wants to change the narrative for global agriculture companies, with farmers and consumers at the cent…
36. Meal Kit Deliveries Can Optimize the Food System, Says Uwe Voss
Uwe Voss, COO and Managing Director of Hello Fresh, talks about the ways meal kits transform the ways consumers approach food and the food system.
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35. Regenerative Organic Systems Perform Better Beyond the Field—Jeff Tkach
At the Rodale Institute, Chief Growth Officer Jeff Tkach is helping farmers understand the powerful ripple effect of healthy soil.
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34. Dariush Mozaffarian: Academic Institutions Need to Act for the Food System
The future of the food system requires training new experts to treat the industry differently, says Dean of Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Dariush Mozaffarian.
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33. Regina Northouse, FRN: Keep it Simple to Rally Around Food Loss
Executive Director of Food Recovery Network Regina Northouse talks about the coming wave of food waste recovery power-houses: young people with new creativity.
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32. Samuel Fromartz—More Voices Are Exposing the Food System
Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Food and Environment Reporting Network Samuel Fromartz talks about the demand for reporting in the food system and new controversies in the organic food movement…
31. Jules Pretty's Re-Imagined Agriculture: Sustainable Intensification
Author and sustainability advocate Jules Pretty talks about his vision for the future of agriculture, achieving the best of both worlds: efficiency and the environment.
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