Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

497. Christa Barfield on Farming as a Tool for Healing and Empowerment

Jul 3, 2025

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Christa Barfield, the Owner and Founder of FarmerJawn, a 128-acre working farm. They discuss the relationships that sustain farmers, a new model of community-oriented corner stores that prioritize healthy foods, and why the way we eat is just as much about ourselves as...

496. Rising Emissions Threaten Crops, What’s on at London Climate Action Week, and a Conversation with Michael Grunwald on Feeding the Future

Jun 26, 2025

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Michael Grunwald, author of the new book We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate. They discuss what land use in agriculture has to do with the climate crisis, whether factory farms should be part of the solution to feed a...

495. ICE Raids Hit Food and Farm Workers, Fisheries See Progress, and a Conversation with Amesh Adalja on Whether We’re Prepared for the Next Pandemic

Jun 19, 2025

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Amesh Adalja, a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. They discuss the outbreak of avian flu on poultry and dairy cattle farms, the federal funding cuts...

494. Deforestation Declines, Solutions for Diet-Related Illnesses in Kenya, and a Conversation with Daniel Moss on Putting Trust — and Funds — in Agroecology

Jun 12, 2025

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Daniel Moss, Co-Director of the Agroecology Fund. They discuss what it means to build a model of trust-based philanthropy, the benefits that agroecology offers to women and youth, and the flexibility that allows for the experimentation inherent in agriculture.

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493. Bird Flu Vaccine Development Disrupted, Cultivated Meat Bans, and a Conversation with Shawna Nelson on Building a Farmer-Powered Future

Jun 5, 2025

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Shawna Nelson, CEO of Organic Valley. They discuss the power of the cooperative business model and the mentorship farmers can find in this network, why it’s so important to invest in succession and transition plans to help producers keep the lights on, and what...