Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

Jan 30 2025 477 ep. 41 mins 409
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Food Tank's Danielle Nierenberg chats with the most important folks in the food industry about the most important food news, released every Thursday.

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472. Reel Change: The Stories that Will Catalyze Food Systems Transformation

Jan 30 2025 47 mins  
Food Tank, in partnership with Nespresso, recently hosted the “All Things Food and Environment” Summit, held during Sundance 2025. This episode of Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg features two conversations from the event highlighting the inspiring stories of food systems transformation that can be told through film. First, Chef Pierre Thiam, an author and the Founder of Yolélé

471. Jessica Padula on Building a More Regenerative Coffee Industry

Jan 23 2025 25 mins  
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Jessica Padula, Vice President of Marketing and Head of Sustainability for Nespresso. They discuss the environmental and economic benefits of knowledge sharing between coffee farmers and agronomists, efforts to manage packaging waste and create a more circular economy, and initiatives that can help producers overcome challenges ca

470. Joel Salatin on the Future of Farming Systems Under a New Administration

Jan 16 2025 54 mins  
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Joel Salatin, a farmer and Co-owner of Polyface Farm about his hopes for the future of farming systems under the new Trump Vance Administration. They touch on regulatory and policy changes that Salatin believes can help entrepreneurs in the agri-food sector, the potential impact of mass deportations on producers, and the importanc

469. Brita Lundberg on Reading the Rice and Regenerating the Land

Jan 10 2025 35 mins  
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Brita Lundberg, a fourth-generation farmer and the Chief Storyteller at Lundberg Family Farms. They talk about what it means to read the rice and care for the crops without chemically herbicides, how a holistic approach to farming can heal soils while supporting wildlife, and the work Lundberg Family Farms is carrying out to show

468. Kim Severson on What’s in Store for Food Systems in 2025

Jan 02 2025 52 mins  
Dani kicks off a new year of Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg by sitting down with Kim Severson, an award-winning national food correspondent for the New York Times, to talk about what to expect for food and agriculture systems in 2025. They discuss what’s happening to portion sizes in restaurants as GLP-1s like Ozempic become more popular; how the changing political landscape in t

467. Dr. Bram Govaerts on Getting the Right Information to Farmers to Build Climate Resilience

Dec 26 2024 33 mins  
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Dr. Bram Govaerts, the Director General of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). They talk about the information and other resources farmers need to grow resilient crops and support soil health, what an additional climate shock will do to a fragile food and agricultural system like the one we have today, a

466. Minister Jose Mai and Dr. Rattan Lal on Healthy Soils as the Foundation of Healthy Communities

Dec 19 2024 37 mins  
On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Jose Mai, the Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise for Belize and Dr. Rattan Lal, a Distinguished Professor of Soil Science at The Ohio State University. They discuss the spirituality of soil, the responsibility placed on producers as stewards of the land, and the resources needed to ensure that no farmer i

465. Dr. Andrew Bremer on Building the Evidence Base to Guide Food Systems Transformation

Dec 12 2024 47 mins  
On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Dr. Andrew Bremer, Director of the Office of Nutrition Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They talk about the concerning state of nutrition security today, why it remains difficult to link foods to specific health outcomes, and the opportunity the U.S. has to transform the country’s food system into one t

464. Sophia Hosain on Creating a Zero Waste Future

Dec 05 2024 34 mins  
On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Sophia Hosain, Zero Waste Manager for Baltimore City’s Department of Public Works. They talk about how Baltimore is creating the programs and tools they need to slash food waste in the city, why Hosain believes everyone’s immediate future is tied to one another, and what it means to be a steward of our collective environ

463. Dr. Sara Roszak on Empowering Pharmacists in the Food is Medicine Movement

Nov 28 2024 23 mins  
On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Dr. Sara Roszak, Senior Vice President of Health and Wellness Strategy and Policy for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and President of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation. They talk about why pharmacists are so well positioned to support Food Is Medicine initiatives, the infrastructure that