Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

Mar 06 2025 482 ep. 41 mins 410
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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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477. Mark Lewis on Financing the Transformation of Agri-Food Systems

Mar 06 2025 40 mins  
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Mark Lewis, a Managing Partner at Trailhead Capital. They discuss what ag-tech investors can learn from the renewable energy sector; collecting the proof to demonstrate the social, environmental, and economic benefits of regenerative farming; and why Lewis remains an “eternal optimist.” While you’re listening, subscribe, ra

476. International Aid Freeze, USDA Funding, Safeguarding Biodiversity, and a conversation with Toni Tipton-Martin on Rediscovering the Culinary Leaders Who Shape our Food Systems

Feb 27 2025 59 mins  
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with author and historian Toni Tipton-Martin. They talk about what happens when any essential community is left out of the conversation, the stories embedded in recipes, and the value of empathy as they dive into the new cookbook “When Southern Women Cook.” Plus, learn how the foreign aid freeze is already impacting global hunger a

475. Patrick Holden and Danielle Nierenberg on Hope, Collaboration, and the Future of Farming

Feb 20 2025 45 mins  
On this special episode of Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani and Patrick Holden sit down for a conversation about the future of food and farming systems. They talk about reckoning with the idea that business as usual is no longer working, the fragility of food systems, and the value of measuring—and finding solutions to address—the true cost of food. While you’re listening

474. Gerardo Reyes Chavez on How to Fix the Food System—Starting in the Fields

Feb 13 2025 49 mins  
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Gerardo Reyes Chavez, a key leader of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). They discuss the abuses that many farm workers in the U.S. face, the development of the CIW’s Fair Food Program and its model of worker empowerment, and what recent attacks on immigrant communities could affect the farm workers who put food on our pl

473. Tom Philpott on Our Evolving Policy Landscape and the Growing Hunger for Food Systems Change

Feb 06 2025 50 mins  
On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Tom Philpott, a Senior Research Associate at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. They talk about the forces that have affected food and agriculture news coverage and opportunities to equip journalists with the training they need to cover this sector, what President Trump’s cabinet picks may mean for the future of food

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