Sustainable Dish Podcast

Oct 31 2023 100 ep. 9.9k

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Sustainable Dish Podcast is a show hosted by nutritionist, author and sustainability advocate Diana Rodgers. Learn about healthy living, eco-eating, and regenerative food production from leading experts in their fields.

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Fireside Chat with Robb Wolf on Getting Older, the New Harvard Study, & What's Next

Oct 31 2023 45 mins

We’ve reached the final episode of the Sustainable Dish podcast, and I am joined by my friend Robb Wolf to help me close it out. During this casual conversation, we look back on how our ideologies and priorities have changed over the years - from the time of a dogmatic approach to Paleo to now when we are better able to incorporate nuance when it’s needed. And it wouldn’t be

Fireside Chat with James Connolly on Favorite Episodes & Lessons Learned

Oct 24 2023 59 mins

As Sustainable Dish comes to a close, my co-host, James Connolly, and I wanted to reflect on some of our favorite episodes. They may be your favorites if you’ve been a long-time listener. If you are new to the show, these may be the episodes you’ll want to check out first. James and I have had the good fortune to meet incredible and interesting people while learning a lot along

Jennifer Stojkovic on Our Broken Food System & Ways it Can Be Repaired

Oct 17 2023 56 mins

It’s no secret that our food system is broken. Food production has been consolidated and corporatized, leading to the illusion of choice and abundance. The reality is a landscape of nutrient-poor, ultra-processed convenience food. As a nation, we are overfed, and undernourished, and “lifestyle” diseases are compromising our health and happiness. On today’s show, my co-host

White Oak Pastures on "A Bold Return to Giving a Damn"

Oct 10 2023 42 mins

Will Harris, owner of White Oak Pastures, has been a guest on Sustainable Dish many times. This time, he is joined by his daughters, Jenni and Jodi. They are part of the 5th generation in this 6-generation family farm in Bluffton, Georgia. They’ve helped turn White Oak into more than a farm but a tourist destination. On this episode of the show, I chat with the Harris Family abou

Gareth Wyn Jones on Food Production, Sustainability, & Building a Better World on Our Bellies

Oct 03 2023 37 mins

Gareth Wyn Jones is a hill farmer in Wales and a passionate advocate for grazing livestock as a means for environment and human health. Gareth’s family has been grateful stewards of the land for 375 years, growing produce and raising livestock. He has been using his media presence to provide honest information about farming in hopes of sending the message that livestock is not th

Andrea Bemis on the Importance of Feeding Kids Nutritious Foods

Sep 26 2023 46 mins

Andrea Bemis started her blog, Dishing Up the Dirt, as a way to document her life as a farmer and home cook. When she and her husband, Taylor, wanted to settle down, they moved to his family farm in Massachusetts. Eventually, they wanted to start something for themselves, so Andrea and Taylor bought six acres in Parkdale, Oregon, which became Tumbleweed Farm. Through farming, Andre

Paul Wood, AO on Demystifying Lab-Grown Meat & Why it’s a Bad Business Idea

Sep 19 2023 47 mins

There’s lots of buzz around lab-grown meat right now, and you may be thinking, “What is this stuff?” On this episode, I am joined by Paul Wood, AO (Officer of the Order of Australia), who is going to give us a crash course on lab-grown meat, including the process of growing meat from cells, all in inputs involved, actual cost behind production, and the final product results.

Martin Cohen, PhD, Author of I Think Therefore I Eat

Sep 12 2023 85 mins

“What to eat?” This is a question we ask ourselves several times a day. The answer seems simple enough, but there are endless factors that drives this decision: your values, budget, time, mood, and last but not least - taste. To answer this question, Martin Cohen, PhD, taps into philosophy. Dr. Cohen is a British philosopher who blends “psychological and social studies with

[Recycled] Ayla Barmmer, RD on Nutrition for Fertility, Preconception, & Pregnancy

Sep 05 2023 46 mins

We are dipping back into the archives to bring you an episode especially for “Supplement September.” We are taking a deep dive into the importance of nutrition for fertility and pregnancy. While women often shoulder the responsibility of all things related to preconception and birth, my guest today, Ayla Barmmer, MS, RDN, LDN says that nutrition in men during this time is just

Chris Kresser on Adapt Naturals & What Makes a Good Supplement

Aug 29 2023 51 mins

My good friend, Chris Kresser, M.S., L.Ac, is back on the show. It’s been a while since our last conversation, so today, we are catching up on what’s new in his world. As an internationally recognized leader in ancestral health and functional integrative medicine, you may be familiar with his work. He is the author of The Paleo Cure and Unconventional Medicine and the founder o