Rootstock Radio

Series produced by Charles Knower

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Follow hosts Theresa Marquez and Anne O’Connor as they expose the realities of our broken food system and explore solutions put forward by our country's brightest change makers. Rootstock Radio is a 29 minute weekly radio show available for broadcast or as a podcast.

Hosted by Theresa Marquez (right) and Anne O’Connor (left), the show focuses on food, farming, and family. Each show illuminates and educates listeners about the good food movement— the challenges faced, the change makers and grassroots initiatives that provide promising sparks—and provides solid information about what each of us can do to work toward a healthy, sustainable, and just food system. 
A pioneer of the natural foods movement, Theresa Marquez is currently the Mission Executive for Organic Valley. Theresa is always questioning the status quo and digging for the truth, so she created Rootstock Radio to pose these questions to the world and to urge its citizens to work together and take control of their impact on the planet.
 
Anne O’Connor is the Director of Public Affairs at Organic Valley and Organic Prairie, where she oversees the teams committed to promoting the cooperative’s mission through various communications and education strategies. She comes to Rootstock with a background in journalism and a love for a good story.
Rootstock Radio is a production of Organic Valley and has been produced at Blue Orbit Studios since March of 2015.
Contact Charlie Knower, radio producer: roostockradio@gmail.com or 608-620-8785.
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Hosted by Theresa Marquez (right) and Anne O’Connor (left), the show focuses on food, farming, and family. Each show illuminates and educates listeners about the good food movement— the challenges faced, the change makers and grassroots initiatives that provide promising sparks—and provides solid information about what each of us can do to work toward a healthy, sustainable, and just food system. A pioneer of the natural foods movement, Theresa Marquez is currently the Mission Executive for Organic Valley. Theresa is always questioning the status quo and digging for the truth, so she created Rootstock Radio to pose these questions to the world and to urge its citizens to work together and take control of their impact on the planet. Anne O’Connor is the Director of Public Affairs at... Show full description


153 Pieces

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Eric Holt-Giménez has been Executive Director of Food First since 2006. He is the editor of the Food First book Food Movements Unite! Strategies to...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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This week Theresa speaks with Dr. Meggan Hain, animal specialist, about Organic Valley’s animal welfare standards.

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  • Added: Feb 11, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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This week Theresa speaks with Missie Hughes, general counsel to Organic Valley. She has been General Counsel and Director of Government Affairs fo...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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This week Theresa speaks with Joan Gussow, professor emeritus at Columbia University. Joan is a professor, author, food policy expert, environmenta...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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Join Anne this week as she interviews Justin Levy. Justin began with Conscious Alliance in 2004 after a transformative experience working with yout...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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This week, Theresa speaks with Jerome McGeorge, a founding member of Coulee Region Organic Produce Pool (CROPP), the cooperative that owns the Orga...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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This week, Theresa Marquez interviews Organic Valley CEO, George Siemon. George is a long-haired former hippie, who flies coach, drives a hybrid an...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
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Join host, Theresa Marquez, this week as she speaks with Margaret Krome, program director for public policy at Michael Fields Agricultural Institut...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
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This week, Theresa speaks with Marjorie Kelly an Executive Vice President and a Senior Fellow with The Democracy Collaborative. Her recent book, Ow...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
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Join Theresa as she touches base with author and activist, Frances Moore Lappe, and they talk about her new book, Daring Democracy.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
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This week Theresa speaks to Dr. Temple Grandin, a designer of livestock handling facilities and a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State Uni...

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  • Added: Nov 26, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week Anne O’Connor speaks with Anna Lappé who is a national bestselling author, a respected advocate for sustainability and justice along the ...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
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Join Theresa this week as she speaks with Harry MacCormack. Harry started farming at Sunbow Farm in 1972. He has always grown a wide variety of veg...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
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This week, Theresa speak with Debbie Barker, author of Wheel of Life. Debbie was the international director for the Center for Food Safety (CFS), a...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
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This week, Theresa speaks with Susan Futrell this week about her new book, Good Apples, Behind Every Bite, and her long career in marketing and foo...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
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Theresa speaks with organic pioneer, Bob Scowcroft, this week. Bob Scowcroft first joined the environmental movement to work on the Alaska Native C...

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  • Added: Oct 22, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
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This week Theresa talks with author, activist and permaculture designer, Starhawk. Starhawk is founder of Earth Activist Training (EAT), which tea...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
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This week host, Anne O’Connor speaks with Judy Wicks, an entrepreneur, author, speaker and mentor working to build a more compassionate, environmen...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
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Join Theresa this week as she interviews her good friend and colleague, Sue Kesey, co founder of Springfield Creamery and pioneer in organic and na...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
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This week, Anne O’Connor talks with Anupama Joshi, Executive Director of National Farm to School Network. Farm to school enriches the connection co...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2017
  • Length: 29:00