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Jess digs into the science of soils and farming in the century of climate change with Dr. Rick Cruse of Iowa State University.
- Added: Oct 17, 2023
- Length: 28:49
Our food and agricultural systems are helping fuel the climate emergency. But climate isn’t the only harm; these systems also impact local economi...
Bought by Maine Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., Nevada Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KGUA and more
- Added: Jun 22, 2023
- Length: 58:56
- Purchases: 11
Our food and agricultural systems are helping fuel the climate emergency. But climate isn’t the only harm; these systems also impact local economi...
- Added: Jun 22, 2023
- Length: 58:56
It’s no coincident that our planet is on fire. Look more closely and you’ll find that our society, politics and bodies mirror the world. We, too, a...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Aug 22, 2022
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
It started as a one-page handout and grew into a multi-million copy best seller. Lappé shares the origin story of Diet for a Small Planet, and whe...
- Added: Mar 22, 2022
- Length: 54:00
The average American consumes more than 234-pounds of meat every year. That’s chicken, beef, pork, turkey, veal, lamb, and fish. That may not even ...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Nov 02, 2021
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 1
This September marks the 50th anniversary of the seminal work Diet for a Small Planet, in which Frances Moore Lappé argued that cattle constitute “...
Bought by Maine Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KGUA, KSQD Santa Cruz, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more
- Added: Sep 15, 2021
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 12
This September marks the 50th anniversary of the seminal work Diet for a Small Planet, in which Frances Moore Lappé argued that cattle constitute “...
- Added: Sep 15, 2021
- Length: 58:59
If you’re thinking about how to solve climate change, where do you start? Project Drawdown Executive Director Jonathan Foley lists five things we ...
Bought by KUSU, KRCB 104.9, and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Oct 03, 2019
- Length: 41:34
- Purchases: 3
Wind your way through the world’s markets, both physical and financial, to find out how they’re changing. This week on Meat + Three, we explore glo...
Bought by KGUA
- Added: Aug 22, 2019
- Length: 19:35
- Purchases: 1
Did you know that organic food and farming have far reaching impacts on our environment and health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Diet...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Mar 22, 2018
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Did you know that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, is the largest expenditure in our Federal Fa...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Dec 15, 2017
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Do you know the differences between Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth? Join Food Sleu...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Jan 13, 2017
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Did you know that our industrial methods of food production were developed for efficiency, but neglected to take into consideration the unintended ...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Aug 11, 2016
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Neonicotinoids are a type of pesticide with ubiquitous use and far-reaching impacts on our ecosystem. Because they are “systemic,” they can’t be si...
- Added: Dec 18, 2015
- Length: 28:00
We live in an era of big problems, and we tend to spend our time thinking of big solutions. Thinking big, however, can have a paralyzing effect on ...
- Added: Nov 19, 2015
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
The “good food” movement needs farmers, fishermen, and artists. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her i...
- Added: Aug 21, 2015
- Length: 28:00
One part per billion is equal to two tablespoons of sugar dissolved in an Olympic sized swimming pool. Drugs used to treat children for ADHD are e...
- Added: May 22, 2015
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 2
Our reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in a food supply riddled with hidden environmental, economic and health care costs and beset by...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Sep 30, 2014
- Length: 19:11
- Purchases: 1
Historically, home, school and community gardens have proven vital to national security and resiliency. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered ...
- Added: Jul 04, 2014
- Length: 28:00
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Did you know that farmers who use pesticides are at greater risk for developing Parkinson's Disease (PD)? Or ...
- Added: Apr 10, 2014
- Length: 28:00
Benny McLean has been working in the Florida citrus industry ever since he was 10 years old. Today he is production manager for Uncle Matt’s Organ...
- Added: Mar 06, 2014
- Length: 28:00
Humans depend heavily on invertebrate animals -- those without a backbone—including earthworms and beneficial insects. In fact, one third of the ...
- Added: Feb 28, 2014
- Length: 28:00
The Union of Concerned Scientists reports that herbicide-resistant weeds have reached epidemic proportions, infesting 61 million acres and growing....
- Added: Feb 13, 2014
- Length: 28:00
When Consumer Reports tested 300 raw chicken breasts from supermarkets nationwide they discovered that more than half of the samples contained bact...
- Added: Jan 31, 2014
- Length: 28:00
