Eat. Drink. Think. – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode of Eat. Drink. Think. we speak with culinary historian Sarah Lohman, author of Endangered Eating, a culinary travelog with a distinct purpose: telling the story of foods and food traditions that are in danger of disappearing. We talk about how Sarah found these vanishing foods, and how eating these endangered foods may or may not be the key to saving them.

Find show notes and a full transcript here.

The Eat.Drink.Think. Podcast is brought to you by Edible Communities.

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Steve Sando, the self-proclaimed bean freak and founder of Rancho Gordo, joins host Amy O’Neill Houck to talk beans. Drawing from 25 years of experience in growing, sourcing, and cooking beans, Sando shares recipes, tips and entertaining anecdotes that will have you reaching for your own beans to boil. We dive into his latest project, The Bean Book, a combination of guide and cookbook featuring 100 recipes. Tune in as we explore what Sando calls his "Bean Strategy."

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In this episode of Eat. Drink. Think, we speak with Twilight Greenaway and Reginaldo Haslett-Maroquin. Twilight is the executive editor of Civil Eats and is the author of a recent story that was done in partnership with Edible Communities. Reginaldo, or Regi, is featured in the story as he shares the history and vision for Tree-Range Farms, a Minnesota-based network of over forty farms stewarding land and raising chickens among trees and perennial crops using a method that supports both the land and the birds. Through this network, and as the founder of the nonprofit Regenerative Agriculture Alliance, he is focused on creating a collective governance structure to ensure the ecosystem’s social, economic and ecological criteria remain intact as it grows in scope and scale. 

Our discussion goes deeper into the topic of regenerative poultry production and both Twilight and Regi share their observations, hopes and vision for the future.

Find show notes, other episodes, and more at ediblecommunities.com.

RELEVANT LINKS:

The Civil Eats Edible Communities Article: https://civileats.com/2023/08/16/this-network-of-regenerative-farmers-is-rethinking-chicken/

Tree Range Farms: https://www.regenerationfarms.com/

http://twilightgreenaway.com/

https://www.instagram.com/twilightgreenaway/

https://twitter.com/twyspy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/regenpoultry/

In this episode of Eat. Drink. Think., we talk with Alicia Kennedy, an acclaimed journalist and author of the new book, No Meat Required: the Cultural History & Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating. We discuss how the book examines what it has meant to be vegetarian throughout the last several generations. From religious asceticism, via hippy counterculture, punk and post punk, all the way to the media’s current obsession with lab-grown meat replacements, we touch on the intersections of climate, politics, and food justice along with the very real need to have something nourishing, healthy, and delicious to eat each day.

Find show notes, other episodes, and more at ediblecommunities.com.

Links:

https://alicia-kennedy.com/

https://www.aliciakennedy.news/

http://www.beacon.org/No-Meat-Required-P1938.aspx

https://www.instagram.com/aliciadkennedy/  

In this episode of Eat.Drink. Think, we talk with Lisa Held, senior staff reporter with Civil Eats, about two agricultural innovations that are at once ancient and modern: agroforestry and biochar. We unpack the techniques and talk about both the promise and challenge they hold for farmers adapting to the climate crisis.

Lisa wrote two articles: “Biochar’s Big, Carbon-Rich Moment,” and “Can Farming with Trees Save the Food System,” as part of a partnership between Civil Eats and Edible Communities which uses journalism to bring to light emerging challenges and opportunities in sustainable food systems.

This episode is brought to you by American Farmland Trust, the founder of the 15th annual America's Farmers Market Celebration (AFMC). Each summer, AFMC brings together thousands of supporters nationwide to celebrate local food, agriculture and community. Support your favorite farmer's market as it competes for state, regional and national awards. Voting runs from June 19th to September 18th at markets.farmland.org.

Find show notes, other episodes, and more at ediblecommunities.com.

Links:

https://civileats.com/author/lheld/

https://lisaelaineheld.com/

https://twitter.com/lisaelaineh

https://www.ediblecommunities.com/edible-stories/agroforestry-can-farming-with-trees-save-the-food-system/

https://www.ediblecommunities.com/edible-stories/biochars-potential-to-combat-climate-change/

In this episode, host Amy O’Neill Houck speaks with Paloma Lopez, a self-described Impact Food Entrepreneur, sustainability consultant, and the CEO and co-founder of Future Fit Foods—a food startup based in Longmont, Colorado. We talk about a rethink of the supply chain as a value chain, a shift in food production focus towards circularity, and a redefinition of what convenience means now and in the future, all while finding joy in nourishing our bodies and minds.

This episode is brought to you by American Farmland Trust, the founder of the 15th annual America's Farmers Market Celebration. Each summer, AFMC brings together thousands of supporters nationwide to celebrate local food, agriculture, and community. Support your favorite farmers market as it competes for state, regional and national awards. Voting runs from June 19 through September 18 at markets.farmland.org.

Get the show notes at ediblecommunities.com.

Relevant Links:

https://www.startengine.com/offering/timeplast

https://www.futurefitfoods.com/post/my-road-to-future-fit-foods

https://www.linkedin.com/in/palomalopez/

https://www.futurefitfoods.com/about-us

No Farms. No Food. A catchy tagline, but also an undeniable truth. American farmland not only grows our food, it is the foundation of rural communities, providing jobs, recreational opportunities and a connection to the land.

Purchasing your food directly from farmers, ranchers and other food producers at farmers’ markets has a huge impact on the economic viability of farming. Studies have shown that for every dollar spent at a farmers’ market, the producer receives around 90 cents, as opposed to 15-17 cents on the dollar when they sell to a wholesaler. 

In this episode, produced in partnership with American Farmland Trust, our host Gibson Thomas talks with two farmers’ market managers from very different parts of the U.S. about how their markets and other programs help farmers connect directly with consumers, as well as provide other support.

They are joined by American Farmland Trust’s New York Policy Manager to talk about the organization’s work with farmers’ markets in her area, as well as AFT’s programs that support farmers’ markets throughout the country.

With the 2023 Farm Bill top of mind right now for everyone in the agricultural sector, all three guests weigh in on what matters most to them in this important piece of legislation—and how listeners can help. 

This episode was produced in partnership with American Farmland Trust. This summer, American Farmland Trust and the Farmers Market Coalition are giving away $15,000 in prizes (and more!) to the nation’s favorite farmers markets. Voting starts June 19, 2023 and runs through September 18, 2023! Make sure your favorite market is listed, and spread the word in your community!

Get the show notes at EdibleCommunities.com.

Relevant Links:

Farmland.org

Markets.Farmland.org

AKFoodPolicyCouncil.org

AgriculturalInstitute.org 

Farm to Institution NY State

AFT’s Farm Bill Policy Platform

2023 Farm Bill

In this episode of Eat. Drink. Think., host Amy O’Neill Houck is speaking with Chloe Sorvino, who leads food and agriculture coverage for Forbes magazine. Nearly a decade of reporting at Forbes has brought her to In-N-Out Burger’s secret test kitchen, drought-ridden farms in California’s Central Valley, burnt-out national forests logged by a timber billionaire, and a century-old slaughterhouse business in Omaha.

In her new book Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meat, Sorvino shares research on the consolidation and power of the meat industry and the backroom dealings behind it while talking with experts and those affected firsthand by working in and living near feedlots and slaughterhouses. In our discussion she shares some of the backstory behind these experiences and we talk about the connections between meat production, industrial agriculture, and the climate crisis, and she makes the case for urgent systematic change.

Get the show notes at EdibleCommunities.com.

Relevant Links:

Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Raw-Deal/Chloe-Sorvino/9781982172046

Chloe’s work at Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/chloesorvino

Author website: https://www.chloesorvino.com/

In this episode of Eat. Drink. Think., host Amy O'Neill Houck is speaking with Tamar Haspel, columnist, author, and co-host of the Climavores podcast. She talks about her experience with first-hand food which includes raising chickens, pigs and oysters and foraging for mushrooms. We also weigh the cost of food both locally and commercially, the best way to get healthy food on tables (spoiler alert, it is not just access), and how policy is not the only way. Individual, daily choices can make an impact on our climate.

This episode is brought to you by American Farmland Trust, a national nonprofit working to protect agricultural land, promote environmentally sound farming practices, and keep farmers and ranchers on the land. Learn more and get your No Farms, No Food bumper sticker at farmland.org.

Get the show notes at EdibleCommunities.com.

In this episode of Eat. Drink. Think. host Amy O'Neill Houck is speaking with Sana Javeri Kadri, founder and CEO of Diaspora Co., a direct trade, single-origin spice company dedicated to building a better spice.  

Sana began Diaspora Co, a company which has upended the supply chain of the centuries-old spice trade, at the wise and energetic age of 23—just a few years and a pandemic ago, in 2017. She began, after months of sourcing work and research, with just one spice: turmeric.

Diaspora sources direct from farmers and sells direct to consumers in order to pay farmers, on average six times the commodity price for spices. 

Get the show notes at EdibleCommunities.com.