Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank) – Details, episodes & analysis

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Dr. Christina Economos, Dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. They talk about democratizing food and nutrition education, the community-led Food is Medicine research the Friedman School is advancing in the Mississippi Delta, and creating pathways for the next generation of leaders working to improve food, nutrition, and public health systems.

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This week, the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP30) kicks off in Belem, Brazil; a new report reveals that hundreds of millions of people have been displaced by changing weather patterns in the last decade; and East Africa countries take steps to boost trade of agroecological produce.

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Food Tank is live all week at WNYC-NPR's The Greene Space running food and agriculture programming at Climate Week NYC with over 300 speakers, 60 performers, and 15 events. Watch these conversations live on Food Tank's YouTube channel, or by visiting FoodTank.com. While you are on our website please also become a Food Tank member to ensure programming like this continues.

This episode takes you to our summit A Night Honoring Our Farmers, in partnership with Niman Ranch. Academy Award–nominated actor Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) opens the evening as Emcee. Then, Sea Matias of Serra Vida Farm, a Bronx-born regenerative farmer and educator, shares a story of community land stewardship and culturally rooted food sovereignty. Finally, Karen Washington, farmer, activist, and co-founder of Black Urban Growers, joins Danielle Nierenberg to discuss food justice and community farming in the Bronx and beyond.

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Food Tank, in partnership with Emory University and Spelman College, recently hosted the "Empowering Eaters" Summit in support of the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. This episode of "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg" features a panel from the Summit focused on food as medicine and the approaches that nutrition experts, researchers, and private sector leaders are taking to ensure that all eaters have access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally relevant foods. Panelists discuss healthy consumption patterns that go beyond the Mediterranean diet, cultivating a generation of compassionate scholars, and why we can't lose sight of the joy that food brings. 

Speakers include Tamara Melton, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Diversify Dietetics; Tambra Raye Stevenson, Founder and CEO of Women Advancing Nutrition Dietetics and Agriculture (WANDA); Dr. Kimberly Jackson, Director of Food Studies at Spelman College; Karuna Rawal, Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Marketing Officer for Nature's Fynd; and Steven Jennings, Stakeholder Relations and Brand Lead for Health & Sustainability at Ahold Delhaize USA.

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On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg'' Dani moderates a discussion about new research and tools that can help the world adapt to a changing climate, protect agrobiodiversity, and transform our approach to and understanding of food and nutrition. Speakers dive into the architecture of a food system that will help eaters make sustainable choices, the recent work that aims to better understand diets around the globe, and measuring progress from farm to plate. 

Speakers include Jessica Fanzo, Professor of Climate and Director of the Food for Humanity Initiative at the Columbia Climate School; Anna Herforth, Senior Research Associate at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a member of the Periodic Table of Food Initiative's Scientific Advisory Committee; Gary Paul Nabhan, a writer, ethnobiologist, Research Social Scientist Emeritus at the University of Arizona, and the Co-Founder of Native Seeds/SEARCH; Andy Jarvis, Director of Future of Food at the Bezos Earth Fund; and Jonathan Lundgren, the Founder and Director of the Ecdysis Foundation.

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On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg'' Dani moderates a discussion about the dark matter of food—the biomolecules found in our diets that researchers haven't even discovered yet. They discuss why a term that might sound ominous is actually very exciting; the tools that will unravel the mysteries still present in our food, and what new research will enable as communities work to improve the health of humans and the planet. 

Speakers include Steven Watkins, Founder of Verso Biosciences; Tracy Shafizadeh, Director of Programs and Partnerships Director at Verso Biosciences; and J. Bruce German, Distinguished Professor and Chemist Emeritus at the University of California, Davis and Chair of the Periodic Table of Food Initiative Scientific Advisory Committee.

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On this episode of "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg'' Dani moderates a discussion about the new Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI), a global effort to analyze the more then 26,000 biomolecules found in food. Panelists explain what this research may mean for human health and biodiversity, the ways the initiative is leveraging the expertise of researchers around the world, and how partners are coming together to amplify the findings from the PTFI and make them more accessible. 

Speakers include Selena Ahmed, Global Director of the Periodic Table of Food Initiative; John de la Parra, Director of the Global Food Portfolio for the Food Initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation; and Gina Kennedy, Director of Research for the Periodic Table of Food Initiative with the Alliance of Bioversity International - CIAT. 

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Food Tank, in partnership with Barr Mansion and Driscoll's, recently hosted the All Things Food
Summit at SXSW. This episode of "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg" features two conversations
from the event.

First, hear from Chef Olivia Hernandez, Founder of HER Hospitality, and Paul Newnham,
Executive Director of the SDG2 Advocacy Hub as they sit down with Dani to talk about the role
that chefs play in driving food systems change. They discuss the power of chefs as connectors as well as the many expectations placed on them and the fair wages that are an essential piece
of a sustainable food system.

Then Dani speaks with A-dae Romero-Briones, Vice-President at the First Nations Development
Institute and Principal at Manzanita Capital Collective. They discuss the important role that
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) play in food and agriculture systems, the
disconnect between consumers and the foods they eat, and the diversity that builds resilience.

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Food Tank, in partnership with Barr Mansion and Driscoll's, recently hosted the All Things Food
Summit at SXSW. This episode of "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg" features two conversations
from the event focused on activating people through the power of film. First, Ben Collier, CEO and Co-Founder of The Farmlink Project and Mike Meyer, Head of Advocacy for The Farmlink Project and a 5th Generation Cattle Rancher, sit down with Dani to discuss the documentary "Abundance," which follows a group of college students who catalyze a national movement to end hunger in the United States. They discuss the early days of their food rescue efforts during the pandemic, launching and sustaining a movement, and what lies ahead when their work is only beginning to scratch the surface.

Then, filmmakers Rebecca and Josh Tickell talk with Dani about their new documentary
"Common Ground," the followup to "Kiss the Ground." They discuss how raising children
introduced a sense of urgency and new meaning to their work, a new era of documentary
filmmaking , and why sometimes, all it takes to make a difference is for one person to see a film.

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Food Tank, in partnership with Barr Mansion and Driscoll's, recently hosted the All Things Food
Summit at SXSW. This episode of "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg" features two conversations
from the event focused on the health and wellbeing of future generations in policy.
First, Admiral Rachel L. Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, sits down with Dani to discuss the collaborative, whole of government
approach that is being implemented to support healthy, nourished, and thriving communities.

Then, Dani moderates a conversation on access, affordability, and healthier food environments
which touches on federal programs that need protection and expansion to ensure that people
can feed their families and the innovative partnerships that are helping the federal government
advance their National Strategy to end hunger and support the wellbeing of all eaters. Speakers
include Will McIntee, Senior Advisor for Public Engagement in The White House Office of Public
Engagement; Kelliann Blazek, Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture and Rural
Policy; Judy A. Monroe, MD, President and CEO of the CDC Foundation; and Hartina M. "Tina"
Flournoy, an American political advisor who served as Chief of Staff to Vice President Kamala
Harris from 2021 to 2022.

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