Toni Farmer's Garden: The Podcast

Toni Farmer
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  • HOME & GARDEN
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Our food system is in crisis, and the point of this podcast is to, one, keep you informed, and two, try and save it. There are three factors fueling our current food crisis: cost, access and climate change. They've been building for years, you just didn’t know it…because life moves fast. With everything going on, how can you keep track of it all? You can't. But I – and people like me – do. So each week, I’m going to talk with another industry expert to help you understand the causes behind our broken system. Let's talk about it...

Episodes

  1. NOV 26

    How to Talk (Food) Politics at Thanksgiving

    If you're dreading the conversations that will crop up at the Thanksgiving dinner table – SNAP, climate change, tariffs, MAHA – listen up! Toni and Klein are doing a little exercise. Klein (reluctantly) plays the role of your Uncle who has very different views than you when it comes to our food system. And Toni gives her tips for how to respond while still keeping the temperature cool for the holidays. Let's talk about it. Have questions you'd like Toni to answer on the podcast? Send them to tonifarmersgarden@gmail.com. New episodes of Toni Farmer's Garden: The Podcast available every Wednesday.

    1 hr

  2. NOV 12

    Am I eating Round-Up?

    Do you have to work on a farm to be exposed to – and affected by – pesticides? Toni dives into the science behind these questions with Dr. Elisa Jazan, who just got her PhD from Tufts University in Environmental Health, and spent years studying exactly that. New episodes of Toni Farmer's Garden: The Podcast are live each Wednesday!

    49 min

  3. NOV 5

    Can't stop eating Doritos? That's science.

    Somewhere, in a lab, there are scientists trying to make food taste sweeter. Or saltier. Or more bitter. These scientists are hired by food companies to perfect their recipes and keep their products flying off the shelf. So this week, Toni sits down with food scientist Mark Hines to dig into how it happens. New episodes of Toni Farmer's Garden: The Podcast are available every Wednesday!

    47 min

  4. OCT 29

    When food prices are too high, where do I get food?

    As food prices rise and SNAP benefits are cut, Toni's conversation with UPenn professor Domenic Vitiello about how people living in cities can access food feels more relevant than ever. The two chat about gardening with limited space, sharing fridges with your neighbors and much more to help anyone, living anywhere, find food. New episodes of Toni Farmer's Garden: The Podcast are available every Wednesday!

    40 min

  5. OCT 22

    Is this organic label real? with Maria Rodale

    The second half of Toni's conversation with Maria Rodale (of the Rodale Institute) covers everything you need to know about eating organic...like why it's better for you, how to know if a product is actually organic (those labels can be tricky!) and what foods are carrying the most pesticides. Tune in every Wednesday for new episodes of Toni Farmer's Garden: The Podcast!

    28 min

  6. OCT 15

    How the Rodale Institute will save our food system

    Toni talks with Maria Rodale, granddaughter of the founder of the Rodale Institute, about why our farming system is broken – and how we can fix it. Plus, did you know it takes 5 years for a farmer to switch to organic farming? And we talk why farmers don't change their votes even when it hurts them.

    40 min
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Our food system is in crisis, and the point of this podcast is to, one, keep you informed, and two, try and save it. There are three factors fueling our current food crisis: cost, access and climate change. They've been building for years, you just didn’t know it…because life moves fast. With everything going on, how can you keep track of it all? You can't. But I – and people like me – do. So each week, I’m going to talk with another industry expert to help you understand the causes behind our broken system. Let's talk about it...

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