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The Sioux Chef: Cooking with Wild Foods & "Cool Heirloom Crops"
Sean Sherman, founder, CEO and chef at The Sioux Chef, is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe. Sean was born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota and has been cooking in Minnesota, South Dakota and Montana for the last 27 years. While his work in the..
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Good Food Movement Pioneer Jim Slama
Jim Slama, a pioneer of the Good Food Movement in the Chicago area, is founder and president of FamilyFarmed, a non-profit organization committed to supporting locally grown and responsibly produced food. FamilyFarmed has evolved to include the beloved three-day Good Food Festival and Conference in Chicago, which provides information on financing, food policy, school food, producer issues, and...
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Maria Rodale on Living Well
Today on Rootstock Radio, Maria Rodale, the CEO and Chairman of Rodale Inc.
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Author Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry is the author of the now-famous quote that inspired Michael Pollan: "Eating is an agricultural act." Berry is an environmental activist, farmer, and author of more than 40 works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. One of his most..
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Thinking Like Bees with Terry Oxford of UrbanBeeSF
Today, guest host Anne O’Connor speaks with Terry Oxford of Urban Bee San Francisco (UrbanBeeSF). We were so happy to meet Terry at Organic Valley’s Grass Up event in San Rafael, California, this past October. Not only is she a wealth of knowledge..
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Continuing a Legacy of Activism: Anna Lappé of the Small Planet Institute
We had the opportunity to speak with author and activist Anna Lappé of the Small Planet Institute about her work, her motivations, and the legacy of work that she has continued from her parents and her grandparents. Today, Anna is co-author or..