On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Dr. Bram Govaerts, the Director General of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). They talk about the information and other resources farmers need to grow resilient crops and support soil health, what an additional climate shock will do to a fragile food and agricultural sy…

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Jose Mai, the Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise for Belize and Dr. Rattan Lal, a Distinguished Professor of Soil Science at The Ohio State University. They discuss the spirituality of soil, the responsibility placed on producers as stewards of the land, and the resources nee…

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Dr. Andrew Bremer, Director of the Office of Nutrition Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They talk about the concerning state of nutrition security today, why it remains difficult to link foods to specific health outcomes, and the opportunity the U.S. has to transform the coun…

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Sophia Hosain, Zero Waste Manager for Baltimore City’s Department of Public Works. They talk about how Baltimore is creating the programs and tools they need to slash food waste in the city, why Hosain believes everyone’s immediate future is tied to one another, and what it means to be a steward…

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Dr. Sara Roszak, Senior Vice President of Health and Wellness Strategy and Policy for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and President of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation. They talk about why pharmacists are so well positioned to support Food Is Medicine initia…

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Betty Chinyamunyamu, the CEO of the National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi (NASFAM). They discuss what the Association is doing to ensure food producers receive a fair price for their food, the impact of extreme weather events on the country’s farmers, and the far-reaching social an…

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with author and journalist Carey Gillam. They discuss a recent investigation that reveals how agrochemical industry leaders are downplaying the risks of pesticides and working to discredit journalists, scientists, and others who have been critical of pesticides or genetically modified organisms (GMOs…

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Dr. Christine Going, Senior Advisor in the Food Security Office at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. They discuss the barriers that can prevent veterans from seeking support, what the Veterans Health Administration is doing to help those experiencing hunger, and the innovative partnership…

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Liz Neumark, Founder and CEO of Great Performances and the Founder of the Sylvia Center. They discuss how the climate crisis is affecting farmers and what that means for chefs, how the hospitality industry can lower greenhouse gas emissions, and the policies that can build resilience in our food…

Food Tank recently traveled to Toronto Canada for the official 2024 North America World Food Day Celebration. This episode of “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” features three fireside chats from the event, moderated by Dani, that dive into the right to food, financing food systems transformation, and the need to center equity in everything we do. Yo…

On this episode of “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani sits down with Dr. Marion Nestle, an author, nutritionist and the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University and Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, a cardiologist and the Director of the Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School at…

During Climate Week NYC, Food Tank hosted a series of Summits to position food and agriculture as a key solution to the Climate Crisis. This episode features two conversations from these events. First, hear from John Kerry the 68th U.S. Secretary of State and former U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, moderated by John Piotti, President an…

During Climate Week NYC, Dani sat down with Jason Buechel, CEO of Whole Foods Market. They discuss how emerging companies can differentiate themselves from their competitors in the marketplace, the value of a clear and powerful story when trying to reach eaters, and how brands can navigate an acquisition without losing sight of their mission. This …

During Climate Week NYC, Dani sat down with author, activist, educator, and the Founder of Third Act, Bill McKibben and the Executive Director of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food Anna Lappé. During the fireside chat, they discuss the link between our food and agriculture systems and fossil fuel industry, how storytelling can be used for b…

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Chef Valerie Chang, the Chef and Owner of Maty’s in Miami, Florida and the recipient of the 2024 James Beard Award for Best Chef: South. They discuss what a sustainable career in the hospitality industry looks like, what it means to be a part of a culinary team that succeeds collectively, and wh…

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with Ken Cook, President and Co-Founder of Environmental Working Group. They talk about getting around the partisan politics that so often stymie progress, a roadmap to reduce contamination from forever chemicals, and why support for climate-smart farming must be preserved. While you’re listening, su…

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with farmer, memory keeper, and artist Nikiko Masumoto of Masumoto Family Farm. During the conversation, they discuss the philosophy of farming, grounded in inclusivity, that Masumoto inherited; the synergy that can emerge when working with family units on the farm; and why tenderness is fierce and s…