Rodger Wasson

Rodger Wasson, legendary voice of American food and farming, invites us to his virtual table where he talks to experts around the world about everything from food production and cooking to soil and the future of the planet

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Farm to Table Talk

Farmers Should Earn More/Work Less – Ari Memar

Farmers work too hard for what they earn. They need to earn more and work less for their way of life that should be profitable. Small farms are critical to local communities and food systems, but are especially outmatched by the resources available to larger farms — technology, equipment, sales and marketing teams, and back office staff. So in partnership with local farms in Sonoma County California, Ari Memar founded Farmhand to level the playing field by equipping farmers with the technology and services to win back local share of the food dollar and support a thriving local food system. www.farmhand.partners/farmtotabletalk

 

 

 

Wasted – Minerva Ringland

The food system is extremely inefficient with  237 million tons going unsold or uneaten.–becomingfood waste, which goes t to landfill, incineration, or down the drain, or  simply left in the fields to rot.  That’s almost 120 billion meals’ worth of food that goes unsold or uneaten each year, roughly 1.4% of U.S. GDP. The impacts  on  climate and environment are also enormoussince food that is never eaten still requires resources to grow, harvest, transport, cool, cook or otherwise prepare—even when it ends up in land fills. Minnie Ringland is the Manager of Climate & Insights for www.reFed.org.

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Good Farming Good Health – Camilla Petersen

To be a good Doctor and to do good health  you really need to understand farming and agriculture, because good farming also equals good health and overall wellness, once said Wendell Berry. Dr. Camilla Petersen owns her own concierge medical practice in Missoula Montana where creating good health starts with what we are putting into our bodies. Camilla is a ND, MD, FAAFP who grew up in the Ukraine and has practiced in Africa, South America, New Zealand, all over the USA and now in Missoula Montana where she is also a wife, mother of two, member of the Montana Medical Board, and a business owner.

www.petersenconciergemedical.com
Degenerative or Regenerative Ag – Mike Lessiter

Regenerative agriculture is the opposite of Degenerative agriculture. Research and innovative farmers are showing that no-till with cover crops increases net profit,  organic matter, water quality, air quality and builds soil while reducing runoff. Regenerating soil allows farmers to literally gain more land and grow more crops profitably without losing tons of soil per year from degenerative farming.  Mike Lessiter is president of Conservation Ag and the NoTill Magazine. 

www.notillfarmer.com

covercropstrategies.com 

Plant Based Journey -Heather Donaldson

Changing what you eat is a journey that may lead to growing, preparing, and marketing before sharing and consuming your food focused dreams. When the destination of the journey is a plant based diet, it may be a challenging transition. When Heather and Reggie Donaldson were moving from LA back to Cincinnati, they knew delicious plant based cheeses would be key to the success of their own plant based journey. Heather shares how that journey led to producing their own plant based cheese, opening a “Mad Cheese” shop in Cincinnati and establishing a following of the cheese and of their journey. www.madcheese.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sky’s The Limit – Arthur Erickson

Small and mid-sized  farms face a storm of economic pressures, worsening labor shortages, climate extremes, and relentless market disruptions (tariffs) With profit margins squeezed farmers are turning to precision agriculture, leveraging advanced, autonomous drone technology to optimize resources, reduce waste, overcome labor gaps, and maintain profitability. Arthur Erickson, CEO of Hylio, a US based ag drone manufacturer, shares how small to large-scale farmers are integrating drones into their regenerating operations.

www.hylio.com

Soil Is Healthcare’s Future – Nadine Clopton

In the U.S., 90% of the $4.5 trillion spent on healthcare goes toward managing chronic disease, yet Physicians receive an average of just 19.6 hours of nutrition education. It’s time for a new approach to healthy living, from the ground up.. Prestigious agriculture research and education nonprofit, Rodale Institute is a global pioneer that integrates regenerative organic agriculture and healthcare, for a future where food is medicine. Nadine Clopton is Rodale’s Program Manager of Regenerative Education. www.rodaleinstitute.org

Nutrition Security – Nate Blum

Nutrition security alongside food security will ensure healthy and active lives. Achieving nutritional security is being achieved through nutrition-sensitive farming, diversified food production and community sensitization.  Nate Blum is an agricultural expert and the CEO of the Sorghum United Foundation, dedicated to advancing human and animal health, as well as climate-smart agriculture. www.sorghumunited.com

Backyard Farming – Kim Pezza

As egg prices reach record highs, more homeowners are turning to backyard chicken farming as a sustainable and cost-effective solution. This surge in prices has led to a growing trend of individuals raising their own chickens to ensure a steady supply of fresh eggs. Kim Pezza is an expert in sustainable living and the author of Backyard Farming: Raising Chickens as well as other books in the Backyard Farming series to help us achieve greater self-sufficiency in our own backyards.

New Tech Delivers – Gary Wickham

Farms of all sizes and types, from conventional to organic, need  continually improving technologies if they are to meet their obligations to Mother Earth and their own bottom line. Gary Wickham. is the founder and CEO of Ireland based MagroTec. Farming utilizes applications of materials through spraying.  Whether those materials are organic or traditional the goal is to use as little as possible and avoid drift to non targeted areas. MagroTec uses permanent rare earth magnets to expose  fluid to static non-uniform magnetic fields under appropriate flow conditions. This affects the physical properties of the fluid that determine  spray droplet formation, droplet dynamics, and droplet adhesion.Large farms are early adapters but as the technology advances it will be better for smaller operations, for the climate and for eaters. www.magrowtec.com

Sharing Food Bridges Divides – Shari Leid
We Can Farm Too- Shiv Shakti
Tariffs Tax Food – Ron Baumgarten
Urban Farming – Alfred Melbourne
Goats For Good – Aaron Steele
Local for Happy Meals – Mike Maynard
Good Natured – Paula Whyman
Bridge the Divide – Gary Paul Nabhan
Rebuilt, Restored, Regenified – Heidi Diestel & Kristine Root
The Right Thing To Do – Wendell Berry
The Movement Begins – Stephanie Anderson
Sun Farms – Peter Schmitt
Cooperation Pays – Kim Coontz, CCCD
Thankful and Hopeful – Jeff Van Pevenage
Ukraine, Space and the World’s Food – Vera Petryk
Ag Will Reverse Greenhouse Gas – Marty Matlock
Monitoring Pesticides – Sara McGrath FDA
Climate Counts – Rob Jackson
Tariffs – Blake Hurst
Craft Beef – Jeff Smith
Baking Happiness – Ezeekiwee Anderson, Rize Up
Food Bill Farm Bill – Adam Warthesen
Indigenous Way of Being – Sara Calvosa Olson
The Last Roundup – Blake Hurst
Your Pets Are Safe- Rodger Wasson
Building Local Resilience – Tricia Kovacs
Farm To Fork Bridge Dinner – Rodger Wasson
Small Farms Big Table – Erica Frenay
Slow, Free Roam Chickens – Mike Charles
Know The Origin – Alexandria Fischer
Lab to Field to Cans and Jars – Jessica Cooperstone PhD
Returning To Common Ground
Taste, Price, Health, Convenience, Environment – Kris Solid R.D.
Help Wanted – Steve Hubbard
Chefs Link Farms to Tables – Chef Kirk Bachmann
Grown In Guatemala – Chrstopher Safieh
Controlled Environment – Jake Felser
Planet, Palate To Plate – Daniel Firth Griffith
Ultra Black Hats – Sharon Palmer, RD
New Farm Spirit – Stuart Woolf, Sean Venus
Consumer Confusion – Amy Myrdal Miller, RD
Farming The Farm Bill – Ricardo Salvador
More Meat More Ways – Paul Shapiro
Organic Juice Journey – Uncle Matt Mclean
Commodity Ag – Scott Brown
Old Ways Are New Ways – Brittany & Bill Sullivan
Regional Food System Creation – Zack Wyatt
Farm Adjacent Communities – Clayton Garrett
Barons, Really – Austin Frerick
Barons Power – Austin Frerick
What We’re Hungry For — Kim Shapira, MS, RD
Organizing the Hungry – Pastor Heber Brown III
Sacred, Noble, Righteous & Healing – Joel Salatin
Mindful Farming – Rachel Meyer
Meaningful Change – Bryce & Brita Lundberg
Holistic Essentials – Allan Savory
Earth’s Friends – Dr. Kendra Klein
Farm to Hospitals – Chef Santana Diaz
Regeneration Nation – Dr. Cindy Daly
Stepping Up, Giving Back – Jimmy Taylor
Putting Farmers First, Anywhere – Raffi Vartanian
Making Communities Better – Amira Resnick
Power for People – Charles R. Toca
Local For Locals – Tom Willey
Call COP – Eric Mittenthal
Empowering Farmers – Nelson Hawkins
Grain Changer – Jeff Van Pevenage
Farm To Freezer Fresh – Ruben Cortez & Wesley O’Brien
Raising Pigs Today- Cheryl Walsh
Dream Delicious – Alec Jaffe
Ag Past to Ag Future – Dino Giacomazzi
Farm In NYC – Jordan Settlage
QR Farm to Menu –
Environmental Progress – Sara Place
For Farmers – Dana DiPrima
We’re The Ones – Chef Mollie Englehart
Virgin Oil Regenerates – Matthieu Kohlmeyer
Humane Washing – Andrew DeCoriolis
Multi Farm CSA — Rachelle Gould
We Can Reduce Warming – Frank Mitloehner
Non GHG Ostrich -Alexander McCoy
Becoming Neutral – Marcus Lovell Smith
True Costs True Values – Matt Maier
Local Shrimp Farms – Steve Sutton
Sounds of Silent Spring – Elizabeth Hilborn, DVM
Dream, Success & Transition – John & Sukey Jamison
Ancient Grains, Now – Nate Blum
Creating Regenerative Supply Chains – Michael Dimock
Homestead Instead – Angela Ferraro-Fanning
Bio Miracles Underfoot-Pam Marrone
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Rodger Wasson