On our latest episode of Sound Bites, we bring you a recording from a panel discussion we moderated at the Future Harvest CASA (Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture) Conference this past weekend in Virginia. We talked to farmers about their stories of transition. Sharing their stories are
This week on the latest edition of Sound Bites we take a look back at the biggest food, agriculture, and environmental stories of 2012, with Mother Jones blogger Tom Philpott and commentator Tom Horton.
The Waterkeeper/Perdue-Hudson Trial in Federal Court came to a conclusion last week and we spoke with key participants in the case as soon the verdict was rendered.
This week on Sound Bites, we speak with members of Red Tomato. Red Tomato is a non-profit food hub that connects wholesale growers to supermarkets and other retailers located in the Northeast.
It's time for another episode of Sound Bites, our series on the food system.
On our latest episode of Sound Bites, Anna Lappe, author, educator and sustainable food advocate, joins us to talk about Food MythBusters a multi-media platform that uses animated and short live-action documentaries to debunk myths about sustainable food and farming.
We continue our Sound Bites on Delmarva series with another discussion of a closely-watched trial happening right now in Baltimore. The Waterkeeper Alliance brought a suit against an Eastern Shore poultry farm and the company they farm for, Perdue.
This week on Sound Bites, a show about the future of our food system, we talk to a diverse panel of farmers and experts about the Farm Bill, what it means now that the bill was not passed. The Senate voted on and passed the Farm Bill, but the U.S. House of Representatives' bill failed to reach the House floor.
It's time for this week's episode of Sound Bites!
It's our latest edition of Sound Bites! This week we ask the question: Are organic foods really more nutritious than other foods?
This week's episode of Sound Bites explores the debate surrounding genetically engineered and genetically modified foods.
"Sustainability" has been a running theme in our Sound Bites series over the past year and a half, and tonight you will hear an episode that illustrates the many different understandings of that theme. Included in the mix will be voices of rural and urban farmers, environmentalists, and food and agricultural experts.
In our most recent episode of Sound Bites, we travel to Prince George's County and visit three farms, The Accokeek Foundation at Piscataway Park; P.A.
Dubbed "The Nannies' Norma Rae" by The New York Times, Ai-jen Poo has worked for over a decade advocating for the rights of domestic workers with Domestic Workers United. Today, she joins us to discuss organizing with immigrants for labor rights.
As the Executive Director for the Center for Community Change, Deepak Bhargava works to empower low-income people through community-building. Today, he joins us to discuss organizing for civil rights and economic justice.
Henry Red Cloud has spent over a decade working to bring green technology and renewable energy to some of the poorest communities in the United States. Currently, he runs the Lakota Solar Enterprises on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
Eric Alterman is a writer, historian, college professor, and media critic. He joins us here to discuss his latest book, Kabuki Democracy: The System vs Barack Obama. To read more about and by Eric Alterman, click here.
David Swanson is a writer and progressive political activist. His latest book is War is a Lie.
We recently interviewed David Swanson at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC. Here is our interview, along with the lively audience Q & A.
