food

February 11, 2015

Sound Bites: Baltimore’s Food System Vision

February 10, 2015 - Segment 3 - In our latest edition of Sound Bites, we listen in to a panel discussion Marc moderated on Baltimore's food-system planning, policy and partnership efforts and how people are shaping and implementing visions for a sustainable local food system.
January 6, 2015

Sound Bites: Top Food Stories Of 2014 | How Congress Will Impact Our Food & School Lunches

January 6, 2015 - Segment 3 - On our newest episode of Sound Bites, our series on our food and our world, we reflect upon the top food stories of 2014 with our panel of guests, and we discuss food-related issues on Congress' radar this year.
October 26, 2014

Afro-Veganism & Baltimore’s Vegan SoulFest

October 22, 2014 - Segment 2 - Listen to our conversation on Afro-Veganism and hear a sneak preview of an exciting and delicious festival taking place this weekend in Baltimore: Vegan SoulFest! The free event features vegan food, nutrition experts, vegan cooking demonstrations and more.
September 10, 2014

Sound Bites: The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America’s Food Business

September 9, 2014 - Segment 3 - It's a special archive episode of Sound Bites! Listen in to the informative and lively town hall meeting with Christopher Leonard about his latest book The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business. The Meat Racket reveals the inner workings of the corporations that control the food business, and the power in Washington of the meat and poultry lobbies.
August 12, 2014

Sound Bites: US Apples Banned in EU | Chicken Nuggets | Eating Wildly

August 12, 2014 - Segment 3 - In our latest episode of Sound Bites, we discuss the EU's ban on apples from the US, hear about what is really in chicken nuggets, and learn about what kind of wild edibles you can find in the month of August.
July 24, 2014

Sound Bites: Good Food Gathering — Acting Well

July 22, 2014 -Segment 3 - This month, Marc moderated another Good Food Gathering Town Hall Meeting, this time at the Netivot Shalom Congregation in Pikesville. We discussed "Acting Well," and explored how congregations and individuals can effect systemic change on our food system.
June 18, 2014

Sound Bites: Good Food Gathering Town Hall Meeting: Donating Well

June 17, 2014 - Segment 4 - On a brand new episode of Sound Bites, we hear the Good Food Gathering Town Hall Meeting held last Thursday night at the Franciscan Center of Baltimore, in our latest episode of Sound Bites. Our inspirational panel talks about what it means to "Donate Well" and shares creative ideas and programs for providing healthy food to Baltimoreans in need.
April 4, 2014

Food And Faith Project

April 4, 2014 - Segment 3 - We check in with Darriel Harris, Program Officer of the Baltimore Food and Faith Project at the Johns Hopkins Center For a Livable Future, about their upcoming series of town hall meetings, in partnership with Interfaith Power & Light,Good Food Gatherings.
March 27, 2014

Sound Bites: All About Kids! / Hear the Maryland Crunch / Food Allergies / Improving School Lunches / Recipe: Oven “Fried” Chicken

March 25, 2014 - Segment 4 On the latest edition of Sound Bites, we focus on youth and food by looking at school breakfasts and lunches and young people and food allergies.
February 18, 2014

Sound Bites: Conflicting Views On Meat And GMOs

February, 18, 2014 - Segment 3 - In a special archive edition, we bring you some of our favorite Sound Bites segments from the past month: The longstanding relationship of Americans and meat, with Dr. Maureen Ogle, historian and author of In Meat We Trust: An Unexpected History of Carnivore America; "The Five Biggest Meat Stories of 2013" with Tom Philpott, Mother Jones Food and Agriculture blogger; and Do GMOs matter? with Tom Philpott, Mother Jones Food and Agriculture correspondent; and Nathanael Johnson, food writer for Grist.
January 7, 2014

Sound Bites: Salmonella & Flaws In Poultry Safety System | Food, Ag and Environment Stories to Watch in 2014 | This Year’s Biggest Meat Stories

January 7, 2014 - Segment 4 - Are you careful with uncooked poultry? In the newest edition of Sound Bites, we look at a recent study by the Pew Charitable Trusts that highlights weaknesses in the poultry safety system. Then, we predict what the big food, agriculture and environment stories of 2014 will be, and look at the biggest meat stories of 2013.
November 27, 2013

Thanksgiving Recipes: Traditional, Vegan & Creative Takes on Your Favorite Holiday Foods

November 27, 2013 - Segment 2 - With Thanksgiving a day away, we are joined by Donavan Murphy, owner of Island Quizine; Adam Pierce, Executive Chef at Great Sage, and Chef Mac Alonzo Lee of All Those Blues to share great holiday recipes.
November 12, 2013

Sound Bites: Food Safety Modernization Act | GMOs & Public Opinion | Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference

November 12, 2013 - Segment 3 - We begin the newest episode of our series on the food system, Sound Bites, talking about the Food Safety Modernization Act. Then we talk about the GMO labeling measure that failed in Washington and hear a report back from the Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners conference.
November 7, 2013

Sound Bites: Real Food Comes To Hopkins | Political Food News Roundup | Recipe From Afroculinaria

November 5, 2013 - Segment 4 - On the newest episode of Sound Bites. we report an exciting development in the real food movement that took place last week right here in Baltimore. Then we get a roundup of political food news and hear a recipe from Michael Twitty of Afroculinaria.
October 30, 2013

Sound Bites: Black Farmers Lawsuit, Spying Grocery Shelves, And Gleaning With Gather Baltimore

October 30, 2013 - Segment 4 - In our latest episode of Sound Bites, we hear about a lawsuit involving discrimination against black farmers, spying devices on grocery shelves, and produce gleaning on local farms.
October 15, 2013

Sound Bites – Michael Moss on Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us

October 15, 2013 - Hour 2 - In the latest episode of Sound Bites, we look at how "Big Food" has lured us into eating high-fat, low-nutrition foods over the past century, when Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Michael Moss joins us to discuss his book Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us.
May 28, 2013

Sound Bites: Urban Farming, No SNAP Benefits For Violent Offenders, & A Fermentation Recipe!

May 28, 2013 - Hour 2 - On this live episode of Sound Bites, we discuss urban farming with Five Seeds Farm and the Baltimore Free Farm, the Senate's amendments to the Farm Bill that would bar people convicted of violent crimes from receiving benefits for life, and fermentation with Sandor Katz.
March 6, 2013

Sound Bites: Monsanto In The Supreme Court; Plastic In Our Food; Visions For Transforming The Food System

March 6, 2013 - Hour 2 - It's a new episode of Sound Bites. We'll look at the Bowman vs. Monsanto case, recently heard in the Supreme Court, which addresses the question of who owns the rights to Monsanto's genetically engineered RoundUp Ready seeds, plastics in our food, and visions for transforming the food system.