Aug 31, 2020
Social media memes and marketing messages often ring nostalgic for how things used to be on the farm. But were the “good old days” really better? In this episode we chat with fruit and vegetable expert Gene McAvoy about how farming used to work (and how it still works in some parts of the world) and how research...
Aug 24, 2020
Have you ever had an authority figure make you feel bad about your food choices? Are you drawn in by people selling sensation rather than by facts around food? We talk peanut allergies, low-FODMAP diet, health literacy, and why you can eat a pound of chocolate if you really want it (but maybe that isn’t the best...
Aug 17, 2020
Do you know a farm family? The vast majority of agriculture businesses are family-owned. Our guest, Jolene Brown, consults with hundreds of farm families each year and shares the stresses and delights of farming.
Jolene Brown is a real "Farmer Brown." From Eastern Iowa, she's an internationally known professional...
Aug 10, 2020
In this special behind-the-scenes episode, Michele and Eliz welcome Callie (Eliz’s daughter and manager of the Food Bullying Facebook Page) for a wide-ranging Q&A session. Callie Greene is about to begin her second year at Lawrence University, where she studies psychology and harp performance.
Callie’s...