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A special presentation from the Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN) of a podcast on farming and climate change.

A special presentation from the Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN) of a podcast on farming and climate change.

Following Bridget Huber's reporting for the Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN) on the end of emergency SNAP benefits, food writer Corby Kummer joined Boston Public Radio to discuss an impending “hunger cliff” that could dramatically increase food insecurity in the U.S. In the early days of the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) temporarily strengthened SNAP, with households under the program receiving at least $95 extra per month. But 12 Republican-led states that have ended their pandemic emergency declarations without placing “a narrower public health emergency declaration in place,” thereby ending additional SNAP benefits provided by the USDA. The Biden administration recently extended the National Public Health Emergency, which was originally declared in March 2020, to mid-July — continuing emergency SNAP benefits for states that still have public health emergency declarations in place. “People who have gotten used to the increased pandemic benefits on SNAP for food assistance are suddenly seeing the monthly bump in their SNAP benefits go — in the case of a woman in Des Moines, Iowa — from $250 a month to $20 a month,” Kummer said. “The USDA, which runs SNAP, issued 4.1 billion in emergency allotments to more than 19 million households. This February, the most recent data available was $2.8 billion as opposed to $4.1 billion in emergency allotments. [That's] 15 million households, not 19 million,” Kummer continued. “So you're already looking at billions cut: at least 4 million fewer households [are] getting it, and we can only imagine what that's going to be in the months to come.” Kummer is the executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

Eating Matters welcomes Sam Fromartz, Editor in Chief of the Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN), back to the show to discuss the new, annual survey highlighting the top 10 issues their journalists think will make up the news in 2018. From the fight to control seed technology to antibiotic resistance in livestock to the health risks of Roundup, not to mention the Farm Bill renewal, there will be no shortage of things for us to talk about over the next year! Eating Matters is powered by Simplecast

In the first half of this week's Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined via phone by Bob Holmes, a New Scientist magazine correspondent, PhD in evolutionary biology, passionate home cook, and Slow Food Canada member. Bob is also the author of the forthcoming book Flavor: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense. After the break, Mike sits down with Ben Goldfarb of the Food and Environment Reporting Network (FERN) to discuss his article The Deliciously Fishy Case of the "Codfather" which was published by Mother Jones.

First up on this week's Food Talk, Mike speaks with Nick Kovacevich, co-founder & CEO of Kush Bottles. Founded in 2010, their mission is to provide innovative packaging solutions for dispensaries, growers, retail shops, and consumers throughout the legal cannabis industry. After a break, we return with Kamal Kouiri, the general manager and wine director of Molyvos in Manhattan's Midtown West. One of New York’s most beloved Greek restaurants since its opening in 1997, Molyvos has won numerous awards, including Wine Enthusiast’s “100 Best Wine Restaurants” in 2015 and 2016 as well as making their “Five Best Wine Bars in New York City.” Finally, Mike is joined by Stett Holbrook, editor of Bohemian, an alternative weekly in Santa Rosa, California. He is also a contributor to the Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN), and has written a piece on new resorts and vineyards in the Napa Valley that are threatening the region's water supplies.

Är quinoa räddningen när det gäller världens matförsörjning? Varför utnämnde FN 2013 till quinoans år? Varför funkade inte quinoaodlingen i Sverige? Vem äger quinoan och dess gener? Är det sant att fattiga bolivianer inte längre har råd att köpa quinoa för att det exporteras till västvärlden? Vad är "The quinoa quarrel", kampen om quinoa? Meny svarar på frågorna. Och berättar om quionoa i Anderna, om odling i USA och Europa. Och om quinoans framtid. Journalisten Lisa M Hamilton skrev för ett och ett halvt år sen en stor artikel om quinoa i den amerikanska tidskriften Harper's magazine. Där berättade hon om konflikterna med quinoa, om låsningen mellan Bolivia, där det mesta av quinoan finns, och resten av världen. Vad har hänt sedan dess? Kommer quinoan att kunna bli den stora gröda som många hoppas? I programmet hörs också Stephen Jones, framgångsrik quinoaodlare i England och Robert van Loo, växtförädlare i Nederländerna som bl a håller på att ta fram en quinoa som kan växa i salta jo Är quinoa räddningen när det gäller världens matförsörjning?Varför utnämnde FN 2013 till quinoans år?Varför funkade inte quinoaodlingen i Sverige?Vem äger quinoan och dess gener?Är det sant att fattiga bolivianer inte längre har råd att köpa quinoa för att det exporteras till västvärlden?Vad är "The quinoa quarrel", kampen om quinoa?Meny svarar på frågorna. Och berättar om quionoa i Anderna, om odling i USA och Europa. Och om quinoans framtid.Journalisten Lisa M Hamilton skrev för ett och ett halvt år sen en stor artikel om quinoa i den amerikanska tidskriften Harper's magazine. Där berättade hon om konflikterna med quinoa, om låsningen mellan Bolivia, där det mesta av quinoan finns, och resten av världen.Vad har hänt sedan dess? Kommer quinoan att kunna bli den stora gröda som många hoppas?I programmet hörs också Stephen Jones, framgångsrik quinoaodlare i England och Robert van Loo, växtförädlare i Nederländerna som bl a håller på att ta fram en quinoa som kan växa i salta jordar.Fredrik Fogelberg, som tidigare ansvarade för försöksodlingen av quinoa på Öland för dryga tio år sen, förklarar också varför den misslyckades.(För att ha råd att göra artikeln så fick Lisa M Hamilton stöd av Food and Environment Reporting Network FERN, en fristående ideell organisation som stöttar journalister.)

This week on Eating Matters, host Kim Kessler welcomes in studio Ralph Loglisci of the Food and Environment Reporting Network (FERN) and via phone, Nadia Johnson of Just Food. Kicking off the show with a discussion about the recent People’s Climate March which recently occurred in New York City, Ralph and Nadia share their opinions on why the march and its cause is very connected to concerns about food and food policy. After the break, Kim gets Joan Gussow on the line to add her thoughts. Joan, a well known professor, author, food policy expert, environmentalist and gardener, is someone that The New York Times has called the “matriarch of the eat-locally-think-globally food movement.” Kim talks with Joan about the idea of what is referred to as ‘information pollution’ in the food industry. Seeking the truth behind controversial topics, it is increasingly difficult to find an unbiased information, especially when large corporations are concerned. Joan has led her classes through ways to dissect this type of problem and to be on the watch for who might be sponsoring such information. Taking on other hot topics spawned by the People’s Climate March, Joan initiates great talking points and encourages the consumer to educate themselves about where their food comes from and at what cost. Tune in for a thought-provoking episode picking up where the People’s Climate March left off. This program was brought to you by White Oak Pastures. “I tell my students that the best thing you can do is to have some kind of cognizant frame where to put each piece of information, otherwise you end up with a heap of stuff.” [26:08] “If you’re going to talk about climate issues, you can’t really avoid talking the fact that we eat way too much meat – too much protein, period.” [29:18] “Recognize, as Barbara Kingsolver said long ago, that whatever great thing you do today remember that it began with eating something that came out of soil.” [35:25] —Joan Gussow on Eating Matters