Food Freedom Radio
Food Freedom Radio
Food Freedom Radio – September 12, 2020
Laura speaks with farmer Kathy Connell and economics professor Ryan Pesch from the University of Minnesota-Moorhead.
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – August 29, 2020
Diane Duvall of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society joins Laura to discuss their memories of the State Fair and favorite recipes.
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – August 22, 2020
Food Freedom Radio – August 15, 2020
Food Freedom Radio with Laura Hedlund – August 8, 2020
Food Freedom Radio – August 1, 2020
James McDonald of the USDA and Theresa Keaveny of the Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota join Laura this week.
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – July 25, 2020
Lisa Fitzpatrick of Duluth Climate Mobilization and community activist Vicki O’Day of Imagine Relevance join Laura this week.
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – July 18, 2020
Laura’s guests this week are Sarah Goldman and Bob Martin of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – July 11, 2020
This week’s guests: Ken Roseboro, one of the country’s leading reporters on GMOs; Sina Pleggenkuhle of the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market.
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – June 20, 2020
Sam Grant, executive director of https://mn350.org and Karen Clark with https://www.eastphillipsneighborhoodinstitute.org/about-the-urban-indoor-farm
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – June 13, 2020
Ice Demmings with https://midtownglobalmarket.org and Cante Suta Francis Bettelyoun with the Native American Medicine Garden
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – June 6, 2020
Food Freedom Radio – May 30, 2020
Food Freedom Radio – May 23, 2020
Food Freedom Radio – Minneapolis Farmers Market – May 16, 2020
May 16 Minneapolis Farmers Market and https://www.iatp.org/about/staff/tara-ritter
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – Wendy Pilot Talks Factory Farming – 05.09.2020
Food Freedom Radio – May 2, 2020
Today on the show: Paul Sobocinski from Land Stweardship Project – landstewardshipproject.org Courtney Tchida from MN State Horticulture Society – northerngardener.org
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio with Victoria Erhart, Alana Bliss & Elizabeth Dahl – 04.25.2020
With Victoria Erhart of www.friendsschoolplantsale.com and Alana Bliss & Elizabeth Dahl of www.greenguilds.com
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – April 18, 2020
Food Freedom Radio – 04.11.2020
Food Freedom Radio – 03.14.2020
Food Freedom Radio – 02.29.2020
Food Freedom Radio – February 22, 2020
Food Freedom Radio – 02.15.2020
Food Freedom Radio – February 8, 2020
Food Freedom Radio – 02.01.2020
Dr Scott Kenney talks about potential of virus jumping from pigs to humans and George Broody from Land Stewardship Project talks about new white paper on climate change and agriculture.
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – 50th Anniversary of Earth Day 2020
Jillian Semaan Food and Environment Director https://www.earthday.org join local activists.
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – Fake Organics & Polymet Update
Anne Ross with https://www.cornucopia.org and Reporter Mike Hendricks with https://www.kansascity.com one of the biggest frauds in farm history and integrity in the food system. Also Pete Marshall with https://www.friends-bwca.org talks about this week’s history decision
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – Emerging Farming Conference
Mhonpaj Lee and May Lee join us to talk about https://bigriverfarms.thefoodgroupmn.org/emerging-farmers-conference
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – JOY and the Food Movement
Sarita Parikh shares insights https://www.jomanity.com
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – Eating Disorders
Food Freedom Radio – Woullet Bakery
Woullet Bakery has new ownership https://www.wuollet.com
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – Climate Change and Agriculture
Congressman Tim Penny and Elena Byrne Plus Bernie Sanders at a Farmers Forum
Congressman Tim Penny and Elena Byrne talk about https://www.local-feast.org And Bernie Sanders at October 5, 2019 forum by Organic Farmers Association and Iowa Organic Association
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Read MoreGovernor Arne Carlson and Holly Jenkins discuss the urgency of protecting water
Governor Arne Carlson and Holly Jenkins discuss the urgency of protecting water. Polymet, CAFOS, monoculture industrial farming
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – 11.16.2019
On today’s episode of Food Freedom Radio Laura is joined by John Peterson of Ferndale Turkey, Emily Torgrimson of eatforequity.org and Benjamin Gross calls in two share his thoughts on a Richfield school throwing out 40 perfectly good lunches to shame student with more than $15 of cafeteria debt.
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Read MoreGroundwar.org – November 9, 2019
http://groundwar.org ‘s Andrew Nisker executive director of Beyond Pesticides Jay Feldman President of Minnehaha Landscaping– Russ Henry talk pesticides
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Read MoreSugar & Halloween – October 26, 2019
Dentist Scott Shamblott and Dr Rachael Rapacz-md share smart sugar strategies for the Holidays
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Read MoreFood Freedom – Brett Olson – 10.19.2019
Food Freedom Radio – Katie Sterns – October 12, 2019
Food Freedom Radio – Author Jon Steinman – 10/5/19
Food Freedom Radio – Nobel Conference Highlights – September 28, 2019
audio clips of from https://gustavus.edu/events/nobelconference/2019 Including presentation by author of The Right To Be Cold Sheila Watt-Cloutier
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – Russ Henry Avoiding Pesticides – September 21, 2019
Food Freedom – Climate Changed Conference – August 7, 2019
Food Freedom – MN Eats Exhibit at the MN State Fair – August 24, 2019
https://www.mnstatefair.org/schedule/the-common-table-minnesota-eats
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – August 10, 2019
Food Freedom Radio – August 3, 2019
Food Freedom Radio – July 13, 2019
Food Freedom Radio – July 6, 2019
TC Farms – June 29, 2019
Power in the Economy – June 22, 2019
How coffee prices are hurting small farmers around the world and a local company.
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – June 15, 2019
Plastics – June 8, 2019
The makers of Hibar, a shampoo and conditioner bar that does not use plastic join Laura to talk about how individuals respond to the crisis of plastic. Also native Rapanui filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu, who films Eating Up Easter, explores the dilemma his people are facing – talks about plastics from a global perspective
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Read MorePesticides! Reflections on Rachel Carson – June 1, 2019
Marc Rosenberg, Russ Henry, Terry Gips and Willa childress discuss the public health crisis of overuse of pesticides
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Read MoreA Conversation about the Monsanto Verdict – May 18, 2019
Two Billion dollar Monsanto Verdict. Interview with lead attorney Brent Wisner. Former AM950 talk show host Mark Heaney with http://www.heaneylaw.com/mark-heaney.html discuss the case.
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Read MoreGreg Pavett – May 11, 2019
Greg Pavett with https://www.humanityalliance.org Creating a living lab to pilot ideas.
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Read MoreGregory Rich of Habitation and Dan Newkirk – May 4, 2019
Abby from Seward Community Co-op and Richie Mann from Sitka Salmon Shares – April 27, 2019
Organic Farmer Bob Quinn – April 13, 2019
Food Freedom Radio – April 6, 2019
Ken Pentel and Patrick Kerrigan – March 30, 2019
March 30 Ken Pentel with http://ecologydemocracynetwork.org and Patrick Kerrigan Organic Consumers Association
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – March 23, 2019
World Water Day – March 16, 2019
Doctor Carrie Jennings with https://freshwater.org talks about World Water Day on March 22 See your water footprint https://www.watercalculator.org/
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Read MoreNational Farmers Union Convention – March 9, 2019
President of the Minnesota Farmers Union Gary Wertish talks about the recent National Farmers Union Convention. Also Chris Gamer with Main Street project talks about the effort to plant one million Hazelnut trees.
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Read MoreMOSES Conference Highlights – March 2, 2019
MOSES Conference Highlights Guest: Jim Riddle is Moses Organic Farmer of the year; Sylvia Burgos Toftness https://www.bronxtobarn.com and Lauren Langworthy, Acting Executive Director of MOSES and owner of http://blueoxorganics.com
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – March 2, 2019
Community Food and Water Bill – Guests Marita Bujold and Roxanne O Brien – February 23, 2019
Atum Azzahir from Cultural Wellness Center and Snake Bloomstrand – February 16, 2019
Dr. Scott Shamblott of Shamblott Family Dentistry – February 2, 2019
Food Freedom Radio – January 19, 2019
Food Freedom Radio – January 12, 2019
Samaul Thayer of foragersharvest.com and Marie Wesselre – January 5, 2019
Samaul Thayer with https://www.foragersharvest.com/ and Marie Wesselre with https://www.fourseasonforaging.com/about-us/
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Read MoreA Conversation with Candi from Natural Awakenings – December 29, 2018
Laura talks to Candi Broeffle, publisher of Natural Awakenings Twin Cities magazine about her new show – Green Tea Conversation
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – December 15, 2018
Regenerate the Metro! – December 8, 2018
Ronnie Cummins, co-founder and International Director of the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) and Pat Kerrigan · Organic Standards and Retail Director with the OCA join Stan Sattinger with Minnesota 350 to talk about Regenerative Agriculture.
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – December 1, 2018
The East Phillips Indoor Urban Farm – Why The Controversy?
Representative Karen Clark, Founder of Project Sweetie Pie Michael Chaney, and Clarence Bischoff CEO at MN Sustainable Development Group.
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – November 24, 2018
Permaculture Day of Action
Food Freedom Radio – NAFTA 2.0
Food Freedom Radio – November 10, 2018
Laura is Joined by Gary Wertish. Gary Wertish was elected Minnesota Farmers Union President in a special election in January 2017
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – November 3, 2018
OCTOBER 27, 2018 Congressman Tim Walz at the Governor’s Forum on Food held October 25 Minnesota Farmers Union
OCTOBER 20, 2018 Author Trina Hahnemann and Julie Ingebretsen talk food
Author Trina Hahnemann and Julie Ingebretsen talk food https://www.ingebretsens.com/
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Read MoreOCTOBER 13, 2018 Seward Community Coop talks Community Foods Launch Celebration
Nobel Conference54 Living Soil (10/6/18)
Leading thinker on carbon change and soil carbon Dr Rattan Lal; co-founder of Earth Microbiome Project Dr Jack Gilbert and conference co-chair Laura Triplett share learning form Nobel Conference 54: Living Soil a Universe Underfoot.
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – September 29, 2018
This week Food Freedom Radio is joined by: Dr. Frank Uekotter, environmental historian David Montgomer,geologist and author (Dirt: Erosion of Civilizations) Jim Dontje, Co-chair of the Nobel Conference 54 and Director of the Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation at Gustavus College
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Read MoreJamming for Justice on the Minneapolis Upper Harbor (9/22/18)
Michael Chaney, Project Sweetie Pie James Trice – Founder & CEO, Public Policy Project LLC and creator Environmental Justice coordinating council Kyle Samejima Executive Director Minneapolis Climate Action Ann Calvert Principal Project Coordinator City of Minneapolis Join Food Freedom Radio to talk about visions for redeveloping 48 acres with one mile of Mississippi Riverfront in…
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Read MoreThird Annual Conference on Native American Nutrition (9/15/18)
Guest co-host Beth O’Keefe with the Minnesota Indigenous Women’s Society and Laura talk to Mindy S. Kurzer, Ph.D. Director, Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute and Dr. Kalidas Shetty, Founding Director of Global Institute of Food Security and International Agriculture and annual conference on Native American Nutrition
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Read MoreRecipes from the Minnesota State Fair (9/8/18)
RECIPES from the Minnesota State Fair. Get cooking tips from fair goers to the Minnesota State Fair.
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Read MoreHealthy Local Foods at Minnesota State Fair
Coordinator of The Common Table Anna Waugh along with Spark Y and Fresh Energy talk about the MN Eats Exhibit in the Horticulture Building. Healthy Local Foods at Minnesota State Fair.
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Read MoreWhat is likely the first in the nation, Kayla Best Yang shares her story
Food Freedom – August 4, 2018
The Urban Agriculture Movement Seeks an Equitable, Healthy and Environmentally Friendly Food System
Food Activists LaDonna Redmond in studio talks about 2018 Urban Food Systems Symposium http://www.urbanfoodsystemssymposium.org
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Read MoreCanada & MN Ag Commission
Longtime friends Minnesota and Canada talk ag trade in the age of confusion. Guests are: Consul General for Canada Paul Connors and Minnesota Agricultural Commissioner Dave Frederickson.
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Read MoreFood Freedom Radio – July 21, 2018
Dying Cancer patient DeWayne Johnson is suing Monsanto in the first trial over claims that the chemical glyphosate, an ingredient in the weed killer Roundup, causes cancer. We talk with one of his attorneys – Timothy Litzenburg and we are joined by Pat Kerrigan of Organic Consumers Association.
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