LeAnna Compagna is a third generation organic farmer in Middlebury, Vermont. Together with her husband they are farming on their own dairy farm as well as on LeAnna’s parents farm that became an organic farm in 2007, when her parents sold the herd of cows that had come with the farm and replaced it with a herd of organic Dutch Belted dairy cows. Tune in to learn more about: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">LeAnna’s story of becoming an organic dairy farmer;</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Small family farms;</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Becoming a steward of the land;</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">All about organic dairy cows;</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Why farming is a 24/7 job;</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">How inflation is hitting the daily operation of the farm.</li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;LeAnna Compagna is a third generation organic farmer in Middlebury, Vermont. Together with her husband they are farming on their own dairy farm as well as on LeAnna’s parents farm that became an organic farm in 2007, when her parents sold the herd of cows that had come with the farm and replaced it with a herd of organic Dutch Belted dairy cows. Tune in to learn more about:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;LeAnna’s story of becoming an organic dairy farmer;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Small family farms;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Becoming a steward of the land;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;All about organic dairy cows;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Why farming is a 24/7 job;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;How inflation is hitting the daily operation of the farm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

LeAnna Compagna is a third generation organic farmer in Middlebury, Vermont. Together with her husband they are farming on their own dairy farm as well as on LeAnna’s parents farm that became an organic farm in 2007, when her parents sold the herd...

LeAnna Compagna: My Love for Organic Farming

Piper Davis is a celebrated baker and partner at <a href= "https://www.grandcentralbakery.com/">Grand Central Bakery</a>, a regional chain of 10 cafes and artisan bakeries in the Pacific Northwest. An avid baker, cook and good food provisioner, she is the co-author of <a href= "https://grandcentralbakery.square.site/product/cookbook/60"> “The Grand Central Baking Book”</a> and is Board Chair of the national nonprofit Chefs Collaborative. Tune in to learn more about: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Piper’s childhood and her love of baking inspired by her mom - Grand Central Bakery founder, Gwyneth Bassetti;</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The artisan bread revolution;</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The power of deliciousness;</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">About Grand Central Bakery and their mission to produce delicious food and treat their employees well;</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The tomato story and the challenges of purchasing local ingredients, from wheat to vegetables.</li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Piper Davis is a celebrated baker and partner at&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.grandcentralbakery.com/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Grand Central Bakery&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;, a regional chain of 10 cafes and artisan bakeries in the Pacific Northwest. An avid baker, cook and good food provisioner, she is the co-author of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://grandcentralbakery.square.site/product/cookbook/60"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; “The Grand Central Baking Book”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;and is Board Chair of the national nonprofit Chefs Collaborative. Tune in to learn more about:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Piper’s childhood and her love of baking inspired by her mom - Grand Central Bakery founder, Gwyneth Bassetti;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;The artisan bread revolution;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;The power of deliciousness;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;About Grand Central Bakery and their mission to produce delicious food and treat their employees well;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;The tomato story and the challenges of purchasing local ingredients, from wheat to vegetables.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Piper Davis is a celebrated baker and partner at , a regional chain of 10 cafes and artisan bakeries in the Pacific Northwest. An avid baker, cook and good food provisioner, she is the co-author of  and is Board Chair of the national nonprofit Chefs...

Piper Davis: The Story of Artisan Bread

Dr. Philip Landrigan is a pediatrician and epidemiologist, as well as Professor, Director of the Global Public Health Program and of the Global Pollution Observatory at the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society at Boston College. His research focuses on toxic chemicals in the environment and their effects on children’s health and development. Tune in to learn more about: - Pesticides and children's health; - Fetal programing, epigenetics & windows of vulnerability; - What parents can do to protect their children's health; - <a href="https://hh-ra.org/projects/the-heartland-study/">The Heartland Study</a>.  Dr. Landrigan urges parents to "Vote for children", by asking their representatives what they are doing to protect their children from the rising health issues that a lot of them are facing like autism, learning disabilities and childhood cancer.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Philip Landrigan is a pediatrician and epidemiologist, as well as Professor, Director of the Global Public Health Program and of the Global Pollution Observatory at the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society at Boston College. His research focuses on toxic chemicals in the environment and their effects on children’s health and development. Tune in to learn more about:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;- Pesticides and children's health;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;- Fetal programing, epigenetics &amp; windows of vulnerability;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;- What parents can do to protect their children's health;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="https://hh-ra.org/projects/the-heartland-study/"&gt;The Heartland Study&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dr. Landrigan urges parents to "Vote for children", by asking their representatives what they are doing to protect their children from the rising health issues that a lot of them are facing like autism, learning disabilities and childhood cancer.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Dr. Philip Landrigan is a pediatrician and epidemiologist, as well as Professor, Director of the Global Public Health Program and of the Global Pollution Observatory at the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society at Boston College. His...

How Pesticides are Threatening Our Children's Health (Re-run)

George Siemon is an organic pioneer and the co-founder and former CEO of <a href= "https://www.organicvalley.coop/">CROPP/Organic Valley</a>. In September 2022, George was one of the recipients of the <a href= "https://www.farmprogress.com/names-news/7-receive-cals-honorary-recognition-awards"> 2022 Honorary Recognition Award</a> from the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The Honorary Recognition Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to their professions, their communities and the university. Tune in to learn more about: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">George’s path into organic farming;</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">His involvement in pioneering organic standards for livestock;</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">How organics has proven that it can feed the world;</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">How a stable price helped organic family farms;</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">About alternative ownership models, like co-ops and trust ownerships;</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The art of governance and why it is important that we learn how to work and get along together.</li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;George Siemon is an organic pioneer and the co-founder and former CEO of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.organicvalley.coop/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;CROPP/Organic Valley&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;. In September 2022, George was one of the recipients of the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.farmprogress.com/names-news/7-receive-cals-honorary-recognition-awards"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;2022 Honorary Recognition Award&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;from the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The Honorary Recognition Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to their professions, their communities and the university. Tune in to learn more about:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;George’s path into organic farming;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;His involvement in pioneering organic standards for livestock;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;How organics has proven that it can feed the world;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;How a stable price helped organic family farms;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;About alternative ownership models, like co-ops and trust ownerships;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;The art of governance and why it is important that we learn how to work and get along together.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

George Siemon is an organic pioneer and the co-founder and former CEO of . In September 2022, George was one of the recipients of the  from the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The Honorary Recognition Award...

George Siemon: Organic Can Feed the World (Re-run)

Dr. Marianne LeGreco is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Communications Studies at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. She is also the co-author of “<a href= "https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520314245/everybody-eats">Everybody Eats: Communication and the Paths to Food Justice</a>” which was published in 2021. Tune in to learn more about: <ul> <li aria-level="1">Marianne’s inspiration for studying communications;</li> <li aria-level="1">The four legged stool of the food system;</li> <li aria-level="1">Food access and poverty;</li> <li aria-level="1">Her book “Everybody Eats: Communication and the Paths to Food Justice” and the question “who gets to bring the table?”;</li> <li aria-level="1">The nurturing of new leaders in food;</li> <li aria-level="1">The little food pantries and mobile food markets in neighborhoods;</li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://frac.org/">The Food Research and Active Center</a>;</li> <li aria-level="1">Her thoughts on the 2023 Farm Bill. </li> </ul> To learn more about Dr. LeGreco, listen to her TEDxGreensboro talks <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOOk5YD3IcA">Building Vibrant Food Systems</a> and <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYxZRffuFqs">Vibrant Food Systems Redux</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Marianne LeGreco is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Communications Studies at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. She is also the co-author of “&lt;a href= "https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520314245/everybody-eats"&gt;Everybody Eats: Communication and the Paths to Food Justice&lt;/a&gt;” which was published in 2021. Tune in to learn more about:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Marianne’s inspiration for studying communications;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;The four legged stool of the food system;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Food access and poverty;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Her book “Everybody Eats: Communication and the Paths to Food Justice” and the question “who gets to bring the table?”;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;The nurturing of new leaders in food;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;The little food pantries and mobile food markets in neighborhoods;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;&lt;a href="https://frac.org/"&gt;The Food Research and Active Center&lt;/a&gt;;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Her thoughts on the 2023 Farm Bill. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;To learn more about Dr. LeGreco, listen to her TEDxGreensboro talks &lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOOk5YD3IcA"&gt;Building Vibrant Food Systems&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYxZRffuFqs"&gt;Vibrant Food Systems Redux&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Dr. Marianne LeGreco is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Communications Studies at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. She is also the co-author of “” which was published in 2021. Tune in to learn...

Marianne LeGreco: Communication and the Paths to Food Justice (Re-run)

Heartland Stories Radio is a weekly 29-minute radio show hosted by good food pioneer Theresa Marquez and sponsored by the Heartland Health Research Alliance (https://hh-ra.org/). 
Each show, meet a new voice from the diverse activists and professionals on the road to change food, farming and public health. Solid information about what we all can do to assure a healthy and a just food system for the 21st century needs to come from a diverse set of voices. 
“As a dedicated organic marketing professional, I have dedicated my 40-year career to protecting family farmers and facing our health crisis through a culture of healthy food,” says Marquez.  “I am inspired and dedicated to learn from professionals, using science to understand our problems - but sometimes the best common sense and inspiration comes from people on the ground daily facing problems and finding solutions that are often fun and creative. Our food system needs to change and my guests from all walks of life have that goal in common.”

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