Food Freedom Radio

Laura and co-host Keith Williams talk to farmer Mark Askegaard, miller Wes Gardner, and baker Michele Huggins about the processes of farming, producing, and baking locally.

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Laura talks about airway health with co-founders of REMplenish by REMasteredsleep.com Gunnar Hodnefield and Anders Olmanson. They are the inventors and marketers of the world’s first water bottle that helps reduce snoring.

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Laura talks with Courtney Tchida of the MN State Horticulture Society.

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This edition of the program discusses the Global Food System and activities at Seward CO-OP in Minneapolis.

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Laura talks about “food forests” with Russ Henry, President of Minnehaha Falls Landscaping and Giving Tree Gardens.  

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Host Laura Hedlund speaks with Minnesota reggae artist PeeWee Dread about the connection between food and music.

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Host Laura Hedlund is joined by Laurie Ellis-Young, author of  “Breath Is Life-Taking IN and Letting GO . . . How to Live Well, Love Well, BE Well” and as well as her psychologist husband  George T. Ellis, PsyD who talks about his experience working in Ukraine.

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This week host Laura Hedlund is joined by Rob Czernik of Jack’s Hardware and Farm Supply, Michael Chaney of Project Sweetie Pie, and John Evans – assistant director of Hennepin County Environment and Energy Department.

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Dr Emily Stein and Lindsey Campbell share the story of https://www.primaltx.com/primal  Their products on now on the International Space Station

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This week’s topic highlights the Minnesota documentary, Co-op Wars, which tells the story of the tumultuous early years of the Twin Cities’ natural food co-op movement.

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Host Laura Hedlund speaks with University of Minnesota Assistant Professor Abigail Johnson about the connection between microbiome and nutrition.

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Laura is joined by Ken Pentel of the Ecology Democracy Network, as they remember the late Pat Kerrigan.

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Lauren Baker with the Global Alliance for the Future of Food talks about this new report – https://futureoffood.org/insights/the-politics-of-knowledge-compendium And Ryan Slabaugh  shares information from     https://events.acresusa.com/e/2021-eco-ag-conference-trade-show

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The MN Court of Appeals says rules in favor of Edward R. Borchard’s natural lawn and now community is rallying to help pay legal bills – https://www.gofundme.com/f/you-can-fight-city-hallbut-itll-cost-you?qid=fddd250c2e0d2f3f19b2b2a9f23bdeec Also Laura talks with 2nd generation Milkweed entrepreneur Debbie Dekleva talks about https://www.sustainablemonarch.org

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Laura’s guest is Matt Frank of The Food Group MN.

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Host Laura Hedlund speaks with Jake Jarecki of Feed-Me Farms, a suburban farm located in the western suburbs of Minneapolis.

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This week host Laura Hedlund speaks with Sue Marshall of Net Zero (www.NetZro.US).

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Laura discusses the food production and climate crises with Sophia Murphy with the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

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This week host Laura Hedlund has a conversation about Step One Foods.

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This week host Laura Hedlund speaks with Diane Haugen, CEO of CertifiedWoodProducts.net and Christopher McLaren, Chief Marketing Officer US at Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

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Amalia Moreno-Damgaard is Laura’s guest. Amalia is the author of Amalia’s Guatemalan Kitchen -Gourmet Cuisine and a forthcoming new book this fall, Amaiia’s Mesoamerican Table. She joins Laura discussing her life experiences, favorite recipes, and invites you to her book launch on October 7. Home

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Laura recaps FarmFest held in Redwood Falls this past week with keynote audio and her thoughts.

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Laura’s guest is E.G. Nadeau, who has extensively documented the origins and evolution of co-ops for nearly 50 years.

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Charles Pillsbury is Laura’s guest, discussing the ongoing Israeli/Palestinian conflict and how American corporations play a role.

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Laura previews the upcoming Black is Beautiful pop-up market with:  https://www.vanlicelemonade.com      https://www.lovekobico.com   https://www.ksrevolutionary.com https://www.saucesbysoso.com  https://wwwlovejoysbloodymarymix.com  https://www.thehumanofcolor.com

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This week Laura Hedlund is joined by Laurie Schneider of the Pollinator Freidly Alliance, Dr. Vera Krischik of the University of Minnesota and Lori Cox of Roots Return Heritage Farm. They discuss how to make our environment more friendly to pollinators and insects.

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Laura is joined by Greg Plotkin of farmland.org, as they discuss and expound on a recent town hall meeting held by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

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Chef Flo-K joins Laura along with community activists for Decolonizing Earth Day.

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Russ Henry of Minnehaha Falls Landscaping joins Laura to discuss the benefits of bee lawns and protecting our insect life.

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Laurie Wayne of OpenFoodNetwork.org; Jamie Goehring (goehring.com); Dr. Ankita Raturi of Purdue University; urban farmer Gloria Iacono.

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Laura has something for everyone this week! She is joined first by Melissa Trent of Pillsbury United Communities, then Michelle Shaw of Edible Boulevards, followed by Michael Chaney and Ed on urban agriculture, and lastly Philip Potyondy from the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board.

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This week’s guest is Rick Juliusson of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.

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Peter Westerhaus, founder and president of Achieving Cures shares his life story; Dr. Alexander Core-Ruts of the U of M talks about his experiences with Peter and his own work.

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Master gardener Larry Cipolla joins Laura to discuss his tomato seeds; executive director Carley Kammerer of Wildflyer Coffee talks about the mission of their company along with Valerie, an employee of the company.

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Author Beatrice Adenodi joins Laura to discuss her book Mindless Behaviors.

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Laura is joined by John Peterson of Ferndale Market in Cannon Falls as they discuss the history of the business and how John raises his turkeys and other products.

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Keefe Keeley of the Savanna Institute is Laura’s guest today.

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Activists Emma Wolters and Anas Mohamed along with singer Moyana Olivia join Laura this week.

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Sue Marshal and Micheal Burt join Laura.

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Laura speaks with farmer Kathy Connell and economics professor Ryan Pesch from the University of Minnesota-Moorhead.

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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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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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May 16  Minneapolis Farmers Market and https://www.iatp.org/about/staff/tara-ritter

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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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With Victoria Erhart of www.friendsschoolplantsale.com and Alana Bliss & Elizabeth Dahl of www.greenguilds.com

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With Rob Wallace, author of Big Farms make Big Flu.

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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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Jillian Semaan Food and Environment Director  https://www.earthday.org join local activists.

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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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Mhonpaj Lee and May Lee join us to talk about https://bigriverfarms.thefoodgroupmn.org/emerging-farmers-conference

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Sarita Parikh shares insights  https://www.jomanity.com

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with https://www.livingproofmn.com

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Woullet Bakery has new ownership  https://www.wuollet.com

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with Tara Ritter from https://www.iatp.org

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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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Governor Arne Carlson and Holly Jenkins discuss the urgency of protecting water.   Polymet, CAFOS, monoculture industrial farming

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