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It’s a fact! 100% of men, women and children eat food, and 97.5% of must buy their food from others who bring it from an average of 2,000 miles away. And so the hungry ask: ”What’s in this tomato? Who planted that broccoli? Is it safe to eat genetically engineered corn? Why are they irradiating meat? Are we running short of water? Why is China growing our apples? What will happen to us if we can no longer farm? How safe is our food chain?” The Food Chain is an audience-interactive syndicated newstalk radio program and podcast broadcasting weekly on radio stations and streaming on demand on the internet. The Food Chain, which has been named the Ag/News Show of the Year by California’s legislature, is hosted by Michael Olson, author of the Ben Franklin Book of the Year award-winning MetroFarm, a 576-page guide to metropolitan agriculture. The Food Chain is available live via GCN Starguide GE 8 and delayed via MP3/FTP. For clearance and/or technical information, please call Michael Olson at 831-566-4209 or email michaelo@metrofarm.com
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- 3 weeks ago50 min
Ep 1417 Guarantors of Farmers Market Authenticity
One of the most effective ways to get rid of pesky competitors is to establish laws and regulations that make it very difficult for competitors to operate. That leads us to ask: How did farmers regain the right to sell food directly to consumers? The 1417th edition of the Food Chain Radio Podcast with Michael Olson hosts David Sanford, Commissioner, Santa Cruz California Department of Agriculture, for a conversation about the partnership that guarantees the authenticity of Certified Farmers Markets and the foods thereof. Topics include how California’s small farmers won the right to sell their food directly to consumers; how the authenticity of farmers markets and the food thereof is guaranteed; and speculation as to what might be done to increase the awareness and utilization of Certified Farmers Markets.
- Apr 25, 202653 min
Ep 1415 The Lipstick Farmer's Food Train to the Governor's Mansion
A FOOD CHAIN RELEASE FROM MICHAEL OLSON Those on both sides of the political spectrum look at what has become of the great State of California and wonder: ‘What happened?’ This leads us to ask: Did California eat too much nonsense? The 1415th edition of the Food Chain Radio Podcast with Michael Olson hosts Elaine Culloti, California’s “Lipstick Farmer,” for a conversation about food, trains, and her campaign to be California’s governor. Topics include speculation as to why California has become the nation’s “U-Haul-Ass” state; The Lipstick Farmer’s proposal to use trains to deliver food from farmers to California’s cities; and why a full audit of government is needed to determine what happened to California’s missing money. Show On-Demand Recording: #1415 The Lipstick Farmer’s California Food Train Archive Host: www.metrofarm.com
- Mar 26, 202645 min
Appraising Farmland
In her novel The Good Earth, Pearl Buck wrote, “If roots are to bear fruit, they must be kept well in the soil of land.” Her thought leads us to ask: Which farmland is best for bearing one’s fruit? We have been hearing a lot about farmland recently. We’ve been hearing how very wealthy people like Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates have been using the millions and billions pouring into and out of their businesses to buy up vast tracks of America’s farmland; how mysterious entities from China are buying up farmland near America’s military bases; and how entrepreneurs have been buying up farmland covered in greenhouses for the purpose of growing America’s cannabis. The true value of all that farmland is determined by what someone is willing to pay for it. And there are a lot of reasons why people buy farmland. Today, we focus on those who want to obtain farmland to grow food, flowers and fiber as a business. And we are fortunate to have one who knows how to find the true value farmland for a business. Please welcome… Chuck Allen, Chuck Allen Properties, Watsonville, CA
- Mar 19, 202654 min
Ep 1413 Feeding the Obstinate Child
Michael Olson hosts Danielle Flint - Danny the Nanny You would think a hungry child would want eat just about anything, but a lot of hungry children only eat what they want to eat. And so we ask: How do you get an obstinate child to eat what you want them to eat? The 1413th edition of the Food Chain Radio Podcast with Michael Olson hosts Danielle Flint, Maryland’s Danny the Nanny, for a conversation about feeding the obstinate child. Topics include the ways in which children express their obstinacy about eating what they are supposed to eat; ways in which adults try to manage their obstinate children; and how a nanny must somehow justify the demands of obstinate child and frustrated parents.
- Feb 21, 202653 min
Ep 1412 Rocky Oaks Goats - Just Kidding!
No kidding! It's true. Having had to catch a plane and fly away, we missed kiddentine in California's great Central Valley. Our loss leads us to ask: Have you had the opportunity to play with the kids? The 1412th edition of the Food Chain Radio Podcast with Michael Olson hosts Margie Weber, Co-Owner, Rocky Oaks Goat Creamery, for a conversation about raising goats in a vertically integrated dairy. Topics include why goat dairy; the raising of goats in a semi-rural environment; and the selling of goat dairy products direct via farmers markets.
- Feb 6, 202653 min
Ep 1411 The Snack Chips Man
Along the Food Chain with Michael Olson… #1411 The Snack Chips Man Jake Stenton, President Natural Bridges Company You stand in front of the grocer’s selection of snack chips and think, ‘A penny’s worth of potato in a bag that costs a buck!’ We Americans eat about $50 billion dollars worth of snack chips every year. That pencils out to about $167 per person per year. And the price of those bags of snack chips keeps going through the roof. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a bag of chips that cost $6.75 in 1977 would cost $33.39 today! That so much money is spent on those bags of snack chips, leads us to wonder: What would it take to bag up some chips and sell them?
- Jan 29, 202653 min
Episode 272 Hour One
China Now, 26.1.29, Hour 1 Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson CCP Coup Attempt at Zhongnanhai / A Trap is Sprung
- Jan 29, 202653 min
Episode 272
China Now 26.1.29 Hour 2 Gang of Two: Michael Olson & Nan Su CCP Coup Attempt at Zhanganhai, Xi gets away!
About The Food Chain
It’s a fact! 100% of men, women and children eat food, and 97.5% of must buy their food from others who bring it from an average of 2,000 miles away. And so the hungry ask: ”What’s in this tomato? Who planted that broccoli? Is it safe to eat genetically engineered corn? Why are they irradiating meat? Are we running short of water? Why is China growing our apples? What will happen to us if we can no longer farm? How safe is our food chain?” The Food Chain is an audience-interactive syndicated newstalk radio program and podcast broadcasting weekly on radio stations and streaming on demand on the internet. The Food Chain, which has been named the Ag/News Show of the Year by California’s legislature, is hosted by Michael Olson, author of the Ben Franklin Book of the Year award-winning MetroFarm, a 576-page guide to metropolitan agriculture. The Food Chain is available live via GCN Starguide GE 8 and delayed via MP3/FTP. For clearance and/or technical information, please call Michael Olson at 831-566-4209 or email michaelo@metrofarm.com
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