Food Chain Radio Show #1055 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Big Government ≠ Small Farms Guest: Open Mic The “lunatic farmer” of Polyface Farm, Joel Salatin, came to town to address an audience of activists, aggies and foodies. After warming up the audience with his down-on-the-farm

Food Chain Radio Show #1054 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Weed Abatement The War On Weeds! Guest: Brittany Cole Bush Urban Shepherdess at BCB Shepherdess This winter brought an end to the drought out West, at least for the time being. There is now snow in

Food Chain Radio Show #1053 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Vegetarian To Eat, Or Not to Eat, Meat Guest: Marta Zaraska, Author Meathooked: The History and Science of our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat I was raised in Montana on diet of meat, potatoes and vegetables. Much

Food Chain Radio Show #1052 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Joel Salatin, The Lunatic Farmer of Polyface Farm Guest: Joel Salatin, Farmer & Author of The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer I read an interesting story in ACRES USA from Joel Salatin

Food Chain Radio Show #1051 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist GMO MOSQUITO TO FIGHT ZIKA Guest: University of California Assistant Professor Omar Akbari Though small, and seemingly insignificant, mosquitos are among the most dangerous creatures on earth. They are the primary vectors for major

Food Chain Radio Show #1050 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Conquering Crows What can be done to Control Corvidae? Guest: University of Washington Professor of Forest Sciences John Marzluff Remember this from Edgar Allen Poe? Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and

Food Chain Radio Show #1049 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Bee Colony Collapse What is killing the Bees? Guest: Hamutahl Cohen, Natural Science Graduate Student University of California, Santa Cruz They are the canaries in the mine of our environment, and they are dying. In

Food Chain Radio Show #104 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Chipotle Food Poison Outbreak – Part 2 Guest: Michael Palmer, Food Safety Expert, Gap Solutions There are two ways to serve up fast food. One way is to prepare the food in a central kitchen,

Food Chain Radio Show #1047 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Outbreak At Chipotle Guest: Michael Palmer, Food Safety Expert, Gap Solutions Chipotle Mexican Grill’s explosive growth from 16 restaurants to 1900 in 20 years made it the darling stock of Wall Street. The company’s pitch

Food Chain Radio Show #1046 Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist Local Food for the 90% Guest: Dr. Elliot Campbell, Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering University of California, Merced Produced with UC Intern Producer Dylan Huntzinger In the early 1970’s there were 6.8 million farms