Heritage Radio Network On Tour

Julie Schaffer is the newly elected co-chair of Slow Food USA and Heritage Foods USA. Julie is also the liaison to the Network of Governors. Having lived in Georgia for 35 years, Julie founded Slow Food Atlanta in 2000. She served as leader of the Atlanta chapter for ten years, and went on to serve as regional governor for the SE region before being elected to the board of directors of SFUSA. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

Andrea Spacht is a sustainable food systems specialist for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). NRDC works to make America’s food system more efficient and less wasteful. Andrea focuses on making our food system more efficient, sustainable, and equitable. She is working to create strategies that can be implemented at various stages throughout the supply chain, including on farms, within cities, and by companies. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

Kate Cox is the editor for The New Food Economy. She has written extensively about end-of-life issues, elder incarceration, and the plight of living organ donors. In 2014, she reported and produced The Hidden Crisis, a three-part radio documentary about the nation’s first emergency shelter for victims of elder abuse. Kate has been a contributor to The Nation and Huffington Post and co-created and produced Off the Radar, a travel TV show and blog about two women on a mission to see the world on $1k. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

John was raised on a small dairy farm in southwest Missouri and received his BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in agricultural economics from the University of Missouri. He worked in private industry for a time and spent thirty years in various professorial positions at North Carolina State University, Oklahoma State University, University of Georgia, and the University of Missouri before retiring in early 2000. Since retiring, he spends most of his time writing and speaking on issues related to sustainability with an emphasis on economics and agriculture. He is author of six books which are available for purchase online. In 2014, Ikerd was commission by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations to write the regional report, “Family Farms of North America,” in recognition for the International Year of the Family Farming. John is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Socially Responsible Agricultural Project. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

Executive Chef Chris Starkus helms Urban Farmer, Sage Restaurant Group's modern farm-to-table steakhouse, in lower downtown Denver. At Urban farmer, Chris focuses on in-house whole animal butchering and sustainable practices like his rooftop bees and window-grown micro greens, along with soul nourishing sides, soups and salads inspired by each season's abundance. Chef Chris also operates his own micro-farm with his family nearby in Lakewood, CO. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

Alon Shaya really loves food. He loves cooking it, being around it, learning about it, and teaching others about it. Born in Israel and raised on cheesesteaks in Philadelphia, Alon now calls New Orleans his home. In 2017, Alon formed Pomegranate Hospitality to create a space where meaningful, lasting relationships are created, community engagement prospers, and cultural differences are celebrated. Pomegranate Hospitality hopes to foster opportunities for colleagues, partners and friends in a comfortable environment, helping all involved to achieve their personal and professional goals. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

Adrian Miller is a food writer, attorney and certified barbecue judge based in Denver. Adrian served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton and a senior policy analyst for Colorado governor Bill Ritter Jr. He has also been a board member of the Southern Foodways Alliance. His first book, Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time won the James Beard Foundation Award for Scholarship and Reference in 2014. His second book, The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, From the Washingtons to the Obamas was a finalist for a 2018 NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Literary Work—Non-Fiction,” and the 2018 Colorado Book Award for History. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

Christa Cotton is the owner of El Guapo Bitters in New Orleans. She stopped by the HRN tent at Slow Food Nations with her dog, Winston, to talk about the history of El Guapo and share how her team's getting ready for the upcoming Tales of the Cocktail. Prohibition era cocktail ingredients made by hand with love in New Orleans, Louisiana. Originally founded by a local bartender at a popular upscale (but since shuttered) restaurant in the French Quarter, El Guapo began commercial production in 2014. All ingredients are locally sourced and traceable to the farm level, or third party certified organic. The entire line is non-GMO and vegetarian, too. Winners of two 2018 Good Food Awards; El Guapo products can be found behind upscale bars and restaurants across the US and abroad, as well as on store shelves at fine independent retailers and national partners like Whole Foods. Recently featured in Coastal Living, Southern Living, Cooking Light and Edible, El Guapo is growing beyond its roots in the Gulf South regio

David Shields is known throughout the American South as the “Flavor Saver.” Chairman of the Board of the Carolina Gold Rice Foundation, he undertook the historical research that enabled the restoration of many of the region’s historic crops. Author of Southern Provisions; the Creation and Revival of a Cuisine (2015) and The Culinarians; Lives and Careers from the First Age of American Fine Dining (2017), he won the Southern Foodways Alliance’s Keeper of the Flame award and was a finalist for this year’s James Beard Book Award in food scholarship. He currently holds the Carolina Distinguished Professorship at the University of South Carolina and chairs Slow Food’s Ark of Taste Committee for the American South. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

Mitchell Davis is the Executive Vice President of the James Beard Foundation, a cookbook author, a journalist, and a scholar with a Ph.D. in Food Studies from NYU. With the Beard Foundation for almost 24 years, Davis has created and overseen many of the organization’s most impactful initiatives, including the JBF Annual Food Conference and the JBF Chefs Boot Camp for Policy and Change. In 2013, Davis led the team that was selected by the U.S. Department of State to create the USA Pavilion at the World Expo Milano 2015, for which he served as Chief Creative Officer, receiving commendations from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and First Lady Michelle Obama. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

For the past eleven years, Michael Hurwitz has served as the Director of Greenmarket, a program of GrowNYC that operates 51 producer-only farmers markets throughout New York City. In 2011, he created the FARMRoots Technical Assistance Program, providing marketing, business, and succession planning assistance to Greenmarket growers. Michael was also integral in forming Greenmarket Co., New York City’s only food hub. Additionally, with Teachers College at Columbia University, Michael co-developed Seed to Plate, a standards-based food curriculum for 5th and 6th graders. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

Carrie Balkcom Is the Executive Director of the American Grassfed Association. AGA is the National, multispecies entity organized to protect and promote Grassfed and pasture based farmers and ranchers. AGA is the leader in pasture based production and the oldest grassfed certification in the United States. AGA certifies ruminants and dairy. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

Paolo Di Croce, graduated in Environmental Engineering at the University of Turin and began working for Slow Food in 1998 to coordinate its projects – such as the Ark of Taste and Presidia – in defense of the environment and biodiversity. From 2003 to 2006 Paolo served as the General Secretary of the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. In 2004 Paolo served as the President of the Committee for Terra Madre. Since 2005, Paolo is the Secretary General of the Terra Madre Foundation and serves as International Secretary of the Slow Food International Board of Directors, the highest governing body of Slow Food International. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

Tara is the founder of “El Departamento de la Comida” a project born in 2010 as a multi-farm CSA, then a storefront, then a local-sustainable sourced experimental kitchen, restaurant and workshop space in Puerto Rico. She is also the co-founder/co-director of El Fondo de Resiliencia de Puerto Rico or the Puerto Rico Resilience Fund, born out of the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and María. This 24 month action campaign is dedicated to impacting 200 sustainable food projects and is the Director of Puerto Rico Headquarters for Americas for Conservation + Arts, a nonprofit based in Colorado. Learn more about Tara's project at: https://www.fondoderesilienciapuertorico.org/ Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

As an Associate Director at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Reana works with a team of expert policy and grassroots staff to elevate the voices of family farmers and leverage federal policy as a catalyst through which to make agriculture more sustainable (for farmers, eaters, and for the environment). Reana describes her work primarily as “translation,” helping to make complex agriculture policy work understandable for and engaging to the public at large. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

Sara Brito is co-founder and President of the Good Food Media Network, a nonprofit educational organization that produces and publishes the Good Food 100 Restaurants™ list. While serving on the Board of Slow Food NYC, she co-created and launched the Slow Food ‘Snail of Approval’ program. Her work has been featured on the cover of The New York Times Magazine (“Broccoli’s Extreme Makeover”), and in 2015 she was invited by the U.S. Department of State and the James Beard Foundation to speak at the American Chef Rally at ExpoMilano in Milan, Italy. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

To preview of our coverage of Slow Food Nations 2018, Kat Johnson is joined by Kate Cox and Joe Fassler of The New Food Economy, an award-winning non-profit newsroom using independent, deep, and unbiased reporting to investigate the forces shaping how and what we eat. They speak about some of their recent coverage of the 2018 Farm Bill and explain why they're turning their focus to meat in July. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast.

Michael Landgarten, owner of the historic Bob's Clam Hut in Kittery, Maine, joins HRN Executive Director Caity Moseman Wadler in studio to chat shellfish, sustainability, and their upcoming expansion to a second location in Portland, ME. The Bob's Clam Hut team is in town to compete in Tasting Table's Lobster Rumble. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast

HRN on Tour returned to Charlotte, North Carolina for the second annual International Symposium on Bread, held at Johnson & Wales University. Listen here for an interview with the Executive Director of the symposium Peter Reinhart and the Communications Manager of the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority Kristen Moore. They discuss what’s new in the Charlotte food scene and why it’s a city on the rise.

HRN On Tour was recording live at the James Beard House for a special evening presented by Springer Mountain Farms, highlighting the culinary talent of Knoxville, Tennessee. Join us as we chat with chefs Drew McDonald of The Plaid Apron, Joseph Lenn of J.C. Holdway, Jesse Newmister of Kaizen, and Matt Gallaher of Knox Maison and Emilia. Heritage Radio Network On Tour is powered by Simplecast