Health Updates: Meat contamination; fructose and childhood obesity; Vitamin D protects against breast cancer; adverse drug reactions.
Jonathan Kaplan: Food pioneer, Dir, Sustainable Agriculture Project, Natural Resources Defense Council; policy advocate dedicated to addressing sustainable agriculture, the benefits of chemical-free practices, no-till farming and strategies to improve the nation’s quality of food.
Fred Kirschenmann: President of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, a non profit organization in upstate NY, dedicated to celebrating, teaching and promoting community based food production; third generation farmer dedicated to agricultural sustainability; recipient of Growing Green Award given by Natural Resources Defense Council. Sustainability, agriculture, food production, farming, organic farming.