Know Your Food
Know Your Food
Podcast Description
Know Your Food, a podcast by Farm to People, digs into the stories, people, and ideas transforming the way we eat. Hosted by co-founder Michael Ray Robinov, each episode features candid conversations with chefs, farmers, writers, and food innovators—exploring what makes great food truly exceptional, why it matters, where it comes from, and how it stands apart from the average grocery store fare.
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Content Themes
The podcast delves into various themes related to food, including the impact of food industry lobbying, supply chain transparency, and sustainable agriculture. Episodes such as Who's Really Deciding What We Eat? explore the influence of corporate interests on nutrition science. Other episodes like The Spice Revolution You Need to Taste focus on equitable sourcing in the spice trade, while What Big Chicken Doesn't Want You to Know reveals issues regarding the poultry industry and antibiotic policies, showcasing the depth and breadth of food-related topics.
Know Your Food, a podcast by Farm to People, digs into the stories, people, and ideas transforming the way we eat. Hosted by co-founder Michael Ray Robinov, each episode features candid conversations with chefs, farmers, writers, and food innovators—exploring what makes great food truly exceptional, why it matters, where it comes from, and how it stands apart from the average grocery store fare.
In this episode of Know Your Food, we sit down with three people at the heart of New York’s regional grain renaissance: Heidi Dolnick of Unified Mills, Makayla Bunce of Farmer Ground Flour, and Thor Oechsner of Oechsner Farms. Together, they unpack why real flour begins long before the millstones start spinning.
We explore what makes local grains different: how regenerative farming strengthens soil from the roots up, why stone milling preserves flavor and nutrition that industrial flour strips away, and how rebuilding a local grain economy puts value back into farms and communities. This is the story of flour as food, not filler.
This conversation was recorded live as part of our Know Your Food event series at our warehouse in Bushwick. Keep up with our mission to support regenerative agriculture and slowly change how New York eats.
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