22 Podcasts about Sustainability, Farming, and Food

22 podcasts that take listeners on a global tour of food and agriculture systems are compiled by Food Tank. These programs honor the work of food producers, consider how early kitchen experiences affected the people they are today, and provide suggestions for long-term, sustainable ocean management. There is a show for everyone, whether you’re searching for a true crime narrative, an interesting conversation with advocates of food policy, or guidance on the newest trends in health and wellness.

1. Large Sugar

Cracking the code of the multibillion-dollar sugar industry, Big Sugar explores topics of racism, inequity, civil rights, and backdoor agreements. Episodes chronicle the decades-long struggle of sugarcane workers for justice. Together with lawyers and journalists who delve into the processes of sugar cultivation, sale, and cultivation—as well as the exploitation that enabled it all—listeners will hear directly from the workers themselves.

2. The Garden Is Black

Black in the Garden, which is positioned at the nexus of Black culture and horticulture, addresses issues that are important to Black gardeners. A few of the food-themed episodes of the program discuss urban farming, the origins of pumpkin spice, and plants that are deeply valued in Black communities for their applications in cosmetics, health, and foodways. Colah B. Tawkin, the founder of the nonprofit Underground Arborist, a nationwide organization dedicated to planting trees, hosts the program.

3. Disrupting the Flow

The WWF’s Nature Breaking podcast has a six-episode limited series on sustainable oceans called Breaking Waves. Johan Berganas, Senior Vice President of Oceans at WWF, speaks with experts on how to manage marine protected areas effectively, about new collaborations supporting ocean conservation efforts, and about the implications of artificial intelligence breakthroughs for the ocean conservation sector.

4. Milk Street Radio with Christopher Kimball

Milk Street Radio, a world-renowned podcast and award-winning public radio program, is hosted by Christopher Kimball, the founder of Cook’s Magazine. In-depth discussions of food, farming, wine, cuisine, dining establishments, and the people who produce the food we consume are covered in episodes. And nearly all include dishes like Yucatecan Citrus-Marinated Pork Tacos, Potato-stuffed Naan, and Dark Chocolate Terrine with Coffee and Cardamom.

5. Cuisine

Staff at Heritage Radio Network presents Gastronomica, a program that combines culinary arts, gastronomy, and food studies. A different member of the Gastronomica journal’s Editorial Collective hosts each episode, which addresses issues related to cooking, gastronomy, culinary customs, and food justice. Learn about Mexican origins for American candies, lab-grown beef, and the Jewish symbolism of seltzer.

6. Farms: Food, Prospects.

Farms. Food. Future, a podcast from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), attempts to increase awareness of the difficulties smallholder farmers face globally. The relationship between food systems and environmental sustainability, gender, youth, nutrition, and other issues is discussed by IFAD experts, partners, donors, celebrities, and farmers. The cost of starvation, gender disparity in rural communities, and nutritious school lunches are some of the recent episode topics.

7. Meals with Bittman

Chef and author Mark Bittman started The Bittman Project after over 30 years of employment at the New York Times and running Heated on Medium. The news and media website attempts to address issues in the food system while showcasing the joy of food. It has recipes, articles, and a podcast. Interviews with guests on the show include food writer and journalist Khushbu Shah, chef Alice Waters, and environmentalist Bill McKibben.

8. Tasty Food

Through the prism of food, Good Food examines social phenomena, history, current events, and culture. Host Evan Kleinman conducts many interviews with food-focused historians, farmers, journalists, and cooks in each episode. Gene editing, poisoned applesauce, spice trade routes, and feminist eateries are just a few of the subjects covered in the episode.

9. Warm Farm

About one third of greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans come from the food and agriculture systems. The Food & Environment Reporting Network’s four-part, award-winning podcast Hot Farm examines the relationship between agribusiness and the climate problem. Host Eve Abrams traverses the Midwest of the United States interviewing farmers on what they can or could do to address the climate catastrophe, realizing that they must be a part of the solution.

10. Lecker

Host Lucy Dearlove founded Lecker in 2016 with the goal of fusing the realms of audio and food, as both rely significantly on the senses. The majority of episodes are shot in kitchens and explore the intimate relationships that individuals have with food and with one other. Dearlove also chooses a new book about food every month on Lecker and conducts a conversation with the author about the writing process.

11. Extended Tables Featuring Jose Andrés

Leaders in the fields of politics, media, and the creative and culinary arts are interviewed by chef and advocate Jose Andres. As a result of his belief that “we need to talk to each other, to enjoy our differences, to celebrate our diversity,” Andres started the podcast and newsletter “Longer Tables.” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Ambassador Susan Rice, Senator Cory Booker, and chefs Michael Twitty and Eric Ripert are among the guests.

12. Phase of Maintenance

Michael Hobbes and Aubrey Gordon, the hosts of Maintenance Phase, set out to disprove the pseudoscientific nonsense that supports diet fads and wellness gimmicks. Episodes examine the history of the food pyramid in the United States, the rise in popularity of weight control medications like Ozempic, and how consumers see sugar.

13. The Pressure Cooker

The hosts of Pressure Cooker, Jane Black and Elizabeth Dunn, are food writers who aimed to provide assistance to parents who were doing their best to feed their kids. The topics covered in the episodes range from “momfluencers” to climate-smart cooking and food allergies. The hosts of the show work to dispel food marketing hype and assist parents in navigating societal norms surrounding family nutrition.

14. Podcast of the Sustainable Food Trust

The CEO of the Sustainable Food Trust, Patrick Holden, speaks with legislators, business executives, food producers, activists, and other stakeholders in this episode of the show. The Sustainable Food Trust Podcast delves into some of the most important topics influencing today’s food and agriculture systems, covering everything from organic farming and food education to medicinal plants and soil health.

15. The Final Step

The Checkout, a podcast network member of Labor Radio, highlights the concerns and voices of vital workers along the food chain. The topics covered in episodes include child labor, industry mergers, labor organizing, and policy. The program seeks to draw attention to the requirements for developing a fair, just, and progressive food system.

16. The Chain of Food

The Food Chain, a BBC series, explores the science, business, and cultural significance of food as well as the processes involved in putting food on the table. The program covers a wide range of subjects; recent episodes invite listeners to think about whether beef can be carbon neutral, what business models work best for restaurants when faced with a variety of obstacles, and what circumstances have contributed to the almost complete extinction of many native foods.

17. The Battle for Food

The Food Fight, an initiative of EIT Food, investigates how entrepreneurs are reshaping the food and agriculture systems of the future, as well as current food trends, food technology, and food innovation. Debates on a wide range of topics are covered on the show, including sustainable coffee and chocolate, algae, and ethical fishing.

18. The Elite Voices in Nutrition

The Duke Sanford World Food Policy Center, a research, education, and convening initiative within Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, has released a podcast called Leading Voices in Food. A variety of experts in the fields of food and agriculture systems will discuss issues such as land access, international sustainable development, and food waste in each episode.

19. The Podcast of the Rural Woman

The Rural Woman Podcast features the narratives and firsthand accounts of women who are enthusiastic about agriculture and rural living and who have managed businesses, raised children, raised livestock, and grown their own food. The podcast discusses mental health, mentorship in agriculture, and the realities of farming that aren’t depicted on social media.

20. The Show with Stephen Satterfield

The Peabody-winning docuseries presenter Stephen Satterfield brings together chefs, farmers, activists, creatives, and more to discuss the most recent developments in the food and agriculture industries. Episodes have discussed culinary tourism, resiliency in the restaurant business, and artistic representations of food. The program is a part of the audio series Whetstone Radio Collective, which explores world foodways.

21. Food You’re Consuming

What Your Eating by FoodPrint seeks to educate listeners on the origins of food and how it affects humans, animals, and the environment. Consider watching “Vanilla and Chocolate: Foundational Flavors,” an episode that explores the extractive methods used by the contemporary vanilla and chocolate businesses. Alternatively, take a listen to “The Small but Mighty Oyster” to discover the environmental advantages of oysters and their production by farmers.

22. Your Mother’s Cooking

Journalist and host Michelle Norris asks her guests, “Tell me about your mama’s kitchen,” at the beginning of each episode. Norris wants to know how people’s early cooking experiences and the kitchens they grew up in influenced who they are today. Athlete Abby Wambach, writer and essayist Eric Kim, chef Bryant Terry, Michelle Obama, and other guests explore the histories, memories, and cultures that arose from the kitchen.

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