Host Jenna Liut interviews author Benjamin Lorr to talk about his new book, “The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket,” which delves into what it takes to get food onto grocery store shelves and who suffers the consequences of our increasing demand for cheap food and efficiency. Lorr pulls back the curtain on a notoriously secretive industry, interviewing people at every level – from the founder of Trader Joes to truck drivers transporting products to trafficked migrants in Myanmar and Thailand at the bottom of the commodity chain. This book is an absolute must read for anyone interested in our food system.
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Episode 139: What's Good
Episode 138: Snailblazer, Trailblazer
Episode 137: Food Routes
Episode 136: Not Safe Enough to Drink
Episode 135: Dead Species Walking
Episode 134: Eating Tomorrow
Episode 133: Organic Valley
Episode 132: Representative Earl Blumenauer
Episode 131: Part 2: The ABCs of GMOs
Episode 130: Part 1: The ABCs of GMOs
Episode 129: Good Intentions: The Renewable Fuels Standard
Episode 128: Green. New. Deal.
Episode 127: The Chef's Collaborative
Episode 126: The Ripple Effect
Episode 125: Sustainability & The Farm Bill
Episode 124: The Radical Center
Episode 123: Creating a Sustainable Food Future, Part 2
Episode 122: Creating a Sustainable Food Future, Part 1
Episode 121: Salmonella, anyone?
Episode 120: Gettin' Hot in Here
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