An Organic Conversation with Helge Hellberg , the new radio show broadcast every Saturday at 10 a.m. PDT on Clear Channel affiliate Green 960am (Green960.com ), this week discussed the Nectar of Life and the Intricate World of Honey Bees.
LISTEN: Click here to listen to last Saturday's broadcast. Guests include Karen Peteros, president of San Francisco Beekeepers Association; Mia Draper, owner, Draper Farms; and Doug Vincent, owner, Beekind HoneyGrowing Democracy.
See below to listen to previous broadcasts.
An Organic Conversation discusses today's social and environmental challenges and the solutions that move society towards healthy living, and sustainable choices.
It is hosted by Helge Hellberg, executive director of Marin Organic, an association of organic food producers in Marin County, Calif., which has become one of the most progressive food-based organizations in the United States.
Every Saturday, Dan McGovern, publisher of Sustainable Food News , kicks off each hour-long show with a consumer-oriented, weekly news service, followed by an in-depth conversation with Helge about the most pressing topics of the week.
VIDEO: Check out amazing honey bee video from Feast or Famine
VIDEO: from Feast or Famine, an Institute for 21st Century Agriculture educational, non-profit initiative, produced by Capital Media Group in collaboration with the University Of Wisconsin - Madison. In order to produce insightful programming, the show’s producers develop beneficial relationships with thought leaders, award winning scientists, universities, pioneering industry experts and sponsoring organizations who share their passion for education and desire to improve the global knowledge of today’s food industry and tomorrow’s farmers.
Dan McGovern
LISTEN to previous broadcasts:
July 25 - An In-Depth Look at Inner-City Food Justice Initiatives - Guests on last Saturday's show included Jason Harvey, founder and executive director of the Oakland Food Connection, Shereen D’Souza, director of the California Food and Justice Coalition and Willow Rosenthal, founding Director of City Slicker Farms in West Oakland.
July 18 - Poetry of the Land - Guest is Lisa Hamilton, food and agriculture writer, photographer, and author of the new book Deeply Rooted
July 11 - Changing the World – One Cart at a Time - The re-emergence of organic food carts on the streets of our cities with guest Kristin from the Sexy Soup Cart
July 4 - Celebrating In(ter)dependence Day - Guest is Sara Tashker, farm manager at Buddhist Retreat Center Green Gulch Farm, Muir Beach, Calif., and some of the staff.
June 27 - Celebrating Farmers Markets and the 2009 Harvest Season - Guest is produce guru Mark Mulcahy. Live reports from Bay area farmers' markets
June 20 - In Vino Veritas - Tom Stubbs, owner of Stubbs Vineyard in Petaluma, Calif., discussing the art and work of growing wine
June 13 - For the Love of Produce - Mark Mulcahy, Produce Expert, Radio Show Host
June 6 - Femininity, Creation, and Leadership - Featuring guests Kimberly Pinkson, founder of Ecomom Alliance and Peter Martinelli, owner, Fresh Run Farm, Bolinas, Calif.
May 30 - Natural Law - Federal Law – Listen to Stacy Carlsen, agricultural commissioner for Marin County, Calif., and Brian Leahy, assistant director at the Calif. Department of Conservation.
May 23 - Healing Stories - How Iraq War veterans are healing by working on an organic farm with guest Michael O’Gorman, executive director, Farmer-Veteran Coalition
May 16 – Gone Fishing…Fishing Gone? Dan was a guest on this show discussing sustainable seafood.
May 9 - "They are what they eat" - Local and National Efforts to Increase the Quality of School Lunches for Kids
May 2 - "The Future of Food" - featuring Jesse Cool, chef and owner of Flea St. Cafe, Menlo Park, The Cool Cafe, Stanford University Cantor Arts Center, Cooleatz Catering, and opening late June - The Cool Cafe at Menlo Business Park.
