Behar, Harriet
Note: Behar, an organic specialist at Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), on her work with MOSES, the organic certification process, and the meaning of “certified organic” and other consumer labels.

2010 June 24

Benbrook, Charles (“Chuck”), Dr.
Note: Benbrook, chief scientist at The Organic Center (2009 interview) and research professor at the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at Washington State University (2014 interview), on the benefits of organic foods and farming and reports in the news media comparing organic and conventional foods.

2009 October 1

2014 March 27

Blobaum, Roger
Note: Blobaum, named as one of the top 25 individuals in the history of organic agriculture in the United States, and former press secretary for U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (founder of Earth Day and sponsor of legislation to ban the pesticide DDT), on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and his career advancing organic agriculture (2010 interview) and the organic history archives project at the Wisconsin Historical Society (2014 interview).

2010 April 22

2014 April 17

Chaffer, Penelope Jagessar
Note: Chaffer, filmmaker and children's environmental health activist, on toxins, children's health, and her “Toxic Baby” app.

2013 June 20

Clarkson, Lynn
Note: Clarkson, president of Clarkson Grain Company and USDA's AC21 (Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture) member, on GMO and non-GMO crop co-existence.

2013 April 25

Colburn, Theo, Dr.
Note: Colburn, president of the Endocrine Disruption Exchange, and professor emeritus at the University of Florida-Gainesville, on endocrine system disruptors.

2012 October 18

Connolly, Cynthia
Note: Connolly, organic farmer (Ladybird Organics Farm) and president, Monticello Vineyards and Winery, on viticulture and vermiculture.

2013 May 2

Cook, Ken
Note: Cook, president and co-founder, Environmental Working Group (EWG), on the EWG pesticides and produce report (“The Dirty Dozen” and “The Clean Fifteen” lists).

2012 August 30

Cummings, Claire Hope
Note: Cummings, organic farmer, environmental attorney, and author of Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds, on genetic engineering, corporate domination of seed production, and threats to biodiversity.

2013 December 26

2014 February 20

Diffley, Atina
Note: Diffley, organic farmer, writer, speaker, and consultant from Minnesota, on her book, Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works.

2012 October 12

Ellis, Curtis (“Curt”)
Note: Ellis, writer and filmmaker, on his films, King Corn (2007) and Big River (2009).

2009 November 12

Feldman, Jay
Note: Feldman, executive director and co-founder of Beyond Pesticides, on the organization's work in reducing toxic pesticide use and exposure.

2010 June 17

2013 October 24

Forbord, Mary Jo
Note: Forbord, farmer, dietitian, and former executive director of the Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota, on transitioning from conventional dairy farming to organic beef farming, and public health and exposure to pesticides.

2014 September 11

Freese, Bill
Note: Freese, science policy analyst at the Center for Food Safety, on genetically engineered crops.

2012 June 21

Fulton, Kevin
Note: Fulton, organic farmer (Fulton Farms) from Litchfield, Nebraska, on changes in farming over the last forty years and his move toward sustainable farming.

2012 January 5

Garcia, Debra Koons
Note: Garcia, director, writer, and producer, on her films, The Future of Food (2004) and Symphony of the Soil (2012).

2012 December 13

Genoways, Ted
Note: Genoways, poet, journalist, editor, and author of The Chain: Food, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food, on his investigation of the meat-packing industry.

2015 January 15

2015 January 22

Gerritsen, Jim
Note: Gerritsen, organic farmer (Wood Prairie Farm) from Bridgewater, Maine, and president of Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA), on organic farming, seed patenting, genetically modified seeds, and OSGATA's 2011 lawsuit against Monsanto Corporation for GE seed contamination.

2015 January 29

Gurian-Sherman, Doug, Dr.
Note: Dr. Gurian-Sherman, senior scientist at the Food and Environment Program of the Union of Concerned Scientists, on genetically engineered crops and unintended consequences.

2009 October 29

2014 February 13

Hackenberg, David
Note: Hackenberg, beekeeper and proprietor of Hackenberg Apiaries, on beekeeping and colony collapse disorder.

2010 June 10

Hansen, Michael, Dr.
Note: Dr. Hansen, senior scientist at Consumers Union, on current food issues, including genetic engineering and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

2012 November 1

2013 January 17

Hauter, Winonah
Note: Hauter, organic farmer and executive director of Food and Water Watch, on her book, Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America.

2013 June 13

Hayes, Tyrone, Dr.
Note: Dr. Hayes, biologist at the University of California-Berkeley, on the herbicide atrazine and its effects on human health.

2010 August 12

Herm, Eric
Note: Herm, naturalist and cotton farmer from West Texas, on pesticide drift.

2014 December 4

Heyman, Amanda
Note: Heyman, attorney at Fare Grange Law from Minneapolis, Minnesota, on her agricultural law work with farmers and food businesses (pesticide drift, food labeling).

2014 November 20

Huber, Don, Dr.
Note: Dr. Huber, Purdue University professor emeritus of plant pathology, on genetically modified crops.

2011 April 21

Imhoff, Dan
Note: Imhoff, author, independent publisher, and farmer, on his books, CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation): The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories and Food Fight: The Citizen's Guide to a Food and Farm Bill.

2010 December 2

Kenner, Robert
Note: Kenner, filmmaker, producer, and director, on his documentary film, Food, Inc.

2010 February 11

Kopecky, Mark
Note: Kopecky, soils agronomist, Organic Valley, on the relationship between soil composition, organic agriculture, and the nutritional quality of food.

2013 September 5

Kremer, Robert, Dr.
Note: Kremer, microbiologist, former USDA Agricultural Research Service Cropping Systems and Water Quality unit and adjunct professor, University of Missouri-Columbia, discusses his research on herbicides and soil microbiology.

2014 October 23

Lappé, Anna
Note: Lappé, writer and activist, on her book, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Diet Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do about It.

2010 September 23

Lappé, Frances Moore
Note: Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet and co-founder of the organizations Food First, the Institute for Food and Development Policy, and the Small Planet Institute, on her most recent book, EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want.

2012 April 19

Lee-Mader, Eric
Note: Lee-Mader, co-director, Pollinator Conservation Program, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, on insect pollinators and agriculture.

2014 February 27

Lotter, Don, Dr.
Note: Dr. Lotter, agroecologist, on genetically engineered food and university private-public research partnerships.

2009 July 16

Lundberg, Grant
Note: Lundberg, rice farmer and CEO of Lundberg Family Farms, on California Proposition 37 concerning right-to-know labeling of genetically modified foods.

2012 September 27

Martens, Klaas
Note: Martens, organic farmer from New York State and operator of Lakeview Organic Grain, on organic agriculture, herbicides (such as 2, 4-D) used in conventional agriculture, and organic research initiatives.

2014 January 16

2014 January 23

McLean, Benny
Note: McLean, organic farmer and organic production manager at Uncle Matt's Organic citrus company, on working in the Florida citrus industry since the 1950s.

2014 March 6

Mosness, Anne
Note: Mosness, wild salmon fisherwoman and former Food and Society Policy fellow, on sustainable fisheries, industrial aquaculture, and genetically engineered fish.

2012 January 12

2013 March 14

Moyer, Jeff
Note: Moyer, farm director at the Rodale Institute, on organic farming.

2011 August 18

Naylor, George
Note: Naylor, Iowa corn and soybean farmer and past president of the National Family Farm Coalition, on family farms, health care, agribusiness, and genetically modified crops.

2011 November 3

O'Gorman, Michael
Note: O'Gorman, organic farmer and executive director of the Farmer Veteran Coalition, on an agricultural training program for veterans.

2012 March 15

Olson, Eric D.
Note: Olson, director of food programs at the Pew Charitable Trust, on food safety, food policy, and public health.

2011 August 11

Podoll, Theresa
Note: Podoll, organic farmer and owner of Prairie Road Organic Farm, Fullerton, North Dakota, on her family background in Holland, changes in her farming community in North Dakota over the years, and organic seed production.

2013 August 15

Porter, Warren, Dr.
Note: Dr. Porter, professor, Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, on low-level pesticide exposure and endocrine disruption and other biological effects on human health, genetically modified crops and increased pesticide use, and inadequate regulation of pesticides.

2010 February 18

2011 August 4

Reeves, Margaret, Dr.
Note: Dr. Reeves, agroecologist and senior scientist at the Pesticide Action Network of North America, on farmworker rights, health, and safety, and the Equitable Food Initiative standard.

2015 March 12

Riddle, James (“Jim”)
Note: Riddle, organic outreach coordinator, Southwest Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, and former chair, National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), on organic agriculture production systems, ecological impacts, and effects on human health.

2009 September 10

2012 March 29

Ritterman, Jeff, Dr.
Note: Dr. Ritterman, member of the Steering Committee of Physicians for Social Responsibility, on his global humanitarian work and the link between glyphosate (the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide) and a fatal kidney disease epidemic.

2014 September 18

Rodale, Maria
Note: Rodale, CEO and chairman of Rodale Inc., on her book, Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe.

2012 March 22

Salvador, Ricardo, Dr.
Note: Dr. Salvador, senior scientist and director of the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, on food systems, current agricultural policies, and steps toward creating a more equitable, sustainable food system.

2013 September 19

Scowcroft, Bob
Note: Scowcroft, former executive director of the Organic Farming Research Foundation, on organic agriculture, the concept of “feeding the world,” and the landscape of organic research funding over the past twenty years.

2011 February 17

Seidler, Ramon, Dr.
Note: Dr. Seidler, former senior scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency and author of the publication, “Pesticide Use on Genetically Engineered Crops,” on GMOs, consumer perceptions, and proposed regulations in the state of Oregon.

2014 October 2

Seifert, Jeremy
Note: Seifert, documentary filmmaker, on his films Dive! (about dumpster diving and food waste) and GMO OMG (about genetically modified foods).

2012 February 2

Shimek, Robert
Note: Shimek, interim executive director of the White Earth Land Recovery Project and founder of the “Toxic Tater” coalition, on the health hazards related to pesticide and fungicide spraying of potato crops near the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota.

2014 August 7

Sprinkel, Steven
Note: Sprinkel, organic farmer from California and board president of the Cornucopia Institute, on organic agriculture, water quality, and California's Proposition 37 that would require labeling of genetically modified foods.

2012 October 4

Steingraber, Sandra, Dr.
Note: Dr. Steingraber, ecologist, author of Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment, and cancer survivor, on environmental factors and cancer, the precautionary principle, and hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”).

2010 July 22

Weber, Jan
Note: Weber, Wisconsin-born filmmaker, producer, director, and writer, on her films, As We Sow and Farmlandia.

2012 April 5

Westgate, Megan
Note: Westgate, executive director of the Non-GMO Project, on consumer choice, genetically modified crops, and the Non-GMO Project's third-party verified labeling standard.

2012 February 9