{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Food Sleuth Radio","title":"Steve Ela, MS, certified organic farmer, discusses how climate change impacts his farm.","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/56364a22\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1694,"description":"Did you know that climate change is having a devastating effect on farmers’ ability to produce food, and consumers’ ability to have access to it? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Steve Ela, MS, 4th generation certified organic farmer, and owner and manager of Ela Family Farms, in Hotchkiss, CO. Ela served on the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), and joined the National Organic Coalition as the NOSB Specialist to promote organic integrity.  He discusses the societal benefits of organic farming, including helping mitigate climate change, protecting our ecosystem and the health of farmers, farmworkers, and their children. He also explains how shifts in research, health and agriculture policy could help support organic farmers and our planet..\n \n Related Websites:   https://elafamilyfarms.com/about-us/bios/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/89dPqAg5SAaP8mG3cbU3b5Iul8_OUBkR9wLideqLSmM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE0MjAvMTU1MzE5/Mzg1NC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}