Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that meat-packing plants have been centers for Covid-19 outbreaks? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Leah Douglas, staff writer and associate editor at the Food and Environment Reporting Network. Douglas discusses her ongoing investigations into COVID-19 outbreaks in meat packing and processing plants, as well as her story on racism within the FFA. Douglas’ Covid-19 mapping project can be found here: https://thefern.org/2020/04/mapping-covid-19-in-meat-and-food-processing-plants/
Her report on racism in FFA here: https://thefern.org/2020/09/at-the-nations-largest-student-farm-organization-a-reckoning-on-race/

Related website: https://thefern.org/ag_insider/few-states-release-data-about-covid-19-in-the-food-system/

Show Notes

Did you know that meat-packing plants have been centers for Covid-19 outbreaks? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Leah Douglas, staff writer and associate editor at the Food and Environment Reporting Network. Douglas discusses her ongoing investigations into COVID-19 outbreaks in meat packing and processing plants, as well as her story on racism within the FFA.  Douglas’ Covid-19 mapping project can be found here:  https://thefern.org/2020/04/mapping-covid-19-in-meat-and-food-processing-plants/
Her report on racism in FFA here:  https://thefern.org/2020/09/at-the-nations-largest-student-farm-organization-a-reckoning-on-race/

Related website:  https://thefern.org/ag_insider/few-states-release-data-about-covid-19-in-the-food-system/ 

What is Food Sleuth Radio?

Dietitian Melinda Hemmelgarn helps listeners “think beyond their plates,” connect the dots between food, health and agriculture, and find food truth.