{"podcast":{"title":"The Food Chain","slug":"the-food-chain-7038998","podcast_index_feed_id":7038998,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/thefoodchain/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thefoodchain.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17810168/Food_Chain_Radio_Logo_2024_9kgzmf.jpeg","author":"metrofarm","episode_count":95,"summary":"It’s a fact! 100% of men, women and children eat food, and 97.5% of must buy their food from others who bring it from an average of 2,000 miles away. And so the hungry ask: ”What’s in this tomato? Who planted that broccoli? Is it safe to eat genetically engineered corn? Why are they irradiating meat? Are we running short of water? Why is China growing our apples? What will happen to us if we can no longer farm? How safe is our food chain?” The Food Chain is an audience-interactive syndicated newstalk radio program and podcast broadcasting weekly on radio stations and streaming on demand on the internet. The Food Chain, which has been named the Ag/News Show of the Year by California’s legislature, is hosted by Michael Olson, author of the Ben Franklin Book of the Year award-winning MetroFarm, a 576-page guide to metropolitan agriculture. The Food Chain is available live via GCN Starguide GE 8 and delayed via MP3/FTP. For clearance and/or technical information, please call Michael Olson at 831-566-4209 or email michaelo@metrofarm.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T10:19:14.590230+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-chain-7038998"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 1417 Guarantors of Farmers Market Authenticity","slug":"ep-1417-guarantors-of-farmers-market-authenticity","published_at":"2026-05-11T17:10:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-chain-7038998/ep-1417-guarantors-of-farmers-market-authenticity","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-chain-7038998","url":"https://thefoodchain.podbean.com/e/ep-1417-guarantors-of-farmers-market-authenticity/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wss9dvv55k4522yy/1417C.mp3","summary":"One of the most effective ways to get rid of pesky competitors is to establish laws and regulations that make it very difficult for competitors to operate. That leads us to ask: How did farmers regain the right to sell food directly to consumers? The 1417th edition of the Food Chain Radio Podcast with Michael Olson hosts David Sanford, Commissioner, Santa Cruz California Department of Agriculture, for a conversation about the partnership that guarantees the authenticity of Certified Farmers Markets and the foods thereof. Topics include how California’s small farmers won the right to sell their food directly to consumers; how the authenticity of farmers markets and the food thereof is guaranteed; and speculation as to what might be done to increase the awareness and utilization of Certified Farmers Markets.","meta_description":"One of the most effective ways to get rid of pesky competitors is to establish laws and regulations that make it very difficult for competitors to operate…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3015,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-food-chain-7038998/episodes/ep-1417-guarantors-of-farmers-market-authenticity/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-chain-7038998/ep-1417-guarantors-of-farmers-market-authenticity.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}