Umami Podcast

Umami Podcast Hosts Elise Ballard and Chris Pfeifle talk to producers and scholars about why we eat what we eat.

The Umami Podcast explores our gastronomical selves — the choices we make every day about what we consume. Our name comes from the unique and rich flavor, umami — the essence of the show, which we share through deep discussions with passionate producers, purveyors, and educators about the food of our time. The Umami Podcast is brought to you by TNE Network: producers of The Next Episode Podcast.

12/31/2024
Anybody know what these are? (friends and family in Utah probably do! But wait for the Seattle contingent to weigh in…) ...
10/28/2024

Anybody know what these are? (friends and family in Utah probably do! But wait for the Seattle contingent to weigh in…) Thanks Maman!

What’s your food philosophy? An informal survey for an essay I’m writing: do you have a food philosophy that informs you...
10/21/2024

What’s your food philosophy? An informal survey for an essay I’m writing: do you have a food philosophy that informs your daily consumption habits? How often do you live by that philosophy and how often do you make exceptions to it? Post responses here or feel free to dm me.

This man 💖
10/21/2024

This man 💖

Have you been to Beacon Food Forest? It’s magic, especially this time of year. What used to be a 7-acre hillside of intr...
05/13/2024

Have you been to Beacon Food Forest? It’s magic, especially this time of year. What used to be a 7-acre hillside of intractable grass is now a verdant, climate change-mitigating ecosystem with a diverse pollinator habitat, rich, healthy soil, and more than 300 edible plants. Its a demonstration site and a learning community that reimagines what urban green spaces can offer. It’s public food on public land.

On this episode of the Umami Podcast, we talk to Elise Evans, Core Volunteer and former Board President of Beacon Food Forest. We’ll dig into how this grassroots organization, powered by volunteers, has managed to create a unique, thriving, sustainable solution to food insecurity, land access, and food and ecology education.

The produce that grows on Beacon Food Forest land is available to anyone to harvest. Show up to volunteer for a third Saturday work party and you’ll learn about soil, indigenous plants, and garden care (you might even get a free lunch!). Take a class to learn about everything from cultivating mushrooms, to attracting pollinators, to growing natural remedies.

Elise talks to us about how it got started, how it has evolved over the 15 years since it began, and how community keeps it thriving. She illustrates how Beacon Food Forest offers a blueprint for any community looking to create opportunities for its citizens to participate in creating local food ecosystems.

04/29/2024

The USDA will decide if synthetic, biodegradable food packaging and service ware should be allowed as a feedstock in certified organic compost.

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