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Deconstructing Dinner: Reconstructing Our Food System is the next incarnation of the popular internationally syndicated radio show Deconstructing Dinner (2006-2010). A collection of new podc...

Across the US and Canada, there is an exciting emergence of a unique type of food festival – a festival for garlic! When looking at a map of...

Honey – one of the most natural foods. In the supermarket, honey is found labelled as coming from clover, buckwheat, alfalfa or maybe orange...

Deconstructing Dinner's Jon Steinman sits down with Mark Kastel - the co-founder of the Cornucopia Institute - a populist farm policy resear...

It's not uncommon for most of us eaters to view the system supplying us with food as being separate from us, but on this podcast, one of Can...

On this all-new podcast, Deconstructing Dinner's Jon Steinman examines some of the key differences between conventional and organically prod...

This episode #193 marks the final broadcast of Deconstructing Dinner before we embark on a much-needed break. Producer & Host Jon Steinman s...

Since March 2008, Deconstructing Dinner has been tracking the evolution of the Kootenay Grain CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) in the i...

Exploring Ethnobiology is a new series Deconstructing Dinner has been airing since June. Through a scientific lens, ethnobiology examines th...

TED has become an incredibly popular series of conferences featuring inspiring speakers from around the world. TED is a small non-profit dev...

Deconstructing Dinner has long been exploring the many ways through which farmers, businesses, organizations and communities are accessing f...

Packaged Foods Exposed V Deconstructing Dinner revisits with our popular series - Packaged Foods Exposed. Launched in 2006, the series exami...

Exploring Ethnobiology III In May 2010, Deconstructing Dinner travelled to Vancouver Island where two international conferences on ethnobiol...

An exclusive behind-the-scenes investigative report taking an in-depth look into alleged local food fraud. With the rapid rise in interest a...

On this part 8 of our Conscientious Cooks series , we listen in on a really interesting panel discussion hosted in 2008 by the Center for Ur...

Having now devoted four episodes to covering the closure of Canada's prison farms, this Part 5 of our coverage might mark a disappointing ch...

Deconstructing Dinner has recently been reflecting on the model of agriculture itself as the primary source through which most people on ear...

In May 2010, Deconstructing Dinner travelled to Vancouver Island where two international conferences on ethnobiology were being hosted. Ethn...

Much of the content of Deconstructing Dinner revolves primarily around the practice of agriculture; from examining the downsides and challen...

Fermenting Revolution (First aired July 19, 2007) For many people, it would be quite welcoming advice to learn that drinking beer could save...

The second of a two-part feature on the City of Vancouver's multi-year process to approve backyard chickens. Because of the many similar deb...

Margaret Atwood Joins Prison Farms Campaign As part of our ongoing coverage on the future of Canada's prison farms , we check in on the camp...

Over the past year, Deconstructing Dinner has spent an increasing amount of time focusing on the discussions that take place on food and far...

As people throughout the Western world are increasingly seeking to reconnect with their food, there's a lot to be learned from the many peop...

Whole Foods Market Targeted by Organic Advocates The U.S.-based Organic Consumers Association is the largest of its kind in the United State...

On May 8, 2010, Deconstructing Dinner descended upon the grounds of the Legislature of British Columbia in Victoria where one of the largest...

Over the past month, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (the CFIA) has embarked on a concentrated effort in the West Kootenay region of Bri...

Virginia farmer Joel Salatin has become one of the most well known names in the world of alternative farming after his notable presence in M...

This episode follows up on our March 25th broadcast on Bill C-474 - a bill that is calling for changes to the process through which genetica...

This episode marks part III of our ongoing coverage on the future of Canada's rehabilitative prison farm program. Since July 2009, Deconstru...

Deconstructing Dinner has long been at the forefront of covering anything and everything to do with the presence of genetically engineered (...

We examine the latest setback in the ongoing struggle to maintain healthy honey bee populations around the world. Every winter honeybee farm...

Conscientious Cooks VII (Sooke Harbour House) The Sooke Harbour House is a 28-room inn in Sooke, British Columbia which has been owned and o...

Author Marc David lends his voice to the show and together we explore a new way of seeing nutrition where our body's ability to digest and m...

The Seaweed Lady In mid-February, Deconstructing Dinner visited southern Vancouver Island, and in particular the community of Sooke, which i...

For regular listeners of Deconstructing Dinner, the connections between the food we eat and our rapidly changing climate are clear and well...

Farming in the City XIII (Backyard Chickens X) In November 2009, a panel discussion on urban agriculture was hosted by Backyard Bounty and t...

In July 2009, Deconstructing Dinner aired a one-hour feature on the now in-process closure of Canada's prison farm system. That episode came...

The Speerville Flour Mill is a locally-owned and operated business in New Brunswick that has for over 25 years been supplying the Atlantic P...

On February 23, 2006, Deconstructing Dinner aired a one-hour feature titled "A Dinner Date With the Olympics". The episode was produced alon...

Campaign for New Farmers Our food system faces many crises, among which is the steady increase in the average age of the North American farm...

On today's final broadcast of 2009 (or first of 2010 depending when you listen!), Deconstructing Dinner shares audio recordings from the Nat...

This episode is truly in the spirit of "deconstructing" our food and features a talk delivered by Andrew Smith - a writer and lecturer on fo...

Deconstructing Dinner continues with our ongoing coverage on the controversial subject of GMOs - genetically modified organisms. As part of...

In October 2008, Deconstructing Dinner had the pleasure of spending time on Cortes Island, British Columbia with a group of young enthusiast...

In January 2009, the Agroinnovations Podcast featured Deconstructing Dinner. Agroinnovations touches many of the subjects covered on Deconst...

We travel to the State of California where 50% of all fresh fruits and vegetables consumed in Canada and the United States are produced. Bey...

Dan Barber - A Perfect Expression of Nature (Conscientious Cooks VI) However we try to look at it, agriculture itself - as it's existed for...

Sustainable Agriculture at Fleming College (Deconstructing Dinner in our Schools IV) Deconstructing Dinner is excited to share with our list...

The Weston A. Price Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charity founded in 1999 to disseminate the research of nutrition pioneer Dr. Westo...

In October 2009, Deconstructing Dinner descended upon the Halifax Farmers' Market. Founded in 1750, it is the oldest continuously running fa...