Farmer and Academic Ike Leslie on “queering” the food system

This week on the show we’re questioning the traditions and assumptions around the role of family in farming. “When something goes wrong in the family relationship, it can really affect the farm business, and when something goes wrong in the farm business, it can really affect the family relationship–which has big implications for things like food security–although we often don’t look at it that way.” My guest is sociologist Dr. Ike Leslie, of the University of New Hampshire. Join us for a conversation about Queering the Food System.

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Farmer and Academic Ike Leslie on “queering” the food system is an episode from Earth Eats: Real Food, Green Living by Indiana Public Media.

This episode is 51:00 long.

This episode was published on Jun 6, 2025.

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