544. Farmers Refuse to Sell Their Land, Companies Support Legislation to Fight Food Waste, and a Conversation with Jules Pretty on Storytelling for Climate and Nature Recovery

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Jules Pretty, an Emeritus Professor of Environment and Society at the University of Essex. They discuss how storytelling can foster hope, transformation, and agency in the face of the climate crisis; why it's ineffective to use fear to drive change; and the vulnerability we need to move forward. Plus, hear about the producers turning down multi-million dollar offers to convert their farms into data centers, the companies supporting legislation to fight food waste, the decline of deforestation in Brazil, and more. While you're listening,

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544. Farmers Refuse to Sell Their Land, Companies Support Legislation to Fight Food Waste, and a Conversation with Jules Pretty on Storytelling for Climate and Nature Recovery is an episode from Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg by Danielle Nierenberg.

This episode is 42:00 long.

This episode was published on Feb 26, 2026.

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