Umar Bashir Ochen is a young activist and member of the Karamojong tribe of Indigenous shepherds located in north-east Uganda. The Karamojong people face daily challenges including hunger caused by climate change, land grabbing, and a lack of food sovereignty. In conversation with Dylan Heuer, he talks about his culture...

By: Rachael Markow “So what’s the shift to slow food?” Dr. Vandana Shiva asked at the 2022 Slow Seed Summit. “Thoughtfulness. Mindfulness,” she explained. “And through that mindfulness comes the awareness that the food I’m eating is a seed and in it is all the evolutionary past and all the...

HRN was proud to work with Slow Food USA as a media partner for the Slow Seed Summit, which took place on May 13 - May 15, 2022. For three days, hundreds of people from around the world gathered virtually to discuss the regeneration of our world’s foodways to advance...

This week’s guest is Sophia Musoki, a Ugandan food blogger, writer and photographer whose work through A Kitchen in Uganda has been instrumental in bringing Ugandan cuisine to the world. She has been featured on Cuisine Noir, CNN, City Press and many other publications. Sophie has self published 3 e-books...

Renee Dunn, the founder of Amazi foods joins Harry to talk about what it's like to start and run a company that connects farmers from Uganda to the US specialty food marketplace. Tune in to hear this amazing story and learn more about the delicious foods they're producing. It's HRN's...

On this week's episode of Cooking Issues, Dave speaks with Richard Wrangham, a British primatologist. Wrangham is co-director of the Kibale Chimpanzee Project, the long-term study of the Kanyawara chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, Uganda. He is known predominantly for his work in the ecology of primate social systems, the...

This week on The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks is in studio with Edie Mukiibi, Vice President of Slow Food International, and Richard McCarthy, Executive Director of Slow Food USA.Edie Mukiibi was born and raised in the rural parts of Mukono District in Central Uganda. He attended a nearby rural school...

Ellen Gustafason is serious in her mission to change how the world eats and her bio proves it. Ellen is a sustainable food system activist, author, innovator and social entrepreneur. Her first book, "We the Eaters: If We Change Dinner, We Can Change the World" is being published by Rodale...

This week on Nothing Urgent, Derek Evers and Chris Robbins discuss the closing of Williamsburg DIY venue with Ric Leichtung and Todd P. Ric is the curator of the soon-to-be-defunct space, and Todd's involvement in the DIY music community dates back many years. Hear how Ric and Todd dealt with...

Kate Arding of Culture Magazine talks about her cheese history on today's Cutting the Curd. Diane Stemple talks with Kate in the studio about her schooling background, and how Neal's Yard Dairy changed her perspective on cheese and high-end food markets. Listen in to hear Kate talk about traveling to...