The Farm Report looks at one hummus brand pushing the envelope on climate-friendly farming.

We are officially in the midst of what will be known as the great reopening of 2021. Shuttered restaurants have most likely flipped ownership and are hurriedly making their way to the finish line, while those on hiatus or at partial capacity are seeing their dining rooms full again. And...

Join us for a conversation with Yao Zhao, founder of 50Hertz Sichuan Pepper. Born and raised in Chongqing, China, he is an economist and clean energy expert, and has worked in China, India, the Middle East, and currently in Washington DC. Yao started the company based on the belief that...

This is part of a series introducing the Cheeselandia Council, brought to you by Wisconsin Cheese. Originally from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Libby Rasmussen was born a cheese enthusiast. Her father worked at a dairy farm & showed cows for most of his adolescent years. Libby followed in the footsteps by being...

The Bloody Mary and the curiously counter-culture history of brunch. Brunch was born over a hundred years ago and since then it’s been a lot of things to a lot of people: a reason to relax, a time for over-indulgence, an excuse to get laid. So what’s happened to it...

What if produce was treated like medicine and doctors could prescribe healthy food? A growing body of Produce Rx programs allow individuals living with diet-related chronic illnesses to access vouchers for fruits and vegetables. This episode explores the implementation and funding of Produce Rx programs, using DC Greens as a...

It’s been 2 weeks since our last episode of re-opening soon and in that short time our country is marching towards a long awaited change. Stay at home orders to curb the COVID-19 pandemic are lifting across the country for better or worse. Time will yield the result of how...

Restaurants all over the world have been forced to close their doors or shift to takeout-only service in the wake of COVID-19. This week we learn how a range of food workers have adapted to the pandemic. Jenny Goodman and Alex McCrery from Opening Soon discuss mental health in the...

Acclaimed DC chef Kwame Onwuachi is the author of the acclaimed memoir Notes from a Young Black Chef and a former Top Chef contestant. He sits down with HRN’s Program Director Hannah Fordin and Mike Hewitt, host of Recruit. Retain. Relax., to talk about the evolution of his career and...

In the three-and-a-half years since opening her Centrolina restaurant in Washington, DC, Amy Brandwein has earned rave reviews and a devoted following (she was also the subject of an article by Melissa Clark last month in the New York Times). It’s an extra-remarkable accomplishment since Amy didn’t set her sights...