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Food Freedom Radio envisions a food system respectful of water, soil, planet and people. We work towards a historic transformation. How do we move from food production being a source of economic, social and ecological destruction? How do we move towards a food system which is a source of clean water, healthy soil, and a toxin-free environment? Host Laura Hedlund. Laura earned a certificate in Urban Farming from PRI Cold Climate, helped to start a community garden in 2008 which is now part of the Open Door Pantry and grows blueberries, hazelnuts, gooseberries and more. She has worked at AM950 since 2004. She served as Deputy Press Secretary for Paul Wellstone’s 1990 US Senate campaign, Press Secretary for David Minge’s 1992 US Congressional Campaign, Public Relations Director for a 25,000 member Girl Scout council and she worked as television reporter.
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Pizza for All – Clo Clo Vegan Foods Entreprenuers create allergy-friendly food brand

Pizza for All – Clo Clo Vegan Foods Entreprenuers create allergy-friendly food brand

The Hinnenkamps were not planning to start a food business. Then their child was diagnosed with Eosinophilic esophagitis – a serious food allergy. Clo Clo now offers frozen pizza good for all – Vegan, gluten-free, non-gmo and allergy-friendl. More at: https://clocloveganfoods.com/
43:1622/08/2023
Food Freedom Radio – August 5, 2023

Food Freedom Radio – August 5, 2023

Michelle Bruhn, co-author of Small-Scale Homesteading: A Sustainable Guide to Gardening, Keeping Chickens, Maple Sugaring, Preserving the Harvest, and More joins Laura today.
43:1507/08/2023
Remembering The Late Monte Bute, Part 2 (October 30, 2021)

Remembering The Late Monte Bute, Part 2 (October 30, 2021)

Monte returned to the show for his second appearance on October 30, 2021 with more great stories for Paul and the listeners.
44:0907/08/2023
Food Freedom Radio – July 22, 2023

Food Freedom Radio – July 22, 2023

This week Laura is joined by Scott Elkins of the Land Stewardship Project.
43:1422/07/2023
Food Freedom Radio – July 15, 2023

Food Freedom Radio – July 15, 2023

Host Laura Hedlund speaks with Minnesota state representative Brad Tabke about Minnesota’s recent legislative session.
43:1517/07/2023
The Farmer-Labor Movement

The Farmer-Labor Movement

43:1510/07/2023
Food Freedom Radio – June 17, 2023

Food Freedom Radio – June 17, 2023

Lucinda Winter executive director sustainable farming association  https://sfa-mn.org  and Marjorie Hegstrom  with www.greenlandsbluewaters.org  Talk about River Days of Action Friends of the Mississippi River, “clean water crops” food resource list:  https://fmr.org/updates/water-legislative/where-buy-food-drinks-made-clean-water-crops River Days of Action “Universal Action” on the farm bill:  https://1mississippi.org/riverdays/#action
43:2119/06/2023
Food Freedom Radio with Guest Jim Embry

Food Freedom Radio with Guest Jim Embry

JOY & JUSTICE tour coming again this June. Jim Embry earned a leadership award from the James Beard Foundation in 2023 and is the owner Sustainable Communities Network.
44:1626/05/2023
She Kindness for the Week of 5/27/23

She Kindness for the Week of 5/27/23

01:0025/05/2023
Food Freedom Radio – May 20, 2023

Food Freedom Radio – May 20, 2023

Food Sovereignty Coordinator & Farmers Market Manager Destiny Jones shares about opening https://www.nacdi.org/four-sisters-farmers-market
43:1622/05/2023
She Kindness for the Week of 5/19/23

She Kindness for the Week of 5/19/23

Welcome to our SHE Kindness Campaign! This is the focus of our new Alliance for Sustainability, what we will be integrating into all of our work moving forward. You can read more about our full vision for SHE Kindness in our Greenprint. Our SHE Kindness Campaign will embed our co-created, comprehensive and integrative understanding of…
01:0019/05/2023
Food Freedom Radio – May 13, 2023

Food Freedom Radio – May 13, 2023

Laura’s guest is Terry Gips, President and Co-Founder of Alliance for Sustainability.
43:1713/05/2023
Food Freedom Radio – May 6, 2023

Food Freedom Radio – May 6, 2023

Dean Dovolis updates us on East Phillips Urban Farm.   https://www.epnifarm.org/
43:1506/05/2023
Food Freedom Radio – April 29, 2023

Food Freedom Radio – April 29, 2023

Laura is joined by Dusty Hinz of Agrarian Seed and Garden.
43:1501/05/2023
Natalia Mendez on Seward Coop’s CSA Fair

Natalia Mendez on Seward Coop’s CSA Fair

Laura talks about the Seward Coop CSA Fair.
43:1522/04/2023
Food Freedom Radio – April 15, 2023

Food Freedom Radio – April 15, 2023

With Michael Chaney Project of Sweetie Pie, Jasmira Colon and Didier Bolanos Gonzalez  Climate Community Liaisons for Hennepin County’s new Department of Climate and Resiliency, Didier Bolanos Gonzalez  Climate Community Liaison, and Liv Jascor of the University of Minnesota Extension
43:1617/04/2023
Erica Campbell of Kiss the Ground   April 8  2023

Erica Campbell of Kiss the Ground April 8 2023

43:1608/04/2023
Food Freedom Radio – March 25, 2023

Food Freedom Radio – March 25, 2023

Forever Green Bio-economy Dr Nick Jordan professor of agronomy and co-director of https://forevergreen.umn.edu/talks about how perennials like Kernza, woody crops like Hazelnuts as well as annual cover crops can transform American Agriculture
43:1626/03/2023
Food Freedom Radio – March 20, 2023

Food Freedom Radio – March 20, 2023

Laura is joined by guest Leah Gardner with Hunger Solutions Minnesota.
44:1620/03/2023
Food Freedom Radio March 10  2023

Food Freedom Radio March 10 2023

Laura Hedlund talks about Climate Resilience in agriculture.
43:1611/03/2023
Food Freedom Radio  February 10  2023

Food Freedom Radio February 10 2023

Laura talks with Rich Biske, Director of Protection at the Nature Conservancy of MN.
43:0911/02/2023
Food Freedom Radio – February 4, 2023

Food Freedom Radio – February 4, 2023

Host Laura Hedlund is joined by Lutunji Abram, who shares the story of https://lutunjispalate.com
43:1705/02/2023
Food Freedom Radio – January 28, 2023

Food Freedom Radio – January 28, 2023

Are we outsourcing our food? Host Laura Hedlund shares info about https://www.austinfrerick.com and Lori Stern with https://marbleseed.org discusses the problems of concentration in the US food system.
43:1528/01/2023
Food Freedom Radio – January 7, 2023

Food Freedom Radio – January 7, 2023

Food Freedom Radio spotlights the Land Stewardship Project.
43:1607/01/2023
Food Freedom Radio – December 31, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – December 31, 2022

Ukrainian and sustainability consultant Klaudia Shevelyuk  discusses https://www.innerdevelopmentgoals.org  and https://www.undp.org/facs/conscious-food-systems-alliance    Host of AM950’s Being Curious  (Sundays 2-3 PM). Then Kelly Wagner joins Laura Hedlund to talk about food, consciousness and war.
43:1403/01/2023
Food Freedom Radio – December 24, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – December 24, 2022

Laura is joined by Kathy Zeman of the Minnesota Farmers’ Market Association. Just because summer ends doesn’t mean the markets stop!
43:1326/12/2022
Food Freedom Radio – December 10, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – December 10, 2022

Host Laura Hedlund is joined by Erin Martin with https://consciousagingsolutions.com  and Teresa Wolfe of https://teresawolfe.com
43:1312/12/2022
Food Freedom Radio – December 3, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – December 3, 2022

Host Laura Hedlund is joined by Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin of http://treerangefarms.com
43:1503/12/2022
Food Freedom Radio – November 19, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – November 19, 2022

Food Freedom – Host Laura Hedlund is joined by John Peterson with https://ferndalemarket.com and farmer DeAnna Lozensky with http://www.guardiangrains.com.
43:1419/11/2022
Food Freedom Radio  November 10  2022

Food Freedom Radio November 10 2022

Ryan Slabaugh  with https://www.thinkregeneration.com/ Lydia Lazar https://www.acresusa.com/
52:0912/11/2022
Janssen Hang and Lucas Humblet – November 5, 2022

Janssen Hang and Lucas Humblet – November 5, 2022

Laura and co-host Matt Frank are joined by Janssen Hang of the Hmong American Farmers Association and Lucas Humblet of Yawelyahsi-yo.
43:1407/11/2022
Food Freedom Radio – October 29, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – October 29, 2022

This week host Laura Hedlund welcomes David Stelzer, founder of Azure Standard, as he shares his story about creating independent food distribution across America
43:1427/10/2022
Food Freedom Radio – October 15, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – October 15, 2022

This week host Laura Hedlund welcomes Michele Marchetti  Deputy Director at The Cornucopia Institute talks about Who Owns Organic
43:1717/10/2022
Food Freedom Radio – October 8, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – October 8, 2022

This week host Laura Hedlund welcomes Emily Minge with Land Stewardship Action.
43:1508/10/2022
Food Freedom Radio – October 1, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – October 1, 2022

Laura talks with biologist Elizabeth Sahtouris about local living economies.
43:1401/10/2022
Food Freedom Radio – September 24, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – September 24, 2022

Laura is joined for a discussion of the People’s Garden in North Minneapolis.
43:1424/09/2022
Food Freedom Radio – September 17, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – September 17, 2022

43:1519/09/2022
Food Freedom Radio – September 10, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – September 10, 2022

Laura is joined by Zephyr James of the Autism Society of Minnesota as they preview the Autistic Community Summit on September 17, 2022. Keynote speaker Said Shaiye also joins the show to discuss his triumphs and challenges.
43:1510/09/2022
Food Freedom Radio – August 20, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – August 20, 2022

Ben Lilliston Director of Rural Strategies and Climate Change at Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.  https://www.iatp.org Angela Tedesco author of Finding Turtle Farm, My 20 acre adventure in community supported agriculture https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/finding-turtle-farm
43:1520/08/2022
Peter Solac with Woodland Stoves & Fireplaces – August 8, 2022

Peter Solac with Woodland Stoves & Fireplaces – August 8, 2022

43:1508/08/2022
Food Freedom Radio – July 30, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – July 30, 2022

Dan Cohen, founder of https://soltechealth.com is Laura’s guest today.
43:1830/07/2022
Food Freedom Radio July 21 2022

Food Freedom Radio July 21 2022

43:1523/07/2022
People Power Hour – July 23, 2022

People Power Hour – July 23, 2022

The third People Power Hour with host Laura Hedlund, activist Shea Hanson, and Minnesota State Senator Erin Murphy!
43:2321/07/2022
People Power Hour – June 16, 2022

People Power Hour – June 16, 2022

Melanie Hazelip   with MN Sec of State’s office https://sos.state.mn.us Annasticia Carrera-Beladonna https://www.commoncause.org/minnesota Ryan Perez, COPAL https://copalmn.org Judy Barton  https://www.hca-mn.org Hannah Merrill  Young Adult House Parties https://isaiahmn.org Shea Hanson https://www.aclu-mn.org/en/campaigns/people-power
49:4814/07/2022
People Power Hour Shea Hanson and Jeff Peltola – July 10, 2022

People Power Hour Shea Hanson and Jeff Peltola – July 10, 2022

Shea Hanson and Jeff Peltola join Laura for the first People Power Hour.
43:1511/07/2022
JD Hanson and Jim Embry – July 2, 2022

JD Hanson and Jim Embry – July 2, 2022

43:1506/07/2022
Food Freedom Radio with guests Anne Bikle and Dave Montgomery June 24  2022

Food Freedom Radio with guests Anne Bikle and Dave Montgomery June 24 2022

43:1325/06/2022
Food Freedom Radio with guests Anne Bikle and Dave Montgomery  June 25  2022

Food Freedom Radio with guests Anne Bikle and Dave Montgomery June 25 2022

Laura talks with guests Anne Bikle and Dave Montgomery.
43:1325/06/2022
Food Freedom Radio – June 11, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – June 11, 2022

Laura and co-host Keith Williams talk to farmer Mark Askegaard, miller Wes Gardner, and baker Michele Huggins about the processes of farming, producing, and baking locally.
43:2311/06/2022
Food Freedom Radio – May 14, 2022

Food Freedom Radio – May 14, 2022

43:1314/05/2022