An Organic Conversation
Encyclopedia
An Organic Conversation is a national radio show broadcasted weekly on various talk radio stations across the country. The show is hosted by Organic Food Advocate Helge Hellberg, Produce Expert Mark Mulcahy, and Holistic Chef Sitarani Brian. The show features ecology-based thinking and insight into the organic food
and holistic health
movement.
An Organic Conversation features entrepreneurs, visionaries and leaders in the organic food and holistic health movement who share their insight and stories, giving valuable information about key topics such as increasing the quality of school lunches for kids, buying local and season produce, food justice, progressive approaches to global climate change, solutions for food waste and fostering eco-literacy amongst the general public.
An Organic Conversation has been rated by Mother Nature Network
as one of the Top 11 Green Food Shows in the United States and Canada.
, global warming
, healthier school lunches, Permaculture
, wine and cheese making, solutions for food waste, food addictions, reconnecting to the land, and fostering ecological literacy
.
Mark Mulcahy is a produce retail consultant, educator, and organic advocate. He is a member of CDS Consulting Co-op, which provides produce consulting and educational services for co-ops and independent retailers worldwide. He has spoken at numerous events and conferences including the Ecological Farming Conference, Natural Products Expo East and West, Organic Trade Association's All Things Organic Conference, Natural Products Expo Europe and the Consumer Cooperative Management Association Conference. Mulcahy is a regular columnist for Natural Food Merchandiser, Natural Food Network, Cooperative Grocer and the Melissa's World Variety Produce web magazine, Organic Solutions. His "Language of Flavor" seminars, and his monthly organic produce newsletter Fresh Perspectives is used in stores around the United States.
Sitarani Brian is the Culinary Program Director for Bauman College, training chefs in a holistic approach that focuses on nutrition and sustainability. She has worked professionally in restaurants and as a personal chef, caterer, and cooking instructor in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area. Her specialties include vegan, vegetarian, and raw cuisines, as well as macrobiotic, Ayurvedic, and gluten-free diets. Chef Sita¹s commitment to organic, local, seasonal whole foods and fairly traded ingredients led her to her motto: Enjoy food that is good for the body, good to the Earth, and good for the welfare of the people. She is currently working on her cooking show “Twice-a-Week Vegetarian” which encourages people of all diets to choose a plant-based meal twice a week to save money and to promote better health and a lighter carbon footprint.
Organic food
Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers, do not contain genetically modified organisms, and are not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives.For the...
and holistic health
Holistic health
Holistic health is a concept in medical practice upholding that all aspects of people's needs, psychological, physical and social should be taken into account and seen as a whole. As defined above, the holistic view on treatment is widely accepted in medicine...
movement.
Content
An Organic Conversation discusses innovative solutions to today's environmental and social challenges, healthy living, and sustainable choices. The show places current food and organic agriculture topics within the context of inter-connectedness and relationships, spirituality, beauty and life.An Organic Conversation features entrepreneurs, visionaries and leaders in the organic food and holistic health movement who share their insight and stories, giving valuable information about key topics such as increasing the quality of school lunches for kids, buying local and season produce, food justice, progressive approaches to global climate change, solutions for food waste and fostering eco-literacy amongst the general public.
An Organic Conversation has been rated by Mother Nature Network
Mother Nature Network
The Mother Nature Network, MNN.com, is a website that provides environmental and social responsibility news and information. Founded in 2008 by Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell and former marketing executive Joel Babbit, MNN officially launched on Jan...
as one of the Top 11 Green Food Shows in the United States and Canada.
Format
Each week Hellberg, Mulcahy and Brian speak with guests who specialize in a particular area of the green movement. Topics have included organic gardening, corporate sustainabilityCorporate sustainability
Corporate sustainability is a business approach that creates long-term consumer and employee value by not only creating a "green" strategy aimed towards the natural environment, but taking into consideration every dimension of how a business operates in the social, cultural, and economic environment...
, global warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
, healthier school lunches, Permaculture
Permaculture
Permaculture is an approach to designing human settlements and agricultural systems that is modeled on the relationships found in nature. It is based on the ecology of how things interrelate rather than on the strictly biological concerns that form the foundation of modern agriculture...
, wine and cheese making, solutions for food waste, food addictions, reconnecting to the land, and fostering ecological literacy
Ecological literacy
Ecological literacy is the ability to understand the natural systems that make life on earth possible. To be ecoliterate means understanding the principles of organization of ecological communities and using those principles for creating sustainable human communities. The term was coined by...
.
Hosts
Helge Hellberg is an educator, consultant, radio talk-show host, and organic food advocate widely respected for his innovative work in the field of sustainability, ecology, and human health. He is a distinguished speaker and guest lecturer at events and conferences throughout the United States, Canada and Europe and has advised businesses, organizations, local and state governments, as well as U.S. Senators and members of the U.S. House of Representatives on agricultural challenges and opportunities. His contributions and projects have been featured in dozens of articles and TV segments including CNN, ABC, and CBS, the Huffington Post, the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Mother Earth Magazine.Mark Mulcahy is a produce retail consultant, educator, and organic advocate. He is a member of CDS Consulting Co-op, which provides produce consulting and educational services for co-ops and independent retailers worldwide. He has spoken at numerous events and conferences including the Ecological Farming Conference, Natural Products Expo East and West, Organic Trade Association's All Things Organic Conference, Natural Products Expo Europe and the Consumer Cooperative Management Association Conference. Mulcahy is a regular columnist for Natural Food Merchandiser, Natural Food Network, Cooperative Grocer and the Melissa's World Variety Produce web magazine, Organic Solutions. His "Language of Flavor" seminars, and his monthly organic produce newsletter Fresh Perspectives is used in stores around the United States.
Sitarani Brian is the Culinary Program Director for Bauman College, training chefs in a holistic approach that focuses on nutrition and sustainability. She has worked professionally in restaurants and as a personal chef, caterer, and cooking instructor in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area. Her specialties include vegan, vegetarian, and raw cuisines, as well as macrobiotic, Ayurvedic, and gluten-free diets. Chef Sita¹s commitment to organic, local, seasonal whole foods and fairly traded ingredients led her to her motto: Enjoy food that is good for the body, good to the Earth, and good for the welfare of the people. She is currently working on her cooking show “Twice-a-Week Vegetarian” which encourages people of all diets to choose a plant-based meal twice a week to save money and to promote better health and a lighter carbon footprint.