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How to vote with your plate (and fix our food system)

Food industry insider, Melissa Musiker, is back to talk about how we can change our food system by voting with our plate. Toni and Melissa talk McDonald's apple slices, complaining to your local grocer and the latest buzzword: fiber. New episodes of Toni Farmer's Garden: The Podcast are available every other Wednesday.

Fish fertilizer: A must-have, not a nice-to-have for the garden

Adding fish (fertilizer) to your garden? That's the family business. Toni talks to Ann Molloy about her family's business: Neptune's Harvest. When Ann's father wanted to stop wasting fish that he was selling (only 30% of fish can be eaten), he discovered a new kind of fertilizer that's a miracle in the garden. Learn more about Ann's educational program at gloucestersalt.org [https://www.gloucestersalt.org/]. New episodes of Toni Farmer's Garden: The Podcast available every other Wednesday.

How can I avoid food waste?

An average U.S. household loses $3,000 in food waste each year. Jonathan Deutsch, founder of the Drexel University Food Lab, works every day to help cut down on that food waste with more creative recipes, product development for university dining halls and food pantry strategy. Toni talks with him about how we can use his strategies in our own day to day lives. New episodes of Toni Farmer's Garden: The Podcast available every other Wednesday.

What questions you should ask at your local garden center

There's more to your garden center than packets of seeds. Toni gets the inside scoop from Val Nalls – owner of her family's garden center, Nalls Produce & Garden Center, in Alexandria, VA.  From the best days to visit and how not to ask for a discount to saying hi to your garden center cat (or even your garden center pigs!), Val filled us in on everything there is to know about your local garden center.   New episodes of Toni Farmer's Garden: The Podcast are available every other Wednesday!

Why your fertilizer isn't helping your home garden

If you feel like your home garden is becoming an uphill battle, you're not alone. A few years ago, Toni thought her garden had hit its peak. But then she focused on her soil's microbiome (don't worry, it's not as scary as it sounds), and everything changed. Today, ag-tech companies are jumping onto the soil microbiome trend and slowly but surely, new fertilizer products are hitting the shelves to help your gardens be stronger, not weaker. Toni sat down with Omar Al-Shafie, CEO of Teregen Ag, to talk about their new product. New episodes of Toni Farmer's Garden: The Podcast available every other Wednesday.