Rootstock Radio

Series produced by Charles Knower

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Follow hosts Theresa Marquez and Anne O’Connor as they expose the realities of our broken food system and explore solutions put forward by our country's brightest change makers. Rootstock Radio is a 29 minute weekly radio show available for broadcast or as a podcast.

Hosted by Theresa Marquez (right) and Anne O’Connor (left), the show focuses on food, farming, and family. Each show illuminates and educates listeners about the good food movement— the challenges faced, the change makers and grassroots initiatives that provide promising sparks—and provides solid information about what each of us can do to work toward a healthy, sustainable, and just food system. 
A pioneer of the natural foods movement, Theresa Marquez is currently the Mission Executive for Organic Valley. Theresa is always questioning the status quo and digging for the truth, so she created Rootstock Radio to pose these questions to the world and to urge its citizens to work together and take control of their impact on the planet.
 
Anne O’Connor is the Director of Public Affairs at Organic Valley and Organic Prairie, where she oversees the teams committed to promoting the cooperative’s mission through various communications and education strategies. She comes to Rootstock with a background in journalism and a love for a good story.
Rootstock Radio is a production of Organic Valley and has been produced at Blue Orbit Studios since March of 2015.
Contact Charlie Knower, radio producer: roostockradio@gmail.com or 608-620-8785.
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Hosted by Theresa Marquez (right) and Anne O’Connor (left), the show focuses on food, farming, and family. Each show illuminates and educates listeners about the good food movement— the challenges faced, the change makers and grassroots initiatives that provide promising sparks—and provides solid information about what each of us can do to work toward a healthy, sustainable, and just food system. A pioneer of the natural foods movement, Theresa Marquez is currently the Mission Executive for Organic Valley. Theresa is always questioning the status quo and digging for the truth, so she created Rootstock Radio to pose these questions to the world and to urge its citizens to work together and take control of their impact on the planet. Anne O’Connor is the Director of Public Affairs at... Show full description


153 Pieces

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Join Theresa this week when she talks to Gary Hirshberg, co-founder of Stoneyfield Farm. Gary tells how two hippie farmers and a cow named Lilybell...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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Join Theresa this week as she speaks with Lisa Kivirist - American author, women-farmer and cottage-food activist, entrepreneur, and writer. She fo...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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This week Theresa speaks with Diane Hatz a nonprofit social entrepreneur who educates and raises awareness about food and farming. As Founder/Exec...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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This week Theresa talks with food writer, Adrian Hale. Adrian has been writing professionally for over a decade. She has worked for various food an...

  • Added: May 06, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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This week, host, Theresa Marquez, speaks with Dr. Stephen S. Jones. New York Magazine says this about Dr. Jones: If anyone ever assembled a crop-b...

  • Added: May 13, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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Join Theresa this week as she speaks with Nsedu Obot Witherspoon the Executive Director for the Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN), whe...

  • Added: May 20, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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This week, co-host, Anne O’Connor talks with Tambra Raye Stevenson. Featured by Food Tank, Tambra Raye Stevenson, the founder of NativSol Kitchen, ...

  • Added: May 27, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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This week Anne O’Connor interviews M.J. Altman. As Editorial Director, Altman oversees the organization’s multimedia projects, op-eds and communica...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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This week, Theresa speaks with Leah Segedie, founder of the Mamavation® community and the ShiftCon Social Media Conference. In 2018 she wrote the b...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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Join Anne O’Connor this week as she speaks with Dr. Erin Silva. Dr. Silva is an Assistant Professor with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Depart...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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This week on Sprouts, Anne O’Connor, co-host of Rootstock Radio conducts a fascinating interview with Bill Tracy who is a professor and chair of th...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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This week, Anne O’Connor speaks with Ahmed Rahim. An Iraqi immigrant, Ahmed is responsible for all of the unique Numi blends and products that the ...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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This week, co-host, Anne O’Connor, talks about the world of coffee with Kickapoo Coffee owners Caleb Nicholes and TJ Semanchin. This is part 2 of a...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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This week, Theresa speaks with Paul Winchester, M.D., Medical Director of the Neonatal and Intensive Care Unit at St. Francis Hospital, and Profess...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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Join Theresa this week as she speaks with Atina Diffley, author of the 2013 Minnesota Book Award winner, Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Work...

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  • Added: Aug 05, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week Theresa interviews Julia Turshen who has written bestselling cookbooks, including an inspiring guide to activist cooking and, most recent...

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  • Added: Aug 10, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week Theresa talks with Jonathon Kauffman, a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle food section and the author of Hippie Food, a narrative ...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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Join Theresa this week for her fascinating interview with Rosalinda Guillen. Rosalinda is a widely recognized farm worker and rural justice leader.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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Join Theresa this week as she talks with Kristin Ohlson, author of The Soil Will Save Us, How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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Join Theresa this week when she talks with LaRayia Gaston, founder of Lunch On Me, which isn't just about food. They are a Los Angeles based non pr...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2018
  • Length: 29:00