(Mis)Labeling: Branding, Buzzwords and Belcampo

07/13/21 • 23 min

Have you ever heard the saying you should never judge a food by its label? Probably not since labels are supposed to give you useful information about the food within. What happens when that doesn’t hold true?

This week on Meat and Three we’re looking at instances where labels mislead consumers; whether that’s claims of environmentalism, beautiful imagery used to obscure real practices, or food deliberately put in the wrong package. Tune in to learn when companies are lying to you and get some ideas for shopping more sustainably.

Further Reading and Listening:

Listen to MOFAD’s full roundtable on food marketing and ethics.

Listen to Episode 133 of Eating Matters to hear Jenna Liut’s full conversation with Leslie Kruempel of Organic valley. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. (Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS).

Listen to Episode 197 of HRN on Tour for the full download from Antonella Manuli about quantifying carbon in the world of natural wine. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. (Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS).

Read Lisa Held’s article on Belcampo in Peeled and subscribe to her HRN series The Farm Report (Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS).

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Further Reading and Listening:

Listen to MOFAD’s full roundtable on food marketing and ethics.

Read Lisa Held’s article on Belcampo in Peeled and subscribe to her HRN series The Farm Report (Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS).

Keep Meat and Three on the air: become an HRN Member today! Go to heritageradionetwork.org/donate.

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Reparations and the American Rescue Plan

When we talk about agriculture in the U.S. there is often an archetypical American farmer that comes to mind. Perhaps they’re in overalls, maybe a cowboy hat, but they’re almost always white. The white farmer trope has become a fixture in America’s invented agricultural past. However, American agriculture has long relied on the labor and expertise of Black people, while perpetually writing them out of history.

Produced by our intern Tash Kimmell, this episode will explore the fraught history of Black agriculture in the US. From land grabbing, to shady USDA lending practices, to the government's most recent attempts at righting the wrongs of a racist past.

Further Reading:

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Summer Guide: Dinner Parties, To-Go Cocktails, and Local Ag

Pandemic restrictions are easing and things are changing quickly. We can eat indoors at restaurants again and host dinner parties. It’s exciting to go back to some of our favorite activities, but it can also be nerve-wracking. There might even be some pandemic-era changes that are worth keeping around.

This week on Meat and Three we bring you a survival guide for re-entering society. We offer dinner parties tips, look at what reopening restaurants might mean for communities, examine the abrupt end of to-go cocktails in New York, and consider the importance of continued support for local agriculture.

Further Reading and Listening:

Listen to Michael Davenport’s 1970’s tips for being a great host from the moment guests arrive to when you’re left with the clean up on episode 26 of The Shameless Chef. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. (Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS).

On episode 35 of The Big Food Question Doug Mack discusses an article he wrote for The Counter, which examines the social and cultural benefits of gathering spaces like restaurants. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. (Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS).

Host Lisa Held talks to farmer Becky Fullam—of Old Ford Farm in New York’s Hudson Valley—about the past year and why she’s hoping customers continue to support small farms on episode 418 of The Farm Report. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. (Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS).

Sother Teague runs the Manhattan cocktail bar Amor Y Amargo and is the host of HRN’s The Speakeasy. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. (Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS).

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