What if the revolution our food system needs is already happening, quietly, locally, and led by women?

In this episode of One Bite is Everything, host Dana DiPrima sits down with journalist and author Nancy Matsumoto to explore the themes of her upcoming book, Reaping What She Sows: How Women Are Rebuilding Our Broken Food System, a powerful look at the women transforming agriculture from the ground up.

Nancy introduces us to a global network of women who are rejecting the extractive systems of Big Ag and building something far more resilient, regenerative, and just.

Together, this episode unpacks:

• Why women are often the catalysts for food system change, and what makes their approach different
• How small farms are navigating climate chaos, supply chain bottlenecks, and economic precarity
• What each of us can do today to support a better food future

If you've ever wondered how your food choices connect to the climate, the economy, and community resilience, this episode offers clarity, hope, and a practical path forward.

🎤 Plus: Nancy and several of the women featured in her book will be delivering a keynote at the 2025 EcoFarm Conference in Monterey, California in January 2026. If you're anywhere near the West Coast, this is a must-attend moment for anyone passionate about food, farming, and the future.

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Lately, social media and responses to articles about farm struggles have been filled with comments saying things like “Farmers voted for Trump — they got what they deserve.”

This week, your OBIE host, Dana DiPrima, slows that conversation down.

In this reflective episode, she unpacks the frustration and anger behind those comments — and explores what’s really at stake when we decide who “deserves” empathy.

Through facts, context, and a little heart, Dana walks listeners through:

• What farmers actually thought they were voting for — trade stability, regulatory relief, survival.
• What they got instead — lost markets, labor shortages, rising costs, and consolidation.
• Why “deserve” is the wrong frame for democracy, food, or justice.
• And how blame divides us while the system that hurts farmers — and eaters — stays intact.

It’s not about defending anyone. It’s about remembering that food is infrastructure — and when farmers fail, we all feel it.

Key ideas in this episode:

• Farmers aren’t a political monolith; only ~1–2% of Americans farm, and their reasons for voting often come down to survival, not ideology.
• Tariffs, trade wars, and policy swings have disproportionately hurt small and mid-size farms.
• Empathy shouldn’t depend on political alignment. We can hold policies accountable without wishing harm on the people who grow our food.
• The real threat isn’t who farmers voted for — it’s consolidation, volatility, and disconnection from the systems that feed us.

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We say it all the time: “People are disconnected from their food.”

But what does that really mean?

In this solo episode, Dana DiPrima peels back the layers of disconnection shaping our food system — from the distance your meal travels to the seasons we’ve stopped noticing. She explores how disconnection affects everything: what we eat, who we support, and whether we can even taste what’s real anymore.

You’ll learn:

• Why disconnection is at the heart of food injustice, environmental harm, and health crises.
• How globalization, convenience, and marketing severed our ties to land, labor, and local economies,
• And what reconnection actually looks like — through small, doable steps anyone can take.

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⭐️ One Bite is Everything is a proud part of Heritage Radio Network, home to the most influential voices in food.