EPISODE · May 20, 2021 · 29 MIN
Splitting a Chocolate Cake w/ Dr. Kathleen Merrigan
from Citizen Chef with Tom Colicchio · host iHeartPodcasts
Kathleen Merrigan was the United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture from 2009 to 2013 and is now the Executive Director at Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems at Arizona State University. She is an advocate for organic farming, worked with former First Lady Michelle Obama on the Let’s Move campaign, and while working at the USDA she shaped the “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” initiative. Not only is Dr. Merrigan the person with answers on how food is regulated, she also is the person who knows the right questions to ask - including some involving chocolate cake. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What this episode covers
Former U.S. Department of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan explains how the USDA works in more areas our lives than we might realize.
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