Deconstructing Dinner was a popular internationally-syndicated radio show/podcast airing on 50 radio stations throughout Canada and the United States (2006-2010). Hosted by Jon Steinman, the show was produced at Kootenay Co-op Radio CJLY in Nelson, British Columbia. A total of 193 episodes featured some of the most recognized names in the ‘good food’ movement. Five more episodes were produced in 2014 as part of the Deconstructing Dinner: Reconstructing Our Food System television/web series.
Jon Steinman was nominated for a Jack Webster Award in 2011 for the Deconstructing Dinner story, Local Food Fraud?: An Investigation.
THE FULL PLAYLIST: The player below includes all 193 episodes. Select the i icon to see more details on each episode. The archive can also be subscribed to through most podcast directories like iTunes. For a simpler interface of the complete archive, visit this site here.
Nelson Urban Acres Nelson Urban Acres is bringing fresh produce closer to home. They are a multi-plot urban farm in Nelson, British Columbia that launched into operation in 2009 based on the SPIN farming model. Co-founders Paul Hoepfner-Homme and Christoph Martens are working backyard gardens within the city using low-impact, organic farming techniques to grow…
What is Retail Supported Agriculture? As far as the North American local food movement is concerned, it’s not a concept that has yet been coined in any notable way. The Kootenay Grain CSA (community supported agriculture) project located in the Kootenay region of British Columbia is now changing that. Community Supported Agriculture is most often…
Since March 2008, Deconstructing Dinner has featured The Local Grain Revolution – a series tracking the evolution of Canada’s first community supported agriculture (CSA) project for grain. The CSA completed its first year in the end of 2008 following a commitment by 3 farmers in the Creston Valley of British Columbia who planted 15 acres…
Deconstructing Dinner features three segments produced by the National Radio Project’s Making Contact and Vancouver Co-op Radio’s (CFRO) Redeye. The segments include a lecture of Raj Patel – author of Stuffed and Starved, an interview with the University of Regina’s Annette Desmarais on the topic of food sovereignty and an interview with freelance journalist Frances…
As one of the clearest examples of the direction in which our food and agricultural systems are heading, Deconstructing Dinner has paid considerable attention to the evolution of genetically modified or “engineered” foods. These ever-present ingredients in our food supply represent one of the most controversial and debated shifts that have taken place among modern…
Deconstructing Dinner revisits with the topic of permaculture… a concept and philosophy that has grown significantly in popularity since we first aired a show on the topic back in 2006. In September 2008, Deconstructing Dinner’s Andrea Langlois visited The Blue Raven Permaculture Farm on Salt Spring Island British Columbia. Farmers and Instructors Brandon and Patti…
Norway, British Columbia V (“Organic” Salmon?) The presence of open net-cage salmon farms are an ongoing and contentious debate off the coast of British Columbia and around the world where such farms exist. Norway, Chile, Scotland and Canada are some of the most notable locations for these controversial operations. By all accounts these farms are…
In October 2008, host Jon Steinman spoke with wildlife biologist Alexandra Morton who was in the midst of taking the Province of British Columbia and Marine Harvest Canada to B.C. Supreme Court. Morton was challenging the ongoing regulation of the industry by the Province, arguing that the Province is not constitutionally permitted to do so.…
In February 2009, it was discovered that Canada’s Public Safety Minister, Peter Van Loan, alongside the Correctional Service of Canada, had planned the closure of all six of the prison farms owned by the people of Canada and operated by CORCAN – the branch of the Correctional Service that operates rehabiliation programs that provide employment…
Deconstructing Dinner in our Schools III (Ryerson University) The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, in partnership with Ryerson’s School of Nutrition and the Centre for Studies in Food Security, offers a post-degree Certificate in Food Security. This unique program is offered nowhere else in the world, and can be completed entirely through the convenience…