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.
Canadian Beef Consolidated Further Deconstructing Dinner examines the recent takeover of Canada’s largest beef packing plant – Lakeside Packers, located in Brooks, Alberta. The plant maintains a capacity to process 4, 700 head of cattle each day (that translates to a whopping 43% of all beef processed in Canada… from one facility!). The takeover leaves…
Since March 2008, The Local Grain Revolution series has been following the evolution of Canada’s first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project for grain. The project has inspired a wave of support from the communities of Nelson and Creston, including support from the Kootenay Lake Sailing Association. In September 2008, a group of sailors approached the…
In February 2009, Deconstructing Dinner descended upon Edmonton for a week of local and global food education. Every year, the University of Alberta hosts International Week, the largest annual extracurricular educational event on campus. International Week “fosters global citizenship through engagement with today’s most pressing issues”. In its 24th year, the theme was Hungry for…
In February 2009, Deconstructing Dinner descended upon Edmonton for a week of local and global food education. Every year, the University of Alberta hosts International Week, the largest annual extracurricular educational event on campus. International Week “fosters global citizenship through engagement with today’s most pressing issues”. In its 24th year, the theme was Hungry for…
In February 2009, Deconstructing Dinner descended upon Edmonton for a week of local and global food education. Every year, the University of Alberta hosts International Week, the largest annual extracurricular educational event on campus. International Week “fosters global citizenship through engagement with today’s most pressing issues”. In its 24th year, the theme was Hungry for…
In October 2008, host Jon Steinman was toured around a salmon farm along with delegates of the 2008 conference of the Canadian Farm Writers Federation. The tour was sponsored by the Province of British Columbia’s Ministry of Agriculture & Lands and the British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA). The farm is owned by Marine Harvest…
In February 2006, Deconstructing Dinner aired an episode that explored salmon farming off the coast of BC. Three years later, we’re revisiting the topic and creating a new multi-part series of the same name.
Deconstructing Dinner launches our 2009 season of programming with a restrospective and forward-looking presentation by Brent Warner of Farmers’ Markets Canada. Brent was recorded in October 2008 speaking to delegates of the annual conference of the Canadian Farm Writers Federation (CFWF) held in Courtenay, British Columbia. Voices Brent Warner – Interim Executive Director, Ministry of…
Whopper Virgins Since early December, controversy has been strirring in newspapers and on Internet blogs about a recent marketing gimmick launched by Miami-based global fast-food giant Burger King (BK). The marketing ploy is called Whopper Virgins and is being waged via www.whoppervirgins.com as well as a series of television ads directing people to that site. So what is all…
Natural Pastures Cheese Company The story of Natural Pastures is an inspiring one, as it’s a story of how one farming family was able to preserve the heritage, social and environmental values of their dairy farm by diversifying and becoming a commercial cheesemaker. Natural Pastures sources their milk from a number of traditional farms on…