Eat Magazine - 01.10
CBC Radio North by Northwest - 11.08.09
 LISTEN HERE
Here New Brunswick - 10.29.09
CBC Radio BC Almanac - 10.28.09
LISTEN HERE
CBC Radio Information Morning (New Brunswick) 09.29.09
LISTEN HERE
Times & Transcript - 09.25.09
Times & Transcript - 09.23.09
Mother Nature Network (MNN) - 08.09
The Agroinnovations Podcast - 06.15.09
LISTEN HERE
Pulse Niagara - 05.07.09
Nanaimo Daily News - 04.04.09
Green Living Magazine - 04.01.09
ACCESS (CTV), Alberta Primetime - 03.09
The Weekender - 02.27.09
Pulse Niagara - 02.19.09
University of Winnipeg CKUW - 02.12.09
LISTEN HERE
The Tyee - 02.12.09
University of Alberta CJSR, Terra Informa - 02.10.09
LISTEN HERE
CityTV Edmonton, Breakfast Television - 02.05.09
The Walrus - Jan/Feb 2009
WDEV, Equal Time Radio - 01.05.09
LISTEN HERE
Granville Magazine - Winter 2008
TreeHugger - 11.07.08
Nelson Star - 11.06.08
Santa Fe Reporter - 10.28.08
Nelson Star - 10.23.08
Nelson Star - 09.25.08
CBC, All Points West - 09.18.08
LISTEN HERE
Nelson Daily News - 09.18.08
Nelson Star - 09.18.08
TreeHugger - 09.04.08
Alaska Highway News, Cranbrook Daily Townsman, The Kimberley Daily Bulletin - 07.29.08
Nelson Daily News - 07.28.08
The Guardian - 07.23.08
The Weekender - 07.18.08
CBC Radio (Maritimes) - 07.18.08
LISTEN HERE
Rustbelt Radio - 06.23.08
WRCT Pittsburgh PA, WPTS Pittsburgh PA, WVJW Wheeling WV, WNJR Washington PA, WIUP Indiana PA, WKCO Kenyon PA
LISTEN HERE
The Weekender - 07.04.08
Nelson Daily News - 06.18.08
The Carlyle Observer - 06.06.08
Mission City Record - 05.29.08
Nelson Daily News - 05.26.08
The Globe and Mail - 05.21.08
Similkameen Spotlight - 05.21.08
Kootenay Western Star - 05.09.08
Mountain FM (Southern BC) - 05.08
LISTEN HERE
Natural Life Magazine - May/June'08
Nelson Daily News - 04.18.08
WMRW-LP (Warren, VT), The Dinner Hour - 02.19.08
LISTEN HERE
|
We have come a long way in a short amount of time from the age when our days were filled
hunting and gathering our sustenance. Conveniences now abound, it has become increasingly
possible to put food into our body without barely raising a finger or an eyebrow. This lifestyle
of convenience leaves very little time to reflect on the history behind the food we purchase
and the impact these purchases have on ourselves, communities, and the well-being of this planet.
With food occupying such a significant part of our lives, understanding the implications of our
food choices can create a real sense of empowerment and self-determination.
Produced and recorded in the studios of Kootenay Co-op Radio in Nelson, British Columbia,
Deconstructing Dinner has been created to dispense and discuss current food issues. The program assists
listeners in making more educated choices when purchasing food either for the kitchen or at restaurants.
Currently broadcast on 39 radio stations across Canada, Deconstructing Dinner also appears
on stations around the world. All episodes are accessible through the Internet in live,
archived and podcasting formats. (How to Listen)
The media plays a key role in keeping Canadians informed, however, Deconstructing Dinner believes that
the most important stories about our food supply are not receiving adequate attention. As a result, we are rapidly losing sight of the most fundamental part of our lives - feeding ourselves.
There are countless groups, non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, businesses, individuals and
various levels and branches of government that are pushing towards creating more sustainable
food systems. Yet to date, the media has played a minor role in tying these people
together and broadcasting this important information to the people that matter most - you!
Deconstructing Dinner reports on current issues throughout the world of food, with a primary
focus on local, regional and provincial issues. The show is not restricted to only current affairs, but
probes into the processes and actions to which we have all become so accustomed throughout our daily
routine, and "deconstructs" them to achieve a more discriminating awareness.
Honourable Mention at 2009 NCRA Conference - Best Syndicated Show
...continued
Kootenay Western Star - 02.01.08
CFUV, University of Victoria, Gorilla Radio - 01.21.08
LISTEN HERE
Nelson Daily News - 01.21.08
The Tyee - 01.11.08
Nelson Daily News - 11.27.07
Express News - 11.21.07
Kootenay Western Star - 10.26.07
Kootenay Western Star - 10.19.07
CBC, Daybreak South - 09.07
LISTEN HERE
Synergy Magazine - 09/07
The Morning Star - 07.13.07
Nelson Daily News - 07.12.07
CFUV, University of Victoria, Winds of Change - 07.12.07
LISTEN HERE
Cowichan Valley Citizen - 06.22.07
NDP MP Alex Atamanenko/Kootenay Western Star - 04.10.07
Exclaim!/earshot - 04.07
here - 03.01.07
University of Winnipeg - CKUW - 02.15.07
LISTEN HERE
The East Shore Mainstreet - 11.06
The Navigator - 09.29.06
Vancouver Co-op Radio (Wake Up With Co-op) - 08.18.06
LISTEN HERE
Radio Waves - 04.06
Express News/Pennywise - 04.26.06
Nanaimo News Bulletin - 02.18.06
Nelson Daily News - 01.06.06
Vancouver's Georgia Straight - 01.05.06
Castlegar News - 01.04.06
The East Shore Mainstreet 02.06
|
|
Jon Steinman
Behind the creation of Deconstructing Dinner is Nelson resident Jon Steinman.
Getting his radio start as a CJLY technical operator and host for Nelson Before
Nine in the winter of 2004/2005, Jon was opened up to the potential of radio as a powerful
medium by which to disseminate information. After spending almost two years in the Niagara
region of Southern Ontario, and one year biking through and living in France, Jon arrived
in British Columbia in 2004. Exposed to the world of food while studying at the University of
Guelph, Jon believes food deserves far more attention than it currently receives and that
we owe it to this planet and each other to fully understand the implications of our food choices.
Jon is no stranger to publicly sharing his views on food and drink. While maintaining a column
in St. Catharines, Ontario based PULSE Niagara, Jon focused his writing on the exposition of
independent and family-operated producers and retailers. Today, he writes a weekly column for a
number of Canadian periodicals.
He currently sits on the board of the Kootenay Country Store Co-operative.
He has also become involved in the creation of Community Food Matters -
a coalition of Nelson-area residents who are inspired to foster a more food-secure community. Jon is a member
of the Kootenay Grain CSA, Soil Matters CSA, and the Society of Environmental Journalists.
Jon is in increasing demand as a public speaker and he speaks at many food security and agricultural
conferences and events.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Andrea Langlois fell in love with the medium of radio when a friend of
hers built a pirate radio station and broadcasted out of her living
room. She has a background in media studies and was involved in the
Indymedia movement for a few years. After receiving
her masters in media studies from Concordia University, Andrea went on
to co-edit a collection of essays entitled "Autonomous Media: Activating
Resistance and Dissent". Andrea got her radio
start at CKUT radio in Montreal, went on to be a host of CJLY's popular
Nelson Before Nine for two seasons. Her passion for food issues was sparked by a summer working on a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
farm, and later set into flames when she was the Coordinator of the
Nelson Food Cupboard. She now lives in Victoria where she is an avid
gardener and foodie.
|
|
|
|
|
|
John Ryan is the glue holding the live broadcasts of Deconstructing Dinner together. While Jon Steinman
and guests share insights into our food, John orchestrates the technical elements of each broadcast.
|
|
|
All the Kootenay Co-op Radio Staff and Volunteers
|
|
