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Connecting Gate to Plate Blog

Pet food vet

Food bullying in the pet aisle: Episode 65

By Michele Payn

We’ve all seen the ads for pet food featuring happy dogs with happy owners who buy the very best food for their furry family members. But is that food better? How do you know what is best for your pet? Does grain-free dog food make sense or are you being food bullied into buying a boutique brand that offers less nutrition? Our guest, veterinarian Tammy Lons, gives us the scoop on the facts about pet food.

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The Farmers Life

Why do farmers sign contracts to use GMO seeds? Episode 64

By Michele Payn

Did you know popcorn is an entirely different crop that the sweet corn you enjoy on the cob? Eliz didn’t! Michele and Eliz welcome Brian Scott to talk about popcorn, sweet corn, field corn, GMOs, and why seeds are intellectual property.

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Cancer dietitian

Cancer, chemicals, and feeding your soul: Episode 63

By Michele Payn

“Feed your body 80% of the time and your soul 20% of the time” Too often, people receive lots of unsolicited, non-science-based advice about what they should and shouldn’t eat to get rid of cancer. Patients will run with advice, even if it is not supported by science, just to have some action to take.  Unfortunately, that advice can make them miserable and can interfere with their treatment.  Julie Lanford sheds light on the truth about cancer treatment and food.

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Tyler Davis

Snakes, stigmas, & neophobia in the pandemic: Episode 62

By Michele Payn

What role does disgust play in our fear of disease? Why should we be careful about the language used to describe disease, such as COVID-10?  Dr. Tyler Davis is back to discuss how exotic foods are associated with “otherness.” Neophobia (fear of new things) creates stigmas. These stigmas can lead to food bullying, whether related to COVID-19 or technology used in farming.

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Produce Moms

Fruits & veggies as a love language: Episode 61

By Michele Payn

Misinformation such as the “Dirty Dozen” list scares people away from buying produce. Produce is nutrient rich and essential. Food security is national security in and human security. We need to focus on nutrition not just calories. The nutrition panel for produce is the same regardless of how it is grown.  It is all healthy.

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Kate Delaney

How to vet information in the media: Episode 60

By Michele Payn

Ever wonder if that tasty sound bite on the news about what you eat is true?  Our guest, Emmy award winning journalist Kate Delaney, shares how to vet what you hear and why a sensational headline is more likely to get media attention.

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  1. Put on your turn signal « Gate to Plate Blog by Michele Payn-Knoper on August 4, 2010 at 2:28 pm

    […] head over to http://causematters.com. My “Gate to Plage” blog was incorporated into my new website in July 2010. It has all the resources you see here, plus a whole lot of connections for farm, […]



  2. Business Stuff | Trials & Triumphs of a New Mom on August 23, 2010 at 2:11 pm

    […] looking forward to blogging at http://causematters.com/blog and invite you to come over and check out my posts there. The first one is already up!! This […]



  3. Blue Rides in the Combine | Trials & Triumphs of a New Mom on September 27, 2010 at 6:48 pm

    […] Blue Rides in the Combine Posted on September 27, 2010 by Michelle I recently posted the story of Blue’s first combine ride at Gate to Plate blog. Click here to check it out. […]



  4. AgWired » Blog Archives » Changes In Ag Communications on October 14, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    […] was invited by Michele Payn-Knoper, Cause Matters, to write a guest post on her Gate to Plate Blog, titled, “WKRP, Silver Sows & Communications Changes,” about my observations of […]



  5. From Farm Gate to Dinner Plate « Kansas Grains on October 26, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    […] you haven’t checked out Michele Payn-Knoper’s Gate to Plate Blog , I encourage you to do so. Those of you who are in agriculture- continue to share your story. For […]



  6. A Powerful Post « Cow Spots and Tales on December 17, 2010 at 11:48 pm

    […] recently read a great blog post on Gate to Plate Blog that talks about this whole topic. I think Michele says it better than I do, so check out her […]



  7. Increase Impactivity™ in 15 Minutes a Day - Cause Matters on March 3, 2011 at 2:11 am

    […] Michele has great strategies for using the 15 minute rule for social media and I want to build on that concept. Here are some additional ideas of things that can be achieved when you begin to think in 15 minute increments! […]



  8. Happey 1st Birthday AgChat Foundation! | Haley Farms on April 5, 2011 at 2:57 am

    […] long after I started using twitter I saw a tweet from Michele Payne-Knoper (@maynknoper) announcing a weekly chat about agriculture called #agchat.  Of course I embraced […]



  9. Freedom to Choose: Our Food on June 29, 2011 at 4:28 am

    […] Gate to Plate Blog […]



  10. Productivity in the Agriculture Community – Guest Blog Michele Payn-Knoper on November 20, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    […] and Neen have been known to enjoy cute shoes and all things fuscia together. Check out MPK’s Gate to Plate blog, connect with her on Facebook or get your food questions answered at an international list of farm […]



  11. What Difference Does Three Years Make? « Slow Money Farm – Life, Farm, Food on April 2, 2012 at 8:57 pm

    […] I’ve learned immensely from friends like Mike Haley, Janice Person, Jeff Fowle, Darin Grimm, Michele Payne Knoper and dozens of more who came on board later. I’ve learned, I hope, to be a little less […]



  12. Blog Post #1 | Mind Bender Media on July 20, 2013 at 5:08 am

    […] #2 – Gate to Plate  – Is authored by Michele Payn-Knoper who is a public speaker for agriculture. She posts herself […]



  13. 10 Examples of Good Social Media Use in Agriculture | Mind Bender Media on July 27, 2013 at 9:33 pm

    […] 7. http://causematters.com/blog/ – Michele Payn-Knoper has a wonderful blog to follow. She not not only includes posts by her, but also has many others guest post to encourage a diversity of agriculture topics and perspectives. […]



  14. Michele Payn-Knoper - Standing Up and Speaking Out for Agriculture!! on September 17, 2013 at 12:24 pm

    […] started the Gate to Plate blog to help connect farm gate to the food plate and give a voice to people who feed the world. She […]



  15. World Food Day & Blog Action Day Through the Farm Lens on December 2, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    […] Blog: Let’s talk about food on Blog Action Day (www.causematters.com/blog) Food is fundamental. It should not elicit feelings of guilt or elitism. Food is sustenance. So […]



  16. Social Media at the Farm Table | Boiler Ag. Talk on February 1, 2014 at 11:11 pm

    […] “The conversation is happening about food and farm – even if farmers and ranchers aren’t at the table talking.”  – Michele Payn-Knoper  […]



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