Food Sleuth Radio | Andrew Flachs, PhD., Associate Professor of Anthropology at Purdue University, and author of Feeding the World as If People Mattered: How Small Farms Produce Value Beyond Yields.

May 28, 2026 • 28 Minutes

Andrew Flachs, PhD., Associate Professor of Anthropology at Purdue University, and author of Feeding the World as If People Mattered: How Small Farms Produce Value Beyond Yields.

Did you know that the push towards efficiency is often a trap? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Andrew Flachs, PhD., Associate Professor of anthropology at Purdue University, and food and farming systems researcher. He discusses highlights from his new book, Feeding the World as If People Mattered: How Small Farms Produce Value Beyond Yields. To receive a discount, use the code AZFLR which gives 30% off from the press website (https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/feeding-the-world-as-if-people-mattered

Related Websites: https://www.cla.purdue.edu/directory/profiles/andrew-flachs.html