Exploring the Food Is Medicine Movement | Marianna Wetherill​

n this episode of Smoke & Mirrors, Jennifer Ifft talks with Marianna Wetherill to make sense of the growing Food is Medicine movement, which seeks to connects agriculture and healthcare, and what those connections look like in rural communities.​ Drawing on her experience teaching and practicing culinary medicine, Marianna discusses how nutrition science and hands-on cooking education are being integrated into healthcare, the unique barriers rural communities face in accessing nutritious food, and the role federal programs like WIC and SNAP play in food access. She also shares how social media, AI, and community resources like libraries are helping scale these efforts in places traditional programs often miss.​ Food is medicine is generating a lot of optimism and excitement. This conversation looks at what we know works, where the evidence is strongest, and what we are still learning.​