The Producers Food Podcast

Hosted ByAnthony Huckstep and Dani Valent

The Producers is a food podcast telling the stories of producers, farmers, growers and makers..
The Producers is an Australian Food Podcast from the Deep in the Weeds Network.

The Producers is a food podcast telling the stories of producers, farmers, growers and makers..

The Producers comes from Deep In The Weeds, Australia’s leading food podcast network. Listen to find out where your food comes from. Food journalist hosts Dani Valent and Anthony Huckstep share the stories of farmers and food artisans.

Dani Valent is a journalist, restaurant critic, cookbook author, travel writer and screenwriter. She loves telling stories! Her professional writing career started with travel publisher Lonely Planet and she’s continued to thread food and travel through a writing career that’s included interviews with actors, politicians and even an astronaut. These days, she’s focusing on chefs, restaurants and cooking. if it’s tasty, she wants to know about it, and she wants you to know too.

Known in the industry as Huck, Anthony Huckstep is an award-winning journalist, restaurant critic and cookbook author who constantly threatens the final notch on his belt in the name of a good story. Huck is the co-founder of MetalMouth, a dinner that deconstructs the heavy metal and fine dining contradiction by celebrating the beauty of both.

The Producers is an Australian Food Podcast from the Deep in the Weeds Network.


All Episodes

Northern Tasmania Special Series Episode 2: Paul Bennett (Ashgrove Cheese) – paddock to plate dairy delights

This is the second episode in a special series of The Producers. Agricultured 2023 celebrates the farmers and produce of northern Tasmania. In five conversations, we celebrate farmers caring...

Northern Tasmania Special Series Episode 1: Pippa Mills (Glen Torrie Pastures) – sustainability and accountability

This is the first episode in a special series of The Producers. Agricultured 2023 celebrates the farmers and produce of northern Tasmania. These stories come from Kanamaluka – the...

Jaimi Pennell (Forgotten Sound Farm) – Piece of mind

After looking to find a genuine purpose and help deal with post-natal depression, Jaimi Pennell (Forgotten Sound Farm) began growing food at home. With her hands in the soil,...

Judith Bennett (Belvedere Valley) – Grass is greener

Deep in the southern forests of Western Australia Judith Bennett and her husband Richard (Belvedere Valley) are raising Wagyu on a rotational grazing system. Grass pastures are paired with...

Emelia Prendergast (The Saucy Australian) – Queen of Conserves

Emelia Prendergast is known as the Queen of Conserves. Under her The Saucy Australian brand she produces and sells a vast range of 54 condiments from the familiar –...

Tim Wimborne (Braidwood Food Company) – Flour and water

After a career traversing the globe as a photojournalist, Tim Wimborne and his family moved to regional NSW and his new food journey began, first with native mountain pepper,...

Jake Wolki (Wolki Farm) – couldn’t love it more

Jake Wolki and his wife Ann run Wolki farm and butchery in Albury in New South Wales.  They started the farm in 2019 on a hobby block that his...

Julie Martyn (Artisa) – Where’s the cheese?

After more than 20 years involvement in scientific research Julie Martyn (Artisa) moved to Tasmania and began looking for opportunities where she could indulge in her foodie interests. A...

Mark Foletta (Yin Barun Farm) – a focus on regeneration

Mark Foletta grew up on a farm near Benalla, a couple of hours from Melbourne, and ended up buying the farm next door. Yin Barun is a diverse business...

Brian Johnson (Jammin’ Jerk) – A new Jam

After having an average experience eating Jamaican food at a festival Brian Johnson (Jammin’ Jerk) suddenly got an urge to try and do it better. He delved into the...