Earth Eats

Series produced by WFIU

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Earth Eats is a weekly, half-hour public radio program that brings you the freshest news and recipes inspired by local food and sustainable agriculture.

Our mission is to help people feel more connected to their food. Each week, host Kayte Young and Indiana chefs like Daniel Orr present recipes using seasonal ingredients. We also speak with small farmers, authors, academics and everyday people to get a holistic perspective on our food system. We keep close tabs on the latest food-related headlines on our blog, Facebook and Twitter. Find us at www.eartheats.org.

Earth Eats is a production of WFIU at Indiana University in Bloomington.

Earth Eats is available by annual carriage fee. For more information please contact LuAnn Johnson, Syndication Manager at lujohnso@indiana.edu, 812-855-2019.

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147 Pieces

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EE 19-45: Warm Up With Hot Sauce And Tacos, 11/8/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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No need to fear the ghost pepper! Christopher Burrus makes a mean, yet palatable hot sauce with one of the most famous of the super-hots.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
EE 19-44: Have Sheep, Will Farm--Part II, 11/1/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Part two in our series about a farm start-up explores the ins and outs of securing a loan from the local Farm Service Agency.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
EE 19-43: Askinosie--A Bean-To-Bar Chocolate Factory In The Heartland, 10/25/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Shawn Askinosie talks about the difference between Fair Trade Chocolate and Direct Trade Chocolate--just in time for Halloween

  • Added: Oct 25, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
EE 19-42: Shane Bernardo On Food Justice And The Power Of Food To Connect Us To The Past, 10/18/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Food Justice is a term that Shane Bernardo uses to talk about his work, but it goes much deeper than that for him.

  • Added: Oct 17, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
EE 19-41: Southern Road Food And Midwest Persimmons, 10/11/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Explore the foods of Southern road trips with author and illustrator Emily Wallace.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
EE 19-40: Gluten--It’s Complicated, 10/4/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Gluten is crucial for making a bread like Challah. Eric Schedler shows us how, and we discuss some of the complexities surrounding gluten.

  • Added: Oct 03, 2019
  • Length: 29:01
EE 19-39: A Farming Collective In Puerto Rico And A Japanese Dish On An Office Hotplate, 9/27/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Though Puerto Rico’s tropical climate makes it suitable for year-round farming, the island currently imports 80% of its food, mostly from the Unite...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2019
  • Length: 29:01
EE 19-38: Strawberry Fields, Maybe Not Forever, 9/20/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Julie Guthman talks with Earth Eats about her research on the present and possible futures of the California strawberry industry.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
EE 19-37: Visit A Community Farm Where Food Is Medicine, 9/13/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Have you ever heard of a produce prescription?

  • Added: Sep 12, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
EE 19-36: Pita Pockets With Muddy Fork Bakery, 9/6/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Eric Schedler uses spelt flour to make his pita bread. Hear all about it on the show this week.

  • Added: Sep 05, 2019
  • Length: 28:59
EE 19-35: Farmsteaders, An Intimate Portrait Of A Young Dairy Farming Family, 8/30/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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It’s a struggle to make ends meet on a small family dairy farm. This couple found a way--through cheese!

  • Added: Aug 29, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
EE 19-34: When Your Farmer Is A White Nationalist, 8/23/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Listening to the voices of those grappling with what it means to ‘know your farmer.’

  • Added: Aug 22, 2019
  • Length: 29:01
EE19-33: A Jewish Farm, A Yucatan Taco And Grief-Eating Ham Sandwiches, 8/16/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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A farmer, a restaurant owner, a poet and some presidential candidates--this week on Earth Eats.

  • Added: Aug 15, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
EE 19-32: What's Old Is New Again--The Authors Of Meal Discuss Food, Culture And Comics (Rebroadcast), 8/9/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Insect cuisine is a part of many cultural traditions throughout history and across the globe. So why does everybody talk about it as a future food?

  • Added: Aug 08, 2019
  • Length: 29:01
EE 19-31: Have Sheep, Will Farm-- Part I, 8/2/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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How many times will these young farmers move their flock of sheep in the back of a minivan, before settling on their own land?

  • Added: Aug 01, 2019
  • Length: 28:59
EE19-30: Food Critic Exposes Farm-To-Table Fraud And Hemp Returns To The Midwest, 7/26/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Tampa Bay Times Food Critic talks with Earth Eats about her groundbreaking work exposing fraudulent claims in the world of Farm to Table dining.

  • Added: Jul 25, 2019
  • Length: 29:01
EE 19-29: Indiana Wine And A Yucatan-Style Taco Stand, 7/19/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Did you know Indiana is home to nearly one hundred wineries? Traminette is Indiana’s signature wine to taste and compare across The Hoosier State.

  • Added: Jul 18, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
EE 19-28: The Belly Of A Pretzel, 7/12/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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What gives traditional German-style soft pretzels their signature color and flavor? Muddy Fork Bakery shares all the secrets.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
EE 19-27: Farming While Black--An Interview With Leah Penniman (Rebroadcast), 7/5/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Our guest is Leah Penniman, the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, a farming collective committed to ending racism and injustice in our food system.

  • Added: Jul 03, 2019
  • Length: 29:00

Series Subscription Information

New episodes are published weekly, 1 episode a week.

Each episode is made up of 1 segment totalling between 00:28:00 and 00:30:00 in length.

Friday: 12:00 AM

Production Notes:

AIR WINDOW: Due to timely news items in each episode, we recommend broadcasting between Friday - Tuesday.

Earth Eats is available by an annual carriage fee of $750. For more information please contact LuAnn Johnson, Syndication Manager at lujohnso@indiana.edu, 812-855-2019.

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