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COVID19 Stories with Charles McGuigan: Feeding the Hungry with Carlton Johnson

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: COVID-19 Stories

There’s a man in a small city thirty miles south of Richmond Virginia whose business was pretty much wiped out by the Coronavirus pandemic. But des...

What Needs Heat and Grows in the Winter in Central New York?

From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2

Caption: Emily Burrichter surveys rows of red and green lettuce under one of Main Street Farms' high tunnels in Homer, New York., Credit: © 2015 Dan Mantooth

Where does our food come from? Who grows it? Main Street Farms might be your answer if you shop local.

Farming Creativity

From: Rendered

Getting back to the kind of robust, regional food system that used to be the norm in America definitely requires some creative thinking.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Eating Like A Pig: How Beer Byproducts Transform Into Chow For Sows

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Pigs at Rocklands Farm go hog wild over spent grain., Credit: Rebecca Sheir

The growth of the craft beer industry is proving to be a win-win: both for brewers, and for pigs.

Bought by WABE and XRAY.fm

Entrepreneur Brings American Treats To Middle East... And Back Again

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Fadi Jaber brought his American bakery concept from the Middle East to the US., Credit: Sugar Daddy's Bakery

Opening a classic American-style bakery in the heart of the Middle East might not be the easiest endeavor, but that didn't stop entrepreneur Fadi J...

Gloria's Secret Cafe

From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY

Destination DIY producer Alex Johnson has the story of a one-woman restaurant where customers can't help but feel like a part of the family.

Bought by PRX Remix

Salty Lou’s Local Lobster

From: JP Davidson

Caption: Rob Martin, Cape Cod lobsterman, Credit: JP Davidson

A lobsterman and his girlfriend try to build the market for locally caught and processed lobster, in an increasingly global industry.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., PRX Remix, KUT, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio

A Beer'n'Burger Stock Exchange: The Big Board

From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food

Caption: The Big Board offers a stock exchange... for beer., Credit: agencyQ

A new restaurant is trying to corner the market on neighborhood pubs, with beer prices that fluctuate in real time, based on customer demand.

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio

Havana Road

From: Andrew Hiller

The American Dream travels a little ways down the Havana Road. When the economy tanked in 2009, Marta Quintana lost her job and her stock portfo...

The Urban Lobsterman

From: Curt Nickisch

Caption: Sixty-eight-year-old Skip Ryan has been catching lobster on Boston Harbor for more than 50 years., Credit: Jess Bidgood

A profile of an urban lobsterman. Amid the cruise ships and cargo vessels and whale-watching boats that motor in and out of the Boston Harbor each...

Bought by WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more

A Fresh Catch

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

In recent decades, it’s gotten harder and harder for small fishermen and women to earn a living from the sea.

It's Harder Than You Think

From: Blunt Youth Radio Project

Anna had always been interested in farming. So when she met Carolyn Snell at a farmers market in Portland, Anna decided to find out, once and for a...

Bought by WXLV-FM, WXLV-FM, and KOOP