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“Minnesota 13” is the name of a corn seed developed at the University of Minnesota to suit the shorter growing season in the upper Midwest. But dur...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 04:48
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Ethiopia is said to be the birthplace of coffee, and this aromatic elixir continues to be an important part its culture. KFAI’s Allison Herrera met...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 05:29
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Ask someone from out of state to describe Minnesota and you’ll probably hear a lot of “Minnesota Nice,” "uff dah’s" and "you betcha’s." Scandinavia...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
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Producer Guy Hand looks back on the highlights of the 12 month long project called "2011: The Year of Idaho Food."

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KISU


  • Added: Dec 31, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Chestnuts in chestnut burrs, Credit: Guy Hand
After a blight killed most of America's chestnut trees back in the 1930s and 40s, a new industry has sprouted up using new varieties of blight-resi...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KUOW, and KISU


  • Added: Dec 17, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Quince, Credit: Guy Hand
Modern science acknowledges the unique power of taste and aroma to teleport us back in time. It’s simply the way our brains are wired. For Boisean ...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KLCC, KUOW and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Say the word “goat” and most Americans picture a horned cartoon with a taste for tin cans. But what we Americans don’t get about goat–and the rest...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KISU


  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Many brewers consider hops to be the essence of craft beer making. Yet, in the America's hop growing epicenter, the Northwest, craft brewers often ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KUOW, and KISU


  • Added: Nov 05, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Gin making ingredients, Credit: Guy Hand
Bardeday Distillery in Eagle, Idaho has been making gin for 11 years, which requires a dedicated panel of tasters willing to sip gin at 8:30 in the...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KISU, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Fried fish at Fish and Game fish fry, Credit: Guy Hand
The nation lost around 5 million anglers from 1996 to 2006. Idaho fishing dropped by 28% during that same decade. That's why Idaho Fish and Game i...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KISU


  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Foraged foods from the mountains of Idaho, Credit: Guy Hand
Foraging fell out of favor a few thousand years ago—thanks to that invention called agriculture—but not everybody abandoned the impulse to forage. ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KISU


  • Added: Jun 25, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Jason Brashears and his young okra plants, Credit: Guy Hand
The number of new farmers entering small-scale farming is on the rise, in part due to a host of avenues opening to first-time farmers allowing them...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KUOW, KISU, and KZYX


  • Added: Jun 11, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Highland Cattle, Credit: Guy Hand
Scottish Highland Cattle are growing in popularity in Idaho and the Northwest.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KISU


  • Added: May 21, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
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An award winning Idaho winery shows the potential of the state's wine industry in general.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KISU


  • Added: May 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Tim Sommer of Purple Sage Farms, Credit: Guy Hand
A look at the varied world of spring greens.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KUOW, and KISU


  • Added: May 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Customer at the Capital City Public Market in Boise, Credit: Guy Hand
A record number of farmers markets are scheduled to open across Idaho this season and many are offering new services for customers.

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Greg Koenig and his vodka distillery, Credit: Guy Hand
Idaho, not surprisingly, is the nation's number one producer of potato vodka. A profile of one producer and why his vodka wins awards.

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Boise State Public Radio, and KISU


  • Added: Apr 09, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Dried dandelion root, Credit: Guy Hand
The surprising history of the once much loved dandelion.

Bought by PRX Remix and KISU


  • Added: Apr 02, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Glenn Elzinga and daughters, Credit: Guy Hand
Last week I talked to author Mark Schatzker about his book Steak. In it, he tries to find the world’s best tasting beef. Schatzker discovers that t...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
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An interview with Mark Schatzker, author of Steak, on why great steak is hard to find and how a few small-scale ranchers are helping to make beef b...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Mar 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Farmer Casey O'Leary, Credit: Guy Hand
The average age of the American farmer is 57 years old. But there's a new breed of farmer out there, one who is young, focused on the small scale a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KISU, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: A tin of Idaho caviar, Credit: Guy Hand
When driving through southern Idaho’s sagebrush desert, glistening black beads of caviar aren’t likely the first things that come to mind. Yet stu...

Bought by KUOW and KISU


  • Added: Mar 05, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Tara Kelly with an assortment of her fermented foods., Credit: Guy Hand
A profile of an Idaho woman immersed in the ancient craft of fermentation.

Bought by KUOW and KISU


  • Added: Feb 26, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Sugar Beets, Credit: Don Morishita
We've all heard about the controversy over genetically modified sugar beets. But what is a sugar beet? The answer might surprise you.

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Feb 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Beer is finally getting respect in serious food circles. Today, learning to pair your meal with an ale or porter is nearly as respectable as a pai...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1