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Going to Okraville: A small farm from a family tradition
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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
The Gospel of Spring Greens
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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
MA-193 Food: What's Eating Me
From: KVNF
Series: Mystics Almanac
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For over a century, U.S. farmers have strived for quantity of food. Quality, though, is at least as important.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2011
  • Length: 05:26
Small-scale ranchers try to make beef better
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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
Beer Gets Respectable
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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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
2011: The Year of Idaho Food
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Tyler Korn enjoying a garden school carrot at Northside Elementary School in Sandpoint, Idaho., Credit: Photo by Michele Murphree
A new year-long project hopes to bring Idahoans together over the subject of food.

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 1
Local Food and Farmers
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Produce that local food farmers sell directly to customers at farmers' markets, Credit: Guy Hand
A look at why some farmers are turning to local food.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 08:13
Market & Garden Report: Holiday Market
From: Guy Hand
Series: The Market & Garden Report
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The late-season farmers' market.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2010
  • Length: 03:40
Market & Garden Report: Season's End
From: Guy Hand
Series: The Market & Garden Report
Caption: Deanna Hlebechuk rolling up irrigation line on the last day of class., Credit: Guy Hand
A look at the last day of a season long gardening class

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 1
Still Hungry After All These Years: Musicians Sing for Neighbors' Supper
From: Rhonda J. Miller
Series: Folk River
Caption: Jan Luby at Stone Soup Coffeehouse , Credit: Rhonda Miller
Musicians in America's smallest state are kicking off a year-long project called Singing for Your Supper: The Rhode Island Hunger Project. The goal...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Oct 17, 2010
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1
Market & Garden Report: Cheese
From: Guy Hand
Series: The Market & Garden Report
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America is in the midst of a cheese making renaissance — including Idaho.

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Oct 09, 2010
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 1
Obesity in America
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: KFAI Youth News
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The KFAI Youth News Initiative creates a platform for young women of color to give their unique perspective on issues they face in their communities.

Bought by WGXC


  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 1
Market & Garden Report: Beignets
From: Guy Hand
Series: The Market & Garden Report
Caption: Mary Rohlfing with a basket of fresh beignets, Credit: Guy Hand
A look at one of the "value-added" products available at farmers' markets.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 05:10
Uncovering Anorexia
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: KFAI Youth News
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The KFAI Youth News Initiative creates a platform for young women of color to give their unique perspective on issues they face in their communities.

  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 05:34
Market & Garden Report: Why We Garden
From: Guy Hand
Series: The Market & Garden Report
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In 2009, 7 million new American families began gardening. But why?

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Sep 18, 2010
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Preserving the Harvest
From: Guy Hand
Series: The Market & Garden Report
Caption: Roasted peppers are perfect specimens for freezing, Credit: Guy Hand
Some tips on preserving a garden's fall bounty.

Bought by KLCC and KISU


  • Added: Sep 12, 2010
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 2
Market & Garden Report: Agricultural Innovation
From: Guy Hand
Series: The Market & Garden Report
Caption: Lee Rice at Boise's Capital City Public Market, Credit: Guy Hand
Farmers’ markets are not only gathering places offering fresh food. They’re also testing grounds for new and unusual products.

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Sep 04, 2010
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
Market & Garden Report: Fall Plantings
From: Guy Hand
Series: The Market & Garden Report
Caption: Peaceful Belly worker Angi Hronek carrying kale plants into garden for fall planting, Credit: Guy Hand
A look at extending the gardening season into fall, winter and beyond.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KISU


  • Added: Aug 29, 2010
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 2
Market & Garden Report: Peaches & Nectarines
From: Guy Hand
Series: The Market & Garden Report
Caption: Fresh Peach, Credit: Guy Hand
A look at fresh peaches & nectarines

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Aug 21, 2010
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
Food & Faith
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Raspberry Festival sign at St. Gertrudes, Credit: Guy Hand
At the Monastery of St. Gertrude in Central Idaho, food and faith are tied together like raspberry canes to a trellis.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio and KISU


  • Added: Aug 03, 2010
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 2
God in the Garden
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Detail from Garden o' Feeding sign, Credit: Guy Hand
A feature on the growing interest in community gardens among faith-based organizations.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio and KISU


  • Added: May 04, 2010
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 2
Delivering Local Food in Winter
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Idaho's Bounty Crew, Credit: Paulette Phlipot Photography
A sound rich feature on an Idaho group working to distribute local food in winter.

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


  • Added: Jan 05, 2010
  • Length: 05:53
  • Purchases: 3
I love wings!
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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For Adam Rose-Levy, Wings n Things in Anchorage was quickly becoming one of his favorite places to eat. The quality, quantity, and taste kept Adam...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 05:44
Proud to be Polish
From: Catie Talarski
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A journey to find my Polish roots...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2008
  • Length: 08:28
Self and Sociey
From: Sudan Radio Project
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Analysis and exploration of current issues surrounding the conflict in Darfur.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2008
  • Length: 29:00