Rural Advancement Radio

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Rural Advancement Radio (RAR) is a project of the Rural Advancement Foundation International, based in Pittsboro, North Carolina.

We feature an exciting mix of stories, podcasts, and stand-alone audio documentaries on the changing face of food and agriculture in the US. We talk to farmers, cover relevant news and events, and interview everyone from chefs to ranchers to ag experts to get to the bottom of a dynamic and complex food system. 

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This Agricultural Life gives listeners a glimpse into farming and agriculture through the personal stories of farmers.


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John Shaw plans to be the first commercial pomegranate grower in North Carolina. He has over 300 pomegranate trees. He has also planted 250 apple t...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2011
  • Length: 05:55
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Meet Jefferson Herr. With his family, Jefferson runs Herr Flower Farm in Vale, North Carolina. Flower farming has become very common in Hmong commu...

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  • Added: Sep 13, 2011
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Steve Tate runs the Goat Lady Dairy in Climax, North Carolina. Last year was the first year of the farm's CSA. Steve learned that he grew way too m...

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  • Added: Sep 13, 2011
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 1
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Elizabeth Gibbs and Scott Paquin run Firefly Farm in Burnsville, North Carolina. They're building a multi-purpose barn which will house hay for the...

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  • Added: Sep 13, 2011
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 1
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The American Prawn Cooperative (APC) is "writing the book on the prawn industry." The APC is based in Greene County, North Carolina, and Greene Cou...

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  • Added: Sep 12, 2011
  • Length: 07:33
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Meet Ben Haines, of Looking Back Farm, in eastern North Carolina. Ben and his father have been farming organically for more than twenty years. Most...

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  • Added: Sep 12, 2011
  • Length: 05:40
  • Purchases: 1