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Turning Farm Workers into Farm Owners
From: Making Contact
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It’s well known that the people picking food all across the US are predominantly low-paid Latino migrant workers. It’s ironic that the workers car...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
A Waste-Free Dairy of the Future?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: cheese maker at Fiscalini, Credit: Rita Daniels
It’s estimated that dairy products make up a full 20% of our daily food intake here in North America. But with increased focus on cattle waste met...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 08:42
Dry Farming-a Technique for a Water Scarce Future
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Farmers in California's central valley are getting a sneak preview of what much of the country, and the world, can expect to see in the next few de...

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  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 07:52
  • Purchases: 1
Small Farms, Big Future
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Making Cheese at the Fiscalini Cheese Company , Credit: Rita Daniels
We go to California, America’s leading producer of fruits, vegetables, and dairy, to see some examples of how the nation’s agricultural industry is...

Bought by WSKG, KZYX, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Native Harvest for a Modern World
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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An agricultural renaissance has taken root among the Taos Pueblo people in New Mexico. Sustainable agriculture is returning, after years of unheal...

Bought by KQED


  • Added: Nov 13, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
The ABC's of School Lunch
From: Grace Hood
Caption: Students eat lunch at University Hill Elementary School in Boulder
In recent decades, convenience foods have trumped nutrition in school cafeterias across the country. But one Colorado district is bucking the trend...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 1
Vertical Farming: Food for the future.
From: Matthew Fidler
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Matt Fidler and Dr. Despommier of Columbia University in New York talk about his new concept of Vertical Farming. That is, growing our food in a s...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Nov 26, 2008
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Hydroponic Gardening
From: Clearwater Moment
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Hydroponics as sustainable food production

  • Added: Nov 19, 2008
  • Length: 01:46
The Raw Life
From: Sarah Lange
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A small glimpse into the life of raw foodists

  • Added: Mar 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:10
Hungry Harvesters
From: A World of Possibilities
Series: Food Safety
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Migrant Labor and the Poverty that Produces our Plenty

Bought by WCNY, WSKG, WRPI, and Radio Catskill


  • Added: Aug 20, 2007
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 4
Grow Local, Eat Local
From: A World of Possibilities
Series: Food Safety
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Feeding our hunger for connection

Bought by WCNY and KSFR


  • Added: Aug 20, 2007
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 2
Commentary: Just a Penny More
From: Dick Meister
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A strong movement is under way to win decent treatment for the miserably treated tomato pickers whose work is essential to the hugely profitable fa...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 03:24
Study May Bolster Organic Potato Farming
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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On average, each of us scarfs up about 140 pounds of this delectable tuber a year. It's a $2 billion industry, but just a fraction of the potatoes ...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Supermarkets Go "Organic"
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Organic food is becoming trendy, and you?ll be seeing more of it at your supermarket, it?ll probably be cheaper to.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Restoration of the "River of Many Fish"
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Ashtabula River in Ohio flows into Lake Erie, one of the four Great Lakes.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Restoring a Fragile Marine Ecosystem
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A study in the journal Nature found that up to 90 percent of the larger specimens of these species have disappeared from the world's oceans.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Here on Earth: Fair Trade - Who's Delivering Your Milk? (Full Show)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders
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Preview "Here on Earth," Wisconsin Public Radio's international talk program and podcast. In this edition, find out why farmers are turning to fai...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 52:34
  • Purchases: 2
Here on Earth: Fair Trade - Who's Delivering Your Milk? (Billboard)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders
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The billboard for the "Here on Earth" program "Fair Trade - Who's Delivering Your Milk?"

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 2
New Technology for Cleaner Fish Farms
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Fish farming - also known as aquaculture - helps to keep fish stocks up and prevent over-fishing. But fish farms are usually located in shallow wat...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Alaska Model Produces Sustainable Yields
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Many of the world's fisheries and marine ecosystems are in trouble from overfishing and high "bycatch" - the accidental killing of millions of mari...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Eco-friendly Coffee Cultivation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Open-field coffee cultivation emerged some 30 years ago. While the method may be productive in the short run, it often degrades the environment, an...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Fish Farming for a Hungry World
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Aquaculture is becoming big business in a hungry world. The challenge is to develop methods and technologies that produce sustainable yields while ...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Chilling Inspiration: How Clarence Birdseye Launched Frozen Foods
From: Marion Owen
Series: The UpBeet Gardener Series
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Traveling to the Territory of Alaska as a biologist, Clarence Birdseye observes how the Natives preserved food, inspiring a revolution in the food...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
A Cook's Notebook: The Cordon Bleu Lunch Lady
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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The kids eat well at the Public Charter School on Martha's Vineyard

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 29, 2004
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1