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The Sustainable Agriculture Project at University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) offers an experiential learning, research and demonstration farm that w...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2015
  • Length: 22:20
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What if the stories we’ve been told repeatedly about the safety and need for industrial methods and genetically-engineered crops to feed the world ...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
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Ever wonder where your favorite fast food fries are grown, and under what conditions? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
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Did you know that England has 6 species of deer? And, that technically, because of how the antler growing season falls for one of the species, that...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:15:57
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If you think the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s first priority is protecting public and environmental health, get ready for a few surprises...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Jennifer Vervrier
This week on Sea Change Radio, we are talking about green beer, and it’s not even St. Patrick’s Day. First we talk with Jennifer Vervrier, the Dire...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Just a stone’s throw from Orlando’s Disneyworld, Florida’s Lake Apopka used to be a premier recreational lake, until agricultural chemical runoff p...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
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One part per billion is equal to two tablespoons of sugar dissolved in an Olympic sized swimming pool. Drugs used to treat children for ADHD are e...

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and WRGY


  • Added: May 22, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
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On this episode of Ojibwe Stories: Gaganoonididaa, Larry Amik Smallwood and host Erik Redix talk about making maple syrup.

Bought by Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, WMUU-LP, and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 20, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
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What is “food democracy” and how might we achieve it? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview w...

Bought by WRGY


  • Added: Apr 16, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the drift of spray and dust from pesticide applications can expose people, wildlife, and the...

Bought by WRGY


  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Despite growing newfound interest in food, diets and nutrition, how many question where their food comes from and the conditions under which it was...

Bought by WRGY


  • Added: Mar 19, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Consumers increasingly demand “clean food,” produced without pesticides. Our decisions to purchase foods grown without pesticides not only benefits...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
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What we eat has ripple effects beyond our personal health. And for the first time, the newest (2015) version of the Dietary Guidelines for American...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
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What is the full cost of the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the patenting of life forms? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, M...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
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Can eleven billion people live sustainably on Earth, in the face of climate change? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda H...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
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The foods we put on our plates have ripple effects way beyond our personal health. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda He...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
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Want to shed unwanted pounds without going on a diet? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview ...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
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Strong winds in West Texas make it difficult for farmers to grow crops without contamination from pesticide drift. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and ...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Dara O'Rourke
It’s that time of year, again: the season of giving…or at least the season of buying. When you’re perusing the shelves, be they virtual or actual, ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and KVSC


  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
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You don’t have to be a vegetarian to appreciate delicious vegetable dishes. In fact, moving towards a more plant-based diet is consistent among die...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Nicolette Hahn Niman
Livestock, especially cattle, are Public Enemy Number One. That’s been the perceived wisdom for decades. It’s thought that cattle erode soils, poll...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Tonight’s guest is long-time critic of genetically modified organisms and foods, Marti Crouch, a noted academic research scientist in plant molecul...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 56:10
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Can you imagine a world without functioning antibiotics? Sadly, we’re headed in that direction due to overuse and misuse of these precious drugs, ...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Peter Ladner
Our reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in a food supply riddled with hidden environmental, economic and health care costs and beset by...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 19:11
  • Purchases: 1