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In 1857, economic hardship left farmers and other citizens bust. Looking for a way to earn money Minnesotans took to the forests to harvest ginseng...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 04:39
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
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
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
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
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
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
Antibiotics are given to animals living in concentrated feeding operations for two reasons: disease prevention and growth promotion/feed efficiency...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Sep 26, 2014
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
“Why would you need toxins to have a healthy food supply?” asks Mary Jo Forbord, a registered dietitian, organic farmer, and former executive direc...
- Added: Sep 11, 2014
- Length: 28:00
No one needs to eat livestock to survive, according to Dr. Brian Moench. Yet meat is almost universally the focus of the Western diet. The average...
- Added: Sep 10, 2014
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Would you want your children exposed to pesticide drift at home and at school? Potatoes grown in northern MN are routinely sprayed, putting childr...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Aug 08, 2014
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
What if the solution for reducing our collective carbon footprint were right under our feet? Our guest this week on Sea Change Radio believes it is...
- Added: Jul 27, 2014
- Length: 29:20
Historically, home, school and community gardens have proven vital to national security and resiliency. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered ...
- Added: Jul 04, 2014
- Length: 28:00
The New York Times calls Joan Dye Gussow, “the matriarch of the eat locally, think globally food movement.” Gussow, Professor Emeritus at Columbi...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Jun 06, 2014
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Olive oil may help protect the cardiovascular system against the ill-effects of air pollution in cities.
- Added: May 21, 2014
- Length: 01:00
Fresh produce can be hard to access and pricey for families facing economic hardships. But during World War II, school, home, community and workpla...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer
- Added: May 15, 2014
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
From fast and processed foods to common personal care items, palm oil is a common ingredient in thousands of household products. However, this “ch...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer
- Added: May 08, 2014
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
It may seem hard to imagine, but we have more microbial cells in our guts than we have human cells in our bodies. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and R...
- Added: May 01, 2014
- Length: 28:01
