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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
Climate Protectionism and Competitiveness
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Green Ethics
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The global circulation of goods is a major source of both prosperity and carbon emissions. This short video on ethics asks: Can trade be regulated ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: A world without oil; plus 30 years of the space shuttle
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: betterplace.com website, Credit: betterplace.com
Shai Agassi's vision of a green future; plus, former Nasa astronaut Jeff Hoffman reflects on 30 years of the shuttle

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 20, 2011
  • Length: 37:05
  • Purchases: 1
Mary Zeiss Stange, author of Hard Grass: Life on the Crazy Woman Bison Ranch
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Out in southeast Montana, near the small town of Ekalaka, is where Mary Zeiss Stange and her husband, Doug, own and run the Crazy Woman Bison Ranch...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 1
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
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
Enjoying, Managing, or Restoring Trout
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Should national parks introduce non-native species for recreational purposes, or focus on preserving the parks' natural state?

  • Added: Sep 28, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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
The Sound of Change: Hip Hop in Cuba
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We hear about hip-hop and change in Cuban society, and what people on the ground are saying about new phases in the Cuban revolution.

  • Added: Sep 21, 2010
  • Length: 30:00
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
Whose Water? The Struggle for Public Ownership of Freshwater
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: http://michiganwro.blogspot.com, Credit: Michigan Welfare Rights Organization
We go to Michigan, where from the city of Detroit, to the farmlands and countryside, citizens are battling to gain greater control over the bounty ...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2010
  • Length: 28:56
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
The Unforseen Costs of Civilization
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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In this edition of Radio Curious we visit again with Spencer Wells and discuss his new book, “Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization,”...

Bought by BSR Radio


  • Added: Aug 02, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Climate Collision: What Comes After Copenhagen?
From: A World of Possibilities
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The Copenhagen climate summit saw fierce jockeying for advantage among the great powers but few tangible results.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 55:03
Dr. Joanna Macy: Gifts of Uncertainty
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Dr. Joanna Macy, Credit: www.bioneers.org
Dr. Joanna Macy is a long-time peace, justice, and ecology activist. A celebrated Buddhist teacher, Dr. Macy’s wide-ranging work spans Eastern and ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Arctic Ice -- Groks Science Show 2009-12-16
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Alun Anderson discussed the future of the Arctic Ocean after the ice melts.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KVSC


  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 24:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Miner's Canary: First Peoples on Climate Change
From: A World of Possibilities
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Interviews from an indigenous climate change conference during the summer of 2009 in Alaska.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 1
Public Transportation
From: Phil Mariage
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A generational discussion on the issues revolving around public trasportation

  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 56:00
The Garden, Veggies, and Ethics
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Green Ethics
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If you don't know the roots under a farmers' market or a colleague's produce, should you trust the food you get from them? How does the joy of grow...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Sep 16, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Has Water Become a Right?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Green Ethics
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Less than one percent of the earth's water is consumable, and many parts of the world may be heading toward water bankruptcy. Should private owners...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ethics and Disaster Relief
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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We enter a slippery ethical slope when we begin to make distinctions between victims. When can an individual's rights be set aside?

  • Added: Aug 21, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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
Grow Local, Eat Local
From: A World of Possibilities
Series: Food Safety
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Feeding our hunger for connection

Bought by WCNY and KSFR


  • Added: Aug 20, 2007
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 2

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