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The Union of Concerned Scientists reports that herbicide-resistant weeds have reached epidemic proportions, infesting 61 million acres and growing....
- Added: Feb 13, 2014
- Length: 28:00
Farmer Joe Maxwell says: “I raise hogs; I don’t produce pork.” Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her in...
- Added: Feb 07, 2014
- Length: 28:00
When Consumer Reports tested 300 raw chicken breasts from supermarkets nationwide they discovered that more than half of the samples contained bact...
- Added: Jan 31, 2014
- Length: 28:00
When Klaas Martens transitioned to organic farming, his neighbors at the local coffee shop bet how long it would be before he went broke. But Marte...
- Added: Jan 23, 2014
- Length: 28:00
Can organic farming feed the world? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with New York State...
- Added: Jan 17, 2014
- Length: 28:00
With the industrialization of agriculture, our diets have become out of balance with an abundance of omega-6 fatty acids and a deficiency in omega-...
- Added: Dec 20, 2013
- Length: 28:00
Cruelty free products abound in our 21st Century market place, from cosmetics to fake fur. But can you imagine a cruelty free filet mignon? It soun...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Dec 18, 2013
- Length: 29:59
- Purchases: 1
Do you think beer is good? If you do, you’re not alone. Beer is the most widely consumed alcoholic beverage worldwide, and one of the earliest ferm...
Bought by KVSC and Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Dec 03, 2013
- Length: 30:00
- Purchases: 2
Radio Curious visits with organic grape grower Charlie Barra, founder of Barra of Mendocino Organic Wines.
- Added: Nov 04, 2013
- Length: 29:01
Journalist and author Alan Weisman traveled to 21 countries to ask four questions that experts agreed were probably the most important on Earth. Hi...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Nov 01, 2013
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 1
What are the environmental and public health effects of GMO crops, related herbicides and pesticides? How can we protect our loved ones and our foo...
- Added: Oct 25, 2013
- Length: 28:00
As founder of One World Everybody Eats, Denise Cerreta is determined to change the way restaurants do business and to bring delicious, healthful fo...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Oct 09, 2013
- Length: 20:58
- Purchases: 1
Shirely Nordrum tells us about the Leech Lake Green Teams efforts to help feed families on the Leech Lake Reservation.
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Oct 03, 2013
- Length: 09:46
- Purchases: 1
Soil. We treat it like dirt, yet it holds vibrant communities of microscopic organisms that affect public health. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and ...
- Added: Sep 06, 2013
- Length: 28:00
Fran Moore talks about various ways that farmers in Europe have adjusted to higher temperatures in recent years, and sheds light on the difficulty ...
- Added: Aug 26, 2013
- Length: 33:29
Why do farmers choose to produce food organically? And what are their challenges as neighbors plant genetically modified crops that are sprayed wit...
- Added: Aug 15, 2013
- Length: 28:00
Rebecca Solnit, a writer and native of the Bay Area, provides a brief history of San Francisco’s transformation from a working class port city to a...
- Added: Aug 11, 2013
- Length: 25:58
If genetically modified feed has negative effects on hog health and fertility, one has to wonder what effects GMO food ingredients might have on hu...
- Added: Aug 08, 2013
- Length: 28:00
Genetically Modified Organism is a downright dirty word among many environmentalists and food activists. People oppose GMOs for health reasons and ...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Aug 06, 2013
- Length: 29:59
- Purchases: 1
Only a farmer can describe the boots-on-the-ground realities of raising our nation's food supply. Howard Vlieger is a farmer and crop nutrition ad...
- Added: Aug 02, 2013
- Length: 28:00
Want to create a more "conscious kitchen" and live more sustainably, and joyfully, from the inside out? Then join Food Sleuth Radio host and Regist...
- Added: Jul 26, 2013
- Length: 28:00
Increasingly, food-based businesses are seen as key solutions to solve our social and environmental problems, and yet entrepreneurs report a surpri...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Jul 23, 2013
- Length: 28:57
- Purchases: 1
What’s a “foodshed” and how can we strengthen our local and regional economies with and through food and farming? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and R...
- Added: Jul 14, 2013
- Length: 28:00
Corporate agribusiness tells us we need genetically modified crops to produce more food to feed an ever-growing global population. But there are ho...
- Added: Jun 29, 2013
- Length: 28:00
Factory farms produce a majority of our nation's meat. Over two-thirds of the beef consumed in this country comes from farms with at least 5,000 he...
- Added: Jun 11, 2013
- Length: 30:00
