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Urban agriculture ordinance heads to fruition in Richmond
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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A vibrant mural announces Happy Lot Farm and Garden to visitors and anyone passing by. A greenhouse stands in the middle of the lot, and an improvi...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 06:45
The Urban Food Revolution (Pledge Drive Special)
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
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
Food Sleuth Radio, Alan Branhagen Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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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
Food Sleuth Radio Eric Lee-Mader Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Humans depend heavily on invertebrate animals -- those without a backbone—including earthworms and beneficial insects. In fact, one third of the ...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Cynthia Connolly Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Who would have thought that worm castings could replace an expensive irrigation system on a Florida farm? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registere...

  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
Restoring The American Chestnut
From: Hal B Klein
Caption: American chestnut grove in Sewickley, PA. , Credit: Hal B. Klein
Those chestnuts "roasting on an open fire" in the iconic "Christmas Song" have a secret. They're European. The American chestnut was once a keysto...

Bought by KLCC and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Nov 25, 2012
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 2
Nibble through your yard
From: Good Dirt Radio
Series: The FOOD reality.
Caption: Yep! You CAN eat that., Credit: www.livinggreenmag.com
Find out how edible yard plants and trees offer a way that many consumers can get involved in shaping a better world.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 03, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Memory Lane with Jere Gettle
From: Carole Murko
Series: Heirloom Meals Radio
Caption: Jere Gettle and family, Credit: Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Join us as we go down Food Memory Lane with Jere Gettle, founder of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 26:09
Food Sleuth Radio, Jim Riddle Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews Jim Riddle, University of Minnesota Organic Outreach Coordinator. Riddle has worked for ove...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
A Year of Idaho Food Wrap Up
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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Producer Guy Hand looks back on the highlights of the 12 month long project called "2011: The Year of Idaho Food."

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KISU


  • Added: Dec 31, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Aquaponic Gardening
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: New Society Press jacket cover
Sylvia Bernstein, president and founder of The Aquaponic Source, provides a step-by-step guide to raising vegetables and fish together.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2011
  • Length: 17:15
Gardening for Health and Fun
From: Judy Fossum
Series: High Plains Home & Yard
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Sure it is obvious that gardens provide us with delicious fresh food and beautiful flowers, but they actually provide us with so much more. This e...

Bought by Monarch Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2011
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 1
The Complicated World of Idaho Garlic
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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The Northwest has several crop quarantine zones to control the spread of diseases. In southern Idaho, a quarantine zone helps protect the states l...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, WABE, Spokane Public Radio, and KISU


  • Added: Nov 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Seeking Genetic Diversity in Abandoned Apple Orchards
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Pioneer apple varieties found along the Salmon River, Credit: Guy Hand
Producer Guy Hand jet boats into Idaho's River of No Return Wilderness with a team searching for remote and abandoned pioneer-era apple orchards. T...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, Boise State Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 6
In Awe of the Pawpaw
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: A just picked pawpaw, Credit: Guy Hand
The pawpaw is America's largest native fruit. Once loved by George Washington, it's now nearly forgotten and survives today largely thanks to backy...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, Boise State Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KISU


  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Liquid Gold on Lovers Lane
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious visits with Keith Feigin, owner of Lovers Lane Farm, at his bee keeping center in Ukiah, California. We discuss bees on the loose, ho...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Planting For A Fall Harvest
From: Vermont Public
Series: Charlie's Garden Journal
Caption: A Fall Garden, Credit: Flickr/Gemma Grace
When you want fresh vegetables through the fall, you'll want to plant now. Charlie also explains why it's good to be merciless in the mid-summer ga...

Bought by WMNR and WMNR


  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Edible Flowers
From: Vermont Public
Series: Charlie's Garden Journal
Caption: Edible Flower Salad, Credit: LexnGer/Flickr
Charlie profiles edible flowers. There are many varieties to choose from that are good for salads, drinks, stir fries, soups and desserts. Charlie...

Bought by WMNR and WMNR


  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
A Year of Idaho Food Mid Season Update
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Tyler Korn enjoying a garden school carrot at Northside Elementary School in Sandpoint, Idaho., Credit: Michele Murphree
The Year of Idaho Food is nearing it’s halfway mark. A year long collaboration of volunteers, the Year of Idaho Food is designed to collect and cat...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KISU


  • Added: May 29, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
City Slicker Farms changes landscape of West Oakland
From: KALW
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West Oakland is a community of about 24,000 residents, and about a quarter population living below the poverty level. It’s bordered on three sides ...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 05:45
The Gospel of Spring Greens
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Tim Sommer of Purple Sage Farms, Credit: Guy Hand
A look at the varied world of spring greens.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KUOW, and KISU


  • Added: May 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Once Loved Dandelion
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Dried dandelion root, Credit: Guy Hand
The surprising history of the once much loved dandelion.

Bought by PRX Remix and KISU


  • Added: Apr 02, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Making Beef Better: A search for the World's best steak.
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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An interview with Mark Schatzker, author of Steak, on why great steak is hard to find and how a few small-scale ranchers are helping to make beef b...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Mar 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sowing the Seeds of a New Generation of Farmers
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Farmer Casey O'Leary, Credit: Guy Hand
The average age of the American farmer is 57 years old. But there's a new breed of farmer out there, one who is young, focused on the small scale a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KISU, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Fans of Fermentation
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Tara Kelly with an assortment of her fermented foods., Credit: Guy Hand
A profile of an Idaho woman immersed in the ancient craft of fermentation.

Bought by KUOW and KISU


  • Added: Feb 26, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2