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A how-to episode for growing your own figs and for preserving your tomato harvest.
- Added: Jun 14, 2023
- Length: 54:01
The act of composting ensures that food scraps and green waste are never wasted, but returned to enrich the soil. It sequesters carbon, and helps t...
- Added: Jul 11, 2022
- Length: 58:00
What is the role of community in the life of a farm? How do farmers strike a work/life balance? Explore these questions and more on this special ep...
- Added: Jun 23, 2022
- Length: 54:00
A conversation with two livestock farmers focused on treating the animals well, and nourishing the land.
- Added: Feb 17, 2022
- Length: 54:01
A conversation with two livestock farmers focused on the “good life” aspect of this ethical animal farming mantra.
- Added: Jul 16, 2021
- Length: 54:01
Did you know that “hydroponic” growing methods have been a controversial topic among organic farmers? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Di...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Apr 27, 2018
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Did you know that organic food and farming have far reaching impacts on our environment and health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Diet...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Mar 22, 2018
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Neonicotinoids are a type of pesticide with ubiquitous use and far-reaching impacts on our ecosystem. Because they are “systemic,” they can’t be si...
- Added: Dec 18, 2015
- 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
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
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
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
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...
- Added: Aug 08, 2011
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 2
- Added: May 15, 2011
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 3
- Added: Dec 08, 2010
- Length: 06:19
- Purchases: 1
A look at why some farmers are turning to local food.
- Added: Nov 09, 2010
- Length: 08:13
The late-season farmers' market.
- Added: Oct 30, 2010
- Length: 03:40
- Added: Oct 23, 2010
- Length: 04:19
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Oct 09, 2010
- Length: 04:05
- Purchases: 1
As the local food movement grows so does criticism.
Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KVNF, and KISU
- Added: Oct 05, 2010
- Length: 07:32
- Purchases: 3
A look at one of the "value-added" products available at farmers' markets.
- Added: Sep 27, 2010
- Length: 05:10
- Added: Sep 18, 2010
- Length: 03:35
- Purchases: 1
Some tips on preserving a garden's fall bounty.
- Added: Sep 12, 2010
- Length: 04:03
- Purchases: 2
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
A look at extending the gardening season into fall, winter and beyond.
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KISU
- Added: Aug 29, 2010
- Length: 03:17
- Purchases: 2
