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02222021: Growing With Kids, 2/22/2021

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)

The Kids Crew talks with an indigenous farmer who runs a research lab blending tradition and modern agriculture, and we learn about school gardens....

Growing Latinx Farm Workers to Farm Owners

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

As a generation of white family farmers ages out of the business of farming, a rising cohort of Latinx workers stands ready to take up the slack.

Bought by KFCF FM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and RadioFreePalmer

G.M.nO! Genetically Modified Democracy

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Seed Academy at Seven Seeds Farm, Credit: Andrew Stelzer

The movement for GMO regulation is going local. And the seed and pesticide companies are fighting back. As part of “What the Fork”, a multi-media...

40: London Parakeets

From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds

A Chicagoan deals with an interesting beach situation and Londoners deal with a growing population of parakeets.

A Year of Idaho Food Wrap Up

From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho

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

The Complicated World of Idaho Garlic

From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho

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

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

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

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

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