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In Nob Hill, a fence divides a neighborhood
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Pending approval, a reconstructed 6 foot fence could line the perimeter of Huntington Park in Nob Hill., Credit: Visualization courtesy of SF Recreation and Park Department
If you live in the neighborhood, Huntington Park in San Francisco’s Nob Hill, it's a great place to relax, read a book, or, as Haris Butt says, bri...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 05:48
  • Purchases: 1
The People vs. Syngenta: Jackson County, OR bans GMO crops
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Outspent 3 to 1 by multinational seed companies, the citizens of Jackson County, Oregon successfully campaigned to ban GMO crops.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 07:42
An Afternoon with the Bard in Golden Gate Park
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Shakespeare Garden, Credit: Jeremy Dalmas
In a quiet spot, just west of the bustle of the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, sits a garden dedicated to English literature’s...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley to get first grocery store in decades
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: The discount supermarket Grocery Outlet is opening a new store in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood
Almost 30 million Americans live a mile or more away from a supermarket. That may not sound very far, but for the five million plus who don’t have ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
Sights & Sounds of Bayview: Neighbors are doin' it for themselves
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Sights & Sounds of Bayview
Caption: Neighbors of the Quesada Gardens Initiative, Credit: Kevin B. Jones
Like many people who see a pretty rose in bloom, Annette Smith likes to take in the sight and scent of it. But when she bends her head to inhale th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: 08:09
  • Purchases: 1
Living Downstream
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Sandra Steingraber , Credit: www.livingdownstream.com/
Renowned biologist Sandra Steingraber has made fighting environmentally induced cancers her life’s work. We hear excerpts of the documentary film,...

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Sep 19, 2013
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
Chew On This - Season 1 - Episode 5 - Gardening in a Small Space
From: Lisa Rothman
Series: Chew On This
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Our guest experts give our audience advice on making the most of what you've got when it comes to gardening.

Bought by KWMR, KUT, and KALW


  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 56:28
  • Purchases: 3
Appetite for Change
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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An estimated 60,000 people live on the Northside of Minneapolis, but there are only two supermarkets in the entire area. The lack of access to fres...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Organic Vegetable Garden at the Travis County Jail in Austin, TX
From: Abigail Mahnke, host of Inner Views
Caption: Host Abigail Mahnke with Sgt. Dianne Bratchett & Pete Trotman, Credit: Lisa Scheps
Starting in May 2010, the Travis County Jail has been growing an organic vegetable garden - and, as you can guess, is tended by the inmates. The wo...

  • Added: May 26, 2011
  • Length: 25:13
Jeremy N. Smith, author of Growing a Garden City
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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The sub-title of the book pretty much sums it up: "How Farmers, First Graders, Counselors, Troubled Teens, Foodies, a Homeless Shelter Chef, Single...

Bought by KISU and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 11, 2011
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 2