Caption: Abby Carlson, Credit: Photo by Guy Hand
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Abby Carlson 

Farm To Fork Dinners Deliver More Than Food

Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
From: Guy Hand
Length: 00:06:06

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Piece Description

[HOST INTRO] Farm to Fork dinners are served on the very farms that grow the evening’s food.  They’re a national phenomenon.  But ultra fresh fare isn’t all these feasts offer. 

In this episode of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand goes to dinner at Boise’s Peaceful Belly Farms and finds there’s more on the menu than a good meal.  

Broadcast History

Aired on KBSK 91.5, Boise, Idaho 10/05/09

Transcript

Farm to Fork Dinners Deliver More Than Food
[HOST INTRO] Farm to Fork dinners are served on the very farms that grow the evening’s food. They’re a national phenomenon. But ultra fresh fare isn’t all these feasts offer. In this episode of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand goes to dinner at Boise’s Peaceful Belly Farms and finds there’s more on the menu than a good meal. (4:51 to soc out; ambient sound to 5:58; fade at will)
(HOST OUTRO) To watch an audio slide show of this story or to listen to past Edible Idaho programs, go to northwest food news dot com.
[SCRIPT]
(Music, sounds around outdoor kitchen) (Hand) The outdoor kitchen at Peaceful Belly Farms is in a state of controlled frenzy. Chef Abby Carlson and several helpers hover over propane burners as evening sunlight spills into the nearby orchard. Abby Carlson:
(Carlson) The entree tonight is duck tamale’s with Mole...
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Intro and Outro

INTRO:

[HOST INTRO] Farm to Fork dinners are served on the very farms that grow the evening’s food. They’re a national phenomenon. But ultra fresh fare isn’t all these feasts offer. In this episode of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand goes to dinner at Boise’s Peaceful Belly Farms and finds there’s more on the menu than a good meal. (4:51 to soc out; ambient sound to 5:58; fade at will)

OUTRO:

(HOST OUTRO) To watch an audio slide show of this story or to listen to past Edible Idaho programs, go to northwest food news dot com.

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