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There’s a lot of talk this time of year about the “holiday season,” but the holidays mean something different to every family. One scholar uses her...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2012
  • Length: 02:36
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Tips on pimpin' your Thanksgiving fare. A book blogger and literary tweeter on the best reads to pack when planning a long weekend with family. And...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio and WXXI


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 46:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Human impact on the Great Lakes has forever changed the original ecosystem and has led to profound changes in the fisheries that have developed the...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 22:58
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We taste cocktails made with the craft spirit Sorgrhum. Chef Orr has 2 recipes with spinach and carrots. And we go to Seattle for a story about urb...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: A locally-grown tomato, Credit: Kyle Durbin
An feature-length interview with Slow Food International Secretary General Paolo di Croce about how his organization plans to feed the growing worl...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2011
  • Length: 03:24
Caption: A dish made with food grown near Louisville, Kentucky, Credit: Dalton Main
An extended interview with Slow Food International Secretary General Paolo di Croce about how his organization plans to feed the growing world popu...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2011
  • Length: 06:23
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The Bay Area is known for being home to some serious “foodies.” So it’s no surprise that among the five-star restaurants that compete for notoriety...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 05:08
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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
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A shortage of bison meat is pushing prices to a near record-high.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2011
  • Length: 03:22
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Thousands of acres of farmland disappear each year in California -- to make way for suburbs and office parks – when that land is developed, the dre...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Jan 25, 2011
  • Length: 09:33
  • Purchases: 1
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Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack traveled to Fort Collins to underscore what he says is a startling statistic. Over the past three deca...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Sep 01, 2010
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Havana Road
The American Dream travels a little ways down the Havana Road. When the economy tanked in 2009, Marta Quintana lost her job and her stock portfo...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2010
  • Length: 07:11
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Families in the low-income community of Holyoke, MA -- who successfully lost weight through a community clinic program -- are trying to share their...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 3
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This feature profiles a 9-year-old girl named Kihuanna who, at 4 foot one and 139 pounds, has a body mass index twice what it should be. With the h...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Moxie Bakery/Cakes for Cause apprentice Christina Quinn readies chocolate-toffee cookies for the oven., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
Teaching teens to bake a mean cupcake... and develop a lifelong recipe for success.

Bought by Remix Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Dr. Esmaeil Fallahi, Credit: Photo by Guy Hand
An Iranian fruit expert moves to rural Idaho with an offering of his homelands agricultural diversity.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Visit a matzo factory and meet the family that's made Passover tasty for 80 years.

Bought by KUOW, KRCB-FM, New Hampshire Public Radio, The Neighborhood, WAMC and more


  • Added: Mar 22, 2008
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 7
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Cheese by Hand visits Jasper Hill Farm in Vermont

  • Added: Jan 01, 2008
  • Length: 11:14
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Peanut Butter and Jelly can save the world from global warming.

Bought by WTIP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WFUV


  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 4
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Pet food scare has some people fixing food for Fido at home.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
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Corn ethanol is causing corn prices to go up. That will affect food bills.

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 1
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Bees are dying by the millions and no one knows why.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2007
  • Length: 04:08
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The growing use of hydroponics in agriculture is letting people get local produce even in places where the climate is chilly.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:02
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Chef is encouraging farmers to grow local food for new trend in restaurants.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Farmers are raising 'heritage' turkeys to preserve DNA

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 20, 2006
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 2