Irina Zhorov

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Recent Pieces from Irina Zhorov

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Bread and Friends (27:38)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance

Gravy talks to the new owners of Walnut Family Bakery, and learns how they plan to make their space into a gathering spot for the community.
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Making That Dough (24:43)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance

In “Making That Dough,” Gravy explores the business of cottage bakeries—and how small-scale bakers make amazing loaves out of home kitchens and converted garages.
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Fresh Flour to the People (28:07)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance

There's a small but mighty revolution among bakers in the South and beyond to take flour seriously, creating new markets and new flavors. 
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Bread by Fire (23:01)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance

Gravy takes listeners to a small house in Marshall, NC, where two large, wood-fired ovens anchor the space and attract a very specific kind of baker.
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Scrap That: Charlotte's attempt to compost food waste (23:59)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance

Food is the number one category of waste going to landfills. Composting can be an answer, but Charlotte, NC's experience reveals difficulties.
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Christians Take Up Climate Change (24:53)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance

Southern religious leaders increasingly see food security and climate change as intrinsically Christian issues, with representation and instruction present in scripture. What ...
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Take it Easement: Save a farm to save the future? (23:12)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance

Conservation easements are one way to protect farmland and help the environment.
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Low-Carbon Dining: How much can restaurants do? (22:24)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance

Restaurants are starting to wake up to the issues around climate change, food, and the role chefs can play in driving change.
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A Peach for a Warming South (21:18)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance

Scientists are developing peach cultivars for Georgia farmers that need fewer cold days to grow.