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The Making of Gin
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Gin making ingredients, Credit: Guy Hand
Bardeday Distillery in Eagle, Idaho has been making gin for 11 years, which requires a dedicated panel of tasters willing to sip gin at 8:30 in the...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KISU, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Off the Grid and onto your plate: The rise of mobile food trucks
From: KALW
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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
Luring Americans Back to Fishing
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Fried fish at Fish and Game fish fry, Credit: Guy Hand
The nation lost around 5 million anglers from 1996 to 2006. Idaho fishing dropped by 28% during that same decade. That's why Idaho Fish and Game i...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KISU


  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Fun with Foraging: Finding food in the mountains of Idaho
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Foraged foods from the mountains of Idaho, Credit: Guy Hand
Foraging fell out of favor a few thousand years ago—thanks to that invention called agriculture—but not everybody abandoned the impulse to forage. ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KISU


  • Added: Jun 25, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Going to Okraville: A small farm from a family tradition
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Jason Brashears and his young okra plants, Credit: Guy Hand
The number of new farmers entering small-scale farming is on the rise, in part due to a host of avenues opening to first-time farmers allowing them...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KUOW, KISU, and KZYX


  • Added: Jun 11, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Highland Cattle in the High Desert
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Highland Cattle, Credit: Guy Hand
Scottish Highland Cattle are growing in popularity in Idaho and the Northwest.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KISU


  • Added: May 21, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Fraser Vineyard, Idaho Wines on the Rise
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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An award winning Idaho winery shows the potential of the state's wine industry in general.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KISU


  • Added: May 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Gospel of Spring Greens
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Tim Sommer of Purple Sage Farms, Credit: Guy Hand
A look at the varied world of spring greens.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KUOW, and KISU


  • Added: May 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Idaho Farmers Markets Multiply and Innovate
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Customer at the Capital City Public Market in Boise, Credit: Guy Hand
A record number of farmers markets are scheduled to open across Idaho this season and many are offering new services for customers.

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Idaho Potato Vodka: A high -end use for the humble potato
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Greg Koenig and his vodka distillery, Credit: Guy Hand
Idaho, not surprisingly, is the nation's number one producer of potato vodka. A profile of one producer and why his vodka wins awards.

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Boise State Public Radio, and KISU


  • Added: Apr 09, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
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


  • Added: Apr 02, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Small-scale ranchers try to make beef better
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Glenn Elzinga and daughters, Credit: Guy Hand
Last week I talked to author Mark Schatzker about his book Steak. In it, he tries to find the world’s best tasting beef. Schatzker discovers that t...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Making Beef Better: A search for the World's best steak.
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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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
Student co-op brings the collective grocer back to Berkeley
From: KALW
Caption: Photo courtesy of www.sustainablelocal.org
We’re thinking more about what we eat, where we buy it … and how we can use food to connect with our communities. Those are fundamental principles ...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 05:56
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


  • Added: Mar 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Idaho Caviar and High Desert Aquaculture
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: A tin of Idaho caviar, Credit: Guy Hand
When driving through southern Idaho’s sagebrush desert, glistening black beads of caviar aren’t likely the first things that come to mind. Yet stu...

Bought by KUOW and KISU


  • Added: Mar 05, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Fans of Fermentation
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Tara Kelly with an assortment of her fermented foods., Credit: Guy Hand
A profile of an Idaho woman immersed in the ancient craft of fermentation.

Bought by KUOW and KISU


  • Added: Feb 26, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
All About the Sugar Beet
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Sugar Beets, Credit: Don Morishita
We've all heard about the controversy over genetically modified sugar beets. But what is a sugar beet? The answer might surprise you.

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Feb 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Beer Gets Respectable
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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Beer is finally getting respect in serious food circles. Today, learning to pair your meal with an ale or porter is nearly as respectable as a pai...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Hard Cider Makes a Comeback
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Hard apple cider, Credit: Guy Hand
Hard apple cider, once nearly forgotten, is enjoying a national comeback. In the Northwest, Washington and Oregon are becoming big producers. Ida...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KISU


  • Added: Jan 16, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
2011: The Year of Idaho Food
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Tyler Korn enjoying a garden school carrot at Northside Elementary School in Sandpoint, Idaho., Credit: Photo by Michele Murphree
A new year-long project hopes to bring Idahoans together over the subject of food.

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 1
Local Food and Farmers
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Produce that local food farmers sell directly to customers at farmers' markets, Credit: Guy Hand
A look at why some farmers are turning to local food.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 08:13
Market & Garden Report: Holiday Market
From: Guy Hand
Series: The Market & Garden Report
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The late-season farmers' market.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2010
  • Length: 03:40
Market & Garden Report: First Frost
From: Guy Hand
Series: The Market & Garden Report
Caption: Clay Erskine picking tomatoes before the first frost, Credit: Guy Hand
One of the most important lessons of gardening: Letting go.

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Oct 17, 2010
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
Market & Garden Report: Cheese
From: Guy Hand
Series: The Market & Garden Report
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America is in the midst of a cheese making renaissance — including Idaho.

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Oct 09, 2010
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 1